Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1895-04-06
THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA.
An Important Enterprise.


land fronts on bayou Nezpique
and extends eastward. A gang of
graders, under Kennedy & Stone, are
at work on the main canal, which
will be so feet wide and miles long,
into which water will be pumped by
| an immense pump, driven by 165
horsepower engine. The company will
farm between 400 and 500 acres of rice
on their own land. In addition to this
feature water will be furnished adjoin-
ing farms for irrigating from 800 to
1880 acres of rice that heretofore had
its supply from the natural rainfall, a
means not always certain. The capital
stock of the Riverside company is $780,
600. O. S. Dolby is president, S. J.
johnson vice-president and E. L. Row.
| son secretary-treasurer. The compile
tion of this new plant will be an inn
portant enterprise, and it is also the
largest private concern of the kind in
that section of the country
A Human Brute.
Charles A. bennett, of New Orleans,
a human brute, aged Al, who has been
before Recorder Whitaker on different
occasions for abusing and assaulting
his aged mother, and was sent to prison
for 90 days for each offense, was again
before the recorder the other day.
The aged mother related her
had been drinking, and when she
touched him with the broom he cursed
and abused her in shameful manner,
and finally struck her over the head
with his shoe, inflicting painful
wound.
bennett had nothing to say, and he
was fined SIS or ninety days, and was
sent before the criminal court under
81, 900 bonds.
An Important Decision.
The decision of the supreme court, in
the suit of Lafayette Parish VS.. Nina
Shoyat, has been the subject of much
comment, says dispatch sent from
Lafayette. The decision has estab-
lished the illegality of the action of a
previous police jury in relinguishing
from parish taxation large portion of
the town of Lafayette, which was an
nexed to it some years ago. The deci-
sion was awaited with much interest
by the people of the parish. 1t is the
first time that this question has been
decided by the Louisiana courts.
Nearing the End.
Says dispatch sent from franklin
ton: The dead body of R. M. C. Dun
can; who was shot and killed while at
tempting to release his two sons from
the jail at Amite City, passed through
this town en- route to the old Duncan
homestead, IL miles east of this place.
Mark and Bob Duncan, who were con-
fined in the Jail at Amite City. were
safely delivered here by eight armed
deputies, to be tried before the district
court, now in session, for recent rob-
berries committed in this parish.
OF Interest to Masons.
The committee, composed of DR. Fl.
c. Duncan, P. G. II. p, of Alexandria;
Judge John Clegg, of New Orleans;
Capt. Robert Allen, of Franklin, and
DR.. C. Y. Hines, grand lecturer of the
state, appointed by the grand chapter
of the masonic lodge to advance the
work in the state, met at Alexandria
the other day. They were given a
grand banquet by the members of Key
stone chapter of Alexandria.
Louis EIchler's Death.
The career of Louis Eichler, we'll
known business man of New Orleans,
came to sudden ending the other
morning at his clearinghouse. 1t
seems that some time during the night
Mr.. Eichler lit candle and went to
the rear, where he died of apoplexy.
The candle ignited his shirt front and
badly burned the unfortunate mans
face and body.
Country Residence Burned,
The country residence of William nj
johnson, a prominent field-grower, 8
miles northwest of Hammond, was
burned to the ground early the other
morning; nothing was saved. The
family was away visiting, and the sup
position is that it was the work of an
incendiary. The loss was between
g., 900 and 1900; no insurance.
Under the Wheels.
A young man, James Ginery, claim
ing to be from Franklin parish, fell
under the wheels of freight train at
Lafayette. and his left leg was crushed
almost into jelly. DIR. Tolson attend
ed to the young man, who was sent to
the Charity hospital at New Orleans,
but he died.
James A. Ritchle.
James A. Ritchie, OF Algiers, died
recently after six weeks illness, A
true friend and loving husband, he
was highly esteemed by all with whom
he had dealings, and widely known
as thorough and practical mechanic
throughout the state.
Died from Burns.
Della Shaw. an old and decrepit coll
ured woman, who lived in a small
house by herself in Dodaldsonville,
was fatally burned by the igniting of
her clothing at the fireplace. She died
in few hours.
A Young Wife.
Mrs Ida w. Barrillier, nee Robcn-
horst, wife of j. r. Barrillier, died at
Baton Rouge. aged %. She had been
married about nine months, and was
afflicted with consumption.
bad Fire.
The planning mill and 5000, 900 feet of
lumoer belonging to the Rainey,
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