St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-02
LOUISIANA NEWS.


A colored woman named Easter Will
liams died at New Iberia on the goth
ult., aged 1O7 years.
Hon Oscar Arroyo, ex-Sccretary of
State, is Gov. Nichols private sccreta-
~.
The labor trouble last fall cost the
State S7,24O.G0 for troops.
On Thursday OF last week, the trans
fer for the Port Allen terminus OF the
Texas & Pacific branch road be-
gan operations transporting freight
and passengers to and from Ba-
ton Rouge.
The back salaries of Now Orleans to
public school teachers is estimated at
100000.
The Star is the name of a new daily
paper published in Baton Rouge by L.
rience, he having been editor Of the
On Monday of last week the State
Immigration Convention and the Grand
Lodge, Knights Of Pythias, of Louisi-
ana, met in Baton Rouge.
The Capitolian- Advocate has SONS
time since eaten lot of this years
peaches.
A few days ago two prisoners who
were under sentence of court martha,
jumped overheard from the flagship
Richmond about 40 miles below New Or
leans and made good their escape.
The bell in st. Francis churh, Ponte
Coupee parish, is said to have been cast
in 1913.
On the 23d ult., at Donaldsonville,
John Carter was tried for the murder
of Peter Gambling in 1878. The jury
brought in verdict of manslaughter.
A large party of immigrants arrived
at Jeanerette on Thursday of last week
and report others soon to follow them
south.
A special to the It'd. dated 25h May
says Coroner j. M. Coley has just re-
ceived the body of Benoit BuiIedean,
who was waylaid and killed yesterday
forenoon while passing a thick wood,
three miles south of town. He was evil
IDENTITY shot in the back first, and then
the murderer to be sure OF his work,
shot him through the bead after he WAS
down, as the bullet was dug out Of the
ground under the head. District At
matter in person.
At Shreveport the 10Th May, Jack
Barrett, accidently shot and killed Mol
lie Hogan, notorious woman. The
particulars are in substance, that while
sitting by Barrett, who was intoxicated
he commenced firing bis pistol at ran
dom, and becoming frightened, she
jumped up and was struck over the left
eye.
At Baldwin, on Monday night of
last week, a man going under he names
of Fred II. Childs, Fred. HI. Guion,
Fred III. Gould, committed suicide by
shooting himself to death.
st. Martinville Messenger Mr.. j. NJ.
SALES, a prominent planter, residing
about mile below town, informs us
Of q very strange occurrence which he
witnessed on his plantation last week.
He had fine dog to which he and his
family was greatly attached, which was
taken sick and died shortly afterward.
On making post mOrtem examination
it was found that death was caused by
from one hundred and thirty to one
hundred and forty thin snakes from
twelve to eighteen inches long i'll the
heart, which had nearly eaten the
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when the heart was cut open.
On Tuesday night of last week james
Doiling was crushed to death by a
freight train near Houma. He was in
toxicated and had laid on the track.
At Donaldsonville on the Gath ult.,
Thomas Johnson was tried for murder
and found guilty The case of Clay
field Howell, charged with murder was
continued to next term.
In the icinity of Crowley few days
ago, Edwin, son of l.. S. Hatch, was
thrown from his horse and killed.
Specimens of rich iron ore from the
vicinity Of Farmerville have been ex-
hibited in New Orleans.
A lodge Of the knights of Honor has
been established at Alexandria, La.
A Bible Society, auxiliary ito the
American Bible Society, has been or
gained at Clinton.
On the Sd Of June the. closing exer-
cises of the E. A. Seminary, of Arcadia,
will begin with the annual sermon by
Rev. T. d. White, d. D., of Homer.
A railroad is proposed between Able
vile and Rayne.
A. C. Brown, timber capitalist of
Wis, has been inspecting
the woodland in the vicinity of Alex
andria with view to extensive pur-
chase.
On the 10th June the commencement
exercises of Mansfield Female College
will begin.
Col. w. III. Owen, civil engineer at
taclled to the war department, Wash
s2d ult., and inspected the cemetery
near-P ineville. $1,000 has been ap-