The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-29
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

II N proposed 10 gravel the streets Of Mon
rue.
me webster 1ftbane Il bitterly opposed 10
IIldan.
Ths tirenlen 81 Alexandria will not parade
TIM year
Monroe holds lie municipal election the
MraL Monday lii May.
The Alexapdria Democrat and the b.
James Iyp,siAianoia are fuf Hancock
inc arass ID Bt. Charles, thanks ID recent
rnlne, a growing t00 fast for the planters.
Judge Robert nichArdson, Of Ouaehlta, liz
spoken of for Congress from the Filth Dis
the Grand Ledge Of Good tremplars, Of this
ytate !neets III Morgan City the second week
u April.
OF The $4,000 capital 81 the Monroe wharf
hoat Company, 5000 has already been sub
Aeffbed.
The leyees la ~. Charles are In splendid
Ogsldltion, and no fears are entertained Oh an
: overflow
Jake Proctor c s Y ; under y, srI r n
Sis wife III The stomach.
MI. Mary parish viii hold convention a.
FRANKLIN, April D.. and elect delegates 10 the
State convention In this city.
Antonio Jones, who recentiy escaped from
tAs Terfebo1he jail has been fecapturet III
flsquemlnes and returned TO prison.
" ~ Thought w many planters II gu Mary. Y.
That the remarkably dry and warm winter
Will Insure flle crop Of cane this year.
The Thlppdaus Sentinel reports that Hon.
dale for Congress from the Third District
several planters ia the Attakapas country
Nave, with sofrvw, noticed The appearance OF
Se sss vsry aestruc s1vs q te cane fields
N Ia stated that navigation company has
Mgan formed fol- the transportation 81 the
lsFvsiuce pf Terfpbunne parish ~ New Or
laAns. The route chosen will be the old Bar
AtAfls canal.
me mulberry trees that have been planted
1 = West Eellelana are said to be In q most
MoMnshlng condition. and the Inhabitants 81
chat parish are preparing TO enter extensive
) Into the elk raising business.
Ths long deferred rain has at last fallen ~
AFtAt abundanre; branches and bRynus ar 2
Ealj. and Lake Disteneatt ls sufficiently high
Mi s' ali purposes Of navigation. BoaH have
alreeAy arrived M u,ir landings anu departed
heavily laden with cotton bales. Webster
Tribune
A raftstnan named Thomas Egnn was
Titled On Red river. te,, miles below nYoly.s
Nrun tried 10 kilt Hilton with shotgun,
hut the cap snapped and Hilton SELLING al,
Ns. struck Eagan on the head With IL,
INSTANTLY killing him,
Many. oil the planters. 81 1t. Mary are In
MkeHAA ~ HaHM WMHSiys WliNls - INV osihVuuusa.
anf the destruction III All the crops Oh the east
bank Of the Teehe Grand Lake y full 70
averiiowinH, and the water IL gradually ed-
vancing upon the back lande, which, II not
pauteotei. must lii few days lie Inundated.
on Thursday evening. when the, mali train
ast the Morgan Luuislana and Texas Rail-
Rad reached Franklin, the two box cars,
which contained freight for this point, being
detached from the engine were moving along
&he switch when suddenly little con OF Mr..
Mylis fell Rcrpse one Of the rails and wac 90
faerfully manEled that he died In a few
minutes.
Two much rain has fallen In this section for
tha past two weeks. All farm work ls at a
stahdstill and LII the hills, on many farms,
the labor already expended will be lost, as
the broken up and implanted ground has
F,epn leveled and badly washed by the beating
Z EHlna, The river planters who have their
Sorn In the ground arc not much better OFT.
~ the water and cold may yet necesltate re-
planting. A freeze is much 10 be feared now,
and we're Il to tome fruit md vegetation
would certainly be killed.-t Red River Clti-
&tHrs.