The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-28
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA
The Ascension Parish Democratic Conven-
ton meets August 81.
The Jackson wing OF the Republican party
OF Concordia have organized. 1t will be re-
membered that Ridgley, who was elected
Representative by this wing, was seated by
the last Legislature.
Rice cutting is now engaging the attention
OF our prairie farmers. An unusually large
crop and of superior quality has been made.
The season was all that could be desired for
such crop PlaqueInines Observer.
At Q meeting Of the police jury Of this par
nance was passed quarantining the whole
river front Of Concordia parish, and officers
were appointed to inforee said ordinance
From letter received by q gentleman in
this city yesterday, we learn that yellow
parish, La, by the bringing there Of infected
goods from New Orleans Natchez Demo
crat.
The United States troops have been moved
from the barracks at this city to q beautiful
grove and camp ground, about twelve miles
from town, beyond the Amte river, where
they will remain until all the danger OF the
fever has passed. Baton Rouge Advocate.
The Ouachita Telegraph has met with
trouble in the paper line It sent North for
paper some time ago via New Orleans. The
fever came and the paper was quarantined
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quarantined. sIt is highly probably, there
FORE it says, that we will not issue paper
next week. as We have not d dozen quires left,
ana unless we can snuggle, some paper
through the quarantine the IeLegraph viii
disappear until the next killing frost" -.4~~~"
Mr.. +. r. King, an Kbbeyiiie LAWYER am
nounces himself as an independent candidate
for State Senator from the district COMPOSED
Of st. Mary, Vermillion Lafayette and Galca~
sieu parishes; He declines to submit his
name to the Democratic nominating conven-
ton for the alleged reason that the delegation
from his parish Is pledged to carry out O bar
gain entered into by the Representatives Of
Vermiliion and Calcasieu in the late General
Assembly, INSTRUMENTATION was to support
the Caleasieu candidate in consideration of
the Representative from the latter parish fay
oring its addition to the Senatorial district
composed as above stated.
The past week has been O. favorable one for
the planters, though some still complain of
the want Of sufficient rain for the cane crop.
Gathering corn and hauling wood constitute
the principal occupation Of farm laborers.
Those who burn coal will soon start their
large plows to turn under the crop OF pea
vines, which is generally luxuriant. There
are very few peas on the vines. The rice
crop is being, cut and threshed, and the fair
weather is favorable to its being saved in
good condition. The quantity planted in our
parish is much smaller than last year, but the
product comes in at 8 very convenient time
to assist in the payment Of wages and other
debts.-l Assumption Pioneer
Major j. G. Moncure arrived at the limits
Of the city yesterday afternoon via the Mans
field stage, after an absence In Virginia,
whittier he had gone to visit his parents,
years Having visited New Orleans on his
return, just prior to his attendance upon the
Baton Rouge Convention, the Major comes
within the quarantine prohibition, and will be
compelled to remain out OF the corporate
limits pending the time necessary under the
orders issued by the board OF health for those
TO exclude themselves from the city who are
from Infected ports. He will remain at Mr..
). r. Williams until his yellow fever disabiI-
tiles are removed. He Is reported to be In
good health, and we await with eagerness to
welcome him back to the city.-fShreveport
Times.
Last Saturday morning, while bathing In
the bayou in front Of Capt Eugene B. Oil
vler,s plantation, Gustaye j. Vedrines. a.
drowned. He and his cousin, Frank Olivier,
were bathing together, and the latter, being
the older and stouter boy, swan across the
bayou with young Vedrines on his back. On
their return in the same way they BOTH be-
coming alarmed, sank, and as the younger
boy was unable to swim, he chung to and
came near drowning. young Olivier also.
When released poor Gustaye sank to rise no
rushed in with his clothes On to save the
drowning boy, and watched for him to come
to the surface, but he never rose again, and it
required two hours diving and dredging to
find the unfortunate lads body. Almost IN
variably drowning person rises three times, E
and when there is an exception it is where
sudden fright has caused congestion. Had he
risen even once he might have been saved. &
New Iberia Sugar Bowl.
We yesterday interviewed several planters
on the subject of the cotton worm. Mr.. Tom
Cdlner informed us they were quite numerous
in his cotton, and that he had adopted plan
which he thought would at least check their
operations. He attached brush to each side of
the beam of sweep pillow, which would knock
the worms off while the sweep would cover
them up. Mr. Tom Land said the worms were
not hurting him, though they had done dam
age to some Of his neighbors. Mr. Cawthon,
whose plantation Is about sixteen miles below
here by land, says the worms are in his cot
ton, but have SO far done no damage, though
we learn that they have rlddled that on Mr..
Marsden's place, near Coushatta. Mr.. Cav
thon and Mr.. Estis, who are also farming be-
low here, agree in the opinion that, so far as
their observation extends, the river lands will
not produce more than half crop, or half
bale to the acre. The boil worm has done SO
much damage that these gentlemen think
and we have heard others express the same
opinion-there will be an unusually light mid
die and upper crop. The main dependence Is
the lower crop.