The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-03
LOUISIANA.
Marksyllle has colored brass band.
Marksville has q visitation from robins

Marksyllle has a colored brass band.
MarKsVlile has visitation from robins.
Cotton, sugar and molasses continue to
pour down old BGuf- Washington News.
Victor Won Schoeler's store was DESTROYED
6y ire at Verdunyille, ST. Mary parish, a few
The Lake Charles Echo srIppesta that TOWN
aS proper location for the machine shops of
the railroad TO run to Orange, Texas.
The Howard Association Of Baton Rouge
has presented It's report for the late epi;ernjc
The receipts amounted to Sa,Of7, and the
disbursements TO $24 ,O27 30.
The sugar-house of Widow Sinclair was
burned on Thursday night. The origin Of
the conflagation ls unknown The building
was partly insured.-tThibodaux Sentinel.
Tho parish Of ibervIe lcvies tax OF 10
mills; BOssier and Terrebonne, each mills:
St; Landry last year levied 14% mills, and
Will probably require as much this year.
Ten mills is the limit under the general law,
Including the tax for schools. st. Landry ati-
thorities act under special law.
Gen. W. T. Sherman arrived on the steam
er cannon to-day, and was received by Major
Larnot and large number Of citizens. Before
the war Gen. Sherman was superintendent Of
the Louisiana Seminary-now Uniyersity-
and will OF course take great pleasure In Wait
ing the institution at It's splendid new
quarters In this city Baton Rouge Adyo-
cate.
Inc sugar planters In this parish are gen
orally very well advanced In cane planting.
Mr.. /. Fisher has finished. About one-third
OF his seed was lost. One or two more have
had the same experience. Dthers have atls-
tained scarcely any loss at al-amonp this
number we mention DIR. J. A. Taylor. Tho
universal impression Is that the stubble ig
good; indeed, we have not seen single
planter who eDtertains the slightest doubt
about it, Washington Enterprise
AS will be perceived by the town council
proceedings, the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way has been granted the right Of way
through this town We regret there should
have been any opposition at all to this grant,
but now that 1t has been overcome by the ac-
tiOn Of the council, Influenced by the desire
OF large majority Of taxpayers and property
holders, we will soon see prosperous era
dawn for our little city. The construction OF
this road is progressing finely, and we feel
able, at present, to assure the public that not
many months will elapse ere we will hear the
whistle OF the locomotive IberyIle South.
Simon Herbert, a youth Of twelve years.
who resides on Black Bayou. Ascension par
lsh, met with serious accident on the four
teenth Instant. He was engaged in hauling
pickets from the swamp with horse and
slide, and 1t Is supposed that the horse ran
away with the vehicle and, throwing the lad
violently against tree or log, broke his left
arm and seriously Injured his head. It is sur
missed from attendant circumstances that the
boy must have remained In the woods several
hours In an unconscious state and coming
nome at late hour In deliriOus condition
1t was found impossible to learn the partic1l-
lars with any certainty. Dr. St. Amant, who
ATTENDS upon this case, reports q slight Inn
provement.- Livingston Llvingstonlan.