The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22
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LOUISIANA.

rho Baptist Association met at Antioch
Church. on tho Rod Lands Of Ncgrete. III
Sabine parish on the eighteenth instant.
Charles owen has been arrested in Vienna
nn tho charge Of numbering Mrs. Ward, 81
i Nnachita. an accounted which crime was pub
llsheh In these columns several days ago.
/ The cotton fields are white with the staple
aud the picking ls very heavy. Shipments,
however. are difficult to make OH account OF
the gut at the mouth of the river IAvoy-
etleH bulletin.
/ We learn that a mulnttn shot and Instantly
killed negro man Oh Lettsworth last week.
We learn alao that ten oolnred mon arc tn
pursuit of the slayer. Mr., Whitfield, q white
| man, was found dead, riddled with huokshut
III the woods. on liatanaolle. this week.
Judge ALI. Morgan. Jr. of the fourth ward.
held post norton. ~ Polnte Goupee Pelican.
Mr.. Roche Pedarre started his sugar mill
o. last TUESDAY. liz e grinding the cane sc
learn the yield 4 about 1900 pounds OF sugar
| To the acre There are three gins nj and
| near Now Texas Landing, which have already
sent Off 1900 bales Of cotton to market. These
gins have as much moro u gin. foiate
Coupee Pelican.
rtwould appear that fine crops Of millet
arc not the only thing grown on Att Ararat
plantation. rs Mrs. Il. T.. Clinton gent lls from
| that place on Thursday an immense egg
| plant. Ut the purple variety. which measured
her garden new Irish potatoes, tomatoes,
beans and other vegetables, North Lpuisi
ana journal
The business Ut Our little town IL becoming
very lively iii the way Ut trade for goods and
cotton. and the settlement OF accounts with
customers for supplies during the year II
- credttahln &c our people to notice that but
a very small amount nf litigation u incurred
In the settlement OF their liabilities with
creditors for merchandise and supplies during
~
Our parish q thriving and prosperous eondi-
tlnn generally. Sabine SouthrOn.
VIZ went out tt the railroad depot yesterday
evening Tor our weekly report Of progress ON
the road. but failed to get It on account Of the
temporary absence Of the assistant manager
that the track is laid fourteen miles east of
Lake Charles that tho bridge for the Sabine
river will ha at Orange early next week, and
that the general manager, Col. Adams, ia eS
peeted here next week. Lake Charles Echo.
Oh Saturday evening. October IL between |
the hours Of 2and o'clock p.m, the domicilr
Of Mr.. Stefano Carlo was entered into. the ar
motE broken open. by forcing the doors. tho |
draws Of the armair thrown Oh the floor. as
also the contents. consiatlng of wearing ap-
parel, goods, etc. The thief got hold of q
green aatrhel which contained six ten dollar
notes. United States currency, National
banks. aud some fifteen or twenty dollars Id
silver coin, and escaped without being detect
On last Saturday night MIR. VIM. Smith
hitehed his horse TO q rack In front Of Mr.. La
sales grocery and went IN the store. After
being absent d few minutes he returned. but
found hls horse gone, All search for the an
imal proved frutless. and Mr.. Smith walked
home, returning next morning to renew tho
search. From some information received he
came to tho conclusion that ono Adam Rich
ard WAS the thief. He made an affidavit to
that effect and warrant was issued. Adam
t.,,tt a f.a
commitment 10 Jail at this place, told where
the horse was aud gave the officers an order
Tor him. We understand the horse was re-
covered. aud Adam will appear before q jury
Of his peers In November neNt.-lSt. Landry
Democrat
Yesterday evening ma Mr.. James Bovntpn
was crossing Sand Beach bridge. on his way
home. three men jumped from the woods.
where they We're concealed, and ordered him
to halt. Mr.. Boynton. who IL quite handy
With firearms. drew his revolver and fired one
shot, which he supposes took effect In the alb
dOminal regions of one Of the assailants The
robbers took to flight and Mr.. b. proceeded
on his way. Tito attacking party consisted
OF two negroes and II white man, the latter
of whom Mr.. Roynton recognized as a sus-
picous looking individual who saw him
leave the bank Thursday afternoon with d
package of money III his hand.
This H. the second occurrence of this nature
that has taken place near our city within a
Iew weeks, and Is All additional argument iii
favor of tho stlictest enforcement or the
1agrant law. shreveport Times,
The Concor'iia Eagle furnishes the follow
ng court items:
Julia Dix. charged with seading baby to
teafh was acquitted by the jury.
Charles ,iinmersop. for stealing chickens.
vas sentenced to the parish jail for sixty
lays.
Jake Kinney, for cutting George Mitchell,
vas sentenced To the parish jail for six
months
Charles Jones. for cutting Frank Foster, I
vas sentenced 70 the penitentiary at hard
ahnr for one year.
Phil Smith, for stealing pistol from
elisha Chapman, was sentenced to the peni-
entlhrN AZ hard labor for one year.
Nat. Campbell, for shooting Kinda Lee was !
onnd guilty BY the jury. Sentence was de-
erred. az he is to be tried at the next term
er numbering VIM. Carter.
On Thursday. October ., difficulty oc-
urred In this parish between Mr,W. A. Curry
nd Mr.. J. y. Atkinson. two we'll known citi-
ems. about some cotton ending III the latter
elng shot and killed by the former. On the
uhseuuent day Mr. Curry came to this CITY /
o deliver himself up to the authorities. In
be absence " any warrant for his arrest OF
uthentic information AS to the particulars of
his unfortunate affair. 1t IL deemed uuneees-
airy To make any comments.
Last Saturday. October II, at about 7
o'clock r. M, Francois lunca was struck on A
hc head With some blunt instrument In the \
ands Of James Smith, "A colored laborer, and
A. skull fractured, from the effects Of which
e soon died. This occurred on Emile Rosts
lace. On Cane river. forty miles below this !.
lily. The parties had some dispute about J
otton picking. resulting In the death Of jun
2. The coroner's jury found verdict
gainst Smith for malciously and felonously
esaulting and killing Francois Junca \
we learn incidentally that on the twelfth 4
lstant a. ARRAY occurred between Il. NJ.
immons and J. Withers two citizens Of Ward
~. q III this parish, resulting Id the serious.
not fatal injury of the former. Noauthentlc
! arLlculars nave been received as to the cause
the ditlicutty.-EN atehitoches Nindicator.
lrs. sherman Defines Lib eraa Catholic. q
A correspondent having spoken lightly Of
No Of Gen. Sherman's daughters az "a very :
heral Catholic her mother writes to the /
lerdtd for correction Of the statement,
which. although seemingly unimportant, IS