The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-22
LOUISIANA.
and $50.

The Union Record is for Judge Richardson
for Treasurer,
Mr.. Just Comes, of Ascension, announces
himself q candidate for State Treasurer.
ChilIs and fever in almost every family i'm
the parish. No very serious cases are re-
ported by our hy8icians.-[Coushatta Cit
izen.
Sunday evening. while in bathing at the
Garrison bayou, negro boy whose name we
did not learn, was drowned. His body was
recovered Tuesday near Coye, Wlmot q Co.'S
coal fleet Baton Rouge Advocate
Work is progressing steadily on the branch
railroad. The sound of the locomotive will
very soon awaken the citizens In the rear OF
the town out OF their evening maps Thib0-
deauX Sentinel.
The parish of Lafourche has paid more
taxes into the State treasury during the last
quarter than any other parish In the State,
which speaks favOrably of her prosperity and
patriotism -[Thibodaux Sentinel.
We are glad to learn that Messrs. Joseph
Cararas and W. A. Heirs, of this parish, have
secured contract to get out 10000 cross-ties
for the extension Of the Morgan Railroad, TO
be delivered at Weightman's wharf This
looks like business Iberia Sugar-Bowl.
Tuesday morning at about 10 o'clock ISL
dore FarTnbacher, aged about five years, som
of our esteemed felIow-citizen Jacob Farm
bacher, fell in the corporation ditch near the
residence OF l.. JadOt and was drowned
Baton Rouge Advocate,
We have heard mentioned within the pas
few days as possible candidates for the Con
gressional nomination for. this. district. tha
names OF Clay hnobloch, OF Lafourehe, DeR-
A. Caffery, of ST. Mary and Robert s. Perry
of IBERIA TerrebOnne Progress.
The crop prospect throughout the entire
parish continues quite promising. The corn
yield is greater than any previous year, since
the war, cotton without Caterpfilars and with
a good picking season will be the largest we
have ever had. Cane Is doing well.-[W
ington News.
CANDIDATES Nineteenth District,
p. O; Davidson, Of Sabine, W. II. Jack, Of
Natchitoches; Fourteenth District. r. 81
Perry, Of Iberia; Tenth District, Capt. r. r.
King, of Vermilion; Twenty first District, w.
H. Scanland, of Bossier House Claiborne,
J. e. Chappell, J. II. Hay, John Klmbell, W.
Vermilion, P. P O'Bryan, Ernest Montague
William Keuhling.
The rainy season continues but very for
tunately we only have partial showers daily.
Most planters have finished "laying by" their
crops, and hence are not generally troubled
by the rain. The rapid growth of the cropg
is subject Of general remark and congratgl-
latiOn, and now large crop of both sugar
and corn is almost an assured fact.-INew
Iberia Sugar-Bowl.
Claiborne has resolved to nominate It's can
didates by primary elections In this manner.
There are to be two primary elections. the
first election to cut down the number Of can.
didates to the four highest for the lerigla-
ture, and the two highest for the other oHfcess
but IL any candidate receive majority in the
first election he shall be nominated, and shall
not run in the second electiOn-allowing every
voter in the parish to vote In said election.
The second election shall determine who shall
be the nominees Of the party, and only those
receiving the highest number of votes, as
above stated, in the first election shall run In
the last election All voters in the parish
shall be allowed to vote in this cleo
ton. 1t was also resolved to submit tho
question of tax collector to the voters, the
candidate receiving the highest number Of
votes for this office to be recommended to
Gov. Nichols for appointment
The weather for the past seven days has
| been quite favorable for the growing crOps
with plenty Of sunshine and slight shower
on Tuesday. The set back to the cotton crop
! caused by the recent heavy and incessant;
rains is Of a serious nature, and although the
! plant ts now looking well, experienced far
merS tell us that the damage will be acutely
| felt when the picking season is over. Another
calamity much to be dreaded, the cotton
worm, is said to have made its appearance La
| the southwestern portion Of our parish
| The corn, OF which a large area was planted,
| has, to q great extent been stripped Of it's
| fodder and the same stored for winter forage.
1t is gratifying to be able to state In this con-
nectiOn that the yield per acre will be far
| greater this harvesting season than any year
| since the war. Sweet potatoes, peas and
| pumpkins have also been planted in abund-
| ance, and the rains which injured the cotton
have insured @ full crop Of these more val1a-
Dle articles. The labor up to the present time
| has been excellent, both the white man and
the negro having diligently applied them
selves to the task Of ridding this fair section
! Of that detested incubus, "hard times East
Feliciana PatriOt-DemOcrat.
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