The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
LOUISIANA.

The st. John Meschacebe has been revised
by Messrs. Charles Lasseigne and Lovingly
Morltz
r. G. Cobb, of Ouach'ta, is spoken of az a
candidate for the constitutional convention
from that parish
candidates for the constitutional convention
In East Baton Rouge.
In the town OF Alexandria, Louisiana, a few
days ago, O. Chinaman married a beautiful
quadroon girl. They will keep a first-class
boarding house with laundry attached.
A petition for q new parish, to be called
Downs to be created out of portions Of Union
and Lincoln, will be- offered at the next $685.
sion of the Legislature. The proposed parish
seat is townsville.
The convicts have been put to work. This
week they were busy repairing the Patin
dixie and when that work will be completed,
they will begin the repairs Of the new road
tPointe Coupee Pelican.
West Felcian@ has selected ex Governor r.
G. Wickiiffe as .s5ena torial candidate for the
convention. The Ex-Governor Is gentleman
OF acknowledged ability, ST. aightout DENT
ocrat and one who will do to tie to-[Fas-
Feliciana Patriot-Democrat.
Messrs. j. H. Laws Il Co., of Cincinnati,
will run the steamer G. X. Peck between New
Iberia and Cincinnati, thus enabling planters
to furnish themselves with provisions in the
Cincinnati market. They propose to carry
sugar direct to Cincinnati. New Orleans had
better look out
Hon. E. F. Xavier Dugas, leading planter
OF Assumption and member of the last House
Of Representatives from that parish. has
been for several weeks lying In a critical con-
dition at his residence, near PaincourtyilIe,
and his death is momentarily looked for We
understand that his disease IS of a pulmonary
e.-[DUnaidsonville Chief
It is becoming quite probable that the New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad will run imme-
diately in the rear OF the town OF Plaque
mine The company has asked a donation of
the right OF way In the vicinity of the town,
And, II given as asked, the effect will be to
move the business centre of the town nearly
a mile from the mouth of Bayou Plaque
mine. and thus free them from the great de-
struction caused by frequent crevasses.
On Sunday last an old negro woman, whose
name we were unable to learn, was burned to
death. The facts as related to us are that the
Old woman was warming at a fire, built in an
open sot, and, having warmed her hands and
the front part OF her body, turned to warm
her back, when her clothing caught on fire.
and before any one could come to her rescue
her whole body was enveloped in flames. She
lived but few moments after the acci-
dent West Feliciana Sentinel.
The gin-house on the Lyndhurst place. three
miles below this city, was burned Sunday
night about O'Clock, together with some ten
DaleS OF COTTON, 30U SACKS OF COTTON Seed anu d
quantity more not sacked. The time oil the
burning Sunday night leaves no doubt tnat
1t was the work OF an inoendiary. The place
is owned by the heirs OF Copley, but ls culti-
waited by Henry Coins, a freedman The gin
was worth about $500. insured for S2OO. Inc
cotton was uninsured .-[Ouachita Telegraph.
Jas. g. Parkerson, agent of the Louisiana
Western Railroad Company, arrived here on
the seventh instant. We learn from him that
Ii is the intention of his company to begin
work on the road at once, and push it
through to VermillionyilIe with as little de-
lay as possible. so as to connect with the
he thinks will be accomplished within one
wear from date. Work on the road will he
Commenced here and pushed both eastward
and westward, until eompleted-IC CaIcasieu
Echo.