St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-10
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Louisiana.
Mr.. Welman Bradford has been APP
| pointed Deputy surveyor of the district
of Louisiana.
One G. E. Fridge stabbed Mr.. Alcide
Lapeyruse, of st. Martinsville, in the
stomach the other day.
At Shreveport, on March 1st, III. II.
Ionree and w. L. Scott purchased two
lots and half for $30,500 cash.
The Governor has appointed as return
Foster for DeSoto, and N. B. Murff for
Caddo.
The colored Catholics of Baton
Rouge have formed an association en-
titled st. Elizabeth's Society for the
care of females.
On the Sd inst the Louisiana deIega-
tiOn In Congress recommended Hon.
John G. Vance for Surveyor of the Port
at New Orleans.
The corner stone of the First Catholic
| Church of Vidalia was laid last Sunday
Its name is to be. "The Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes."
A few miles from Shreveport the 9th
er day, Charles Male, native of Prus-
sia, was found dead in his bed. 1t is
! supposed that lie sulcIded.
The Republican parish convention of
Jefferson met at Gretna Conrt House
| last Saturday, and nominated C.. 2.
Brown for Representative.
At Lake Charles, on the goth Feb,
Mr.. w. P. Thomas and Miss Ellen |.
Kirkman, both of Lake Charles, were
married, Rev. Z. d. Mack officiating.
The parish Dem. committee of Con-
cordia met ut Vdalia on the 9th Feb,
and appointed Monday April 2, as the
day for holding their parish convention
The members of DeSoto Lodge, |. O..
q. f., OF Baton Rouge, at their meeting
March l, accepted plans for building
three story lodge honse costing S50OO
The State Superintendent of Educa-
ton has $100,2S1.90 of school funds
| which is to be apportinned by him
on basis of IA total of 1886, SOB educable
children.
On February goth, C. r. Moore, of New
York, completed the purchase of 500, 1000
acres of land i'll Bienville parish from
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
railroad, at So per acre.
The Lincoln parish police jury offer
three hundred acres of land, the re-
qnlslte buildings and a lot Of four mules
10 have the contemplated State expert
ment farm located there.
On Sunday last Mr.. Leon Newman,
| of Barrow, La, was married to Miss
Pauline WE'LL, sister of Jonas We'll, at
Donaldsonvilie, the Rev. NJ. Klein, of
Baton Rouge, officiating.
In New Orleans, few nights since,
Mrs. Arnold was awakened by the cries
OF her little child. .and reached it in time
to prevent an animal of the weasel spe-
| cles from cutting its throat.
At Crowley, on Tuesday Of last week.
SheaIlf +. w. Lyons arrested Joseph
Rousseau charged of assault with intent
~ kill, at Carttvile. Rousseau, it is
said was tying to evade arrest.
A short time since Miclligander
bought 10000 acres of land situated in
Warehouse, and the 9th Feb. an Illinois
narclaser bought 3406acres in Calcasieu
This land was sold at 70 cents per acre
Areward of three hundred dollars for
the arrest and conviction of S. G.. Hen
nigan and Ell. j. Hennigan. for attempt
ing to assassinate William Williams, of
Bienville parish, has been offered by the
Governor.
Eighteen prisoners made their escape
from the parish jail at Shreveport few
nights ago. They broke the iron cage
in which they We're confined and made
their exit by digging a whole through
the brick wall.
Ed. II. McRady is the new chief of DO
lice OF Shreveport in place of E. NJ.
Austin resigned. He is putting on an
entirely new police force. Mr.. Austin
has since established detective agency
at that place.
Last year Mr.. C. E. Brantly, residing
near Alexandria, made over hundred
bushels of sweet potatoes on one-fourth
of an acre of land. He says that three
hundred bushels could easily be made
to the acre. That beats cotton or cane
either.
The remains of Charles NJ. Ilsley, the
hunter who lost his life 10 the swamp
short time since. reached Donaldson
vile on The steamer Edward J.. Guy,
at 8 o'clock last Saturday morning, and
were escorted by friends aud relatives to
the .Cartliolic Cemetery for interment.
The preliminary trial Of the parties
charged with the killing of Jos. Fuller
in Rapides parish on the 10th nit. came
off on the Sd inst. and resulted in Jim
and Tim Perkins being remanded to
kNta zdna A1bI anu 1IdIdjtGtG
Doza allowed hail in the sum Of two
hundred aaa fifty dollars each.
The convention af tic parishes of
East Carroll and Madison met February |
Goth to make nominations for State
senator, district judge and attorney.
Tisa Two parishes disagreed about tile
superintendent pade by the State Cen
trail Committee, tva setts Of nominees
the result.
The following parochial ticket was
nominated by the Democratic parish
convention of Avoyelles which met at
MasasgilIe IN Monday of last week
for sheriff. Gliftnn Cannon for clerk
of court. Alcide NJ Bnrdrian for rem
resentatiyes, Aristide Barbin, james Il. /
Bond; for Coroner, DR.. G. j. Ducote.
On March 2tl, Mrs. Nicholas Valega.
gf Plaqnemine. rho occupies the house
IN which Mrs, Henrietta Cole was muir
dered in january, lasE, found the jew
rlry, which was the canss III tile murder,
stored away in box in the garref. Fms
nnfolds one of the mysteries connect
ed Eitb that murder. s.ss. iewelsr, was
GaliTered TO Dir, Roper. 4 sy, of Mrs. I
Cole. w II
At Shreveport on the morniS g nc. al al
Goth IIlt., the lilly Hotel burneiX dS}sprovaag