The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-14
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Total number Of voters registered up to noon
Wednesday, 1906 Of these 40G are white and 600
colored.-l MOrehOuse Clarion.
The Radicals at Bayou Goula lndorsed Mr.
Hebert the National Greenback candidate for
Congress In the Third District a few days ago.
The Radical party seems to be swallowing up
the Nationals throughout the State.
few days ago q negro named William Rose
shot and killed another named Oliver Taylor,
ct the Shady Grove place. on the river above
of Taylor. and he died In about fifteen
minutes.
A mass meeting Of the Democratic Conserv-
ative party, Of the parish of Jefferson VII be
held in Gretna, on Saturday. October 10, 1873. at
o'clock 2. m.. for the purpose OF electlng dele"
gates to the Democratic CONSERVATIVE parish
convention. to be held at Gretna. October &C.
1878,
The Republicans 10 Caddo, have nominated
the following ticket: Representatives G. Elstner
and W. Y. Metcalf; sheriff. James Fl. Aston :;
the bar. and has been indOrs0d by both parties:
The registration 50 I ar shows 9 majority q
1000 colored voters. The ticket is composed
altogether Of white mon,
The Supervisor Of Registration furnishes US
with the following statement Of the result Of
his labors ug to the hour Of closing hls office
T s 81 vots
natives 2o2t OF tbs whites, 49G write their
names and 1879 do not; 1a9 cocred men write,
1929 do not-[Donaldsonvlle CHIEF, October g.
The Democrats Of Concordia par ish have hid
rousing Meeting In which they indors.ed the
action Of the Democratic convention ut Monroe.
Cen. Kings nomination WAS RECEIVED ut MS
home with the greatest favor. The people OF
Claiborne although they have had No mass
meeting, will give the handsOmest rnttflca ION
In the large majority Of votes they Will poll for
Young and King,-[C)aiborne Clarion.
The Democratic. city convention nominated
Mr. A. Currie for the mayoralty by acclamatton.
This honor was well merted Mr.. ,Currie,
since his appointment to the office by the Gov
ernor six months ago, has performed the tunc-
lions of his Ofce with ability, sound Judgment,
and @ conscientious sense OF duty; lie Is, be-
sides. very popular, and Will make strong,
and. We believe, successful race before the
people, shreveport Standard.
In some portions Of the parish showers have
recently fallen. which wi do good, for i Is de-
sirable to have some mOistur7 in the soil when
cane is planted in the foil or the seed cane Is TO
be laid down. Some few planters nave COM
menged grinding as much to try machinery and
profit by the early price as anything else, The
cane Is sweet and tolerably juicy. and Will con,
tinue to improve for month to come should
ice not in erfere with its growth; 1t has shucked
up well and will come to the mill Of more than
| cane has been FRUSTRATED by the wind, but being
| we'll matured it will not be seriously Injured
| [Assumption Pioneer.
The farming community are now going
through the hardest time Of the year, The
| cotton that has been gathered is yet stored
ties. Money is q thing Of the past; BUSINESS q
| all kinds seems entirely chez ked and GOD only
| knows how long 1t may remain So me Velio"
| fever co tinues to spread, and Will until Il feV
neavy frOsts kill it out; but up to this time WI
| have no symptoms Of the plague. and hopes
ore entertained by the ones that should know
that we will'nOt have to pass through me crises
| that our sister towns have the present season
opens We will experience better times.-t Alexan
| jria W3 the People.