The Opelousas courier., 1871-06-10
Local HsrCvities.

Ilrc--Wr rather think nnr Town Council
have put their foot in it again, on that local
(;nrvau hn"t-thc everlasting hog question: An
ordinance has been oloptcd by which the voters
of the town are tn decide by ballot which of the
two ordinances should i".nn,e law-thouuh We
think both would 'r rcpl,liatr,i we're it left to
1lr voters: however. tl,-only alternative. as
III, nu,>Iin;. ,iu:: -tllnl> l., Of ;nc twocyils tu
cl,.,sr he least
Uur ul these rr.'ina'n makes il the duty of
sIr Corsi.lbl. t., t4i- NY ai hogs found running
in liz ~1r.t> wi:1ru: ril-, in ti.rir shouts, OF
their roulris cut. The other authorizes the Con
stable 10 'Ak' up oil hogs running on the streets
with or without rings or rutels. and 10 sell
them, after two days notice at the Court House,
Post office and Market house.
Had the question been put simply. hogs or no
hsss. WE have no doubt that the people would
have pronounced for the total banishment of
hoss from oar streets. But the council has not
judged proper TO make that proposition and
one or the other of the shove mentioned orti
u,anccs must he vo,e.l for an Tuesday next, the
I4th
The people viii. undoubtedly choose tue one
vhnh comes the nearest to excluding all hogs
from our streets, that is to say the o.t, which
has been adopted os the Sth Of May last.
FATAL AFFRAl. 4 difficulty occurred at
Barrys Landing. on the Ah inst, between Mr.
RAYMOND Deshotrls and Mr.. Lastr Guilry, in
which the latter cut with kuie, from the
effects Of which he died on the 9th Mr.. Dc>hu-
tells came here and delivered himself up to the
authorities and was released under bail.
Not being informed of the particulars of this
unfort unatc ;ttflir We refrain from making any
comments ut present.
NEITHER Burnt. sunk OR BLOWN ur.-Thc
steamer Lcssic Taylor, having been detained i'll
New Orleans, couple of days by tue storm,
all sorts of runors concerning her fate were
ahoat; nevertheless she came up all right
. Wednesday morning. having left New Orleans
on Monday. She left on her return trip We'd
nesday evening at O'clock, and will conse
queutly maintain her regular trips, notwitll-
standing this slight interruption.
EscArED-Wc mentioned, i'll or last sS,ic,
the departure Of deputy sheriff c. G. Dnson, in
pursuit of Keller. accused Of the murder of two
freedmen at Big Cane, OH the 18th May last. MIR.
Duson has returned after having pursued Keller
as far as Memphis, Tenn, at which place he lost
all traces of him, and Obliged to return
without his man.
A good radiance for our Parish. at any rate;
let him so and get hung elsewhere.
A ..DIsoEpERLr HoCsE- RECONSTRUCTED
Misses SlnIcrsnn & Co., were arrni gned before
justice Icbrarl Oh the 9th, the charge of
IL, II uffa
a patient invest CATION of the case, condemned
the n,elnbcrs of the firm to pay fine of $3.50
each. and to evaeuatc the premises. which was
done under the supervision of the ward consta-
bic.
PoIsoH1SG In the case of the State VS.. Ben
jamin Harris, accused Of poisoning Gay Doug
las, his honor judge llebrard, ater an exaniil'a-
ti0al, dismissed the case, the evidence being III
sufficient.
Doe; LAW The Board o" Police of Opel
ous.,. have .Resolvcd that 80 days after the
proper notice all dogs found running at large
unm,lzzled shall l,c poisoned by the constable
SEWING MACHINEs-Our enterprising friend
an.l neighbor Emanual Phillips Main Street
Opelousas, always ready for novelties. has Sc
cured the agency Of that justly celebrated ma
chine the Wheeler & Wilson. This machine
needs no praise. al! who have tried them pro-
nounco them the only real and neat sewing ma
chine, that will do good work. Use less thread
and combine every good quality to give it the
name Of the "houseliold friend" Mr. Peck, the
Agent for the State of Louisiana. will remain III
Opclousas a few days, and can he found at the
store of f. Phillips, where he will be happy to
explain the workings and beauties of the Ma
chine.
REFREsrlMENrs.-By pcrusins the columns of
todays COURIER, the name of our friend and
fellow townsman Austin Lacomb. will appear
under the head of something new Mr. LII
comb is constantly in receipt of fine liquors, ci
gars, &c, &c, and from our knowledge, and
what we can gather from heresay, it behooves
us to advise Everybody and his friends to give
him call, ut his establishment on Court st.
His many delicious drinks-and his Seltzer water
in particular-will most undoubtedly repay the
visit.