The St. Landry whig., 1845-03-27
DIR STATE.

&VuAt VI tAG OntsCU 0lhlCS Mltn1u TIC @lItc q
Louisiana, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, &C., That all the causes nov
pending in the District Court ofthe United State
fer the Western District Of the State Of louisa
ma which appropriately belonged to the Circui
Court of Jurisdiction, shall be transferred TO I'll,
Circuit Court Of the United States for the East
ern District Of Louisiana, there to be proceede,
di according to law, and in the same manner as
shey had originated in that court and the cause
which belong to the jurisdiction ofthe Distric
Court shall Be and remain in The District Cour
for the Eastern DIdIsrict, to be proceeded in &C
cording 10 law andfa the same manner as ifthcy
had originated therein.
Approved, FEBRUARY Goth, 1915.
Under the provisions Of this act, Judge MEGA
Heb appointed a person to proceed TO Opelousas IL
inventory and transfer to the Court in N Orleans
all the records ofthe Court in the Western Dis,
trict. The gentleman arrived here last week
finished the business assigned him, and left. Sc
that's the end ofthe Western District.
CITIzENs' BANK. The statement of the af.
lairs ofthe Bank by the Board of Managers has
been submitted to the Senate: at the foot oft is
r. memorandum showing The receipts of the Bank
from the day the State took possession of its as.
sets 70 the 18th inst.--they amount to
$~l.749,911 40
by the same statement, we see
that the Total amount o~finter-
ests due on State Bonds du.
ring the time embraced in the
above period, amounted to s75,34l 90
Showing a surplus ofreceipts
over their running interests
on the Bonds II $S74,57O 40
Still we find that $77l,569 81 Of these cou.
pons Of interest are now under protest. How is
it that the State has been suffered thus to be dis.
graced, when it is shown by its own officers
they have actually received double the
amount that would have been required punctual.
y ITO meet these interests at maturity, had that
amount been applied as required by the contract
under which the debt was contracted!
SILVER MINE NfLoU1s1ANA. Mr.. Texada.
A. member of the House of Representatives.. has
TO that body d petition from c.. Deblanc
declaring he had Dissolved a silver mine in the
parish of Rapides, and praying that said mine
should be examined, and that he ke rewarded if
the facts set forth be true.-Mr. exada moved
its references to the Committee on Internal I'm.
~provements.
Nj. Burthe sai sbo subject Was of the utoos,
Importance and Nierited investigation. We
We're but ilnpertecIly acquainted with the geolo.
gy Of The State nd 1t might turn out, that Lou.
islana possessed rich and valuable resources.
he moved to refer tho subject 10 the Governor
OF the State, with a request to appoint scientific
persons to make proper enquiries.
Mr.. Pile, in behalfof Mr.. Deblanc, asked the
House to take up an act to appropriate money.
The motion was lost.
MURDER. A most shocking murder ocdgkred
in our parish on Monday last at the mill Of Mr..
Cutlif. The superintendent Of the mill, d Mr.,
Scott, attempted TO chastlse, as we learned, d ne
gro fellow belonging to Mr.. CutIiT,e when the
negro seizing a frower knocked him towo. and
his blows, until he was not inf dead,
his skull completely shattered. TAG negro
been brought TO this place, and safaRo lodged
in Jail to await his trial. Instances off his kind
are becoming quite frequent. 1t was oIiY a few
since that a negro was hanged ii Green
wood for attempting the life ofhis overs err, and
bWt q week or SO since in the adjoining punty Of
Harrison, Texas, a Mr.. Wilson met with the
distressing death blythe hands otIhis own
Now our slave population is increasing
80 rapidly, we think it high time, and absolutely
necessary for our safety, that our Police jury
take warning from these frequent acts
turbulency, and establish an efficient patrol,-
Caddo Gazette.
y Is with sincere regret we record the death
p Mr Gni-Peyre, who was found dead in his bed
On Thursday morning last. He had been ii a
Ssebte State of health for some time past. Mr..
we believe, was q native Of France,
,ut has been living IN Louisiana for the last
hirty years; he was d Justice ofthe Peace for
many years in Donaldson; and was connected
With the Lonisianian i year or two ago.-Lou.
FIRE IN CLINroNEa 4 destructive fire broke
. few rights sincaaali III the town of Clinton,
destroying the EtOrehouse 4of Col. James
Holmes, 10 which il 81 %iginated, together with all
he contents, consisting Of a stock of dry
goods estimated TO be worth about $4,000.
md books, notes and accounts valued at about
100000 more. Col. z. S. Lyons Office was
entirely consumed. A shoemaker by the
lainc Of Hohler, who occupied a portion of the
Of Col. Holmes, lostall he had. The
was owned byJ SIR. Quay, and We
earn there was no insurance.
W0 IMPORTANT DECISIONS in THE SUPREME
2ovnT. The Washington Globe says that he
supreme Court on Wednesday morning decided
very important land case from Louisiana n.
the validity Of the celebrated grant
as the Muisoa Rouge grant. The lands
laiined under it We're thirty leagues, being up.
yards oftwo hundred aud fifty thousand acres.
ring on both sides Of the river Ouachita, near
lonroe. The case was decided iii favor oftha
I States, the alledged grant being declared 81
le Court fraudulent and void.
The Court also decided on Wednesday a case
Michigan, in which itruled that lands nur.
hased from the United States in that State are
ihjecs 70 Slate taxation from the sale. On the
arr offhh nnrchassra il WAS contandaa a.. II