St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-05-07
STATE NEWS.

4 Isaiah Kirk, of Sabine parish, died
April 21st, aged rs years. He was q
native of New York, but a resident ot
Louisiana for 80 years.
i Morehouse parish has % on the pau.
/ per list.
/ An engine and six cars ran off the
/ track near Kennerville above New Or
leans, April 9th, killing three men
and injuring others; the engine and
cars were smashed.
/ Lake Charles will soon have water
4 works.
i The plant of the suspended Welsh
Crescent has been moved to Lake
| Charles and will be used in publish
a paper with another name.
The tenth annual convention of the
State w. G. T. T., was held at Monroe
week before last.
A colored woman, wife of Tom Clay
ton, was accidentally shot and killed
by pistol which fell from bed she
was making-up, at Lake Charles, two
weeks ago.
The colored Baptist State Sunday
school convention met at Alexandria
on the Sd inst.
Delta: The constitution of the State
provides that the Legislature shall
meet on the I'd Monday in May, which
is the 9th. 1t further directs that on
the first Tursday thereafter, which is
the 18th, it shall examine and count
the votes for governor and lieutenant
governor, and it provides that the gov
ernor shall enter upon the discharge
of his duties on the Monday next sue
ceeding, which viii be the 10Th.
The residence and kitchen, with con-
tents, of S. B. Pugh of Desoto parish,
! were burned April 23d
T. J. Whitley recently killed Will
Ethridge at Carthage, Texas, and es-
capped to Sabine parish in this State,
stopping with a Mr.. Bazemore near
the Desoto line. A few days ago, while
he was sitting on the gallery, two arm
ed men appeared and ordered him to
throw up his hands ;*he started to run
in the house, and they shot him above
the hip, inficting dangerous wound.
He recognized one as the brother of
the man he had killed.
The Lafayette Advertiser reports
"that Mr.. John Rand has started a
'possum ranch" in that parish
Mr. Roman Francez has returned
to Lafayette from a trip to Central
America.
Lafayette Advertiser Last week Sam
Dugas, negro butcher employed by
Mr.. Otto, stole hog from his employ
er and sold it to Mr.. Sidney Veazey for
1915. Sam engaged to kill the pig
mex. morning fan.Ir- NeazeY- but up-
on Investigation he found the pen
empty and the pig-"Don gone clare
Tore God, boss, done gone shuah nuff. "
Sam connection with the porlSer was,
however, soon established, and the ami
NAL finally located in Mr.. Otto's yard,
where it had first been stolen. This
"deal' i'll pork will probably land Sam
in the "pen," place not altogether
unfamiliar with him,-he having al
ready served term of two years for
offences of similar nature. Consta-
BILE Bradley arrested Sam, and he now
languishes in durance vile.
Meridional During the rain, on the
21st, Tightening struck the house of
Miss Clemence Lapointe, a maiden Ia
dy aged about go years, residing in7the
Cow Islands settlement about 10 miles
southwest of Abbeville, killing her in
stantly also cat which happened to
be close by her. Two little children
who were in the room at the time we're
stunned by the shock but received no
injury.
The commissioners appointed under
Act 80 of 1888, to assess railroads, met
at Lafayette, April 2Sth. The road
| from Lafayette to Cheneyville was as
sessed as main line at $1,000 per mile );
all branch lines were assessed at $500
per mile The Louisiana western rail-
road was assessed at $1,000 per mile.
Telegraph lines not exceeding three
wires were assessed at 800 per mile,
and $40 for each additional wire Tel
ephone lines were assessed at $50 per
mile.
The citizens of Crowley are to meet
to-day to organize company to build
a rice mill.
The Rayne rice mill has shipped 212
car loads of clean rice this season.
Mrs. Mary Frances Arm died in New
Orleans, April 23d, aged 103 years, 2
/ months and 20 days.
| The legislature to meet next week,
will elect a Z. S. Senator to succeed
Mr.. Gibson. There will be no lack of
] candidates-Gibson, Jonas, Wilkinson,
/ Caffery, Blanchard, Boatner and 9TH
ers are in the list.
The Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
Railroad, now completed from Lake
Charles to Alexandria, will be extend
ed to Calcasieu Pass on the south and
to Kansas City on the north.
The sale of pews at the Catholic
church in Abbeville on Easter Sunday,
amounted to $2156.
Henry Walters, who moved from
Louisiana to Texas about two years
ago, was killed at the Beaumont Lum-
Der Company's tram near Weiss Bluff,
by falling between two cars.
Lake Charles American: The new
artesian well just completed at the X.
C, W. & G. car shops east of this city
/ is flowing at the rate OF about 1000
i gallons per hour.
Phanix Lodge No. S., 7. o. o. F., Of
Alexandria, celebrated the 73d ami