St. Landry democrat., 1880-11-27
Louisiana News.

! Sugar Bowl: Serious Accident.-Mr.
! DOsite BreauX met with a very serious
accident last week. While exercising
! a maze, belonging to Dr.. SctirelneF, the
animal kicked him violently iii the side,
/ breaking two OF bis ribs aud causing
other internal injuries.
! MoRE New CiTIZENs.-A;ready We
are beginning to realize some OF the ben
eiits of the railroad, and immigration ia
one of them. There has been more
inquiry for plantation property, TINS
wear, than ever before, and all III con-
| SEQUENCE Of this rapid means II ti;ius-
1 noItati0n. Il not only brings Us nearer
| the rest the civilized world, but also Sc
/ cures Us acceEslons from o;ic: parts OF
the world. Communities are more ben
Gifted by this influx Of tuw citizen,
| with new ideas and progressive
| thought, than by anything else.
! LARGE PARTY OF lMMiGkANTS.-on
Friday last, about 100 German enli-
grants passed through here upon the
Morgan liue, OH their way to texas.
They were comfortably clad and APP
peared to be weit-to-do people with
more or less means to purchase land
and stock. Thirteen ears were en-
uloveA in their conveyance.
A Coon YIELD.-We have heard Of
MANY eases Where the Yield 1T sugar
Was large, bat the best so far was at
Messrs. Foos s, barnett's Sandy side
plantation, i'll st. Mary parish, We
iearu from Mr.. L. c. Riggs, their sugar
maker, that last week tliey made e3.ooo
pounds of sugar from ~ acres OF chne,
being over $500 pounds to the acre.
Donaldsonvilie Chief: \ destructive
fire occurred in Bayou Sara the morning
of the 3lst uitino, originating III Il
stable belonging to Messrs. Picard q
, We'll, and burning the nam block ot
tI,e town. The West Feii"iana srn1i-
mel estimates the losses 1T 100000; in
surance, S53,925. Tie sufferers are JAS.
4. Stewart, building; }. /. Irvine,
h a., a.a and stock; Picard & We'll, stock !:
A. DeckIar, stock and two houses; VI.
Alexander, house and stock Brown X
Nnmfort., stock l.. Martinez, stock :;
Knutma,, &Miier and Simon Hart. 1t
j. generally believed that Ike fire Was
started by an inceutlary, but neither
the identity or motive OF the criminal
have yet been OWNED.
sue,iid stalk Of cane has been re-
coiyed mt the Chief Office from Mir.
, Aaron Jacobs Stella plantation. 1t
, measures nine feet, cut for the mill, has
twenty five joints. Is u inches IN
circumference at its thckest part and
weighs eight pounds.
BATON Rouge Capitolan: The latest
Novelty in Baton Rouge is the appear
ance Of the second edition OF Tom
) Thumb. This inhnitesineal individual
+ is q native Of Miss. He is 81 inches
high and weighs % pounds. His devel,
> opment is perfect ia every respect and
: he is pronounced by those VINO nave
: seen him, as great curiosity.
t Alexandria Democrat We learn of
\ an unfortunate homicide having been
9 committed in the North eastern part oil
the parish at the residence OF Mr.. W m.
j. Hadnot. Tie deed is said 20 have been
: provoked by the deceased, colored
t man, whose name We nave not Learned
and was done by Mr.. Hadnot. while
ID being assaulted and attacked in his OWL
d housc. From the circumstances We
b have learned of the affair, it seems tina!
4 the deceased, who is said to have beer
a cunrrelsomc man, had been involved
0 in a dispute with Mr.. William Hadno
It and was threatening to assault hln
Il when Mr.. HadDot, to avoid a difficulty
:, left him and went into his house. The
L deceased followed up and tiinn 81
p warned to not enter, pursued Mi Had
d not into his house and there attacked
him and was shot in the breast and in
stantly killed. These are the circum
q stances as we heard them.
- On Wednesday of last week Sherlf
Is pa,l received Information tiat y coIoret
d woman named Katharine King diet
q that morning on the plantation, SOME
! five or six miles from town under cir
cumstances so mysterious as to create
, suspicious Of foul play. The Shcrit
K, promptly communicated tile fact 10 one
is Of the efficient magistrates OF the Alex
:: andria ward, who Immediately repaired
10 TO the scene accompanied by constable
l. Neal. and held an inquest on the BODY
II of the deceased. The jury summ"net
,r to inauire into the cause OF the dea'l'
found n verdict that he deceased cam
to her death from injuries received at tn
hands of Coleman King whercup"'
y, the acting coroner placed the accuses
d in charge of the constable, aud on re
turning to town issued the propt
paners for his confinement King ha
had reputation and the evidence o
IL his guilt in this instance is said to b
such as will doubtless lead to his con
yictiOu of murder. 1t is quite common
in some localities of the parish for col
70 ored men to beat and abuse their wives
e, They seem to consider the wife a spe
W cies Of cllattel property whom the hus
r. band has right to ctiastise ut pleasure
~ Ii swift justice were 10 IotfHW SUCH VI
~ Tenders 4 few times this scrape inStinc
y would soon be curbed.
is New iberia Star: 4 Shooting ARRAY
id Last Sunday, in Pattersonville,
q, shooting affray took place betWee
e. young Sanders, son of DR.. Sanhers, an
tie q commission merchant from New Dl
10 leans named Gibson, which resulted j
IN the death of the latter. The difficult
originated from game OF billiards
is The following are the particulars, 4
ii the most reliable we conid ascertain
tx Sanders, Immediately after the game
g. had a few angry words will! Chlsso,
of disappearing but returning siost', al
he forwards with challenge and arme
is with revolver, presenting the formt
,n to Gibson personally, whereiipon til
I'd latter said sit is not the proper wa
r. of doing; it should be done by seconds
II. taking hold OF Sanders by the cola
y wheieupoon Sanders ares his reyo
in yer, shot his assalant and escapc'
ly Gibson expired last Tuesday. Sar
in ders ia the same one who few yea
at ago killed a man named Roberts i'll I'll