St. Landry democrat., 1888-03-17
LOUISIANA NEWS.

III StiA WIN phi
A part of North Louisiana is afflicted
with measles and whooping cough.
Mr.. John B. Taylor now has the edi-
torial management Of the Lafourche Star.
Judge M. j. Liddell of Monroe,
has been appointed U. S. District
Judge for Montana.
Mr.. Ma. Thornton, of Webster par
ish, comitted suicide few days since
by taking morphine.
Capt. Jno. M. Avery was nominated
Senator OF the Eleventh District at New
Iberia on the 9th instant.
Hon. John Ray died in New Orleans
on the 4th inst, aged Il years. He was
author OF the digest OF Louisiana.
Hon. VIM. Burwell, for many years a
prominent public man of New Orleans,
died at Liberty, Va, on the 4th of March.
The Capitolian- Advocate fayors
narrow gauge railroad running through
East Baton Rouge parish to Amite river.
We learn that Hon. Don Gallery of
St. Mary, will plant fifty acres of Irish
potatoes on his Bertha plantation this
| year.
On the 9th February the Webster
Parish Improvement Company was or
ganized at Minden with A. Goodwill
president.
At LeCompte, Rapides parish, the
other day, an attempt was made to
wreck fret ght train by placing cross
| tie on the rails.
| Out of the nineteen prisoners who es-
capped from the Shreveport Jail a few
days ago only three have been cap
| tured.
On last Saturday the Miuden Rail
road aud Compress Company finished
| their compress and compressed their
first bale of cotton.
Lewis Davis and James Nealey col
ored, have been arrested for the murder
| Of Charles SeymOre at Donalsonville on
the night OF the 4th March.
| The contractors who are to establish
water works for the city OF Baton Rouge
reached that place on the Sth inst, and
will prosecute the work at once.
Judge Robert Ray, Republican candi
date for Attorney General, residing at
Monroe, was stricken with paralysis on
| the 4th inst He is said to be recover
ing.
One night last week, near Simsboro,
| Lincoln parish party OF white men en-
tered the cabin of a negro named Henry
Williams and fatally shot him and beat
his wife.
A few days since negro named
Thos. Hover, employed on the Hope
Plantation, parish Of st. John, shot and
dangerously wounded Harvey Herr,
! the overseer.
On the Goth ult., in Lincoln parish,
| Pink Grear, a mulatto, was arrested on
Il charge of forgery. He broke away
from those having him in charge and
escaped to the woods
Vincent A. Lopez, nephew of Mar
cisso Lopez, the celebrated Cuban pat
riot, and the last OF brave and pat
riotie family, died in New Orleans on
! Tuesday Of last week.
Charlie Hancock, a Steamboat mate,
shot and killed il negro at Monroe Oh
Thursday Of last week. l'he killing is
said to have been in self defense. Han
cock was released on $3.50 bond.
The following is the Democratic tick
/ ct of Rapides parish: Representatives,
/ S. NJ. Meeker and G.. w. Bolton sheriff,
/ David T. Stafford: Clerk, Geo. O.
/ Watts /; coroner, DR.. John Cason.
/ A Social Club was organized at Crow
| ley last week with sthe following off
GERS: j. Frankel, president; Writ Col
Inns, vice-president j. d. Medlenka,
Secretary, T. j. fowler treasurer.
/ On Thursday of last week, in Bien-
vile parish, Sam Kennigan and son at
tackled Willie Williams, one with an Ak
/ and the other with knife, seriously
and probably fatally wounding him.
Near Thibodanx on the 9th inst. a
negro named Woody Brooks was shot
and instantly killed by Wallace ellis,
second overseer of E. j. Gays Acadia
plantation. The killing was in self
defense.
On the 18th inst. in Minden four pris-
oners escaped from the parish Jail, two
of whom were bad characters, being con-
fined for rape and murder. The sheriff
captured one ous OF the lot who was in
Jail for horse stealing.
Near Crowley few days since, Mr..
John Gould was attacked by bull
while attempting to drive him ont OF
pasture. His horse was killed and Mr..
Gould's leg was gored through the
/ fleshy part below the knee.
Hamp. King, constable fourth ward
parish OF East Baton Rouge, was Sc
verely shot in botlT hands on Friday
4 night of last week while attempting to
| arrest Jake Overton, charged. with as
| sault with intent to kill.
| On the 9TH inst, a party of well-to-d do
movers passed through Vernon, La, en-
route to Jennings, Calcasieu parish. Any
number almost Of such people would
| meet with a hearty welcome in Cal
| easieu parish, no doubt.
The Democratic parish ticket elected
at the primaries held in st. Martins on
| the LIST inst, is: T.. L. Broussard Sheriff;
A. v. Fournet, Clerk of the Court; DIR.
A. Guilbeau Coroner; and for Repre-
sentative, L. C. Guidry.
Mr.. C.. Barrie, of Calcaseu. recently
sold three hundred and twenty-five
acres of land, within few miles of
Lake Charles. for the sum of $4,000 to
the Cincinnati Land Company. This
would be a fair price for the best lands
in the State.
According to the report of geologist
Professor johnson, iron ores have been
found in sufficient quantities to be
worked profitabfy in the parishes of
Ohachita. Bossier, Webster, Claiborne.
Union, Lincoln, jackson, BienviI1e, ]
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