The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-24
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| Webster will hold it's parish convention
August 10.
The police jury Of St. Landry have quar-
antined the whole parish.
| New Iberia will hold its parish nominating
convention August 26.
| The Democratic parish nominating converl-
| ton OF Plaquemines will be held at the court
house on the first Monday of October next.
| We notice that the workingmen of Nor
gan City, OF both eolors, have organized a
W OTking n1eH nioTi.
| During Thursdays storm the lightning rod
! OF the Presbyterian church was struck, and
| eight hogs, lying near where the rod entered
the ground, were kilIed-[Vienna Sentinel
! An old negro man on Bayou Robert had O.
setting hen to hatch out a brood OF chickens,
seven cranes and four or five water turkeys
[Rapides People.
| It is reported that q shad was caught In the
vicinity Of Clio, last week, Weighing twenty
seven pounds and measuring three feet four
inches in length.-[Port Vincent Livings-
| tOnian.
| On last Thursday, at the residence OF Mr..
| Ell. Treadway, a short distance below POinte~
| a-la-Hache and on the opposite side of the
river, an Italian died of yellow fever Pla-
quemines Observer
| THERE'S q rumor that move Is being made
to organize an independent ticket In this par
| ish. SO far there Is nothing definite known
about this movement beyond the rumor TO
that effect [Pointe Coupee Record
| Mr.. VIM. Martin delegate to the Baton
Rouge convention from this ward, returned
home by way Of Bayou Plaquemine, after
! riding seventy-six miles in q skiff, which was
| done to evade New Orleans and quarantine
Lafayette Advertiser.
| The cotton crop In st. Tammany and WASH
ington parishes from Covington to Adams
creek, on the Columbia road, are splendid
better than it has been for several years. The
latest corn that was planted has been ruined
| for want Of rain. All other crops-rice, pota-
toes and peas-are good.-lSt. Tammany Far
mer.
The rainy weather of this week Is just the
| thing for our sugar planters. The cane are
growing finely, and unless there should pre-
vail O. gale OF wind and rain within thirty
days, the cane crop will be the best harvested
in this parish since the war. The rain retards
wood hauling for the mills.-(lbery South.
| During the storm Of Monday night light
ming struck the house of Me. I. s. Hall, in
Waterproof. Our informant states that q
daughter Of Mr.. Halls was stunned by the
stroke, and horse, which was under the
house, also suffered from the shock. The
lightning rod on the building being discon-
nected with the ground, was thought to be
the cause Of the accident Gensas Journal.
At the competitive examination for cadet
ship to West Point, held in Baton Rouge on
ton by committee OF competent gentlemen.
tie prize was awarded to Master John New
ton Thomas, son of G. M. Thomas, Esq, of
East Baton Rouge. Master Arthur Isom was
selected as alternate-E West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter
Last Saturday the Greenbackers held q
meeting, and about 100 voters were present.
The Toledo platform was read, and some re-
solutions were also read, after which DIR.
| Gardner made a speech, and r. w. Knicker-
booker, attorney at law, likewise spoke in
favor of said party; after which the roll OF
mem bership was declared open, and all pre-
lsent were requested to enroll, but unexpect~
edly only nine joined and it being impossible
to effect an organization that night, 1t was
postponed nntil next Saturday nigut.--[Don-
jacksonville Chief.
We have taken the trouble to inquire of
every one we could see from different parts OF
that the crops are good Corn will give an
excellent yield, and will soon be ready to be
housed Cotton is doing we'll, looks well, well
boiled, and free from the destroying vermin.
give a handsome yield Upon the whole, the
prospects are very promising, and If there Is
no back-set between this and the time these
crops are gathered splendid crops will be
made Baton Rouge Advocate.
A negro recently shot and killed a white la
was dead, deliberately discharged the re-
naming barrel of his shotgun at the head Of
his victim and blew out his brains. The de-
mon then endeavored to make his escape to
the swamp, but was captured by crowd OF
residents and handed over to 8 justice of the
peace for safe-keeping, who placed guard
over him. The sentinel was relieved of his
charge during the night. however, and the
murderer was called upon to yield up his life
by band OF armed men as an eXpiation of
his crime.-E East Feliciana Patriot-D Democrat.
For the past fifteen days we are having a
shower of rain every day. Last Tuesday,
when the watery visitation came, 1t was pre-
ceded by al unusual strong wind, lightning
and thunderboits. But no sooner had the
rain ceased than the heavens cleared anu the
sun sent forth its burning rays, which had
the effect of absorbing every drop of water
our fields. Yesterday all day the weather
was cloudy and cool Our parish will be
blessed this year with the largest and finest
rice crop ever raised here. The cutting is
being pushed with a will. The river is still
falling very fast. From the time 1t has COM
menced declining our river front has gained q
beach Of seventy-fve feet IPlaqueminee OBJ
server.
Emigrants from New Fiela-More to
Come.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Among the emigrants
who arrived yesterday Is the first family of
Servians that has ever emigrated to these
shores. The fathers name is Joseph Obad
Arbine Damasquin, and with him are
Previous to 1860 they resided In Damascus,
but general massacre committed by the
| Druses in that year forced them to take
refuge in Beyrout, where they remained until
their departure for the United States. They
lost several relatives, victims to the fury Of
the Druses, and left without a dollar, their
homes and household effects having fallen
into the hands of the butchers.
The head of the family is master OF several
languages, and was professor OF Greek and