New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-16
STATE NEWS.
ASSUMPTION.

From the Chronicle May l3
The recent raius have had q ten dency to
brighten up the crops beyond expectation,
and the following favorable weather, warm
sunshny days, have enabled our planters
to work out the young cane and corn. All
our planters and farmers are jlbilant. only
entertaining fears Of high water. We re-
gret to learn from good authority that the
water is rapidly rising in the interior; al
ready many email plantations bordering
upon L AXE Verrett have been submerged,
and the occupants of the inuDd ated planta-
tions are seeking dry land. We sincerely
deplore the mistortunes of the sufferers.
CoNCoRDIA.
From the Vi5alia Eagle, May 13:
An outrageous murder was committed at
Rivers landing on Wednesday last, by
white man named George Ellis, who had
trading boat at that point. From infOrma-
ton received, it appears that the boy who
was killed, lad of some fifteen or sixteen
years OF age, and who had been running on
the boat. while sitting down, was shot with
q pistol py Ellis, the boy falling overheard,
and shot the second time. Ellis was ar
rested by q colored man, whose name we
did not learn, brought up on the Katie, and
is now in Jail. From all accounts received
it was . cold blooded murder.
From the party who captured and brought
to the Vidalia all Wed nesday night, George
Ellis, the white man charged with killing q
young boy on his trading boat last We'd
nesday, We learn that the prisoner offered .
large sum of money to his captOr for his re-
lease, but the bribe was Indignantly re
pleased to state that his captOr is colored
man living at Rivers landing, and regret
we did not learn his name.
CT LANDRY
From the Opelousas Journal, May II:
Very recently in the southern part of this
parish, next to the parish OF Vermilion
some vieilants arrested man by the name
of Breaux, organized q court ~ and tried
him. We are informed that the usual Judi
cia. procedure was gone through with
There were Judge and jury, and prosecuting
attorney representing the vigilant's and an
attorney assigned 10 defend Breaux. The
verdict of the jury was fifteen years exile
or Punishment, and Breaux was ordered to
| did not leave the country. and few days
ago the vigilants "went for him. with
shooting irons" Breaux, ho wever, eluded
| them, and came to Opelousas, where he made
| afidavits against them. The courts here
| NOT recognizing the vigilant' court as hav
| ing concurrent Jurisdiction, or any juris
| diction at all, under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, have taken
| the matter in hand. The members of thu
| vigilants' court have been arrested, put un
| der bonds to keep the peace, and have beer
| further prosecuted before the district court
| and if found guilty the sentence will be i'm
| prisonment in the Penitentiary. In the
meantime Breaux has brought suit agains
them for 900 damages. II Breaux has
! committed any Otfense he should be deal
with according to law. Bn. it would b'
| dangerous for any community to permi
| any of its members to be tried before moci
| courts, or before any courts besides thos
| established by law. The judiciary of thi
| parish, as now constituted, will allow n
such unlawful proceedings to prevail.
| LAFoURCHE.
| From the Union, May 13:
| The break in the levee at Bsauvais' plan
| tation has been closed. Mr.. Morgan sen
| We understand that the repairing of thi
levee has been most admirably done unde
| the supervision of Mr.. Emile Roussel
| Some Is, 900 to 10000 sacks of clay were re
| quired in closing the same. Messrs. Pan
| uely and Swanson superintended the wOrl
| portion Of. the time on behalf of MI
| Charles Morgan. who so generously cam
| to the assistance of the people whom tn
| crevasse injured. At one time the water Il
| the SUg3EUOUse VI NAIS. GWluS was ILL Q
| feet deep, and the water had reached tn
| front gallery of the residence of Mr. F.
Perkins. Mr.. Bauvais was compelled I
remove from his house. Our readers ca
| Judge what an immense quantity of waite
/ passed through this break. when 1t is state'
| tn at the railroad track near the swamp a
Bayou Des AllaHandshad to be raised som
eighteen inches to prevent the same frol
being submerged.
We trust that this is the last we sha'
chronicle of breaks in the levees; on
planters are in fair way to make larg
crops if nothing of this kind occurs to &c
them back, and old Probs will favor theI
| with fair weather.
Since writing the above we are fnforme
that on Wednesday night this levee agai
gave way, and that the people are disc6ul
aged, and have made no efforts since t
close it. We sympathize deeply with tn
people of that vicinity on their bad lucl
but trust further aid may be given then
and that before the next issue Of our pape
they shall have succeeded in effectual
closing the break.