The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-29
LOUISIANA.
Lnka Charles will oslsbrets Mnrdi Grnss
East Carroll a virtually free from the Kansas

Lnka Charles will celebrate Mnrai Grnss
East Carroll is virtually FREQ from the Kansas
fever.
Tho pariah aIl Of Cadio is nearly full. there
being thirty y-seyen prisoners five Of them
United htates prifonare confined there.
shreveport Ia mat ing enrnest efforts 10 have
tho lhkaR In its neighborhnod stock cd with sal-
mon end darman earp. + is thought 70 be too
lafe In he fenson for ths now. and that fish
cannot hs obtained before spring.
Tho heavy fnga which heve been so frequent
THE season. play havoc with river navigation.
mornings from about midnight TO daylight and
tho bpnta often ile upon Tho river until 10
O'Clock W. st Baton Rouge Sugar planter.
The Lauiainnn Western Railroad Company
Inns isaued Euttn- percha cheeks Tor nifty md
twenV five cents respectively. rsdeemabIe I'm
coin or currency In anmt Of s5 or multipes
fhereof Thssa ehsekR are In common eirenIa-
tion herr. few days ago ons of our toWns-
mon. by mistake. received In change from a
strnne"r what ha supposed waa ono Of those
color md m1ertnl bnt very differently stamped
In ieslHn and lettering tho lntier being exeu~
alvely Spanish. and tho denomlnRthn u being
only twe'ty eents. OF Yelnte eentavGe."-tLake
Ghhrss Echo.
During the storm which prevailed on
W"dnesd z night bolt .atruck n tree imms-
depo elnnced therefrom through the weather.
boarding nahr tbs roof tore nff lot Of shingles
destroyed part Of tho cornee Of the shelving
passed through two of tho shelves. making q
hOls about tho siHeR Of n grnpe shot, ruined
several articles o. In Wnre and then entered n
tank bf Elniue oil. md sub4ided. Fortunate Ii
wna TINT Mr.. Faugnat. tho chief clerk wns
hwaka nj tho time for the misehievous electric
mesHangsr aet tbs store on fire. In some mysfe-
riOHs manner. which was happily eEtfDguishad
In time to prevent tne destruction Of tho estab-
lishment. Weat Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
Tho Sabine river iron bridge Ia finished and
n locomotive md train of ears wore conducted
over IL from tho Texns 70 the Louisiana aide
last Tueedny by Cnpt. VIM. Vllet. engineer In
charge ri tho con- t,ueiion Of the Sabne and
Gncnsleu river bridgss. Trnek In laid from
West LRke 0hhrlsa - II point three miles west
of Bayou Shoupfaub. leaVing only thirteen
rniiaa Of ttack to be inid between that point mud
tho Sabine river. Track Is being laid on the
tfeetle work through Luke Charles to Forrise
mil h on tho Calcaeleu river. Work on the CAL
caeiau river iron bridge IL progressing rapidly,
tho force Of Workmsn thsre being recently aug
men'ed by that previously engnged on the
Hhbine river bridge. FvsrythirR is going iB
hhaad smoothiy.-ibh Lake Charies keho.
Mr.. J NJ DsFee. VINO has baen herdno cattle
IN the NJ leon sWamps for epue fime past while
within ebouf mile ~ Martins ferry ON the
fifteenth instant. found tho body of negro
hend Ind been cut off and was found q
short distance from Tho mntilated remains.
TWO months nao q couple of negroes vsited
Providence with some cotton sold II. bought
some supplies. and started homo with the sup
plies and the balance of the money. It seems
they never reached home, In vain diliRent
search has bsen made for them In every direc-
tion by their friends. and this discovery OF the
deeOm posed remains In tho first clue afforded
to the fate Of the poor coored men. who we're
undoubtedly murdered for their money. East
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