The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-12-16
The Election Of Lieutenant Governor.

heldfortemporary chairman. Itwas
agreed that as the Secretary called
the roll each Senator, as his name
was announced, should express his
choice for the position. The vote
twas as follows:
For MI. Bowman-Mr. Anderson
IL.
For Mr.. Ray-Messrs. Antoine,
Blackman, Bowman, COPELAND,
Futch, Herwig, Ingraham, Lewis,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Smith, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson-1j.
For Mr.. Pinchback-Messrs Bar
Der, Butler, Campbell, Gallup, Har-
ris, Hunsaker, jerks, Kelso,L Lynch,
Mcmillan, holland, Raglan, Ray,
Swords, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox
IL.
Mr.. Pinchback was declared cleo
ted, and escorted to the chair by Mr..
Ray.
The Senate then proceededto elect
a President, to be Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Mr.. Mcmillan nominated Sen
ator P. B. S. Pinchback, and Mr..
Ingraham nominated Senator T. V.
! COPELAND. The vote was as follows:
For Mr.. Coupland-Messrs. An
derson, Antoine, Blackman, Bow
man, Daigle, Futch, Herwig, Ingra-
ham, O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Smith
sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd
TO-
For MI. Pinchback-Messrs Bar
Der, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND,
Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Mcmillan, No
land, Raglan, Swords, Twitchell,
Whitney, Wilcox-k.
The seven Democratic Senators
and nine Republican Senators be-
longing to the Custom House wing
voted for MI. COPELAND. Mr.. Pinch
back received the votes of only those
Senators belonging to the Turner
Hall wing. Two colored Senators,
Messrs. Antoine and %Ingraham, vo-
ted for Mr.. COPELAND, white. The
Senate adjourned next day sine: die,
without doing any further business.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR.-Last Mon
day, in Mr.. A. Lacomb's coffeehouse,
just opposite the Courthouse, in this
place, a shooting affair occurred be-
tween DR.. r. W. Thoms, of Wash
ington, and MI. Dudley A. Moss, of
Big Cane, DR.. Thoms doing all the
shooting, firing three or four shots
with a pistol, which hit no one. AT
ter the first shot, which passed near
Moss, Thoms' brother, who was pres
ent, seized him by the arms and held
him, while some IL pulled Moss out
of the door. Moss was not armed.
The Sheriff ran over from the Court
house and arrested and put them in
jail. They furnished bond with Sc
curity to keep the peace and were
released. The difficulty grew out of
a lawsuit, involving the settlement
of the succession of the father of
Thoms and Moss wife, they being
brother and sister, and Thoms being
administrator of the estate.
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To PLANTERs.-The following is
an extract from the steamboat law of
the United States, approved Febru-
airy 49, 1871, and now insforce, and
we publish it for the information of
planters and steamboat captains and
owners:
"Nor shall baled cotton or hemp
be carried ON such steamers (passen-
ger steamers) unless the bales are
compactly pressed and thoroughly
covered with bagging of similar fab
ric, and secured with good rope or
iron bands ; and every bale of cotton
or hemp which shall be shipped or
carried on any passenger steamer
without conforming to the provisions
of this section, shall be liable to a
penalty of five dollars; which bales
shall be liable to seizure and sale to
secure the payment Of such penalty"
PRODUCE SHIPpED.-The LESSEE
Taylor from Washington in this pa
IRISH, reached New Orleans, on the
18th inst, with 231 bales cotton, n
sacks cotton seed, 80 hhds. sugar, Is
bbls. molasses, Z sacks rice, 6 bun
dies hides, IL hides, 6 hhds. hides,
| bale moss, and lot sundries.
The steamer Selma arrived there
on the 18th inst, with 303 bales cot
ton, 2S9 sacks cotton seed, "a sacks
seed cotton, 800 bbls. molasses, q
half bbls. molasses, IS hhds. sugar,
8 bbls. sugar, 131 hides, IA rolls
leather, 2 bbls. pecans, 8 bundles
hides, ! bale moss, Is bales moss
mats, ! sack wool, 2 lots sundries.
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STRANGERS IN OpELoUsAs.-Mr.
w. L. Van Harlingen, travelling
agent for the house of s. Z. Suit &
Co Innisri1n NV dnnlor IN hnrn