The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-15
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

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.,sa a,ssiicient funds to buy an engine Tor
sjoyingtun Fire Company NO. i.
,f,ha ratlrnad excursion from Lake Charles
4 d,raf,tre. Texas. OF the iiremen of the former
ftls city was d great success, pecunlariiy ano
otherwise
Henry Clay and Robert LINDSEY, confined
~ tha mption parieh jail, escaped last
Sunday u uaan night by breaking through the brick
wall which inclosed the building.
The plantations below Columbia are par
TALLY covered with water, and IL is o severe
hardship on the owners ana labofeIs. t ls
tp be hoped that it will leave In time To make
q crop. .-tCsldwell Herald.
On last Thursday difficulty occurred be-
tween i. A. Mercer abd W. M. Mercer.
brothers. at the store of the latter. near FIJI
more, Bossler parish. which resulted In the
Killing of the former by the latter.
The Vienna town election last Saturday
nnp,ed otf rntber quietly The following
gentlemen were elected: VIM Harper, mayor
a. Il. Coleman, marshal; J. j. Nelson, I; 4,
Davis, w. b. Mattsx. V ". Ives, ~. d. Nuli
and 3. d. Pearee, aldermen.
A. j. Echevsrria, sheriff elect Of Assurnp-
tinn. has been eDiolnsd from occupying the
office to which he WAS elected, ana u ID now
under the control OF Dr. Pugh. All the other
parish officials have qualified aud entered
upon d performance Of their duties.
The St, Tammany Fdrmer is opposed to the
a,lunss,lon uf the Helena Gazette and Amite
Independent. that the back Florida or piny
woods puriehes should have the Cong resaman
from the Hixth district. Il thinks Hon, q. W.
Robertson makes very useful nj. ", anu
wants to keep him Ia washington.
Last Saturday between and . o'clock D. m
near Kinks mill, Id Vernon parish. +. M.
Franklin killed John +. Marcus. Marcus,
who had been drunk, got into a quarrel with
ono Bray, la which Franklin, his friend. re.
fused to assist hln. Marcus became enraged
stick, when Franklin picked up pinesknot
and struck him over the head with II, With
fatal effset
The frat eleetion for municipal authorities
Napoisonvile took place last Monday,
passing off very quietly, full vote was
polied and, contrary to anticipatiops, tho Re-
publicans succeeded In eleoting their entire
ticket by small majority. The names OF
Messfs. Dupaty and Deaune. Democrats,
were on both tickets aud they were conee-
uuently elected. The following are the new
officials: Mayer, Chas, Dupaty; comncilmen
Onei. Delaune, Louis Plfferi, John Williams
Mnd George ArInstead (colored).
Two brothers. James and william Mercer,
who live I'd Bussier Point, across the river,
some twenty-five miles from here. got into a
difficulty with each other. which resulted In
the instant death OF James Mercer by shoot
Ing. at the hands OF his brother. william
The tragedy happened on Thursday evening,
at Mercer's store Ia Bossier parish. William
claims to have been forced to DO the terrible
deed In eelf.defense, as hs brother James
was firing on him at the time with n shot
gun. He Immediately started for Bellevue,
the parish site, TO deliver himself up
Shreveport Standard.
Meesrs. VIM. Aarons and Robert Davis,
both young men under the age of majority,
In the vicinity Of Bayou 81. Miguel of this
parrish, were on their return with their guns
from . squirrel hunt. the first day Of this
month, when young Davls being behind
AHrons with his gun across both shoulders,
the hammer of the lock caught In "a limb
above his head as they were walking through
the woods, which jerked the muzzle Of the
gun In front Of him, aud when In parallel
line with Aarons's head the hammer un-
hitched from the limb, which fell and fired
the whole load into his head, killing him
almost Instantly -ESabine Southron.
Two parties OF colored people left here on
upward bound steamers, en- route to Kansas.
There were between fifty and sixty Ia oil, OF
whom three-fourths were women and chill
dren, A few were from Donaldsonville and
few from Port Barrow, but the greater num-
Der had lived on Bayou Laionrche, IN the
wards We understand that others are pre-
pairing to leave at mn early day from the same
neighborhood. Theemigrants were generally
reticent about their destination, but 1t Is GER
tain that nearly all were bound for the prom
fEfsu lHIu Vi pAsGhluk
Vile Chief.
murder was committed last Saturday on
the body OF Mr.. John Marcus near Mr.. Isaiah
Kinks mill, on the Anacoco, Vernon parish.
Mr.. Marcus left the mill and was followed by
one +. M. Franklin, both In o state OF intoxi-
cation, and after going about one. quarter of q
mile Marcus was found dead, having been
beat to death on the head with pine knot.
Franklin Immediately surrendered himself to
the sheriff OF that parish, but we have not
heard whether he has made any confession
respecting the affair. He is no relation to the
iah, and had recently emigrated to that coun-
try from the State OF Alabama. - Sabine
Houthron.
From oil appearances and reports the cane
La In excellent condition TO vouch the GER
tainty OF another large crop like that OF 1878.
The season has been just what 1t could be
wished, and the planters have every reason to
feel contented, for awhile at least No doubt
the recent cool spells have somewhat de-
barred the growth OF the cane. but neverthe-
less t is again moving on, and there will be
no further impediments to its progress. The
fall plant is considerably ahead OF the spring,
but both are In excellent condition, as like"
wise are the rattoons. The corn is coming up
finely also, and promises an unusual supply
Of that essential staple. - IDonaldsonville
Chief.
laborers employed on Burnsldes Ascension
plantation, In the first ward OF this parish,
had o quarrel last Saturday night, which pro-
duced fatal results. Doke was under the in
fiuence Of liquor, and addressed insulting
language toa woman in the quarters, to which
Mitchell took exceptions. He received o
cursing for his pains and retaliated by strik-
Ing Doke In the face with his fist. Doke
pulled picket from fence near at hand
and followed Mitchell across the street.
When the men had crossed the open space
Mitchell seized stick OF wood that was lying
on the ground, turned upon his pursuer and
dealt him q powerful blow across the fore
head, telling him to the earth with frac-
tyred skull. Those near the spot say that
Doke apparently died instantly. without ut
tering q sound.-lDonaldsonvill Chief.
Quite an excitement was created In our city
last wednesday evening by the killing Of w.
j, Collier ON st. Denis street by q man named
Mac. Devrow, Georgian, In the employ OF
Mr. II, B. Nance, livery stake keeper: From
what we can learn the origin OF the difficulty
dates back some three weeks, when dispute
arose about pistol left In the stable. which
Devrow accused Collier OF taking. Since that
time the relations between the parties have
not been friendly. Last Wednesday Collier,