The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-10
THE PARISHES.
st. LandrY.

st. Landry.
Mr.. Joseph Frozard, Of Prairie Base,
near Grand Coteau, Last week killed q
hog of the Berkshire-C Chester breed,
which weighed $50 pounds and gave
50 gallons Of lard. It was raised by
Mr.. Frozard, was only about p years
old, and shows what may be done in
st. Landry in the way of hog-ratsing.
Courier.
We are reliably informed that con-
tracts have been made and signed for
the completion of the Morgan, Louisi-
ana and Texas Railroad to Orange,
Texas, by the first of January, $780,
~. o. Democrat.
A disease somewhat like leprosy ap-
pears to be developing itself amongst
colored people in the upper portion of
the city, and already has created some
alarm. II the disease be indeed lep-
rosy its spread should be carfully
guarded against.-N. o. City Item.
MOrehOuse.
The house of Mr.. VIM. Humphrey,
in the second ward of this parish, was
tho scene of a terrible tradedy on last
Friday night, which resulted in the
death OF a young man named Sims Ste-
venson, at the hands of William Steven
son, a cousin to the murdered man.
The former was the son of r. w. Ste
venson, Esq, and the latter a son of
Mr.. Sam Stevenson, both residents of
the second ward. A dancing party
was in progress at Mr.. Humphreys
on the night mentioned, at which
were gathered the young people of the
neighborhood, among them the two
yEHrnr n <ef
long standing had existed; they had
not been on speaking terms for several
years. They renewed the quarrel at
this party, and after exchanging few
harsh words, William Stevenson drew
his pistol and fired two shots at Sims,
both taking effect, causing death in a
few minutes. The murderer fed and
is still at large.-MoreAouse Clarion.
New Iberia.
On Christmas eve, about 10 o'clock
p. NJ, upon his return home, Mr.. Con-
s0ulin discovered his wife dead. Mrs.
Gonsoulin was burned to death. Her
remains were so charred and bIackened
by the action of the fire, that she could
be scarcely recognized. Mrs. Gonsou-
lin had been for many years affected
with fainting spells, and species of
epileptic fits. She was alone in their
home, near the lower limits of town,
at the time of the burning, her hus-
band being up town. It is not known
in what manner she caught fire, nor
whether while suffering from one of
he spells or not. There are reasons for
believing that she had been dead some
time when her husband came and
found a corpse instead of living wife
whom he had left in the evening. The
fire in the chimney-place was burnt
out except a few Goals, there were no
coverlets left OF the bed, pile of ashes
on the floor indicated that the poor
woman may have wrapped herself in
the bed-clothing in order to extinguish
the fire.-Sttgai' Bo,cl.
Calcasieu.
Considerable excitement was created
in our town ON Sunday night, about
dark, by the escape from the parish
Jail, of one of the prisoners therein con-
fined, under sentence of death, for the
murder of DIR. Jos. Bazee. 1t appears,
from what we could learn, that the
two prisoners, who were confined in
the dungeon of the Jail, built fire OF
old rags and other material, which
caused a great deal of smoke. One of
the prisoners, Absolom w. Ford, had ,
meanwhile by the use of plank torn
from the walls of the Jail, managed to
climb up to the upper room of the pris-
on. Having concealed himself by the
door, the alarm of fire was given. The
jailers upon opening the door, were
met be volume of smoke; and believ-
ing that there was really danger to the
inmates Of the Jail, devoted their whole
attention to the extinguishmento of the
fire. Prodtting by the occasion, when
all were thus occupied, the prisoner
jumped suddenly from his place of con-
cealment, into the crowd standing
about the door and in the confusion
that ensued, succeeded in making his
escape. The night was SO dark that
is was found impossible to follow him,
after the start he had. The sheriff has
sent out deputies, we are informed, to
attempt his recapture; and offers a
reward of $3.50 for his CAL
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