The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-09

night "a MIR. II. IA. Blanke's Parts piAntN-
tvn. since then horses and mules all along
the stvvr have been dying hourly. Ii has be.
como alarming, and is dreadful calamity
that has visited the brute creation atld the
owners. The number heard from UP TO tune
M golng To presa that have died within
twelve miles of Columbia, Ia 1N9 A large
number of thiH stock had been rented or sold
10 the above peraoha by the merchants 81
Columbia, 10 Id paid out Of the crop they OK
pected To make this year. consequently The
toas will full on them Uolumbta Herald.
On Monday night last At tho store of LIP
man Kahn, at the Indian village, III this par
lab. n drunken hroil occurred between come
ltiabmen when two or three closed Upon one
Ut the number aud actually beat am k'oken
him 40 badly that after being put IN cart
and sent 10 thH town he died after reaching
here Three If the parties IN the light have
been arrested and accused ot tie llufnetA-
lt4H, Farrell, Tam Waiah and Timothy tracy.
limnary exam nation. Tracy has been turned
out of iaii ur his own recoan vance. Tor exam
nation before the parish judge failed " show
that he was party to tbs murder, although
present at the time lbervlle South.
From a gentleman Waiting the town 81
jackson a few daya since wa learn the tni.
lowing particulars of a remarkable case 81
hydtupbohia. A strange dog was seen "
ruah down. one If the principal streets, anu III
tta pro4ress overlook a goose. and, b,t'lR the
nainn, paHsed on, aud before being checkpd by
4 Hhotu,,n bit some haf-duzat other animals,
| among which was very fine specimen hs-
longing to MI. Guy RrRltio. The ratnark-
able part of the proceeding lee In the TACT
that almost Immediately on being hlttah the
Aooae. AZ we'll as the dogs, became rabid and
proceeded tp aDsp and bite at every creature
tn eight hog IN the atreatn wac also bittes,
| and became rabid. lit waa queer" says our
Informant, TO notice the antics 81 the goose
especially. III its wild andeavors to bite every,
| creature In ita course" Tho hog, Nooaa and
| aun,e half-duEpn dogs were Killed nv the
| frightened Inhabitants West Feliciana Sen
tinel.
| The latter half Of the present week haH
heen very favorable for Held work. Planting
II entirely through with aud attention ~ now
| turned to blowing aud hueug Htuhblas. first
and second year atubbleR have stood the win.
ter well, and though the young shoola were
| cut down II week ago by ftoHta. they are hn
Cunning to appear again above ground. There
| Ia every ieaaOn 10 believe that Old cane ms
received no material injury by the euhdet
cbanEea or tho weather ainre the go cslltA
winter seaaot act IN. On inquiry we t,nd that
Hume or the aeed cane uaed Tor spring plant
Ing was not entirely free from, injury, but t.
! what extent II was hurt can only he deter
| mined when the good HhoDta appear above
ground. However that may bc, and taking
everything into confederation, planters arr
Hatiatied with the promises thus far vo,ich
nafeh. We never saw our laboting force
| working mure harmontDualy or apparenti,
better satieied with their employers. Lei
the planters have another year of snol,
4 results M they experienced nat season. viii
tho same good prices 10 encourage them, ant
they will be aatiatied FL the way through
The planting haa been greatly Increased ove
that Ut the last year. which argues well 10
their enterprise. West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter.