The Louisiana populist., 1895-05-24
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
Condensations From all Parts OF the
Pelican State.

| VIZ houi pos bduu duu IuluO Ocr COlu-
pany against the following parties:
George Horn, William Salzman,
Charles Balfantz. Gottfried Sar:orious
and Frank Scharmath. These cases
have been pending some time, and
are now finally decided in favor of
contestant. reserving to contestees
their Improvements, amounting in
each case to about forty acres.
Ten prisoners have been placed in
Jail at Crowley for participation in a
general fight and shooting afrray at
a public ball one night recently. near
Church point, twenty-miles northeast
Of that place. Eight OF the parties
are named Lycune, and the others
Daigle and Jones. About forty shots
were exchanged, resulting In the
wounding of two people. one OF whom
is expected to die.
Gov. Foster has made the following
appointments: Ernest Guerin, police
juror, Eighth ward of Pointe Coupee;
Jessee 7. Skies OF Webster, John L.
Broussard OF Virginia and Alfred j.
Dagries OF Pointe Coupee, notaries
public; William ii. Clarkson, residing
at New York; and Murray Hansell of
Baltimore, commissioners of deeds Cor
| Louisiana.
The supreme court of Louisiana,
decided the case of Numa Dudous-
sat, the New Orleans councilman. and
he will go the penitentiary. Dudous-
sat was convicted before Judge Fer
guson OF accepting bribe to vote for
an ordinance giving certain bar
room privileges to Charles Sherman.
At Baton Rogue. one evening
recently, as Malcomb, the son
of DIR. Stewart Doughert. was
riding home from school in a rain
storm, lighting struck his pony on
the head and killed it. Strange to
relate the lad did not even feel the
shock.
Recently Mrs. DR. Schwing aban-
doned her husband and went to New
Orleans with DIR. Emile Hiriart. Her
husband followed them and met
Hiriart in a room with Mrs. Schwing
and killed him. All the parties are
citizens of Plaquemine parish.
The Olympic club OF New Orleans,
recognizes the doom of prize fighting.
1t will endeavor to introduce new
sports, offering big purses for Nc
Leod and Burns to wrestle and for
for Shaefer, Ives and others to play
championship billiards.
Upon the advice of the trial Judge
and the attorney general. Gov. Foster
has commuted to life Imprisonment
the sentence Of Will Clay, who was
convicted OF murder in Caddo parish
and sentenced to be hanged.
At Baton Rouge the othcr day the
state board Of liquidation, at its ses-
sion, destroyed all obligations funded
after issuing in exchange therefor
$12, 800 of consolidated state bonds,
and then adjourned.
George johnson shot and almost
instantly Antoine Vadal recently. at
the latter's home on Godchanx plan
tstion in Jefferson parish. Both men
are negroes, and murder was a cold
blooded one.
Gov. Foster has signed the death
warrant of Will Clay, convicted OF
murder in CaddO, September, 1894.
The execution is fixed for Friday,
May 81, between the hours Of IL IN.
and 4 p. m.
The sixteenth annual session of the
Louisiana State Medical society was
held few days since at New Orleans
and large number of the profession
attended from all portions of the
state.
Contractors are at Plaquemine ex-
amining the site for lock to connect
bayou Plaquemine with the Mississippi
river in order to get the necessary
data to make proposals for the work.
An ice war Is raging at Monroe
between the Consolidated Ice COM
pany and ice shippers. Ice is being
delivered TO any part Of the city at
25 cents per 100 pounds.
A few days since Mr.. Felix Will
liams, of Happy Jack, Plaquemine
parish. attempted suicide by shooting
himself with q pistol. The wound is
considered fatal
The Grand Lodge OF knights OF
Pythias Of Louisiana will begin its
annual session at Monroe on Monday,
May 20, and continue four days.
The supreme court Of the state has
decided that no more prize fights or
glove contests can take place in
Louisiana.
The several heirs OF ID. G. McCan
late of new Orleans, will have a tussle
in the courts, contesting his will.
At New Orleans nobody seems to
want the new sewer line to 60 down
their street.
Thibodaux has accepted the new
waterworks. the test being entirely