We have been compelled to defer
an account of a pleasure excursion of
the St. Joseph Brass Band until next
week in consequence of press of other
matter.
We learn that at an efly hoar this
morning the body of Silas Austin, the
young colored man who fell from a
skiff and was drowned ten days pre
vious, was discovered 'in the river
in front the Lacroix place, two miles
below town, and taken from the water
and interred by the petsons who dis
covered t-.remamis.
The first session of the new Com
mon Council was held at the Court
House last Saturday, Mayor Smith
presiding. The recently elected town
officers were qualified by the Mayor,
and assumed possession of their offices.
Embodied in the minutes of the Coun
cil's session, published in this issue,
will be found a report from the Town
Treasurer.
DISTRICT COUmtr.-The regular ses
sion of the DistrictCourt will open
here Tuesday, and a busy one it prom
ises to be. There are 53 criminal cases
upon the docket for trial, ind District
Attorney Morris Marks has been work
ing like a beaver preparing the evi
dence for the prosecution.
The sad news reached here by Sun
day's train that Mr. Pierre Klopman,
father of Mrs. Marx Israel and Mr.
Win. Klopman of this town had depart
ed this life in New Orleans, at an ad
vancell age. The stricken relatives
of deceased, Mr. Israel and wife and
Mr. Klopman, left on a special train to
attend the funeral immediately after
receipt of the lamentable intelligence
of his death.
