Mrs. Martha P. Foster, aged eighty
one years, mother of United States
Senator Murphy J. Foster, died at her
home in Franklin. '"
Mrs. J. W. Condor, of Covington,
was killed and seiera othet F.ersons
were injured when a gravel train
crashed into the passenger depot at
Florenville.
Following an attempt to intimidate
negroes at Corbin and Walker, cit
izens of the former town held a mass
meeting and adopted strong resolu
tions condemning the lawlessness.
A serious cave in the Mississippi
river occurred at Plaquemine at the
point where the government locks are
being constructed, but work on them
will not be retarded by the accident.
A Good Government League has
been organized at Lake Charles for
the purpose of assisting the polite of
ficers in enforcing the law, particularly
thie prohibition ordinance which goes
into effect on Jan. 1.
The report of the special committee
appointed to investigate tLe State
Normal School at Natchitoches sus
tained every charge made by Governor
Sacndals r-n', aUegl . tt yathla agirj
of the institution under Dr. B. C.
Caildweli's administration were in a
deplorable condition.
Great apprehension is felt by citi
zens of Assumption parish over the
vast numler of water hyacinths which
are accumulating in Bayou Lafourche
between Napoleon rile and Thibodaux,
and immediate steps will be taken to
warn the levee boards of the impend
ing danger to navigation.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the postoffice at Donaldsonville
La., Saturday, December 5, 1908.
