The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-11
LOUISIANA i y

.Pinafore" was recently played In Morgan
City with much success by q number OF lOca
artists. .m=.s.-
The hogs In and around Minden are dying
with some unknown disease. ). ~ McCranlt
had the misfortune to lose several fine porkers
last week.
The action of the police jury in virtually re-
pudiating the outstanding parish scrip is
giving general dissatisfaction. We are told
that our legislators now see the error OF their
ordinance, and are willing TO annul 1t.-lCO
fax Chronicle.
Last Saturday night, at collation. given on
Sonthdown plantation, near Houma, diff
Guilty took place between two cOlored men,
William Moore and Marshal Ray, which re-
suited in the latter being severely cut in the
arm with an ak
The Morehouse Clarion learns from relia-
BILE gentleman OF Oak Ridge that the negroes
of the fifth ward are being taught and made
to believe that they will be compelled to emf
CRATE to Kansas; that the United States gov
eminent requires them to do SO, etc.
The exodus fever has never reached this
parish. Our colored people are tor well in
formed to be quilted by political adventurers.
They will remain with the people who raised
them LII preference to emigrating to poor,
bleeding Kansas, where those who have gone
before met cold welcome.-lL Lincoln Sentinel.
A dispatch from the mayor of Monroe to
Col Lindsay, member Of the board of health
of Shreveport, states that Monroe has quar-
antined against Trenton on the hither bank
of the Ouachita, because that place permitted
a boat connecting with New Orleans boat to
land her cargo there.
On Saturday last considerable number of
agriculturistS assembled in Clinton and Or
gained Farmers Club by electing Mr..
nJohn Marston president and Mr.. Thos. $.
Adams secretary. A com mittee was appoint
ed to draft a constitution and bylaws. The
club adjourned to meet On Saturday, sixteenth
Instant.
The old Sellain place, in st. Mary parish,
now owned by the Bosworths. Of New Or
leans, IS being placed in a splendid state of
cultivation. There Is being erected by Mr.
johnson OF New Orleans, a complete refinery,
and 1t is proposed to have 1t as a central
sugar-house to work up all the cane of the
surrounding plantations.
The prospecs for n splendid crop yield
throughout the parish is most excellent. The
Stubble CANE Is not as good as it might be,
save in the Cypramort woods, where 1t is
most splendid. We We're shown a stalk of
cane at Glencoe, from the Carey place. with
eleven joints. nine OF them matured. It was
cut about two weeks ago. The rains Of the
past two weeks are doing much good, and the
cane Is showing the good effects OF 1T Nor
gan CITY Review.
The cane is small for the season. Some
planters estimate that the plant is at least
two weeks behindhand, and the ratoons are
very small for the season. There Is yet suff-
Gent time, however. for 1t to attain its usual
size II the rains continue In sufficient quanti-
ties until the middle Of September. The cane
is now growing rapidly. The late corn has
been cut short by the dry weather. and the
crop will not prove as abundant as we at one
time anticipated. Il Assumption Pioneer.
The citizens and neighboring planters are
deeply interested III projected canal which il
to connect Grand Lake with Bayou Teche at
or about Charenton, and for which they claim
q saving OF eighty miles of dangerous navi- |
cation and that 1t will open up a large and
valuable timber region from which the mills |
would be supplied with excellent timber and |
5Ehe plantations with fine fuel. It is thought |
Ihas about $1,000 will be required to execute !