New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
STATE NEWS.
ST. LANDRY.

From the Opelousas Journal, March 81:
Last Monday evening, on account of the
heavy rain that day, the bayou at Gale.
hams bridge was very high, 0veIt1owing
the banks and reaching ont on both sides
beyond the limits of the bridge. The mail
driver, in attempting to GROSS, got into
deep water, his horse drowned, and the
mail soaking wet.
Our mail arrangements have been
knocked into "pI' again. something is the
matter with tho contractors, or sub con
tractors business affairs, and the mail from
New Iberia to this place has stopped. We
do not know how long it will last. We
need q new head contractor. If just COM
plants would make change it would have
been made long ago.
Mr.. Simon Andre Wyble, who resided
near Riders bridge, about four or FIVE
miles from Opelousas, while hauling fod
der, last Sunday, with mule and horse,
got thrown. either from one of the animals,
or from the top of the load of fodder, and
became tangled among the traces and
horses legs. After getting extricated he
expressed thanks that he was not much
hurt, but on reaching toe house he was
seized with q pain in the side or chest, and
died in few minutes. A blood vessel was
probably broken.
From the Shreveport Telegram, April l:
On the afternoon train last evening Mr..
w. N. Collics, sheriff of Webster parish,
arrived IN our city, bringing as . prisoner
ing. We learn from Mr.. Collins the fol-
lowing particulars, which We place before
our readers: Some twelve days since Jim
Mcdonald. white, stole q horse, saddle,
bride, double barreled gun and q trained
dog, in the parish of Webster, and ab-
seconded. Sheriff Collins started in pursuit
| day or two afterwsrd, and rode upon his
trail night and day for six days. He
| could hear from Mcdonald on the route az
passing himself of as professional hunt
er. Arriving in Texarkana he procured
| the assistance of some gentlemen, who di-
vided into equals, and continued the
| search for the criminal. Tuesday, Mr..
| McCollom, deputy sheriff Of Miller county,
| Arkansas. and Mr.. Harper. citizen of Tex
arkana, OF the scout, come upon Mr.. Nc
| Donald and attempted his arrest. He re-
| sisted fiercely. fred on McCollom,
| wounding him in the hand, struck MIR.
seized McCollom's horse, the best of the
| three, and Notwithstanding he was badly
| wounded, made his escape. Mr.. Harper
continued the pursuit and, with others.
| found the object of their search on Wednee-
day morning last at . country farm
house. He was severely wounded by
a pistol ball in the back, which he thinks
lod ged in his breast. He says that Messrs.
McCcllom and Harper are as brave men as
| ever lived and showed remarkable daring
in their attempt at arresting him on Tues
day. Sheriff Collins to-day placed the
| prisoner in the Shreveport Hospital. His
wound is quite q severe one, but not con-
| eidered dangerous. Mr.. Collins speaks in
high terms Of the manner the citizens of
| Texarkana and Deputy Sheriff McCollom
| give him their assistance, thus enabling him
to secure the capture Of Mcdonald. He will
| leave for home tomorrow, and is natural Y
gratiied at acccul fishing his mission.