The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-03
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Interesting BrfefIets Gathered From Over
the State.
Vaudeville, La.-Saturday morning
Il bout 2 O'Clock the store building on
Monroe street, owned by POSTMASTER
/ John II. Smith, and occupied by NJ. J.
Sharp as Il school room, was totally
destroyed by fire. Loss $500; no in
sur;,nce. Origin of the fire is un-
known.
Lake CharleS.-Three cars of lum-
Der went west Saturday. One car of
shingles went over the Southern Pa
cific to Galveston. One car of cleaned
rice was sent to Houston. and one car
of rice bran to New Orleans. Two
cars Of local freight came in for dis
tribution.
Lake Charles.-Yhe movement of
lumber for the past few days has been
light, on account of the scarcity of
cars The Lake City Lumber conpa-
ny's mill shut down two days last
week. Cars can not be had. Mr.. Frit-
zenriter says that they have orders
enough ahead to fill over 200 cars, and
that il cars could be procured they
would run night and day. The same
report comes from Mr.. Brough of the
Oakdale Lumber company. He says
this company has lost a great deal on
account of the scarcity of cars
ST. Martinville, La.-A F>renchman
by the name Of Jean Bourdenac was
found dead in his fiat boat drifting on
bayou Teche. near Arna udville. The
party was a Spectator in moss, and
used to go up and down the stream
buying this produce until Inc gets
enough to ship by rail to New Orleans.
He is very Well known in the town
of st. Martinville. but was buried by
the good citizens of Arnaudville on
the banks of the Teche, nenr that
point. He leaves Il brother and a sis
ter. residing in New Orleans. The for
mer is dairyman.
Monroe I.a.-Judge Potts, OF the
Fifth district court, sentenced Il num-
her of convicted prisoners to the pen
;tenti.,ry Saturday morning. Junius
Brown. found guilty of murder. was
given :, life sentence; Celeste Johnston,
manslauGhter, three years: three
others. for minor offenses, We're given
one year each. Deputies Griffin ana
OKelley left for Baton Rouge Satur-
day evening. having in charge all those
who had been sentenced. P. T. Davis,
the only white prisoner. who was
brought up from the convict camp to
testify in the Watson case. was also
taken down.
ST. Joseph.--The comparative figures
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for 1897 and 1898 will show plainly
that the estimate of a big cotton crop
this year is not justified by the sta
tisticS in the Fifth 1evee district. Lou
iSiana. In 1897 the cotton crop of
Tensas was 10000 bales. while this
year it will be between 10000 and 3D.
900 bales. This average runs about
the same in Madison and Concordia.
Lieutenant Governor r.. II. Snyder
says that it is the first time he ever
knew Tensas parish to be short in
crop and prices the same year. w. g.
Gallon. farming lake st. Joseph
says this makes his twenty-fifth crop.
and it is the lowest in yield and price
he has ever had. The rain continued
here from August and September and
the ground is yet full of water. and
much cotton is in the field and some
will never be harvested. 1t is said
that to pick. gin and market it leaves
the planter practically where he was.
financially. before he began to pick it,
New Orleans.-On November -.
1898. the court of appeals (now known
as the court of appeal. under the con-
stitution Of 1S3S> entered upon new
era: the court will be pra ctically re-
organized, by the installation of the
Hon. Isaiah ID. Moor as the third Judge
thereof. that position being created
by the new constitution fof which
Judge Moore was one of the framers).
E<t the suggestion Of Mr.. W. o. Hart.
who was member Of the convention
and Of the judiciary committee. the in
sta1lation was accompanied by pro-
per ceremonies. the Bar associa ton
taking the matter in hand and through