The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-09
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
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LOUISIANA.

VhtUn Fire OOmnRny NO. !. VI Iletussb"u,
paradud OH March 4. 7@.=m
W. r. Oliver, ri Nichlabd is tho father OF
swenty-one children.
vidalia ,s soon 10 have an election Tor
mayor and aldermen.
The editor Of the He.aid wants Columbia TO
establish pork factory"
A plan In On foot to run a telephone from
Natchitoehes to Grand Eeote.
Another batch OF etidni 1arktea started
nom HHtun HrHsse teF KAnaan Aniday.
srha town Of Vienna viii he about four miles
or the railroad route, even should ~ 30 bnllt
ON the nearest survey.
Mr. l)Ralua Meyer Intends to work a squad
t,f tN,uviet laborerH Oh the Forest place. In
Ooncotdla parish, this year.
There never waa better prospect for n large
crop III all respecta III the Hnct,op ~ the
country than AZ this time, iberia Journal.
The baton Rouge t'slttottun complains that
I great many young men ~ that town are
leaving home TO try their FORTUNES else-
where.
Mr.. Francis Vincent. an old citizen Of naton
Rouge. was found dead III h'a led last AIoh-
day morning. Hts age ia supposed ~ nave
reached 100 years.
A little colored child belopaing 10 a tenant
On Mr.. John y. Hutchlpaon'a place, waa aec'-
dentAlly drowned IN Sunday evening last
IHt Helena Gazette.
Richlafd the HeactN declares, has the
meaneet parish jail IN thu state, II is any
jp,ss III see a new one built aud calls on the
citizens al Tho pafiah to get up subscription
list for that purpose
An election will ba held nj the several poll
inH places IN th,a parish un Monday the tt.
tpenth lnatant, to hatarmina whether or NOT
special Tux shall be levied to build court
house. Lincoln Sentinel.
The therv,lle .South indorHea the DINO.
cRAT,a plan Ut u State convention ~ New w"
leans nc an early date. 40 that the various
parlHhea can be represented by thalr repre-
sentatvea In The Legislature
The Clara w., AZ eome point below Trinity.
on her iast trip III. ran into the woods aud
was badly Injured Several " her Htatas
ruoma WE'RE torn down. iropardlsinH the lives
Of several paasengera. Morehuuse Glarlon.
From gentleman from the upper part nf
Black river we learn that number ot I'M
movements ara going on in that section ot
the parieh, and that the planters there are
Mont Nil through breaking ny. uoneord'a
Eagle.
An average pina log. ready for saving.
Yields 2hn feet 81 lumber. few days age.
eayn the Lake Charles Echo. we noticed some
being sawed nj Ryan Il Geary's min. pros
cured from John Haaar. which gave each
over 1000 feet Of lumber.
The working Of d squad or convict laborera
Ii tp be tried on Frogmore plantation, IN
Ocneortia parish, La. large. aud secure
prison hag been erected on the place for their
safe keeping, and three men are employed to
guard them. two during the day and ono At
night.
The consolidation 1t Iincoln and jackson
parishes Ia being talked Of by some 81 our
citizens. Lincoln has about IA many debts
~ har avn ma ahn can well nav and the nm.
puxAtion Vt jackson would not benefit her In
fhia particular. therefore We think ID best to
lot our parish remain IA 1t ts.~-l Lincoln SEN
tinel.
Hon. u. q. Parsons. Judge Of the Fourteenth
Dlatrirt Court, died iii hia reaihenca In Baa-
tron on Monday night, Tho Judge was an
s,ld citizen of Murehouae entea,ued by all who
knew him IA 4 pure, upright aud honorable
Chriatinn gentleman, and his death Ia l,,ap
not only Ia his family and parlph. hat 10 the
aurfy,aindinv partahrn ~ Ktrhland Rearpn
Mr. n patvnla n baker nj Monry~ wau
.,,sa,,. = l., I'M, nnaahisa riv.,r IN Mnnnday
rsvht and Ma hodv wan recovsred on Wednes.
siSv. His drowning IL involved In son,a
myetary which will probably never he solved.
m IL pruhnhle that he walked into the river
while very drunk. He had an ugly wound on
hla head, which waa caused by hia falling on
old broken bottles.
In raforpnce tn tho cay,nr az the leyee az
na.,anramt,s. wa learn that (}oy. Wiltg tp,e.
vr.nhca Hasiatnnt Htate Enrincer Richard.
s.,,, IN acrnrn a,,ificiant lMhnr fn huild the
nes,essAry nrotautton levec and In accordance
Herewith 4 force Of about 100 convtcts from
commenced work on Tuesday. This insures
protection at that polnt.--l IenRas journal.
Tho fourth day of March was duly cele-
hraf.sd hv nIr iir: cnmnan,ea. The Hone Hook
Ana ladder Gam many. Opelouans Fire Com.
MANY M, / and OnelrM,sas Fire Company No,
formed IN nrpesassion Ia the court. houae
au,inrc when. headed by the Opelouans intie-
s,s,ndant hrass hand tht.v cum ,i1ellced parnsls
thruuuh the streets AS usual they were ac-
compMnted by the mayor and town council In
carriages. Courier.
rhe no,,ca iurv az tho pnr,sh Of Lafourche
harr leviad M mat parish IN I'D ralorcsn III \
~ s.,,.,,, mi,la IN Tho dollar thrp and hall
,,,,i,s III .shich .,nstifmtas tha renernl fund
Tar IssrnwinI the ordinary expenses of the
na,,sh inrinStn,y Iii sniarisa M ntll,pra: two
Mis- fnr ina maintannnco and annnort al
r ,,lr ~ schno,a ma Mil for rurchasinv,
S"s,any and rrnatrinu sehool.houses. and the
rssn,a,niny half mil fnr imnrovinu tia public
h,,tidinvs AZ the nnr,sh.
e.'s . - 80 49,, ,,, 80.
AZ accuenl happeheu ~ .ms ,a" ,s ,, htss