ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas Courier: - Frank Ma
gloire, colored, charged with the
murder of Pierre Auguste, also col
ored, some weeks ago, has been
found guilty of inurded, without capi
tal punishment, before our District
Court, and will be sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. Some fourteen
other convictions have taken place
this week-not one acquitted, so far
-and the criminal docket being well
nigh exhausted, it is expected that
court will adjourn to-day until after
the election.
LAFOURCHE.
Thibodaux Sentinel: Monday eve
ning a boiler in the sugar-house on
the Ellis pliitition, on 1iayout Terre
onuri, exploded, by which a small
son of the late Evariste Champagne,
and a little colored boy were slightly
scaldedl...Monday morning Mr. Ed
ward Badenux in Thibodiux was
taken ill with yellow fever. He is at
this writing improving rnd by proper
care will recover. A son of Arsene
Bergeron, two miles below Thibodaux
on Ba3 on Lafoinrchl, died with the
same disease. His Sister is conva
lescent. There ar-re no other cases iii
that neighborhood.
NATCHITOCIIES.
Vindicator: Mr. Harmon, mranafger
for Major BroadwejI, informs us that
the name of the young main who com
mitted suicide in the third ward,
October 21, was Eugene Rains, broth
er of George Rain?, late State Sena
tor, New York, and of another Rains
late State Treasurer of same State.
Eugene Rains was at one time book
keeper of the assistant Superinten
dent of Public Works, Rochester,
New York. Information has been
sent to the home of the young man
in Canandaigun, New York, by Mr.
Harmon, and they have instructed
him an agent will be sent on for his
remains and effects.
ST. MAUY.
