The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-26

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The House then adjourned until tomorrow
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LOUISIANA.
Sheriff Paul, Of Rapldes. departed TO
Baton Rouge Wednesday per steamer Bell
with four prisoners for the penitenttary ant
one man for the insane asylum at jackson.
There has been three or four runners from
Chicago here this week trying to induce oul
farmers to ship their potatoes, ETC., to tina
place. Pontchatoula Gazette.
lied Merchants Exchange. A coMmitta,
has been appointed to draw up constitution
and by-laws.
A mass meeting OF the Democratic Con
sentative voters of Tanxipahoa parish IL
called to meet at Amite City OIL the first Mon
delegates to the State convention.
The editor Of the Msrksville Village, has
abandoned It's publication, and the Bulletin is
now the only journal In Avoyelles partsh.
The press, m terial and good will Of the ViE
lager have been purchased by the Bulletin.
No deaths among the horses and mules on
this eide OF Bout river except In the southern
part OF the parish, where the Rnats prevail.
Mr.. A. Dyson and Mr.. r. B. McIntosb have
each lost several head Richaand Beacon.
A mass meeting OF the Democratic party
Of the parish OF Franklin Is called to meet at
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day, April 8, 1880, for the purpose OF selecting
delegates to the State Democratic convention.
The water has risen nine inches during the
past twenty-four hours, and lacks only two
1 feet OF being to high-water mark at Brlster' 3
place. 1t ts running out into low places and
an overflow seems to be certain-[R lchland
Beacon.
The committee appointed at the last meet
| ing of the police jury OF Lincoln parish made
q report recommending the building Of q
courthouse one story high, forty by sixty
| feet with walls fourteen feet high A tax OF
five mills will be levied to erect said building.
The East Carroll Conservative has sus-
pended and the East Carroll Republican
springs up In Its place. with B. 81. Lanier for
editor. 1t Is Republican In politics, and hoists
| the names OF Grant and Settle, of North
Caroline, at It's head for President and Vice
| President
On Tuesday. the sixteenth instant. Mrs.
Rain Pourcine, an old colored woman, aged
over seventy years, living with her step-son,
John Lazarre, on St. Patrick street, In this
place, while sitIing before the fire. and before
the accident was discovered the unfortunate
creature was SO badly burned that she died
shortly afterwards. nonaldsonville Chief.
new piece OF levee has been built In front
Of the Vinent place, Port Barrow, and no fur
ther apprehension Is felt on account of the
caving embankment at that point. There ls
another weak spot short distance below, on
the same side of the bayou, and the president
OF the police jury will have 1t attended to at
once DonaldsOnvtlle Chief.
The clouds which have steadily Travelled
northward for some time past came back
with heavy rains for about ten days la sue
eesstoD, bringing JOY and prosperity to our
log and mill men, but sadness and disap-
pointment to farmers and gardeners, whose
crops, well advanced, have been seriously In
jured by floods.-lLake Charles Echo.
1t Is said q goose generally lays from six to
ten, and rarely more than from ten to fifteen,
eggs before setting. A lady In st. Charles has
a goose which commenced setting this week
verified by the affioavits OF six credible per-
sons. The goose Is setting on sixteen OF her
eggs.-fLake Charles Echo.
The United States mall steamer Ramos,
running semi-weekly between Lake Charles
by United States Deputy Marshal Reese, on
q writ Issued out OF the United States District
Court at New Orleans, In q suit for penalty
for not having on board all the licensed off,
GERS required by the United States revenue
laws.
The floods OF rain during the last ten days
have seriously impeded work. Track Is laid
across the Calcasieu river bridge, and loco
motive will probably cross the bridge this
e evening The gap between Orange and Lake
week, and then the first train will leave Lake
Charles for Orange, Texas Work Is progress
ing on the Grand Marais bridge. Col. Adams.
general manager, will commence on the twen-
ty-tourth instant laying track from Vermi-
Honville eastward toward Lake Charles
Lake Charles Echo. March 40.
On Tuesday evening last Willis Neal and
Ned Page, both colored, were engaged In 8
game OF cards In Mr.. Wright's saloon, on
Levee street, for what Is known In Lake Prov
idence as q "short drink" A quarrel ensued
and Neal dealt Page blow with his fist and
then drew his pistol, but Page being stout
man held Meals pistol tillMr. Wright wrested
it from his handle. The pistol being thus Sc
cured, Page let his hold on Neal 60 and then
attempted to get out Of the house, but Neal
at once drew his knife, pursued Page and
wound, from which he died almost instantly.
ICarroll Republican.