St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-08-21

LOCAL ITEMS.

are now in operation.
Why is Mr.. Heintz the proud
est man in Covington9 Give it up?
A bouncing boy.
Mr.. G. Fl. Cause has been ap-
pointed Assessor for this parish, to
succeed Mr.. ALI LIE Blanc.
DIR. L. C. Tebo and wife, of
New Orleans, have this week been
visiting friends in Covington.
The hunter. hereabouts are
finding ont by experience that it is
easier to chase q deer than to kill
one.
Last Wednesday Rev. DR..
Witherspoon was on the New Ca
melia, at Old Landing, with an ex-
cursion party from the city.
We hear that quite a lively bust
ness is now being done entering
homesteads on the Government
lands of St. Tammany parish.
Last Thursday Coroner Dusse
held an inquest on the body of Jose
Colomer. aged sc years, and a resi-
dent of jacksonville for many years.
The verdict of the jury was, "sun
struck"
The next time any more New
Orleans hoodlums come here in the
minstrel business, they must bring
along the "clinkers" to pay their
board in advance, or come prepared
to camp out
Owing to the inclement weather
the meeting of Covington Fire Co.
No l, which WAS called for last
Wednesday evening, was postponed
until next Wednesday evening, at
eight o'clock.
We learn that some persons
are in the habit Of placing bars
across the Tchefuncta bridge, in or
der to keep their cattle from pass
ing over. Such conduct MS this
should be "barred out" Mr.. Sheriff,
Last week a sugar planter from
the lower c asst. " os name we have
forgotten, WAS canvassins this par
ish for hands to take off a sugar
crop. He offered eighty cents a
day and board, and we are told that
his efforts were not unsuccessful.
We call the attention of our
st. Tammany readers to the very
unusual and liberal offer in the adj
vertisement in to-day's paper of
Max Beer & Co., No. 1877 Canal
street Nax Orleans. The offer of
tb1ge prominent New Orleans mer-
chants, to deliver goods in this
parish free of cost, is certainly a
new departure in mercantile affairs.
The farmers Of st. Tammany
generally complain of excessive
rains, but We believe the crop pros I
poets are more than usually favora-
bile. Corn is fully an average crop,
sugar cane promises we'll, sweet
potatoes are fourishing, and the
crop of hay is abundant, If there is
sufficient dry weather to cure it.
Cotton, while it has suffered some
from the rain, is of vigorous growth,
and 50 far free from the ravages of
the cotton worm.
Last Thursday Preston Burns
and U. II. Barker, two well known
citizens of this parish. were hunting
deer. Mr.. Burns fired at q deer,
not seeing his comrade, who WAS
about one hundred wards beyond
the deer. The result was q buck
shot in Mr.. Barker's leg, a few
inches below the knee. DR.. Cham
bers was unable to extract the shot,
but reports the wound as not dam
gerous. The deer that was shot at
departed Oh the lookout for q safer
pastursge.
The first bale of st. Tammany
cotton was brought to Covington on
last Thursday. 1t was grown by
Louis Wiley, on his farm eleven
miles from Covington, weighed 442
pounds, and was sold to Mr.. j. II.
Core, for 10 cents per pound.
The first bale from Washington
parish arrived here on the same
day. weighed $40 pounds, and was
sold to Mr.. j. Cahier, of this place,
for 10a cents per pound. 1t was
grown by VIM. Magee.