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

A fire in Clinton last Sunday destroyed
$500 worth OF property.
The Bee Keepers Association of Louisiana.
met in Clinton, March %, and adopted con-
stitutlon and bylaws
Chas. Haeket, son Of e. w. Haeket. OF
Baton Rouge, killed himself accidentally
with q small pistol while playing near the
United States Barracks In that town.
Pneumonia still prevails to an alarming ex-
tent In this parish. We have heard OF sever
al deaths In the western portion Of the par
sh within the last few DAYS, ard large num-
Der OF cases. Rchland Beacon.
More rice will be planted this year In this
parish than at any other time since the war
Dur prairie is dotted all over with many
ponds and cOulees, where rice grows to per-
lection Marksvile Bulletin.
Buffalo gnats are very bad on stock In some
portions OF the parish. Horses and cattle
both are made to suffer greatly and many
have been killed. The winter has been Il
hard one on stock any way, and cattle that
have been running out on the range are too
weak to resist them.- Union Record.
Last year 1t was estimated that there was
at least 80 casks of dewberry wine made In
this parish The dewberry crop OF this year
bids fair to be a large one, sugar Is cheap, and
We trust that the vintage of this year will
double that Of last year Po1nte Coupee Pei
lean.
The levee commissioners of the First Dig
trict, which includes the east bank of st.
John Baptist have decided that tax OF five
mills ad valorem shall be collected In said
district for 1879. The list of ieyee work which
will be required next fall in the First Leyee
District is estimated at 10000 yards, of which
900 are for closing Bonnet Carre crevaSse.
st. John Meschacebe
It may not be generally known that Avoy-
elles will in a few years take high rank as q
stoek-raisng country. number Of very fine
colts can be seen In every HeighbOrhO0d. No
better animal can be found than the offspring
OF the American horse with our creole mares.
The former has size, good appearance and
mettle the latter docility and endurance.
There are many such colts In this parish.
Il Marksville Bulletin,
Last Thursday this community was star
tied by the announcement OF the shooting of
DR.. j. T.. Brumfield by Harry Northup It
appears that the Doctor met Northup and
several other persons In the road, where
quarrel ending in fight took place, and in
from the effects Of which he died In d few
minutes. Northup Is under arrest Maure-
pas Gazette
We are gratified to learn that a gang OF
Workmen are now employed erecting build
ings and repairing the tranway, on Petite
Anse salt island, preparatory to the COM
mencement of the work of mining salt. We
have no doubt that as soon ais the Morgan
Railroad Is completed to this point, that
branch tract will be laid to the salt island, q
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shipped in bulk to all portions Of the United
States.-lNe Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The crop prospects throughout the entire
length and breadth of this parish are very
flattering. On nearly every sugar plantation
the cane, both plant and stubbie, i5 springing
up handsomely In response to the careSSing
spring weather and occasional opportune
rainfalls. The season was unusually favor
able for planting the well preserved seed
cane, and at present writing, for cultivation,
the earth Is in splendid condition. Labor
seems to be plentiful Assumption Pioneer.
The surveying party has located the road
bed from Orange Trxas, to near the eastern
boundary OF Calcasieu parish and Is working
eastward to Vermlionville, setting section
| stakes one hundred feet apart. twenty car
| loads of iron material for the construction OF
| the road are at Orange, and such material fS
arriving there from Houston dailyt-lLake
Charles Echo. In connection with the aboVe
we will state that this surveying, party ls
now within a few miles OF town, ana VIII soon
| have the entire route Of the Louisiana western
Railroad located Lafayette Advertiser.
| The weather to Wednesday evening. was all
| that our planters cond have desired. Late
| Wednesday evening we had 9 rain accom-
panied BY hail, however not sufficient TO stop
| field operations next day. We apprehend
that all stubble cane over one year old Is lost.
We fear also that last years plant will give
nothing more than seed, if it does that. This
| il serious calamity If our fears are true.
over the parish. The stand of corn is
good and the area planted is very large
[Pointe Coupee Pelican.
Last Saturday evening as the steamer New
Carnelta was leaving the wharf at Madison
Vile, on her way to the Old Landing, an un-
fortunate accident occurred, which resulted
In the death Of one Of the employees OF the
boat, Mr.. August johnson. A small fiat was
made fast to the steamer to be tUwed up the
river. Mr.. johnson was in the fiat, and when
about 200 yards from the wharf the large
waves caused by the steamer rushed over the
flat, washing him off into the river, and not
knowing how to swim he was drowned. Mr..
Nixon, clerk OF the New Csmela, informs US
that rope was thrown to him, but he failed
to reach list. Taumany Farmer.