St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-11-20
Louisiana News.

last Nr, J. J. 4. Martin. = Justice Of tE.il
Peace Of the 9Th Wa;t in thu, parish!
was arrested and brought to town and
lodged in Jail, charged with !iavir: AT
tempted to nGreiel his wife. Tie ar-
cused was bat recently married 10 Miss
MolllH Campbell. but ii seems tl:lr they
had separated ANA that she had gone ,a
Mr.. Neleii's house. lie went Their.
Thursday and called her ont. ana af;r,
converSlng a moment, asked ner 10 ~
home. and upon her refusal. he drew :;
pistol and fired at her. Her face was
considerably powder burned, but wit.
nesses say that il she was hit they diln';
see il, as abe ran OFF and they at once
arrested Martin and Brought him tr
town.
Country Visitor: 1t is stated that the
rice crop Of Louisiana, for this wear
will exceed that Of any previous year
fully twenty-five per cent.
Ahbev!iIe Mcridional: Sugar c;4nt. is
yielding finely this year in this parish.
MIR. III. ii. Bertelles, we are informed
ground & acres of Subtitle cane and
made IS hogsheais OF sugar
NatchitocilHs Register, Nov. Is. ; The
HurrlcaDe.-On Tuesday night last This
section was visited 10y quite Il severe
storm. In this immediate vicinity bu;
little damage was done. ii tuW sheds
and some fences being blown down,
But in the neighbOT'ond OF Allen Post
Office It was very severe, and trees,
fences, ana some cabins were rrnstru-
ted. In the neighhnriiOou OF tie tros-
by plantation near Bayou Pierre, we
are informed that several GIN houses
were blown down, but our informant
did not know the names Of tile owners.
Several cotton pens were carried away.
and the cotton that had been gathered
and deposited therein was scattered TO
the four winds of the compass. Dr. r,
E. Jackson, who had Just returned from
Il trip to Mansfield, informs us that il
seemed to parrake Of the nature of Il
whirlwind as the trees fell in every di-
rection, many of then, having their tops
twisted off. For three miles IN tie
road from Cumalandcl's TO Gibbs resi-
dence, this side ct Pleasant Hill. it was
with difficulty that you could pass on
horseback. Mr.. John Justice the stage
deliver, was caught in it. and WAS forced
10 abandon his stage aud IL large num-
Der of packages. He brought the mail
in OH horse back, having had to ride
five or six miles bareback, before he
could procure a saddle. At this time it
is impossible to estimate the extent of
the damage.
Thibodeaux Sentinel: The number
of school children in Lafourche between
the ages OF SIX and eighteen, As counted
from the census rolls, is 55lG
Peoples Vindicator: Nr. J, J. \.
Martin. an old and much respected riti
zen of this parish, residing about 1miles
west of our city, Is, ne ara panied to
learn, is hopeIessly and qioientl, insane.
On Thursday last he became so had that
he attempted to murder bis wife. Mr..
Martin is now confined in Jail for safe
keeping.
Columbia Herald, Nov. 70: Capturing
q Catamonnt.-On Wednesday mornine
at , o'clock Mr.. J. NJ. Adair living !
miles west OF Columbia was disturbed
by noise made by his turkeys. He
quickly procured a light and made rn
the place where the noise ORIGINATED
and found large catamount in the act
Of capturing q turkey. His dog jumped
on the catamGunt, but in an instant he
was thrown off aDd badly hurt, and Mr..
Adair and his dog continued to feht
the cat for an hour and q half, in this
way, and finally procured the assistance
Of Mr.. II. Ray and his dog and run the
cat into a hole and drowned it. MIR.
Adair did not have gun or fire arms
Of any kind on the place, OF he would
have quickly dispatched it. Mr.. Adair
received several bad scratches in his
fight with the brute.
The catanlonnt measured feet 6
inches in length and IS inches high,
This catamount has been the torment
to the fowl tribe for several years in
this settlement.
Claiborne Guardian A young man
named John Britt was killed by his
brotl,erinla law, Stephen Hart. pear
Camptc, on Red River. The difficulty
grew out of the fact that Britt and his
wife, sister of Hart, have not been liv-
ing together for some time. The de-
ceased had threatened the life of his
wife, motIserin law, and others. The
c0roner's jury returned verdict Of JUS
tifable homicide.