The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-14
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,rba Florida parishes Bee-keeper's Associa-
as,nn held q meeting In Clinton last Friday
srhe weather IL splendid In the Attakapas
country, and crops Of all kinds are promising.
n. Ia dry and hot In Assumption. Rain is
needed for the cane. other crops are dohg
well.
rhe Kansas fever prevails in the Seventh
ward OF St. james. Some colored men nave
already left.
Armstrong. who killed Foster at Pleasant
Hill. DeSoto parish, left soon alter the Killing
and sought refuge IN Texas.
Corn has improved in Rlchand p parish since g,
The rain The crops. however, Will NOT Dc
sufficient for local demand.
Ayoyelles has the champion peach Of the
season II was grown OH Mr.. Louis Cayers
Dlnee, and weighed just one pound
The CAPITAL Guards at Baton Rouge fired q
salute oil eighty-four guns, one Tor each mem
Der of the Convention who voted Tor return
ing the capital to Baton Rouge.
j. Ell. McGinnis, of Monroe, left that place
June IA and has not since been heard OF. lie
leaves Il wife and two children. McGinnis
was Ill one time member OF the city council
Ut Monroe
Mr., Merchant will open d branch Of the Cit
7nnnH, savings Bank at New Iberia, about the
dlftnenth Of July, and has ordered q large fire
and burglar-proof safe to put In the bank
building
Mr. Thomas Greer. Of Claiborne parish,
killed o. wonderful snake last week. II was
ten feet long, OF o brown color, VIII Wnit e
spots raised from the surface. Its Tall was o.
horn, and sharply pointed.
i Philip McCIendon was killed July 3, by his
11rother-tn-law, Mr.. Gentry, at the Ilegler Old
place, near the Indian village IN Jacksonport.
GENTRY was slightly wounded at the same
time. The shooting grew out OF on oia laiiliiy
4 feud.
Ben Cole. colprnd charged with killing DICK
johnson Oh the Bee Bend plantation, IN Dos
Bier parish, seven years ago, was arrested III
Shreveport last week. He was betrayed py
his vile and son, with Wnom ne WAS HVins
under d disguise.
The preliminary examination OF Mr.. Law
8 hon for the killing of Oscar Dupuy, last week,
took place before Judge Cole, OF lbervi!le
parish, on Friday last. The accused was dls.
charged, as the evidence was conclusive thab
the case was one Of justlflable homicide.
On the Fourth Mr. Elijah White, Of East
Talieiana had b reunion Of his family at his
house. There were present four 4, sons, seven
I daughters, SIX daughters-fn-laW, thlrt y,three
grandchildren and two great-grandehlldren
fen grandchildren and two sons were e.
sent. Mr.. Whites descendants number sew
\ sllty-two, exactly the years OF his age.
The Greenhack party Of Claiborne parish
q gave O mammoth barbecue at Crystal Springs
on the Fourth, which was quite l1befhlly
pntronized by people of all political parties.
n There was d dinner, shooting mhteh pc
tween members oil the Haynesville shooting
clubs, and d ball. GreeHbaGk speeches. We're
made by Dr. !. M. Nix and Capt. ~. =. Wepp-
IA negro man was killed near Gypremont,
parish of 81 Mary, two weeks ago. while SIT
ting III his own house with his child on his
knee The murderer fired from the door,
lodging Il load Of buckshot IN bis victims
buck, killing him immediately. He then en-.
tered the house and kicked out the brains OF
q Ills victim. The murderer, who Is known to
10 ii colored man, has not yet been arrested
The weather continues to be as dry as ever,
and vegetation Is suffering. Rice ~ getting
ut o stage where abundant rams Wouio e. 7 not
only beneficial but are really Indispensable,
as the ears are now forming and WILL soon
develop. Canes are generally small, except
On very rich ground, and need rain badly.
Late rains after such slow growth might
prevent their maturing ut the proper season.
list John Maschacebe.
The dry weather which we had in June and
the first days OF July, has had bad effect on
the crops Of rice lib this parish 20 little irri-
CATION has been bad tnat the bulk q that
cereal will be either lost or produce small
yield. TIE planters have, however, had "a
excellent season for cultvating aud laying ny
their sugar cane which, although small for
the time OF year, bids very fair for u handsome
4 yield.-( Lafourche Sentinel.
Except from portions Of Richland and
Morehouse parishes we gets sad accounts OF tbs
crops, corn especially. Planters say that the
corn crop Is q failure, and some are cutting
down the Stalks Tor winter forage. 0OILOn ls
holding up better, but the blooms are coming
out ut the top OF the stalk For nearly ten
weeks there has not been good rain In this
locality and for near 300 miles UP aud down
the OuRchta. We hear OF no complaint
OF the caterpillar and none Of the scarcity OF
labor. Water Tor stock Is very scarce. Qua
chta Telegraph.
The hostler Of the Wallis plantation, Collyer
by name, met with 0 peculiar accident a
couple Of weeks ago. He went TO the river to
wash his hands, and while STOPPING down OF
the waters edge thus engaged his hand was
seized by a large alligator gar. So persistent
was tho hold OF the fish that 1t required con
siderable effort on Collyer's part to release his
HIND, and when he did so that member was
severely lacerated the CARS sharp teeth hav-
ing penetrated and torn the flesh to very
painful extent. sCollyer declared that he
pulled six feet OF the fish from the water
before 1t would reinquish its hold upon him,
and that there WIS still q considerable por-
tiOn OF the monster remaining unreveal ed
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