The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-06
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IL IN tADh
stroke of %apoplexy, brought about by
Overwork IN the campaign.
The Times Democrat says: For an
hour and a quarter mine engineer
near Bourne, Or, was whiiled around
with the fly wheel. into which he had
fallen, out when lie recovered cons
ciousLess after the wheel was stopped
it was found that he was not seriously
hurt. The wheel vas a twenty-foot
one, and was making 125 revolutions
a minute.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee has been called to meet in
Alexandria, Nov. 9th. 1897, to take
the necessary steps for the nomination
of thirty SIX delegates AT large to the
constitutional convention.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAINs.-The
Southern Pacific has at last, and it is
to be hoped permanently, secured the
permission from the several Louisiana
parishes and Texas municipalities to
operate its eastbonnd trelgilts into
this city and to carry back its empty
cars from Algiers.
There was considerable trouble in
getting the right Of way, bnt it was at
last managed. and it Is likely that
next week will witness the advent Of
considerable Texas cotton IN this port
via Houston. and freights from Texas
via New Orleans points in other
States which will receive freights
through this city. All empty cars
returning to Texas will he disirtected
before leaving and three changes of
train crews will be made en- route
Times Democrat.
A report from New iberia saws that
ON Get. 30th a great deal Of cotton
was brought into that town and
bought by local buyers.
Work on the Plaquemine locks is
progressing as nicely as conld be
be expedite. Messrs. J. A, Andrews
q Son expect to complete their con-
tact on schedule time. Senator
Gallery wired Major Thompson
thai tie Secretary. after considerable
persistence on his (tIle S~enator's) part.
had approved the plans submitted for
the completion of the locks, and said
that orders to get the next aud finish
ing contract in readiness would be
given in the near future.
The presence of frost on the morning
OF the Both alt. was reported from
various points in Mississippi, Texas
and north Louisiana.
Assistant Post Master Copper. of
Atlanta, Ca, although duly requested
{" resign refuses to comply with the
new ~postmaster's modest request.
mat shows that Cooper knows a good
,ilihg when he has it, aud knows, too,
how to hold on to it.
). t. Harrell, a prominent merchant
VIVIAN, La. has been arrested. charn-
ed with killing one Harmon Roberts,
a planter with whom he had some
difficulty.
"Creole," the black bandit, who has
murdered seven people: Bill Morris.
MS " ln-law. aud George Washing
ing. the other negro who assisted him
IN the murder of Ziegler, the peddler.
near Hahnville last summer. were all
brought into court last Saturday in
81. Charles and sentenced by Judge
host to be hanged.
A son and heir was born unto ex-
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland on Fri
aay, Oct. 18th, and the ex President
Is now the proudest man IN the land.
The Hon. JAS. B. Eustis, former
ambassador to France made a speech
last week to the Tammany forces in
support of the election of Judge Van
Wick for Mayor of Greater New York.
The distinguished Louisianian is
reported as saying. in referring to the
campaign of 1900. that the tariff
question will be an overshadowing
issue.
SAYS a dispatch dated London, Oct.
2s Senator E. A. Woltott, of Colora-
do, chairman of the United States
Monetary Commission, has gone to
Paris in the hope If prevailing upon
the French government to agree to
tresh bimetallic proposals. 1t is
believed, here, however that the
government of France will not do
anything further in the matter.
WANTED A DEVIL.
a special from Mckinney, Ky. to
the Louisville Ky Times, dated the
2Stl,. ult.. says:
"A report from M~intonvllle states
tnat the Rev. Hilham of the Christian
Cnufcfl, preached a sermon there N
which he affirmed there is, no devil.
ne congregation took offense, and
when the reverend gentlemen attemp-
ted to speak again he was elected
from the house and about twenty
pistols shot We're fired after him.
Some conviets in the Pennsylvania
penitentiary have turned their atteu-