The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-05-09
STATE NEWS.

to new Jail.
be Washington is to have a militar
T. company.
be The Post Office at Coushatta ha
~ lock boxes.
:, Grand Coteau has now a money or
III der postofice.
The smallpox appears to be abatin,
n, in New Orleans.
Wheat is produced in the northern
- part of this State.
TO A regular beef market has been es.
"a tablished at Colfax.
Hon. A. B. George is mentioned fol
IN the Governorship.
Dewberries are selling in Opelousas
70 at 10 cents quart.
,ssI Moonlight excursions are all the
y rage in Donaldsonville.
I'd The moss picking business in Morgan
!. City is on the increase.
. The roads in Ouchita Parish are
+ barely passible with good wagon.
: Henry Guidry was waylaid and a.
sasslnated at Opelousas last week.
W. A. Bienvenu has been appointed
notary public for the Parish of St.
, Martin. W.
me assessment list of St. Landry
par nsh this year will amount to about
4 Some of the planters around Opelou.
sas are experimenting this season with
rice planting.
The Chief reports seven new cases of
smallpox among the negroes in Don.
aldsonville.
Ike United States Mint at New Or
leans expects to coin nine million ALL
yer dollars this year.
A meeting of the Grand Coteau Med.
zeal Association will take place on
Tuesday, the 29tb inst.
Most of our country exchanges are
loud = IN their denunciations of the pres.
ent State Government.
The State election next wear comes
on on the Tuesday next following the I
third Monday in April. '~
The capital of the Lake Charles bank
IS to be $4,000 with the privilege of|
increasing it to s25o,ooo.
Newspapers exist in all the Parishes
OF THIS State, except Cameron, Jack
son, Washington and VIM.
Inc next ordinary term of District /
court IN Grant Parish will commence
on the fist Tuesday in June.
VOLTS band from New Orleans fnr-
oished the music at the Firemen's Pa.
iaoe IN Morgan City, on Monday.
The st. Charles Herald opnoses the
exemption of the property of the tn. =
lane University from taxation. {
;, The corn and cotton crops in Red I
liver farlsh are not any further adj
Vanced than at this time last year.
a number of the Parishes are taking
; lively interest in the appeal for sub
'cr'pt'ons to the Charity Hospital.
The fair and ball given at Opelousas =
~ the lat of May, for the benefit If e
re Charity Hospital, netted 5000.
The annual flag presentation to the
anets OF the University at Baton
fonge, will taFe place on the llth
nst.
The people of the Teche country ad- I
ocafe the building of locks at PLAQUE. u
i'ne ior the convenience of nayiga
ion.
The Fire Department. of the Seventh
district of New Orleans, celebrated
ay last. '
Robert, the 7 year old son of ]. R. -
ar'retson, of Monroe, fell into the river on
nd was drowned last week. His body
as recovered.
Rev. b. F. White, a Methodist Min
ter at Monroe, and Mrs. Glenn. OIL
'oyd, La, were married at the latter
ace on the I'd inst.
Four or FIVE German families bavaI(
Gently arrived and located on thu ~
alespie plantation near Opelousas
any more are coming.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has obtained 3
ngment against the City of New Or
ms for the sum of 81 ,925, 667 SO. of
lich S566,7O 90 is interest,
The grand jury of East Feliciana in
Dit report say "that the grave often
OF murder, arson, rape and the like
less frequent than heretofore
N an alteration concerning some
'tle' John r. Bosley shot and dan. ar
.onsly wounded A. /. O'Neal, in the
rlsh OF Bossier, on the LIST inst.
)ne night last week a dificn,tv
Sc between Andrew Caneza, Mayor
flaqnemine, and Sam Rigley, for.
rly City Marshall, in which The lat.
was seriously shot.
me Grand Jury of East Fe)ic;ana
Ine'r report say chat the grave of,
Ses OF murder, arson, rape and the
are less frequent than heretofore. !"
tephen st. Martin. colored bow
ut ~ years of age, living in Ascen,
rar,sh, was shot and dangerously
'nded last week by colored man ~
1ed Sam Williams. ''"'' 2
j, 81
ne racer L. D. Prescott, (well and IOt
orably known to the sportino fra 20(
llty of Rapidesl is matchad fnr esnn en-
race with a horse called Scott to 1OOO(
un Mt St. Martinsville on the o6th
Of. Wheelock, of the Texas Pacific Inn
road, has informed the people of NV
ID Rouge, that his road wise not I'M
o running to that place, on ''0