The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-19
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Crops are suffering for rain in Tangipahoa
parish.
A good deal Of sickness is reported In Rich
land parish.
Heavy rains have fallen In DeSoto parish
and crops since then are booming.
Shreveport Is producing lime to be used for
disinfectfng the streets and cutters.
The gin house, gin and mill stands and ma
chinery of John A. Sewell, OF BOssier, was to-
tally destroyed by FIRE last week.
The net proceeds of the Catholic fair IN st:
James parish, last week, was 1899 So. Good
enough
The crops OF the fourth ward OF st. James
are considered good, and the laborers are we'll
satisfied with their wages
The few showers of last week have been IN
sufficient to revive whitening vegetation
FRANKLIN Sun.
The Sugar BoapI Is trying to urge the town
council Of New Iberia to buy q gas machine
and light up the streets OF that town.
A daily mail service between Red River
Landing and Shreveport, overland route, will
be established at once.
The children In the Fillmore nelghborhood
in Bossier parish are WhOOptng with the
Whooping cough
The crops in the country around Bellevue,
Id Bossier parish, have been refreshed with
needed rains.
Il
land parish this season will equal that of 1878.
The plant is small but fruitlng exceedingly
well.
The old tramp who has just returned to
town reports the crops throughout the parish
good, particularly the cotton Alexandria
Democrat.
An association for the purpose Of assisting
the poor, sick and needy, has been formed 10
New IBERIA under the nameof the st. Peters
Charitable Association.
subscription has been taken up In Plaque.
mine, Iberville parish, for the purpose. Of
erecting tomb over the remains Of William
Sahlman, a yellow fever nurse, who died In
that town last summer.
Frank Ross, Of st. James, will be sent to
Kansas by the colored people OF that parish
to ascertain the real condition OF that State,
and whether an exodus there would benefit
Louisiana darkles.
During the coming week some planters %
the bend of Bayou DIES Glaizes will commence
picking cotton. Though the picking Will be
light, still we consider it exceedingly and un.
usually early Marksville Bulletin.
Engineers are now surveying crossing O
Red river, opposite Shreveport, and making
an estimate OF It's cost for company OF cap
italstg who expect to buy the Vicksburg
Shreveport and Texas Railroad. There are
two surveys
It Is rumored that VIM. Richardson, q no
torious character and horsethief, was hung If
DC1Ai
compelled to leave Pike county, Miss, a short
time ago. on account of horsestealing. HI
went to Washington and began his operations
there, when he met with summary treat.
ment.
meeting was held in Donaldsonville last
Sunday to devise means for raising suffi
Client sum to equip the cannoneers Of Ascen
sion with guns. Committees were appointed
to solicit subscriptions Ia every ward Of the
parish. The caDnoneers are to be sworn II
August as State troops, and will form 9
company in Col. Glynns Louisiana Field Ar
tillery.
On next Saturday will assemble In Alexan
dria representative merchants and planters
of Rapides and adjoining parishes, to confer
with one another, and also with representa-.
tives Of the Pool Line, to bring about ar
amicable understanding on the question O
freghts and a. consequent reduction Of the
present high water or minimum card rate, st
far as it applies to the Grand Ecore trade.
About month ago the sugar-house belong
ing to Mrs. Jean Webre was destroyed BY
fire. The building OF another was imme
diately commenced. About ten days ago
while a number Of workmen we're preparing
to cover the roof of a large cane shed, tn
structure suddenly gave way and fell to tht
ground, seriously iDjuring a man by To-
name Of eros, and slightly wounding Mr.
Bergeron and Leonard Webre-l Ihlbodau1
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