St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-07-10
State News.
ICUluDbia Herald,


The Natcl.itoches grand jury found
eighteen indictments against persons
for carrying cancealed weapons.
The population of Shreveport will be
in the neighborhood of 5000
Drummcrs are Hocking to this place
like ducks in the winter, and there's no
money here either.
claiborne Guardian
A hen belonging to our friend 3. F.
Reid, has distinguished herself by laying
an egg that Is quite a natural CURIOSITY.
1t is shaped like an ordinary gourd with
IA long neck. The bowl or -shaped
part is about the size of a blue birds
egg, the handle or neck is we'll proper
toned. We have the egg in our office
Whele it can be seen by those fond of
curlosltics.
In q ride of ten miles down the road
to Lisbon we saw but one sorry looking
field OF corn. We have never seen such
crops. Corn is large, well worked and
healthy III appearance. Cotton, though
small III some places, is clean and with
out the sign OF Il worm on it. Unless
some great disaster bafalls the crop
in the next few days in Claiborne parish
we will make the greatest abundance of
velything.
[Natchitoches Resister.j
The population of the town of Natcl,~
itoches is 2,40S. Whites, 1864; blacks,
1910; males, 1874; females, 1864 The
total lumber Of voters is 4G2; whites,
253; blacks, 300. Only IS deaths during
the past twelve months, three the result
of accident, and the majority Of the
others were infants. Three negroes
report themselves as over one hundred
years OF age-tWo women and one man.
Morgan City Eeview.l
The following convictions We're had
at the term of our Court Just closed,
Hon. +. 5. Goode, presiding Richard
Lee, murder. Sentence: Hard labor for
life. Sthephen Wooden, murder. Hard
labor for life. Sam Dorsey and Jim
Williams, FURNISHING implements ena-
bling prisoners to escape. Williams
was sentenced to six months in the ua1-
fsh prison, and Dorsey was granted
new trial; nolle pros. Samuel Burns,
assault with intent to kill. Found guilty
of int1ictins u wound less than MAYHEM
and recommended to tile mercy Of the
court. Thirty days in the parish prison.
Albert Mason, lnttlctlng wound less
than mayhem. Two years and $1,000
fine. Louis Gibson, maliciously killing
a horse, six months in the parish
prison. All of the above are colored,
except Mason.
Richiand Beacon.I
The New Orleans Democrat asserts
that, as a rule, the poor classes and
those of moderate means in this State
assess their property at its full value, the
wealthy class put theirs down at lust
its value; thus robbing the
State of most OF its revenue and perIur-
ing themselves at the same time. In
proof of this assertion it cites indiviual
cases, and the Iberviile South substau-
tiates this statement in like manner
Both papers state this as the rule, but
say, of course, that there are exceptions
to the rule in both classes. SO it an
pears thatas rule those most interested
in supporting the government syste-
matically and dishonesty shirk their
duty, and that the wealthy citizens of
our State are dishonest. This is an evil
that should be corrected by all means.
lst. James Louislanais.l
AS to our colored friends in the parish
of st. James, who are also Republicans,
they say, eve have two good reasons to
vote for Hancock. Hancock is a good
man, and Gartish has beaten Graat. We
cannot support q man who has beaten
Grant"