The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1883-09-01

Our Darbonne party returned home
iast Saturday afternoon, after an absence
.! nine days, pleasantly spent in the
pine woods OF Calcasieu, highly pleased
"ith their trip and reinvigorated and
reluVenated to the extent of feeling sey-
eral years younger than when they left
When we reached the river il was
siiShtiy on the rise, and remained so
""ri"S almost our entire stay the fish
ing we did was therefore not cxtroard;
hafiiy good, though we managed 10 can
lure sufiiciency Of front. perch, eas-
ourgo, cat, sac-alait and even strined
bass, to satisfy the cravings of the inner
man Tor change OF diet We pitched our
1ehe on one OF the loveliest sites on the
river, remote from the launts Of men.
ana just opposite an.l adjacent TO ono Of
the most delightful bathing places imae
Unable. So that when we failed 10 ,emn1
the iinns tribe to nibble at our hooks,
we had encouragement at hand that
went far toward mitigating our tlisa W.
polntment, in the shape Of 4 plunge into
the limpid waters which flow pcrennialIy
over the SHOW white sands that for.n the
rivers bed. Our file leader, the Police
Juror, distinguished himself PRINCIPALLY
oy catching more fish than anybody else
and playing euehre with remarkable
boldness and astonishing success: our
tastidious mercantile friend by wisely
providing himself with every copcpiya.
bic little comfort and convenience ex
cept one gilt-edged article that our dep
nty postmaster thought he should have
taken along: our neighbor, the ieweler,
by his unalterable good humor aud the
persistency of his nnayailing efforts to
catch more fish than the Captain; our
sturdy granger friend, j. z, by the as
siduity and cheerfulncss with which he
guarded tile camp and set em m"
whenever winked at = aud sometimes
when he was Mt; onr cook and hostler
by the pleasing (P) alacrity (?9l with
which they performed their multifarious
duties; and our lively and whole. souled
young friend, f. B., and the other mem
ber of the party, by the bright sunshine
aud the abundance of wise suggestions
and good advice the one unconsciously
shed and the other lavishly bestowed on
the mess.
It's long journey and "a tatiguing
one, but we'll 20 again next year-par-
ticularly if We can find that sorf of
crowd to go with
Lii response to a dispatch from Sheriff
G"rdy, Of St. Mary parish, Sheriff Du-
sou sent Deputy Slerifs Mckinney and
Andrns to arrest two men named Aronce
Lognon and Gustave Lamie, charged
with cattle stealing in ST. Mary, and
who were repor9d to be in the western
limits OF this Patish. On Friday even
ing, the officers ascertained TINT he nc
ehSed parties were at house just across
the line. i'll Calcasien. They surround
ed the house that night. aud at daylight
next morning a little gitt was heard 10
call ~ Legnon and say that "Ihe knives
were sharp and ready Shortly after
wards Lognoa made his appearance.
when Deputy Sheriff Mckinney rose
from his hiding place aud demanded his
surrender. Lnsnon broke and run fur
til' woods near by, when Deputy Sheriff
Andrus started in pursuit, crying to
him fohalt But Lognon paid no atten.
ton Il, tile commands, and fearing the
man would escape Deputy sheriff Nc
Kinney fired mt the fugitive and struck
him III the neck. which arrested his
flight and which is thought will prove ii
fatal wound. The man was thought 10
town for medical assistance. when it
was found that his whole body was par
alyzed. By request he WAS placed on
the cars and taken by Sheriff Dnspn to
St. Mary. The prisoner. stated Ia the
Sheriff that all he regretted was that he
f,nS l.il1a1 f{,a I,n
never intended to b. taken alive. hav-
ing given orders to h friends chat ii he
was killed during all attempt to arrest
him, he wanted his body sent to 81.
Mary. From what Sheriff Dusen Lsarn
ed below, tbe special to the Times Dem
0cgdf from Jet;nheWste cnDctfnlng the
affair was not correct. Lognon vas res
pectabiy connected IN ST. Mary. but his
conduct had been sneh that they had
thrown him off. The same applies to
his companion, LAME, who was arrest
ed>tht same day. II was Il disagreeahie
aud unfortunate thing Ia shoot IA'glftiii.
bat the officers were diseliargiifg I'll. IL {
duty, aud the wounded maii can blaule
only himself No one regrets tir III
fortunate necessity more nian Deputy
Stieilu 4uCEiHHt'A, bHi At tEiitsss VI ~ {
performing his duty firmly as Al, officer
OF the law
Fol tile past week We have had clear,
dry weather, hot sun, and noi i ainds,
which have agaii. been parlliing mp the
crops. There in nothing that can hrIag
out the cotton uotmore than two-thirds
of a crop will be- made, and il will all be
picked ont By tse 18th OF October Tn
less it rains soon, the cane, potato and
pen crop will also be cut short. As the
cotton crop is reported short IN all OF
the Gulf States, probably some relief
will come III the way of an advance IN
ti,c price of the staple. Asa whole. fhe
riee crop win be very good.
The reopening of St Charles College,
Grand Coteau, for the session of 1888 4
will take place on the 3D. Of October.
The advertisement with fuller parficn-
lars will appear next week.
s CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR. The
Pieaynne has lately proclaimed the name
II Hon. Fred M. Ogden as its standard
bearer ID the election for Governor in
1884. The Times Democrat, capitolian
Advocate and Natchitocbes Nindicator