The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-06
LOUISIANA.

Hon. @. b. Burr, Parish Judge of Vernon
parish, died two days after his reelection.
The Columbia Herald dominates Gov.
Nichols for United States Senator.
The Shreveport papers complain that only
| Republicans are called before the United
States grand jury to testify as to the election
| In that parish.
We are reliably informed that Mr.. d. G.
| Monitor has purchased the Baton Rouge,
| Gross Tete and Opelousas Railroad for s4D,-
OOO.-I Baton Rouge Herald.
Charles Kirby MORALLY wounded Robert
Johnson both colored, at Bordelonville,
| Thursday night. Kirby was arrested, had
preliminary examination, and was refused
ball Avoyeles Villager.
| We have yet to learn Of an instance where
the sugar yield Of the present season is not
exceeding the calculations OF the planter. AS
| we said last week, the only drawback Is the
poor market Donaldsonvlle Chief
The Tipdicotor estimates the years cotton
| crop OF Natchitoches at about two thirds as
compared to former crops. The staple Is
| selling at from seven and a half to nine cents
| Enough corn was raised to keep and sell at
forty cents a bushnl.
white wolf was caught alive near Laca-
sine in our parish, by some negroes, and was
afterwards killed by It's captors. II they had
known that 1t was one Of the lrarest animals
| on this continent they might have soltFit for
several hundred dollars [Calcasieu Echo
Mr. +. q. Archer. the Democratic candi-
date for the Legislature from Pointe Coupee
will contest in the Legislature. He holds that
the returns from Livonia, I'm the tenth ward
are illegal. II these are thrown out, the vote
will stand: +. q. Archer, Dem, 1901; G..
Decuir, Rep, 1000.
j. A. Ga colored just reelected Senator
from the Carroll Madison District, In a letter
to the Carroll Conservative announces his de
termination to leave the Republican party,
"the party of many promises and no per-
formances," and join hands in future with the
Conservative people OF the State.
Claiborne parish will this year make more
meat than Il can consume. Besides. nearly
every farmer raises enough wheat for his
family. which Is ground at neighboring mills
OF which there are q number In the parish
furnished with fine boiling cloths and all the
appurtenances for making Hour. In addition
to this nearly every farmer raises enough
sugar cane for his family wants.
A few days ago gentleman. whose name
we have forgotten, saw q king fisher dart
into the waters of Lake Charles and rise a
few feet above the surface with something In
its mouth, evidently too heavy to fly away
with. The bird soon fell into the lake and
was drowned. On going to the place it was
found with the lower mandble griped fast be-
tween the Jaws Of a large muscle. The finder
brought the dead bird to the Echo office, with
the muscle shell still retaining It's grip Lake
Charles Echo.
regular whirlwind Of tremendous power
crossed the river from the Pointe Coupee
81. ore to the Bayou Sara side on Monday
afternoon, at about O'Clock. From the
} mouths Of eye witnesses we learn that 1t was
3 q sight Of thrilling grandeur, commngled
with awe. The roar Of the wind was like that
9 of great conilagration. The wind ap-
g preached the river at point
. near the old sugar-house on the Wire
9 plantation opposite Bayou Sara and striking
I Ike water. glanced down stream, entering the
corporate limits of the latter town. near the
D residence of Mrs p. Y. Whicher. smashing In
some Of the windows. and bearing pecans,
@ moss and tree branches in Its course to our
D hoepitable shore. It's force was considerably
@ reduced before it reached St Franeisvlle
: We have learned Of noserious damage by it
4 West Feleiana Sentinel
: Saturday morning the Clubhouse of DR.
u Brooks, on his place seven miles below this
2 place on the western bank OF the river, was
!: destroyed by fire, together with about forty
y bales Of cotton In the seed, lot Of farming
" implements, wagon gear, tools, etc, the whole
estimated to be worth about $4,000. Nineteen
bales Of cotton, already packed. were saved
The clubhouse was entirely now and two
stories in height, and In 1t were two gin stands
v and mill There was no chance for the fire
to have been accidental Dir. Brooks informs
u.s. and, besides, the fact that the fire did not
!. occur until early morning is plain evidence
7 that it was the work Of an ncendiary. Tht
T guilty party has not been discovered. but IL Is
2 not improbable that the efforts now being
4 made to solve the mystery will prove sue
q cessful.- IOuachita Telegraph.
: Many planters have finished grinding, theil
e cane tops being green to the last. whilst TIN
), heavy white frost which visited this section
J. on Thursday morning will scarcely damage
, thatoyet standing. The sugar made Is unusu
! ally line In every case but one. that we have
y !. heard or, and the yield improving vastly since
!. our last report. The cane seems 70 be abou
I the, woodiest we shasye ever heard Of, az L
= plainly indicated by the number Of breaks
which have occurred, Some OF which were
mentioned i'm our last edition. In no instance
:, !, that we know OF does it appear that an ovel
= feed Or foreign substance was sthe cause
> whilst in some particular cases The feed was
. unusually light. The late heavy rainss how
7 ever. appear to have done away with much<9'
i the toughness of the cane and to have in
: proved the yield Everything considered. w
= have prospects of an early and successful
!, termination Of the rolling season. Ibervillt
!, South.
I : Last Monday morning. at about 6 o'clock
e those living in the neighborhood Of Mr.. \ II
: gust keller's, on Red river, some seven miles
i below Colfax, were startled by cannon-likt
! conclusion. Investigation revealed the fac
q that the boiler in keller's gin had burst car
3 rying death and destruction all around Mr.
= Dalton jackson, the engineer, was found will
= all his head, save portion Of one side, blown
a Off to which was clinging one eyeball present
: ing sickening and horrible sight But {
:. still more heartrending spectacle than that
: of Mr.. jackson was the mangled and writing
= form Of Mr.. Tenny Lewis, whose right leg
u was cut off close to the body and carried
I about forty feet from where he lay while thu
= = other leg and hip was terribly crushed. Lift
: still existed in the poor body, and his piteou'
:, cry of God have mercy! God have mercyr
was enough to wiring tears from hearts 0
a stone Helingered for nearly half an hour afte
: the explosion before death put an end to hit
r sufferings, and to the last his only ttteranc
. was the agonizing cry OF God have mercy !!
n Two or three negroes were in the upper par
4 OF the gin at the time of the accident, bu
n none OF them were hurt. No one knows ex
n actly what caused the explosion. Steanf hac
! Cured when the pumps were started to fill
q the boiler, a tubular or locomotive boiler, the
. most dangerous kind made. II the water Is
+ allowed to fall below the fiaes. The forct
/ was very great and carried the boiler near }
. sixty feet from its foundation. almost demof
I ishing the building. -ICofax Chronicle.
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