St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-12
News Items.

Dom Pedro, ex- emperor of Brazil, i:
dead.
The Alliance is going to pieces very
fast.
The grippe is vending It's way TO.
wards America.
An artillery company bias been organ
Ized III Shreveport.
Welsh Is negotiating for cunniu.
FACTORY and Il rice mill.
McEuely has. all the votes he wants
ahu some to give away.
Sugar making is;,coniug to IL clos G.
1 he crops were short and 50 was tn G
season.
| The Natchltochesc ice works have
ueciated dividend OF 10 per cent to
Its stockholders. The establish ment is
only one year old.
Rf. Rev. j. n. Galleher, Episcopal
Bishop OF Louisiana, died in New Or
| leans last Monday night. He will ba
! succeeded by Rev. Davis Sessums. his
| saniDlaw.
The Lafayette dicker has been con-
! demned by the National Farmers Ali
alcc, consequently all un!onists in
Louisiana are absolved from compli-
ance with it.
Congress met last Monday with
small Republican majority in tho Sen
ate ana large Democratic majority IN
the House. Judge Crisp of Georgia,
was elected Speaker.
The Straight University, a well
known col0red college in New Orleans,
was burned to the ground one day last
week. The loss amounts to about S3O,-
O00. 1t will probably be rebuilt.
\. y. City Item: Now that Senator |
Gibson has deuoun.yd the Lafarstte |
com bIhe as UndemUcratic ANA Aau-ey- !
Gus to the welfare of the State, it will !
be in order for the Anti Adams organs .
to denounce him as " a tool of John A. /
Murris.'
The New Delta advocates bolt from
the Baton Rouge Convention and in the
same editorial declares against separate
primaries on the lottery issue. Accord
ing to the Delta the Democratic party
of Louisiana is not to be trusted either
in the selection of State officers or in
the question OF State policy. Such stuff
may be a good campaign argument for
negro voters but it will not be accepted
10y good Democrats.-Acadia Sentinel.
Louisiana Review: The threats of
revolution aud bloodsied which have
been made in the present campaign are
30 new thing to Louisiana. They are
campaign sounds and they en-
er INTO the choruseS of all campaign
unes. The State is always on the g
pink OF a dreadful abyss before the
nominations for office are made. Then
he excitement subsidies and the State is
'nce more saved for four years. See?
The st. Bernard Voice has this to say
t the levee problem in that parish:
Every day can be found planters WHO
will tell you that, notwithstandingt the
xorbitant taxes they have to nay for
3vee purposes, they have to>make sanu
epalr their own levees because the
tate is out OF funds for such purposes.
'hese men do not lay much stress on
he honor Of the State nor do they
Axe such roseate view of things as
oes the preacher who is kept up by his
ock or the office-holder who can afford
} make sentimental politics. on sew
"ai thousand dollars d year drawn
onthiy on his own warrant from the
abllc treasury b
The conditions on which the South g.,
II Pacific Railroad offered to build q -
ranch line into Abbeville, Vermilion
irish, are that subsidy is given of
a i've mill tax for ten years, give
ght OF way through the parish, give
:pot grounds, and exempt the road
ON taxation for a period of ten years.
his proposition was acceded to, and
mmittees appointed to select depot
ounds and secure right OF way; also
canvas for the tax in town." This ~,
ems like high price for a line that ~
ould prove hig hly renumerative yet
will we'll pay the people to concede
g terms. The rapid and regular ~
ansportation will develop that section Z
d largely enhance property values "a
O. City Item.