St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-09-15
LOUISIANA NEWS.

The valuation wi dSSesSVu Pi'pS''5 -
Cnncoraia parish for the present year ~
Al. 238, $50 which is S20O,000 less than the
assessment of last year.
Mr.J. b. Williams. of the 9Th ward'
nlauted this year two acres In M"s"S
co,b from which he says ne eatneien
two hundred and tifty-tour bushels ol
corn-Moreliouse CLARION.
A late New Yelk special says Malar
r. A. Bnke. eX-treasurer OF inns STATE
now of Btssrmer, Ala, has signed con-
tract with Wlthrsw, the great Penn-
svlvania soundiyman, to build hVe
more furnaces at Bessemer.
Two hundred dollars has been APP
propriated by Iberville parish for our
State fair.
Editor Kidd, of the Jackson Patriot
ia about to establish quarantine
against the hunters of HUSTON because
tiev killed fue buck in that vicinity
and didn't send him quarter. Per,
hans this ia the first case on record
where "kidd" wanted venison-Lake
Charles Echo.
The State Board of Education has
added anew feature to their province
by selecting Mrs. NJ. Herring and Mrs.
E. l.. Newman members OF the school
board OF west CARROLL
Mira. Cleveland has been presented
two porcelain cups by Mr.. Joseph Her
nandez, of New Orleans, which were
made at bis factory. She has written
him a letter of thanks saying they are
Requisite"
All the bavous and rivers west OF our
town are literally covered with dead
fish. The storm of the 10Th ult. stripped
the trees of their leaves which, owing
to the tannin in them, poisoned the
water, causing the fish to die 10y thou
sands. There ia scarcely 1--we hsi LETT
in any of the streams. Tie stencil from
the dead fish is unendurable and
swamp work is discontinued for the
present.-Iberville South. ...
Gov. Nichols has appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to compose the Board
of Education First Congressional Dis
tlict. Alcee Fortier. of Orleans; sec
ond district, Rabbi |. l.. Leucht, third
district. VIM. Clegg,- of Lafayette !;
fnnrth district, VIM. Fl. Jack of Match
itoches: fifth district, Franklin Gar
ret, of Ouachita 4; sixth district, q. r..
Tate, of Tangipahea.-Ex.
Mr.. Thos. s. Barden, of Lincoln par
ish. stood the best examination in the
,c,mnetitiye examination for the APP
4. pointment of II cadet to the U. 5. Naval
academy at Annanapo'is, Which was
held at Monroe Il few days ago.
Mr.C. M. Barrow. Secretary of the
West Feiiciana Fair Association, Is
Issuing and having posted, large
nictural poster in OF der to better adVer-
iise their coming fair.
The two last loans of the Iberia
-Rni;diug and Loan Association were
given ont as follows: one at IL premium
ct SO per cent tie other ut premium
OF 81 per cent. ...
The case of the State of Louisiana
sys, Will A. Strong, charged with em-
b. zzlement ut election ticket inuney,
is set fol next Monday.
The Republican district committee
met in Baton Rouge on the 4th ana
having no quorum adjourned tor TWO
weeks. ..
A disastrous fire occurred at Jennings
on the 9th inst, destroying the business
portion of the town.
Centenary College, Wildwood Insti-
tute and FeIiciana Institute opened
on the 81 inst. ,---~~
At the last meet 2 e. ascension
Brancl, vi - Planters Assoc
ciation it was found that the rice was
80 badly injured that it will all have
to be- cut by hand. ...
A, Clinton few days since Josh Will
son, colored was shot and killed by
George Morris.
AT Baton Rouge on the 18th inst,
Cayernov Nichols opened bids for fur
n,shipg judicial stationary III New Or
leans. The contract for furnishing
HANK books was awarded to +. A.
= Brandao g. Co, and that for. misceila-
: npous stationery and court blanks to
Buckley g. Co.. FsE
All the privileges of the Louisiana
State Fair we're sold at auctinn on
Sept. 10, Oh the Fair grounds at Baton
Rouge.
IN the night of Sept. 6, the citizens of
Plaqnemine, Iherville parish, formed
themselves into a committee, and with
the mayor, visited every portion of that
town where bad characters were known
to exist. Every suspicious character
Tho could give no good account of lllm-
\ self was arrested and put in Jail, or
given notice to leave. From this on 1t
will he hot place for burglars.
Colonel Moorman, Of the State I'M
migration Association has notified the
directors of the State Fair that he will
occupy quarters at Baton Rouge during
the coming fair.
AT Plaquemine, La, on the 9th
mat, the lberv!lle guards, known as
Company A nf the second military dis
trict of Louisiana, WAS mustered into
service by Colonel L. A. FAIRIES, as
sistant adjutant general.
L. B. Claiborne for several years edi
tor and proprietor of the Pointe
Coupee Banner has sold out and retired
from journalism.
Lafayette Advertiser: The celebra-
1 ted poisoning case in franklin parish
about year ago. whereby nine cotton
pickers lost their lives, aud for which
/ poisoning Mrs. Jane King ard Mrs. 'Sa-
I pronia Walker are under Indictment, il
now pretty we'll explained. Mrs. King,
/ while in conversation with her counsel.
n few days since, remarked that she
sswOndered if those barrel heads had
inviting to do with it 7" When asked
What silAmeant, she explained that in
preparing the feast she used a very
large iron pot, with several pigs and
turkeys in IL. 1t was too full, aud i'll
)rgipr to hold the meats down she put
Rone greasy barrel heads, with green
Artters on them ON top and weighted
,eslhe whole dawn with stoups. In this
feast was cnoked. Only those
cas- at asf the turkeys which rested
vno. Al file barrel heads were poisoned.
ga. Nrrel heads were searched for
IVA fsnd, witllsaafe of the green let
III 80 hni