The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
SOUTHERN STATE news.
LOUISIANA.


shipping potatoes to market In about two
weeks.
From the sugar plantations around Ope-
lo,lsas we hear chat thestubbles are good and
ths plant cane Ill excellent condition. II Dom
aldsonville Chief.
The bar of Monroe met In that town the
other day ard adopted resolutions expressing
late district judge Of that district.
A colored missionary preacher arrived In
DOnaldsOnville February "a, who asserted
that he had been sent thcre by his African
king to preach the gospel In America. He
gives his name as Rev. George Bell.
Vile parish, killed q gray eagle on Lake Bis
teneau the other day which measured seven
feet three inches from tip To tip, and three
feet from its beak TO tip of tail.
We learn from the steamboat agents at
this place thnt 1000 sacks Or a 600 bushels OF
cotton seed have been shipped from this point
this season. The amount from the parish
must be twice az great.--MOnroe Bulletin.
Our planting friends are making. vigorous
efforts TO give their crops good send of.
Corn has been very generallytplanted, and.
from what we can learn. they are planning
more grain than usual.-[De Soto Democrat.
Capt. Dabney's survey of the railroad from
Monroe to Arcadia is 1000 feet shorter than
the Bonner survey over tho same ground,
and Il IL thought the new line will cost from
10 to 30 per cent less for construction than the
old o,,a.
Our planters are now very busy, many Of
them being engaged In planting their corn.
xho cn,, rrnn during tha iiraf fan dava ~ this
.,,snth II hafnu tha general In nresaion that
seed sown ut this period will strike the sea-
sons properly.-IAvoyelles Bulletin.
The Monroe Wharfboat and Elevator Com
pany, ono Oh Lne enliaren 2. 'ne ,t,s nosro n "
Trade. WAS orRani1eo MDnuay Will - -.
bhohrs, 3. MeyoI' q. III psa1n. H.. voseRn ar.,. mu
rSors DE- ~ ~ W. suh,op Saa niraadv hae,
4.i,,es,' 2.iy,vV' t.nDr.,a TS.vDr N Rniiatin eo'
L6ken.-lNLohkVo DuuAosln'
An attempt was = MADE y on SUNDAY. Eeofuary
~. to assasslnate MI. samuel Ber.eau AZ ne
near Moore's bridge, In the ninth ward of As
cenBlon parish, he was nrsd upon by some
one concealed ~ the r0adslde, ana received
painful put lortunately nOI uanReIOus pucK-
shot wounds ID tue neck anu sue. One jacob
eg III. hss svett,nn ve Z. trial - "o' -" = 80"
~ n,r.,o I'M ] snata have maae their annear.nca
Ia large quantitles. we are III. lnIoImsa . py Mr ~.
WIN. O3ueh tnaL tney WoIo hEsS ngSictl ~ hlS
nelR1o9rnsoeh e On ,,,s .,a ~ rse weuusehy M thy
Mr. Y. lost tnIee mules . ahu moIsa; "a Ine
died At the Eddins place day or two since
We would advlse our learners hoS 20 use Inelr
mules or horses at o. curing the 9nat season.
-lFranKlln sun.
We were yesterday shown by Mr.. &. White
q pair Of shoes built for . man living In the
swamp In ConcOrdia parish. The shoes were
brogang and their original Size was fifteens
the largest shoe made but they were three
eizea too small. Mr. Whlte lenRtnened them,
And ny the Nape me Insy SNOW lengtn l[o.
egon 70 ssh y, , s,s,hta "a Th ..n n"
tlolr nuInDea ~ eH., ~ "a ~ t,ia ah1,,,t I. Az.
nO ~ " Wesa thn % n, & s.o.H u' ,,t oaa o
Iaet s,x inSnes nasn, n,u We'sls ""ou' zoo
p0unds.--tN tNatcneA DenooAas.
difficulty occurred at Adkins Landing,
above East Point, on Sunday last, between
the mate Of the steamer Kate Kinney and
rOuStAbout, which resulted ~ the fOrmer
shooting the latter through one OF tne lungs:
The wounded was cared f0r Dy the onieerS Of
the boat and was still alive when the boat
passed here last Monday, though ID q criti-
cal condition. The mate Immediately lett
the boat, and will likely make himself scarce
for . while. He belongs IA St. Louis, and not
to the Southern r1ver5.--lOoushatta Oltizen.
n Affords ia great pleasure to note the live
infareaf our eItizens are taking In the matter
81 s,1hecrintion for city bonds to raise the sum
III nm. 600 to repair the capital building. Be-
aides the citizens who have individually Sig
ri1iId their Willingness 70 subscribe liberally.
yga ara Uratifled to be able to state that sew
anal m fhe leading organizations OF our oitv. |
incIndinr III. James Masonic Lodge. DeSotn
and Eureka lodges, /. q. o. f., German Be-