The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
SOUTHERN State NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

Tho OpelOusas (0urier'ia for Hancock.
The Ibervlle South. also. Ia for Hancock.
Vidalla will hold It's town eleotion April ..
The Baton Rouge Lupitolian is hurrahlng
loudly Tor Hancock.
Corn merehants are asking ~ 30 per bushsi
cash. Sabine Index.
NJ. Landry paid into The State TREASURY last
year III the way Of taxes S40.bli ia.
Tho municipal election IN Plaauemlnes
comes on tho first Monday Ii May.
No less thnn eight pair Of twins have been
born In Baton Rouge since October last.
East Fellclana and Ouachita elect their
delegates to the State convention Saturday,
March ~.
It, Landry boasts Of II wonderful two
headed calf. Unfortunately II iB dead, but II
will be stuffed.
The Colfax Chronicle wants n now election
for district judge III the ltupldes-lrant-
Avoyelles district.
There WINS n flood of school tenchers In
PIaquemines on Monday last seeklng posi-
tions from the school board.
Itls reported that the Irish potato crop. In
the lower settlement OF this parrish, will be o
total failure Plaauemlnes South.
Largo quantities OF Western produce are
tminx received every dny by boats from st.
Louis and Cincinnati. Ibsrville South.
Vldnlia was boastlng some time ago OF It's
new street lamps. IT. is not so proud now.
however. ms several of thess have exploded.
The Monroe Huilettu Ia only u few wesky
old, but In ono Of the nswaisst papers In tho
Stats, giving all the local news OF that sec
tlon.
aily Hndnot one Of the parties charged
with stealing horses from Grant parish. hhs
been captured. Armstrong and Mcintosh
ars still ut large.
Hon. james McCullen. q Democratic nem-
her Of the Legislature from East Baton
Rouge In Warmoths days. died In Baton
Rouge on tho thirtesnth.
A child Of Mr.. Bouuue. living on Now river
In Ascension parish, was killed SATURDAY,,
March u, by having It's head crushed in tho
machinery Of u corn mill.
Tho contract for repairing the Concordla
court-house has been awarded to Mr.. Thos.
Sheridan. OF Natchez. who expects to have It
completed before the April term Of court.
After escape and reeapture and repeated at~
tsmpts since his second Incarceration, jim
johnson has at last succeeded In getting out
Of the Grant parish jail, and has not been
heard Of since.
Tho work on the levee at Hog Point, In
Pointe Coupee parish. Is progressing slowly
on account Of the rain We have had for the
last two weeks. However. the. contractor
expects to close the gap In n few days.
During the heavy south Bouthwes winds
which blew on Monday, several breaks we're
made on the levees In aud around Ponte-a-
Ia -Hache. but no damage, thanks to tho aid
Of the planters. Plnanemines Observer.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
Ntep.) thinks that Glen. Hancock will receive
the vote Of this State In the Cincinnati Con
vention, and declares that he is the only
Democratic nominee who can beat Grant.
Marksville has organized mn educational
association TO furnish the children or that
town with school facilities. Hon. A. y. La
SnrRue has donated Il town lot and the free
use Of tho Marksvile bulletin to tho asBo-
citation.
The driver OF the Monroe stage reports
that In crossing the swamp OF the d'ArbOnna
on last Saturday evening no was compelled
To swim his horses across tho lake slough on
the northern side Of the swamp.-IUnion Ga
zette.
Tho r,1n-round ut tho break in tho Bond,l-
rant levee. In Tensas. Is complete. and work
ig being pushed on the levee proper, with
fair prospect OF It's completion before the
water reaches the top OF the protection levee,
which Mt that date will stand n further rise OF
three feet.
Grading OF the old railroad from this point
to Opelousaa ID soon to be inaugnrated, II we
may judge from appearances. On Friday OF
last week several car loads OF lumber were
brought up, out OF which camp buildings for
the workmen will be erected at Carencro.-
Lafayette Advertiser.
Mrs. M. A. Sllllman, on Tuesday night, tho
ninth Instant, fell from her dining room
gallery receiving several very serious wounds
and bruises. She has been confined to bed
since her fall, and ut 10 o'clock a. RI. on tho
nineteenth instant WAS not expected to liyc.--
East Felicinna Patrlot-DemOcrat.
Mr.. Charles Cralghead, during a couple Of
days last week, put all his plantation hands,
as we'll as others that he could hire, to work
on tho now levee In front Of his place. The
consequence is that while the levee is not yet
as secure as 1t might be, still the danger may
be averted by the promptness and precaution
OF Mr.. Crai9head.- -tIberville South.
The levee on the river front at some points
is very near the bank, and the south wind
that has been prevailing for some days Ia
causing the bank to wash and cave. The
levee In front Of Mrs. Whicher's is In very
precariouB condition, but all the necessary
precautions are being taken to save 1t, and
will no doubt prove veeffectual.-lW West Feliciana
Sentinel.
Last week we mentioned that the waters
from the Grand levee break had not interfered
with the trips OF the cars to the Crosse
Tete country. Since then the rails have been
covered, and trains no longer make their ac-
pass, conveying malls and few passengers
to and fro. This will continue until the waters
recede and regular trains allowed to pass
over-IWest Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
There Is not the least doubt that our
swampers will have float The water Is
high, the river is coming, and the swamptng
boys are all happy. Staples, poles with
points, iron dogs, cypress knee cutters, etc.,
all pertaining to the swamping business, are
being rapidly made, and we doubt not that
In few days we will have our bayous and
other streams rapidly filled with timber
IIberville South.
The planters OF this parish have planted
lorUatu of fcish nOfAtnpa With view To
shipping them West Pointe Coupee will not
only ship largely Of potatoes, but the moss
trade Is growing to such proportions that 1t
must now be classed as one OF our most profit