St. Landry democrat., 1883-04-28
State News.

State senate, who was recently serious
/ ly i'll, has recovered sufficiently to go +
! California.
For some time past quarrel rage'
among the Catholics of Donaldsonville
which has resulted in the closing OF tn
Ascension church there, for an indefi
mite time, by the Archbishop.
H. M. Jeter, formerly sheriff of Gran
parish, left there recently, with one O
his children, for Texas. His wife ant
other children were to follow shortly
Not long before Mrs. Poindexter o
johnson county, Texas, was on a visi
to Grant parish. Mrs. Jeter has lately
| received a letter from Mrs. Poindexter''
husband that Jeter had eloped with his
wife, taking the child with him. Jetel
and his wife had always lived on good
terms. There are too many women fol
the men, or the latter could not play
fast and loose with them in this way.
Judge w. w. Farmer, of the Monroe
bar, died few days ago, aged 43 years
Hon. Will Steven Of New Orleans
died on the 18th inst.
Louis Winder, formerly of Thibo-
daux, died at Uralde, Texas, on the
10Th inst, where his mother died few
months before
The Interstate competitive military
drill will come off in New Orleans, on
May Il, IS and 10; first infantry prize
$500, second $t09O, third $500; artille-
ry, $500, 5000, and$1O0.
At the meeting of the Presbytery of
New Orleans in Thibodaux, a few days
ago, the most interesting question be-
fore that body was that of the right,
or policy, Of the marriage of man with
his deceased wife's sister," There was
but one vote in opposition to such mar
riages.
Two murderers are to be hung at
Franklin, ON May 18th.
The grand jury of Claiborne parish
report shat lawlessness is not on the
increase but is perceptibly on the de-
crease They found thirteen true bills
at their recent session.
Of the sixteeja prisoners in the Rossier
parish Jail, four are charged with MUIR
der, one with rape, the others with ar
son and larceny and twenty-five ac-
cused persons are out on bond.
Prof. j. w. Nicholson, who has been
elected presidentof the Louisiana State
University at Baton Rouge, is sAative
and resident of Claiborne parish.
A tornado passed through Washing
ton parish, near Magee's store, on the
18th inst, destroying many buildings
and killing one child.
On the night of the 10Th inst. the
Bank, New Orleans, was
broken into and robbed of many thous-
ind dollars in money and jewelry.
In libel suit, NJ. F. Bigney, editor of
he City Item, has obtained a verdict
against Van Benthuysen, for $3.50.
The Pointe Coupee Banner of last |
says: Up to date the Missis-
ippi river at this point has fallen just
bout two feet while the back water
las fallen only about IS inches.
All danger Of a general overflow on
be Mississippi river, has about passed.
There seems to be great opposition in
'ointe Coupee parish and along the
over Atchafalaya, to the closing of
hat stream, as proposed by Capt. Eads.
Lander Coleman convicted of the
lurder of John Gray, in Bossier parish,
ill be hung May ssth.
The trains on the Texas Pacific road,
hich have been stopped by the high
alter, will run again in few days.
There are 20 pupils in the Institute
r the Blind at Baton Rouge, which
ii accommodate only "a. They are
ught to make brooms, baskets, and
it bottoms in chairs, etc, Out Of $40
ind persons in the State, about IA per !
ut are under 90 years of age. ]
Some one proposes to. build an Iron
pundry at Alexandria.
e. "A. Richards, brakeman on the /
,xas Pacific road, was killed on the |
inst, by falling between the engine
d ears and having both legs crushed. q
The mother of Judge w. F. Black
"a of Alexandria, died recently of
g
lie Iberia Star is in favor of com t
sorry education. Lii
he More,anza crevasse is II years :.