The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-17
LOUISIANA.

Coushatta has shipped 5114 bales OIL cotboh
since September l.
The st. Charles Mirror has been revived
after suspension OF ten months.
Two central sugar factories are at present
being erected in st. Landry parish.
Every paper in the country that has yet
discussed the Moffet register law favors it.
The police jury Of Pointe Coupee has passed
a law prohibiting gambling; also hog law
Mr. L. s. Allan. o leading member OF the
bar of Lafourche, died in that parish, aged 81,
last week.
Mr.. s. M. Brian, District Attorney for the
CatahouIa judicial District, has signitied his
intention of resgning that office on account OF
i'll health.
plantations was finished up during the week.
This closes the rolling season in this parish
St Charles Herald.
Mr. Sarpy, on his Prospect plantation, op-
posite Hahrfville, recently dumped 140 acres
Of sour cane beyond his back protection leyee.
His loss has been severe.
A number Of planters and managere met at
the courthouse last Tuesday for the purpose
of agreeing upon terms and conditions OF en-
ploying labor for the present year. We regret
10 say that their objects did not meet with the
success they expected West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter.
When the police jury assembled on last
.
there being three of the former to two Demo-
Gratis. Democratic officers, however, were
elected. Capt Ditto was chosen president and
Mr.. Ker clerk The Hayes policy seems to
prevail -[Catahoula News.
A man was noticed leaning against the fence
of st. Johns church. ThibOdaux. last Tuesday.
Upon investigation he was found to be dead
He had apparently leaned against the fence to
knock the ashes out of his pipe, when he slipped
his chin, catching, between the palings and
holding him up while he bled to death from a
side watching the body. The deceased was
one Chas. Langhren, boiler maker.
The New Iberia Sugm Boarl proposes the
following measures to promote planting in
terests: Legislation to compel the laborer to
carry out the contracts made by him; plant
ers a and 1D wood-choppers BY the season, instead
of by the day; uniform scale Of wages to be
agreed upon by planters all over the State;
more white labor; the central system of sugar
manufacture: better machinery; more econ
omy and industry.
The election for seven commissioners of the
Crosse Tete and Fodoche levee district on the
7th, resulted in the election of j. b. Major, M.
Mayer, H. r. Slack. d. G. Montan, j. H.
Davis, L. s. Sparks and s. I. McCardle, to
serve two years from March 1st. Polls were
opened at Rosedale, Musson and Livonia and
full vote was cast. The district is self-sup-
ported and has q good line of levees erected
without State aid and maintained by local tax
tion.-[Baton Rouge Advocate
A man bv the name of P. J. Corcoran was
found on the levee in Pointe.a-l la Hache. four
or five miles above the coIrt-house. last Sat
urdav morning. frozen to death It appears
that he had sIent wbere he was found the
NIGHT before nrpbablv intoxicated. An in
nunst was held bv the Denrtv Coroner. From
y aI,sI memorand,,m hook found In his pocket. if
seems his name was P. J. Corcoran. formerly
r,f Naxy Orioanu yybarn bn had n vyfp and two
cbiidran He once lived there with Herman