The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-08-28

we'll as very fair, but in need OF ram. Inc
corn crop, especially, is good.
The Same journal reports good deal OF
sickness in tho hills OF Caldwell but says
that Columbia is unusually healthy THIS
season.
MADISON.
Tallulah will soon have hotel.
Work is progressing rapidly on The Mad
ison parish Jail.
Madison produced 1920 bales of cotton
last year. 1872 92O bushels of corn, 1858 bales
of hay, 40 473 bushels of potatoes. $50 push
els of peas, and twenty barrels of sorghum.
There are 1896 acres in cultivation this
wear, and $50 2O9 39-1CO uncultlvated.
| The assessment rolls for 1856 have been
completed, and tho rolls filed. For the
year 1856, there arc 35544 acres IN cot,oI.
8, 1853 in corn, $50 in hay, 3l2 in potatoes, ~
in oats and s in sorghum. There ought to
| be about two more figures i'll the acreage OF
oats, as it is a crop there is no danger OF
having too much of-1WacS.
WEBSTER.
Tho dry weather during the past few
days has seriously damaged tho cotton
crOp, In some sections it has been cut Oh
half. In this vicinity tho crops will, from
present outlook, be but little better than
last year.-Deieocrat-Iaf Tribune.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
wo wore shown last Saturday the hide of
a Mexican lion, killed near the limo OF this
: animals were seen together and ono OF
| them was killed, the skin of which meas
ured nine feet from tip tip. Tho other ono
. is vet at large. These were the hrst
animals of tho knl over seen in this sec
ton. They had committed many deprcda-
lions upon stock in the vicinity where the
one was killed. Tho color of the hair from
behind the shoulders back was exactly like
that of u Cdpito,tan- Il drocdtc.
EAST CARROLL.
,f OIL hot
making weather.; gratifying reports como
to us IL ON all portions ofour parish. The
! cotton is showing wonderful outcome
under the favorable influence OF tho geniai
season during tho past month. The general
Improvement in the spotted crops is almost
= incredible We hear of open bollS IN all
= directions and picking will be general by
tho close of the month. Tho cotton worms
though appearing on a great many plan
tations have thus Tar done scarcely amy
damage: and nearly every riamtoIs Is rea a,
paris green to destroy tho larvae ai'
worms, young and old directly they put IL
an appearances: , ,,,,,rt., ny,
" preparing to increase their stocks of genera
), merchandise, prcdicatod, no doubt, upoi
~ the promising and improved condition
= tho crops. .
l. Fevors Of violent typo prevail TO some
extent. and there is much general sickness
IS throughout the parish, produced III par
l., by the unusually hot weather day an'
l. munth.-BdnUCT.
Il BIESNII.Lr.
The cotton crop has failed rapidly durin!
tho past week and tho prospects OF ~
abundant yield of a fow weeks ago Ina
n boon cut of until tho prospects ut TIN
t. writing 40 but little better than NJ I'm
date last wear. Corn is good, and tn
failure in tho crop is paSI.-ifc8"i
Vi -idUGDlcc.
e. Tho weather has been excessively hot Il
is tho week. running the mercury UP to
~ hundred dcnrccS. Cotton and all Ia
= rrops arc suffering very much for RAFT
ie The cotton crop is already cut short sever;
nor cent.-NCIr Era.
ID CLAIRoNE.
is From tho best inform alton we On
rather tho cotton crop of this parish Is ct
III Short one-half if not moro, on account
70 Tho oxtromc dry wcather.-G 7tTEdtHa.
h, MoREuoUSE,
"a Tho continued dgouth has wrought
~ wondcrful change in the cotton ere
g. nromiScd two wcaiS ago in this parish.
is now conceded by planters throuShol
tho parish that we cannot possibly nope i'
4, moro than half 4 crop of cotton. The ca
, winds which have prevailed for tho last tc
ie DAYS, together with tho Scorching sunShii
ne have plaved sad havoc With old cotton
which has stopped growing and Is shet
ne ding considerably. IL is doubtful II raj
, would help old cotton now. hut tie lat
" paintings would improve very much wit