The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-31
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

We learn that man was Killed on lue s ,as
IL readin DIV one Sutton. The name Oi the
marty killed and the cause Of the Killing are
both unknown.--IVienna Sentinel.
Garter Alexander. who is seventeen years
aid. seven feet six inches In height nnd reB.
ident pf this parish. wears p delicate PAIR oI
No 1s ahoes.--Ist. Charles Herald.
We have been informed that two negroes
were killed last week by the bursting Oh
tho boiler DIT the gin OH Mr. Bowmans plan
fation on TenHas river In this paFlsh. NO
particulars Teneas journal.
I.ast night. III Che water tark. Pete Scott, q
railroad brakeman, fell on his right eide and
arm and Injured himself severely. He Waa
attended by Doctors Gray and Wise, ana
afterwafti sent to his home In Algiefs.--l Nor
gan City Review.
The rswaman of the New Orleans Times
aayH diphtheria ID prevailing In Baton Rouge
10 !, great extent. This is q mistake. There
has been but few caaas OF that disease here,
and they OF not very recent date,--l Baton
Rouge Advocate.
farof the parish OF st. james. killed satur-
tiny last three bears In the neighborhood Of
the Grand Point. One OF the bears, probably
the mother of tho savage trio, weighed -FOUR
hundred and two pounds Lie Louisiannis.
The reports from all parts Of our parish an
nn11nrn the rapid removal If the crops from
the fields and aspreading disposition to plant
more largely next year. As whole our
sugar planters and cotton farmers are oil
satisfied with this years crop.-ilberia Jour-
nal.
Chrtatmas night. In Morgan City, Dick Lee.
aided and abetted by Lewis Colt, shot Henry
Rurton--ail eoored Lee and Colt are In ar
rest and will be sent TO Franklin to-day TO
await trial by the district court Lee ~
wounded In the shoulder and says he was
shot hy Burton Burton died this morning.
u Morgan City Review
There were three narrow escapes Christmas
eve The escape Of Mayor st. Clair's Christmas
turkey from the clutches Of thief, the es-
cape of Harry Hedeman from the murderous
knife OF the Rad thief, and the escape OF the
thief from the frlsky revolver OF Harry Hede-
man. Nothing etoen nobody hurt and no
one arrested Morgan City Review.
Wednesday laet In front of Duplantier's
plantation. Mt about fifty miles from New Or
leans, q kind Of rusty box was found tioating
III the Mississippi river. The box contained
the dead body of q white man. The man.
suitably clothed and not yet III q state Of de-
composition, had n rope around his neck, and
bis head was almost separated from the
trunk.-ISt. James Lpuisinnats.
We regret to learn of fatal difficulty which
occurred on tho tnniafail plantation, In Con-
cordia parish, about twelve miles above vi
dalia on Wednesday last, between Mr.. Alex
Smart, the owner oil the place, anu Mr.
Kelly, employed thereon, during which the
former 10 said To have shot the latter. Kelly
died on Thursday and was buried yesterday.
--INatohes Democrat
Thursday morning between 10 md II o'clock
the donkey engine stationed ON the river
bank. tn the rear Of the freight depot Of the
Texas and Pacific Railway. was blown com
plntely away. The boiler and engine was
recently put UP In place of the ono that ey-
pioded about three or four weeks ago. severe
Ivy iniuring Mr.. James Arnold and young
gentleman by tho name of Wells. The cause
of the explosion Thursday liz unknown.
IShreveport Times.
The mall carrier on the Clinton aud Amite
route failed To bring the Greensburg mails u
this place yesterday. OH account, ms he states.
OF IL disurderiy state Ut affairs In GrPanahurg
when he passed through. He says that o
black man, who was drunk and disorderly,
had been struck In the face and cut In The
arm by white man. and that n crowd OF
negroes had rallied and were displaying arms
and threatening vengeance on the whites He
feared serious trouble would follow Amtte
City independent.
Never In the history of our country has It
been I'm more prosperous condition than
now. We speak more especially OF the soc
tion that trades at this place. Tho cotton
crop has been unusually heavy, and has been
raised and marketed at Less cost than hereto
fore. the farmer has realized from ten 10
fifteen dollars more per bale than last year.
and there Ia moro money IN tho parrish than
there has been for years. prominent mer-
-ghant of this place tells liz that business Ia
unusually good aud that collections were
never better Alexandria We the People.
About dusk on Monday evening last an
alteration took place Mt the livery stable
here between two of our white citizens, In
which the supple rawhide was made to play
an active part. The cause which led to this
affray grew out Of tho previous arrest Of the
owner Of the eowhide by the party who re-
ceved the castigstion on charge Of larceny
the appropriatinE to his own use. by the party
OF the first part. of piece OF timber to which
fhp marty yf the gepoud mart laid claim. The
parties engaged tn this dispute were q mar
ricd and single man respectively, and the
young man, as we learn was pretty roughly
handled, calling out Justify for help and beg
ging for mercy Tensas Journal.