The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-01
LOUISIANA.

The road from Trenton to Farmersville is
| impossible.
The crops of Calcasieu Cameron, Vermil-
lion and Lafayette never looked more pIomis-
ing.
DR.. Ell. T. Smith, an uncompromisfng con-
vention man, announces himself as O. candi-
| date for Representative from Jackson parish
The temperance movement is spreading
among the cOlOred people OF Terrebonne.
More than hundred negroes have already
joined temperance society in Houma.
Messrs. Lagarde, of Lafourche, and W. A.
Bisland, OF Terrebonne, are, spoken of as
prominent Democratic candidates for the
State Senate in the Ninth Senatorial District
We learn that Mr.. George W. Barnard was
killed on the twenty fourth instant at Vernon,
by O. Mr.. Thompson, clerk for Capt. M. 3.
Kidd. Particulars not learned-[ Lincoln Sen
tinel.
It fs rumored that the entire bar of Frank
lin will be candidates for parish attorney,
while the few remaining male citizens will
continue to seek the sheriff's Office Morgan
City Register.
At Haynesvlle, on the eighteenth day of
July, a convention will be held Of all Sunday
schools in Claiborne parish under the control
of the Louisiana Conference of the M. E.
Church South.
The colored people of our parish appear in
different as to the results of the coming cleo
tiOns; nevertheless, the aspirants for offices
are as thick as mosquitoes on Bayou Sale
| [Terrebonne Progress.
The branch road from Morgan's road to
| Thibodaux will soon be built the necessary
| money having been subscribed. New Orleans
merchants subscribed about half the funds
needed the rest being raised in Thibodaux.
A number of country papers complain of
| indifference on the part Of the Democracy in
the coming election and failure to register.
| The Lake Charles (Calcasieu) Echo and As
| no ipgJI rIN OY
| this point, and declare that the State will be
| lost unless the Democrats show some life and
vigor.
| The Lake Charles Echo is very much afraid
| that the Democracy of the Tenth District
| will decide not to nominate candidate fOf
State Senator, but leave the field open to all.
| This action, it declares, will result in the
| election Of a Republican Senator, despite the
| 1000 majority that the Democrats have in the
| district
Farmers report too much rain for the
struggling crops. Prospects for corn much
hills promise much better yield than those
| in the bottom lands. AS a larger area of corn
was planted this year than last, it is thought
the crop will be as large, if not larger, not
withstanding the recent rains-fUnfon Rec
ord.
The following is the representation that the
different congressional districts will have in
| the Democratic State Convention, and cOnse-
quently the number of delegates to each con-
gressional nominating convention: First dis
trict, IA second district, II third district, 68
fourth district, 81; fifth district, 81; sixth dis
trict, II.
The result of the election last Saturday on
the question Of Sunday law proves eonclu-
sively that our opposition to the law was sus-
tanned at the poll bv the votes. A total vote
of COL was cast in this city, and only thirty
two of that number favored Sunday law.
We believe majority of our business men
Sabbath, but they do not want discriminate
ling or compulsory law. In seaport town