The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-20
LOUISIANA.

Bellevue, Bossier parish, has six lawyers
and two doctors.
| The Gapttolian is gratified over the erection
OF several new buildings In Baton Rouge
| Capt. q. J. Boatner, OF Ouaehita, 10 cam
ddate for the nomination to Congress In the
fifth district.
The administration OF Morgan city has is-
sued but rs warrants this year, amounting to
the sum Of $407 05.
The cattle and other stock of Pointe Coupee
is dying from actual starvation caused by
the humiliation of She pasturage.
| The Monroe Bulletin indorsss Col. Robert
Richardson as next Representative OF the
Fifth Congressional District.
j. L. MoEachern. an old and respectable
citizen OF Franklin parish. living near Delhi,
died week before last Of pneumonia.
| Gen. II. l.. Gibson is TO deliver an address
before the Students Of Franklin Institute In
East Felielana, on the sixth fully.
| The Claiborne Guardian says more than 800
mules have been sold In that parish einoe
last fall, fully $4,000 being paid for them.
The st. Bernard Eagle says malignant
type of disease prevails in Terre-aux- Bnufs
among the bovines usually proving fatal In
three days.
| According to the C1ptoknn, the subscription
committee has placed $4,000 of the State
House bonds. and are confident OF securing
| In short time the remaining $4,000.
| we were I0lu DY EeDIlefuAu WHO OuEHb W
| know, that three.fOurths OF the tlllable land
Of this parish is now under water, and the
water still rising Morehouse Clarion.
The town of Columbia. Caldwell parish.
had It's streets flooded at last accounts from
| the overflow of the river banks and the people
were moving to and fro In sklffs and other
water craft.
We are reliably informed that on the
Swormetedt place. near Franklin, about one
| hundred acres of growing cane have been
destroyed by bugs. We hear complaints
| from other plantations ALSO Morgan City
! Review.
Although the river is falling above, from
| vieksburg up, yet 1t continues to rise at this
poiot. Tue baek-water Ia the swamp In the
| rear OF False river still rises steadily and has
| nearly reached the mark OF 1876 Farmers
| are busy building protection levees. thereby
hoping to save part of their lands Pointe
Coupee Pelican.
From the fact Of the protection levee not
being waterproof the citizens of that burg
are afflicted with too much water, and those
who were not fortunate enough to have moved
to the site of the new town now have some four
| or five feet Of water around and under their
houses, and every one has to paddle his own
canoe. ~ North Louisiana Journal.
We learn there is break In the Bayou
Blue levee. Crosse Tete region of THE parish,
This levee was put up by the Crosse Tete
people as protection levee from the waters
u
up considerably, but we are unable, at this
writing, to cay how much injury will be sus-
tained by the citizens Of that section OF coun-
try Ibervlle South.
Eight white citizens Of this parish, living
near Forksville, were arraigned. tried and
and battery upon freedman, and were fined
each S25 by the court. The negro swore
positively that the accused had whipped him.
and 30 said the twelve jurors. all Of whom
were white, saving one who was solid black
--[Ouachita Telegraph.
A very painful accident happened to the
son of our esteemed friend and citizen VIM
2. Smith, at Port Union, last week. The
child was playing around some cotton, which
was being rolled by hands employed for that
PURPOSE and by some mishaD the little boy
was caught by rolling BALE and being
thrown down by It. and the bale rolling upon
him, HE hip was broken. The little fellow
was carried to his fathers house and medical
aid speedily summoned.-t Farmersvlle Ga
zette.
the death of Col. r. r. Dawson, who has for
many years resided near Lisbon, In this par
ish, Col. Dawson was native OF Georgia,
and was related, we understand, to Hon.
Robert Toombs. of that State. The deceased
came to Louisiana many years ago, and was
always leading Democrat. having been
elected sheriff In 1868. He also held Office in
the State OF his nativity. Col. Dawson leaves
many children and grandchildren In this par
ish.-l Claiborne Guardian.
Farmers report the crops In backward
condition, notwithstanding the ground has
been we'll prepared and the winter has been
unusually mild aud favorable. The reason
generally assigned Ia the cool weather for the
past few weeks. Corn Ia up, but lacks color
and vigor. A few planters on the river have
some cotton up, but they say 1t looks az IL It
were In doubt whether to live or die. Most
of the farmers, both In the hills and the
swamp, are now busy planting cotton, with
fair prospects Of securing good islands,
[Ouachita Telegraph.
The Greensburg Gasehe says the reHections
Of the New Orleans papers upon the people Of
st. Helena, because OF the recent lynching OF
Jake Turner, are UNJUST and continues: "As
much as the law-abidiDg citizens Of this sec
tion may deplore, condemn and regret all such
crimes, understand and feel the injury and
Injustice wrought upon our community by
such atrociols crimes being committed in our
midst by lawless mobs, yet we are powerless
to prevent them. Our citizens have done al
committing this crime by thorough inves-
tigation Of the case before competent
coroner and jury.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Kate Willis
and Miss Belle Murphy, accompanied by
young Jimmy Willis, came over to town in a
ride. On their return, the skiff struck tree
10 the channel of Turkey creek above the
bridge, capsizing the boat, and all were pre-
cipitatad into the water. Fortunately VIM.
M. Guice Jr., was close by In dugout, and,
jumping overheard, he swan to Mrs. Willis
and her son, who were rapidly sinking, and
his prompt courage saved both from watery
grave. Miss Murphy, with admirable pres
ence OF mind, caught hold OF the rope that is
fastened from tree In the creek to the bridge
to keep 1t from being carried away by the
high water, and was soon rescued from her
perilous situation by boat manned by our
young friends DR.. Rossendale and JEFF. b.
Posey. We are happy to be able to state that
the ladies received no further injuries beyond
severe fright and complete ducking.-
Franklin Sun.