St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-12
The Meridional estimates the crops of

Ex-Gov. Alexandra Mouton of Lafa-
yette is about so years of age.
DR.. j. CASTOR Mestayer of New Iberia
died May 1st, aged AZ years.
A petition is on foot in st. Martins
Vile for a new town charter, SO as to
have larger revenues and on the other
hand movement is on foot to surren-
der the charter absolutely.
A destructive hail storm visited
Grant parish last week.
John Benford, colored, fell off a
steamer, in Cane river, last week, and
was drowned.
On April 3Oth, there were balances of
the State treasury in the hands OF the
Fiscal Agent, amounting to $S47,654.66.
The Supreme Court have decided,
Judges Bermudez and Todd dissenting,
that New Orleans city bonds are not
taxable.
Week before last several fires oc-
cured at or near Edgerly station about
twenty miles west of Lake Charles
dwelling that had just been vacated,
was burned night OF two after
wards a school house; then a saw-mill
and day or two afterwards store
and it's contents. A negro boy named
Isam McCloud has been arrested on
suspicion.
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On April 9th, Harry Black, colored,
while blowing in Cameron, was
struck by lightning and killed the
horse was not hurt, but ran away. On
the same day Ursin Breaux was killed
by lightningat Lacasine in Calcasieu
parish.
Nathan Perkins Smart died in Calca-
sieu, April 2stl, aged 70 years.
The Lake Charles Echo gives some
good reasons why Calcasieu should
have new Jail.
Mr.. David Bloch, of Lake Charles,
and Miss Estelle Michel of New Or
leans, were married on the 9th inst.
Mr.. Claud Robinson, young man,
and the owner of large sugar planta-
ton in Terrebonne, died there last
week of smallpox.
James Thompson, charged with the
murder of his brother in Grayson conn
ty, Texas, was arrested in Minden, and
confined in the Bossier parish Jail, from
which he escaped.
Leon Dufourneau, late sheriff Of JEFF
ferson parish, is a strange man. Re-
Gently he resigned his Office, and left
hurriedly for France. 1t was thought
that he must be defaulter; but an
examination has shown that he accom-
ted for every cent collect by him for the
State and parish.
Petitions are circulating in Madison
parish to have the police jury to levy
special tax Of five mills to build a
courthouse.
Landry Bosco and VIM. Airhart
fought at Cloutierville in Natchitoches
parish, last week ]; Airhart was hit on
the head with bar of iron and killed.
James Robinson died at Jackson, last
week, aged SO years.
Sometime since a person charged with
theft was arrested and brought before
magistrate in one of the parishes; the
Judge put rope around the neck of the
prisoner, threw it over one OF the joists,
and elevated the prisoner who confess
ed and returned the stolen property.
The money in the United States sub
treasury at New Orleans, required fif-
teen men a week to count it recently.
| 1t amounted to about $6,O00,OO0 silver,
81 100000 gold, and 100000 paper
currency.
| Monroe Bulletin: Last Thursday 200
head of cattle crossed the river on their
way to Texas. They were raised in
Ouachita and Morehouse parishes, and
were sold to buy more meat to make
more cotton. Tt is retrograding instead
Of advancing. This country needs
more stock than it can buy and less
. cotton than it will make. The day is
not distant when every planter will
see it.
/ Last Saturday two colored men, John
Williams and Thomas Brown, were
drowned near Baton Rouge by the up
setting Of a boat.
i Meat sells at ten cents per pound al
the market house in Alexandria.
The Alexandria Town Talk of the 9tl
inst, announces the suspension OF We