The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-04-06
State e Items.

49,
berries and vegetables for New Orlean
and Chicago. Fruit and vegetables ar
in excellent condition.
IEdenendence.-Ten cases of straw
berries were shipped from TINS plac'
Saturday evening, the first OF th'
season. which Is about thirty daIs be
hind last year. Shipping will be In ful
blast In the mex week or two,
Monroe. Another movement Is OIL
foot to build a large modern hotel. The
lot on which it Is calculated TO pu
the structure Is now opened by +. L.
McCOrmic. and h just across the V. >
and T.. railroad, opposite the passengel
depot, and is 4 most excellent location
MuDroe.-In 4 short time the c3rrel
stone of the Catholic CATHEDRAL on Jack
son street Will be laid By bishop Durler
The ceremonies on that occasion Will be
of an imposing character. The title has
passed to this city of the Catholic pro-
perry on which il located the churh. 81.
Hyacinth academy and the Young Cath
| Ole Friends nall. On this ground vii
be erected the new $50 1000 modern
school building that the present coun'
ell cOntemplateg building.
3l7 claims were approved by the Pen
sion Board AT Its last session in Baton
Rouge. The roll Is becoming so large
that tbe amounts allowed will have to
be reduced next year. There seem tC
be no end to the applications fled. Oh
The pensions granted Al were Of grade
No. l; SO of grade NO. 2 and 220 of grade
No 8.
We are informed by DR.. W. r. Con
Wilton, that MessrS. w. w Watts and
p. N. CouiOn Of Norma, have recently
returned from Natcbitoches where they
had gone to see Bishop Durter. to- try
and secure q resident priest for the
Norma church. Those gentlemen are
highly pleased at the reception given
them by the Bishop. They feel conf
dent of having a resident priest ut m
early date. The pFesbytery and grounds
are being rapidly completed for Occu-
patton by the priest. Considering the
hard times and scarcity of money now
prevailing, we feel compelled to on
graduate the people of Norma on their
success.-Review.
Tn Friday last Deputy Youngblood
brought to Mansfield a negro by the
name of Tom Owen, charged with hav-
ing stolen one hundred dollars at To-
gansport. Owen was placed in Jail and
on Saturday concluded to plead guilty
to the charge that he might begin to
serve his sentence ut nee Judge Hall.
after examining into the facts in the
case sentenced him to one year in the
.penitentiarv. Owen was taken to Baton
Rouge on Sunday by deputy C. q. Peg
ues. Under the new constitution cases
of this character a be quickly dispOs-
ed of a great burden in the way Of hold
ing them for court TO- meet as under the
old law.
Thursday evening at Alexandria, Sid
ME LeckIe was a%ccIdently shot and kill
ed by Ii. D. HOchPndel. the manager of
the ice factory at that place. The lat
ter was cleaning his pistol, and thinking
be had taken out all the cartridges was
to revOlve the cylinder. but it got
hung. In working with 1t, the hammer
came down and unfortunately
struck y chamber where one cartridge
had been left. which exploded, and tue
struck Lecki e on the right breast
about an inch above the nipple and to
he right Of the breast bone, and ranged
DOWNWARD and backwards lodging un-
Ter the muscle to the right of The spine.
wal a watchnlan ut tine ice fact
Dry
The State Board of Agriculture will
meet on the Sth and it is announced that
ImOng the objects for which fine meet
ng has been called will be the consider
ltien of the question Of establishing a
biological station at some point on Onr
yulf coast. A bill providing for this
vas passed by the late legislature and 1t
\ eaid that the people of Cameron par
Sh, under the leadership of Speaker |
Henry Of the House of Representatives,
re very anxious to have the station es-
abiIShed on the coast in that parish. |
Henry has atlthorizeH the state
neBt ths@ fhe peoDlc of Cameron are
to furnish alI the necessary land
$ we'll as the lumber with which to
the buildings free Of cost, and
nth this as a nucleus there ought to be
title trouble In starting off the enter
AT its meeting here next week
be board will arrange for a trip of in
to be made by the members at
n early date. and after the beard has
)Oked over the ground IT will then be
! a position to take final action upon
selection of n location. 1t is I'M
that the authorities of Wander
III University at Nashville, Tenn, are
cry much interested In this enterprise
no one or two of its professor have
expressed "a desire TO become members
I the inspect IN party. A biological
alton established in Cameron will
prominently to the attention of
he world q most desirable section of
ar State and n which has heretofore
greatly neglected..