The Opelousas courier., 1865-05-20


accuses, among others, Of being an accolnpIice
Z in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln.
Secretary Seward is said to be recovering rap
idly and will soon be able to resume his official
duties. 4
Booth, the murderer Of Mr. Lincoln, was kill
ed by agents of the Federal police, in house
where he had taken refuge. 4
One Of his accomplices commmtted suicide
after his ar.est.
- Last Saturday our town was once again
thrown into commotion, by the report of the re-
appearance of Jayhawkers in our neighborhood.
Aman of color, Pierre-Auguste, reported that
while collecting cattle in the Bellevue woods, at
about miles from town, he perceived horse
dragging rope and, on approaching him, voice
exclaimed: "Loek out" Casting his eyes in
4 thedirection whence7the voice proceeded, he saw
a man aim at him. fire and mount bis horse. At
the same moment he perceived another man ris-
ing from the grass where be had been reclining
and about to grasp bis gun. leaning against tree
risar him, when Piere-Auguste fires at him in
his turn, piercing his body with a bullet before
he had regained his feet Pierre-Auguste then
thinking he had fallen into hornets nest, rode
Immediately to town and announced what had
happened.
He affirmed that the man whom he had shot
was Billaut Jayhawker who had left the coun-
try few months ago, with fifteen others of the
same character, and that the one who had fired
upon him was Bernard, a negro belonging to Mr..
Charles Pitre, another Jayhawker, the ct com
panion Of Billaut He knows these men very
well
squad Of citizens was Immediately formed
and went to the spot, where they found the horse,
acartridgebox. a long knife and Yankee cap.
Two puddles Of blood were discovered at short
distance from each other, from which it would
scem that the man who was shot fell backwards
disabled for short time at least As to the fell
low, he had disappeared, and no clue could be
obtained Of him nor Of his companion.
ssY In On affray which took place last Friday
at Washington, between D. d. Simon Fontenot,
Jr., and Andre Carron, the latter was killed by
pistol in the hands of Fontenot
The case appeared before John f. Morrongh,
u Esq, Justice Of the Peace, and Fontenot was
admitted to bail until the next session Of Court.
~ Persons who need household furniture can
procure them byl attending the sale Of DR.. Henry
10 our town, which will begin this morning as
O'Clock. See notice in another column.
R89g
WILL THERE BE WAR UPON MAXIMI-
LIAM.
The New York Times, commonly reputed or
gan Of the Administration. has under the above
head an elaborate editorial in which are the fol-
lowing salient passages M
is our war with the rebellion-now soon to
eloss--t0 be- followed by another against Maxi
milan IN Mexic0f The time Is NOT distant when
this will be forced upon US as practicable ques-
sion.
Were the answer to depend simply upon our
national right, it would be easily decided We
have 4 right 10 protect neighbor from the SUBJ
version of is Government by foreign usurpation.
Until the last French soldier, and every other
foreign mercenary. quits Mexico, and the defence
of Maximlian's throne Is left entirely TO the yo-
lnntary action Of the Mexicans themselves, it
m1ast be assnmed that his government is imposed
& no help for II. If our own government shall
chose tp furnish that help, it's right to do so can
not be sontTcverted. s ss s=ss..
Bne Jhese ars questions Of expediency that sug-
Eest themselves Are the Mexicans sufficiently
capable of sill government To make it worth our
while to help them recover III Would not an
orderly government under Maximilian be better
f0r them Than the anarchy which had reigned pre-
yiorsly fpr generationf Are we prepared to