St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-24
STATE ITEMS.

st. Bernard Eagle: The Tax Collect
or's report, submitted at the Police Ju-
ry meeting last Monday, shows that
$2,O16 has been collected in cash for
taxes of 1882, leaving more than two
thirds vet to be collected. The jury
adopted resolution authorizing the
issuance of mandates to the officers, al
lowing each six months salary, which
shall be paid out of this fund.
Abbeville Meridional: Our public
schools are in a most hourishing con-
dition. There is enough money on
hand to keep them runnlnga long time.
Much credit is due the school board for
their disinterestedness in the cause OF
education. In many other parishes the
schools run only three months in year,
where as ours are kept running nine
month ON stretch.
Lafayette Advertiser Victor Jim, he
who was shot by Constable Vlgneaux,
is not dead as stated by us last week..
Notwithstanding the fact that he car,
ries three or more balls in his body, and
an inquest held in the premises, he is
not dead. What wonderful powers OF
endurance. With three balls in him,
coroner and jury on him, a death no
tice-and still the man lives,-What
contrariness
Southern Waterman, Clinton La:
Chambers, that fatal disease to stock,
is in our parish. Several horses and
mules have died from it, or been shot
to prevent its spreading. Every pre-
caution is being taken to drive it ont.
Capitolian Advocate: Judge j.. It.
Parkerson, President of the Louisiana
Central reached here night before last.
The Judge has been ill for some time,
but lie honored us with a call this
morning, looking somewhat improved.
The judge states that unless a food
engineers to examine and locate the
route between Rosedale and Vermil-
lionville, with the view of commencing
work promptly,
West Baton Rouge Sugar-planter !:
The white tents over the river, resem-.
bling somewhat an encampment OF an
army, are in use by the workmen en-
ployed on the railooad OF the Mlssls-
sippi Valley Railroad Company. That
company is pushing its road through
its northern connection or terminus
with all the means at command. 1t is
confidently estimated that the State
Capital will be connected with New
Orleans by iron bands by the first OF
July next.
THE ELEcTIoN.---The election for
Congressman on Thursday passed oft SO
quietly that many Of our most active
patriots and politicians had forgotten
all about the matter, and it was only by
reminding them that it was election
day that they hurried off to the polls
and did their duty. But little interest
was taken in the elecEon-no body
wanted to act as commissions rs-no body
wanted to come up and vote, but some
how or other a few laggards We're
scraped up, the polls were opened, a
few voters appeared and the solemn
farce was ended, with the smallest pos
sible results. At the time OF closing we
did not receive the particulars. but the
vote throughout the parish was very
small.
Pointe Coupee Banner: The congress
sional election OF last Thursday was
the most quiet ever held in this parish.
The vote was the lightest ever cast but
it. makes good round majority for Gen.
E. It. Lewis, the Democratic nominee as
the opposition amounted to almost
nothing. I,
The news we get this week from all
the levees in this parish now under
progress of construction, with the ex-
ception of the Atchafalaya levees, is
much more encouraging than it has
been for some time. All the breaks in
the levees of this parish are certain to
be closed before the water reaches
them with the exception perhaps OF the
Scott crevasse and several OF the
breaks on the Atchafalaya, and Of
course MOrganza.
Natchitoches Vindicator: We have
learned that the ginhouse of Mr.. S.. G.
| Moore, of which we noticed IN our las
| issue, caught fire while grinding, at 81
M. on the morning OF January 3lst
| The gin and machinery was valued a
$2.7OO and was insured s. 400. There
| was about seven bales of cotton in tilt
house at the time, which was also lost
Iberia Star: On the evening Of thu
4th inst, at Henry Ciatad's store, Cadei
/ station, Ozeme Lopez, a negro, durlns
an alteration with Baptiste Daniel, al
so colored, was stabbed in the neck AMI
/ killed. Another victim OF the dlaboll
cal face Of spades" We have no
learned whether the murderer was ar
rested.
| Thibodeaux Sentinel: The murderer
of young Irwin Garrett in Assumption
1 last fall, has been caught in st. Jame
parish, and placed in jail at Napoleon
i vile last night week ago. .
i Leo Sayoie and Sam blanchard