The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-12-20
Local News.

j. O. llebert's store is the place {,
buy all you want at rock bottom prices
New Iberia will soon have the Peo
ple's National Bank, with a capital O
$4,000.
If you want a new suit for Christ
mas and new year, get it from Rous
seau'S.
The Steamer City of Baton ROug,
sunk near Port Hudson, La, SATURDAY,
evening. two lives were lost.
La Grippe is prevalent in New Or
leans, it is not of a malignant type, but
the patients are in many cases confined
to the bed.
Go to Even's if you want a nice and
elegant present for your girl, father
mother. sister, or friends. He can sup
ply your wants.
If you have horse that needs train,
ing and wish to put it in good hands, see
advertisement of SOsthen Savoie, in an
other column.
T. j. Labbe's establishment is the
delight and paradise of the little ones.
The rendezvous of all those who love
old Santa Claus.
The Regulator boys of this place
who took prominent part in the muni-
ciral election of Lafayette, sometime
ago, which made so much noise al the
time, were tried by a jury Monday and
acquitted.
Judge Buckner, of the Seventeenth
Judicial District has granted man
Janus, ordering Secretary of State l.. +.
Masc.. TO pr0mdIgate the Lottery
amendment act, or show cause t. the
CONTRARY Tuesday next.
The cane has been killed by he ra-
cent freeze. and the planters who have
large quantity of il standing have been
using ali their forces 70 put same in win
drOw, fearing rain and warm weather
which wOuli cause serious damages to
the standing cane.
The Railroad Co., Lave built large
wharf at the depot, on the bank Of the
bayou to allow the small boats and flats
to discharge their freight without losing
time, the fOisting machine is too slow
for the large freight that come to this
depot by the bayou.
The old war horse, Gov. Wade Hamp-
ton of South Carolina, was defeated by
Col. ]. L. NJ. Irby, for the seat in the
United States Senate, by the united eff
forts OF the Farmers Alliance. Another
great victory for the Farmers
Mr.. Felix Berard, left Sunday last
for the De Ligne plantation. in st. Mary
parish, where he has secured employ
ment as Overseer. Mr.. Berard is plan
ter of experience, especially in the cul-
turo of the cane, and will, we are sure,
give entire satisfaction to his employers.
We wish him success.
Experienced and bold robbers have
worked Plaquemine last week, they drill
ed hole in the safe of the Sheriff'3 Of
Gee, but they failed to open the safe be-
cause they broke drill in the hole just
when about to reach the combination.
They succeeded in drilling and blowing
open the safe In the store of one Mrs.
Seymour, and were rewarded by finding
500 in cash.
An attempt was made by the Indian
Police to arrest Sitting Bull in his camp,
which was the cause of fight between
the Police and the followers OF the great
chief, which resulted in the killing of
Sitting Bull. his son. chiefs Blackbird
and Catch Bear and about eight other
indians; eight of the police force were
killed, and had not the United States
troops come to their assistance, they
would have been butchered. The other
Indians made their escape to the bad
lands.