The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-28
STATE NEWS.

in Shreveport.
Baton Rouge has a growing ten
perance association.
On Monday, March 9Th, the pub
lie schools of IbervilIe open.
The public schools in Abbevill
are ln ftourishing condition.
Taylor Ard shot and killed Wn,
Lowry, at Amite City recently.
Gen. f. 7. Lewis majority owe
Trager in St. Landry was 1479.
The wide awake farmers Of S,
Landry are speeding the pIow."
For the first time in twenty year
the Parish Of Calcasieu is free o
debt.
Chambers, that fatal disease to hor
SEES, has made its appearance in Clln
ten, La.
There are 267 pupils in the publ
schools of Monroe, III white and 81
colOred.
The 9th Council of Donaldson
vile has organized a Parish Boar.
Of Health.
Edward Sphinx, a prominent mer
chant at Springfield, Livingston Par
ish, is dead.
Joseph Jefferson, the distinguished
actor, is now sojouruing al bis home
in New Iberia.
Aunt Nelly, l1S years old, and ,
native of Africa, died recently in 81,
Martiusville.
Sugar planting is going on rapidly
IN Thibodeaux. The planting will
be large this Spring.
Crop prospects are reported fine in
West Feliciana. There is no trouble
about securing labor.
For the week ending February II,
1883, there were Il deaths from
sm all.pox lin New Orleans.
In a very short time the laying of
rails on the Lake Borgne Railroad
in St. Bernard Parish, will commence.
Mrs. Vergile Frozard, aged IS
years, died on the 18th inst. at Prai
rie Basse, near Grand Coteau in this
State.
Mr.. Fred. L. Gates has been ap-
pointed a member of the Police Jury
If Iberville, vice D. U. Broussard,
resigned.
Deputy Marshalls are arresting
persons charged with cutting timber
from Government lands north Of
Catahoula lake.
The murder of young Irwin Gar
'ett, in Assumption Parish lastweek
has been caught in St. James Parish,
and placed in Jail at Napo'eonville.
A pair Of boots contributed for the
benefit of the overfuwed were raj
fed OF four different times, in Ope-
ousas, bringing $25 at each drawing.
Tue annual parade of the Baton
Rouge Fire Department was grand
success, and was the largest and
most creditable ever had in that city.
Eggs are selling at Is cents doz
en- aud are coming in briskly at Gin
,on; fresh country butter is selling
IN the streets at 20 cents per pound.
Gov. McEnery has appointed Mr..
NJ. E. Girard member of the Board
II Supervisors of the Louisiana
State University, vice S. R. Thorpe
resigned.
In Baton Rouge It has become no.
,iceable that the water all over town
las become very bad for some cause.
It is almost impossible to use upper
ground cisterns on that account.
The Police Jury of Jefferson ap-
pointed by the Governor has met
md organized by electing G. B. Pat
'erson President, and appointing 0.
3esaneon temporary secretary.
The Bonnet Care crevasse has
,een closed. The contractor, Mr.. S.
=. James, of the State Peuitentiary,
With a force Of 300 convicts, took
'hree months to complete the job.
Louis Aucoin. local agent for the
Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine
n Washington, has skipped out"
There are several in that vicinity
Who would like to know of his where
bouts.
The citizens Of St. Mary Parish
lave held q meeting to adopt meas.
Tres to avert the threatened over
low. They adopted resolutions ask
ng the Governor to put the convicts
N the levee.
The report of the Tax Collector of
it. Bernard submitted to the Police
Jury of that Parish, shows that
'2,O16 hes been collected in cash for
axes of 1882, leaving more than
wo-thirds to be collected.
The t. and P. crossing at the
Atchafalaya river is called East and
Vest Melville. The plan of the new
ridge at that point has been
hanged, and it is now probable that
letter progress will be made in the
7ork.
The Baton Rouge Press says thai
rood is worth $3.50 flour hundred
nd fifty dollars in Lake Charles,
nd adds that good drift wood can
e bought at Baton Rouge on the
allure at 5000 1.-TWO hundred dol
ars.)
Mr.. D. L. McKitrick, and a Mr..
)delI, of Baton Rouge, have secured
patent for mechanical motor, to
9 attached to sewing machines,
hitch if we are not greatly mista.
en-, will realize for them an inde.)
endent fortune. I
Valerien Simon, who was arrested