The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-28
THU NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1890

Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Mcdowell, OF tho
tRuth wnri. laat Monday, and the argument
used on both sides was Of tho knock down
kind. II IL Thought Mcdowell will die. Rob-
erte Is said tp have acted on tho deienatVa.
lMoreheuee CIarion,
We were glad tp SEQ tho Inv In regard IN
cruelty tu aninnls enforced In onr parish by
tho arrest OF one Louis Ihonlia. Colpfrd,
charged hy Col James NJ Thompson with
tnnlieiousiy ana rrnnIy hentng u mulN lie
was rrmnndel to iail ~ jualie9 W +. Audn-
SON. IN default ~ ~ tlityd liar bond ISt.
landry hrmprtat
The contested election case Of Gordon VS..
noalonde H. lhetville ualtah. Terminated after
an exciting tItsl last week In y y"ldiht against
DrElanfIr regular Republican candidate" Tho
july was composed tf seven Cpipfrf hnd i've
white mon; David N. Barrow fnr tho plain
tiff nnd Lauvo and Talbot for Defendant.
Il!at1n Rouge 0npltolian,
ON tho bayou Toro III this parish. two little
bows. aged ten and Wrvn years. named Wal
tnt and Marshall Booty took otfnsun To 30
on laat, Friday eauirrei hunting during the
absence Of their parents. They found and
chased n squirrel Into his nost In the hollow
of u tree, which they cut down. and ny acct
dent II foil on Marehall'a hoad. which reRult-
cd III his death In u very few hours Saline
Hputhrpu.
As we feared. the daily mail system eatah-
iIshed between Donndsunviile and Red River
Landing has proven most gigantic mum
hug, The contracts OF the steamers Gay ana
Cannon expired on the tenth. According
to the new ~ rangoment We were to hnv0 "
daily mail from both above an below. since
the inauguration OF the new system this lino
has delivered only two malls at Bayou Sara.
West feIiciann Sentinel.
A negro boy. about thirteen or fourteen
years OF age, whose parents live on MAJOR i.
i Birds plantation. near town. accidentally
shot himself last Saturday. He had Just
started hunting, and after crawling through
tho crack Of u fence was In tho act OF pulling
his gun through after him whom tho hammer
struck n rail and fired, the Oontenta entering
his lett thigh He fingered until Wednesday.
when he died from tho effects Of tho wound.
Baton Rouge Capltolian.
A oolorcd man by tho name OF John Davis
Brown wits badly burned lnRt Monday night.
near Covington. iie had been drawing
GOAL" About | O'Clock he went to sleep on
some sucks and 1t Ia supposed they became
lgnitcd by sparks falling from tho KILN. When
he awoke his clothes were ON fire He ran
into the woods. where his crins soon brought
assistance. when 1t was found that no was SO
badly burned that his recovery Is considered
doubtful ISt. Tam many Farmer.
The ST Landry Democrat thinks tho Gond
tion of the Protestant cemetery In Opelousas
n Disgrace TO the town. Ii has around 1t n
common pioux fence, such MS fnrns arc en-
closed with, aud H. is down In places hnd tho
gate Is open or hangs loose on it's hinges. Tho
place IL resort for oattls and hogs Tho
hogs root down the uueuGoeed graves. and
the cattle break down tho head and loot
hoards If tho same by rubbing against them
Many graves, without oven q board To marx
Them have boon ohliterated by the hogs
Wa learn that several negroes who have
been employed on Mr.. George Wilson's place
loft Saturday and came tn town. stating TINT
they had been ordered by parties yet unknown
to leave Acts Of that kind should be stopped.
and we renew our suggestion, mada lust week,
| sf..F. tEt
merchants should be held To take this aubject
| In hand and endeavor to have theea unlawful
| acts stopped. There Is a IN ystery about some
| of these troubles Tint We think meeting OF
| merehan's and planters would nnraVel
| Baton Rouge Advocate.
| on Monday last. while tho two colored
hoya BILLY and Jimmy Middleton. were ou'
| In Il aLttif among tho willows In front Of toWr
hunting ducks, two shots IN quick succession
| were heart and soon tho report spread thai
| Bllly's leg was shot of. This was not quite
| trup as IL proved to be his foot, instead q
| hia leg, that Ind received the charge OF duel
ahot. which literally tore away tho upper
part Of the foot through tho instep, leaving
| the toes hanging by tho under skin. or course
| amputntion heGams necessary, and Drs, jan
nary md SIicer performed tho operation
| taking of tho wounded foot Just above tn
anoIN Tenaas journal.
We understand that tho right of way 10
| the railroad from Vermilionvllie to opeIousal
| has been secured, except from three or lou
parties. IT these Inst still refuse to grant !
through their premises, IL Will have 10 10 on
/ forced hy appropriation, or. we presume. vii
be purchased with the funds raised by tn
committee OF twenty, OF which II. L. Garland
| Fac. Is chairman. We understand the com
mttea will raise ample means To purchase al
necessary depot grounds ana right OF wa
| which may not he freely donated To the nj 81
gan company On his return To tho city. M
Pandely, agent OF tho Morgan company
gave glowing description of the country ht
tween New iberia and Opelousaa, ana declare
his firm intention OF building the rond froT
Vermillonvlllc TO this point by midsummer
There came In on the train yesterday abou
FORTY negrOea men, women ana children, WI
expect To take the steamer Bonnie Lee to-da
for Nav Orleans cn route for Liberia. The
are from Gherokee and neighboring countie
~ Texas. They think they cRn go 10 Ne
Orleans, and there find vessel bound to il
bnrin II would he utterly useless To toll the'
that the Iiharian movement has played on
and that there Ia no vessel In New Orleans u
for Liberia. They must have money or the
could not travel Possibly when they reac
tho city and find out their mistake they ma
return, hut 1t is much more probable tina
they will find their way to some sugar pat
tatipn The apparent loader Ia n religion
enthuainst md thinks tho Lord will be- prov
dent Shreveport Times. January 81.
1t has been thought for some time that q
Illicit whisky WAS still being located In Graz
parish, and on tho tweuty-tirst instant. o. |
Blochrr, revenue agent for tho departmei
, ut Washln ,ton accompanied by Spccl
Deputy A. F. Donnisgue for the State OF Ln'
ieiana. discovered and captured a large lille
; whisky distillery In the swamps OF Gray
creek IN Grant parish Tho still would max
; about thirty gallons of whisky per da
Twenty-one fermenting tubes were de5troye
with their contents, also ono barrel OF 10
a wines and some malt. The still was saw
Y and slowed with Mr.. Satcher. Esq, and W
q be- shipped to New Orleans. The distillei
was oppsrated by j. M Harper. an old moo
. sinner" Some OF the crook was broug
> here and tested by our chemist, DR.. St. Jon
. who pronounced It under fifty proof Ale
| anttria We the Peoplp.