St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
LOUISIANA NEWS.

lev, shipped during one Neeh, Hoally
three thousand dozen eggs.
A colored man named John Price was
killed at WaggamaD station recently 6y
"A passenger train of the Texas Pacific
railroad.
A man named John Thomson, of
Monroe, accidentally killed himself
while ont rabbit hunting of late.
Electric lights have been procured for
the Insane Asylum at jackson.
Lillian Beaurcgard clarendon, grand
daughter of Gen. G.. T. Beauregard,
died of diptheria, in New Orleans on the
Goth inst.
The Chatam plantation, on the Mis-
sissippi river, and belonging to DE-. Bal
lad, was sold at private sale to MI.
Victor Berthelot for $4,000; $4,000
cash, the balance on time.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
parish tax of Lincoln is only five mills
on the dollar, its treasury has four thou
sand dollars on hand.
The Governor offers a two hundred
dollar reward for the capture OF T.. r.
Draughon, convicted of manslaughter
for the killing Of DR.. Varnado, of
Amite.
On the 23d ult. carpenter named
ALT Mayner fell from roof in Natchi-
toches, a distance of twenty feet, alight-
ing on his head, rendering him uncon-
sciOus.
Hon. w. w. Head, of Union. and Col.
H. r. Lott, of West Carroll, were NOM
mated at the Senatorial convention
held in Bastrop lately.
In difficulty between A. j. Opry and
anegro at Church Point, Webster parish,
the latter was killed.
Near Gouldsboro, while Charles
Hodges was at work, he was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
A man by the name of Gebhard
Rooster, of New Orleans, who some
time past shot his wife through the leg,
has been sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary.
The Daughters of Charity of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society will probably
erect buildings for an asylum in New
Orleans.
A Washington dispatch dated March
81 says that the bill appropriating $780,,
100000 for public building at Alexan-
dria. La, will be favorably reported to
the House in Il day or two.
The House has passed the bill for the
construction of a macadamized road to
the national cemetery at Corinth. Miss,
also the bill appropriating $500 for
the relief of r. G.. Houston & Co., for
work on the Mississippi leyees.
AT Broussardville, few days ago,
George johnson, colored, under the in
f1uence of liquor, was creating a dis
turbance. Constable Calvin Moss APP
peared and tried to arrest him. john
son resisted. Mr.. Nero Broussard came
his IA !, nd xpnS shat by Tabp-
son in the arm. Johnson then ran, and
was fired upon by hystanllers. wound
ing him six or eight times before he
was captured. lie was alive up to last
accounts.
w. w. Leake, of West Feliciana, for
District Judge, and Joseph l.. Gnison,
of West Feliciana, for District Attor-
ney, were the nominees OF the District
Convention composed OF the parishes of
of West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee
parishes, which assembled on the 10Th
inst.
Farmers who have recently located at
Jennings and WEIGH, in Calcasieu, have
shipped large amount of hay in bales,
for which they received good prices.
They have also planted large fruit or
chards of various kinds.
The tap railroad from Gibsland, La.
to Homer, twenty miles long. was COM
pleted few days since.
Last week Joe Gregoire, colored boy
who has already served six months in
the penitentiary for robbery, entered
cabin at College Point, and when dis
covered had robbed the inmates of con-
siderable money. Before he left, how
ever, a colored woman grabbed him and
caused him to drop all but fifteen dol
lars.
The Capitolian- Advocate says Mr..
Harvey Skolfield, treasurer of the Lou
asiana State University and Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College, and ex-offi-
clio treasurer of the Experiment Sta
States Treasurer $500, the apportion-
fnents for the first and second quarters
under the Hatch bill, which amount is
TO he apportioned by the State Board OF
Agriculture To the three experiment
stations established in Louisiana.
On the 21st of March the Daily Capt.
foiian- Advocate was purchased for
$4,000 cash by the Baton Rouge News
Publishing Company, of which Captain
John McGratil will be manager. Gene
raj Jastremski will release editorial and
business control of the paper on the
1st of August.
The municipal officers elected during
the past week in the towns OF Jennings
and Welsh, in Calcasieu parish, we're
commissioned on the GOTH inst
The North American Land and Tim
Der Company, OF Lake Charles has sold
1902 acres Of land for sos, $40.
The Lake Charles Echo has entered
upon it's twentieth volume.
Up to March 9th the Winfield Senti-
mel had only thirty -eigllt aspirants for
office announced through its columns.
"The Peoples Theatre Company a
stock company with capital Of $685.
900 has been organized in New Orleans,
and will build theater somewhere in
the fourth district.
On the 21st inst, at Hutchison, Kan,
Ferdinand Toupar, the clerk at the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, who
skipped on Feb. 18th, with securities
valued at $780, 800, was captured.
AT Alexandria. on the Pineville side,
the 23d instant, two little negroes, aged
III and 10 years, were drownded in Red
river while in small boat attending a
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