The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-26
LOUISIANA,

Jeanne1,etts has ullarantined New Iberia.
Notwithstanding the yellow fever panic, the
nolice iurv Of Assumption has refused to
quarantine that parish by vote OF 6 to g.
The National party Is trying to spread it.
self in this parish. We are very well saCls-
fled with the Democrats. s.-Houma Courier.
Mr.. Auguste JOLIET fell from the top OF Mr.
ing. and received injuries from which he
died the next day [Terrebonne Progress.
At a meeting of the board Of health held
Monday evening August II, we learn q quar-"
antine was declared against New lDerla,, on
account OF the presence OF q case OF yelloW
fever in that town,-Ahbeyille Merldlohai'
August II.
In Difference to the widespread yet erro-
neous, idea that 1t is dangerous to Visit new
| iberia, the executive committee has conclu-
ded to hold the convention on Monday next at
Mrs. Smedes' residence, mile below New
Iberia. instead of Temperance Hall, as before
published New Iberia Sugar Bowl.
| few DAYS since two daughters of Mr..
Joseph Lacour, while engaged In lighting q
fire to make q cup of coffee for their sick
mother, got o. can of coal oil and poured the
oil on the fire. which caused q terrific eKplO-
sion and burned the children SO severely That
| they both died that same acknowledgements
| Villager.
Our delegate to the convention, Sheriff II
! r. Shaw. arrived home last Saturday morn
| ing. He looks well and hearty, and says he
| will face ten Thousand cases of yellow fever
| and all the quaraptines from Maine TO Mexico
| before he will come in an open skill from
| Plauuemine to New Iberia again. Abbeyille
Meridional August H.
Yesterday morning O negro boy by the
name Of Toney Fields was drowned IN the
| slough running alongside of L. W. Jones
saw mill on Gross bayou, while attempting
| to walk q piece of narrow plank. An hour
| or two after the fatal accident the body was
| recovered and the coroner notified and jury
| empaneled. which returned q verdict that he
| came to his death by accidental drowning
| shreveport Times.
| Our planters are gathering splendid crops
| of corn and hay, and are looking hopefully
| forward to @ favorable season for sugar-Inak-
| ing Our advices from the seventh and eighth
| wards are to the effect that the cotton crop Is
| in very fine condition and promises q heavy
yield. Nc worms have yet appeared and little
apprehension need be felt concerning them ut
| this late day. At some localities on upper
| New river the crops have suffered from tlrouth
but these are exceptional cases. Donaldson
Vile Chief.
| We learn that on Friday last q shooting af
fray took place at Pattersonville between
James J Roberts, formerly of this place, and
| O. son of Dr. Sanders, of that vicinity, in which
Roberts was instantly killed Our St. Mary
correspondent having failed to give us the
particulars by inquiry here we learn that the
| difficulty Is said to have originated by Rob
erts rudely interfering with q game OF check
ers being played by Sanders and another
| gentleman and upon their coming 10 blows
Roberts retired and returned with Il pisto
and knife, and opened fire upon Sanders, who
returned the fire with fatal result New Ibe
| ria Sugar Bowl,