St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-16
LOUISIANA NEWS.

| II 10 Sttlu tIHU oiC Idlt III Cy piCSE
which came ont of Bayou Sara con-
tanned four hundred logs.
We learn that St. Francis Xavier
Catholic school situated at Alexandria,
La, will soon be chartered and en-
powered to confer academical degrees.
j. NJ. White, of Lincoln parish has
been elected President of the North
Louisiana Agricultural Society late
ly organized ut Calhoun.
AT Shreveport a few days since
the brlcklayers constructing the Phoe-
nix hotel struck because they were not
allowed to knock off at five o'clock
I'D the evening without loss of pay.
On the I'd inst. cotton blooms and bolls
were brought into Alexandria.
The Circuit Judges recently elected
by the Legislature for the several cir
cults are as follows: First. Hon. John c..
Moncure second, Hon Ed. G. Mont
gomery third, Hon. r. S. Perry !;
fourth, Hon. Milton A. Strickland !;
fifth, Hon. Rene I. Beaureguard Or
leans, Hon. Henry B. Kelley.
Marksville has signal service office.
The following are the names of new
towns i'll Southwest Louisiana Vinton,
Iowa, and Oberlin.
While attempting to stop a fat boat
William Boulrice, of New IBERIA
who was on steamer at the time, had
his feet caught and terribly mashed.
Opposite Fairview plantation, Pla-
quemine parish, the lugger Live Oak
was struck by lightning and sailor
drowned.
On Old River, near the the Atchafa-
| laya, lightning killed eight head Of cat
tic not long since.
At New Orleans Prof. Alphonse King
crossed the Mississippi river on his
water bicycle during storm IN TWEEN
| ty-seyen minutes.
The Attakapas Agricultural and Me-
ciianical Fair Association will meet at
Jeanne1ette, commencing October
10 and remaining open four days.
| Master Henry n. Pharr, of Morgan
| City, won the gold medal offered to the
best declaimer ut the Centenary Col
lege exercises not long since.
Mr.. j. N. Turner of Lake Providence,
will establish Il paper, THE East Car
roll Democrat" ut the above named
place.
AT Baton Rouge, on June Sd, John
Hall. an old negro ferryman, got
utihN, anu III III CROSS lne
river fell out of his skiff' near
the ferry wharf and was drowned
Sam Davis, Lee Hunter and Robert
Lewis were tried at Colfax, Grant par
ish, on June 1st, charged with having
waylad and murdered Richard John
son on the Goth of May on the Rock Is
land plantation, above Colfax. Sam
Davis was remauded to Jail without the
benefit OF bail, it having been proven
that he borrowed the gun from Lee
Hunter, saying he intended to kill
johnson before night, but he did not
kill him before 8 1T night. Lee Hunter
was allowed bail in $500 and Lewis was
discharged
On the Sd inst, Prof. w. B. Murray,
OF Brookhayen, Miss, preached the com
mencement sermon of Centenary Col
lege, at Jackson.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Louisiana met at Baton
Rouge on June Sth.
On Thursday of this week the Ope-
lOusas District Conference Of the M. |
E. Church South met at Lafayette. /
All manufactures Of Louisiana, are !
exempted from State and municipal
taxation until 1899.
Our Home Journal is the name of a
new paper published at Piaquemine,
Ibeville parish, by Mr.. Walter r. Bry-
an.
On the first Tuesday in September
the Democratic Congressioal con-
vention of the Third District will
meet at New Iberia.
A colony cf immigrants arrived at
Amite city on the It'll instant. and re-
ceived hearty welcome at the hands Of
the citizens. Colonel w. N. Garland,
the oldest inhabitant, delivered an APP
propriate address.
Owing TO the exhol bitant charges
of the Vickshurg, Shreveport and Pa
cific Railroad Company, and the need
OF better connection with New Orleans,
the citizens of Ruston recently held q
large and enthusiastic meeting with
view to constructing a new road via
Columbia to connect with the Ouachi-
ia line OF steamboats,.
On the Sd inst. fire occurred at Raw
vile in which $4,000 worth of proper
ty was destroyed.
Lake Charles Commercial: The an
nual exhibition and distribution of
prizes OF the Young Ladies' Academy.
under the direction of the Sisters Mar
lanites OF Holy Cross, will be held at
Opera House, OH Friday.
June 29th
The Lake Charles Homestead and Loan
Association last Wednesday night,
made u loan of $1,000 at So 81
Ser cent premium. Mr.. e. Ii. Dees was ,
he bidder.
The first watermelons of the season
cached the Lake City by schooner last
Baton Rouge Truth: Tuesday night :
DR.. Adoiplle Forhc. n drummer for the :
irm eft A. Baldwin e. Co., of New Or
nans, took a room in the third story
# the Mayer Hotel, and retired leaving G
he lamp burning near the bed. Dur
ne the night the wind blew the bar i
yer the lamp which set it on fire, and II
was not long before bar, bed cloth {
ne. mattress, etc were af1ame Fortu-
ately roomer on this floor arose at 4 Q
clock to take the early train and in pass
1g the room in which Forbe lay asleep e
iscovered the fire. The alarm was i'm d
,ediately given and the guests reused. c;
" this time the whole room was filled tt
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