St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-03

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Marksville Bulletin A beaver was
recently killed near Cottonport, in this
parish. It was an extremely large one
ter, will show.
Weight, 80 pounds; length of the
body. from the nose to the root of the
fail. about feet; length of tail 10
inches. breadth inches in Chambers
Encyclopedia it is said to average 8
inches.
Marksyille Bulletin Fields are being
cleaned up, fences repaired, and ditch
ing done preparatory to beginning this
YEARS crop. A large acreage will be
nlanted. Don't forget to plant largely in
corn. It is the best crop you can raise.
Clinton Waterman Gen. Lewis will
carry the entire strength OF the party
in the Sixth District,-there is no di-
vision of political sentiment among the
people on this point.
ST. Bernard Eagle There is such a
thing in St. Bernard as an anti-liquor
organization, which will show itself up
on the face Of a petition to the Police
Jury, asking the passage of an Ordi-
nance forbidding the sale of liquors
within the parish.
Marksville Review Mr.. L. F. Bon
nette and family of this town left last
| Wednesday by the Morgan Railroad.
for Orange, Texas. Mr.. Bonnette in
tends to make Orange his future home.
A roustabout belonging to the crew
| of the Minnie, the Bayou des Glaizes
packet, while carrying stick OF wood
| on board said steamer, missed his foot
/ ing and fell into the bayou. Before as
/ sistance could be rendered him, he was
| drowned. The accident occurred on
/ the Gath inst, just below Moreauville.
ST. Bernard Eagle Those everlast-
ingly bad roads of st. Bernard are
again the curse of every one compelled
rs travel over them. This parish has
1 its season of good roads. and that is
/ when they need no repairs. and it is
exactly ut this moment a stir is made
! to level the dust.
T,ast Tuesdy the engineers en-
oaged in surveying the line of the
1 Take Borgne railroad completed their
i Iahors. The level is now to be taken,
and as soon as this is satisfactorily done,
/ the having of the rails will follow. 1t
Is said that this road will be in opera
i ton in ten months. Maybe, that's our
opinion.
| Pointe Conpee Banner: The gin OF
4 Mr.. Thomas Mix on False River has
ynnnd IN work for the season after
turning out $40 baies, Whlch is an *
cellent result.
The gin of Mr.. c.. Sampson. on False
il River closed operations for the season
a Yesterday with the gin book footing up
i 100 bales as the total. This being
about 100 more than was expected.
/ Vienna Sentinel: A large herd
of cattle passed through this place
last week westward bound. Cat.
\ tie buying is still going on in Nortf
Louisiana, and cattle by hundreds are
being driven from this country to Tex:
as, Between the railroad builders ane
stock buyers from the West, the stocl
J of this section will be cleaned up bJ
j next summer
Alexandria Democrat, oath : Machen
I chevaIier shot and instantly killed
:, Jerry Nix, on Tuesday last. at the store
of Chevelier and Rogers, In this parish
!, To inJlge from what we have hearf
81 Chevaiier was perfectly lustlfiable
!. Mr.. Henry Rogers, who undertook 9
/ separate the parties, receive Q sllghI cn
: on the hand. Mr.. Chevalier was tern
: Div Scared mp, having been beaten o.
Il the head with a large BOTTLE
Tharia Sugar Bowl A white woman
t | whose name we did not learn. wa
j, hnrned to death on Petite Anse ISLAM
last Monday night. Her dress havin
: ionitad while she was standing In from
t If fine fire. she ran out in the open al
r and before assistance could be rendere
her. every lineament OF clothing lpo
her person was destroyed and ner mes
y burned to crisp. The unfortunate VIC
Y man fingered for several hours 10 u
f tense agony, when death many cam
!, to her relief. n.-,...
r nlnyed to work on the track OF the MOI
q Ban railroad, was yesterday evenin
: Struck by the locomotive OF the, wei
2 hnnnd local train, while lying near tn
track. at a point between this place an
i Oliver station, in an insensible cOnd
d tion. being attacked by fit, to while
: he IL snbiect. and received serlot
= wound in the head and other injurie
70 The engineer mist00k the nnfOrtnnat
J. victim in the distance, for a buzzar'
y and recognized the form OF man tG
{ late TO stop the train. The 1nJure
= man was brought to this place and WI
q this morning be sent TO the Char,
lel Hospital in New Orleans. 81.
& Claiborne Guardian: We have ofte
said. and repeat gain, TO our far,'hn
friends, sow small grain-plant MOI
Icorn-eiye some attention to. stoe
raising. and we will soon have a mut
mnre prosperous country. As long |
cotton is grown to the prejudice OF the
% things the farming class will not pro
it per.
y Thibodaux Sentinel, Jan. Goth
y most dastardly and brutal murder vi
8 committed on the Coulon plantation
E. j. Gay, about one mile from Thib'