St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-17
News Items.

4 Morgan City has lately received {
. steam fire engine.
In 1745 not a house in Maine had 8
pane of glass in it.
The public schools of New Orleans
nave, according to educational statis-
tics, 422 teachers and 23,364 pupils.
The saw mills of Lake Charles have
resumed operations. The late strike
did not do any damage worth speaking
of. .
Ihe Georgia law allowing the widows
or Confederate veterans a pension of
$500 year will go into effect on Febru-
ary 1.
A recent decision of Judge King of
New Orleans exempts the property of
the Grand Masonic Lodge of Louisiana
from taxation.
The levees recently washed away are
oelng erected slowly. 1t is very proba-
bic that the people will be treated to an
other overflow next season.
Valentines bronze statue of Stonewall
jackson has been finished, aud will be
| unveiled at Lexington, Virginia, on the
21st of July next.
One OF the most singular facts about
tile growth of London is its regularity.
1t may be roughly taken that eyerv
month ABOUT 1000 houses are added.
MI. Il: l.. Lothrop, owner Of the Ever
green plantation, Plqauemines parish. |
from young grove this year sold his |
orange crop at the rate of $40 ner
acre.
There are more than 100000 persons
IN Italy who inhabit dark cellars and a.
965 communities which are so poor that
meat IS never seen on the table. and
bread only on Sundays. '
The commissioners of the Fifth Iou-
islana Levee District have sold 150 ono
acres OF swamp land in Concordia par-
ishl for $4,000 cash to S. r. Bertran,
VINO represents a syndicate of Boston
capitalists. ''"
Ihl0odaux Sentinel : Oyters are small
and hard to get, whilst French ducks
are one OF the luxuries of the past wears
that have not been enjoyed here for
three years. ''
New Iberia Enterprise: There has been
general increase in prices in lumber cir
cies resulting from the recent confer
7nce of lumbermen in New Orleans and
.he n ew Iberia mills have fallen in line
The increase is in ratio of 80 (e1 nor '
thousand on all grades. p~'
Jennings Reporter: An election WAS
leld Dec. 27 to vote on the nnestion
whether lntoxlcants of any kind should
De sold within the corporate limits of
Jennings. All votes cast, s.: for nrn-
'lbitlon, "; against, 17-51 majority in
avor of prohibition.
Thibodaux Sentinel: Sugar maxine 10
raWlDg to Il close. A few planters =
nay nave Tor week or ten days yet |
ugar cane notwithstanding the freeze
as not ceased to yield largely and :
ranuiate nicely. 1t has been a long :
me since frozen cane has yielded supar
s long after it was killed as it has the
resent season.
Alexandria Times: A Denver dispatch =
the 4th says Pine Ridge special ra.
orts. that the Indian army, number
g. four thousand men, women and
llldren, is surrounded by Gen. Miles
'ldiers on White Clay Creek. Il is
fought the war will not be ended ers
'pt by one OF the bloodiest battles in
e history of Indian fighting. Him. -
eds OF the Indians are represented to
crazy for ghost dancing and will
'ht as desperately as Big Foot's band
Alexandria Times: The apostles Of /
phenomena find it i'm. Pi1
ssloie to account for the summer-like at
'ather that has been prevailing in
'rth Dakota. Farmer lave been -
oughing all winter, men wear straw
Is and linen coats without discomfort
d ladies in the street find use for their
rasols. The oldest inhabitants can ~
recall similar instance iu the his y
y OF the Missouri slope. Of Of II
louisiana Review: Captain Paul Con-
has been selected to succeed Dr.. NJ.
Dauphln as president of the Louisj- !
Lottery Company. Captain Conrad :
been prominently connected with
Company since 1870, and possesses 5
Integrity and business qualifications :
ill his important position with ability 3
success; He did gallant and faith 8
service during the war in one of the 10
1lslana reg giments in the army of -
rthern Virginia, and is a member of 13
veteran association of that army "A
held in high esteem by his comrades. IS
Company could have made no bet ~
selection. IS