St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-18
State Items.

! ELOPEMENT.-A rumor has reached
us few days ago that negro residing
near Royville, elOped with white girl,
also of that town. But as we have no
positive information to uphold our
statement, we abstain from further
mention of such disgraceful event.
liberia Star.
Emile Deticge, the murderer of En-
nest and Onesiphore Delahoussaye, Jr.,
on December last, in st. Martinsville,
will, we are informed, give himself up
to the parish authorities Oh the opening
of the District Court, which takes place
on next Monday. Detiege it is said,
wishes to stand his trial, be the cOuse-
quences what they may.-[ Iberia Jour
nal.
Abbeville is now suffering from the
results of a specimen of our brilliant
Louisiana statemanship-the infamous
Farmer Revenue Bill The streets and
bridges are out of repair, the bitches,
public square and banquettes grown up
with rank weeds, the officers have not
been paid their salaries for the last
quarter and the treasury is as bare as
mother Hubbard's cupboard Merid-
ional.
KILLED BY BEEs.-Mr. Joseph Henry
assures us that Il few days ago he had Il
over two hives, when it was covered by
virtually killed in fifteen minutes, al
though it lived for about three quarters
of an hour after it was attacked by the
bees. They seemed to understand that
the head was the vital part, as they
seemed to devote their attention to the
animals neck and head Natchitoche
Register.
AN ATTEMPTED ssAssINAT1oN.-Last
attempt to murder Capt. Bernard Ter
rassero, was committed by some un-
known parties. The particulars are as
follows: He was sitting on his gallery
conversing with his wife, at about niue
o'clock, p. NJ, when she entered the
house saying it was bedtime, where
upon he followed her and before retir-
ing for the night he was reminded by
her of the chairs left on the gallery,
and it was while in the act of taking
them in that Ii shotgun containing
thirteen buckshot was fired upon him
by a person concealed near by. For
tunately, the assassin missed his aim,
the shot striking the house five or six
feet above his head. The would-be
murderer is still at large.-[1beria Star.
At Carencro, in this parish, on last
Saturday night party of negroes went
to the house of Mr.. Serboubet, baker,
and demanded cake, he had none, and
quarrel ensuing he was assaulted and
shot at twice. One shot furrowed his
forehead, passed over the top of his
skull under the skin and came out near
the back of his head. The doctor pro-
nounced the wound dangerous but not
fatal.
Francois Sonnier, colored, charged
with the shooting has been arrested and
lodged in Jail to await examination
Lafayette Advertiser.
A THREE HORNED CALF.-We were
shown the other day by our neighbor,
Mr.. Bernard, u calf about five months
old. By curious freak of nature it is
provided with three horns, two Of them
occupy the ordinary position Oh the
forehead and the the third is placed
midway between and on a line with
them. One Of our most popular physi-
clans has pronounced the third protu-
berance to be a true hofn.-[susar
Bowl.
Fanny johnson, colored, died on the
5tl instant. She was over one hundred
years old. She was the mother Of four
children when Mrs. Eliza w. Warfeld
was but girl. Mrs. w. is now eighty
five or six. Fanny has lived on Bayou
DeSiard during her long life. She has
enjoyed unusual good health and re-
tained her senses to the last.-[ Monroe
Bulletin.
Among the bids for internal improve
ment work, opened by Major e.. W.
Howell on September 1st, is found the
following.
'Improving Bayou Terrebonne. Ap-
preparation $1O,O00,OO."
Duncan S. Cage, vice president, ETC.,
to begin at Houma, make channel
forty feet wide and feet deep at low
water, depositing soil and obstructions
on either bank, at twenty cents per
cubic yard.-[Thibodeaux Sentinel.
On last Saturday Babe Malbrough
killed man named Pierot in Chaca-
houla, shooting him dead with buckshot.
Whiskey and cards again.-Thibodeaux
Sentinel
Over on Red River, and on certain
lakes whose names we do not now re-
member. we are told that eagles are
frequently seen. Captain John II. Nat
tin, of Collinsburg, wears the laurels
for great feat in eagle killing. Capt.
Nattin has store at Collinsburg. He
either saw it himself or was told that
an eagle carried off lamb. Hemount-
ed his horse, followed the bird, killed
it, and brought the lamb home with
him alive.-lClalborne Guardian,