St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-07-17
General News and State Itcms.

| Work is soon to commence on the
State House at Baton Rouge.
| The breaking of the Sny lcvee, in
Illinois, has caused a loss of over
$500, 900.
The total population of New Orleans
is 245,239, an increase since 1870 Of
1896.
| Gen. Trevino, of the Mexican army,
married Miss Bette, the eldest daughter
of Cen Ord, III San Antonio, last week.
| The number of deaths at New York
for the past week is 1917, the highest
| figures, with single exception, in ten
years. A number of them were of
| yellow fever.
Three murderers were hanged and
sent to glory last week. Daniel Wash
ington (colored) at Charleston, s. c.. ;
Alexander Howard (also cooreO at
Goldsboro, N. c.; George Allen Price
at Cincianati, Ohio.
Mr.. P. S. Tyrrel, prominent lcvce
builder and contractor, advertises for
three hundred levee hands. Laborers
from distance will find this section OF
the State a splendid locality to get en-
ployment for the next eight or ten
months. Levee, State House and sugar
house work in abundance will create a
considerable demand for trustworthy
labor, and every effort should he made
to secure it in time.-L Baton Rouge
Capitollan.
Mr.. j. Y. Alexander, of Big Sandy,
Tex, is Texas and Pacific railroad
foreman and father OF a boy fourteen
months old Mrs. Alexanders curiosity
became aroused the other day to learn
why the baby wanted to be on the 1lool
so much lately. The child always
crawled behind the door of one of the
rooms and would remain quietly there
for hours. When Mrs. Alexander dis
covered this the idea struck her that
there must be IL cause. On looking she
was Mortified to discover full grown
blacksnake in the corner. A large hole
in the floor led from the room to under
meath the house. The child was pat
ting the snake on the head and dividing
its bread with it, and the reptile showed
its regard for the baby by wagging its
tail.-[Texas paper.
ATTACKED By A FIsH.-A few days
ago, while colorcd man hamed Will
| liam Brown was rowing skitf down
the Calcasieu river, about fifteen miles
below Lake Charles, Il huge fish, ap-
parently about seven feet long, rose to
the surface about ten feet from the
skif1, and swimming rapidly towards it
leaped about three feet out Of the water
and directly at Brown. Fortunately
the monsters jaws closed on the row
e s1- al
Browns shirt, biting and tearing of
both. The attack was not renewed
and Brown got Oft with a broken row.
lock, tom shirt and genuine fright
Brown says it must have been a shark
Lake Charles Echo.
Here is short extract from lettel
written by darkey in Kansas to frien(
in Baton Rouge. 1t is published in the
Capitolian just as it is written:
"I am now in Kan sas and | want yol
all to send Me the news and let Nj
know how you are all getting alon'
Down in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Thi
Represented to be when | was Dow
there. | find it to be a great Deal Wors
with the People out here than 1t is will
you all Down there And let me Civ
you good Advice and that is this |
you can Possible make yourself a livin!
Down there you had better Stay wher
; you are because you cannot make
living out here half so we'll as you cal
Down there
A VETERAN.-In taking the census il
Calcasieu parish, J. B. kirkman, Esq
one of the enumerators, came across
) and had a long conversation with,
, soldier of the first Napoleon, nance
Pierre Lanoire. On the retreat froI
Russia, after the burning of Moscow, h
was captured and sent to Siberia. II
: rejoined the army after the return o
Napoleon from Elba, and was unde
, Grouchy at the battle of Waterloo
Afterwards, becoming disgusted wit
| the treatment of Napoleon's soldiers b
the new French authorities, he aban
} doned his native country for America
I landing in the city of New York in 1915
Though 81 years old, he is hale an
| hearty, and talks earnestly and intel
ligently of his old campaign experien
ces.-[Lake Charles Echo.