The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
LOUISIANA.

An old negro staying on Sheriff Gordy's
place, near Franklin, was accidentally burned
| to death recently.
Gilgal Church, near the line Of Webster and
! Claiborne, has been rebuilt, This church was
destroyed by fire last year.
The Ouachlta Telegraph is very anxious to
have the Pagan and Corona. both Ouaehlta
boats, run race on that river
negro nurse In Shreveport dropped a
baby Of Mrs. Sprague's In Shreveport last
Wednesday,. ~ fell on its head, producing
conclusion Of the brain, and will die.
Many Of our farmers have planted large
crops OF oats. which are already up and grow
| Ing finely, to meet the short corn crop Of last
| year Claiborne Guardian.
| The Minden Democrat speaks hopefully Of
Minden's prosperity. Many new residences
and store-houses are going Yp. handsome
| railroad depot In the near future Ia spoken OF
as one OF the possibilities.
| Two weeks ago stranger came 10 town
and sought for temporary board. He had
then about $50 with him. After n brief stay
| he left for VefmllioDville He had been there
| but a few days, when he was found hanging
III stable near the house where he was lodg-
| Ing, but no money WAS found on his person. =
| New Iberia Sugar Bowl
| We have taken more than ordinary care to
ascertain tho condition Of the seed cane from
the inception Of the planting season to its
completion. "bpIenddly," Ia the general re-
down In 1879" Tho impression among plant
ers who are thoroughly posted IN cane eul-
ture, appears to DO that II no unforeseen acci-
dents should transpire In the future, tho crop
Of 1890 will he the largest made since the
war Assumption Pioneer.
The most melancholy accident we have been
called on to chronicle Tor q long time occurred
ut the residence of one " our most esteemed
citizens, Capt. T. l.. Morse, on Wednesday,
the twenty fifth ultimo. The captains young
teen months old. swallowed some coucen-
trated lye, and although every means to save
the little sufferers life that human ingenuity
could devise WAS resnfted to, che died the
following morning. New iberia Sugar Bowl.
On the Bell place. In East Carroll 525 acres
completed on February 10. and the footing
up shows 70l bales OF cotton grown on aud
gathered off the 525 acres. An examination
Of the weights show that the 7O1 ties were
equal to TAX commercial bales. This we re-
gard M u good crop-perhaps the largest av-
erage crop that has been made for great
length Of time In tho parish: close up TO ~
bales to the acre. Fully 5000 bushels Of corn
were made on the place; pstatoes. peas and
vegetables OF MI kinds In abundanee.--IC Car
roll Conservative.
No better evidence OF the purpose to plant
very largely In cotton the present year on
Red River, and on the hills, throughout the
entire section of country tributary to this
important center OF trade need be- cited, than
the fact TINT there have been sold In our mar
ket nearly 1900 head OF mules since the mid
die of last December, to be used for planta-
ton purposes, and tho demand for stock OF
that kind is still brisk. II we should be
blessed with o season ~ favorable as that OF
the past year, North Louisiana will send to
market the largest cotton crop she will have
ever made. The outlook is most encouraging,
and If no untoward accidents Intervene. aud
the price oil cotton maintains anything like
It's present value. our planters and farmers
as a class will be vastly better Off year
hence than they are to-day shreveport
Standard.