Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-09
Louisiana Items.
HoM1c1pE.-The Gazette of Plaquemine, in it

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issue of Saturday last has the following:
1t is our painful duty to have to record tragic
occurrence that took place in this parish about ;
mile below Bayou Goula, on Monday evening. A
far as we have been informed, it appears that {
difficulty occurred between L. G. Vim, the over
seer on Mrs. Vaughn's plantation, and j. A. De
we're. a teacher on the plantation of Mr.. Dubuclet
about whipping negro belonging to the latter II
which we are sorry to learn that Mr. Wnn received
wound from a sword cane from the effects o
which his life is still, we understand in danger Al
the matter isyet under legal investigation, we deem
it our duty to refrain from making any comments
whatever. Both parties have been long time
residing in the parish and have been hitherto look
ed upon as citizens of irreproachable character.
Mr.. Devere, who was accompanied by two OF Mr.
Dubuclets sons at the time of the occurrence, has
been arrested as principal and his companions as
accessories. They are at present tenants OF our
parish jail When the regular legal investigation
shall have taken place we shall endeayour to place
an unprecedented statement of the particulars be-
fore our readers. Meanwhile, we think that justice
requires that we should suspend our judgement.
Since writing the above, we have been informed
| that there are hopes entertained Of Mr.. Winns re-
covery.
The Natchitoches Chronicle complains of the
heat, and states that the thermometer has lately
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The editor of the Mansfield Times has made a
trip through the country, and thinks the crops are
suffering more from the drouth along the river than
on the uplands.
The Concordia Intelligencer of Friday last has
the following:
On Monday, the 2sth inst, cotton blossoms were
brought into our office by Messrs. B. Alexander,
overseer of Miss Pauline Davis T" Lake Place, "
and John Tucker, overseer of the "Vidaia Place, ="
belonging to the same lady. We hail this early
promise of an abundant harvest on our river bot
| toms, where the late dry season has not done
| the damage that is apparent on the bill lands.
The Intelligencer says that just sufficient rain to
| lay the dust has fallen at that place.
We find the following paragraphs in the Piney
Woodsman, Livingston parish:
We have had shower of rain at last but not
enough as yet to be of much service to the crops
We hope however that it is the beginning of a
good supply. But the sky is again clear ever,
with dry wind from the Northeast. The only ad-
vantage as vet is few degrees less of heat in the
atmosphere, and some disposition in the dust to lie
still.
A friend who arrived here this week from the
coast informs that cholera and typhus are so
prevalent that the people are leaving the coast in
great numbers.
The election for a Chief Justice has been ad-
vertsed for week in our paper, and is to come
off on the 25th inst, but yet we have not word
from any source concerning candidate. If some
body don't announce himself pretty soon, We shall
put up piney woodsman.
The Pointe la Hache National has the follow
ing:
The heat continues excessive. All canals, ponds
and wells being now dried up, and fears are en-
th,tf of va tors no mimi
to the great herd of cattle in this parish.
Our parish, usually solively, looks desoate. And
we have full cause not to be joyful our corn and
cane crops are suffering and lingering, and will be
of no benefit to us.
Many rice planters have built flooding machines
on their land, so that at least part of the rice
crop will probably be saved.
The offer made by Robert johnson, Esq, having
been accepted and all the necessary deeds having
been perfected, the Quarantine is now decidedly
established in this parish
We clip the following items from the Opelousas
Patriot, OF the I'd inst:
FlRE.-On Friday night, 25th ut, the corn
house and stable attached, on the plantation of
Mrs NJ. T. Anderson, one and half miles east of
this place, (the same recently belonging to Mr..
Thos. II. Lewis were consumed by fire, together
with about 600 bbls. corn, Z mules, / horse, and
the plantdtlOn harness.. LOSS esIulateu dL GoUUu,
upon which there was no insurance. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
SAD CAsUALrY-On Saturday last, while on
visit to the country, Mrs. D'Avy. the wife of our
worthy citizen, Yves D'Avy, parish Recorder, was
suddenly killed by jumping from the buggy in
which she and her husband were seated, the horse
having become frightened, and running away
Mr.. D'Avy retained his seat and when he had sue
ceeded in checking the horse, looked back and saw
his wife lying PROSTATE upon the ground. When
he returned to her side, she was corpse having
broken her neck in the fall. This should be
further warning to persons in similar circumstances
to keep their seats, the chances for escape being
vastly greater than by jumping from the vehicle
when in rapid motion.
DEATH OF MRS. MARKs.-Our citizens were
panied on Sunday, Sd inst, with the intelligence of
the sudden death of Mrs. Mary Marks, consort of
our State Auditor She died very suddenly from
stroke Of apoplexy, during the absence of her
husband Her remains were this morning taken
charge of by two of our citizens and conveyed to
Bayou Sara for interment. Her untimely death has
created void in our midst which will not be readily
Rouge advocate.
TREBLE HAIL SToRM.-The annexed ac-