The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
LOUISIANA.

until tomorrow at o'clock.
LOUISIANA.
Franklin parish complains of too much
rain. The corn crop is splendid. A great
4 We understand the Kansas fever is exer-
cising some Of our colored people. Alas, for
the deluded darkey.-I East Feliciana Watch
man.
A petition asking Congress to appropriate
$4,000 to clean out Bayou TerrebOnne Jig
being extensively signed In Terrebonne and
Lafourche parishes.
! The Democratic city convention In Wash
ington, Opelousas parish, nominated VIM.
Curley for mayor, and Jacob Ehrhardt, r. S.
Wilkins, M. E. Demaret and j. P. Roy for
councilmen.
Dave Young visited, last week, the negroes
waiting at BulIetts Bayou for boat going to
Kansas and made them q speech, advising
them to go home and give up this Kansas
nonsense.
Last Saturday the vicinity OF False river
was visited by destructive hail storm. 1t
was particularly destructive In the neighbor-
hood of Poydras Colleges destroying cotton,
corn and fruits, and In many instances kill
ing poultry.-[P ointe Coupee Pelican.
| colored hostler at Mr. Iriom's livery
stable, in Delhi Richland parish, and q col
ored servant Of Col. Moore got into q shoot
Ing ARRAY lHSL DuuuHy, WHICH ISSulISu Ill LILO
dangerous wounding Of the former and the
instant death Of the latter. The quarrel arose
over game Of cards.
We understand negro horse thief was
hung near the Mississippi line, In the north
ern portion Of this parish, q few days since.
from plantation near Woodville, Miss, and
| 1t is supposed that some party or parties from
that section followed him to his DEATH West
Felfciana Sentinel.
Wolves are very troublesome in Richland
parish, having, killed perhaps 200 head OF calves
the number of pigs devoured by them and
the wild cats are, the Beacon says, beyond
estimate. The Beacon proposes that the par
tsh should offer rewards for wolf and wild
cat scalps
The people Of Iberia have already sub
scribed $500 toward the lopening Of the pro-
| posed canal to connect Grand Lake and Bayou
Teche. This will save eighty miles between
| New Orleans and New Iberia. The whole
work, 1t Is estimated, will not cost over
! $14, 600. Mr.. Acklen has offered bill in Con-
gress asking for an appropriation Of $4,000
for this purpose.
mass meeting Of farmers was held at
Winnsborough. Franklin parish, for the pur-
pose OF adopting some measures looking to
the protection OF their stock. a committee OF
marks and brands Of all stock exposed for
sale. The citizens pledged themselves to
purchase no beef or pork from any person
who refused to furnish this committee with
the brands and marks OF the cattle and hogs
offered by him for sale.
The election In Donaldsonville last week
was a very exciting one, the vote being the
largest ever cast in that city. For Mayor,
David Israel received 2S5 votes and Joseph
Ferrier "a. George Jacobs was elected secre-
tary; Frank MARITIME, treasurer; j. j. suIli-
van, collector;J A. Landry, assessor; J. A.
Duffel, constable, and Billesen, Nathan Ross,
Soozano, Anderson Ross and Thompson. al
dermen.
Corn In this locality Is about knee-high on
the average, and the stand Is reported to be
very good From now on, the cultivation
. will be light and easily managed. The acre
age in corn is more than that Of last year, and
, the yield, barring a July drouth, promises
well. Many planters complain OF bad stands,
;, and some have been compelled to plant a sec
ond time The wet weather and lack of warm
| sunshine have been Injurious to the tender
, plant and it Is, consequently, backward IL
growth Union Gazette.
l We learn from Sam. A. Fairchild ESQ, Of
! Nibletts Bluff, that two burglars and horse
thieves, named Melton and Dixon, who with
others were run out of the Sabine swamp on
! our side of the river recently, and had te
l abandon some horses they had stolen IL
, Texas from Messrs. Patillo and Bunns, sub.
} on the Sabine, stole two horses, went to Ar
? kansas and traded the horses, stole some
horses and mules in the adjoining county and
sold them, broke open and robbed j. M. Lyles
? store, hid in the woods two coffee sacks full
: Of stolen goods In the neighborhood Of Mel
: toms family, and while going north again
8 on the Military Road, met party in pursuit
Of them, consisting Of Messrs. Word, Lyles
and others. While there one of the thieves
escaped, and as nothing Is said Of the other
g his fate can be easily imagined Lake
] Charles Echo.
A cold blooded murder was committed on
: Sunday evening last on the Wavetree planta.
: ton of Mr.. John Smyth near Lake St. Peter
named Thomas, who was employed by Mr.
: Smyth to feed and attend to the mules, the
murderer being one VIM. Sykes, coloret
:. man living On the place., But one person wit
messed the killing, who, In his evidence before
i the magistrate Of that ward, testified that
= the killing grew out of some words be
tween the parties concerning the locking W
9 Of privy door, the negro objecting thereto
and In walking off threatened to shoe
!, Thomas brains out, whereupon Thomas, wh'
Is represented as a man Of violent temper
4 armed himself with shot gun, and present
ing himself in front of the Negroes house, tolt
upon the negro fired on him with double
E barreled shot gun. 1t is supposed tina
Thomas dis charged his gun about the SANE
] time the negro did, lodging the charge in TIL
body Of tree when the negro fired tn
Thomas into the house, where he died, in
: few minutes of his wounds.-[La Charlie
Echo.
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