Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-11
Louisiana Items.
A Building and Loan Association u
to be organized in Baton Rouge.

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to be organized in Baton Rouge.
A severe hail storm took plaza e
Clinton on Sunday, 2lst of April. The
Democrat says: The hail fell for {
period OF some twenty minutes, add
the balls were. the largest that ever
fell in this region. being fully the siss
ofan hen egg. Glass was broken out
of several windows, and the gardens
greatly injured.
The next day was cold and windy.
and more like December than the 6d
of Aprii.'
The New iberia Sugar Bowl, Of ths
18th, has the following items:
Judging by the large quantity Of
blossoms on the orange trees, we viii
this season have an abundance Of that
fruit. The whole country il richly
perfumed with the odor of that sweet
slpelling blossom.
Clark & Steel, on the old Batsman
plantation, lower st. Mary, had
eighteen acres of cafe to plant when
we visited their plantation one week
ago.
The expected early completion ofthe
railroad has given new vigor, 6ne bui-
iness prospects to Berwick, the village
opposite Brashear City, which was
laid out about the time the railroad
was commenced, years ago, but has
not grown since. We learn that .
hotel Is being erected there by Mr.. 3D.
C0ntant, of Centreville, which wiz b
2S by 90 feet in size, two stories high
aud is expected to I've complete by
May LIST. 1t will be for rent.
The steamboat Anna e., sunk soms
months ago in Lake Long, cannot 10
raised.
y Mr.. f. Vigerie, on the lower Tefre
bonnie, has had narrow escape Of hie
store burning up.
Dir. John A. Goodwin, nephew Of
gentlemen Of that name, one Of the d.
rectors of the Hartford Etua Fire In.
snrance Company, died at New Iberia,
on the I'D, OF erysipelas.
The Opelousas Courier, of the 9th,
reports the killing OF tiger, on the
2lst April, near the residence OF Ne.
Valery Mayer, by four gentlemen who
had gone out deer hunting. After he
was mortaliy wounded be wounded
several OF the dogs of the pack. He.
was q male, twoor three years old, aud
measured feet inches from the nosa
to tho tip Of the tail.
The Donaldsopville Leader speaks
in praise OF the wagon and carrtsge
factory of Scatd & Creissen, of that
place. They turn out frstclxss bag.
gies, wagons, carts, etc.
The Monroe Intclligencer, Of April
"a, says: Frank Smith has been ~.
rested by Deputy q. 8. Marshal james
! s. Ray, charged with robbing the Uni.
ted States mail. Tie AFFIDAVIT agaipbt
him was made by James Donpeily
alias Pony, who himself, after q long
examination, mas bound over to -.
pear before tho United States District
Court vt New Orleans on the sane
charge. Judge Caldwell, In his d.
cision, passed some very severe styic.
lures or the manner IN which the mails
are handled between Monroe and
| Shreveport. w
!. Recorder Bakcr, Of the city 81 Mod.
roe, has discharged Capt. Richard
SinnOtt, Of the steamboat Jenuis
Howell, who was arrested for refusing
to pay wharfage. The city had made
no wharf bat had farmed out to Nh.
Odell the privilege Of making wharf
and collecting wharfage dncs. Ode1I
| Si,hafifllfod n &c harfhOQt
The Monroe Intelligencer reports The
discovery of the body of Tilman Cain,
whose mysterious Disappearance wsl
reported the week prcvious. BE had
been shot in the back with buckshol
and ball. One Mitchell Mcqueen u
suspected o. the deed.
The st. Joseph Journal, Of April -
: says: We regret exceedingly to IN
nounce the sudden death Of Mia Lad
well Lee, OF Richmond, Va, of hear
: disease. Miss l.. was cousin of Gen
|: Lee, y sister OF Mrs. Love, who 10 IL
mother n-law Of our excellent por&cr
Rev. VIM. johnson. This latter mn
|tioned lady il now guest Of Mr.. JOIN
g son.
Gen. P. 4. Morse has been appoint
Ell o. 8. Commissioners at Natchitochel
Thomas Curry, aged 80 yoers.
: native Of Chester district, South C1Ev
= lima, and an esteemed citizen O. O.;
: borne parish, died on the 22d inst n
served as q soldier 10 the war Of 1oa:
ol Immense quantities Of rain nv
4 fallen in Union parish, of late, mater
d ally damaging and retarding fsrlnih
t interests.
q The Minden Democrat 10 Of opinieg
!, from present circumstances that NH
'I den will, in the course of q few yes,
z become one of the largest interi(
is towns in the Southwest. New huill
d ihgs are going up at every point OF Il
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