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The election for Mayor and Aldermen
of Marksville took place last Saturday
and passed off very quietly The follow
ing gentlemen were elected Mayor,
A. l.. Barbin Aldermen, H. c. Ed
wards A. j. Ducote, Geo. l.. Mayer,
Eugene 1ngouf and A. NJ. Gremillion.
Shreveport Times /: The colored pop
ulation here are disposed to initiate the
white people of some of the Eastern and
Western States in the matter of divorces.
Frequent calls are made at the Clerks
office by man and wife to get their marri-
age licenses cancelled or revoked. They
think because the Clerk issued them he
certainly has power to take 'em back,
Columbia Herald 1t is sad there is
"nothng new under the sun."-but a
wild hog on Tuesday whipped o steam
boat crew out, made ono of our citizens
climb pole like streak of lightning,
and took possession of dentist and
lawyer offices, dehed all to enter, for
awhile but was finally captured after
an hard struggle by the means of ropes
IfIthis isnot something new, we will give
itup.
! Marksvile Review: We have been
informed by Mr.. Emile Juneau, of Pointe
Maigre, that he sold not less than ten
thousand pounds of hog meat this gear
| in Marksville. And he was but one out
of many who sold meat to our people,
Hog raising is surely a money making
business, requiring but very little time
and labor. Mr.. Luneau has about 400
or 500 heard of hogs which will be ready
for market this fall. He expects to be
able to sell his hogs cheaper than last
year.
Famerville Gazette A grand hunt was
made week before last, by some of the
citizens of the 3rd Ward, for the wolves
that have been destroying sheep and
hogs in the Grange Hall neighborhood.
The hunters had the satisfaction of kill
ing four large black wolves. Would it
not be proper for our Police Jury to offer
q reward for the scalp of every wolf
killed in oar parish? They are now
quite troublesome in the 2nd, 3rd and
9th Wards.
Shreveport Standard: Night before
last about o'clock Policeman Wimbish
and Fred Whitmeyer had an alteration
at the stationhouse resulting from the
arrest of the latter by the formor. The
result was Policeman Wimbish had his
thumb badly bitten and Fred had his
head severely battered, so much 50 that
he was unable to answer at the mayor
court yesterday morning As the case
will undergo a thorough investigation
we think it best to withhold the state.
ments made to our reporter by both sides.
Natchitoches Vindcator: Monday
night Nav 3Oth, Henry Lacour and Dan
Norris, two white prisoners confined in
the Parish jail, succeeded in making their
escape from confinement, q not very diff
cult undertaking to determined and
active men. Henry Lacour is an old
offender and is indicted for larceny, lying
Mn wait with intent to murder, in this
parish and on the charge Of murder i'll
Calcasieu parish. He has been confined
about nine mouths. This is his second
escape from the parish prison. Norris
was charged with horse stealing III
Sabine Parish and had been placed here
for safe keeping. He has been in Jail
several weeks. There is little probability
that either offender will be soon heard
of again in this section Of Louisiana.
They have taken time by the torelock,
for the prison will soon he rendered Sc
secure as to preclude even the idea of
ever escaping from its limits when once
securely confined within its walls.
st. Tammany Farmer; Joe Smith, col
ored, aged about 80 years, is confined in
the Parish Jail, on the charge of brutal
ity to little colored boy, aged about 10
years. 1t appears he kept the boy tied by
the ankless for three days, drawing the
rope SO tight that the flesh was worn raw
to the bone. 1t is said that he also burn
ed the boys arms, from the wrist to the
elbow, and otherwise tortured him. The
boy was finally released by colOrcd
woman who happened to be passing the
house and heard his cries. This outrage
occurred at Smiths house, about fou1
f miles from Vaudeville. Constable Mat