The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-17
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

| Fish, fowl and deer abound In greates
plenty In Sabine parish
| DR. j. NJ Gaddis has assumed editorial con
troll OF the West Carroll Courier.
The late storm did little, If any, damage In
| st. Landry.
The orange crop of Jefferson parish is worth
/ $4,000 q year.
Jefferson parish does q large milk business
selling 100000 gallons, worth $500, 900 year
Mr., J. Berthoud has been elected to repre-
sent the Barataria ward In the police jury Of
| Jefferson parish.
| The fire fiend has been out in Vienna
burned DIR. Simonton's residence; fire sup
posed to be tncendiary
Cotton Is now coming into market rapidly,
and planters seem satisfied with the prices
| they obtain Webster Democrat.
| The mast in this section Is very fine and
heavy; n blessing to those who have hogs to
fatten and failed In making corn- Webster
Democrat.
Considerable rain fell night before last and
yesterdays welcome visitor to the potato
and turnip crops, but not otherwise needed
Webster Democrat.
The weather we are having at present is
very unfavorable for farmers. The grain Is
ripe and ready for the threshing machine, but
nothing can be done in the fields while this
weather continues Assumption Pioneer.
The damage to crops in this parish has not
been as serious as was supposed. The corn
and cane suffered but little, and the cotton,
with favorable weather, may yet yield two
thirds Of what was expected previous to the
last storm Lafayette Advertiser.
At colored baptizing last Sunday In JEFF
son parish, short distance below the Union
oil factory wharves, stage nearby whence u
o number OF persons watched the bapti5ing,
fell, fnjuring number of persons, none
dangerously.
Il LJ..l< In,
parish by the death of stock killed by falling
buildings. The ungathered corn was not
damaged to any extent In this parish. The
wind was very destructive on the trees III
yards, and the pecan trees were twisted off
and broken in great numbers.
VIM. I'll. Hoffman, United States assistant
engineer, under the direction of Major G. W.
Howell, is engaged In making q survey of
the Vermilion bayou, by authority of Con-
gress, with view OF improving the naviga-
ton. The survey began ut Pin Hook and
was completed to Centreport last Wednes-
day.
One OF the effects of the late storm was to
populate Bayou Vermilion with mum erous
young founders and shrimps. 1t is ques-
tion whether they came from the Teche above
or the Gulf below, probably the former. The
recedlng of the waters has left many fishes
to perish in the gulies and holes causing In
some places disagreeable stencil.
The freight on the steamer E. w. Fuller,
lately wrecked, Is not total loss. Capt.
Matthews, of the Matte, says much Of it
only slightly damaged may be recovered.
The sugar mill and engine OF Mr. Sosthene
Mouton, which was on board, will probably
be abandoned to the shipper or the under
WRITER'S Lafayette Advertiser.
From the Lake Charles Echo Of the sixth
instant we learn that nine cars for the Lou
isiana Western Railroad have been received
at Orange. The damage done to the compa-
ny's tugs and barges at Calcasieu Pass Is re-
paired, and those vessels are afloat and at
work Tightening cargoes of railroad material
from New York. The track Is laid eight miles
east of Lake Charles. -