The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-07
LOUISIANA.

The Vast CARROLL Courier wants the town Of
Floyd INCORPORATED,
There was slight fall Of snow In Concorda
parish last Monday.
The mumps are prevailing to q considerable
extent Ia this section -[DeAoto Democrat.
The new sidewalks Ia vidalia have been
washed down by the recent rains. and will have
"a be- rebuilt.
The peach trees In many places throughout
the parish are In full bloom. -lDeHoto Demo.
crGt.
Tuesday morning brought us n. nice. comfort
able frost. Qnite n stranger for some time
past. West Baton Rouge sugar Planter
Some Of the river planters are not yet through
cradle Of that Kind Of work to DO yet-Oou-
shatta Citizen.
The culture of rice Ia proving 40 profitable
that the line Of. fumes has advanced as far
northward az Mauehac on the river aud Bay
Farm on the Crosse Tee.
Bossier parish Ia much exercised over the
propoaed removal Of the parish seat IRON Bale
vue u. .uoeville. and have given notice that
they will appy to the Legislature for permits
sion TO submit the question to the people.
The robins ii thia locality can be numbered
by the tens of thousands. At evening they can
b. seen % nm h ntfea hsi ira W1 A.
city to roos among the weeds and flags. In the
early dawn they fly eastward into the adjacent
woods ana awamps to faed on hRws and hnek-
berries. Hunters are having gala time killing
them. -tNatchitoches Vtndicator.
Upto the present writing we are pleased TO
note the general activity upon every plantation
forward az fat ny the seaaon Will allow; There
have been but Few changes among the lahorers
by tho oyeraeers or proRrie!2rs, or by the 49,
IT 1t exiata AZ all, Ia OF very mild cbaraetsr,tn
fact we seldom hear Il spoken Of. A. one time
laat full the imrreasnn waa general that =
arrieg montha. Ho far Indications do not
verify Tie impression. INVEST Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter.
The colored roustabouts of the Maria Louise,
Oh last Sunday. jumpnd her aud took pot luck
around town among their tlaad beat chums,
ami for u while had lively time OF II; Cap
before applied the law to them, end ct once hni
all of those the officers could hnd arrested
When brought to the boat before the captain. ne
informed them that al they had to do was to re-
turn to work and they would be released Mt bis
rnat. otherwise the lazy would hay' its course:
They wisely concluded to return % WORK ana
went nj 1t with II wlll-IAlexandrtR Democrat.
few delulad negroes have left this parish
for Kansas. We are satisfied they have been led
to this by nrtful INSTRUMENTATION and they
wi aud out whom. u u too late how much they
have been deceived. In the meantime our parish
Ia being filed up by labprera from the blu par.
iahea. They abandon the exhausted lands Of
other seetisns to cultlvate the rich m u
Cd whilo We will make largely innraaHed CROPS
81 cotton and sugar: our frenda IN the bills
VIII turn thsr to rns,ns negs ehee1
thus both sections Of our State will become
prosperous Ooupee Pelican.
AT the election held at Rosedale end Mus-on
prenncta parish Vt Iberville. and Liyonia pre-
cinct. parish of Polnte Coupee. on Monday
January 10. for commissioners 81 the Crosse
Tete and Fordoche levee district. to serve two
yeara. tho following gentlemen were elected:
Mcssrs T.. h, Rparka. J. .. Major. p. q. Montan
i, Davis. Willie Barrow. M. Mayer and Th9s.
MeOarale The decision In this district Ia by
popular vote n large majority Of which WAS
cast Tor the above named gentlemen The spe
oial contribution Tux imposed by the board ts
promptly paid and in addition to repairs Of
the long line of lavee Ia til ir charge new work.
TO the extent of 20 900 cubic yaras. has been let
out and IL rapidly being completed baton
Rouge Advocate.