The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-20
LOUISIANA.

The people of HOuina and Canal Belanges
Terreboune parish, arc both holding gram
fairs
We learn that the wind storm was particu
Fencing. trees, cabins, etc, were blown down
and the devastation was considerable
INatchtoehes Vindicator.
The residence Of Mr. y. Steinan In Monroe
Yas burned last Monday. A nurse in TIN
family, named Mansfield Baker, was carrying
a laiup. when IL exploded. burning her SO Sc
verely that she died next morning.
At The election Tor town officers of Frank
lin. st. Mary's. last Monday, the follow
ing ticket was successful. Mayor, Wilson
McKorall: Councilmen, A. G. Allen, u.
Smith. Edward Cooper, w b. Smith and
Guilliam.
We notice as an evidence of the prosperity
OF our people that butchers, who few years
ago had to purchase their heevos from Toxas
drovers now find as many cattle raised II
this parish as they need for Strengthening pur
poses Marksvile Bulletin.
Already eight asprants for tho shrievalts
or DE Soto parish have hung their banners on
the outer wall and the cry Is still they come
The Democrat can stand II If the candidates
can II the gentlemen announce themselves
as candidates subject to nomination by the
Democratic party,
At an election held on last Monday. the
sixth instant, for mayor and Councilmen fot
the IfWD VI NffihIllblNult, tite lblIVWlIR per
sons were elected: For mayor, J. o, Mouton
eouncilmen, IL; Landry, 7. lebert, Jr; w; B.
Lindsay, G. b. Alpha, II. l.. Mcbride, Ed
ward M oBride and Jean yigncaux,
IF the crops in other portions of the State
are doing rs well rs in Grant parish, this bids
fair to he the most prolific season in this State
Tor years. Cotton and corn growing remark
ably fast, and thus far tho weather has been
exactly what was wanted. Surely kind
Providence smiles upon us.-ColfaX Chronicle,
Several of our planters have tried on a
small scale wheat culture, and, TO all appear
ances, with decided success. Mir J. =. Gull
iory has six acres of ripe wheat. IL is of a
cotton planters ponder over this, and they will
see that King Cotton has more than one
rival Marksville Bulletin.
0n Monday night two colorcd children were
left by their careless parents locked up in
their cabin on the Valence plantation, in this
parish During the absence of the said
parents the cabin took fire and was totally
consumed. together with its entire contents.
Amid tho smOuldering ruins were found the
Charred remains of the unfortunate children,
the victims of criminal negligence Il Assump-
tion Pioneer
The election In Pincvillc for municipal OIL
GERS under their new charter, occurred on
Monday, the sixth instant, and resulted in
the election of w. A. Griffin as mayor, and
Councimen N. Lawrence. q. W. Bolton T.. j
Barrett. Louis Abadie and w, H. Chapman
They have all qualified, and held their first
meeting on the Wednesday following their
election, and elected Wash, Lawrence con
stable Alexandria Democrat
The mail from Alexandria to this place is
carried from Bertrand TO Coiax 10y bullet
headed negro who says it's mono of his bust
uess to keep the mail dry. Wednesday he
brought IN a bag of mush, and, although he
wore an oilcloth coat to protect his own pre-
eious carcass. he used no endcavor to save the
mail. This fool should be replaced by some
ane who knows enough to keep mail matter
from being converted into a lobloIlv. Cant
our contractor remedy this wrong 2-|Colfax
Chronicle.
The crops In Pointe Coupee, Ibervlle and
West Baton Rouge, and, in fact all along the
coast, vary as to quality. In most places the
TALL planting and stubble is a good stand.
while we have heard of little spring plant
mat has made regular or even average
stand. Corn Is in splendid condition, and
there is a large acreage of It. Cotton has
been chopped out 10 good stand and is
doing well. The beetle has done slight dam
age in the alluvial lands, but its presence is
enough to cause alarm for the future among
the sugar planters. On the uplands of the
Florida parishes the crops are reported very
good with the exception of the stubble. The
plant cane Is very good. Cotton Is doing well
and SO is the corn. But the everlasting
beetles are annoying the planters consid-
tidbiN III StiIt I'NnhbltfS, bdbtu hcuke Au-
yocate.
Corn has been planted and replanted as
many as four times in places, but the cut
worm. bud worm and chintz bug have met it
SO persistently and destructively that it is
apparent from the best information we can
gather that the prospects are hardly half so
good as last year; but the increased acreage
iustties the hope that there will be at least
sufficient yield for home consumption. Cot
ton is good, and In stand, vigor and size of
plant will compare favorably with proceeding
years. The weather has been cold from day
to day for the last ten days. and the growth
has been checked If not stunted. Lice will be
apt TO follow. No one can anticipate the
many dangers that hang over cotton, but
from present indications the planter seems to
have good ground to hope for an abundant
harvest, But apprehcnsions OF the cater
pillar, owing to the mild winter, are not with
out good reason. Ouachita Telegraph
: On Monday last we We're favored with
good rain. and since that time the temper
allure has been favorable for the growth of
the crops of cane and corn. The gardens,
which were suffering greatly on account of
the dry weather. have resumed their usually
cheerful appearance, and now bid fair to fur
nish good ahd abundant supply of vegeta-
bles The small white worm spoken of in
our last issue as making its depredations on
the young and succulent stalks OF cane is
still at work, but confines its ravages princi-
pally TO some particular squares on the
plantation 1t is to be hoped that the present
growing weather will put an end to their de-
vastations. The area planted in cane this
season has been generally increased. and
without some untoward accident the corn
crop will be large. The crop of ration is
generally doing well, and the plant begins to
succor freely Assumption Pioneer.
Last Wednesday morning o colorcd man
named Eugene Jadotte, aged about twenty
eight years, was drowned in the river in front
of Mr.. Edouard Poehe's store, Bonnet Care.
The particulars related to us by an eye wit
ness are as follows: A man, who was at work
ON a raft belonging to Mr.. J. B. Cairo, dropped
his ak in about twenty feet Of water. Jadotte,
an experienced swimmer and diver, agreed to
dive for the. AK for the consideration of 81,
some twenty-five or thirty wood choppers as
semblng to witness the feat. Having stripped
oil. the diver went to the bottom. Several
minutes elapsed and mortal anxiety per-
vaded the crowd; it was plain that the unfor-
tunate man had been carried under the raft
by a strong eddy, the moving water between
the logs showing that he was making for the
shore, which he did not reach. The corpse
was dragged out about twenty minutes after.