The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-07

vile. XIV. and upon foolishly attempting co handle a
Eiafce snake, the creature coiled around his body, ana,
With his entire strength, succeeded IN breaking tnree
Of Mr.. Mcdonald ribs. 2
A newly married couple, some years since,
took up their abode in q place named Poplar. AZ "A.
lady, "My dear, this is Poplar, and by putting IN ~
won, II becomes popuIar." SAND by putting us in
IT. promptly replied the lady, "it becomes popa-
loas.h
Colonel McClung, the celebrated dneiist,
committed suicide in jackson (Miss). on the 24th OF
March. He was one Of the most celebrated citlzehs
OF the State. He fought bravely during the Mexican
war, and at Monteleywa was dangerously wounded; NO
| cause is assigned for his self.destruction. His age
was ~forty-two years, .
A great fire occurred at Memphis, Tenn, on
Sunday, March rs. The stables of Newly q May
Cockell and Whitney,were destroyed, and foftytnree
fine horses. The Appeal office, the German newspa-
per Office, and the Christian Advocate office, were
consumed, with many other buildings. The loss is
estimated at 500, 900. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the fire was the work Of an incendiary. y
Havana dates to March "a have been re
ceifyeAd at NewOrleans. Don Ramon Pinto, one Oft
leading conspirators, had been publicly executed:
He was q man Of large fortune, and seventy years OF
age. Several ~fruitless attempts were made to obtain
q remission Of his sentence from Concha. The III
Dorado had been again compelled to iheave to and
have their papers examined by a Spanish inan-of-war.
Filibusterism was thought to be abandoned Tor the
present. 5g,g t5ss..fFs -. 5last
We saw at the wharf yesterday morning a
number Of families which came dotn on the mailboat
and are bound for Kansas. We see from the Gin
cinnati Columbian that negotiations are now being
| made to procure o steamboat to convey q large num-
Der of emigrants to as high a point as can be reached
on the Kansas river. The emigrants wish to start
between the 18th and goth of the present mouth.
Among them will be one hundred emigrants from
Darke and Preble counties, Ohio, fifty from Bourbon
county, Kentucky, fifty Germans from Hamilton
county, Ohio, and a party from Dayton. louisville
Journal, 10th. ~ f,si ~
"A fire broke out in Sandersville, Washing
ton county, Ca, on Saturday, the 9th, which dcs-
troyed thirty.tive buildings, including the courthouse,
fpost-0fice, Central Georgian printing office, Masonic,
Odd Fellows and other lodge rooms; the entire rc-
cords OF the latter being burned The fire spread
with great ~rapidity, and the work of destruction was
! A letter from Mr.. Peudleton, editor Of the Central
Georgian, to Savannah, says that great distress exis-
ted, as many Of the families burned out lost every
thing but the clothes they had Oh. ea
The Buffalo Express Of the 10th gives The
following statistics Of the Railroad Suspension Bridge
at Niagara Falls: Length Of span from center to
rock on the American side, sS feet height on the
Canada side, rs feet; height of floor of railway, 60
feet number of wire cables, 4 diametero of lash
cable, 10 inches number Of No. 9wire in each cable,
1868; aggregate strength of cables, 2,40O tons
weight of superstructure, $50 tons weight of super
structure and maximum loads, $50 tons /; maximum
weight of cable and stay will support 1900 tons
height of track above the water, 235 feet ; height Of
railroad above wagon-track, 60 feet.