The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-04
LOUISIANA.

A fire sulphur spring has been discovered
at Covington.
The Alexandria Democrat takes hopeful
view OF the political situation in that parish
Lafayette will elect delegates to the Baton
Rouge Convention Saturday, July 20, and Sa-
bine Monday, July %.
The Ouachita police jury has passed the
Sunday law It includes Monroe and Tren-
ton within Its jurisdiction.
A big barbecue will be held at Sardis Church,
Sabine parish July IL. Gov. L. L. Nichols,
Major J. G. Moncure and Hon. j. B. ELAN are
expected to attend.
The crops of our parish notwithstanding
the recent rains, are In splendid condition,
and at least one month in advance OF last
year. Iberville South.
Col Claiborne, Of Ponte Coupee, Gov.
Wickliffe, Of West FeliClana, Major A. y.
Heron, Of East Baton Rouge, are all men
toned In connection with the congressional
nomination from the Sixth District, says the
Baton Rouge Standard.
Baton Rouge Is to have grand Fourth of
July celebration Grafton by Col. A. s. Heron,
addresses by Col Il. W. Robertson and Gov.
r. 9. Wic1liffe. dress parade of the militia
will then follow, and grand review OF the
troops by Gov. f. Z. Nichols.
We learn that some Of our planters in Gum
Swamp have plOwed up their cotton and are
necessary, from the fact that the cotton was
so grassy that to get 1t clean seemed an Inn
possible task Morehouse Clarion.
The Republican Parish Committee OF Pointe
Coupee met Saturday, June 30, and appointed
an advisory or campaign committee OF eight
Gen. who are to have supreme control over the
action of the party in the campaign, to choose
delegates, nominate candidates. etc.
From all parts of the parish we learn that
the crops OF cane, cotton and corn are 10 q
most flourishing and promising condltloh.
LabOrers are assiduously cultlvatlng thelr
crops and the outlook at present Is very Iavof-
able for abundant crops In all sections.-l Pointe
Coupee Pelican.
Emile Honore, candidate for Secretary Of
State on the Packard ticket, and Wash. Tens
ly, the leading colored minister OF Pointe
Ooupee, announce that they repudiate the Re-
publican party and will no longer cooperate
with the leaders of that party in Polnte
CouDee They advise the colored people OF the
parish to use their voting franchise indepen-
IDENTIFY.
Our planters are very iubtant. The dry
weather of o week or ten days past has al
lowed planters to do all the field work neces-
sary towards "laying by" and this last lea
ture In the cultivation of cane is being per-
formed now on every plantation. everything
is encouraging in the highest degree, and the
planter can ask for no more at this season OF
the year.-TWest Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
We learn that difficulty occurred near
Black Hawk Landing, La, on last Monday
or Tuesday, between two coiored men, ABOUT
some trifing matter, in which one Of them
had his throat cut by the other. The man
who did the cutting was afterward arrested
at Bougere's landing and Is now confined in
the COncOrdia parish jail. We hear that the
wounded man cannot possibly recover Nat
chez Democrat.
There was about or rather there will be
about 1000 Radical votes polled in this parish
this year, and up to date we have heard that
the number of candidates in that party stood
iff, SO; Legislature, SO police jurors, 66; mag
istrates, 80; constables, 80; parish treasurer,
clerk and constable and police jury an even
ICE ICE, making total of 3D. Marksville Bulle-
| tin,