The Opelousas courier., 1882-11-04
State News.

Abbeville Meridional Mrs. Daniel
O'Bryan, a sister of Hon. Robt. S. Perry,
and mother of Robt. P. O'Bryan, died at
her plantation, opposite Perry's Bridge,
on Tuesday morning, October Oath, af-
ter q long and painful illness, aged 30
years.
Bat. Rouge Capitolian-Advocate Oct.
%: We visited the State University yes
terday, and found everything moving
along splendidly. We found the full
corps of professors at their posts of duty
and 1873 cadets matriculated. Of these
lI3 are resident at the institution, a
much larger number than at any time
since the war.
Thibodaux Sentinel, 28th: Sugar roll
ing progresses. Many persons report
from 1000 to $500 pounds per acre.
From all indications, unless some casu-
atty occurs to the cane, yields of 5000
to 1000 pounds per acre may be reason
ably anticipated.-Lezin Daigle and his
two sons, residing in Terrebonne, made
cane for 40 hhds. of sugar and so bbls.
molasses ut an expense of seven dollars.
1t was cut, hauled and manufactured by
| the Woods Bros. for one half. Daigle
will net about $4,000 for his part, and
| yet fools and croakers say that white
men can't make sugar cane.
Iberville South: The contract for
closing the Bonnet Care crevass has
been awarded to Col. S. L. James, les
see of the Louisiana P%enitentiary, by
the Mississippi Valley Railway Compa-
ny. On Wednesday 1875 hands were
put to work on the crevasse. A strong
base for the levee will first be erected,
in order to protect the surrounding
country from a sudden rise in the river.
After the completion of the base of
the levee the crown work will be fin
ished. Col. James expected to have
500 hands at work to-day (Oct. 28th),
and expects to lave the work complet-
ed by the 18th of January, 1883. The
levee will be- three miles long.-We
have received the first number of the
Ascension Democrat, edited by Harvey
Brunot, late of the Baton Rouge Press.
1t is q handsome six-column paper, and
bids fair to do valiant service for the
Democracy. We wish the Democrat
great success, politically and financially.
1t is published at Do%naldsonville.
Lake Charles Commercial, 29th: On
Thursday night of last week Richard j.
Flynn, an engineer, who was running a
tug boat in this trade, left the wharf fol-
the purpose of towing a schooner from
Sweeney's ship ways up to Goosport
Flynn and the captain of the schooner
were the only persons on board the tug
at the time, and both were drunk. The
next morning the tug was found neal the
bank of the lake where she had drifted
during the night; the captain of the
schooner was below, fast asleep, and
Flynn was missing, the captain no
knowing what had taken place during
the night. Flynn's body was found las
Wednesday in an almost unrecognizablt
condition. The coroner's jury is still
investigating the affair. The genera
belief is that no blame attaches to any
one.-Senator w. p. Kellogg, Judge Du
mont and Col. VIM. Mouton spoke at thu
Court House in Lake Charles last Wed
nesday, to about 200 persons, three
fourths of whom were Democrats.-W,
learn that on last Tuesday, at Edgerl,
station, in this parish, u young negr,
girl, in the employ of Sheriff d. Ii. Ly
ons, committed suicide by hanging her
self. No reason can be assigned 70
the rash act.