St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-09
State HteE:sS.

Not only can paper be obtained from
| bagasse, but by previous operation a
quantity OF alcohol. This bagasse ques-
ton is getting serious.-[Morgan City
Review.
A coal oil lamp neatly caused the
destruction of the Creole Store together
with our p0stOt1ice one night last week
The oil within the lamp had ignited,
creating u large flame which assembled
to the ceiling above, causing it to burn.
Fortunately, Mr.. Toney Madcre had not
retired for the night, but on entering
the store discovered the situation at a
glance, siezed the burning lamp, threw
it into the street, and returning to the
store, extinguisl,cd the flame before ma
terial damage was done. Had this
gentleman been asleep the destruction
of the building would have been inevi-
table. We regret that our handsome
young friend received some slight burns
on the hands.-[St. Charles Herald.
A MELANCHOLY CASE OF HYDRO
PI1oBIA.-Mr. r. H. Wade, of Martha
vile, informed us, a few days ago, of a
singular case Of this dreadful malady;
The victim is Il boy II years old, named
Thomas Dew, living within two miles
OF that town. 1t appears he was bitten
by dog, showing no sigus of being
rabid, over two years ago. The wound
was healed, and nothing more was
thought about it. Lately, however, the
terrible malady has plainly manifested
itself, and the unfortunate youth gets
furious when his father or mother comes
in his presence. When the paroxisms
are over, he whittles and sings as form
erly. Though very frail, it takes two
strong men to held him while the fit is
on. Surely, better every dog in the
State were dead than that one case of
this kind should occur.-I Natchitoches
indicator.
BAGAsSE BARRELs.-Louisian shall
have arrived at true economy when ont
OF her bagasse she shall make paper,
and ont Of her paper barrels-yes, paper
barrels for the shipment of her sugar
Now, we run off North for cheap barrels;
we run North for jntc bagging. 1t is
more of a strain on the North to give
the South things chedp, than it would
he for the South to do her self that com
pliment! One would think so. Let
some enterprising fellow look into this.
1t is practical; for Hartford is turning
out / 300 paper barrels for oil, day,
now. Our bagasse makes exceptionally
strong paper, so now, come genius, with
your sugar barrels. There's millions
in it II Morgan City Review.
Wednesday night a party of unknown
men fired into a cotton seed store, kept
by Israel Smith, a negro, about five
miles south of Colfax. At the time
there was another man and boy about
10 years old sleeping in the house with
Smith. The boy was shot and killed
instantly, the others escaping unhurt
From there the party went to another
seed store, the property of Messrs. L.
in which W. B. Hopkins was sleeping,
and riddled it with bullets, fortunately
not hurting the occupant, but giving
him terrible scare. All those con
nected with the latter place were white
men.-[Colfax Chronicle.
A DIsTARDLY ATTEMPT.-Au attempt
at highway robbery was perpetrated
upon a worthy, quiet and peaceable
citizen Of this town. On last Thursday
night as Mr.. Raudner was returning
from Evergreen he was met and &C.
costed by two persons near DR.. Forests
residence on the outskirts of Mansura
| Their attitude and their demOnstra.
ton were of such a nature as to leave
no doubt in the mind of Mr.. Raudne,
that there was mischief brewing. 4
peaceable citizen coming from neigh
boring town is met upon the highway
with the question, "Where are you
going and have you money ?" Our as
tonisbed citizen responded that he had
no money and was going to Marksville.
/ These unknown persons acquainted with
the fact that he was an industrious
workman, supposed to have or to con
troll money, at once determined to exc
cute hellish deed-to commit highway
robbery in our parish. BY persuasion
and by threats Mr.. Raudner succeeded
in reaching the residence of DIR. Forest
where he found protection against the
robbers who were at the gate.-E Marks
vile Bulletin.
We met u boy on the street yesterday
and without the ceremony Of asking
our name he exclaimed "You Just ortel
bin down to lie bayou while ago."
"Why so ?" we inquired.
''Recause," said the boy, "a niger
was in dar swimming and a big catfish
came up behind him and swallowed both
his feet, and went swimming along on
de top Of the water with him and they
came up behind another catfish, and the
niger swallowed his tail and the two
fish went swimming around and around.
"Well, then, what y
"Why after while the nigger swal-
lowed his fish, and the other fish swal-
lowed his niger, and that was the last
| saw of them"
Sammy said VIC, "here's five dollars
to pay your passage to Baton Rouge,
Hyams wants you to collect facts for
the Sugar Planter [Thibodeaux Sen
tinel.