The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.


Mayo for Circuit Judge from that circuit
We understand that the bayou IA riaing
and that we may BOW expect boat al Inc
Point. MUtehuuse Clarion.
The. Baton Rouge papers speak very Hot
teringly nf the Improvement III the BUSINESS
prospects of that city.
I'M. Kennedy, candidate for district Judge
In the Carroll Madison district, has deter
mined to contest the election.
The negroes nc Sabine parish are Wild on
the subject III Kansas. The parish Is threat
cnad with sable depoplation.
difficulty took place Saturday last ne Oak
Ridge, Morehnuse parish. between three me-
RrueH. Que of them was mnrtally wounded,
being shot IN The stomach with load 81 buck
shot,
Gov Nlrholla haa granted Hon. q. II. Nc.
Clair, mayor of Morgan City, leave of alb
sence ~ attend the Legislature, of which he
III a member. Councilman A. Joret Er, will
act "a mayor during his absence.
The contest for tho clerks office Of this
parish promises 10 be lively affair during
tho next term Of the district court. Nearly
oil the lawyers uf eur bar are engaged on
one side or the other II lberviIe South.
The Ibervlle South Ia loud In ita boasts of
The improvements going on IN Plaauemines.
Among others. 1t mentions the fact that
brisaH band Ia being orzabized and will soon
be discoulsng sweet music TO the Plaque
Minutes. A.
line MHrE1vtlln BUHEf0f ihVOTG tine I'D
pointment OF the new police jurors by the Gov
arnor. This will probably be done, as an
election fur thoRa officers only would DO a
proigate expenditure of the public funds
tBatDn Rouge Gapitplian.
Some Of the citizens If that acction Of coun-
try now la Iaekaon parish, In the IongstrRw
nelahborhnod want to vet hack into Lincoln.
They think IL best for Jackson parish to give
lp the ghost and divide herself Into several
parts and annex the parta TO Lincoln, VIM,
Ouaehita and Blenville.-l Lincoln sentinel.
u Candidates for the circuit iuageshlp Of this
district are becoming numerous. The names
already mentioned are as follows: Major }.
G. MOncufp. XII Shreveport. Judge q. II. Gas
kins, Of Lincoln; Judge r q. smith, of Cald-
well; Hon. n Ellis, If Union; Coi. A. y.
George, uf Webster, and 9. q. Henderson, or
Caddo.- Lincoln Sentinel.
One oE the most wonderful freaks of nature
weever saw was exhibited IN our streets last
Tuesday evening. The curiosity consisted OF
! ~ puppy with eight perfectly formed laga,
two Of which were Joined tu the lower part OF
the neck, between the shoulder aud the head,
four eara, aud Il kind III double head, some
what resembling that of bulldog. Lincoln
Sentinel
A special committee was recently appoint
cd BY the city council q Donaldsonvlle TO ex-
anime the aCeonnts uf Frank Martinez, city
treasurer. The committee found that there
should he q balance Of Sl554 In the treasury,
but when Martinfg waa requested % exhibit
the funds he declined to do 30 peremptorly.
The council thefeupnn employed an attorney
to take proceedings against him.
On last Thursday, which WAS Christmas
Day, about o'clock In the afternoon, James
A. Witter shot and killed George Bessellieu.
coored, both Of Homer. Baasalieu had made
himself very troublesome To Witter, and was
ordered out of his house. He left, threaten
Ing vengeance. A few minutes nftarwar he
entered the house with kifs In his hand
Wttter secured gun and, while Bessellleu
Vt.ates lat
face and killing him.
On last Saturday Judge Beattle, In Thiho-
daux, sentenced Henry alias Nick Graham To
the Penitenttary for live years for an assault
upon and cutting Paul GuthridRa about two
years ago; John Greer. Smith for two
years for forgery and specializing In
tickets on Laurel Valley plantation, Charles
Beeeon, $50 fine or 100 DAYS In the parish
prison for carrying concealed weapons and
one year In the Panitentary for an aas ult
upon and shooting Peter Trader some three
months ago; and Hester Hood to thirty days
In the parish jail for packing her trunk with
goods belonging to other people.
Adam Oummns, an old negro living on the
! Bunkmeadow plantation, IN East Carroll.
with his son.in.law, Stspnay Gibbs, for some
cause Ent quite angry with his daughter,
Gibhs's wife, and shot her twice In the body
on Christmas evening, and then shot hiuself
three times. The puor woman WAS enciente,
and In her mortal agony was delivered OF a
a
dreadful. She fingered until Monday morn
ing last, when death put an end TO her pains.
The dead woman WAS thirtythree years old
and the mother OF ten children. IL Ia doubt
full whether Gummins will recover. He was
perfectly sober at the time of the murder.
The sugar rolling season may be- said to
have terminated. It has been, perhaps n
tedious but cannot be said 10 be au altogether
unsatisfactory one. fair crop has been
made. The canes grew tall and thick, yet
they did not afford, In all cases, the amount
OF sacoharina matter that their appearance
promised, still the crop has been more profit
table than we dared to hope for. aud we be-
lieve that there is hardly planter Ia our
section who will not realize some profit or nc
least make both ends meet, although Of
course many Of them have fallen short of
what they expected To make last fall New
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The work on the Morgan Louisiana and
Texas railroad Is progressing as fast as prao-
ticabe. A party of about thlrty-iiva men are
engaged grading. Track laying has been
suspended for few days, but will be re-
snmed a. soon MS the task they have In hand
IL finished. II is confidently stated that the
whole OF the Morgan road will be completed
to Vsrmill:onvtlle by the frat OF February.
The locomotive Is now regular visitor at
New Aberia, aud has ceased to excite the
wonder OF the unsophisticated. BY May next
We expect through trains will ba running to
San Antonio via Houston. The Pharr line of
steamers still carry the United States mail,
but q change will taks plaza In its route, we
are informed, after rdty. aud the iron horse
will perform the service. This will be looked
upon as a great boom by MANY who become
Impatient with the unavoidable irregularities
lnseparahie FROM the present system.-IN New
Iberia Sugar Bowl
TEXAS.