St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
LOUISIANA NEWS.

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At the Ninth District Senatorial Con-
vention which met in Thibodaux E. A..
OSulllyan was nominated Senator.
On the nth of April Morehouse par
ish will vote on the Houston, Central
Arkansas and Northern Railroad ques-
tion.
Capt. w. B. Marston, of Red river,
has received five hundred dollar or
der from Mexico for his Prolific cotton
seed.
Nearly four hundred crates of straw
berries were shipped from Iangipahoa
and Hammond last week and brought
$40 per crate of twelve quarts.
There was shooting scrapc few
days ago i'll Tangipahoa between two
young white men and a negro. One of
the white men was shot in the hand.
In the parish Of Iberia on Wednesday
of last week, Alexis Nelson, charged
with the killing of Randolphe Sandoz,
was tried and acquitted.
Two hundred and eighty -one dollars
and fifty cents has already been sub
scrihed to the fund for erecting mon
ument to the memory of the late Rev.
Father Jan, by the citizens of st. Mar
tinsville and vicinity. -......
Aaron johnson, alias Israel Mayfield,
who not long since robbed the money
drawer Of the steamer Alpha, has been
arrested by Capt. E. M. Austin OF the de-
tective force of Shreveport.
The Plaquemine Reporter is at pres
eDt enlarged and all home print.
Chief of Police McRady, of !Shreve-
port, has captured Warren Brown who
escaped Jail there short time ago.
From Jan. /, to Feb. %, the rainfall
| in Thibodaux was 1884 inches.
On Wednesday of last week Henry
johnson killed Jasper Wynn, corner of
Basin and Canal streets, New Orleans.
Lake Charles and Alexandria have
held mass meetings lately, the object
being to urge the necessity Of more
railroal facilities.
In Monroe, not long since, Charles
HoOrton, colored, was shot in the heel
while fleeing from some real or imgina-
ry danger.
The following municipal officers
were commissioned a few days ago at
Jennings: Mayor, j. II. Roberts; al
dermen, E. r. Scankland, G. II. Morse,
w. S. Briggs. f. D. Noble and w. B.
/ Anderson.
An appropriation of ten thousand
dollars has been made by Congress to
continue the work at Calcasieu Pass.
Arrangements are being made by the
colored men of the State for holding
their second annual fair.
On Monday night of last week the
market-house at st. Martinsville was
broken into and half a calf and NUT
ton taken therefrom.
A total damage of eleven thousand
dollars is claimed by the gardeners of
| New Orleans as result of the recent
overflow. 1t is believed that the city
will have to pay it.
The whole delegation recently elect
ed to the Republican parish convention,
| in TerrebOnne, seventy-tWo in number,
are colored.
On the 9th ult., John JinIin, Charles
/ Coleman and Emile, Lewis were jailed
] at Dopaldsonville, charged with setting
/ fire to a store at Smoke Bend.
| Prof. Stubbs in charge of the expert,
ment station to be located at Calhoun.
recently visited that place with view
of commencing buildings and farming
| operations.
The waiting room and freight depot
| at Lake Charles have been enlarged
and improved on account of an increase
| of business.
There is said to he disease prevail
| ing among the cattle at Jeanerette re-
sembling enro-pneumonia and prov
ing very fatal. .@
A Forester Court will be organized
| in New Orleans on the 9th Of June. The
Forresters are representatives of the
ground floor of Solomon's Temple.
On the 9th ult.s at Plaquemine, Mr..
John Ihielman was accidentally shot in
| the side hy a colored man who was
carelessly handling a pistol.
A short time since parties from the
State of Iowa, bought of Mr.. j. p.
Gueyden three thousand eight hundred
acres OF land in Vermillion parish.
On the 27th ult Judge A. Keller, Of
New Orleans, attempted to commit sui
eide by shooting himself twice through
the breast with a revolver. His defeat
for denomination is said to have been
the cause. .fs5.
On Sunday of last week the long
shoremen had their parade in New Or
leans.
At the recent election in New Or
leans a negro named Henry Jackson,
one of the commissioners at the Elpv-
enth Ward precinct. threw the ballot
box into a swalen gutter, and jumping
ont Of the window fred at the crowd.
The box was found the next day.
A very destructive fire occurred at
Boyce on Friday of last week in which
several stores were burned.
On SUNDAY Of last week few miles
below New Iberia, six pegroes attempt
cd TO cross tho bayou Teche in a boat.
The bottom fell out and four of them
drowned.
A son of Gen. Will A. Strong was
shnt and killed at ST. Morris on the
9th ulf. by adumb colored hoy. Tie
particulars are unknown. The MUIR /
derer has mqde his escape. hut at last I
accounts aJposse OF citizens were in I
pursuit
An appropriation of ST 900, 900 for tlra
l0cking up of bayou Plaquenline, ,dS33
600 900 for Disqualification the Atchaeh i
falaya. commenciss- lat the .mautl, oe,1
Drovement of havou Saburche. Ras
been recommended by tlksSta;xers Ind
Harbors Committee of tha h1osU Of
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