The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
LOUISIANA NEWS.
Interesting Brieflet< Gathered From Over
tho State.


Interesting Brieflet< Gathered From Over
tho State.
Shreveport, La.-AIonday John Rich
ards, colored, alleged 10 be an ar-
complete of Heam in the murder OF
MIR. Larry Vance, was arrested by the
city police and taken TO Benton with
Jim Moore, another suspect. on hand-
car. Any action is reported deferred
and a lynching is likely to occur.
Alexandria, I.a.-AugustuS Reeves OF
I'ineville has brought here for lnspec-
ton copper plate on which Was en-
graved i $500 bill OF the old Planters
Bank OF New Orleans. The plate was
found in an Indian mound in I'll" par
ish OF -\voyellcs by boy. How did
this plate get to -AvoyelleS parish anu
who hid il in the Indian mound:
Abbevill,. La.---An Interesting nnt
enter1 aiming affair was given at the
French Hall last Friday night and was
conducted under the auspices or the
Methodist Ladies' Aid society Of -Abbr-
ville--:l play entitled ''The Deestrict
Sknle.'' representing Il school OF fifty
wears ago. 1t was played by about
Twenty-Five OF the most prominent poo
pie Of the tiwn. The audience consist
ed of about 300 people. who went
away feeling That they had gotten
value received for their money. The
amount cleared by LIE Ladies' \ III So
,ety Wus over $lUD
Baton Rvuge.--The cutranc. eNanl-
~,,i l,,,H
passed. the CLASSES have been organ
lied, and the whole state has reason
to be proud Of the brilliant prospect
for rlIe session Of 1S:lS-H. \ot~i1h-
standing the po>1ponement OF th-
opening Of the university for lnor"
than two months. on account of yellow
fever. the attendance is larger than
ever before. The number of students
admitted on the opening day this year
was IDS. Ihe largest number enrolled
Oh the opening day Of any previous
session WAS I'll. and that Wa> before
the lower sUbtreShinan class WAS abOl-
ishcd. If tic usul rale OF increase.
prevails, the total attendance. for THIS
session should exceed 800. The ;ive--
age age OF the new students admitted
this year is over II. and they show a
gratifying improvement in prepare: ion,
many of them coming from our uest
high schools. academies and colleges.
Lake Provdence.-A white imam Civ
ing his name as John Thomas uirl
FRIDAY from swamp fever ut The resi-
dcnce of Mr.. Thomas JAY. Pitchers
Point poStottice. in this parish.
Thomas had been working for Mr..
Jay for about one year as Il c:.li!. her
der. He came here from about Delhi.
La. In the course OF several roliEer-
saIionS with Mr.. Jay he said to .'ln
that he had not always been "a; poor
as he WAS then: that he had plenty Of
nice rel.,tiveS. and later Oh lie " ):llt
tell Mr.. Jay where they live: lE;l; ae
himself had been obliged 10 go away
from his home because OF some crime
that he had committed. UnfOrt innate
ly, the man died without having told
any one where lie came from. 1t is
supposed. however. that he came from
some place in the neighborhood of
Biruingham. Ala. He was buried in
the Providence cemetery. john Thoui-
AS was Il man about b years DID, was
) feet $ Inches tall. weighed about l:;j
pounds, with brown hair. grayi>l eyes
and !; heavy lnustache.
New OrleauS.-It is a source Of sat
isfa elton TO rhe people at the mint to
see the increased regard in which tbs.
local money factory is held by
Uncle sam. Not only has millions OF
Sherman silver bullion been transfer
red from Philadelphia here TO b" coin
cd bnl this week the mint aSsayer.
Colonel Lynch. was very much graf
iiied at receiving from the department
shipments Of ores for aS>aNin2. These
ores come from mines in New Mex
leo. and, being sent to Washington,
Were, usfcrrrd from there. to this
mint. They will be tested. aS>ayed
and Il full report Of them forwarded
10 :l PaSo. from where lac shipments
come. This making of the New Or
leans mint headquarters for ore az
saying: is quite. gratifying TO the local