The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-21
LOUISIANA.

The police jury Of Lafourche by vote OF
six to three refused to pass Sunday law.
white man named Hickey shot and killed
Levi Turner, a coored man, in Morehouse
parish on Wednesday last.
Emma Huxley, n negro girl, was beaten to
death in East FeIiciana parish last week, by
whom it Is not known.
Caroline Phillips, coIored, was arrested in
Clinton last Saturday for the murder OF her
own infant by smothering it.
Crops are growing finely, particularly the
corn crop. We saw roastng-ea in town
last week. Iberville South
The nights 50 far this month have been
quite as cool il not cooler than in pm, ana
this has proved somewhat detrimental 70 the
growing COTTON IClaiborncsGuardlan.
A meeting will be held at Vienna, Lincoln
parish Saturday to discuss the expedienCy OF
q constitutional convention. Able speakers
will discuss this question pro and CON.
We hear great deal of complaint Of the
bud worm among planters this spring Mr.,
Herbin informs US that they destroyed his
corn so badly that he had to pillow up ana
plant it over Rchand Beacon.
We are informed that considerable sickness
prevails in the town and along the bayou,
fevers principally. This is rather early 1or
the sickly season to open, ana 1oIebodes an
unhealthy summer.-IlbervilleS South
The Claiborne Guardian wants tho Demo-
cratic convention for the nomination OF u can
didate for Congress i'll the fifth district called
at Monroe on the first Monday ia Juiy, tle
Richand BeacOH suggests July 10. lhe con
yention will evidently be called at All early
day
The total population Of the town OF Plaque
NINE according to the census OF Ihos. lie
bert, ESD, taken last week, amounts to lf6.
Mr. J. L. Dardenne has been appointed as
f,istant census taker by the Governor, and
these gentlemen have been busy on the west
bank Of the river this week. IberviIle South.
The intervening swamp between the new
road and our office is now one vast sheet OF
water. Travel is suspended pretty much,
and persons compelled to visit the court
house 20 mostly in skiffs. This water comes
in through the Grand Levee crevasse, and
damages many plantations, -Pointe Coupee
Pelican.
An effort Is being made TO get up ticket
for municipal offices composed of gentlemen
who will serve as mayor and councilmen with
out pay, and VIC learn several prominent clti-
zens have expressed themselves as willing to
take the positions on these conditions. This
is what we call rctrenchment and reform. =
|Bastrop (Morehousc) Clarion.
Last Sunday night, about II o'clock, fire
occurred on the premises of Mr.. Iiegler,
known as the Shady Grove plantation, eight
miles above Shreveport, in BoSsler parish:
His stables, twelve mules, one three-year old
filley number OF hogs and several hundred
bushels Of corn were lost. Loss $1,000; no in
surance. Fire supposed to be accidental
lBossier Banner.
We understand a difficulty occurred on the
evening of the thirteenth instant between
two colored men on the Wood Lawn planta-
ton, eighteen miles below this city on the
river. in which one was badly cut by an axe in
the side, severing two ribs, and his skull
cracked by blow from the same weapon. 1t
is thought that the party will die and that the
other has made his escape ~ Shreveport
Standard.
Some time since we mentioned the attacks
OF certain insects upon the cane and corn.
The nuisance seems to extend to our Crosse
Tete friends. A planter on that Bayou last
week was compelled to plow up and replant
no less than two hundred and fifty acres of
corn which tie mischievous pests had ruined
We have heard of no great damage done with
us so far West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
We understand that the corn crop is so
affected by the bugs in our parish rs to be
plainly visible throughout the entire field.
This fact we had noticed in two-acre patch
which we have in cultivation, the corn having
a yellowish cast, while it should have been
perfectly green, having been well worked.
This we are informed, Is the general com
plexion of the corn throughout the parish
Franklin Sun.
With our folk the talk is all about the
weather and Its influence upon the growing
CROPS There is certainly some ground for
grnmbling. When we tell our readers abroad
that on the morning Of the fifteenth instant
fires would have been comfortable in this
sunny cline they may think we are Joking,
but we assure them we are doing nothing of
the kind. Even with a brilliant sun over us
as we write a cool breeze from the North
makes the weather absolutely delicious. But
the effect upon cane and cotton Is bad-the
cool nights check to a great extent the growth
of those staples, and, If continued, may have
the effect of retarding the ripening of both in
the fall West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
A number of citizens of Morehouse and
Ouachita parishes met on the seventh of May
at Keller's Hall, in the city of Monroe, La,
for the purpose of taking action to organize
the Monroe Bastrop and Arkansas Railroad
Company Col. r.. b. Todd was called to the
chair and Col r. Richardson selected to act
as secretary. A full and free interchange of
views on the part of those present was ha in
regard to the feasibility, route, ways and
means, etc, OF the proposed road. All agreed
that the enterprise and liberality of the citi
zens Of Ouachita and Morehouse and South
ern Arkansas could insure success 10 the
road that the resources of this section iusti-
fed the undertaking, and that their develop
ment demanded it. Discussion at length was
had on the proposed charter, and the same
after various amendments was adopted. The
act of incorporation was passed before LILY Pur-
cell. notary public, and was signed by a num-
Der of gentlemen. A committee OF gentle
men was also appointed to solicit subscrip-
tions. The proposed road will run from Mon
roe to the Arkansas line via Bastrop.