The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-12-06
Local News.

Our thanks to Mr.. Charles Gardner
for bucket of cutie.
Judge Albert VoOrhies OF New Or
leans was in town Sunday.
The House of the Fifty-SecOnd Con-
gress will be composed of 22;2 DemOc rats,
% Republicans and IL Farmers Alli-
ance.
The Steamer Experiment passed
here, Oh her way down, with 500 barrels
of sugar she had taken at the st. John
plantation.
Mr.. Chas Even made a trip to the
city this week to complete his purchases
of holiday goods Ills stock will be large,
varied and select. Give him an carly
call.
The Steamer T. P. Leathers burned
OH the Mississippi River last week; Sc
yeral lives we're lost and the whole
cargo of cotton was lost.
Mr.. Aug. Maraist sent us note, sta
ting that being unwell, he could not
prepare the minutes of the Police Jury,
i'm time for publication in this issue of
the Messenger, they will appear in our
next.
Chairman ROwell: says special
from Washington to the Item, predicts
that the force bill will pass the Senate
at this session, just as reported by the
committee.
Mrs. Hypolite Barras, born, Clcmence
Barras, died at the residence Of her hus-
band in this parish, Monday last at II
o'clock, aged &c years. She was buried
Tuesday at o'clock in the evening in
the Catholic cemetery.
Rev. Father LanglOis has his bro
ther with him, who will pass several
months here His brother is Archpriest
of Bonnet de Chateau, Lyon, France.
The Reverend gentleman will speak at
high mass tomorrow, and occasionally
during his saaourn among us.
President Harrison is being worried
about the lukewarmness of the negroes
Of the Northern States, and is now con-
sidering how he can rally them under
his banner in the Presidential election,
but we fear the negroes do not fancy
much the present administration.
-Congress met Monday and will be
| in session until about March 4th. When
the term OF the Fifty first Congress will
expire, and the law making department
of the government will pass from the
Republicans to the Democrats who for
the next two years will shape the affairs
of the National Government. Upon their
wisdom will depend the result Of the
Presidential election.
| A robber, all by himself walked into
the mail and express car OF the Georgia
Pacific, near IndianOla, Miss, Sunday
night, ordered the mail agent and ex'
press messenger to hold up their hands
and robbed the express Of all the money
that was in the car, fortunately for the
express company there was only ont
package containing $50. The robbel
was captured few hours later and jail
ed.
Mfr. John j. Burdin and Miss Lill!
Franz, both of this town, were married
in LAFAYETTE Monday the 2lst inst, b.
Rev. Father Healy. The parents OF Tn
bride objected to the marriage, ant
while Oh her way to Houston, was me
at Lafayette by the groom who was OF
his way to San Antonio. Both, brid
and groom were accompanied by friend
from this place, who witnessed the cere
mony in Lafayette, and who drank TO th
happiness of the newly made couple.
The cotton oil mills are not doinl
a very thriving business this year, OF
VIII III sold for . cents last year find II
sales at Is cents to-day, on account Q
the pocr quality, which is due to tn
"plack rot" of the seed. The Item says
The preser state of affairs has M
cessitated a decrease of IS per ton in tn
price paid for seed. which on 100000
tons-a years marketed product foots u
the round sum of $5,OOO,OoO, represent
ing the planters loss. The usual yiel
il 33 gallons of crude oil to the ton
seed, but the black seed, amounting
= % per cent Of the bulk, do not yield al
oil. this decrease is equivalent to abOl