The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-07
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LOUISIANA.


Terrebonne Is having rain and plenty of 1T.
COTTON ia doing well In Union, the weather
being extremely favorable to Its development.
The woods Ill the rear Of the plantations on
I,ayot1 Black, TerrebOnne parish. are infested
with bears.
Good rains are announced throughout
Southern Louisiana Cane, rice and corn are
all doing well.
On Monday, the seventh of July, the
Supreme Court Will commence Its annual
j term at Opelousas.
Thibodarx claims to be a summer retreat
and invites the heated citizens Of New Or
leans to pay It q visit.
Valenz,lela i'd to have q fair July 18th and
18th. for the purpose.Of raising funds to build
81 Catholic chapel there.
Quite number Of sharks from two to four
feet long have been caught LII the Mississippi
river Iii vt. Janes parish.
The corn crop Is almost total failure In
DeSoto. 1t will not average five bushels to
The acre throughout the parish.
Not over half OF q corn crop will be raised
iii Louisiana this year. Drouth the cause
IHaynesville Greenback Dollar.
The Haynesville Greenback Dollar has re-
vived 1t was discontinued, some weeks since,
on account OF the Ill health Of the editor.
Opelousas, Houma, and in fact nearly all
The country towns Of this State, have passed
ordinances ordering the n,lzzling Of ail dogs
running ut large.
The fair held Id Jeanerette for the purpose
of raising funds to build a Catholic presby-
terry, was we'll attended by the liberal people
oil the town and vicinity, and $500 net re-
alized
Another rainy spell would be welcome In
IberyiIle. The late rains were local In their
character, as In portions Of IbeIville, up to
day before yesterday, there had been no show
or Tor many weeks.
Still the drought continues. The reports
from all over the parish are very discourage
Ing. The cotton Is now beginning to suffer,
and unless we have rain soon, times Will De
very hard next year, Claiborne Guardian.
Much excitement has been raised among
the SETTLERS on the Houmas lands, growing
out Of report that Messrs Burnside and
Palmer are instituting suit against said set
tiers for the purpose OF ejectment.-t Living
Stonlan.
ALI attempt was made last Tuesday by the
prisoners confined in the Bossier parish jail
In time, and the prisoners themselves COM
pelled to put 1t out. As soon as this was done,
they were arraigned before the parish Judge,
charged with arson.
Al fire originated In Mansfield On the thir-
tieth ultimo, in the store of pr. Cunningham,
by the spontaneous combustion Of D lot OF
matches Itspread through to DR.. Walkers
store, Lue Williams' saloon and the stores Of
Messrs. D. H Sample and Boiling Williams.
The totallos was $4,000.
The ANNUAL commencement exercises and
distribution of premiums Of the Academy OF
Our Lady Of the Sacred Heart" Ut Houma,
{ took place on Monday evening, June 80. The
performances were witnessed by d large au-
dience, mostly relatives and friends OF the
pupils. Miss Rosa Cune delivered the yaledic-
tory address.
Two of the parties who settled up back
lands ofS the Rivertpn tract, In Ascension
parish, claimed BY Mr.. John Burnside, have
been ircarcerated in the parish jail on .
charge Of trespass, and are awaiting trial.
Civil suits will be shortly instituted against
I'LL the settlers on these lands who have loca-
ted within the limits of the Burnside claim.
Lower Lafourehe ID justly celebrated for
The large and 1nealy Irish potatoes and i'm
mense onions which Its rich and sandy soil
section and New Orleans, by luggers, and
when the seasons are favorable the truck
farmers reap golden harvests. The early part
OF this season was most favorable Tor these
eSoulents.
Ont twentieth of this month, the Donald
sonviIle Cannoneers, Capt. Landry, are to be
mustered into the State service under the
style of Battery d., Louisiana Field Artillery.
In order to properly solemnize this event and
to extend To the new conner Into their battalion
81 hearty welcome, the Louisiana Field Artil
lery have organized an excursion to Donald
sDnville for that date.
The weather during the past month has
been especially suited to cane, and the growth
of that plant has been somewhat remarkable.
From reports, public and private, gathered
from different parts Of the State, we lind that
while I'LL the crops are somewhat later than
usual, the cotton Id nearly all sections is good
and the prospect encouraging, while the corn
crop seems to have suffered from the drouth.
New Iberia Sugar Bowl.
On the seventeenth instant, at Stevensons
Bocage plantation, in the parish of Ascension,
Daniel Burns was shot and killed by Harvey
johnson. The Coroner held an inquest, and
from the witnesses examined the following
version OF the affair was obtained. Harvey
johnson was sitting Id Aaron Bowser's cabin |
about three feet from the door. handling re-
volver. In endeavoring to lot the hammer of
the weapon down it slipped from under his
thumb idischarging one Of the cartridges. |
Daniel Burns was passing the door at the
moment OF the firing, and the ball struck
him lii the head, one inch above the left eye
brow, producing almost instant death. john
son seemed Mortified at what he had done,
and ran to Burns and raised him up, still |
holding the revolver. These facts are testi-
fled to by Aaron BOwser and Jimmie Love- |
both OF whom Witnessed the occurrence, but
f1rtWit hEtan1inu the nDparantty accidental |