The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
LOUISIANA.

Measles prevail In the central part OF Wes
Baton Rouge. The cases, however, are re
ported OF a light kind.
The planters at Barataria are planting /
large amount Of corn this year, and will make
enough for their own use. @=--
The crops around Bordelonville, Avoyelles
parish, were badly riddled by q late hal
storm. Replantlng will be necessary
The heavy rains OF the past week have
swollen Red river. AT present there IS only
about five feet bank, and the river still ris
ing slowly.-I Avoyelles Bulletin. sAM
Lewis McHenry, q colored man, left here
last Tuesday on barge for Bayou BGufe,
when about seven miles above this place ht
fell overheard and drowned Washington
News.
We are having genial spring weather, and
the young crops. garden vegetables, etc,
are springlng UP with renewed yigor under
the influence OF the late bOuntiful rains
columbia Herald.
The crops are magnificent, The corn looks
vigorous, has splendid color and grows rap
idly. The cotton fs yet small, but the stand
Is excellent. Slips OF the sweet potato are be-
ing set out.-ISabine Southron.
Robert Cheney, convicted Of rape on q
white girl near this town last year, will be
hung on Friday next. This is the first time
In twenty years that O. death sentence has to
be executed In this rish.-IIberville South.
On Monday last Plaquemine, Iberville
parish, held Its municipal election, and Sc
eeed the s sbanEs Gansz Fred W
bert Franklin Jones and g. II. Gordon, select
men.
Last Friday night every section of our par
ish was benefited by heavy rain tall. which
lasted oil night and during part Of the day
on Saturday. The corn, cane and garden
crops were greatly benefited, but not quite
enough1T errebonne Independent.
An election was held In Jeanerette, Iberia
parish, on Monday, May 5, for mayor and
aldermen. There were two tickets In the
field both Democratic, and the election re-
suited in the selection OF ]. AIcide Provost
for mayor, and N. Druilhet Perry johnson.
II. Romero, A. l.. Monot and Alicibiade udice
for aldermen.
On the night of Thursday last, In the little
town OF Mansura, In this parish, Mr.. Edgar
self In the breast with Q pistol. No cause is
assigned for the rash deed: The deceased
was member OF o large and influential fam
lily of this parish, and leaves widow and
three acknowledgements Bulletin.
In the town election In Washington, ST.
Landry parish, last Monday, the regular
Democratic ticket was elected by an average
majority OF more than twenty votes. The
fight was q political one, great activity being
displayed by the opposition. Quite number
of negroes voted the Democratic ticket for
the first time. The following are the sue
cessful candidates: VIM. Curly. mayor; M.
L. Demaret, Jacob Ehrhardt, JOS p. Roy
and II. =. Wilkins, councilmen. 1t Is said
that the defeated candidates will contest.
One of the most brutal murders was com
mitted last Friday evening ON MI, y. Buron's
plantation situated on Bayou Little Gallon,
about fifteen miles below Houma. 1t appears
that Vim. Brown and Lawyer Kemble, two
eolored laborers on the place, had difficulty
about some trifing affair. Blows were ex-
changed between them, after which they sep
arated. kemble, who Is said to have been a
quiet man, thought everything was ended.
when he discovered Brown advancing to
shotgun. Kemble Immediately took to his
heels to escape the wrath of his murderer.
Brown, with savage ferocity, pNrsued his vic
tim, whom he discovered hiding behind a |
fence, and, taking deliberate aim discharged
the contents Of his gun, which was loaded
with bnckshot, into the head of Kemble, who |
expired mmediately.-lHoumaC Courier.
Ihe corn crop Is, as general thing, very
go9d and gives excellent promise for large |
Sasa. The cotton crop Is yet SO young 1t is |
Tm tu 40 70 form any estimate of its prospects. |
haaithse parts OF the parish it Is looking very
with m,s,a anu hne but In others 1t is troubled /
pearance There Is cnnsiderahla 9 cnmISta ap
apoa1 the stubble cane ernn. # il nnt
Thn IN u ut az nicely and fully as was honad
,,r ne r p,ans cane on nearly ali nlantatin H.
$1,000 paaasn u, - looking very fine and Give rreat
ssntatass ~ ans = y. me yield. The cron Of irish
rreat nromisa a''S mn Inc sweet potato crop. give
not planted IN m nese crops, however. are
mtaauy planters are raising oats c sn,S year;
onsl iool crops FOR stock and we ara an1
W say, they are succeeding very well fa Thns