St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-14
LOUISIANA NEWS.

organized.
tits said that New Iberia is making
efforts to organize an industrial school.
A crevasse occurred few days ago
on Red river in Bossier parish.
The meeting of the East Texas
and Louisan Lum bermen's Association
took place at Lake Charles last Tues
day.
Last week the police jury of Rapides
parish appropriated $3.50 in aid of the
State Immigration Association.
j. E.. Roberts, married man of
Simsboro, eloped not long since with
a Mrs. Miliner and baby, leaving his
wife and three children destitute. A
deputy sheriffis in pursuit.
Near Ffanklinton. a few days ago, two
men, Swanson and Smith were found
dead, having been murdered.
The courthouse at AbbeYille is to cost
$4,000
Last Friday, week ago, a white
man named Martin committed suicide
by drowning in Bayou Teche at Fausse
Point.
During recent tour through st.
Landry the clerks of registration regis
tered nearly thousand new voters.
The State Agricultural Board met
in New Orleans on Thursday of last
week.
Fifty dollars has been appropriated
by the police jury Of Plaquemine parish
for the immigration bureau.
On entering a cell OF the Jail at Lake
Providence, j. j. Dunn, jailor, was at
tackled by prisoner named Chas An
derson. As a result, the latter was shot
and killed.
Five of tile principal business houses
of Boyce were destroyed by fire few
days ago. Fifteen thousand dollars is
the estimated loss.
Nineteen thousand and twelve acres
of land have been recently sold by the
North American Land aud Timber
Company at Lake Charles for $99,57O.
A fund OF fifteen hundred dollars
has been raised by the planters of
Terrehonne to aid in the reelection of
Judge A. C. Allen to the bench of that
district.
The ST. Mary Herald has been pur-
chased. by Mr.. Oscar L Alpha.
A steamboat, "The Louisiana"
recently completed, is now plying
between Thibodeau and Donaldson
vile.
Two thousand, four hundred acres
of land, situated near Red Land, Bos-
sier parish were recently purchased by
a New York capitalist on which he pro-
poses to settle colony.
At the recent Republican convention
held in st. Martinsville, Theo. Fon-
telieu a prominent Republican. was
{ol Ex,r T,l Eol.
ilies, a Democrat, for District Attorney.
Justice Todd's term expired last Sat-
urday. The Legislature in joint ses-
sion will vote for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, Thursday, May 18th,
and the latter will take possession May
21st.
A special from Baton Rouge to the
Picayune dated April 7 says The capi-
tai city is considerably excited to-day
over the reported finding of q buried
treasure in lot in the rear of town last
night. There is a considerable mys-
terry aboutit. The lot is situated about
ten blocks back from the river front
and is between Boulevard and Conyen-
ton streets.
At IL o'clock last night there was
nothing unusual to break the solitude
of the place. But at midnight negro
passed the place and saw two strange
white men there who had dug a deep
trench in the earth. This morning the
lot was visited by number of peopla
who fonnd large pit five feet deep, in
the bottom Of which could be seen dis.
tinctly hole ont of which box had
been taken. Who the white men were
or what the box contained is yet
wrapped in mystery. The lot has al
ways been a vacant one, and during the
war was occupied by Federal troops as
a camp.
Some conjecture that sum Of money
was buried here BY marauding Yam
kee, who returned last night and sue
ceeded in fndingit after lapse of
quarter of q century.
An insurance company is being or
ganized at Shreveport the capital stock
to be $3.50 600.
Chas. Lacour was arrested at Shreve-
port Oh the 5tli inst. charged with mur-
der and setting fire to the house in
which Alice Wise, colored, was crema-
ted between 8 and 4 o'clock on the
morning OF the above date. jealousy
is said to be the cause of the deed. Evi-
dence adduced at the coroner's inquest
indicate that he is the perpetratOr of
the crime.
The Confederate memorial services
held in New Orleans last week were
very imposing. The programme was
arranged by joint committee from the
Army of Northern Virginia and the
Army of Tennessee. The decorations
were tasteful and pleasing.
Farmerville Gazette, April 4 A mur-
der surrounded with mystery was per-
petrated in our parish, about seven I
miles northeast of town, last Friday /
evening, of which negro named Jim
Harrington was the victim. The Coro-
ners's investigation failed to bring to
light the perpetrators of this deed; but /
the following facts were elected Four
masked men armed with Winchester
rifles and shot gun, were seen about |
4 o'clock On the evening Of the killing
riding along the public road in the di-
recti0n of the field were the negro was
blowing. After finding their victim
they led him into the Lontre swamp,
witf,a pIow line fastened round his
neck. 1t is supposed the negro broke
loose from his antagonists, and was
about to escape when the contents of
both barrels of shot gun were dis
charged at him. the buck shot taking
effect in the back near the shoulders and
In fha side 0f his head