The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-06-20
OPELOUSAS, LA

Notwithstanding the first week OF Til
present month, at a wedding on Conle'
Croche, Zepherin Thihodeaux struck Eva
riste Bondreaux on the top ofthe head witt
a half gallon jug, knocking him down an'
rendering him inscnsiblc. Recovering appa
rently from the blow, Boudreaux mounted
his horse and rode five or six miles. In tit
evening abont 5 o'clock he died from con
~cestion of the brain. supposed to have beer
caused by the blow on the head. AT INC
time the blow was struck both parties weri
intoxicated. ThibodcauX was arrested and
lodged in jail. Messrs. John E. King and
B. A. Martel & Hudspeth brought him, or
the 18th inst by writ of habe0s corpus be,
fore his Honor Judge Bailey, who after
hearing the evidence remanded the prisoner
to Jail to await his trial at the next term O.
our District Court.
~ Mr.. John F. Heard of St. Martins
vile writes US that he has been appointe,
agent in the Parishes of St. Martin, st. Ian
dry and Lafayette, for the sale (by snbsc,ip
ton only of the History of The War be
tween the States by Hon. Alex. II. Stephens
and that he will canvass this parish in {
few weeks. He has furnished US with prin
ted descriptions Of the work and lists O
prices-they can be seen at this office.
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10y Mr.. TheodoS2 Chachcre is agent fol
the Victor Cane Mil manufactured by Bly,,
mver, Norton & Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
These mills grind from a half to six hogs,
heads ofsugar in t%wenty-four hours, and
cost from $3.50 to $3.50, according to size
and quality. Mr.. Chachere has one himself,
with which he intends to grind sorghum
cane in August next. Those DESTROYS of
purchasing can obtain the necessary infor,
nation from him. In fact he will sell these
mills, as agent for the manufacturers, at
cost price, fright being added.
THE CRoPs.-Our parish has been plenti
fully blessed throughout this whole season
with alternate showers and sunshine, and
vegetation of every kind has hourished here
abouts, since early spring, in the most lux
uriant manner. At no time within the
memory of our people have We ever had, at
this juncture of the season, q better prospect
for an abundant, we may say, unprecedent-
cd yield of corn and all other agricultural
and garden products grown here, except
cotton. Only a moderate quantity Of the
latter is being cultivated, and it is unusual.
ly promising. Up to this time the season
has been ar extraordinary one. The rain
always came in good time, fell gently though
abundantly, and was followed uniformly by
seven or eight clear. cool days; and then
another refreshing shower. The nights have
been cool, and the days more than ordinari
]y so, for this period of the year. One such
delightful season with its rich treasure O.
fruits, vegetables and field crops, almost
compensates for the incessant bau weather
and disastrous failures of the last two years.
A ride around the vicinity of Opelousas anc
q view of the endless fields ofluxuriant corr
now in tassel and ear, will excite in the
most unobservant and sluggish mind the
l~iveliest emotions of pleasure and gratifica-
ton. 1t is now certain that, without some
great and unusual calamity to the crop, We
have before us a season of abundance, such
as we have not, known since the year 1860.
Many persons are confident that corn this
fall will not bring more than twenty-five
cents per bushel. We ourselves do not
doubt that thousands of bushels will be de.
livered in town at that price by freedmen
who will not be able to hold on and await a
rise.
The yield Of Irish potatoes in some in.
stances has been enormous. In one instance
a quarter of an acre, not MANFRED, produc-
ed sixteen barrels, many of them weighing
q pound and a hall, and a pound and three
quarters. Manypersons are shipping, and
intend to ship, theF Irish potatoes to New
Orleans and the West; we think it not i'm
probable that several thousand barrels will
be shipped from Washington this season.
This IS a new branch of agricultural eiAer-
prise and promises IN be extensively pSr-
sued by our planters ASweet potatoes AZ
unusually forward TIL %Eeason. An immens
crop ofthem has been planted, and we unN
derstand that some planters intend tostry
the experiment ofshipRA ~l' TO st. Lou
is, Cincinnati, and 9TH es'efn cities.
In those cities the price | AIhem is rarely
less than five to eight dolls((APe barrel i91
lots often and twenty barrefA a.
In conclusion, we cannot heYSxpressl1
our qualification that the planteAln
parish are waking up to lively SSaSST
The opportunities and facilities whici2tlsks
climate and soil afford, not only for supply
ing to them every comfort of life, bat also
for restoring to them the wealth and pros
perity of. former years.
a " III
WoMAN's INFLUENcE.-Man has no power
to resist the silent eloquence with which
woman's soft Establishments and sweeter
smiles speak to the warm and generous
heart. Her vocation is to do good, and her
presence adds a halo of glory by gladdening
the detected, comforting the distressed and
strewing flowers in the pathway of man.
And shall We fail to respond to her wants ?
Look around you and behold the misery
depicted among the sickly females Of your
acquaintance. Go, go with lightenins's
speed and tell them to use English Female
Bittcrs and be cured.
,BuRYING ALIvE.-A method for de.
termining when death has taken place
without that of actual decomposition,
which in very cold weather might be
delayed for weeks, has always been a