St. Landry democrat., 1892-06-25
General Notes,

General Notes.
| A century plant in bloom is floral
curiosity of Morgan City.
The parish of st. Bernard has suffered
seriously from crevasses this season.
The commencement Of the State Uni
yersity, at Baton Rouge, will take place
July IA.
The Belmont crevasse will cause
heavy losses to the planters of the par
lsh OF st. James.
The cholera epidemic is raging in
Persia and Afghanistan. The streets are
strewn with unburied bodies.
| The house of commons has appropri-
ated 100000 that British exhibitors
may have free space at the worlds fair.
A crevasse occurred last week ten
miles below Shreveport, and several
line plantations are inundated.
The Supreme Court was in session in
Monroe last week with iul bench and
Chief Justice Nichols presiding.
Emancipation Day was observed by
the colored people of Alexandria. An
excursion came from Lake Charles to
enjoy the celebration.
The Town Talk says that one third of
the alluvial lands of Rapides is under
water, and the loss by the overflow will
DO almost incalculable.
The appropriation committee of the
Louisiana Legislature has reduced the
| Worlds Fair appropriation from $780,
900 to $4,000.
Last week, fire destroyed the Ex-
| change hotel in Alexandria and several
other buildings adjoining, all Oh the
river front and valued at $4,000.
The general appropriation bill has
been passed on its third reading in the
House. 1t provides for the expenditure
OF Pts S33,!6OO,000, as against $3,7O0,00o, in
The right bank of Bayou des Glaizes,
IN AvOyelles, is under water from Sims
port to near Enterprise, a distance of
over fifty miles, and many fine crops
are submerged.
A bill is now pending before the leg
islature authorizing the various police
ju.ies throughout the State to lease to
the highest bidder the services of Dlis-
oners sentenced to serve terms in parish
jails.
The usual Fourteenth of July excur-
sion to New Orleans has been arranged
for and starts from Lafayette, leaving
Immediately after the local passenger
train, on Tuesday, July 12sl, returning
on the 18th.
Col. L. l.. Polk, President of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance is dead. Col, |
Polk was from North Carolina, and was
about IS years OF age. The Alliance |
cause has lost strong and earnest |
supporter and promoter.
The Alabama Democrats had a seri
GUS split last week and dual State con-
ventions we're held. The boilers elected
a ticket headed by B. F. Kolb and the
regular convention renominated Gov
ernor Jones. The triumph of the Jones
ticket is generally expected on August
1st.
Alexandria Town Talk: The cotton
estimate for this year is for total crop
of from 6,5c0,0s0 to 100000 bales, a re-
ductiOn OF from Is to 90 per cent COM
pared with the crop of 1881. 1t seems
to Town Talk that farmers ought to be
able to realize from 7 to s cents for cot
ton this fall.
President Jastremskj, of the Louisi-
ana Press ASSOCIATE ton, has fixed the first
Monday in August as the time for hold
ing the annual session of that body this
year. The place selected is Alexandria.
An excursion to St. Louis over the
Houston, Central Arkansas g. Northern
railroad is contemplated.
Crowley Signal, The present crimi-
nal term OF our District Court is prov
ng to be an important one both in the
IN the docket. 1t will require all Of
lext week to clear the docket and TO eff
:ect this object Judge Perrault has had
another set OF jurymen lmpanneled to
serve for that extra time.
Alexandra Town Talk: The Demo-
rats of this country-some of them
re very forge full. They say they want
iover Cleveland for the nominee.
NTH the power Of the administration
n his hands, he was defeated by Harri-
on. What mas he done, or what has the
Democratic party in Congress done in L
he past four years to make it possible f
o defeat Harrison now when he could f.
lot be defeated by Cleveland in 1888? =
New Iberia Enterprise: New Iberia :,
) justly proud of it's public school sys- W
EN-, and it is with pleasure that we note tt
heir continual advancement and devel-
pment through the interest manifested Il
y our people. The latest addition is a W
andsome structure by the uptown resi- e
ents, on the lot donated for that pur- "
0se by the late VIM. L0urd, and which h
lakes the fifth public school building II
Or the toWn-all tested to their full ca tt
acity. Ii
New Iberia Enterprise: Messrs. Ed il
ard De Neveu and VIM. A. Bright
ave secured an option on Cote Blanche b.
sland, st. Mary parish, until November m
ext, at $125,000 cash. Mr.. Edward ce
camel, the proprietor, is given the lie
rivllege of the crop now growing on W
le island. Should the deal be closed. bl
is the intention of the purchasers to VI
'ect a first class hotel and otherwise
improve the tract, making it delight is
II winter and summer resort. sc
Ex-Auditor O. B. Steele is in charge pr
the state treasurer's Office. How it Ut
me about is one of the reasons for
q breach between the administration Vi
I'd the alliance. The administration &c &c
W an opportunity to continue ex- 4,
easurer Pipes in office if Treasurer sp
ect Pickett could not make his bond WI
ID they declined to assist him. Mr.. ol
eele thereupon made the bond of $780, sV'
for Treasurer Pickett and this ia -
W things are thus.-Telegrapll- Bulle- %,
New Iberia Enterprise: Mr.. D. D, IN
ldrus, an old residenter of Calcasieu,
forms the American that on the Dor
rs Of Lake Arthur and Lacasine, isl
stance OF sixteen miles, ten years ago, in,
9re were only two settlements. Now
g entire front is closed for the six he
m miles, and there are eighteen na
mps IN this distance pumping water III,
rice farms. The most of this has o on'
an settled in the last three or four fho
IRIS. This shows how Southwest Lou 10 10
MA is filling up with immicrants. W