The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-28
gtate Mews.
Morgan City has a cavalry COM

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order post Office.
A ferry has been established at
Thibodaux while the bridge is un-
/ dergOing repairs.
We regret to hear that Mrs. Capt.
Seyburn, of PattersOnvilIe is now
lying seriously i'll.
A project for digging an exten"
sive canal seems to be a-fOot in
Avoyelles parish.
Col. McGinnis, will run a daily
mail from Alexandria to the
mouth of Red River.
Ia the town of Vidalia, $1,000
has been subscribed for the cree
ton of a new churcb.
Hogs about Mindeu are being
attacked by a new disease that il
proving very fatal.
The foundry and machine shops
at Miuden have been burnt.
Supposed cendIarism.
A line of daily stages are about
to be placed on the road between
Alexandria and Marksville.
The Baton Rouge, Zouaves have
adopted a new uniform, similar to
that of the Confederate army.
The Review says DR.. Fl. j.
Sanders, of St. Mary, has depart
ed for a visit to Louisville, Ky.
The Morgan City Review says
Mrs. H. M. Young is building q
large barn on her place on Bayou
B9uf.
The people of Clinton have or
ganized u farmers club. |. Mar,
st0n is President and I. S. Adams
Secretary.
The sanitary Inspector Cf Baton
Rouge ia scattering zine iron dis
infectant in that town to destroy
any fever germs"
An alligator nearly niue feet
long was KILLED last week, in Ber~
wick Bay, by Mr.. Townsend Law
rence.-MOrga@ City ReUie3C.
William Brown was arrested,
last week, for the murder of an
other negro GU the plantation of
Mr.. Zynago, in Tensas parish.
Tho telegraph line betweem
MCuroe aud FarmerviIIo has been
bought by Mr.. ID. Steiu, and viii
now be maintained ia working ora
der.
Baton Rouge is e%ndeavoring to
revive the project of constructing
a line to connect the Capitol with
the Clinton anu Port Hudson
road.
Active progress is being made
in the construction of the Nj. l..
s. 7. 3. r. depot at Franklin.
Fifteen hands are engaged on the
building.
Collector Badger has issued al
order prohibiting the hypothecas
ton of the salaries of the EN-.
plOyees of the New Orleans GUS
tom house.
A cOl0red boy, only IL years
OLD, has been lodged in the Tensas
jail for numbering a white
lad OF about The same age, on the
18th instant.
DR.. j. FL. 2. Wise aud ME-. Heu-
ry Hattendoff have purchased
and opened the drug store form
erly owned by Df. j.. A. Smith.
Morgan City Rs6tSt5.
During the storms of last week,
two houses were struck by light
ming in st. Bernard parish. In
Dne il spoiled IA dinner and in the
other it ruined q shot gun.
a man named VIM. Harris shot
IF one OF the fiugers and a por-
Ion of his right hand, while load
ng O shot gun on Bayou Boutte,
Sunday morning week.
Horse thieves and other bad
r giving much
rOuble to the inhabitants of Oaddo
living in the neighbora
lood Of Doggy Bayou.
Mr.. FL. Bertrand, of Morgan
Jity, last week met with a most
accident, q hand car
run over his body aud in-
injuries likely to prove
atal.
An attempt was made, last
Veek, to chlOTofOrm the inmates
nd rob Mr.. Jones house, in
shreveport. + brton,t y the
were alarmed aud left
An appropriation of $3.50 has
cen made for the construction of
tone stairs to replace the cast
on structure at the main n
rance of the New Orleans custom
ouseo
The police jury of Caleasieu are 1
sked 10 offer a reward for the F.,
cad of a huge panther which for
Relve years has been troubling !
ne country about 30 = $ north {
{ Lake Charles. :
A noted negro thief, named !
i'm Smith, was shot, in the J
eighb0fh0od Of Lake Providence,
bile resisting arrest by the {
on account Of some rob-
be had committed.
The Base Of State vs.. Tltos. !
lane, who raped q IL year old I
hid, has been tried ia the Dis. 7
let Court at Opelousas, aud he :
as found guilty. The mother of 3
le child it is feared will become Il
sane. 7
A considerable tract of land of /
le richest quality, Astounding 8
IT'D good pasture aud well tim a
,red swamp, lying on the Red 3 3
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