The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-01-31
Local News.

spent few days Ill town last week, with
her mother, Mrs. Z. W. Fuller.
The post Office at Franklin was rob-
bed of abOnt one hundred dollars worth
Of stamps Saturday night last.
We are still having big run of job
work, but we are prepared to execute
them in neat style and in the shortest
notice.
Heavy rains again fell the first part
OF this week, which will put our already
cut roads in some sections in very bad
condition.
Major S. L James paid this week
$4,000 into the state treasury in COM
pliance with the terms of his new lease
Of the penitentiary.
The papers say the towns surround
ing Houston are making shotgun
quarantine against that city on account
of the prevailing smallpox.
Mr.. d. s. Caster, who has been the
chief ditectiye of the Superintendent of
Police ID. c. Hpnnessey, was elected Chief
of Police by the board Of police.
Capt. Brusle. of Iberville, has paid
into the state treasury this week $751;
5000, which is the largest amount ever
paid by a country collector. The levee
and produce taxes are included in this.
Mr.. Edgar +. VoOrhips has been ap-
pointed by the Governor last week, jus
tice of the Peace for the third ward of
this parish, vice Mr.. John Johnson. re-
signed. Mr.. VoOrhies qualified Saturday
last.
Sunday the 25th inst. the Picayune
commenced its 55th volume. 1t Is GER
tainly now one of the greatest and most
useful institutions of Louisiana, and we
hope it will live to celebrate its cente.
nary.
w. Caulfield one of the parties
convicted for the killing Of A. II. MUIR
ply in New Orleans i'm 1885. and SEN
fenced with ThOs. j. Ford and ". II.
Buckley to the penitentiary for % years,
died on the levees in West Feliciana par
ish Saturday last.
Mr.. French, the old veteran show.
man who j. So well and favOrably known
through out the state as the most honest
4 of show men, was in town last week, and
we understand that our people will soon
be favored by a visit of French's New
Sensation. Our people will gladly give
it hearty welcome.
The Item says that the President
has sent to DR.. Joseph Jones. the emf
nent physician, a six drachm vial OF
Koch's lymph. The Doctor proposes to
apply the remedy to his patients in his
five wards of the Charity Hospital, and
also supply with it such members of the
medical staff as may desire it.
The st. Landry Clarion says: The
town. council has contracted with MIR
j. NJ. Ware to sink an artesian well on
the south east corner of the Courthouse
SQUARE. to cost from about S20OO to 5000
according to the quantity of watel
which is to be not less than 1900 gal
Ions in "a hours; work is to begin with
in sixty days.
New Orleans was again the scene o
a cold blood murder Friday evening last
. ". d. Freeman shot and mOrtally woun'
LOcky White. Both parties are hood
lums of the low class of that city. Tn
city seems unable to deal the hoOdlun
criminal element, and they are bound t
take themselves out Of the way. whel
they become obnoxious to one another
J. The fire alarm sounded Wednesda
and the muddy condition of our street
I was the cause of several of OUT citizen
to make remarks concerning the idea.
storing the Steam Engine near the U
Mill, at the North extremity of the tow
with no horses to pull it in case OF n
cessity. They are to certain exteT
right, the engine where it Is can be
but very little use in case Of fire. esp
cially in muddy streets. We wou
much prefer to see the engine put in Il
Market house, where ample room cou
be given for that purpose, and we su
eest that measurers be taken at once
secure from the board of trustees pt
tion of the Market house for the stea