The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-18
StatE gEws.
Up to the present time, the
Hood Relief Committee have COL
lected a little over SIC, 1000.

Up to the present time, the
Hood Relief Committee have COL
lected a little over S10,0 600.
The re-opening of the Crescent
City oil factory in Gretna was
announced bya salute of artillery.
There is a serious complaint in
New Orleans against the number
OF lusty street beggaEs that now
overIun that city.
During the term of the Nichols
administration, 2,4O6, O33 cubic
yards of levee was constructed, at
a cost of only S512,579.
There is now on exhibition in
New Orleans a Kansas OK, which
weighs $3.50 pounds. 1t is 6 feet
2 inches high, Is feet long and IL
feet in girth.
The damaging testimony taken
against Kellogg at New Orleans
will, according to general opinion
at the Capitol, remove him from
his Senatorial position.
"A reward has been offered by
the Governor for the apprehension
of the negro assassin, Detiege.
who murdered the Delahoussaye
brothers at st. Martinsyille.
The gratifying intelligence
reaches Us that the Red River is
rising. This will benefit planters.
merchants, steamboatmen and ali
others doing business in the Red
River country.
The Colombia Herald states.
that two petrifed logs are to be
seen Iust above Columbia, on the
shoals. They are only visible
during low water. The wood has
been transformed into solid rock,
In the North Louisiana Journal
il is stated that one of the ballot
boxes in Tensas parish was taken
torcibly out of the hands Of the
commissioners of election. by A
mob, headed by j. NJ. Gillespie,
the Republican candidate for
Lieut. Governor.
Mr.. Fl. 2. Fournet has been
appointed Recorder of st. Martin.
vice ID. Delahoussaye. The nom.
inati0n of Mr.. F0urnet by the
Governor has been generally an
proved, as it is bat a ratification
Of the wish Of the citizens ex.,
pressed at the polls.
The Indignation has not vet
subsidized in Baton Rouge, that
has been caused by the dastardlv
attempt to %assassinate the Rev.
MIR. Brent, colored, for the active
part he took in the late canvass.
against. the Republicans,
The Yicksburg, Shreveport and
Texas Railroad was sold TO Fl. r.
jackson, on December 10Th. for
500 Oe0. This road was sold IA
Indeling, (then a judgel in 1876.
for the nominal sum OF $50 600,
but the United States Sunreme
decided the sale to be fraud.
A line of steamships to pIy be-
tween the Siciselian ports and New
Orleans has Just been established.
They are TO be employed princi-
pally IN the fruit trade, The
first vessel Of the line TO arrive
was the Statesman, with q cargo
Of lemons and oranges direct from
Palermo.
The complete returns of the
election exhibit a total
Democratic majority Of 30.75I.
There was o sweeping majority
Of 59, 072 In favor Of the new
constitution, only 26,37S votes
were polled against it. TIE mas
ority ia favor of the debt ordi-
lance was 1896.
At the regular moathIy meeting
# the Association, Army of Tens
lessee, held last week ID New Or
cans, Gen. BeaHregard was pre-
ented by his old soldiers ana
comrades with a handsome ha0r
8 2 testimonialof the high az IS
great consideration Ssm
Entertained for him. they
The monthly repors u ~ Nav
,IieSns Cotton Feoa E J sha . is sg as
splies. AVERAGE 70 parishes, IS
: nsr esat date Nov. 30ih,
ieea nv the crop has been
IS hsen yield Of seed cotton
"a IN per Ceat. greater than
r. The yield Of lint, Z
30 Il. greater than last year.
&c T per cent. Of the crop
been marketed
Ut ID slated BY Gen. King that
be treatment ct the river bY
ettes mattresses and levees is
aF0tau by aae Mississippi River
commissioners aud taas i IS
haa aa heir re10mmen.
S GOO, 600 oI
attY nilea
eatment
stability
PRESSES