The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-02-20

ANS.
Houma has just been inoorpo-
rated as q town.
The Sheriff Of Ouachita lately
shot and killed a negro who re-
sisted arrest,
E. N. Mason, formerly Parish
Judge Of. Assumption, died in
Colorado, recently.
The total debt of the State, as
set forth by Gov. Nichols in his
message, is $780, $50 66.
Rev. John @. Miller, formerly
President of Centenary College,
at jackson, La, lately died in
Texas.
A white boy, thirteen years old,
was thrown from a wagon, which
he was driving, and killed, near
Shreveport.
A colored man named Bill
Rigsby was lately killed by
another near Homer La; cause,
jealousy,
In Cameron parish, the Police
Jury have practically abolished
the sale of liquor by imposing a
licence Of $500.
A gray beaver, weighing 35
pounds, was shot the other day
whilst swimming down the river
in front OF Hahnville.
Mr.. Gaines proposes to take
$3O, 900 for her 800, 600 claim
sgainst the cDonOugh estate,
and it may probably be accepted.
A new law requires all Parish
Judges In the State to keep their
offices at the parish seat, and TO
attend to business ave hours q
day.
Hereafter, in Louisiana all
criminals convicted of rape, Or Of
administering any poison to any
person with intent to commit
murder, shall suffer the death
penalty.
Our exchanges all over Attaka~
pas complain of letters being
stolen from the mails of our Sec
ton. Never mind, Mr.. Acklen
will see that the thieves are all
put out.
A coloTed deck hand was lately
drowned at Bayou Sara, and two
white ones were on the same day
drowned from the railroad boat
between Westwego and New
Orleans.
A man named Matt. Lyon
lately had an ARRAY with q U. 8.
soldier at Lake Charles, shot and
wounded him, and in endesvoring
TO escape fired three shots at the
Sheriff and wounded q negro.
Capt. James B. Eads, of jetty
fame, delivered an interesting ad.
dress to O meeting of merchants
at New Orleans last Friday night,
on the protection Of orr alluvial
lands from overflow, and it was
listened to with marked attention.
In the State Senate, Mr.. Sutton
presented q petition from some Of
the citizens of the parish of st.
Martin, residing on Belle River,
asking that that portion of the
parish be annexed to the parish
Of st. Mary.
The inmates OF the penitentiary
are Classed az follows: Men
negroes, $50; whites, 114Swomeu,
negroes, 81 white, 1. Total
excess Of negroes, 449. Forty
men are in prison, a majority
waiting transportation. The bal,
aRce are at work on the New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad.
Onr Legislature has passed
q bill giving to the owners
of sea marsh or other lands the
sole and exclusive right to all the
oysters which may lie within 100
yards of the bank or edge of his
property Ia the Gulf or any river,
bay, lake, bayou, etc, running
through or adjacent to his land
or sea marsh.
We were shown this week d
most singular animal in the shape
Of a pig, still born no doubt,
which was the very counterpart Of
an elephant, SO far "a the f0rma-
ton of the head was concerned; one
ear was shaped like 3 hogs, but
the other was aS perfect an ele~
plant ear as could be imagined,
while the tFunk-for it had 8
truDk-was of exactly the shape
and proportions Of an alephant'e.
This curiosity was taken 20 Dr.
EstOrge 20 be preserved In alcO-
hol.-OpeloRsas Courier, 9Th.
On the 4th inst, the Property
Holders Union OF New Orleans
unanimously adopted the follow
ing:
ReSoIvga, That we petition Pres
idenE Hayes to send Hon. ID. j..
Jonas 10 Alaska, or some other.
ont Of the way place, so that the
State Of Louisiana may hage q
chance to Fecaperaie.
RGs0lVea, That Louisiana and
the cry Of New Orleans cannot
recnperate so long ae Mr. Jonas
can hold three offices nf profit and
em0lament, for he is now CITY AT
tOrney with pay,l member OF the
Legislature with pay,l and has
just appropriated some 600 as
attorney for the School Board.
A grand memorial ceremony,
Ia commemorakion Of the death
Of His Holiness, Pope Plus TX,
took place Wednesday. February
20, st New Orleans, including 3
grand requiem mass, celebrated
at the Cathedral BY Arch bishop
NJ. y. Perche, aud orati0ns Ia
Jackson Square by distinguished
.aymen, preceded BE- 8 grand mil.
taFy and civil obseguiem process
ZION. Gen. @. q. BeauFegard,
marshal, aud accompanied
" the ringing Of all lhe bells 81
lie Catholic churches of the city,
md 9 salute af thirteen minute
,nns fired 1t morning, noon