The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-09-18
THE PARISHES.

THE PARISHES.
EAST BAToN ROUGE.
We are informed a gentleman residing
on Bayou Manchac, in Iberville parish, has
started a new industry and is reaping
GOOD profit from it. 1t consist of shipments
of the skins of white cranes with the
feathers on to dealers in New Orleans. who
sell them to miliners to trim hats, bonnets,
etc, for ladies. We are told that he gets as
much as fifty cents a pieces for nico clean
ones-Ca pitoliam- a apocate.
CALDWELL.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. J. }. Harris
and Mrs. Moor wore coming to town in |
buggy and on reaching the hills they hap |
pened to a severe accident, by which both |
were badly hurt. It appears that as they |
stated down hill the mule became frighten- |
ed and started to run, Mr.. Harris seeing the
danger. sprang from the buggy in order to
stop him, whom the mule kicked him in tho
face inflicting a seyere wound, and Mrs
Moor also, in trying to get out Of the buggy,
received kick in the face, inflicting an
obt1se and ugly wound. She was thought
to DO dangerously hurt at first; but we
learn since from DIR. Metcalfe who is at
tending hor, that she is much improved
and out of danger. Mrs. Moor was coming
here to nurse her aunt, Mrs. Harris, who is
quite i'll, and has come to town for troat-
ment.
coNCoRDIA.
On Tuesday last, Henry Sanders, colored,
| a resident of jefferson county, Miss, was
assisting in driving bull to Natchez,
whom the animal BECAME infuriatcd and
rushing upon Sanders, who was in front OF
him holding tho rope with which the beast
was being led, threw him up some distance
| in the air with his horns. When the UNI
fortunate man foil to the earth the animal
alta cscd him again with renewed fury,
thrusting it's horns into his body in several
places, causing his death almost immedi-
ately. After goring Sanders in the manner
described, the animal attacked tho others
Of the party, but they succeeded in making
their escape without injury.-Scntisel.
cALcAsIEu.
Tho crops throughout tho parish are re-
ported in good condition and there is every
promise of fair return to tho farmer fol
his years labor.-Echo.
ASCENSION.
Tho prices of rico continue abnormallJ
low, Notwithstanding the excellent quality
OF Cnk3 year - crop uiAA pAoAS0AS esA0 AAeASA
discouragsd; the exceptionally largo yielt
obtained hardly compromising them TO
. the deficiency in returns. Many, who cal
7 afford to do so, are holding their entir
crop, hoping for better prices later.-Demo
crat :
ST. LANDRY.
With the exception of few favored
Q localities the drouth has continued to tn
great injury to the crops. The prevalence
of north winds and hot sun hnyo cause
q the cotton plants to shed all the forms an
o many small bolls. In some localities tn
boil worm is said to be doing much damag
= attacking large and small hollis. Th
!. sweet potato and pea crop will be shol
|. unless it rains very soon. Corn is fallln
10 short of what was expected, as the eal
k did not fill out we'll. The storm in Jun
fblew down the corn so badly that man
/. planters could not give this crop anotht
!. ploughing that was needed to leave the SO
81 loose and in good condition to finish NAL
=. ing. Yet a sufficiency will doubtless
h made for home consumption. We nee
;, rain badly, and there is no mistake about
90 On Friday, tho sd inst, Ernest Faseli'
died at his residence in Chataignier, fro
!, tho effects of Il wound received in the hea
n inflicted, it is thought, by Il young nus
a named Emmanuel Manuel, while at
~ wedding at the house of Joseph Fontenc
70 on June 9th last.-COurter.