The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-07
LOUISIANA.

Plauuemines will hold It's nominating con-
vention August 81.
Quite q young riot was engaged in recently
at Boutte Station by nineteen persons.
The national mass meeting in st. Bernard,
Sunday. May %, WAS q failure, only thirty
persons being present.
The st. Charles Hratd nominates Michael
Hahn as the "people's' choice Tor Congress III
the Second Congressional District.
Mr.. A1guste Joliet fell from the top Of Mr..
Browns sugar house on last Monday even
ing and received injuries from which he died
the next day Terrebonne Progress.
CaterpiIlars have been found along the
bayou, but as this is the first crop Of them we
need apprehend no damage for full month
at least Marksvlle Bulletin.
The delegates from Cacasieu to the Baton
Rouge convention were Geo. FL. Wells, James
p Geary, Hon d. j. Reed, Il. G. Gill, J. y,
Kirk1nan, Hon Geo. W. Richardson and David
Ii. Lyons.
At about S O'Clock last Saturday evening, a
colored hand Of Mr.. u. Storys plantation,
was accidentally drowned opposite the said
plantation, while in the act OF washing him
self. The deceased was twenty-seven years
of age and named Jesse Jones-LSt Bernard
Eagle.
The delegates from st. Tammany to the
Baton Rouge convention are jules Lie Blame,
w. e. Davis and j. r. Hosmer. They were
Robertson for Congress, and q constitutional
convention.
Tho finest sugar cane Of the season, II we
know anything about it, and we think we do
was brought to our office, q few days 81 nee
from the plantation of Mr., W. M. Hanchett
situated on the bayou below town. This cane
is five and Il half feet long, and has thirteen
red joints, and is nothing more than an ordi-
dairy sample of Mr. Hanchetts entire crop OF
cane Abbeyile Meridian.
A few days since two young children of Mr.,
Joseph Lacour, q worthy gentleman living on
Bayou DIES Glaizes, whilst engaged in light
ing a fire to make d cup OF coffee for their sick
mother, and having some trouble TO mako the
fire burn, they got o can OF oil and poured the
oil Oh the fire, which caused q terrific GxplO-
sion, setting fire to the house. which was for
t,lnately extnguished, and burning both the
young children SO severely that they both
died that same evening" Marksvllle Villager.
We have now had three weeks Of warm
dry weather, following Immediately upon the
full month Of heavy moisture which prevailed
during half of June and July. Most of the plan
tiers have succeeded III destroying the grass
which grew so luxuriantly during the rain,
and the crops look tolerable well; we say
tolerable, because there are q few fine crops,
and many crops miserable enough; in short,
the cotton crop In East Carroll this year is
fully 20 per cent inferior to the crop OF last
year. We make this statement after personal
examination Of number Of crops and dill
gent inquiry among the planters Of our par
ish. The corn crop is q success. while some
plantations have failed to produce an average
yield, the increased acreage and good quality
of the corn throughout the parish generally
will furnish more than will be actually need
ed for home consumption. This Is pleasant
fact to put upon record, and is q sure indi-
cation Of increasing thrift and future pros
pcrity.-i Carroll Conservative.