The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-11
new IBERIA ITEMS.


e'D' .,.oyte for his father-in-law's, Mr..
aps I'd F~rotscher's, Fausse Pointe, ia
p Pike bis annual hunt He brought
. 1nay bis gun, dogs, ETC., aud we hope
ri have q pleasant time
,.,o. We noticed last week many
W.. u remarkably fine oranges from
oOAy carson Island estate, being shipped
tpe North. Mr.. Jefferson has about
!. .oo .n' Grange trees on his place, and
, sgvs these trees come into full bearing
W SnV sill probably have the finest orchard
10 %,s tind Of fruit in Louisiana.
r..,. al Cprmort Several deaths
f''" ai,osse. supposed by some to be
iFG u,r csvor, have been reported as hay
y0HS S,,irred at Cypremort. Mr.. Mitch
II, NY Raiders, Madame Theodore Labau7e,
'i 1,rbler Of Mr., AlCide Provost, and
sirs of Mr.. Aristide Broussard,
,D,,bter of Mr.. John 7. Dumisnil.
da1ButN'
n.5 On board of his fiat boat, at
c.ntreyills, on the morning of the 4th
I'D a DIR. James Henry, whose family
.,siIe in New IBERIA. Judge Wooster,
..ltuu Coroner, sent his relations a mess.
q TO authorize some one to take
sSargo Of bis effects. 1t is not stated
sbal caused his death.
ggsoaat.- We had the pleasure of a
call from That urban gentleman, Mr.. A.
Boppere, who is agent Of the old estab-
lisbed and well. known firm of Hirsch,
ldler g. Co., wholesale grocers and COM
,oission merchants, 80 Canal street, New
orleans. Mr., Bougere informed us that
he would have the pleasure of calling
On bis numerous Attakapas friends.
Orders for goods in bis line, be hopes
tbey will reserve until then.
4Shooaag Affair al JedReretc.- Matu-
I'm Lennin, a cooper, and n Charles
gasburg, both residents of ~Jeanerette,
bscams involved on Monday last, in an
dtersaiiOn concerning some trivial mat
tsr. From words, the men proceeded
10 blows. Leunin, it is alledged, struck
friend Casburg several times in the
the latter resented the affrOnt with
bs revolver, wounding the unfortunate
cooper in bis neck, and i~nfliCting a very
painful, though not, it is thought, fatal
injury. Lenin was Immediately conveyed
bis residence. where he now lies in
,bRrge of the doctors.
The Swamps, The hewed and split
lumber trade, in which many Of the in-
i%abitants of our section are interested,
) now beginning to manifest some symp
GUS Of activity, The parties engaged
u this pursuit, expect to fluid a good
nsrket for slaves, pickets and other pro-
Iuots Of the swamp, during the coming
They are, consequently, using
very exertiOn 10 supply the anticipated
But little cutting is being
lone al present, but arrangements on
n extensive scale, are being made for
be getting out of logs and other lumber
when the rise in the water win admit Of
heir being aoated,
Supposed Harder Under date of Dec.
q, We received a communication from
Judge Wooster, of ~Csntreyille, acting
oroner, requesting us 10 publish the
facts
On the 9Th ult., an inquest was held
the Dauohy plantation, about one
lie and a half above Centrevills, on
o body of an unknown man, whose
'rpse was found in a thicket, about half
mile from the public road. lie vas of
gdium height, his hair was short and
By, and The features were disfgured
0 pistol bullet, which had entered
left eye. He bad on a dark colored
o. black cloth vest, dark hannel shirt
d two pair of pants, a pair of some
WOODEN material being drawn over
lOitonnado pair. On his person was
a Pipe, q pair Of brass framed
a~otaCles, ard thirty-three dollars In
rronoyl also a memorandum book. In
was an entry written In French.
the owner having received SIC So on
count, with no date or name attached.
q ~ the body vas found q hat per.
With 2 ball; it did not, however,
m That the senll of the deceased had
" touched. Near The spot was found
la%rpet.bag and d black valise, both
and the content scattered over
ground. Tue valise was cut from
70 end, The bag had the appear.
. Of being closed by q strap aud
IKE In or near the bag, was q
aeF apron, a small hammer, 4 farrier's
f.k.aife, a pair Of carpet slippers, 3
Of planters brogans, q razor and
p, aud q pair Of steel framed speota-
j The jury, after viewing the body,
ned the opinion that the ma had
D murdered.
Asd,-At her residence in New Iberia,
LO'45 a. M December 0th, 1879, Mrs.
. Hopkins, aged 10 years, less one
70 above event, Ia The natural course
things, could not have been wholly
1pected, Mrs. Hopkins had long
, IN falling health, her deoease,
eiore, was not entirely unlocked for,
y brought d pang Of regret to many
atetm hears. Her career had been q
actiye one, active IN good works
good deeds. She was a "mothsr In
to feed the hungry visit the sick
do good, seemed 10 be her mission
earth, till that "beokonlng Hand
81 her from pain and sickness to her
% High" there to receive the
ard Of a well-spent life. Her loss
b widely felt aud long mourned.
~ ~ always sad with its full be-
.ieinents, but when il calls away The
Il creates q void which DO human
nan Gil Thnrn q nLtln a ..,.a