The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-13

iseg as to results were never held out TO the
agriculturists Of this section OF the country
And this Is oil we can say for crop prospects
at this period Of the season. II West Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter.
We took ride of about ten miles Sunday
on the Benton Ferry road, and we are graft
fed to state that the crops along the road are
looking we'll and comparatively clear Of grass
and gives fine promise. The corn and cane
particularly look very fine. The cotton does
not look SO promising. 1t Is small but other
wise looks well. The planters and their hands
are working like Troians, and with fayora-
bic season they will make excellent crops. In
other sections of the parish the reports are
favorable Baton Rouge Advocate.
On Monday night last, about Ii o'clock, a
thunder storm of some violence, though OF
short duration, accompanied by high WIND,
visited this section. The rain which fell In
and around town was much needed for the
early corn crop, as also for gardens and to
lay the dust, which had become very annoy
ing to pedestrians. Another heavy shower
fell here on Thursday, which we fear will
cause some trouble to those planters whose
crops were still In the grass, but will be bene-
fetal to clean crops TensaS Journal.
The programme OF the Radicals Of this
parish is slowly developing itself. They will
attempt to form what they term q combine
ton ticket-that Is, one composed OF Radicals
and OF Conservative Democrats. BY doing
negro vote and divide the Democrats Any
Democrat who could possibly be induced to
lend himself to such purpose would become
SO isolated that his brain would whirl In dis
may. Ii any contemplate such thing let
them remember that Influence is more quickly
lost than established Marksville Bulletin.
The arrangement by which the Radical
chiefs propose to barter away the offices in
this parish Is not at all acceptable to the col
ored voters. AS they have to do the voting
they CLAIM and very properly The {, lions
ocrats want Office they should seek 1t in their
own party. And they begin to sec through
those men who on the eve of elections become
sweet conservatives. We wager that the col
ored men of this parish understand the situa-
ton properly Marksville Bulletin.
The two factions Of the Democratic party
of st. Landry have finally come to terms and
are fully united for the campaign On July 20
an election will be held for delegates to the
parish nominating convention. At this cleo
tion each faction will be represented by one
commissioner at each poll, these two commits
sioners selecting third. One hundred and
sixty-one delegates will be elected, who will
meet at Bayou Sara, nominate first Sena-
tor, then Representatives, then candidates for
parish offices, and finally select nineteen
delegates to the Baton Rouge Convention.
The time for the planters to complain has
come. We have been expecting 1t all along.
The season had been too favorable for it to
last. The late heavy and frequent rains have
materially affected The cotton crop, and espe-
cially In the bottom lands. Flowing has been
greatly interfered with, and In consequence
the grass is fairly spreading itself. While
some planters are well up with most of their
cotton, there are goodly number who have
not yet finished chopping out. This is, we
learn, the case In the Mooringsport neighbor-
hood The plants that have had fair chance
are remarkably thrifty, and we hear of blooms
on several places. The corn crops generally
In this section were probably never more
promising. AS rule, 1T is laid by in good
condition, and one more rain ten or fifteen
days from now will insure splendid CROP
shreveport Times.
On Saturday last, about noon, Lueius Early
lcolored), at one time prominent follower Of
the Radical camp in this parish, was killed
by the accidental discharge Of pistol which
fell from coat he was handing to another
colored man. 1t seems that Early and the
man mentioned, whose name we have not
ascertained, were going from town to the
plantation on which they reside, In wagon.
Coming to o gate, the latter jumped out to
open 1t and requested Early to hand him his
coat. In attempting to do SO the pistol fell
from the pocket, and striking the wheel was
discharged, the ball taking effect In Early's
side, from the effect Of which he died
shortly afterwards. Coroner Ball held an
inquest, and verdict in accordance with the
facts as above stated was rendered. Early
was candidate on the Radical ticket for the
Legislature In 1876, and though knowing that
he was not elected, as he afterwards con-
fessed In O communication published In these
columns, went to New Orleans and stuck to
the Packard Rump to the last moment and,
along with others, drew his pay from the
Democratic Conservative governments Fell
ciana Sentinel.