The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-30
LOUISIANA.

ll6 DOhEQ Oh AlQ6EEQ6u Oh MAHSl6iU pIO-
poses to tax the dogs Of that town.
w. B. Hewitt has been elected town mar
shall Of Mansfield, vice Brownfeld, re-
signed.
The Louisiana and Texas Railroad is com
pleted to within twenty y-eight miles OF Yer
milionville.
J. III. Keyser, OF Bellevue, Bossier parish,
was sunstruck last Sunday. Fortunately 1t
was not a fatal case.
Last week a large herd OF beeves, amount
ing to many hundred head, passed through
New Iberia going east.
The corn crops are reported very sorry on
Red river and Red bayou, as well as In the
hills of DeSoto parish.
The New Iberia Kansas meeting was a
failure. "A good many negroes were present,
but nothing was done or resolved on.
The Shreveport Times thinks 1t probable
that Red river will soon be stocked with shad
by the United States fish commission.
The Masonic fraternity of Shreveport cele-
brated st. Johns day, June "a by laying the
cornerstone of the First Baptist Church Of
that city.
Mr.J. B. Blume, one of the oldest and most
reliable citizens In Bfenville, says that the
cotton worm has already begun It's ravages in
that parish.
The negroes Of the fourth ward of st. James
parish held an exodus meeting some days
ago, which was presided over by one Gregoire,
a monster.
The Keatchie, Desoto parish, Female Col
lege had its final celebration and concert June
10. J. I'll. Sheppard Of Shreveport, delivered
the literary address.
Tommy, the tWelVe-year old son Of Capt.
T. j. Broadway, OF Caldwell parish, was
drowned lii the river, at Castor landing, while
bathing, last Friday.
Madison parish speaks In cheerful terms Of
her prosDeetg 1t ID Thought she will reap q
Jn,rr ia hau ch d
unless the seasons to come prove to be unfa-
vorabie.
A party OF boys, while making raid on a
watermelon patch In Morgan City, was fired
on by Watchman, who discharged q load OF
fine shot, and one Of the smallest boys WAS
struck.
The Louisiana Western Railroad isfinished
about fifteen miles. OF the remainder,
large portion Is graded and ready for the
track. This line extends from Vermilionville
to Orange.
On Tuesday evening of last week the gov
ernment snag- boat T. B. Florence, towing the
Lone Star snagboat, came down from Shreve-
port bound for work at the mouth OF Red
river.
Theplant cane In ST. James Is promising, but
rattoons very thin. Corn Is satisfactory. As
for rice, Notwithstanding the pumps, there
will only be half crop.
No rain yet In Bienyille. The corn crop is
q cnm1nIete faiiura Rain at nrasant othera ~ m
saw, wo11id not insure half q erpn, The cnttnn
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Louisiana and Texas Railroad now stands at
the Thompson d Boas place, about seven or
elgnL nlles " peioW new iptIla. aa WORK pro-
sieeooo ae ouo noesl nssil q lillo poi utsy.
There has been no rain In Ouachita for
nearly eight weeks. Ihe crops OF all kinds
are suffering severely. Reports from farmers
In both the hills and on the river have not been
SO unfavorabie for many years.
| Henry G. Meyers has been acquitted In two
cases OF lhe pIale agalnsI MN ~. ~ NagcnlI
socnes, IoI mlsappTopIlablOn OF tne scnooI
lunus, asla III L, IIlIu gsOtte pIos4Wt, on
InoJlon Oh the ulsGElcL abIofney, was enJered.
| During the past week good rain fell In
several portions OF DeSoto parish, but 1t was
by no means general, and the corn crop is
aron ~ nn .r p ~ I11 asnt na ra bi
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The regular annual addresses TO the MANS
1eld Female College ana the Minden Female
College were delivered, respectively, az M ans
1 field and Minden on the twenty filth 1nstanI;
Rev. MI Dawes of1clated IN the HrsL ana
DTaybon p. Hayes ~ bne seconu lnsbs.nce.
Ihere ls 20 pe grand excursion O. Gpaolsd as5d
people from New creams a4 Is ~
other points along me ryer e. baIom
on tne bnlrd O July Inc co.oIeu psopse - -
a Balon honge g,,a are e., MAKING .