The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-19
LOUISIANA.

Complaint ID made III the condition W tn,
road from AbbeyvIlle TO New Iberia.
we are glad I'd learn that Mr.. j. j. Donnal.
ly's son Ia Improving. The poor little fellow
fell from the guards Of the Pargoud On hel
last down trip, and was thought tn be fatal
injured. Carroll Conservative
Tn Monday evening the tenth instant. AZ 3
cart was coming In town FROM nr. j. A. lay.
lof's old Greenwood place. n negro woman
fell from the cart. when the wheel ran over
her lace and crushed her jaw bone very badly
She died On Wednesday,. IOpelOl,sas Courier
A serious accident occurred last week on
Mr. Louis \. Arransauxs plantation, In this
parish Ills son E,nllian, aged about nine
teen years, while working ut the cotton giI'
had one VI his arms caught In tho saws 81 the
Rin and 80 badly Injured as To cause amputa-
Mon.- Lafayette Advertiser.
Notwithstanding the storm, drouth and other
back sets. the sugar crop Of this parish VIII
be very good. Several planters have begun
to grind and the Yield ~ said " be fair The
warm weather OF late Ia not deElrable. rom
the fact that IL causes the grain W renew lts
growth. Il Lafayette Advertiser.
We had glorious rain ID Sunday last. u
came down Ia gentle showers, mOlstenlnR the
parched earth aud replenish'ng the exhausted
cisterns In town. IL was desirable season.
and after about two months OF continued dry
weather was as welcome az the dawning Of
the day.--ICarroll Conservative.
Al pRinful occurrence which might have
been accompanied with fatal results, took
place last week, at Bayou Vermiilon, On the
steamer Alberta. one Of the vessels of the
pharr line. IL appears that some hoRshaad
cheese was partaken Of by almost every one
oh board with the exception Of the clerk and
one OF the copred hands. All who had eaten
oil the cheese were Immediately seized with
violent symptoms Of poisoning, the captain
Uf the boat being one OF the greatest sufferers.
IA medical man was sent for aa soon as posat-
bile, and we are new happy 70 be able to state
that all have completely recovered. The only
way In which the presence 81 poison IN the
food can be accounted for In by surprising
that II was communicated to 1t from tin OF
copper during the process ot cooking New
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
About forty hands working on the Morgan
Louisiana and Texas Railroad abandoned
their tools Oh Monday morning and refused
TO resume work until they were offered an
advance of wages. They were getting, we
learn, al DO per day. forty cents n day being
rate or pay. they are demanding fifty cents a
day more They were only required e. labor
ten hours, and their quarters were aa com
Portable and their fare ~ good as workman
could desire. We understand that the rail-
way authorities refuse To listen To their de-
mands and have sent tn New Orleans for
laburers to take the place OF the discontinued
men. The discontinued negroes after they
had quit work. usei very menaclnR language
toward the better disposed. threatening them
with death should they accept the terms
offered by the road. Threats we're made to
wreck and burn the cara, but fortunately for
ALL parties no overt net was committed.
Sugar Bowl.