The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-30
LOUISIANA /.

The crops, as general thing, Id Vernilion
parish are In a flourishing condition.
The corn crop of Caldwell parish Is failure
The drouth has cut 1t off at least one half.
The cotton crop Is said to be very good.
The st. Charles Herald dominates for Judge
OF tie district composed of st. Charles,
st. John and Jefferson, under the new consh-
tuition, Judge D. d. Augustin, of ST. Charles.
A few days ago couple of negroes got into
q difficulty about q woman on Carrollton
plantation, In Carroll parish One shot the
other and disabled him for life
The 200, 900 brick kiln on Tensas Bayou has
been burned; the castings taken off show as
fine a lot OF brick as ever was seen. This is
good thing for this neighborhOoG. We learn
the parties engaged In the undertaking pro-
pose to burn another kiln Of 25o, 900 before the
season Is over. This is enterprise in the right
direction. Mr.. s. Cohn has bought 100000 for
his new store In town. and they are being de-
livered as fast as possible. Carroll Conser
yative.
On last Wednesday evening we had an
eral throughout the parish. We have suffered
exceedingly alike, In both the vegetable and
animal kingdoms, in this section, from the
extreme heat and prOt1acted drouth this sum-
mer. The crops are greatly benefited by the
rain. even at this late date, and our former
misgiyings on the subject ola supply of the
necessaries Of life for the ensuing year are
now relieved.-[Sabine Southron.
Rafe Shaw. an honest, well-to-do colored
man, residing about twenty miles below
week, loaded up his gun preparatory to going
coon hunting In his corntleld. He set his gun
up In corner, and sat down near it, One Of
his children, In passing the gun. threw 1t
down, and 1t was discharged, the contents
passing through about midway between the
knee and ankle joint of his right leg, shatter-
ing the bones into fragments, and tearing
blood vessels, nerves, muscles, etc, into
shreds. Efforts were made to procure q sur
EeOn without avail for three days, during
which time he had no assistance, aud suffered
the most rlibe agony. On Saturday he was
brought to town on steamboat, when It WAS
found that a mass of gangrenOus sloughs
had formed at the entrance and exit Of the
charge, the system was greatly depressed BY
the shock and loss Of blood, and Q low type Vi
septic fever had set In and the suffering SO
intense that no sleep or rest had been enjoyed
since the accident. Such means as could pc
made available to soothe and mitigate the
suffering and quiet the general perturbation
we're at once resorted to preparatory to the
only possible means Of permanent relief
removal BY amputation OF the putrefying
mass Though this, under the circumstances,
was desperate and almost hopeless meas
ure vet 1t was the only one that offered the
slightest chance Of relief, and without which
death was inevitable. These views were can
didIy made known to him by the physicians,
| Doctors Wright and Gregory, ana he desired
| ing the limb was ampntated, and, Ms was ex-
| pected by his physicians. he died from shock
and general depression a few hours AFTER
| Columbia Herald.
| at the election held last November, the vote
/ OF Pointe- aux-Loups precinct stood as fol-
| lows: For State Treasurer-Burke lot, Gard
| ner 600; for State Senator-Fontenpt lot. An
derson 900; and So on. At a Qualification
meeting held at the courthouse in Opelousas
On November 9, In commemoration OF our
J GiIrnai NintDrV !. mittAa aDHnintpH tn
procure and present to the Pointe-au1- Loups
| Democrats, In the name OF the Democracy of
st. Landry. IA silk banner with suitable de-
vices and Inscriptions thereon" This COM
| pursuant To a call Ut It's chairman, Thos FL.
Lewis, Esq. The committee fixed Saturday,
August q at Ii O'Clock a. m for the presenta-
4 tton OF the banner-an elegant one, recently
made In New Orleaps-and Pointe- aux Loups
| Springs rs the place Hon. Is. A. Martel was