St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-29
STATE ITEMS.

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The Police Jury of Avoyelles parish
has appointed the 18th of January for
holding an election to take the sense of
the people, for or against the license
and sale of liquor in the parish.
On the evening of the 29d inst, be-
tween and half-past o'clock, fu-
rious gale visited the parish of st. John
demolishing several houses and 9th
erwise destroying property, and causing
the death of two persons. The path of
the storm was about four acres in
width.
Rev. Ben. F. Jenkins, who was con-
victed and sentenced to the penitentia-
ry for life, for the murder of Rev. ].
Lane Borden, at Mansfield, was con-
signed to the penitentiary on the 23d.
A strong wind and rain storm passed
over the town of Lake Providence, on
the 22d inst, blowing down a part of a
large livery stable in the town, trees
and fences.
The medicinal qualities of Lake
Charles whiskey cannot be surpassed,
Judging by the following from the Echo:
A deaf and dumb fraud was "pulled"
by Constable StOddard last Tuesday.
1t seems that after making COnsldera-
BILE collections with his slate and pencilr
a few drinks of whisky restored his
speach and hearing. So he will have
- %n %hn nh of obtaining
money under false pretenses. So much
for the medicinal qualities of lake
Charles Whiskey.
During storm, in the parish of La
fourche, on the 29d inst, the sugar mill
of Forret Bros, was completely wreck
ed.
Mr.. James II. Ransdell, citizen of
Alexandria, was brutally assaulted on
the goth inst, by a negro in the employ
of Barrett & Co.'s show, which per-
formed there that day. He was about
to enter the tent when he was pounced
upon by the negro, who beat him over
the head with a pistol, and then es-
capped. The officers of the town fol-
lowed the show to Plaquemine to arrest
the negro.
w. t. Sanford was tried at the last
term of the district court at Baton
Rouge, for the murder of W. A. LeSue
er, publisher Of the CapitolianA dvo-
cate, some eighteen months since, and
acquitted.
DR.. S. NJ. Bemiss, prominent physi-
clan of New Orleans, died in that city
on the 18th inst, of apoplexy. He had
on the day previous, delivered a lecture
to his students explaining the disease.
Work on the Port Allen terminus of
the Louisiana Central Railway is being
rapidly pushed forward.
On the 18th inst, the Monroe Oil Mill
was destroyed by fire. Loss from $780,
900 to 100000.
An election was held in Amite City,
about ten days ago, on the "local option"
question. The "no license" people
carried the day.
The town of Ruston, Lincoln parish,
called meeting Of it's citizens, to con
slider the project of removing the court
buildings from Vienna, the present
parish seat to Ruston.
The Town Talk says a good deal of
whisky is still drank in Alexandria, but
not enough to do any harm, because
the "boys" can't get enough to get on
an old-fashioned paint-the-town-red |
drunk.
We learn that three Mormon preach
ers are still in Claiborne parish, with a
body guard of ten men. A committee
was sent to wait on them but they out
talked the committee and gave them
no satisfaction. The citizens, however
are determined to make them leave
and gave them until a certain time.
The citizens of Claiborne are right
no such doctrines should be taught in
civilized community.-Webster Tri-
(Sure.
dMr. Bunk Coyle, living near Cotton
VI, ley in this parish, was killed by
frebnman named John Figures last
weess From the statement of two
other ;Teedmen in the field who saw
the kik,, ag, we learn that the deceased
went ihE the field where Figures was
workingSSEith gun. He accused FL
CURES of '9left and had some hard
words WITH HING Figures wrenched
the gun fromEhim and struck him with