St. Landry democrat., 1888-03-03
LOUISIANA NEWS.

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leans last Friday.
On the night of the Oath Mr.. Robert
l.. Tanner, of Rapides, died aged 40
years.
Louis, a son of Judge C. Debaillon,
OF Lafayette, aged six years, broke MS
arm last week.
Dan Brown, who shot Adolphe Zen
neck of the Mascot staff, has been par
doned by the Governor.
At New Iberia on the 23d w. Is. Mer-
chant was indorsed for Republican Sen
ator of the eleventh district.
A town clock has been ordered to be
placed in the tower OF the new court
house at Dona4dsonville.
Four hundred thousand dollars is the
amount recommended for the post
Office building at New Orleans.
Capt. E. M. Austin, chief of police OF
Shreveport for the past eight wears, ten
dered his resignation III the 25th ult.
Gov. Warmoth opened the State Re-
publican campaign at Washington Ar
tillery Hall last Wednesday night.
The convention for the fifteenth SEN
atorial district met on the 21st and NOM
mated McC. Lawrason for senator.
Nathaniel W. Whitehead has been
Second Military District Of Louisiana.
The shipments of cotton from the
parish of Acadia up to the 18th Febru-
airy were V sixteen hundred bales.
On the night of the 23d Alexander
Dorsey, colored, slota and fatally wound
ed Jesse Cummings at Natcliitoches.
The directors of the Fair Association
at Shreveport have fixed the dates for
holding their next fair for Nov. 9Th to
10th.
A few days ago while out hunting, H.
B. Watson, of Rayne, vas accidentally
shot in the back of the neck and head
10y a little boy.
One hundred dollars was not long
since subscribed by Mayor Currie, of
Shreveport, towards helping the poor
and needy of that city.
One of the New Orleans petit julies
has decided that keno is not a banking
game, and does not come under the
gambling law of the State.
On the Gath ult. the Republican con-
y%ention Of Rapides met, had a split. both
factions endorsing the p%arochial Demo-
cratic candidates for office.
The senatorial convention composed
Of Rapides and Vernon parishes met on
the 23d ult. and nominated Major Fred
Seip as senator.
On the Mississippi Valley near DON
~aldsonviile, Washington Johnson. col
ored, was killed the other day by being
caught under a hand car crank.
On Thursday of last week, at New
| Iberia Mr.. Jules Boutte while working
at a cotton gin had his arm lacerated to
the extent that it had to be amputated.
On the 23a nit. sheriff David Panl ar
rested Bob Bagget, Jim and Tip Per-
kins suspccted of heing concerned in
| the murder of Joseph Fuller on the
| night of the 10th nit. in Rapides.
A special from Lafayette dated the
18th Feb. SLY u Young man. Ernest
Soule, a passenger on the California ex-
cursion, was cut in two in attempting
to cross the track in front ola switch
engine.
Hon. w. C. Martin, aged rs years is
announced for representative from
| Webster parish. He has served credi-
tally in the past for eight years in that
capacity, and it is stated, will receive a
large NOtC' s l
At New Orleans on the 22d nit, Mr..
S. Hermann of the firm of Hermann
| Sons & Cassard. committed suicide
by shooting himself through the mouth
and brain with the contents of a Smith
e. Wesson pistol.
The House Committee on military
affairs has reported favorably upon the
bill introduced by Congressman Blan-
chard appronriating S11 900 TO construct
| a road from P~ineville, La, to the Ma
| tional cemetery near that place.
From an exchange We learn that the
| State Council Of Red Men will assemble
at Shreport on the 18th of May, and will
remain there to participate in the an
nual parade and picnic on the 18th of
| that month. Several tribes to be pres
ent.
On Thursday, the 18th nlt., a man by
| the name of Fuller. residing five miles
west of Alexandria. had his house
burned and while endeavoring to escape
was shot and killed by unknown parties,
Sheriff Paul left Immediately upon the
receipt of the news for the scene of the
| crime.