The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
THE PARISHES.
LIYINGSTON.

LIVINGSTON.
A reward Of $500 is offered by the
Governor for the arrest and conviction
of the unknown person or persons who
murdered Mr.. Vernon Hall in that
parish or the 10Th day Of April last.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
The Adjutant General of the State
has issued an order granting permits
sion to all military organizations from
other States to pass through this State
armed and equipped going to and re.
turning from the Interstate drill at
Galveston, Tex, next month.
BIENvILLR.
The New Era says the core crop of
this parish is very promising and will
soon be made; hence q few more weeks
of favorable weather will assure the
parish OF full supply of corn and to
spare.
There Is not u vacant dwelling house
to rent iu Arcadia.
The Advance says that nearly every
train brings new corners to Arcadia
who hope to make that place their
future home. The Advance thinks
that Arcadia sis coming out of the
kinks"-which the writer says means
that that town sshas taken on a boom
Of more improved style and going to
crowd all the other towns in this (that)
section to the wail.''
WEST BATON ROUGE.
The Sugar Planter reports a great
deal of sickness in West Baton Rouge.
Nothing more serious, however, than
ordinary summer complaints.
The Sugar Planter. regarding crops
in that section says +:
The week has been prolific of threat
ing weather, but little or no rain has
fallen. The short spell Of dry weather
we have had has dried up the roads
splendidIy, but just at the present time
good soaking rain is needed for the
crops, although several planters are
still pretty badly ia grass Reports
from different sections of the parish
vary, but the universal opinion seems
to be that with favorable weather fair
crops generally will be- made.
MoREHoUsE,
q. s. Evans has been appointed
Justice Of the Peace for the 81 Ward.
l.. J. Dalton Justice of the Peace for
the 4th and w. w. Denham Justice OF
the Peace for the 10th. A. l.. Vaughn
| has been appointed Constable for the
10TH, and w. l.. Doss Police Juror for
the Sth. T. g. Brigham has been re-
appointed Tax-Assessor.
The weather for the last ten days
has been splendid on the growing
crops, and the farmers have been push,
Ing things with vim. The grass
which got under good head way dur
ing the recent wet spell has been
handled roughly aud the crops are be.
Ing fast cleaned out.-iSenti,aeI.
DR.. r. 3. Sadler and Miss Jessie
Cason, both of Bastrop, were married
on the Sth.
LINCOLN:
The Ruston Caligraph says that Mr..
Il. T. Hinton, of the Woodville neigh.
borhood, and Mr.. Frank Pollard, ST.,
OF D'Arbonne report the appearance of
the genuine cotton worm among their
crops.
NATCHITOCHES.
The cotton worm, says the Natchi-
toches Review, have made their ap-
pearance in Natchitoches parish.
RAPIDEs.
The last issue of the Alexandria
Town Talk has nearly nine and-a-half
columns OF delinquent tax sales adyer-
tised.
TANGIrAuOA.
MIR. q. Is. SAMSON, New Orleans
lawyer who owns place near Amite
City, La, claims that he has his corn
planted so that there are 1000 stalks TO
the acre and each stalk is loaded down
with fine ears of corn.
Boss1ER.
The assessment of the w., S. l. p.
Il. r., in Bossier parish has been
placed at $1,000 for 1886, and the Dis
triet Attorney, Mr.. Lowry, has been
authorized to allow judgement to be
entered against the road for the par.
ish on the basis of $500 per mile for
the year 1886.
ST. LANDRY.
The Opelousas Courier SAYS season,
able showers have been falling
throughout the parish during the past
week, and the corn crop, which is
large and fine one, may be considered
fully assured from the effects of any
subsequent dry weather. Reports.
however, are not SO fattering for the
cotton crop. The heavy aud conttuu-
GUS rains during the first half of June.
stopped work until the grass and