The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-26
SOUTHERN State news.
LOUISIANA.


u year.
Rayyllle had u white frost and some Ice las
Friday.
And Homer. too. Is 10 have q trumphal on
try of Rex
louisiana has 2a,O00.o00 acres OF wild aDo
uneutivated land.
New Iberia ls TO have n grand ball at Tenn
parancs Hall ON Mardi Gras.
uydrophobla exists among the CANNES II
the Western portion OF East Foliciana parish
HG Goodwin, of the Oolfax Chronicle has
r,.frchaecd IL, and will now be proprietor ant
editor
The bualness or Bellevue has been better
this faason than ut any time since the sur
render.
The Florida Parishes Bee Keepers Asso
citation will meet at Clinton Monday. Feb
ruary2.
Mr. j. n. Hewitt has purchased J. J.. vii.
LANES interest In the Desoto Democrat, and
assume control Of that paper.
Twenty-Five or thirty OF our colored popu-
lafion left here last Wednesday by the steam
or ya2oo for Kansas. Washington News.
The police Jury of Sabine has extended the
time for receiving blds to build the new court
house, and has altered the plans somewhat.
Some difficulty, we learn, Ia being expert
eneed I'm obtaining labor on many OF the
plantations 10 athe parish.-Concordia Ea9ie.
Here we are, Thursday morning, and no
mail by the new mall line since Friday or
Saturday OF last week. Baton Rouge Advo-
cate.
DIR. q. J. Tompkins, who has temporarily
been conducting the Minden Democrat. has re-
tired, and w. II. Schneider becomes It's editor
anti proprietor
Many, Sabine parish. gave entirely out Of
sugar the other day, and ita Inhabitants had
\ 20 awepfen their coffee and toddies with long
swesSenipg"- molasses.
The railroad between New Orleans and
Donaldsonvlle has vastly improved In Its
management since IL fell into the hands 81 ".
A. Whitney X 90.
Quite large number of now field hands are
.csowdiDg Into East Carroll. Let them come
there Ia plenty Of room and tho hest kind Of
land FOR them to cultivate, lCarroil Conser-
vatiye,
a great quantity Of meat has boon lost In
this portion of tho State by the unusually
warm weather. To XIII hogs, or 10 pickle
pork. seems 10 be the question.-lOuachita
Telegraph.
Tho Clara s. In hard aground up the Bar
tholomew, with 500 bales cotton aboard. and
uniesA there be Il heavy rain above IL Is likely
that ahe'll ROMAN there some time Ouachl-
tn Telegraph.
There was not beautiful snow, but de-
Nghtful shower. accompanied by hHil,
Wednesday night Hail In this Latitude in
January Il something rather remarkable
Ouachita Telegraph
Frank Jackson, colored. living near Baugh
mans place, south of Bayou L'Arbonne on
his return homo last Thursday was shot by
"a cJlored man concealed within Jackson y
house FarmervllIe Gazette.
The Clinton WdicItman and Alexandria
Democrat are both complaining OF tho mails
from the citya1 nuisance; they novor arrive
on time. The WdclmGn declares that II never
receives tho city papers AT all.
Tho Sabine indcr s not frightened by tho
exodus II declares that tho parish has lost a
large portion OF its eOlored population since
the war, and yet doubled It's production 81
cotton and has corn and meat In abundanee.
Deputy Sheriff Kirkpatrick. from Claiborne
parrish, loft on tho boat Friday with little
girl (whltel for the asylum for insane at Jack
son. The little creature had heon desefted by
both father and mother 0uachita Tele-
graph
We hear of apoilt meat In abundance In diff
rsrent parts or cur parish, even the middllnRs
spelling. This Is TO bo seriously regretted.
A great many Of our farmers had about
enough tn do them, but now they Will have
10 buy.--East Feiiciana Patriot-Demoerat.
On Monday last while Mr.. ID. T. Humphrey |
and MIR. Henry Moss were standing In the |
formers blacksmith shop. In DeSoto parish.
n pistol In MIR. Humphreys pocket went of |
and shot Mr.. Moss through the leg, Just be
low the knee. The wound Is n serious one.
on the Morgan Railroad were reduced this
week rs perlcent. There IL a rumor we don't
know how much truth there may be- In it
that the hands contemplate striking Tor an
Increase OF pay New iberia Sugar Bowl.
MIR. VIM. H. Holoman told US Of darby
whom he considered one Of his poorest Gus
,omers paying him $500 cash. one-half OF
which was Oh an old account, and having u
balance over OF 500, all tho proceeds of this
years crop, made by himself. lCAtahoula
News.
Thieves are getting very bold In Shleve-
port. One OF them ran Into store on Texas
street the other day. snatched some money
rom an old negro woman who was waiting
&C the counter dashed out Of the back door,
md made or with It. The police pursued,
1ut he was not captured.
III the weather continues 50 treacherous the
,Stimate Of loss to the farmers OF this parish
may be safely put down at 100000 pounds OF
PORK. The losses already sustained are very
heavy, and the hogs are now getting poor.
md there is no corn In the country to feed
hem on.-iSabine lndex.
The river Is above last years mark, and Ia
,till rising. No apprehension Of an overflow
AN be entertained, however. as the creyasses
hat have been left open absorb vast pro-
,ortion Of the water. The dam at Bonnet
jarre, though not completed, produces q good
,esult.-(St. John Meschaccbe.
The body OF child was found floating
,ension parish the other day. 1t IL thought /
hat the child WAS not drowned, but that 1t
vas buried near the river bank and washed
nut OF Its grave by high water. The remains
we're reinterred at Donaldsonyille.
An old citizen and very close observer Of
OF interest called our attention to ]
he fact that thirty years ago the farmers
,lanted their corn In the month of February,
nd their cotton in March. At present very
title corn Is planted till the middle of March.
nd cotton seldom ever before April.-ESabine )
ndex.
Dave Young, who was not allowed to be !
worn In by the Legislature because he was
defaulter til the State, Ii getting up petit
on In Coneordis. and having it extensively )
Igned, praying thu Legislature TO admit him ,,
q the ground that another election TO till his :
lace would be a burden and an expense to ,
he parish.
Last Saturday colored man living at the 5
henal repaired to the Office OF Justice Ber
eron, to be married. The ceremony was per- ,
,rmed at o'clock In the afternoon, when
he groom and bride left for home, and with :
I an hour after the ceremony, the groom
ropped down from his buggy stone dead