The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-29
LOUISIANA.

Plaquemine, Ibervile parish, complains Of
the want Of d regularly organized brass
band.
Mr.. Robert Rockhold handed us yesterday
the first open cotton boil we have seen this
season. Franklin (St. Mary parish) Sun,
July rs.
Mr.. III. Marrero OF st. Bernard, has raised
a waterme ion that weighed fifty-seven pounds
and measured four feet In circumference and
two feet eleven inches In length.
About forty negroes have left here for the
"promised land" A large sprlnkling OF the
number were women from about town.
class that can be very easily spared Baton
Rouge Advocate.
The Polo Club In West Baton Rouge has
come to grief in consequence of disagreement
among the membership President being
dissatisfied with the laziness and inactivity
OF the younger members.
Mr.. Louis Castillo, of st. Bernard, has at
MOSS In which article he Is doing an extern
sive business. Mr. Castillo raises the best
onions and garlic IN his neighborhood, says
the Eagle.
Sheriff Gonzales, Of st. Bernard, has issued
his proclamation ordering an election to fill
stoned by the resignation Of the member OF the
first ward, the election to take place on the
second Monday In August.
Last Friday night we were startled by q
red light In the sky north Of this city that re-
sembled the woods on fire. Next day, how
ever, we learned that 1t was the we'll known
residence Of Mr.. Jules u. Messi which had
caught fire and burned TO the ground without
giving the inmates chance to save their
wearing apparel. Deeply do we sympathize
with any one who suffers SUCH g loss, and
more especially when q whole family are thus
bereft temporarily Of the comforts OF good
home.-[ Natchitoche indicator.
MI. Gus P. AntiIley, farmer on the Sim
mons place. about one mile south Of this city,
Is the possessOr Of a fine breech-lOader, which
heels In the habit Of keeping under the mattress
on which he slept; the said breech-loader, last
Saturday afternoon, came very near taking
Guss life. AS far as we can learn, stock
broke into the field; Gus started with the as
sistance Of young man to put them out, when
his father told him he had better take the
gun to shoot coons. Gus went where he kept
hts gun, as we stated above, and took hold OF
1t by the barrel, gave 1t one jerk to extr1cate
1t from between the mattresses. causing the
gun to fire, and discharge Its entire load into
bow and the shoulder. From last accounts
we learn that he was doing we'll, and there
will be no need Of amputating his ARM
INatchitoches Vindicator.
The usual summer quiet and dizziness Of
our town was somewhat disturbed on Monday
morning by the startling announcement that
two horses belonging to colored citizens had
been taken during the previous night, and
also that two saddles and brides had been
taken, one from the livery stable. and the
other from the private stable In the rear OF
the store OF Il. Laudenheimer. At an early
hour Monday morning the parties who had
lost their horses, A. Buckingham and Howard
Thompson, left town by different routes In
search Of the missing stock. About shutdown
On the same evening q coIored man, George
Bivens by name on his return home from
town saw two white men, whom he recognized
as Ed Baker and Ben Henshaw, with the
horses In their possession and informed
Thompson Of the fact. About 10 o'clock the
same night the same parties were again seen
at MIR. Briscoe's gate by George Buckingham
and another party, who however made no
attempt to capture them. After being told
by Bivens where he had seen the
horses, Thompson secured the services
OF seven other men to assist him In
the recovery of his horse. Sometime at or
about midnight, the parties having the horses
in their possession are said to have been
halted by Thompson In field on the Brier-
land plantation, and the return Of the horses
demanded, when, as the colored men state
the demand was answered by several pistol
shots. Thompson then fired, and ordered his
men to do the same. It is not clear how
many shots were fired by Thompson's posse