The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-25


In Richland parish.
y 'Shep' reports ducks plentiful on the bayou,
and arriving In largo numbcrs.-lW Webster
Democrat
We are having our first touch OF fall
weather, and being cool, II Ia warmly vel
coined by sugar planters Donaldsonvflle
Chief.
Mr.. Gilbert Daigre commenced grinding Oh
Tuesday of last week, and from tWnnty-sevan
acres OF plant cane got u yield OF A. 600 pounds
oil nice white sugar that sold for "a cents PEI
pound. He uses tho vacuum pan Baton
Rouge Advocate
Sugar rolling has commenced Oh the coast.
I'm Rapides none of the sugar lmiils VIII com
menee before the first OF next month. yet,
the cane To green, growing stlll, but the last
few days VI cool weather Will mature. fipen
and put 1t In fair fix for good yield
Rapides Democrat.
We have had @ few showers, and the
weather some cooler this week.. Cotton pick
ing has been retarded u little by the rain, but
not enough 10 be complained OF. The work
goes on satisfactorily, and the most OF the
crop from all appearances will he gath
cred before the customary period of bad
weather sets ill., Carroll Conservative.
The snowy cotton is whitening every field.
The crop ID ready TO bs gathered to tho very
top--a thing unusual In October. Never be.
fore was tho staple 10 well matured or Tree q 2,
trash ind dirt; and In the absence Of rain 1t
growth with thrifty farmers the work 10
more than half done, q largo enough proper
ton already sold To deducc an estimate OIL o
fine YIELD Rapides Democrat.
Mr.. j. II. Barbour. civil engineer, reports
having run tho line Of the contemplated rail-
road beyond Baxter bayou and Into the NJ aeon
swamp. He says he will reach the hills by
the most available route during the coming
week. This 10 cheering news for our proper
ty-holders and business men, and we are
pleased TO note that the project is receiving
substantial encouragement from men Of
means and enterprise Mt home and away from
home. by all means, push the road ahead
Carroll Conservative.
A Mr.. Dryer, from Atlanta, Ark, who
was moving wltha Wow to settling In this or
Claiborne parish, accidentally shot and killed
himself when near the residence OF w. I'll.
Maxey, In Claiborne. He WAS IN tho act 81
taking shotgun from his buggy, ana ma
hold of the barrels, when the gun was dis
charged. We learn from Dir. A. ". Harper,
who Visited the unfortunate man, that twelve
buckBhOt took effect under his arm, panC-
trating the upper lobe OF the lung. He lived
twenty.four hours after the accident. - Web
Bter Democrat.
What little damage the cane In Ut James
sustained from the September storm is now
hardly perceptible. the sugar producing
sticks are booming once more with iair prom
i6eH III NH exceptiOnahle yield; \. o.. II the
planters are favored with the necessary
weather to mature their plants and thereby
put d stop to their growing propenstties
During the past two weeks tho weather has
not been very encouraging to the planters.
for instead of the cool, dry atmospheric con-
dition which ii greatly needed II has been
uncomfortably hot and sultry; something
unusual for October. Rolling will DO fnau-
gurated the approaching week on the st.
Ceoie and LILY plantations while L. Mr. Son q;
the first week In November ~ Donaldsonville
Chief.
Al passenger who came In on the Monroe
stage last Monday, reports the horrible MUIR
der vi u white woman ut the toll-brtdRe, be-
tween Vienna and Trenton She was found
Sunday morning with her throat cut, skull
broken and several stahs on her body. The
murderer had thrown her from the bridge
after committing the tlendish deed. The
woman left home on the Saturday previous to
visit neIghbor, and not returning, her nus
band instituted search for her Sunday morn
Ing, finding her as above stated. MIR. Owen,
O passenger on the stage was arrested and
taken back as u witness, ne being tho second
person who saw tho woman Sunday. We
learn that the murderer was n white man
who lived In the neighborhood and that he
has since been caught Webster Democrat
On Monday q negro by the name of Sam
Fleet, who has his cabin and home adjoining
the Tramway store, twelve miles below this
point on Red river, while In liquor WAS dis
turbing and annoying "A. j. Hanna and htt
customers at the store. Mr.. Hanna ut last
tired ut the conduct W Fleet and calmly toll
him he must leave the premises. The negr,
Bulenly retired. followed by MIR. Hanna, who
was still advising and talking to him kindly
about his bad conduct. His cabin to within
few steps Of the store, separated by fenc
and gate. The negro entered the gate, MT
Hanna still arguing with him, finally turning
to leave him, when from q cursing from tn
negro he faced him, and to his surprise thu
negro had grabbed his donble-barrel gun. AM
cursed him again. Mr.. Hanna talked one
more to him kindly, but the negro, rs qucl
as thought discharged the contents q
Hanna and at once fed Rapides Democrat
Coroner Sullivan yesterday held an inques
upon the body VI Sarah Joseph, a colore'
woman who had been shot and killed til
night before on BGrnstdes Riverton planta
tion In this parish The murderer is a China
man named jim, who had lived with tn
woman considerable time prior to the kill
inR. Recently he had been working On th
Gold Mine place, In the parish OF st. Charles
and returned to the Rtverton place Thursda
night Another Chtnamau and q colore
woman occupying the other end OF the cahi
In which Sarah Joseph lived, heard jim whe
he entered the house, and could plainly dis
tinguish that he and Sarah were quarrelinG
After they had exchanged angry words
short time Sarah left the house and Slamme
the door, and In another instant the discharR
of d revolver was heard. Rushing to the sp6
the neighbors founi the woman lying dead,
ball having penetrated her left side, enterin
about three inches below the heart. Jim wa
nowhere to be found and has not been see
since. From threats he is said to have mad
some time ago, It is Thought he returne
from st. Charles with the fixed intention
committing the murder The coroner d,
Nvered the body Of the woman To her fathe
for interment,-[ Donaldsonville Chief.
Plan-rlon's Wife.