St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-20
OPELOUSAS, La, SATURDAY. MAY 90 1892

OPELOUOAc, Il
prove to be very interesting to the con-
stituted authorities in the parishes.
The case was on appeal from the par
ish of Ascension and involved the le-
gality of certain acts of the Judge quo.
On motion OF the District Attorney a
clerk (not grand juror was appointed TO
the Grand Jury, and when motion III
arrest of the Judgment attacking the
ground that the appointment OF the
clerk was unauthorized by law and
that:the proceedings and deliberations OF
the Grand Jury were not conducted III
secret was presented the District At
tOrney introduced q member OF SAID
Grand Jury in order to prove that the
clerk was not present at their dellbera-
tions. The Supreme Court declares
that a person could not be appointed as
clerk to the Grand Jury and that the
testimony of the witness offered on the
trial of the motion was inadmissible.
1t related to the proceedings Of the
Grand Jury, testified to by one of its
members The Supreme Court throws
out a broad hint to the District Attor-
ney, in the following words: at Is a
question Of great delicacy and OF some
embarrassment how far even /; District
Attorney OF other sworn prosecutor for
the State can cooperate with or assist
by his advice or otherwise a Grand Ju-
ry whilst engaged in their delibera-
Watson Decision by Justice Todd
F. B. Earhart District Attorney, Ed
mund Maurin for appellant. Au revolr,
EPSILON MU.
BAYOU CHICoT, La, May 7, 1882.
Editor DEMOCRAT
Another week of lovely farming
weather has gone into the capacious
man Of the past. One week of merry
May, month of flowers, has left lis seven
days nearer the great white throne, near
ers have improved the golden moments,
A few more weeks of energy and few
more showers, and our bread for 1883
will be an assured fact. 1t is far too
early to speculate as to the cotton crops
outcome. That is calculation always
more easily and safely made after it is
baled and sold. We learn from Mr..
E. A. Morrow of Big Cane that the
farmers in his section have their crops
in a remarkably advanced condition
considering the overflow. We have al
so learned that Mr.. Morrow has just
sold some parties from Texas six hun
dred head OF cattle. Said cattle have
been driven here from the overflow.
From all accounts Texans are buying
immense stocks of cattle to drive west.
Nearly every parish has been canvassed,
and still they come. Some as far west
as the Rio Grande river. A couple OF
our friends with piscatorial intent spent
the night Of Friday last on the banks
north OF Chicot. During their stay
flashed and the wild waves dashed up
on the pine-clad shores. Our friends
although literally supplied with "Wiz-
zard Oil;' failed to keep dry. Morning
dawned at last upon the weary pair,
and the lake had risen so rapidly during
the night that successful fishing was
out of the question, and as "the shades
of eve were falling FAST" etc. Well, you,
know how it is with yourself. The boys
will be boys. Capt. Sam Haas received
a lot of freight this week per barge.
via Cocodria. With small appropria-
ton from the State or general govern
ment our Bayou could be made naviga-
BILE for small steamboats, and add much
to the comfort and convenience of our
good people. Are we to be left out in
the cold always? Are we nobody's
darlings We shall see when our law
makers assemble at Baton Rouge "what
is what" We learn from the mail car
rier who arrived at the ChicOt Post Of
flee on foot SATURDAY. evening, that one
Mr.. Brewer took forcible possession of
the male or female animule and buggy
that transports Uncle Sam's mail sacks
from Washington via classic Science
Hill to Alexandria. The mail boy got
here all D. K, la classeur a pied, and
our esteemed citizen S. Haas, Esq,
kindly loaned the boy horse and the
postmaster at ChicOt furnished mail
pouch and the mails from Chicot and
the Bayous went on to Washington
(Wonder if Uncle Sam won't look into
the above matter.) N. O. papers this
week are elsewhere on the great arte-
ries, and we are in the dark as to what
the rest of the world is doing save what
we CLEAN from our good and spicy Ope-
lousas Democrat. DR.. Willie E. Hawk
ins, whose illness we noted last week,
has had genuine case OF measles, but
is now improving. The general health
is very good and we trust it will remain
so throughout the summer. Capt. A.
NJ. Haas at Tiger Bend, arrived in town
this evening, and will leave for your
city, accOmpaniedby his brother, Capt.
Sam and lady in the morning. Mr..
Haas reports everything all 0. X. on the
Bend. After short term Of only three
months our public our public school is
again closed. For what reason we are