The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
/. LOUISIANA.

Some portions of Bayou dos Glaizes was
visited by a violent hail storm last Iuesday
morning, doing much damage to the crops
and to the fruit trees Marksville Vallager.
II il rumored that the public schools of this
parish will he suspended next month. The
revenues Of the board do not permit them TO
keen the schools longer In operatton.-l Marks
vile Bulletin.
Last Sunday night we were visited by q
violent storm, which blew down the ware
house ut DR. Ware. On Red river. the cotton
jim IL Mr.. Ducloset Scallan, near Mansura:
also trees and fences were blown down.
[Marksvile villager.
While negro man was attempting to cross
Big creek last Monday On mule, with col
mule refused to SWIM and the riders were
thrown off. The current being very swift,
the girl was carried beneath the water, never
to rise again, while the man swan on across
~ Marksyllle Bulletin
We have conversed with planters from sew
eral sections OF the parish, all Of whom give
glowing reports OF the. crops. Corn is look
Ing well and growing fast. Most OF the cot.
ton is up, though some planters are found
who could not SOW their seed on account OF
the drouth, which lasted three weeks. The
late general rains have permitted them to DO
%. and now all looks we'll and hopeful fu-
ture Is upon us Marksville Bulletin.
Our Terrebonne neighbors are now actively
moving the matter Of pushing the Barataria
canal through to Lockport, reopennE the
short canal from HOuma to Bayou Black less
than one mile In length, and dredging out the
upper Bayou Black, permitting tide water to
pass up to Houma. where 1t will meet a good
stage Of water In Bayou Terrebonne. and thus
give direct water route through from
Attakapas to New Orleans.
Our town election passed Off very quietly
last Monday, and there being two full tickets
In G.,G Hall n nod pf ypp IN
Martin for mayor, Messrs. Sol. Wise, Jos.
Abadie, H. Lbersat and Jacob Isaacs for al
dermen made up one ticket, while jules De-
france for mayor, Messrs; ]: q. Legee, Jean
composed The other. The ticket headed by
MIR. 4. d. Martin was elected by small
majority Abbeville Merldional.
The police Jury, On last Tuesday, unce rs,
City Council and d petition signed by . large
involving the Sunday. law ordinance be sub
mtted to the voters of this city. The sum
mary proceeding on the part Of the gentle
men composing that body has caused great
dissatisfaction among those whose interests
have been injured Baton Rouge Capito-
liam.
We are told that the tornado which passed
over portion Of Union parish, between
Townsville and the Bayou D'Arbonne was
remarkable III being tornado without o
cloud The track Of the tornado was said to
have been little more than one hundred yards
wide. but whatever atood in this track was
swept away. several houses were blown
down, others unroOfed and much damage
dors-the sun shining at the same time
Lincoln Sentinel.
For nearly month our farmers we're need
Ing rain, and much fear OF g drouth was ex-
pressed, but last Sunday night the heavens
opened and little deluge followed. The
next night II was repeated. and again on
Tuesday and Wednesday, 90 that now the
ground is as mellow as any one could wish
much rain has fallen. The only damage that
can possibly result will be from a. slight
shower Of hail Monday evening. which may
have beaten down some cotton, but hardly
enough to damage the stand.-lColfax
Chronicle.
has thrown the planters In this parish back
somewhat. Cotton planted last month has
not yet put forth, except that which was
sown In sandy soil. The rains, however,
which we are now having will soon set 1t to
sprouting, and 1t will not be long before the
planters will be busy cutting out. Labor is
working we'll, and 1t is the general opinion
that there is as much, II not more land under
cultivation In this parish now than last year.
Corn Is planted In abundance, and is growing
finely Should the weather clear off to-day
or tomorrow, next week will be busy one
with the planters hereabouts.- Tensas Jour-
nal.
Last Saturday evening y terrible accident
occurred at the rectory of the Catholic church
In this town. A colored woman named Ann,
employed as q servant at the rectOry, was
standing with her back to the fireplace, iron
ing clothes, when her dress caught fire and in
n very few moments she was enveloped In
flames. Father Cuppens was quickly at hand,
and tearing off his cossack he threw 1t around
the woman, extinguishing the flames as
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season to save her life, her injuries being so
severe that she died q few hours after the &C
cident Father Cuppens suffered for his brav-
cry and presence Of mind by having his arm
seriously burned causing him SO much pain
that he was unable to officate at the services
of the church for several days afterwards.
We are glad to learn, however, that the in
jured member Is rapidly improving and that
the reverend gentleman is again able to per-
form his ministerial duties. The unfortunate
mentable accident was buried in the Catholic
cemetery the day following her death.-[Don-
jacksonville Chief.
On the twenty-first Of January last one
Jules Mire, OF Lafourche parish, asked Mrs.
Angelina Simmons, of this parish, the hand
of her daughter Miss savannah Simmons, In
marriage, and obtained her consent, saying
that he would return the following week
and bring Judge from Thibodaux with him
to solemnize the nuptials. On the night OF
the twenty-fourth of the same month the said
Jules came to the house of Mrs. Simmons, on
the lakewood plantation, accompanied by an
individual, who introduced himself as Judge
White, associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Louisiana said spurious Judge White ex-
cusng himself for his late arrival by remark
ing that he had been detained in Ihibodaux
to try a case against negroes. Whereupon
the said White did perform marriage cere-
mony, and the twain left for home. But IN
few days Mrs Mire SO to speak, smelt 9
mice, and forthwith returned to her domicile,
exposing the base deception to her friends.
The sol distant Judge White was no less a
parsonage than Sylvester Mire, the brother
of Jules, who fraudlently personated an
officer When these facts were related to
Judge Carver warrants We're issued for the
authors of this crime and placed In the hands
OF Deputy Sheriff Landry The birds of prey
on female virtue had flown but they were
Swallowed, and Will find out to their sorrow
that the law can reach such villainy.- As
sumption Pioneer.
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