The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

Pneumonia Ia quite prevalent and fatal In
the Western portion Of the parish Madison
journal
| About ton or twelve cnloreI families left
| FOR Kansas last Sunday ANA others for points
below here. Baton Rouge Herald.
] II Ia reported that nu the eleventh instant.
near tho old Ntx's Ferry On the s. .bine AZ,
90 man named Stephens whylat'l and Killed
| Its son-in-law. named Powell. Lake Charles
| Echo.
| The mills arc nearly out of logs. and n
| heavy rain Is needed IT. bring tho logs out OF
| the small streams In the pine woods into the
tide water Of tho Galcaseu river Lake
Challea Echo.
The campaign for tho municipal election TO
| he held on the fifth day Of April may now he
| considered fairly open, as there arc two can
diiat.s before the people for their suffrages,
Baton Rouge Herald.
| Our bayou friends arc making preparations
| for another crop. Many OF them M" very
| forward with their blowing. and In some few
| cases we hear that corn has already been
planted. AvoyoIles Bulletin.
A late letter from Raw. T. L. Serupga writ
Ing from Mtneola, Wood county, TeSap. states
that there are encouraging ptoapeets for a
railroad from Dnntson Texas. via Mtneola,
to Lake Charles, Ia Lake Cnafles Eaho
There Ia considerable cavIng of the bank
from Il point below the wharflspat tn the gov
ernment signa light. MI. FsIt estimates that
ha haa lost seven acres since the last cotton
crop wasput IN the ground. Madison Jour
nal.
A more cheerful and promising outI ok for
planting interests has not been seotl In Carroll
fura number " years. not only In the matter
| of work but In the Guutnntment and sa,lsuine
| feeling shown by the eolnlnd penpla In got
ting ready to make moro cotton. East
Carroll Conservative.
Nearly Ill " onr plantera have com met,ced
tt, mt r.tI
| them have planted corn. From all the In
formation that we cal, obtain Il appears That
the rnorad heople havo Abandoned the ka,lz
ens scheme aud will nmain with ua. Tho
| opening Of the cropping season Is cheering
aud encouraging. aud wa hnpa that all will go
we'll to the end. NJ tiispn J ,utnal.-
In tho contested election case untitled j II.
| Duroto va l.. V Grn,uilinn the plaintiff was
represented ~ Judge J.. J. Dusnte and oliver
| Ptovosty. Esq. and the''sfeniant hy Thomas
| Overton. Ed, aud Judges A Il. rion. II Il
Edwards. ], M. Eiwarhs and &c Firth.
| Tho case was admirably conducted on both
| atdaa and the arguments maba during tho
| trial Of several exceptions wora learned. pro-
| found and delivered ~ EARNEST aud eloquent
language. AvoyolIos Bulletin.
With tho exception of n small amount OF
rlveting and raaijHst,ng. the central pier Of
| the Gacasteu river tron railroad bridge will
be finished next Monday morning. and til.
entire bridge will probably he= en.npInted by
March 10, Track laying through tho Sabine
| swa,np Will y" finished tp night. and will then
he puahcu rapidly this way tn GIpae up the
gap Of ten miles between Luke Charles and
Orange. Tho track Is laid from Lake Charles
| eastward twenty-four and half mtlea tn the
east Larasua bayou, tho bridge across which
will he flushed to-day. Col i. Adams, the
general manager, is at Vormllonville. with
everything rcquistn for track laying walt-
ward from that point as soon IA tho bridge
across Nermilon bayou Ia finished so that
/ L..
ut Nnrnllionville. Lake NhaIles Echo.
The effects of the war wore felt. tho other
day, on llill's plantation, In West Baton
Rouge parish by an unfortunate darkey who
pianahed up hombshelI and In accordance
with u timr-hnnored custom. got IL into his
| head that tho harmless looking thing would
make II fine andrnn." For n while There was
no firn and tho thing looked we'll and worked
| to hts entire satisfaction; but. alas. the old
darkey gave u ball and during the evening
| tue weather turned cool and Il fire was built.
4 Then came IN explosion. tearing off n large
portion Of tho roof of the ahanty and scat
terinR things promiseuoualy. Fortunately no
ono was killed tho only sertoua results he-
Ing the loas of u log by the old darkey'a son.
| n boy about ton yours or age, who WAS lying
on pallet asleep. altogether unconscious of
| the mirth that was going on around him.
Baton Rouge Capitollan.
When the Icsse X Boil left Now Orleans on
| her Last trip up she was crowded with pas
| eenEefS to overcoming, ana among tnefn Wat
| a "faker." Ito managed to get away with
almost $500 and II coupIeof fine gold watches
hesida trying to rob our follow townsmnn X.
Erickson. Mr.. Erickson was n little sleepy
and tired from the days business, and the
| thief took him for al easy subject. But AZ
soon as he laid hands upon Mr.. Eriehson. the
gentleman awoke and made an effort to free
| himself. and III doing his feet got tangled
In something and he fell, striking his eai
upon the iron bar that runs around the halus-
tors Of tho boiler deck. cutting it very badly
and causing much pain. The cut Isa very
bad one: but we are happy to state that Mr.
u. saved his purse. which was of considerable
siz'. and il rapidly recovering from the
wound Every effort was made by tho officers
Of the boat to capture the thief, but, he eluded
| Identification. Alexandria Democrat.