St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-05-14
STATE NEWS.

II The Lak' Charles American has
q new dress e.ld new press to press i
+ Jeannerette has an artesian we'll ol
= ly l45 feet deep.
. In Iberia parish, Mr.. Adolphe Brou
= sard, an old gentleman, was to ha,
: been married to Miss Avilda Boz
e dreaux, a young lady, on April 9th
t but few days before the time fxet
V she eloped and married Mr.. Felix Da
tez, a young man whom she loved.
Chas. Evins, colored, who murdere
, deputy sheriff w. B. Cook Jr., of S.
e Tammany parish, in March, and fo
S whose arrest a reward of S2500 was O.
Tered, has been captured.
q Mr.. G. GardemaI has contested th
election of Mr.. d. Rees as sheriff of ST
Martin parish, on account of allege,
frauds in the box at Arcade Patin's.
Mr.. Jean Domec of St. Martin, ha
: contested the election of Mr.. Dude,
Avery of Iberia, as senator of the It'll
district, on the ground of alleged fraud
in the latter parish.
Donaldsonville is preparing to have
Water-Works.
John keenan,, oiler of the Consum
ers' Ice Company machinery, New Or
leans, was caught in the same, Thurs
day last week, and mashed to pulp
/ A brick wall fell in New Orleans last
week, crushing six men, three of them
probably fatally
The Farmers Vidette of Alexandria
has been moved to Baton Rouge, and
will be daily paper.
The number of white and colored
educable children in Louisiana, is 375,-
S43.
The sixth annual session of the State
Sunday school convention, was held in
New Orleans last week.
Arthur Brouillette of Marksville was
drowned last week.
A cyclone passed through Bienville
parish lately, destroying much timber.
F. B. Earhart, Esq, has been appoin-
ted I. S. district attorney for the east
ern district of Louisiana.
A two-year old boy child of Erasco
Foreman of Nermillion parish, well
formed as to its body, and healthy and
well grown, has neither legs nor arms,
but in their stead short fippers at right
angles to the body.
At Bayou Sara few days ago, the
constable attempted to arrest two ne
groes, George and Willie Rucker, who
began firing with their pistols Mr.. E.
Hamilton was killed, Messrs. w. Stew
art and B. HARRISON wounded-both
negroes were killed.
The men who recently shot Whitley
IN Sabine parish, have been arrested.
The next State Sunday school con-
vention will be held at Alexandria.
Adam Theriot shot and killed o. /
at ball in Iberia parish
May 1st.
The State land Office, during the last
two year. has disposed of 212,S5O. 2O1
acres of land for $140,53S.95. The State
will soon have no more public land.
The lottery amendment was killed.
the New Orleans debt amendment was
adopted, but an official compilation of
the vote is necessary to know the fate
Of the special school tax amendment.
The police jury of st. Mary has con-
tracted with Messrs. J. & A. Meouet
to keep up the public roads of that
parish for three years for $4,000.
In St. Mary cane of the growing crop
las already been sold, to be delivered
1t $3.50 per ton.
Lafourche parish has $11, ,44O in its
treasury.
In quarrel at Donaldsonville a few
lays since, a colored man named Ju-
ius johnson struck an Italian named
'evirin Guiseppi on the head with
tick, killing him instantly.
On Easter Sunday the pews of the
Catholic church at Donaldsonyille sold
or $3000.75.
The State University at Baton Rouge
S to be open to both sexes. t
Several hundred feet of railroad side {
rack is being built at Rayne.
Capt. J. N. Pharr met with a pain
III accident Thursday of last week.
While driving in his buggy one of the
heels caught the tail of his coat, and
n less than no time the Captain was
erked from the vehicle and thrown to {
he ground on his face, breaking his !
ose and infiicting other face bruises. t
,r. Wise attended him, and we are
leased to note tnat he is rapidly re-
overlng.-Morgan City Review. /
The orange crop of Bradish John
on's orange farm sold for $4,000 the ]
Ist season, while it was in bud. The |
expenses of the place are about $4,000
year, which leaves a net profit of 1
$4,000. d
W. McNamar has been appointed
ostmaster at Patoutville, Iberia par Il
h. 5
Etienne Deschamps was hung at k
ew Orleans yerterday for murder. r
Our legislature viii be asked to ap- d
ropriate $4,000 for the Worlds Fair S
Chicago.