The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-02
Il was rufnofed that no two Of the eotntnis.
siuiierH had agfued.--l Lafayette Advertiser


A large. petitieh asking fof new election
has been forwarded % our representatives Il,
the LEGISLATURE, and WE understand that a
counter petition IN regard TO the came sub
iact he's also been forwarded. All ef our city
officials, from the Maypf tlewn Joined ~ the
petition for new election, and we are IN
elinea b. the opinion that 4 majority Of our
people prefer that ota should bp held at the
expiration vi their terms W Office, which Will
be next November shreveport Times.
The .loggers ot the awa,nps are stlll Y,
hupnp that they may have aDU0 poaHpb fOf
their work. Hheulj their expectations be re.
Allied much more than The ueual gtahtlty 81
lpNs Will bp btuaght duwn w tAlH place.
There ie an Immense quantity Q. t,nnei
banked II, the. upper awatnpe when wnn!n
cotup Jewt, al once II the water could be
fpuna 10 taost 10 lu the lower ewagsps
scarcely anyth has been done fpf the lAst
twp years for want ef sufficient tlae. New
iberia sugar Howl.
In the vicinity u The Pelhte Uoupee post
olllce end or sc,ae .listaee aboye a,,u be!g NV,
lpveu eH the Ueloinh place has beef, ba!ly
damaged BY hoRa, IT hogs ore permitted to
run II large III this critical tlne ana We can
COUNT them on aud ,nar the. levee by the
irienas III time 81 need. " is III be hpppd that
the Legislature will PASS the most flgld laws
on the subject Vt hogs running out ~ any
dlstrlat where thafe are leveee, and Ia relation
% toads, eute. rice auee. ete-tPolnte Cotipee
Pelican.
On Monday hiaht laet Negro man by the
name IL Jpe Williams, alias Joe Chicken, At
tempted to effect ap entrances INTO the dwells
inr. kuuse III Mrs. j. j. Morgan, In thls town.
Mrs. Morgan, on going u bed. Thought che
aNw The figure 81 . man standing near her
the BURGLAR, Who attempted 10 iurpe hls en-
trance. Rhe knocked HIN, back with her hands
and called fot assistance at tue came time
The neiHhbors Fathafea,. aud % making
search discovered Ny; Uhlche., hla lndet AZ y
now ,v IN js,l Awaiting hls trial before jury 81
HE peefs.-tbt. Landry Democrat.
shootl,a setape occurred oh the feftyhoat
laat Friday evening hptweph OfIlnaf GunbiHA-
ham ard Dave Jaiaet.. II seams that Joiner
had been arrested oh 'l'rinty street by Gum
kindly allowed NV the officer ID w pil board
the ferry before hiring tucked up, while there
Joiner secured pistol and With II tried TO
Eofce Cunningham, ~ faleaae HIN. ~ th's,
however, he did not s'teree,, 20 elippinH baes
In the dark. beblnd the machinery, he fired at
the officer, who quickly returned the satile.
After All exchange ~ several harmless shuts,
Joiner waa finally secured, hut not until he
had severely bitten the officers hand IN seve-
ra, ,,larae. After beng tied liz waa with much
lllfieulty lodged III jail.--IOoneordla Eagle.
The place near town. consisting Of ninety
vr more atpenta w land, recently. purchased
Nv Mr., j. J. Met1pnb, president Ut the Leus
eiana Western Railroad Qampshv, was ,e..
Gently surveyed and laid Mt Into streets and
lots. Work cn the adjoining place Ut Mesats.
Hopkins h Kennedy having beeh stopped by
Injunction. the wurh,Men were nut ~ work %
The fret named place, tn mark the streets by
,itehiug, etc. There is TO he ati avenue eighty
feet wlde running through the centre q the
lana from nofth W HvMth, intptnenttnH the
railroad at a tieht-ansle, The passenser
,,enot for both ruatis, will he located On this