St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-05


tablished there.
Mr.. RI. Bruins, son of DR.. Bruins OF
New Orleans, aud Miss Mary Supple OF
lberville parish, We're married on the
25th ult.
The two papers in St. James parish
have both been elected "official Jour-
| nals,n at salary each OF one cent
year.
On April 25th, in Livingston parish,
James Kirby and A. Jackson were trav-
cling in wagon; some assasslns nd
died the former with bullets, killing
him instantly, and seriously Woundlng
the latter.
! The deaf and dumb old negro killed
by the cars near Cade's station, was
named Jean Bite. Rocnon. On April
Goth. another one, named William, was
killed by the freight train at New lbe-
ria.
The death sentences of Regis Duguy
and John Austin of st. Mary, have been
committed by the Governor, to lmprls-
onment for life.
A recent libel suit against the New
Orleans Picayune, by c. B. Hauck, has
been decided in favor of the former.
The estimate Of the probable expen-
ses of the parish of. Lafourche for the
current year, is $4,000.
William Toliver, of Lafonrche, has
been convicted Of the, murder OF
William Griffin, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Hunter C. Leake, editor of the Fe-
liciana Sentinel, has married Miss ka-
tie D. Ellis Of Thibodaux.
Thibodaux Sentinel: That was a sad
scene in the Court house on last Mon
day, when Judge Knobloch sentenced a
young man to three years III the penl-
Tertiary for forgery. The prisoner was
native of Thibodaux, born OF parents
who were among the first settlers OF the
town, honored and esteemed by their
fellow citizens through long lives.
| One false step, lowering this youth be-
low the dignity of man, followed by
| evil associations, is succeeded by a viO-
| lation of the law OF the land, and ends
by placing him in the penitentiary.
| The friends Of his mother now bending
| beneath the weight of yours, and his
| brothers who are leading honorable and
useful lives, tender their sympathy to
them in such grievOus sorrow, that
would not have come upon them, had
this unfortunate youth followed their
cOunsefs.
Mr.. P. E. Thibodaux, son of the sher-
| iff of Lafourche, has married Miss Anne
Wives of Assumption.
| Edwin Bonergot, Of .Lafourche, has
been convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years for forgery.
The fire in New Orleans week before
last destroyed about 100000 worth of
property.
A new Democratic party is being or
gained in New Orleans, in opposition
| to the one that has possession of the
city government.
Saws the Gretna Courier: aThe Ro-
man Catholics of Donaldsonville have
got themselves into a snarl with tile
| Archbishop"
| The people, in our way of thinking
| are bound to win, as they have rights
| as we'll as the Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
| The disturbance in the Catholic
church at Donaldsonville grows out OF
a dispute between the Church Wardens
on one side and the Archbishop and
Citrate on the other, in regard to the
management and administration of the
Church property. The Wardens have
| brought an injunction suit to have the
! Archbishop aud Citrate restrained from
! interfering with them. The Wardens
want them to attend to the spiritual af-
| fairs Of the Church exclusively, and let
them alone in regard to the property or
material affairs of the same.
4 In grading the bed for the Mississippi
Valley railroad in the parish of Ascen-
Z sion, on the 21st ult., three Indian skel-
tetons were found deliberately buried
about three feet under ground. The
articles both of Indian and European
manufacture that accompanied them,
showed that they were buried some
| time during the latter part Of the last
century.
Some of the citizens of Donaldson
. Vile have sued out writ Of mandam-
. MS, before the District Court, to compe
the Mayor and members of the toWT
! council to hold an election for officers
, on the first Saturday in May.