St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
News Items.

Marksville Review, April 3Oth: Mr..
Arthur German the young IeXan VINO
was shot some time since by Mr.: ). Is.
Robertson, died last Monday. HIS re-
mains were inferred in the Catholic
cemetery Of Marksville.
Morgan City Review: A negro in this
parish was arrested, charged with steal
ing shovel of the value OF 81. Last
week the trial was held, and the negro
acquitted. 1t figures up something like
this: The parish pays out $S3 to acqult
the accused, and don't even get the
shovel.
Baton Rouge Capitolian: Gaming to
be Licensed.-On yesterday the City
Council decided to impose license OF
fifty dollars per month upon all persons
conducting the game Of keno, in this
city. Our Councilmen, all OF whom are
men of broad views, concluded that to
attempt to control gaming through pro-
hibition, would result only in causing
persons to violate the law i'll a more or
less secret manner, which would be pro-
ductve of more harm, for the reason
that the practice would go on without
the restraints which the laws can put
upon it. The ordinance of the Council
imposes fine of not less than twenty
discretion of the Mayor, for allowing
minors to participate or be present,
even, where the game is conducted.
Parties thus licensed will be interested
in preventing competition, while con-
tributing to support the government out
OF the loose funds invested by the ven
turesOme, and the youth of the city will
be kept away from temptation.
Shreveport Standard: Our esteemed
contemporary, the Ouchita Telegraph,
| which has, hitherto, assisted in making
the Louisiana press unanimous in favor
of abolshing the Circuit Courts as a
useless and expensive luxury, has soft
ened its Opposition somewhat in the
face of two possible benefits which have
been suggested as derivable from them.
One is that the periodical arrival of the
judges, twice Il year, at the different
court houses in the Circuit. affords a
local news item for the village gazette
when news items may perhaps be scarce.
We are prepared to say, at first sight,
| that this point has something in it.
The only question Is whether it is
worth SAC, 900 year. The other is that
the reason there are no cases, for the
the court and the presence of the Judges,
operate as such terror to infractors of
the law as to completely suppress lti-
CATION. The Telegraph is trying to dis
cover whether this is indeed true. 1t is
problem for philosopher. We feel
incompetent to the task of tackling it.
| We hope that our friend McCranie will
give it his earnest, careful and prayer
full attention and soon proclaim the re-
suit of his investigations to an anxious
world.
Bossier Banner: Thousands of people
who never read the Bible in its old
form are kicking up a fuss about its
being revised.
Bosser Banner: Many have an idea
they are serving the Lord when they
are only meddling with what is none of
their business.
Pointe Coupee Banner: We are in
formed that the store of NJ. L. Swords
situated on the Atchafalaya was burned
on the night of Wednesday the 18th
inst, resulting in total loss of all its
contents. We hear that the fire origi-
mated from coal oil but how or in what
manner we are not informed. We have
been unable to ascertain whether the
building and contents were insured.