The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-18
LOUISIANA.

LOSAEJIhNAs
The Sabine Southern nominates Hon. j. b.
Elam, of De Soto, for our next Governor.
Morgan City has established roller skat-
ing rink and organized skating association.
Franklin parish has nominated J. G. Bas-
kin as a candidate for the constitutional con-
vention.
Mr.. Mcknight is the name Of the Repub-
lican candidate for the constitutional conven-
tion In Grant parish.
The citizens Of Bossier parish have con-
tributed S55 so for the benefit Of the Caddo
Natchitoche5 and Tensas prisoners.
The police jury OF Avoyelles parish have
contracted with q st. Louis firm for the erec-
tion Of jail. 1t Is to be completed by the
first OF September next.
Mr.. Charles A. Pipes tax collector of this
parish, died at o'clock last Wednesday morn
Ing at his residence In Vidalia, after q lnger-
ing illness Of many weeks lCOneordia Eagle
At the primary election In Livingston Il. r..
Covers was elected as the Democratic ean-
didate for the constitutional convention from
that parish. obtaining majority OF three over
his opponent, J. f. Robertson.
r. b, Williams, Democratic candidate for
the constitutional convention In Grant, has
issued an address to the colored voters Of that
parish, pledging himself to oppose all legis-
latton antagonistic to their race.
The French resident population OF Baton
Rouge met last week and fndorsed the con-
duct OF the Democratic executive committee
In presenting the names OF Messrs Heron,
Jastremski and Young rs candidates for the
constitutional convention.
This enterprising railroad company Nor
gan's) is making rapid progress with the work
OF railroad building on the Berwick dfsvision
The track extends some three miles beyond
Berwick, and 1t Is expected the road will be
completed to Franklin In about three weeks
Morgan City Free Press.
The parish executive committee OF the Re-
publican party Of jefferson met last week and
denounced the action OF the Seventh Senate
rial District convention held at st. Charles
courthouse as illegal and nominated VIM. J
McCane as their choice to represent the dis.
trict In the constitutional convention.
At the election next Tuesday, the people OF
Concordia will have the following candidates
from whom to select their choice For rep
resentative delegate, Judge Thomas Reber
or Hon. David Young; for Senatorial dele
gate Judge Wade I'll. Hough, of Concordia, or
Judge L. V. Reeves, Of Tensas.-IConcordia
Eagle.
| the suffrage by an educational qualification,
but wants delay Of at least five years be-
| fore this limitation goes into operation; that
| is, 1t proposes that notice be given now to ali
the voters OF the State that unless they learn
to read and write in the next five years they
will lose the elective franchise.
Last Saturday the Radicals held sort oi
one-horse pow-wow and went through the
farce OF nominating SchoOnmaker for sena-
torial delegate and Louis Francois for repre-
sentative delegate, leaving one vacancy. The
colored people are not going to support the
aforementioned candidates. They are sat
isfied to let well enough alone and vote ex-
clusively for good men, Baton Rouge Ad-
vocate.
The mass meeting Of the Democratic Con-
servative party, held at Fausse Pointe, on
Saturday. eighth instant resulted In the in
dorsement OF John Clegg, of Lafayette, as
candidate from the senatorial district, and the
nomination Of Jasper Gall, Of New Iberia, as
candidate from Iberia parish. Two worthy
and capable men, whose integrity has never
been impeached, are now before the people
for election-[New iberia Sugar Bowl.
The nominees OF the Democratic party for
tha Tenth Senatorial District for the con-
stitutional convention are VIM. Ell. Kirkham
and Don Caffery; the Independent candidates
are G.. B. Shaw and A. J. Perkins; the parish
nominees OF the Democratic party are DIR.
Henry J. Sanders and Richard Brooks; and
those Of the Republican party, e. J. Mentz
The new levee now being put up at Shop
vile, more particularly known as Port Allen,
under the supervision OF Col. David Ahern, is
nearly completed, and will be entirely so by
next Saturday. It Is an excellent piece OF
work and reflects much credit upon the con-
tractor. So well known is Col. Ahern that to
mention his name In connection with levee
contract is to give assurance to all that the
work will be well done and Its stability as
sured, while the river banks remain intact.
AS we understand, work upon the levee ferry,
known as Port Allen No. Q, will commence on
Monday next. Mr.. Terrell, the contractor, Is
personally unknown to US. but general repu.-
tation assures US that he is one OF the best
builders in the State, and among the most re-
liable of that class Of responsible citizens
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
The week is nearly over, and yet we have
no improvement in the mail business. Occa-
sionaIly we get mail by transient boats
from up or down the river, or on horseback
or cart from DonaIdsonville. There is no
regularity or certainty at what time we may
get mail except by the Lee, White and
Natchez, and then only portion of. the mail
comes by these boats. We can only blame
our members Of Congress for this irregularity,
as we have frequently looked to them for re-
lief, but have 10 reply from them whatever
When we are seeking candidate for Con-
gress at the next election we shall endeavor
to select some one who will provide the people
of his district with better mail service than
that from which we are now suffering-[Ib
vile South.