St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-08
LOUISIANA NEWS.

The Teche Pilot says that the parish
of ST. Mary can accommodate one thou
sand families. Plenty ut vacant lands.
The Louisiana Chutchman and Indus
trial News will after Sept. 10th be is
sued as separate sheets.
The appropriation being insufficient
the work on the canal between Bayou
Black aud the Terrebonne is suspend
ed.
The Presidency of the Rapides bank
has been resigned by Lieut.. Gov.
james J-tfries.
One hundred dollars has been appro-
piiattd 10y the parish of Ascension TO
have the prize essay on the resources OF
that parish published.
The mystery Of the poisoning of nine
persons in Franklin parish not long
since Is about to be solved by the dis
covery that the top of the barrel on
which had been printed green letters
had been placed over "a boiling pot III
which the poisoning food was cooked.
At the Pandora place about six miles
above Shreveport DR.. Will Arno d was
shot aud killed by Jack McMaih VIII"
has charge of the Hamilton store On
the above named place.
The Ladies Aid Society of New
iberia, on the 29th inst. voted CON
t:ibuton nf $50 out of their general
fund for the relief of the sufferers OF the
| late storm.
At recent meeting of the police jury
of the parish of Ihervllle orc hundred
dollars was appropriated by that BODY
for the publication of the paper written
to show the resources of Ascension par
1 4 vt,.ky1 r.
settle in the parish.
The rate of taxation fixed for Rap
| ides is ten mills.
| The proper authorities at Washington,
have arranged for the extension Of the
railway mail service en- route to Che
neyvile by Lacompte and MOreiaDd.
The next session of Tulane Universe
ty begins on the S.h Of October.
Not long since the postotfice at Ham
of over $4,000.
The wharves of the Mississippi VAL
ley railroad at Southport are cavlng III.
Hagar Toy, coIored. was not long
since killed while attempting TO cross
the track at Amlte City.
!. N. Gercu a Red River pilot shot and
killed a ncgro at Dubberly station.
A new rost Office has been estah-
lisI,ed at Hauk's Mill on the Shreve-
port and Arkansas railway.
Not long since, above Company Canal,
Augusta Smith, young girl, was
burned to death.
A new paper. the Capitol Item made
it's appearance in Baton Rouge on the
1st Sept.
Sugar. Planter: Cnthhert 3. Jones,
the hero ofthe J. Floyd King ti"nhle IN
Washington, and n member OF the
jones family of Louisiana who gained
snch notoripty through the terrible
Jones. Lid,lell feud, recently invested
what money he had in the Huagoyac
mines in the district "f Chota. Perm
and is now worth S 00,000.000. Jones is
Louisiania and for months after his
advent in Washington his mode of max
lug living was mystery to many.
The rice crop of the State is said to
be very badly iujnred by the late storm
Bill Christo, negro confiued in the
Alexandria Jail, made his escape on the
1st. September.
On Saturday last the complete outfit
of the Ascension Democrat was nur'
chased by F. F. Hunsel & Bro, ef New
. Orleans.
At meeting of the North Louisiana
Agricultural Society resolutions were
adopted crying down the bagging tius
scheme and advocating other kind o1
bagying even if it cost more.
The Governor signed the death warrant
;, of Pete OvertoD, convicted OF murdel
in Moo,ehnuse parish on the 18th o1
; July. The execution is to take place
Friday, S.pt. 2Sth. ..."