The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
LOUISIANA.

The Alexandria Democrat urges that the
Democratic State Convention be held at Al
exandria. 1t insists that neither New Orleans
nor Baton Rouge will do.
Two old and esteemed citizens Of East Fell
ciana have died in that parish. Mr.. James
King, aged eighty-six years, died in the town
of jackson on July a. and Augustus Worms
aged seventy years three months and fourteen
days, in Clinton, July 80.
A colored man named Yves Harris was re-
Gently killed by breathing foul air in well
that he was digging deeper. He had just
started down the well and died before he
could be drawn back. The well was on the
plantation OF Mr.. T. ID. Kinder, OF Claiborne
parish.
Caterpillars have appeared in nearly every
section of the parish, and our farmers are
preparing Paris green for the dread invader.
Corn Is, so to speak, total failure. The rains
which are now upon Us We're too late to do
1t any good, while there has been too much
for the cotton.-[ Natchitoches indicator.
j. A. Reeves, who was arrested June T.
charged with the murder of z-bodie Wash
burn, In this parish, escaped from the jail
yard last Saturday. about O'Clock. Reeves
was tried last June and convicted Of the crime
with which he was charged, but without CAPT.
tai punishment. He obtained new trial and
was confined to await the December term OF
court. He is a white man, OF small statue
about 80 years old Natchitoches Vindica-
tor.
showers, with intervals of hot weather most
favorable for the rapid development Of the
cane, which is growing finely. The prospect
OF large yield is very good. Many Of our
planters are busy repairing their. sugar
houses and cutting and hauling wood In readi-
ness for the grinding season. Cotton Is rapid
ly maturing, and considerable has already
been picked out. No worms heard Of yet
The corn crop Is made, and will probably be
sufficient for the coming year, All in all,
prospects are most cheering liberia Sugar
Bowl
The progress Of the road between Jeanne
rette and New Iberia Is still temporarily ar
rested for want OF rails and ties, but we be-
lieve work will be resumed next week. The
completed track has reached point not fif-
teen minutes walk from the latter town. A
huge railroad ferryboat is now building for
the Morgan Company at Algiers, either for
BerWick's bay or Algiers crossing. Lively
progress Is making meanwhile, on the
Orange and Vermilion line. Cargoes of steel
rails are constantly arriving, and before the
commencement OF the new year we confident
" expect to witness the completion of the
main trunk from New Orleans to Houston
distance Of 356 miles. This line will traverse
a very diversified region, timbered, pasture
and agricultural lands, and will open up rich
sections OF country hitherto but little known.
liberia Sugar Bowl.
Monday night the residence of Mrs. Roland
Jones, on Commerce, below Lake street, was
entered by thief. But before he could carry
into effect his plans, one of the daughters Of
Mrs. Jones, who had retired for the night
with a young lady friend, was aroused BY a
peculiar and disagreeable odor that perme-
ated the room. Simultaneous with awaking
she discovered there was some one in the
room and gave the alarm, but before her
brother. whose apartment was adjoining,
could be aroused the thief made his escape
through window. The scoundrel effected an
entrance by placing an empty barrel beneath
the window, which is some distance from the
ground, and which afforded easy egress after
being discovered. The young ladies We're not
able to determine whether their nocturnal
visitant was white or black. The disagree
able odor experienced by Miss Jones Is sup
posed to have been chloroform, though not
being familiar with the smell Of that drug she
Is not able to say positively that it was
shreveport Times.