The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-16
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.

SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.
Gretna will hold an election April for
street commissioners.
on many plantations In st. Mary parish the
sttbble n now knee high.
The moss ana old iron business h thriving
n our town. 1berville South.
The loea Of stock above Columbia from the
disease produced by the gnats Ia TO.
The Alexandria We the People is fighting
thu municipal government Of that town.
The Vienna Sentinel claims 10 have started
matrimonial boom In Lincoln parish.
on Wednesday, the third instant. between
100 and 400 mules died In OuAchlta parish.
DonAldsonville has new band, which will
be known ~ CoAeld's Battery O Oornet Band
The weather Ii 20 ohangeHble that II has
even given the hogs cold and cough In
Caldwell parish.
New Iberia y making many sanitary i'm.
provements- digging and cleaning out all it,
canals and CUTTERS.
The loss Of the stock TO planters on Btrui
river from the gnRts was ~ Hrpat on the
sOuAchitM.- caldwell Herald.
The Iberville South wants the delegates,
L rom that parish to the State convention
elected by parish convention. ~aava
Heavy rains visited this section Of country
card held work tfberville South.
The very disagreeAble weather this week
mrs brought to stAndstill planting opera
lions Of 81 kinds.-t Tensas Journal.
The board Of directors Of the Rapides Agri.
cultural Fair Association has resolved to
hold fair In Alexandria In October.
Al appeal has been taken 70 tho supreme
Court Iii the contested election case of Despon
NJ. Thompson FOR sheriff Of st. Landry parish.
Work on the farms IL progressing very
slowly, but little corn has been planted yet,
and but little land broken Lincoln Sentinel.
The West Teliciana Sentinel wants the dele
xAtNs nom that parish 10 the State conven-
don, 70 b. held here April y. elected by pop
sMlAr vote.
We are informed that there Is bad and
DANGEROUS levee In front Of MIR. Jules Noel'a
place, about seven miles below town.-l1ber-
vile South.
W. are informed the grand jury found a
true bill against the parties accused Of setting
nr0 To negro cabin sometime ago. Baton
Rouge Advocate.
The gardens In this section are pronounced
more forward than for several years. aud we
have the promise OF MI abundance Of vegc-
tables. West FellcianA Sentinel.
Y began raining Sunday night - Tensas.
next day which continued until Friday.
Persons desiring to purchase real estate In
thle parish had better hurry along M that
Kind III property ~ Hooking up" amazingly
In the Inst few weeks. lIberville South.
The peach crop In this section promises to
are already full 81 young fruit ~ large ~
partridge eggs,-lWest Feliciana Sentinel.
On Calumet plantation. IN st. Mary parish.
this week. q negro girl. aged ten, while taking
care of negro baby aud using q pistol Rs Il
plAything. accidentally shot the baby, killing
Instantly.
The rising water has already Overlooked two
places on the Vickeburg, Shreveport aud Pa
clfic railroad, both being between TallulAh
I and Delhi, but not sufficient to interfere with
the running Of the regular trains.
The council met Monday night and passed
cauoht shooting with "nigHer shooters"
another allowing the hogs to run at large
Columbia Herald.
The Mersdiona, boasts 81 the peace and
order now prevailing In vermilion. Once
thAt parish had very bad reputation but
BEEN committed In Vermillon since the early
Part OF 1877.
Our parish was visited by torrents Of rain
this week. We very much fear that II these
rains continue during tho present month our
planters will be seriously inc0nvenienced.-
fPointe Ooupee Pelican.
The Cannoneers OF Donaldson fred series
OF minute gums last Saturday, in respect to
the memory Of Capt M. Buck Miller. honor
Ary Lieutenant Colonel Of the Louisiana Field
artillery, who died ~ New Orleans On the
twenty.eixth Of February.
Genuine bona fdc shad are now being
caught In the river with dip nets. mainly by
negroes while dragging for sardines The
apeClmens we saw were Enthusiastically the
real shad, and OF good eatable size. West
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
There are more candidates for police. jurors
In this parish than were ever known before.
Lists are flying around In every direction
urging the Governor to appoint this, that or
the other man to each Of the wards.--l West
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
Last Friday night = corn-crib. situated On
Waterloo, polnte Coupee. was burned to the
xround. The crib contained about 800 barrels
of corn. Mr.. Robin was fortunate enough to
save about one-third Of the corn.
The covered fiat formerly used by the
steamer koleG0n for stores and which was
60 be raised on shorefor use as a sort OF wharf
boat, was cAreened little too much In the
operation and sunk. Workmen are rigging
up continuance to raise her.-lOolfax Ohron-
The Biloxi and Choctaw Indians played q
Name Of rackets on st. Peters place, six
miles from Holmesville, Rapides parish, On
last Saturday week. The field was crowded
with spectators. The Choctaws were victo-
rious. Many squaws participated In the
game.
10 to the present the waters through the
Grand levee break had not yet reached the
railroad track at its regular place Of crossing.
This is owing to the heavy filling up Of sedt-
ment, but this will soon wash away, and then
we'll have the flood In earnest.-IWest Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter.
Mr.. Martin Lowrey, another one Of our old
citizens, passed away to his long home last
Thursday. He was l02 years old. For many
years before the war, In the halcyon days or
the past, he was keeper OF the State House
grounds, and performed his duties we'll and
faithfully.-tB Baton Rouge Oapitolian.