St. Landry democrat., 1880-11-06
Louisiana News.

Baton Rouge Capitolian Mr.. r. II.
Burke ground the cane from thirty-odd
acres, which yielded over ninety hogs
heads of sugar. This is certainly re-
markable yield for any country.
Baton Rouge Capitolian: DR.. Jno. w.
Jones, Superintendent Of the Insane
Asylum, located at Jackson, La, gath
cred from one acre of poor hill land
forty nine bushels of good corn, and
over two hundred bushels of fine pota
toes. How is this for high
Claiborne Guardian: Mr.. j. NJ. Dor
mon, a resident Of Arcadia, fell dead in
the streets of that town on the 18th
inst.
Claiborne Guardian: The courthouse
in Shreveport was discovered to be on
fire by Mrs. James Cumpstron as she
was on her way to the market before
day on Thursday morning last The
courage and self-possession of Deputy
Sheriff Elstner and Mr.. Alexander
enabled them to put out the fire before
any serious damage was done. They
reached the building before any one
else, and meeting the crowd at the door
ordered all to bring buckets and water
| from a store across the street, with
which they put the fire out. 1t is
thought that the fire may have been
caused by the lighted stump of a cigar
on the floor, which is covered several
inches with sawdust.
Country Visitor: The rice crop of
| Louisiana, for this year, is estimated
at 100000 barrels; last years crop
amounted to 100000 barrels.
Natchitoclles indicator, Both ult. ::
AS we go to press we learn that CAROLS
| Mill at the mouth of Old river, was
destroyed by fire last Tuesday night.
| Loss $4,000 to $1,000. No insurance.
! The fire was supposed to have been the
work of an inccndiary.
Natchitoches indicator The au-
thorities have at last turned an ear to
the pleadings of our section, and we are
now having a daily mail from Shreve-
port to the mouth of Red River. Our
New Orleans papers are yet 72 hours
out, when they should not be over 4S,
if that. Let us have the VermiliOnville
route instead of the Mississippi river.
Natchitoches indicator: The widow
of 1t. Col. Charles D. Dreux, who was
killed in skirmish at Newport News,
Va, July 5th, 1861, is now an actress
| llt StdSSC VI Dtld
PLAYING at last accounts with the Gus
Williams "Our German Senator" Com
bination. She was before marriage a
| Miss Mary Amanda Haynes, daughter
of State Auditor Bythell Haynes, of
East Feliciana. After Col Drenx's
death she married Lieut.. Otey Brad
ford, and moved to California.
Thibodeaux Sentinel: LOCKPoRT En-
n4&o E..
held in this enterprising little town fol-
the purpose of raising money to purchase
lot on which to erect school house
for the education of the children of that
town and vicinity. A handsome amount
of $4,000 was raised, which indicates
the will and determination of the peo-
pie to arouse themselves and to educate
their children in the future. This dis.
position of the inhabitants Of Lockport
merits the commentator Of the PEG.
pie of the parish.
N. o. States: Shreveport has mode,
in that place was discovered on fire, or
the 22d instant, instead Of flooding the
records aud court papers with water he
had the flooring cut around the fire and
thus extinguished.
States: Some time since Gov. Wilt
addressed circular letter to the presi.
dent of police juries throughout the
State, asking for such general informa.
ton about the parishes as should be
deemed necessary by them, in order tt
give him the proper idea as to the con.
dtion of the parishes. The Governor
has received several answers to his
letter. The majority of the letters state
that the parishes are in very excellent
condition, financially and otherwise
that within the past couple of years the
parishes have all begun to improve in q
very wonderful manner, and that many
of the plantations which have been il
waste since the close of the war, have
been cultivated and are now in -four
ishing condition.
A cotton gin, and IS bales of cotton
belonging to Hon. Eloi Jeffrion, OF
Marksville, was burned on the 21st ult
The yield Of sugar in Iberville is un
usually large, the yield will reach % ,OOt
hogsheads. Some planters are making
from Il to 2 hogsheads per acre.
st. Bernard Eagle: Notwithstanding
the universally heavy rice crop of thii
parish, the planters of that general arr
loud in their complaint of losses anC
misfortunes of every kind.
JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEMENT