The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-01
LOUISIANA.

The Morehouses Clarion mentions frost on
Tuesday morning OF last week
The fire department Of ,Houma will cele-
brate ifs fifth anniversary Thursday, April 4.
There are said to be six candidates for the
seheriff's office OF this parish in the field
already. Jerusalem And this Is only March.
IAttakapas Register.
Bishop Wilmer preached an able sermon to
a large and appreciative audience at Rayville,
on Monday night, from the text "As man
soweth SO shall he reap"
The Claiborne Guardian nominates Col
John 8. Young, of Claiborne parish, for Con-
0ress. to fill the vacancy from the Fifth Con-
gressional District created by the death Of
Mr.. j.. d. Leonard
The Richland Beacon thinks that the ques-
ton Of indorsing or non-indorsing the consti-
tutional amendments adopted by the Legis-
lature will be discussed and determined in
the Democratic State Convention
Robert Allen, colored, was found dead in
his skiif, near Pieux Island, last Thursday.
The proper authorities being notified, Judge
Van SIyke, acting coroner, impaneled jury,
who, after viewing the body, returned YER
dict that .'the deceased had come TO his death
from excessive drinking"
At a called meeting Of the police Jury Of
this parish, Messrs Il. Viguerie and William
Al. Bisland, were elected members OF the
board OF drainage commissioners. John b.
Winder, Esq, was recommended to the Gov
ernor as president OF the board Terrebonne
Progress.
The steamboat Mary Lewis, while attempt
ing to make q landing ct the wharf, last
Wednesday, ran into the Iron steamship
Clinton, almost demolishing one side OF the
Mary Lewis and iniuring ratings, etc, on
the Clinton to q considerable extent. The ac-
cident is attributed to the strong wind blow
ing at the time Attakapas Register.
John Lawrence colored laborer on the
steamboat Jasper, was accidentally shot on
last Friday evening. He carried Derrlnger
pistol In his shirt bosom pocket. While
working with crowbar the handle struck
the cock o., the pistol, which discharged
running down the leg, killing him In a few
moments. II Attakapas Register.
The Land Reclaiming Company were fully
satisfied as to the marsh lands near here for
raising rice On their journey OF inspection
e ban sS esn S set
In abundance for flooding purposes. We ex-
pect to see thousands of acres reclaimed and
planted next year, as the company have
money and experienced ttakapas Register.
1t has been too dry during the past week,
and the ground In places has become quite
work. However, the weather has been so
warm and sunny that the cane has been given
vigorous start We do not remember ever
having seen such March. Throughout the
1t must have very beneficial effect on the
cane crop. Much corn and cotton are already
planted ALSO New Iberia Sugar Bowl.
Last Monday, about 4 p. M, the planning
mill Of Lock Il Co., on Little Lake, in Che Cal
casieu river. about eight miles below Lake
falling from the smoke-stack Of the boiler,
and In few hours the planning mill and ma
chinery, the saw mill and machinery, six
houses for laborers, two lumber wharves and
100000 feet OF sawed lumber were totally
destroyed. The property burned was nearly
new, and the loss is about $4,000, with only
$4,000 Insurance. Capt Lock was at Goosport
when the fire broke out, and returned home
at p. M, to find everything except his resi-
-dence In tiames.-[L Lake Charles Herald
The drainage law, donating swarrp and
overhowed lands between Bayous Lafourche
and Terrebonne has met with the hearty APP
prevail OF all the land owners interested,
which shows that Ii carried out properly it is
the very law long needed. We learn that the
cost for draining the lakes lying between
first thought. In fact, there Is already a
small stream of water flowing like mill-tail
through a ditch, cut from the lower lake to
the gulf, SO we are informed. We trust the
police juries will make immediate arrange
ments Of some kind. Senator Goodies plan of
letting the work out to O company for the
land Is very practical; and 1t especially COM
mends itself. as at present we have good po-
lice juries In the two parishes, but OF what
kind the next police jurfes are to be it is Inn
possible yet to tell Terrebonne Progress
A difficulty occurred at j. G. Drew's saloon,
in this place. on Monday night, in which two
parties were wounded and one killed. Henry
Hecker, a German carpenter, who has been at
work here some time, was killed by A;C.
Jones. He received three wounds. The
cause of the difficulty seems to have been a
bill which .Hecker owed Jones. After Hecker
fell Jones is said to have fired several shots
into q party in the back part Of the billiard
room playing cards. One OF these shots
the shoulder and once through the arm.
There has been no investigation yet, and we
can give no positive facts. The following
seems to be the truth, as near as we can get:
Jones and Heeker were left alone In the bar
room, while Mr.. Ferguson, the clerk, went
into the billiard room with drinks for the
party playing cards. He had lust reached
the card table when shot was heard. He
dropped the glasses, turned to cross into the
bar room and saw Hecker come running
through the door between the bar-room and
billiard room, Jones following him. Hecker
ran partly across the room and fell. Jones,
1t is said, then turned and fired four or five
shots into the card party.-[Homer Guardian.
On the. fifteenth of December, 1876, Gift
White and Wilson Foster, of Coushatta, two
party, in which the latter got shot. White
was held in bonds to appear, several prominent
merchants going on his bond The wounded
negro. Foster. fingered on for over year and
died last Monday, March 18. An autopsy of
died from the effects of Whites shot, having
received a bullet in the right lung that caused
consumption and death. The authorities of
Red River are considerably disturbed on the
question, What crime ought White to be
prosecuted for?''
Messrs. Marsh d Barnard, on Rcohoc
plantation, are still sugar making. They
have been constantly at work reboiling sour
syrup for their neighbers ever since they fin
ished their own crop, and have made over 800
hogsheads of fine clarified sugar for others,
and have engaged to manufacture about 100
hogsheads more. Mr. Marsh is well pleased
with the central factory system, end says he
would rather have $4,000 apparatus for re-
best sugar plantation in the State His I'M
fortunate neighbors, who could no longer
granulate their sour syrup, are equally as
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