The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-29
tive. but was out or bis reckoning on the
stage. But the company thought the victory
over the hog was dearly purchased
LOUISIANA.
The crops In tho northern portion 81 Pointe
Coupco arc reported as better than for several
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Coupco arc reported as better than for severa
| years past.
i Some of the members Of tho parish polio
4 jury, Of Terrebonne. have gone to Now Or
il leans to purchase dredgcboat.
: Propositions are about to be made 90 tn
Morgan Railroad Company e. have the
u 'Thihodaux branch extended to NapoleonviIe
n The overflow Of Lake Barre has been inju
rious to the farmers Of Lower Terrehonna
Their crops In great many Instances have
been entirely ruined.
Tie cotton gin of Mr. James K. Pickett, III
Crosse Iete. West Baton Rouge, was burned
down, with eight bales or cotton. Tho tire
was got by three colored boys
We learn that On Weeks Island the grind
ing Will begin In few days 1t II estimated
That the 800 acres on that plantation will
| mako return equal 70 about five hundred
hogsheads. Now Iberia Sugar Bowl.
Tho rice, az much rs was saved Of It, has
been pronounced to BE- very fine. Some
| planters In VermiIiOn. we believe, have reason
| to be well satisfied with their CROP New
/ iberia Sugar Bowl.
| AZ far IA we Gun learn the cotton crop Is
holding we'll up To IL promised Yield and
even beyond. The whole parish ia busy with
| the hum Of gins and the rush OF cotton pick
era, and we predict the largest crop since the
| war Carroll Conservative.
| Owing To uncertain navigation our planters
| arc forced to hold back their cotton This II
quito u hardship MS the most Of them are
without money. and owe little debts that
should to paid and need the wherewlthal to
get along. Avoyoles Bulletin.
MT. A, T. Hanna, who was shot some DAYS
ago by a negro, died from Ills wounds on
Wednesday morning. Tho testimony elected
at the Inquest shows that It was one Of the
most brutal murders In the catalogue Of
crime. Rapides We the People.
Cotton picking Is now the all-absorhng
~ fAInf1 tar II al
the winter rains may soon set In, our indus
trious people are making hay while the sun
shines. We believe that a full crop OF cotton
VII he gathered IN this parish IAvoyelles
Bulletin.
inc rolling season may be considered as
fairly set IN. Allandals plantation started Off
ono day last week. but tho Yield was small
compared with the quantity OF cane ground
Inc sugar made was good tho greennsss Of
the cane considered. Poplar Grove got M
termined. West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
From Mr.. A. s. Davidson we learn that the
river bank IN front Of tho town Of Water
proof ID oaving rapidly. This Il bad FOR poo
pie owning property there. rs they arc not
only ~ danger Of having their land 60 In tho
river. hut are often compelled to move their |
houses In hurry to prevent them sharing a |
similar Tate. 80 Tensas Journal.
The cotton, now that it has beon nearly all |
picked, one la enabled to guess more nearly MT |
the result. Perhaps loss Of % per cent
would be fair calculation. As compared
with last year. the yield In our section Of the
state vii be less. ia some few places pick
ing is yet progressing rapidly From pres
ant appearances the whole crop will be housed
early.-lNew Iberia Sugar Bowl.
Planting for the next cane crop Is taking
place IL several localities In our Sec
'ultursts thinking 1t an advantage to have
heir seed put In the ground Immediately. as
ne greater portion OF seed cane. II mat
ressed Ia a green or sprouting state, Is like
60 auher from rot before 1t Is placed In the
'oil. New iberia Sugar Bowl.
Tho Louisiana Western Railroad, In the
~ the Sabine bridge, is pro-
PRESSING satisfactorily. The track laying On
ne pillng has been finished, the stringers are |
loW being put up and more iron Ia daily ex- I
'ected by steamer. The Pearl Rivers which 9
vas detained for some time by quarantine at Z
'abine Pass, brought up i25 tons of steel t
ais, and the entire line Is progressing as q
ast as 1000 men can push It. There are over 3
90 convicts employed on the work !
In the prairies In the vicinity OF Cow Island 7
mere are now ranging somewhere near five D
here Is actually no sale for them-they are =
perfect drag on the market. Something y
ught W be done with them as they eat off q
10 range, and leave but little pasturage for d =
orned cattle. though as a general thing the -
title are IN fine condition. Vermlllon Merid- y
nal ~
Mr.. A. G. Cunningham. proprietor Of the =
uier place, landed here Off the John A. Scud- d,
y on Thursday morning with thirty able W
'died colored men. 10 brought them from
entucky to pick cotton on his plantation, st
'out seven miles below town. This makes VI
@ fourth Or fifth squad Of negroes that have 4,
me South since the cotton picking season Of
y set I'M East Carroll Is more than even W
tn the exodus; the colored people brought al
'uth since September more than make UP dc
r those who were fooled away by the ansas dc
cries. Mr.. Cunningham IL entitled to much m
edit for the enterprise he has shown In Sc bt
ring additional labor to gather the heavy eli
% " cotton he has on his place. Carroll tn
AZ
Last Wednesday evening, shortly after bl
TX, q quarrel began Iii Nelson's saloon be- til
\. After some harsh language between
q parties, and while they and some other vi
an were standing In front OF the saloon, SO
y drew revolver and fired four shots at !, W.
II up the street, accompanied by Mr.. Oh te
lompson; but they were pursued by some
our citizens, and when found were arrested al
d locked NJ by Sheriff Mix. The grand sN
~ has In indicted Mr. Rix for mansaughter, W.
t Mr.. Thompson was set at liberty The en-
,unded man was taken to his home and
I'd In u few hours, all the shots having hit
II. He leaves widow and three children.
mite Independent be
At about 80 o'clock on the morning OF the fal
instant a man was found bv the lie
ght watch at Gullett's factory lying near IA
side track at that depot. He was taken DO
the factory store, and 1t was seen that his I'll
'ehead had been crushed He was given all pc
3 aid possible, but died after several hours fal
great suffering. The coroner being in DO
med, held an inquest over the cody, and ST
,er hearing the testimony or several resi- Yo
nts Of the place, and other persons, gave it
: verdict that deceased was Emile Baime, thu
srenchman, who had been for short time av
this neighborhood, and that his death was lat
used BY blows on the head delivered by WI
me- unknown person while said deceased st,
s being elected from a southern bound thI
Ira freight train, which had left the spot OF
lere deceased had lain some fifteen minutes co,
fore he was found Under this verdict a lat
rrant was obtained for the arrest OF the
lductor and brakeman on said train, ~
d they were taken in custody by the sheriff.
t the grand jury, to whom the case was re-
rted, thought the evidence insufficient to "
tify an indictment for murder, and the ac-
spd ware DISCHARGE i m ia Tn lOV