The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-24
LOUISIANA.

wo hear that one Iangford was killed N
Jackson parish one day iaet week by mar
named Wood 81 Lincoln sentinel
gbe Ts,Irnafeu GDseffo n the name ~ new
,yaeLjv uawauarer published nj Lake Charles
IA hv our enterprising friends. VIM. Meyer
a. Bro.
A coInrpd man shot n colornd woman on the
whitehead plantation this week, and one
woman cut another IN the heal with cane
knife on the Davenport plantation the same
slay-tSt Charles Herald,
More produce raiand Tor home consumption
IN tbia nariah this ynar than IN any vnat
aimee tha war With the same system IN
vague another year will inaugurate new
or,la, ~ things lSparta Times,
Tho Towards If Delta report tho receipt of
s22p0 during the late epidemic. VI TINS sun
sJi5G ~ was paid nurses. 500 paid physi-
riana s27l 40 paid for medicines, @2Nf 81 paid
for a,,n,l,lna There remains IN the treasury
$3.50 TO-
MANY German families are settling IN The
western portion of on patish on hornesteada
of public land We welcome them to ~
Landry and have room FOR many thousands
vet 70 the induatriuua classes IN New Or
leans and other overcrow,ied places we Say.
come one. come all Iopolnuaas Courier.
In accordance with the resolution adopted
Nv the Democratic executive committee ~ q
meeting held at TaluIah, December -. q
maaa meeting nf the Democratic voters and
citizens Of Madison parish was held nj the
court house on Friday the twentieth Of Do
cember, for the purpose uf considering the
question Of the reduction nf taxation and the
commission FOR collecting the same. and also
for the recommendation " some one tor the
Office Of tax collector Madison Journal
lncendlaliam IN st Landry hna become
Of late alarminglv frequent Two weeks ago
the gin-houee ON tile Cue Little place was
burned. the next night the gin of Mr.. Isaa"
Little was a lao burned and last SATURDAY. night
In al Inn h,,itun ,I IL hi inc
plantation, all located on Bayou Rruf was
DESTROYED hy fire lucenliarlsm has boon "a
aigned az the cause " most of these fires,
and the planters had better he On their
guard. st Landry Democrat
We are gtatiGod to learn that the corn crop
OF thia parish is amply sufficient Ia meet the
demand Of home consumption, and many
planters, who In former times came to Far
mervllle TO purchase their bacon and lard
now bring these nnccasarins to town ~ sell
lf all of umr planters would make every arti
Gle They need At home and only raise cotton
IA n surplus. they would hn better of in
every respect. and would moi ha afraid to
meet their merchants when they come to
town. Union Gazette,
Good and favorable reports Of the sugar
crop of our parish atill como toua Most Of our
planters hive finished grinding. and there
can be no doubt that the entire crop " the
parish Will average fully two hngahoaha u
the acre ~ cane ground. On tlmiieli pania-
ton, nom which we have been favored with n
special report. there were ground ~ acres of
stubhle cane, yielding 70 hogsheads Of sugar,
and 1Sn acres Of plant cane. yielding 915 hogs
heads Of sugar. On DR.. u, II Calnal g planta-
ton, from what we learn. 100 acres Of cane
were ground, and the yield exceeded 2Sn hogs
heads of sugar Alexandria Democrat.
A shooting aftray took place on Saturday
last near kcachi between Mr.. laglov and
Mr.. Rogers. by which both parties were shot
with the same pistol, The fight commenced
by Rogers striking Bagloy with a stick. which
provoked Bagiey's firing upon him with
pistol. the ball entering the stomach and
lodging, after curouitous passage. IN tho
neRhborhuod Of the spinal column. Az soon
NJ he received the shot Rogera knocked the
pistol from Bagleys hand with tho stick
which hc etill held, and taking tho pistol dis
charged all the balls II contained nj Bagloy,
though only ono took effect. lodging in the
neck. Rogers condition ia reported critical.
though we have heard nothing authentic this
morning. shreveport Times.