The Ouachita Telegraph - Governor Hawkins Dies Date: Oct 2000 Submitted by: Lora Peppers USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************************ The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, August 11, 1888 Page 2, Column 1 Gov. Hawkins, for a number of years a turbulent negro politician of Madison parish and a purchasable commodity in the Louisiana legislature and democratic caucuses, is dead. By his vote in a Democratic caucus, it has been said, Mr. Eustis was made a United Senator and Mr. Jones was defeated at the same time for the same office. # # #