The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
LOUISIANA.

AVUACIANAe
HE crops liz the vicinity OF Atlanta, VIM
rish, are only medium.
q prospects for d fine cotton crop IN St.
III parish are not to be surpassed by
JarfBh III the State.
ton III reported BY Concordla farmers to
3 promising as ever seen ut this time 81
lie crops are favorably spoken OF through
fle parish OF East Baton Rouge but u 1s
suoti to form fixed opinions about them.
light persons, seven OF them colored, 10y
reveport last week on the steamer JeWel
II the Penitentiary at Baton Rouge.
Al fine rain Tuesday; little too much
Kirad: sO VIZ thought when we saw our gar
en fence fiat on the ground.--l Maufepas
iazette.
yween negroes In the neighboThood 81 Gum
lies place, potnte Coupee In which one was
wounded.
The drouth still continues In Clarion. In
many portions Of the parish good rains nave
fallen, but In and around Homer ins .fa HI
been no rain OF any valus for over Blk Weehs
The Homer Masonic Female Institute held
its final celebration June 20. Quite number
EOf essays we're read BY the young Iauy
graduates. Rev. j. a.. Parker delivered inc
+ annual address.
Gently sawed up tree which made 1000 ieet
of lumber The tree measured i've 1eet 10
diameter bit the base. The first cut OF " feet
made 1000 feet OF lumber.
j, M. Faduille, for two years resident OF
Baton Rouge Was s d ast Thu r,
y. aftarnoon., at about S o'clock. He was ma
tive Of France.
The protraeted drouth has not only injured
the corn crop In 80. Landry, but reduced tne
humility OF water Iii the GhOrtableau as W
make It difficult for the regular packet
steamers to no to Washington.
According to a homey tradition, We Will
have an early frost this year, because ne
katydid made Its appearance very early;
70 WE mssy iSI
From many sections of Sabine comes the
@ cry fol- rain There have been some refresh
Ing showers near Many, but they were quite
Inadequate for q season, and have eonse-
uuenty done little good
The Kansas excitement has not yet subs ed
Iii the parish Of East Baton Rouge. Last
Sunday morning between twenty and thirty
negroes left to put In their claim for de nun
dud and sixty acres, de mule and 90 LUMBER
# fer d house, wild do carpenter to bull IT,
Tho engine and two cars attached Z q 10 the ne
Texas and Pacific train which left Shreveport
ct o'clock Friday afternoon, ran OIL the
truck just opposite Levy u WeiGpriman's
slaughter house, about two miles from town.
No one was injured.
Judge Hudspeth has left Opelousas for
Ii
to determine upon the appropriation 81 lands
On Tho route Of the New Orleans and Western
Railway concerning the sale OF which the
owners and the railroad men could not agree.
From all parts Of st. Mary paris,ht, come the
news that the crops are IN fine condition par
ticularly the plant cane. The stubbles, as .
general thing, are failure. Corn will be
abundant. Kiee Is growing fine. A little rain
ID needed.
The Patriot Democrat reports the Insane
h<.r f1xyS NJ
ed 1t contains at present 104 males and 113
females, although there is room for only 100
patients number of improvements have
been lately made the work being done, IN
large part, by the patients.
Friday before last. the Colored Baptist
Church, situated on the Island, about one mile
from Cook . Landing, Iparish OF POinte Coupee,
was discovered to be on fire, and before any
= assistance could be rendered was enveloped
In Flames and burnt down to TIE ground
1hrrles Laeour and ut. John the Baptist, both
@ ored, were arrested, charged with the
Irning.
The case Of the State vs. Beal, the negro
hoy who killed his playmate on the Davis
by striking him on the head with q claw-ham.
ner, was tried Thursday, and the defendant
found guilty. Owing to his age (oniy about
sixteenl the jury rendered the verdict guilty H
without capital punishment, and accordingly
his sentence will be imprisonment.
On Saturday night last q fair was giyer
somewhere near Tortville, Iberville parish
and during the progress Of tho fair some pro
miscuous shooting was done by several par
ties, when one Of them was shot, and he nov
lies ut the point Of death. Three men accused
Of being engaged In the, shooting have beer
arrested and are now In jail. The parties or
all oolored.
On wednesday night OK this week a fear
full tragedy was enacted on the east bank o.
theriver In Iberville parish. Mr.. Oscar Du
puy, d native or the parish, in g fit Of mental
n alteration conceived the idea Of entering
upon the premises Of Mr.. A. Layrisson, abou
half-past II o'clock. He was warned away
by threats from Mr.. Layrisson, but ~
shortly after returned, armed with cooper''s
adze, d hatchet, razor and IN iron hook
and they both endeavored by threBts to drive
away Mr.. Dupuy, but without effect. Mr.
II Dnpuy persisting IN attempting 70 90 bodily
harm upon Mr.. LaWhon, the latter tired I
shot from donble-barreed shotgun loaded
I. with small shot into the abdomen OF Dupuy
Mr.. Dupuy has since died from the effects 9
n the wound. and Mr.. Lawhon ~ now prisoner
awaiting d preliminary examination.
"A young man by the name OF Gwinn, pro
Tossing to hail from Richland parish, was ar
Tuesday last BY DR.. Ellis and Il. W. Whet
stone, 81 Oak Ridge and Deputy Sheriff W
K. Pettiss, charged with having stolen Rev
Henry Seate's horse on Sunday night last
GWinn was riding the animal at the time Q
the arrest and was making his way toWart
Texas, but states that he traded for 1t Mon
day morning. He is now In the Bastrop jail
from whence he will return to Rtchiand par
ieh for trial, where the alleged crime was com
United.
MISSISSIPPI.
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