St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-07-03
Southern Louisiana.
Morgan City Review.l

Morgan City Review.l
The present population Of Franklin
is between 1900 and 1900-an increase of
between 300 and 400 over the last census.
The Louisiana Western railroad is
run by the contractors and not by the
owners of the road. Passengers are
charged 12a cents mile and they only
make one hundred miles day on the
road.
A colt with only two legs was born on
Mr.. Laselle's plantation, on Coteau
Prairie, st. Mary parish, last week.
The missing legs are the fore ones, and
the colt has to be held up to take nour-
ishment from it's mother.
It would seem that there are train
road. DISTINCTIONS were placed on the
track at point about half mile west
of Olivier's station, Iberia parish, on
the evening Of Tuesday and night OF
Wednesday Of this week. The Morgan
company offer 800 for such information
as will lead to the arrest and conviction
of the party or parties, and lis sincerely
hoped the rascals will be ferreted out.
For bear, and bear stories we think
the Bayou Sale country is the largest
producer by all odds. 1t is in that sec
ton that the story originated of Brun
walking out of the field on his hind feet
with both fore feet filled full of roast
ing ears and big pumpkin on his head.
We found several persons this week
who knew that to be fact. 1ndivid-
ually we don't vouch for the story, but
we talked to the gentleman who has
killed twelve bears on that bayou in
one season, and we also know the man
who laid out a seven hundred pound
bear down there.
Lake Charles Echo.l
Give US six feet of water on the inner
bar of Calcasieu Pass, and we will show
you the beginning OF permanently
prosperous era in the history of our
parish.
If the La. Western r. R. Co. does not
soon materially reduce it's present rates
Of freight on lumber, it will stand an
excellent chance of losing the lumber
carrying trade of Calcasieu parish.
Last Saturday, in Lake Charles, a
daughter of Hon. James P. Geary was
kicked in the face by horse while walk
ing along the street. The horses ho0f
broke the little girls upper jaw bone,
knocked ont her front teeth, and broke
the cartilage, but not the bone, of her
nose. She was attended promptly by
DR.. j. c. Munday, and is now doing
well. She is only four years old, and it
is gratifying to know she will be only
temporarily disfgured.
Last week Thursday man named
Buck Young, engaged in pile-driving
at the wharf of Lock &; Co.'S saw mill,
q few miles below Lake Charles, fell
from the top of tho pile driver, several
feet, impaling himself upon the toggle
of the pile driver-a blunt iron bolt,
about three inches long and nearly an
inch thick. The bolt entered his right
breast, and fortunately striking a rib,
glanced upwards, completely burying
Itself in the flesh. The unfortunate
man weighed 100 pounds, and remained
transfixed on the bolt, suspended sew
eral feet above the ground, unit! two
powerful men, with great difficulty
lifted him from off the bolt. DR.. Mum
day was Immediately sent for, and under
his care the sufferer is doing we'll, and
will recover.
New iberia sugar-Bowll
A TwO-LEGGED CoLT.-Mr. Alfred
Lassalle's curiosity still lives, and has
been OH exhibition for several days at
Gonsoulin's stable. When born, he was
going to kill it; a neighbor offered him
$50 for it, when he concluded it was
worth keeping. It is said he refused
$500 fol. it, since he came here. The
little animal walks well on its two legs.
but will return with it on the 4th Of
July, if it still lives.
ACCIDENTAL Broussardville, on
Saturday morning last, as the train was
coming east, on the Morgan Louisiana
and Texas road, it was found necessary
to switch number of empty cars on to
a siding. While number of laborers
were engaged in this work, one of them
had his leg fearfully crushed under the
wheels of a truck. A doctor was at
once sent for, who, on his arrival, pro-
n0unced the injuries to be so serious
that it would be necessary to amputate
the limb, but his system had already re-
ceived such shock, that the poor fellow
died, while undergoing the operation.
JAIL DELIvERY.-Monday morning
last, there was considerable excitement
to be observed among the officials con-
nected with our town lookup, as soon
as IL was announced That the male con-
victs, during the preceding night, with
one exception, had broken Jail and left
for parts unknown. Much mystery still
surrounds this matter, but every fact
that has come to our knowledge tends
to prove that the grossest and most
culpable negligence, if not something
worse, existed on the part Of the
persons charged with the prisoners
care and safe-keeping. Two guards
had been hired, we learn, to watch the
building in the night time, yet the fugi-
tives, it seems, were able easily to
evade these vigilant sentinels, cutting
through planks and breaking through
a brick wall, which must have cost sew
eral hours labor.
ONwARD.-The Times has repeated
" urged the necessity for the :forma-
ton OF immigration companies in those
marshes of I.nnisiana mhinh ra;lroads