St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
LOUISIANA NEWS.

worth place in Bossier parish, was not
long since killed at a negro ball.
A saw fish six feet long, weighing
nine hundred pounds was caught at
Hahnville recently.
A cotton compress company and a
fruit and vegetable canning establish
ment are spoken of at Ruston.
The monument fund raised by the
citizens of St. Martinsvile to erect a
monument to the memory ct the late
Father Jan is 1921 so.
Mr.. Robertson has secured the pas
sage by the House of his bill apprOpria-
ting $4,000 for constructing a road to
the cemetary near Baton Rouge.
Shreveport will have creamery
A new colony has been established on
the Rosedale plantation in Iberia par
| ish.
In a difficulty last Wednesday night
at Bellevue, Bossier parish, a negro was
shot and killed.
For some time the pine woods near
| MILFORD were on fire, canslug cOnside-
rable damage to fencing timber, etc.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Louisiana will hold their an
nual convention at Baton Rouge May
| II, 10 and IS.
A short time since little son of Mr..
T. B. Morgan of Amite City, fell into a
we'll twenty-six feet deep pulling the
bucket down with him. He escaped
without serious injury.
It's rumored that a newspaper will
soon be started at WEIGH. Calcasieu
parish.
Mr. Charles Parker. who killed w.
G.. Farmer on the 4th February last, has
been released on BAIL the indictment
against him being for manslaughter.
He has since been acquitted.
At Alexandria on the Gath ult. Han
nah Brooks, colo1ed, was convicted Of
administering laudnum to an infant and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Messrs. L. G.. Ferrel and David Israel
Of Donaldsonville have received pat
ent on new shackle. A prisoner fas-
tened with it cannot deal IA blow, run or
jump from a train-hence can safely be
carried any distance.
The following tax-collectors have
settled with the auditor for the quarter
ending March 81: Bienville, More
house, Red River, ST. Bernard, St. Hell
ena, st. James, Tensas, Terrebonne and
Washington.
Shreveport will have three story
hotel with ninety rooms.
There was heavy hail storm one day
last week at Vidalia, but no damage is
reported.
In the district court at Alexandria
on Tuesday of last week, VIM. McGin-
mis-, charged with the killing of man
named Holloway, was tried and acquit-
ted.
A new paper, "The Two States,n is
now being published at Osyka, situated
on the line of Louisiana and MISSISSIPPI
pl.
A machine shop has been started
at Broussard by Louis Reynaud
The Houston, Central Arkansas and
Texas Railroad Co., it is said, will be-
gin work on their road about the 10Th
inst.
1t is probable that cotton mill will
soon be started in New Orleans, as the
Chamber Of Commerce have been get
ting information as to the cost of ma
chinery.
| The Maginnis Cotton Mills are to be
augmented by an increase of twenty
three thousand spindles and five hun
dred and forty-six looms. The
building is now being erected.
A canning factory will soon be
started at Ruston.
At Pattersonville on Tuesday of last
week John Mel shot and killed John
i Whitehall.
| At Plaquemine about o'clock on the
afternoon of the 25th ult., VIM. F. Ell
Ter, living about nine miles in the conn-
| try, walked into barber shOp
in the above named place. picked
up razor. and stepping in front of
looking glass, cut his throat from ear
to ear. He died almost instantly.
From the Times Democrat we learn
that large number of Iowa colonists
have made up their minds to settle in
Louisiana; also that Hon. James MUIR
! ply, of Iowa, has made some paying in
vestments here and will devote good
| deal of time and capital toward de-
veloping the resources of this coun-
try.
Sheriff Cook, of st. Tammany, offers
800 reward for the arrest and con-
| viction OF the murderers of M. Swan
son and Samuel Smith.
Last Sunday the new Catholic church
at Vidalia was dedicated by Bishop An
tome Durier, assisted by Father Car
tissier, of Vidalia and several of the
Catholic clergy of Natchez.
| A hotel with fifty rooms is soon to be
erected at Lake Charles.
On Thursday of last week Theodore
Laswell, charged with robbing the post
| office at Monroe, was given an exami-
nation before q. S. Commissioner Rob-
ert Ray and acquitted.
On Wednesday Of last week, M. JEFF
| ferson Poche, residing in the Ist ward of
st. Jacques parish was stabbed in the
| back by son of Mrs. Dr. Berth.
Donalsonville Chief, April 80: One
of the largest transfers of real estate on
l record in Ascension was accom-
| plisled on the 28tli March, when Messrs
| John Crossley and Sons of England
| sold their extensive Southwood, River
side and Mount Houmas sugar planta-
| tons, all located on the left bank Of the
| Mississippi river in this parish, to
Messrs. L. A. and Il. G.. Ellis, wealthy
land owners, for a hundred and seven
ty-fye thousand dollars. One hundred
thousand dollars of the purchase price
was paid in cash and the balance in
Texas lands. The Messrs. Ellis have as