The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-20
SOUTHERN NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

They are talking about building a telegraph
line between Fonehatoula and Covington.
Bayou Vermllion has risen high enough 10
allow the steamer Matte to come up to the
Abbevile bridge.
The Kansas fever is raging IA Pladuemines
parish. great many families, says the Ot-
se,rer, intend emgrating shor5lv
w. s. Harris, coored, was killed In Glai-
borne parish last week by breathing foul air
In q well he was digging.
Covngton has put up street lamps. The
FHymfr is In favor Of improvements and
wants the names ~ the streets attached to
the lamp posts.
The Kansas fever is very bad In the first
ward Of Ascension. The Ghief fears that 1T
will result In harm, both to the negroes and
The planters
large raft Of cypress logs was captured
in the river, in the vicinity Of Home Store,
parish Of Ascension, last week. 1t seemed to
have no owner.
The Natchitoches Finddcaior Of the second,
and the Lake Charles Eebo of the same date
reached US on the thirteenth. Fest time.
that.-JOpelOusaS Courier.
The Iberia journal contains an advertise
ment calling On soldiers OF 1870 to present
themselves and claim the $50 acres they are
entitled to. Are any Of these soldiers LETT
Racing III the country Is growing popular.
Teraud Landry, owner OF the horse Reindeer,
has accepted Mr. Reusss challenge to race
For some time there have been complaints
concerning the long drouthi In Lafayette. Now
they complain of too much rain. Tho crops
In the parish, however, are doing as well rs
could be desired. The roads, however, are In
horrid condition.
Dr. Frierson ~ one of the most successful
planters OF DeSoto parish, but one Of his
neighbors tells q rather hard story On him.
He recently divided the corn crop with one ut
his best hands and they had two ears apiece
shreveport Times.
Reports reach us that a number OF high
waymen-supposed to be escaped convicts
have created considerable excitement In the
second ward by accosting frayelersin the day
time and visiting dwellings at night for pur-
poses otrobbery.- [Donaldsonville Chief.
Pigeons within the city limits will be de-
molished with powder and shot shortly. This
fs In accordance with an ordinance prohibit
ing the keeping or the same within the cor
porats limits, which will be enforced by the
chief OF police. shreveport Times.
Donaldsonyiile has gone military mad In
consequence Of tho late militia celebration in
that town. meeting was held there last
Thursday for the purpose OF organizing o
new company of the Louisiana National
Guard. y. i. Jones will be the captain of the
new company.
A. *. German was arrested In East Baton
Rouge last week, charged with bigamy. He
has two wives In this State one In Livingston
and the other In Ascension parish, and is sup
posed to have several others scattered |
throughout the country Let's hear from
them.
An exciting race occurred In the parish of
ut. James last Sunday between Boss Ground,
horse owned by Mr. John Reynaud, Of st.
John the Baptist parish and Know Nothing,
the well known black horse belonging to Mr..
Martin Ourso Of Ascension. The horses ran
time they came past the goal neak-and-neck.
the judges deciding both trials to be dead
heats very large crowd was present
During the past week we were favored if II
can be SO expressed with a heavy foil of
rain. We don't think the crops have been in
jured to any extent. Possibly the open cotton
was thrown to the ground, but that wouIdnot
amount to much. The great injury to the
corn crop, and In some portions OF the parish
to the cotton crop, resulted from u scarcity OF
rain. In the northern section OF the parish
we are Informed that the corn crop has been
to such an extent that not more
than q half crop will be made Lafayette
On Sunday, the twenty-ninth ultimo, the .
body Of q white man was found III the river I
opposite the Ashland place, in the sixth ward
Of Ascension, and from hole in the side the
head the conclusion was formed that death !
had resulted from gunshot wound. Coroner !
sullivan held an inquest, however, and upon
OF the aperture, the coroner and !
his jury became satisfied that it had been !
caused by the bursting Of boil or other nat
1ral swelling. A verdict of drowning was
rendered. but nothing was learned of the cir !
substances attending the casualty. The (
,ody was evidently that Of an Irshman, aud !
lad been in the water q considerable time. y
Amy Harvey. colored and o man Of her |
,wn race have been living together for sOme !,
six months past on the Mounds plantation.
IN Saturday evening last they were together
ind got into misunderstanding, when Amy !
yrasped a knife lying close by, and plunged y
{ into her mans abdomen with determined 9
,iolence. The cut was deep. severing the en- 7
rails, which Immediately protruded He died 9
j trial for the crime Amy. from what We :
AN learn, is quite unconcerned about the Y
,loody deed she has done, and shows such \
litter indifference as to the consequences that y
ler ease is o complete puzzle. Carroll Con .
ervative. 8
Robert Jones' colored man living On tho
Raleigh place in this parish. was detected On
tuesday morning before day robbing his
hen-roost. When discovered he
lad with him q double-barrelled shotgun, !.
It the constable and the owner of the chick
~, who sought to take him into custody. !
Robert tried to get away, keeping those who !,
we're after him at bay with his gun until H. 4
rot near the woods, when those in pursuit !.
Ired. One shot hit Robert In the jaw, one in /
he back, and two in the thigh. Robert is now !
wing In Jail In a precarious condition, and =
opposed to be mortally wounded Carroll ;,
conservative.
Jim Smith, a mulatto, about twenty-thrce +
'ears old, stout, well-buit, and Weighing
bout 10 pounds. came to his death on Thurs 7
lay evening last, about two miles below i
own. Jim had been regular highwayman
OF thepast two years, and by his daring acts N
lad struck terror into the minds of the col h
red people IN the neghborhood OF Lake !
'rovidenee. He would watch and waylay i
ny one he supposed to have money OF valu- i
,.bles, carrying n gun around with him at all
INES Hearing that Smith was Just below VI
leeSona, the sheriff, with two deputies. went N
fter him They encountered Smith, who Y
lred on them, which they returned. the fire
filling Smith immediately. Ills mi Inhn2
on, was captured at the same time. carroll p
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