The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-08
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4 monument to George Taylor, one Of the
signers Of the Declaration Of Independence was
dedicated at Easton, Pennsylvania, onthe 20th
inst.
The Indiana University, which lost its
whole library by fire some time ago, has re-
Gently received the liberal donation Of books
to the value Of $500, from MIR. Derby, Of
Cincinnati. q 68 tfies. 30Itisf'
PARDON or. DIN. BEALs.-Dr. Beale, the
dentist, whose trial and conviction excited SO
much public attention about q year since, has
been liberated from prison, having received 2
lpardon from Gov. Pollock.
Observation-Disclosures little wife, who has
made abortive attempts to. fathom the secrets
of Free Masonry : " Well, but, dear Tell me
one thing. Do they put you into q coffin =
Punch. 5iSS - 'g
JUVENILE TRAvELEns.-Four children, the
Oldest but fourteen years Of age, arrived ut
Providence, r. /, on Saturday morning, the
18th inst, from ireland, having made the yoy-
age alone, for the purpose of meeting their
mother, who was at work in . factory in that
vicinity.
PURCHASES FOR FRANcE.-The,agen sent
out by Louis Napoleon to this country do not
confne themselves to the purchase Of grain,
but throughout the West they are actively en-
gagged in buying large numbers Of hogs and
cattle. aa 9l4t.I Sd4 = .hgs ~ LIS.
3 Debust, an eminent mineralogist Of North
Carolina, committed suicide in Philadelphia,
on the 10th ult., by cutting his throat at
q hotel in that city. Pecuniary embarass-
ments are supposed to. have been the cause Of
the rash act. The deceased was the discQv-
erer Of gold in North Carolina.
3. B. Bartlett, of Kentucky, President of
the National Council Of the American party,
has issued an order for the election of delegates
to a Convention for the nomination Of candi-
dates for President and Vice Prcsident-said
Convention to be held in Philadelphia on the
I'D of February next. He also calls for a
special meeting Of the National Council at
Philadelphia on the 18th Of February.
DAMAGES AWARDED. On the 2lst ult.
damages to the amount of $1,000 and costs
were given the plaintiff by the Circuit Court
at Richmond, Va, in the trial Of the case Of
John G. Hobson vs.. the Washington and New
Orleans Telegraph Company, for sending q
message wrong. The plaintiff sent a message
to NewOrleans by telegraph for his correspon-
dent to purchase 500 bales of cotton-as sent
it read $500, which amount was procured.
Hence the suit. An appeal has been taken.
Unfriendly relations are arising between
Spain and England, partly in relation to the
Of Mr.. Boylan, a British subject, who was
from Cuba Notwithstanding an agree
ment on the part of Spain to submit his g1riev-
ances to the arbitration of the British Consul
NewOrleans. Great Britain demands an
indemnity far Boylan's losses.
A WOMAN SWIMMING THE M1ss1ss1pp1.-l
forthcoming Steamboat Directory
gives q thrilling instance of the necessity for
women knowing how to swim. When the ILL !
lated Ben Sherrod was in flames on the Mis- /
sissippi river, and the lady passengers who had
thrown themselves into the water were drown
ing around the boat, the wife Of Captain Cas- |
tleman jumped into the river, with her infant
in her arms, and swan ashore, a distance of
1alf a mile, being the only woman saved out of
sixteen. She had learned to swim when a girl.