Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-26
LOUISIANA NEWS.
[Times-D Democrat.

Tines emocrat.I
The farmers of st. Landry
have fine stands Of corn.
The back water in West Ba-
ton Rouge is in need of opera
The market of Plaquemine
was leased for the year for S400.
Lake st. Joseph has fallen six
inches since the Ships Bayou
break.
The buffalo gnats are becom-
ing very troublesome in Madi-
son parish.
Work is progressing rapidly
on the Mississippi Valley Rail
road roadbed below Baton
Rouge.
The Pointe-a-la- Hache Oh.
server says the report that
Uniontown was recently flooded
is without foundation.
The new Masonic Hall at
Alexandria will be dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies.
A severe hail storm prevailed
16 miles south of Columbia last
week, but did no damage ex.
cept to gardens.
Auditor Allen Jumel is con
fined to his bed in Baton Rouge.
The Capitolian Advocate says
he is seriously III.
The race between Venus and
Jenny Lind at New Iberia last
week, for a purse Of $1,000, re-
suited in Q draw.
Only one case of smallpox
now exists in the neighbofhood
of New Iberia, and the patient
is recovering.
Thirty-seven names have been
signed to the roll of the COM
templated military company in
Washington.
The transfers of real estate in
Iberia parish from September
10 to December 81, 1882, amount
ed to $S3,O55 %.
B.. Bybisky and others have
purchased the Soniat planta-
ton, st. Charles parish. The
price paid was $1O,OO5.
The Attakapas planters have
increased their acreage in vege-
table and grain crops, and put
lin less cotton than usual.
A negro woman near st.
Francisville, to punish her in
FAINT daughter, held it's feet to
the fire until they were bitter
ed.
Rev. Father Borea will soon
commence the erection of SUBJ
stantinal Catholic church at
Home Place, Plaqemines parish.
The little 7-year-old son of
Newton Reeves, living near
Concord Church, Union parish,
was killed recently By q falling
tree.
Planters in the vicinity Of Ba-
TON E6tgo have put in large
corn crops this year. The plant
is up in many places and looking
we'll.
The Madison Journal reports
the fall of rain at Delta on Fri.
day last as unprecedented. In
four hours there was a 41-2-
inch fall.
The North Louisiana Journal
reports the murder of Robert
Crawford, an Inofensive fisher
man, near Hard Times, Lake st.
Joseph.
Indications are that the cane
crop in Jefferson parish will be
the largest since the war. All
other crops are equally prom
Using.
Robt. L. Pruyne, of Baton
Rouge, has invented a fire es-
pcape, which is said to be just
an article as is needed In
modern houses.
After settling with the State
the treasurer Of Bienville parish
has q balance on hand of 1926
/ enough to pay on the entire in
debtedness of the parish.
u Hugh r. Lucas, Jr., son Of
!. Senator Lucas, of Madison par
ish, died of consumption in San
Antonio, Texas, whittier he had
gone for his health.
; The work of laying steel rails
! on the Texas and Pacific road,
between Marshall and Shreve
port, has commenced at the
Marshall end and will be rapidly
pushed.
Miss Fannie E. PomeroY, Of
Forlorn Hope, Iberville parish,
, is meeting with much success
in silk worm culture, and in
tends to persecute the work
with energy the coming season