Lower coast gazette., 1909-11-27

House sugar scandal.
1t is rumored that the American
sugar Refinery may install a molasses
refinery neal its big sugar refining
plant in St. Bernard, ju.t below the
New Orleans city limits.
Sixteen classes in French have been
inaugurated in the New Orleans public
schools.
The Washington Artillery, famous
for it's record in the civil war, has en-
tered the Louisiana State National
Guard under the act of 1904.
An ordinance is proposed in the City
Council Of New Orleans to make the
Illinois Central and Mississippi Valley
Railroads build a viaduct over Carol
ton Avenue in order to offer greater
protection against accident.
A number of tax payers of the par
ish of Ascension are against the pro-
posed appropriation of $780, 600 for the
model good road and as the police jury
has refused to repeal the ordinance au-
thorizing the appropriation, those tax
payers against the plan will sue for an
injunction to prevent it.
1t is stated that the steamship Ut
stein sailed from New Orleans last
week laden with arms and ammunition
for the Nicaraguan revolutionists.
The tobacco crop for Kentucky for
this year is reported as being the larg-
est in the history of the state, reaching
nearly 400, 600, 900 pounds.
The New OrleansPolice Board during
the past year has contiscated one hun
dred and twenty four revOlvers and
one hundred and thirty-six razors,
which on Wednesday of last week were
tied up in seperate sacks and dropped
into she Mississippi river from the
Canal Street Ferry Boat by orders Of
Inspector O'Conner.
One Of the biggest rice deals on rec
ord was made at Crowley, La. last
week when thu Planters Rice Mill of
Abbeville, through its manager, Mr.. F.
A. Godchaux bought 2O,0 900 sacks of
rough Honduras and Japan rice from
the Louisiana Irrigation and Mill Co.
1t is reported that the price for this
rice was $50, 900.
A new boat line between New Or
leans and Morgan City has just been
established by Capt. J. l.. Barbour,
who will put two boats in the service.
n for the Teche trade and one for
! Vermillion. The boats will utilize the
Plaquemine locks.
1t is reported from Washington that
the United States will close its legation
in Chile on account Of the non-settle-
ment by the Chilean government Of
the Alsop claim, amounting to more
than a million dollars and pending for
the last %thirty-fivc years.
Two United States cruisers have
been ordered to Nicaragua to demand
an explanation from Zelayr concerning
the execution of two Americans.
Mr.. Emile Godchaux son of the late
Leon Godchaux and a member of the
law firm Of Foster, Milling and Godcha-
Tx, has been appointed by Governor
Sanders to fill the place on the bench
of the State Court of Appeals rendered
vacant by the resignation Of Judge
Albert Estopinal, just elected sheriff
Of St. Bernard,
When Washington is visited next
month by the representatives Of the
various Boards of New Orleans as dele
gates to the rivers and Harbors Con-
gross these delegates in conjunction
with Louisiana's senators and congress-
men will make a strenuous fight to uti-
lie New Orleans as a naval base.
The Grand Island or New Orleans
Southern Railroad has filed a petition
alleging that it stands ready to pay
$780, so as semi annual interest due
Jan. /, 1909, but cannot find any officer
in authority and the Individual stock
holders claiming their pro rata the
Railroad has asked that the clerk of
the Civil District Court be empowered
to receive the money and hole it until
it is decided by the court to whom the
Grand Island R. R. shall pay it.
The Baton Rouge New Orleans Good
Roads convention met in New Orleans
last week and while somewhat poorly
attended, was quite enthusiastic.
Thomas Shannon ST., of Morgan City
was elected to fill the position of the
late Harry Cage as chief Inspector of
the Oyster Commission and ex-senator
C. S. E. Darlington of C%ovington was
elected secretary to succeed j. w.
Hyams, who resigned to become gen.
eral agent Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road.
Some members of the japanese Coin
mercial Commission which is now tour
ing the United States, have recently