The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA. .......
Many Western mules are still being sold IL
Shreveport.
The st. Charles Herald, Rep. is for Grant
for President.
The public schools In Clinton closed on the
twenty sixth ultimo.
Lafayette complains that 1t has had very
little rain 80 far this year.
The Florida parishes bee keepers associa'
tion meet In Clinton April IL.
Protector Fire Company No. 2, OF Thibo,
taux, has received It's new engine.
President O. G. Andrews, ofCentennsry COL
Iege, will deliver an address In Clinton on me-
mortal day, May l..
Cotton planting is going on with vim
There 10 no Kansas talk In East Feliciana.-
[East Feliciana Patriot Democrat.
From all portions OF the parish che good
news comes to US that our farmers are en-
tirely engaged in planting corn.-lUnion Ga
zette.
At a railroad meeting held In Monroe
Saturday, March az, twenty-five delegates
were elected to the railroad convention to
meet In Bastrop.
The little negro child, Johnnie Adger, who
was shot, the other day, by negro boy
named Henry Turner, is expected 10 dle
Turner is In Jail.
1t is said that wealthy and responsible par
ties In the West are willing to subscribe $50,
600 towards the construction OF cotton fac
tory In Amite City.
The Monroe Bulletin declares that there is
no danger OF the machine shops OF the vlcks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad being
removed from that town.
Several sugar planters OF this parish have
mentioned to us that worms are eating at the
young cane and thereby doing great dam
aue-[Morpgn City Review,
The contract for the construction OF the
round-house and sturn-table at this place for
the two railroads, has been awarded to MIR. s..
d. Stafford Lafayette Advertiser.
Bayou D'Arbonne at upper ferry ls falling;
at che lower ferry 1t ia at stand. The back
water from the Ouachita Is now having It's ef-
feet upon the current In the bayou..-l Union
Gazette.
In our neighboring town Of Jeanerette, on
the twenty-seventh ultimo, Isidore Laporte
killed one Dave Taylor. Laporte surren.-
dered himself the next day and was lodged
In jail Iberia Journal.
Miss Harold, OF Claiborne parish, has
brought suit for breach of promise Of mar
riage against Mellard Atkins, OF Athens. In
the same parish. This is one OF the first
suits OF the kind ever brought In the State.
The Police Jury of Concorda parish will
meet on Monday next to determine whether
or not to levy tax OF $4,000, as Concordia's
"
levees Of Madison, Tensas and Concordia
parishes.
Mr.. George W. Miller's son, between six
and seven years old, was drowned In the
Bayou De Siard, in Ouachita parish, last
Saturday evening. He. was playing on the
bank of the bayou, and, 1t is supposed, was
precipitated into the water by the bank
caving.
The Board of Trade of Monroe had meet
ing Friday evening to consider measures for
the advancement of the railroad from Month
cello, Ark, via Bastrop, to Monroe. Resolu-
tions were passed pledging the support of the
Board to the enterprise, and looking to sub
scription by this city In aid thereof.
The st. Helena Gasette says John Walker
and his family are among the coored exodus
ters who have returned home to Baton Rouge
from the happy land. John stayed elk weeks
In Kansas, and 1t took him ell that time to
earn seventy-five cents. He has come back q
wiser and Il poorer man.
After few days of fine weather rain has
set In again. The crops generally have poor
and, notwithstanding the absence
OF winter this year, vegetation Is very slow.
The cane has q dull aud sickly look, and a
rusty color. Weeds are growing pretty fast,
John Meschacebe.
A force OF seventy-five convicts arrived here
from Lake Charles on Wednesday morning
and track laying on the Louisiana Western
Road was commenced by them on the same
day Material for this road arrives daily, and
track laying westward VIII be pushed forward
day Lafayette Advertiser.
The fine steam saw mill owned by Messrs.
Broussard & Decuir, situated on the west
bank OF the bayou, within the limits OF the
town, was totally consumed by hre Friday
morning at about half-past or O'Clock, to-
The property. we learn, was insured for $4,000,
. sum very far below Its actual cost.-lIberia
Journal.
The Bayou Lafourche continues to rise. |
There Ia no Disgusting the fact that the La
rourche, at least below Labadeville, Is In Sc
The pillar under the Tnibodaux bridge Is |
about twelve inches out OF water. This pillar |
has been covered twice, followed quickly In |
both instances by crevasses.- Thibodaux |
Sentinel.
The gnats are again very bad on the river
below here. Mr.. Cam has lost one or two
,f his mules, recently purchased. and DR.. |
DeGraffenreld two. The back water is inside
he rear fences on Messrs. Cann's and David |
Faulk' places and rising rapidly. Work Is
among part OF the population and |
lime passed chasing the -tish.-lMon-
zoe Bulletin.
Mrs. Margaret Silliman, who died in East |
Feliciana lately, and who was one Of the
'ecent residents OF that parish, left large |
portion of her property, fully 1000 acres, to |
Ter negro servants. She also provided that |
Ill her hands or tenants should have the right
10 continue on her other places on paying |
,ne-fourth OF bale OF cotton rent per acre.
The rest Of her property was divided equally |
among thirteen relatives.
1t cannot be denied with any show Of
'eason, that the season, thus far, has been pro-
,itious for the planters; and II crops are not
veil advanced the clerk OF the weather cannot
,e held accountable. In this parish the corn
,rop Is said to be "up to time," and some cot
on has been planted; cane Is promising, and
Altogether our planters should be satisfied
Lafayette Advertiser
The Democratic parish executive commit
zee Of the parish Of Lafourche, at q meeting
leld last Wednesday, recommended the fol-
owing appointments to be made by the Gov
,rnor: For police jurors-First Ward, John
J. Seely; Second Ward. s. T. Grisamore;
Third Ward, Sosthene Folse; Fourth Ward,
MaxiIlen Delaune; Fifth Ward, FL. N. Coulon;
sivth Ward Lawrence Kramer. Savanth