The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-30
LOUISIANA.

The health Of jackson parish is excellent,
but tho crops are rather poor.
Six Thousand four hundred and twenty
eight bales of cotton have been shipped from
Coushatta since September |, 1878.
Messrs. T. w. Steinman and Il. T. Carr have
commenced work on their dam on the ravne,
and In short time flour and grist mill will
be In operation in Mansfield, TO be run by
water power.-[De Soto Democrat.
On Sunday last Mr.. SamI Kellogg and Mr.
JEFF. Morgan were riding along public road
in Red River parish, when Mr. kellogH's
horse kicked Mr.. MOrgan's horse, killing the
horse dead in his tracks.
The cotton worms are not doing much dam
age in this section at present. They are
webbed up, and we expect to hear OF them
appearing with great reinforcements In n few
days. 1t is 80 late, however,, that they can
only damage young cotton.-lDeSotoD Demo
crat.
Sheriff Duson left this week for the Peni-
tentiary, accompanied by the Avery brothers,
(Robert and Dan!ei), convicted Of perjury,
and sentenced to eight years and six months
in the Penitentiary. He also had in charge an
escaped convict from the Penitentary cap
tuted few weeks ago il this parish IOpe-
| lousas Courier
On Friday morning 1t commenced raining,
md continued until Saturday evening with
out intermission. Pluvius and Boreas seemed
| to have u contest, and from the way the wind
|
drawn race both doing their best. The cot
ton planters we're the only losers, consider
able damage having been done to their crops,
and we learn that the corn and cane suffered
considerably. Il Rapides Democrat.
| Ia West Carroll the weather has been ex-
celient, all that the farmers could want clear.
warm and cotton maturing. There was suf-
4 flcent rain last week to continue the growth
and the plant Is rapidly filling near the top
with bolls. The worm has made its appear
ance at a few places In the parish, but no
| fears are entertained of extensive damage by
them this season. Picking has already begun
In different parts Of the parish. Peas, pota-
toes and turnps are growing timely.
| Tho mail robbers seem to be on the increase
| In this portion OF Louisiana, and we have
again to report another attempt Of the free
booting tramps in their new avOcation. Be
tween Shreveport and Mansfield, q few days
since, three OF these gentry tried hard to stop
| and rob the mail hack with the United States
mails, but were frustrated by the conduct Of
Goodie Ferguson, the driver, who was too
much for them, and by his cooness and dash
managed to get off from them, and thus save
tile mails from robbery Rapides Democrat.
| colored man by the name Of James
Lockett. employed by Mr.. K. ID. Holly to
clean outa well in the second ward Of Red
River parish, met with very sad fate on last
| Friday. He worked several hours In the we'll,
and sent his tools up at noon, intending to
/ follow them as soon as the rope was lowered.
| In a few moments the rope went down, but
Lockett was so firmly inlbedded in quicksand
that he could not be pulled out by those
above He remained In this condition until
the next day, when he was extrcated, but
died short time atterward. The well Is
about thirty feet deep, and only about eight
inches Of the sand WAS about his feet.
| Soon after dark last night a very severe
wind and rain storm set in and is yet raging
as we go to press, this 10 a. M, with no signs
OF abatement this day. It is generally sup
but the time, we think, is too early for that
event. Whatever kind Of storm 1t may
finally prove to be, we fear that 1t has ma
tcrlally injured the cotton crop and will cause
a loss OF many hundreds Of dollars to our
farmers. About town the damage is light
only few fences and young shade trees hav-
ing yielded to the violence OF the storm and
went to the ground in q promiscuous kind OF
/ q Way.-ICoushatta Citizen.