The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03
SOUTHERN STATE News.
LOUISIANA.

Eleven houses were burned by the fire Ia
Bastr0p last Monday. The loss was $4,000,
covered BY an insurance Of only $500.
The total receipts OF cotton this year ut
Ninden to date foot up $4,000 bales, against
1900 bales for the corresponding period last
year.
An epidemic In the form Of severe cold Ia
raging through the country, and no treat
m0nt seems TO alleviate the SUFFERING q the
patient Sabine Index.
there u considerable scarcity OF labor In some
localities In the Attakapas country remote
from towns and villages.
We have now plenty Of fresh pork selling In
town ct four and five cents per pound. They
are hogs fatensd On mast and the meat IL
Miller's gin, near Omega, and the store Of
Jos. Herman, on the Marshall place, were de-
stroyed by fire last week. The latter insured
on store and stock Madison Journal.
The grand jury have found true bill
against VIZ Tor sending q challenge to one
party OF four who waylaid the streets and at
People.
The railroad officials OF the Louisiana West
eEn Railroad gave our citizens free exctlr.
sion trip to the present eastern terminus OF
the road on Washlngton's blrthday.-lL
Charles Echo.
About million wild pigeons passed over
long, and escaped without the loss OF bird,
though several shots were fired into it.-lCol-
TAX Chronicle.
Throughout our section all the necessary
preparations are being made Tor heavy crop
Of cotton. A larger acreage will be under
cultivation for sugar cotton and rice than
has been known for years.-tNew iberia Sugar
Bowl.
Some people predict an overflow, but as far
~ our Judgment goes, and from the best ap-
pesrances, we see no cause OF an alarm. There
being very little water In the upper Ouachita,
and large quantity Of bank yet to be covered
before the water OvernOws ut the lowest
mark.-ICaldwell Herald.
Two miles from Many is the finest chaly-
beate spring In this State and It is 90 fine az
Y 70 be found anywhere. In another part OF
spring. In our red lands gypsum is found in
large bodies and we suspect that coal could
be found.--ISa Index.
A considerable Improvement In the steam
boat landing has been made this week BY
Lessre. Mumford u Pirtle, who had por-
tion Of the bluff near their store cut away so
- to make gradual decline down to the river.
Capt. Noel, Of the Kolegon, has also contribute
edian addition by giving the covered fiatboat
formerly used by him for stores to be used as
It has been many years since such large
amount Of cane was planted In January as
during the last month. A summer remarka-
bly, favorable for the oultivator has been sue
ceeded by q winter proportiOnally az good.
Indeed, It has been most fortunately dry, for
the unusual mildness OF the season has caused
che early sprouting Of the cane, and had
planters not been able to get 1t In the ground
80 early, much loss would have resulted from
handling. NEW Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The negro prisoner. Jim Johnson. who broke
Jail last week, was recaptured the next day at
Montgomery, but not until after getting shot
In his attempt to run after being discovered.
The ball entered the small Of his back, near
the kidney and lodged In the front OF his
stomach, tntllcting q painful though not NOR
tAl wound. He has now been In jail q week
since being shot and Ia doing well, and bids
fair to do good service Oh the railroad yet
tColfax Chronicle.
Wednesday evening negro man by the
name OF Edmund johnson, living on the Bee
Bend plantation, Bossier parish, angered by
his wife, made most violent and brutal
assault upon her, striking her over the head
and In the face with double-barreled gun
two or three times, laying bare the skull and
knocking several of her front teeth down her
throat. Not content with thus Furnishing the
woman, the brute beat and bruised her body
In the most fearful manner. Leaving the
house with his gun, johnson met John Gates,
. brother-iR-law Of his vile, whom he attacked,
knocking him over the head with the butt of
his gun, fracturing the skull. After disposing
OF Gates, johnson proceeded little further,
when he encountered Peter johnson, another
fbrother-in.law, whom he fired upon, and
doubtless thinking he had wounded or killed
him fed the country, and ts, or was up to last
evening, still at large.-[Shrevepo Times.