The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
LOUISIANA

Caldwell dominates its candidates for par
ish officers on Friday next by primary cleo
ton.
Cotton picking has commenced upon few
plantations In this parish.-[Carroll Conserve
tive.
The City Council of Franklin have modi-
fled their quarantine regulations against the
city, and will admit dry goods in the future.
Lafayette will elect delegates TO the Sena-
torial convention OF the Eleventh District on
the nineteenth; on the seventeenth delegates
to the parish convention will be selected by
the various wards.
It looks like the proposed canal from Char
enton to Grand Lake will prove success. A
company has been organized and subscrip-
tions are being made by our parishiOners.-
[St. Mary Enterprise.
On every plantation along the Teche there
are promises of very large crop. The corn
Is ripe and more raised this year than any
In five former years.-ISt. Mary Enterprise.
Lake Charles, we hope is safe from yellow
fever, as she has established @ quarantine
against Morgan City, where there has not
been case OF yellow fever this summer. B t
Charles is the mystery.-I Attakapas Regis
ter.
We learn that rumors have been In circula-
ton that yellow fever existed in our town and
vicinity These rumors are entirely ground
less. We do not anticipate the appearance OF
the disease, but If it should come, it is the
best policy to announce 1t promptly, and 1t
will be DONE Lafayette Advertiser.
The weather continues very favorable for
the cotton crop. With the dry, sultry days
that we are having the eaterpillars can make
no Roadway. We still hope to reach the first
days of September before the work Of de-
struction commences. In fact everything
points to q large CROP Marksville Bulletin.
Last Monday young man named Maurice
Shannon. recently employed on the steamship
Hutchinson, and brother of Thomas and
Dennis Shannon, of this city, was drowned in
the bay near Batemau's Island In the after
noon Young Shannon, Robert BOyles, John
Lane and VIM. Borman were having Q ride in
skiff, when, In some manner, Maurice went
overheard and was drowned IAttakapas
Register.
On Thursday evening last John Skinner, @
COlorad man, aged Is years, and a resident Of
New Orleans. while engaged in cutting wood
on the Dejean plantation, in this parish, was
accidentally killed by the falling OF tree,
which he had cut and lodged in another and
having disengaged it, was caught by a limb,
which struck him on the head, breaking his
neck and fracturing his skull, causing death
almost immediately.-[S Charles Herald.
The corn is made, and d more abundant
crop was never seen in this parish, Fodder
| pulling is generally over, and "roughness" in
q sufficient quantity is housed. The hay crop
| is good, and the pasturage afforded by the
prairfes keeps all kind of stock fat-seal fat.
| The cotton is marvelously fine. The late dry
weather has arrested the growth Of the weed
and forced the fruit; no worms, favorable
weather and late fall will force st. Landry
| to go away from home to look for "pickers. y
! The few sugar crops in our parish are also IN
| fine growing condition, Wherever p good
stand has been procured, a heavy yield Is ex-
pected. The potato and pumpkin crop is also
unusually large.-[ Washington News.
| An attempt was made in West Feiciana
| last week to bring about union between the
| two sections Of the Democratic party, The
| Leake Parish Committee proposed union on
| the following basis:
| each party entitled to three votes in the
Baton Rouge convention, each ward to elect
at primary election five MISREPRESENTATION to
be held in each ward by two commissioners,
| lone commissioner appointed by each execu-
| tive committee), Each ward to have one vote
| to every twenty-five votes polled, and all
Democrats and Conservatives to vote at the
primary election, regardless OF race or pre-
vious condition. Both executive committees
| to meet as one body and elect their officers
| An extended discussion ensued. The Fisher
ittee offered the other body three dele
gates to the State convention, which offer
| was refused On motion it was resolved to
appoint committee Of five to receive pro-
positions or compromise from the other fac
| ton up to August 4. The question Of dele
gates to the State convention was finally
settled, but the parish differences still re-
main open.