The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25
The CrOps-Inundatl0n OF the Crosse
Tete RegtOn-The Coming Conyen.
tiOn and Parish P0litics-Assessments
In the Country Parishes.

In the country Parishes.
PLAQUEMINE, February 81, 1879.
To the Editor of the Democrat:
In this section people are busy with their
crops, for which the weather has been favora-
bic, and prospects so far are good.
The river is getting pretty full, and as
consequence Grand Levee crevasse sends it's
yearly flood of destruction over good por-
ton OF the Fordoche and Crosse Tete coun-
try. The cars still run on the road from
Baton Rouge to Rosedale, but unless the
present rise In the river checks up they must
soon stop, as the country east OF the Bayou
Crosse Tete is fast being submerged. Con-
gress Is slow to take the important matter Of
our levees In hand. In fact, every thing South
seems to have but poor chance In Congress.
Northern Democrats can do much for North
ern enterprises" but on the subject Of
Southern necessities they can do nothing,
while our Southern members seem, as q
friend In Massachusetts recently wrote me,
ito be more given to the Presidency In 1880
than to press for money for the resurrection
and benefit of their homes and firesides."
Some may think this the ''cute Yankee ways
OF considering the action of Southern men,
bers In Congress, but for all 1t smacks of the
truth
The engineers of the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad have been here this week again run
ming try-line. There seems to be DISPOSE
ton to come through our town yet. One of
our leading citizens offers depot grounds, and
as the last line run passes upon his lands It
is an encouragement to the company.
The coming election for delegates to the
constitutional convention attracts u good deal
OF attention, and although the conservative
element in our parish is in the minority, still
we have hope of getting good delegation from
our Senatorial District, composed of Ibervlle
and West Baton Rouge. Such men as Ed
ward j. Gay, ID. G. Mouton, d. N Barrow,
Antoine DubucIet, j. A. Dardenne and J. A.
stevenson are spoken OF, and the latter-a
staunch Republican-has announced himself
q candidate. Our people would not object to
see MIR. Stevenson declared the choice of his
party to represent this section. AS far as our
white population is concerned, the feeling is
not to make this question OF politics, but to
confer together and select good men to repre-
sent all parties, and as this feeling has it's adj
vocates in the Republican party also, our
Democratic Parish Central Committee met
yesterday and nominated O. committee of
conference, composed Of Messrs Geo Wales
q. A. Brusle and Alex Hebert, to confer with
our Republican friends In this most impor-
taDt matter.
vention-men who cannot be swerved from
the right by any consio Grafton, and who viii
perform their duty in the interests of our
State, regardless OF clamor OF any kind, come
whence IL may.
The White Castle" plantation. belonging
to the estate OF Mrs. Vaughan, below Bayou
Goula, was sold last Saturday by the sheriff
OF this parish. Two-thirds of this once fine
estate, containing 220O acres, and formerly
one OF the largest sugar plantations in our
parish, were sold for about $500, $4,000 less
than they were appraised by sworn apprais-
ers, the Judgment creditor becoming the pur-
chaser.
This brings to mind Judge Crowell and his
friend Gen. Sewell, whom the Judge rushed
into print with such alacrity to defend 10 his
position on the assessment question. be-
Ileve the General wants country assessments
quadrupled, while the Judge Is satisfied 10
have them doubled.
The whole of the White Castle place Is now
assessed for S15, 200. Sworn appraisers fix it5
value at SIS, $50. Two-thirds OF 1t stood, at
these figures, at S10,500, and being duly adj
verti5ed and cried, sells for only $500, nearly
quarter less than It's assessed and ap-
praised value, and just about enough to cover
the debt under which Ii was sold and the
taxes DUE 1t Is ridiculous to talk about quad
rupling or doubling assessments In the coun-
try in face OF SUCH facts.
Judge CroweIl tells us in substance that
the interest ON our State debt and other State
obligations could be readily met and all go on
swimmingIy ii Gov. Nichols would only ap-
point proper assessors" Now, Mr. Editor,
it is really too bad that Gov. Nichols does
not consult the Judges friends, Kellogg,
Wells X Co., about the propriety OF his APP
pointment5 Do tell the Governor about 1t,
and maybe he'll do 1t next time.
Capt G. A. Brusle, lately re-appointed tax
collector for our parish, furnished his bones
recently and gave as his securities Sam'i
Courier, Aug Lenert, Jr., j. Supple. DR.. ).
?. K. Stone and j. A. Stevenson. 1t is need
less to add that the bond is satisfactory.
PELICAN.
Everybody takes IT. or should-Soards' 1879
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