St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-06-18
STATE NEWS.

Last Tuesday Sheriff d. ]. Reid was
arrested upon two warrants issued out
of the Third Ward Justices Court up
on two affidavits made by ex-Clerk Of
Court, Thad. Mayo, charging Reid with
defaming his character, and malfeas-
ance, nonfeasanee, extortion and favor
itism in his capacity ofsherif and tax
collector of Calcasieu parish. Reid
was placed nnder $500 bond in each
case by Judge Fournet.-Lake Charles
Commercial, June 4th.
Morgan City witnessed the very pc
culiar spectacle of penitentiary con-
victs walking the streets last Monday
without a guard, one Of them in the
striped pants carrying double-barrell-
ed shotgun. We hear that one of the
convicts in the railroad gang located
at Bayou Bnuf escaped few days ago,
and these TRUSTEES" as they are term
ed, were searching for the escaped COM
panien. Considerable comment was
made by the people.-Morgan City
Review.
R. Mundy, of DeSoto parish, died
May 9th, aged 81 years.
Tuesday last week storm swept
through DeSoto parish, doing consider
able damage in some localities besides
property destroyed, two persons and
mule were killed.
May 2Sth, tramp entered the res
idence of w. Z. Ramsay at Lake
Charles, and stole jewelry and other
articles valued at $500; he was arres-
ted at Lafayette.
May 29th, at Breaux Bridge, the
wife of Oneziphore Badon, dropped
dead at her husbands side while walk
ing home.
Godfrey Provost, a lunatic in the St.
Mary parish Jail, cut his throat and
died May 29th.
Fl. T. Cottam, merchant, of New Or
leans, died June Sd.
The Louisiana press association will
meet at Alexandria on the first Mon
day in August.
While at work in his field in Rapides
parish, last week, NJ. Mancil was shot
by some unknown person with squirrel
shot and seriously wounded.
The Alexandria iron foundry will
begin operations about the 10Th inst.
DIR. VIM. G. Deal, of Grant parish,
died May 1st, aged 80 years.
John Cluney, of Alexandria, died
May 29th, in his77th year.
A number of fine horses passed
through this town Monday last bound
for Opelousas.- Vernon News, June I'd.
John L. Walker, of Virginia, died at
the residence Of his son in East Baton
Rouge, last week, aged II years.
Attorney General Miller has prepar-
ed statement Of the gross earnings Of
u. S. Courts, in which Louisiana is
quoted as follows: Marshals-Easter
District Gross earnings, S6404 Al of
flee expenses, $3317 Is; net earnings,
$3s06 66; earned from the govern
ment, S4s16 So earned from individ-
uals, S1587 IS.
Western District: Gross expenses,
$37SS rs; office expenses, $1546 So ,
net earnings, $2242 %; /; earned from
the government, $2998 33; earned
from individuals, $3.50 45.
Eastern District Circuit Court,
gross earnings, Ss783 10; Office expen-
ses, S3219 As; net earnings, S5563 70 ;
! District Court: Gross earnings, Y2S42.-
rs; Office expenses, 1895 !; net earnings,
$1947 rs.
Western District; Circuit Court,
net earnings, $3106 So; District Court,
net earnings, $153 IS.
The amount of money. received by
Louisiana sugar planters to April 10th,
was S5 $50, 900.
The State printing has been award,
| ed to A. Doherty, one OF the stockhold-
/ ers of the Baton Rouge Advocate.
One neighborhood in Plaquemines
parish shipped 1900 barrels OF cucumb.
ers to New Orleans one day last week
price So per barrel. An acre viii
weld over 100 barrels, cultivated at q
cost of less than $40. One person there
has shipped this season 600 barrels
Earlier in the season the price was 20
ST, and very early, SIT for single
barrel.