The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-25
SOUTHERN State NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
The planters Of Bienville parish are buying
their corn to make crop this year.
The Ibervile South is opposed to the OPEN
ing Of Bayou Pluquemine to navigation.
Robins are now plentiful and guns can now
be heard popping In every direction.-tlber-
Vile South.
| No town along the line Of the Teche Exten-
sion road shows more signs Of Improvement
than Jeannerette.
The long drouth has considerably retarded
the growth OF the garden truck III this vlcin-
y.-llberville South.
The bayou Ia falling again and the pros
poets for another boat are growing beauti-
| fully less Morehouse Clarion.
/ Our planters arc about through planting
cane, and are now busy blowing their lands
to plant corn.-IPonte Coupee Pelican.
| Another disappointment Ia the malls oc-
Cured yesterday morning. The steamer
White went up and put off no mail at this
point Iberville South.
We learn from DR.. G. NJ Smith, president OF
| the parish board Of health that some Of the
much-needed sanitary work OF ST. Mary has
already been done.-t Morgan City Review.
The steam cotton yin OK Mr.. Paulin Brous.
sard, situated ON False river, was burned
down last Sunday night. This burning is
supposed to be the work OF al tncendiary.-
lPointe Coupee Pelican.
There was a heavy rain In this locality on
Wednesday evening Last. About O'Clock
shower Of hail fell; 1t did no damage, how
ever, as 1t was " short duration and the
pieces Of hail were not lArge.-llberviile
South.
The farmers are busy ut work breaking up
their ground and otherwise preparing for the
next crop. Much more land will be planted
III this parish than last year, and cOnse-
quentIy labor Is In great demand.-[C Con-
cordia Eagle.
We learn there will be large area OF lands
on the Crosse Trte and other new lands Oh
the river planted In rice this year. The cul-
ture of rice Is getting to be quite extensive In
our parish, aud 80 far has proven remunera-
tive lberville South.
The best freight trip OF any steamship of
the Morgan Line to this port this season
was made by the Hutchinson. which brought
In thirty-seven Car loads on the seventeenth,
and went out on the eighteenth with seventy
two Morgan City Review.
Our swampers and others engaged In the
lumber business had a crestfAllen look last
week when the waters began to fall. The
news Of the rise In the rivers above and the
chance yet OF plenty Of water for Floating
purposes has had the effect of elating them
considerably. LberviIle South.
!, We have contradictory reports as to the
2 movements Of the exndusters Of this parish.
Z Some say that many Of the negroes In the VI
entity OF L'Argent are preparing to skip.
l
there are no such steps on foot. AS it IL, most
OF the contracts entered into are monthly
ITensas Journal.
From the mail carrier, who came in TIES
+, day evening, we learn quite a serious shoot
! Ing ARRAY took place In HarriSOnburR last
+ Monday between several gentlemen Of that
place Ed. Span, he states was shot by Jack
Taunton. after which VIM +. Robb, q cousin
of Span, shot both Jack and Mute Taunton
|lCOncordia Eagle.
1 b,lJ
inquest this week on the body of colored
man named Stanton, found In Bayou Teche
last Sunday: Stanton was mixed up In the
row In which Constable Hebert, of JEAN
made last week. No mark Of violence was
found on the drowned man, and the theory is
that, being pursued, he died as much from
fright as from anything cause.
This week our planters will nearly wind up
! their planting of the cane crop. The seed
cane. as a general thing. has been good, on I
here and there having spoiled, The prospects
for q large crop this year never were better.
e We hear of no complaints In our parish Of a
J, !. lack OF labor, although large number Of the
transient labOrers who visit this section Ia
the rolling season have left for other sections
! of the country Iberville South.
Thursday morning ms the east bound pas
aenger train OF the Texas and Pacific neared
! FlOurnoy's station, some fourteen miles dis
: tant from Shreveport, the body Of colored
: man was discovered lying near the track. An
! examination OF the body disclosed the fact
a that he had been run over by some passing
train. He had been riding under one of the
freight cars on the brake and had evidently
|, fallen therefrom. The deceased was seen In
Marshall Texas, several times, and reported
, that he had come from Little Rock and was
: going to Shreveport.
, Proceedings against Messrs. Kennedy, Hop
| kins ct ais. by the Louisiana Western Rail-
road Company, to appropriate SO much OF
t their lands as might be required by the COM
. pany were begun on Tuesday before Judge
| Mouton Exceptions entered by the defend
~ ants to the jurisdiction or the court and other
matters were overruled, and the commits
t sioners to estimate and award the value of
. the land required and any damages that
9 might be worked to those parties were ap-
r pointed by the court on Wednesday. They
will very probably be engaged several days
: In making up their report Lafayette Adj
3 vertiser.
About two weeks ago Parks Allen and Jes-
sic Finley, two gallant young bucks OF the
colored persuasion, living in Gum Swamp,
y fell out about a woman, and by a simultane-
/ Gus, II not a mutual consent, agreed to de-
! eide the difference by an appeal to arms. The
!. result was that Parks Allen was killed by his
; antagonist, Jesse Finley. Jesse was arrested,
Q lodged In jail until last Monday, when he was
9 carried before Judge Norwood. After a
J searching examination, the court decided that
Finley acted In SELF defense, and was there
fore justified In taking the life OF his rival,
Mr. Allen- Morehouse Clarion.
TEXAS.