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e m cnuur VOLUME 1. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878. NUMBER 16.

OPELOUSAS, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1878.

The Rev. E. Cater will preach in the Maeonic Hall on Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock A. M., and 4 o'clock P. M.

STATE CONVENTION.—A dispatch from "New Orleans, states that the Stat« Central Committee of the Democratic party has called a Convention to meet at Baton Rouge on the 5th of August.

There was an exhibition given by the pupils of Miss Alice Keller's school, at Wilkins Hall, Washington, on Wednesday evening. There was a large concourse of spectators, and everything paased oft'very satisfactory.

Gov. Nicholl has appointed R. S. Wilkins, Esq., Mfeyor of the town of Washington to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the late incumbent. We consider this to be one of tho' hest selections that could have been made by the Governor. Mr. Wilkins has been identified with the business interests of Washington from Iiis boyhood. He is a large property owner as well as an enterprising, successful merchant, and no man knows better than he, what is required to advance the material interests of his town. We congratulate our fellow citizens of our sister town on their good fortune.

On last Monday night a frightful homicide, was committed in the beer house of Joseph Fabacher on Common street, in New Orleans. A. R. Lawless, Wm. Gibson and souie others were engaged at a game of cards in the above named saloon, when a quarrel arose, resulting ill Ahe fatal stabbing of Gibson by Lawless. Gibson died while being conveyed to the Charity Hospital, and Lawless was arrested and locked up, charged with the killing. Both the deceased and the accussed were pilots on the steamer Fanchon and resided at Washington. Wm. Vanhille was also arrested, charged with being accessory before and after the fact, but we presume on the preliminary examination jt will be shown that be was simply in company with the parties when the fatal aftray took place. This sad affair will

'cast a gloom over two worthy families in our parish, whose main stay they were.

Wednesday night at 12 o'clock Sheriff t>ut'on was notified that a suspicious character by the naine of George Kirk was on Bayou Bœuf, about fourteen iiiilos from Opelousas, at the residence of Mr. Isain Vest, and that he would leave early Thursday morning for parts uuknown. Mr. Duson in company with C. L. Hayes, Deputy Sheriff and the two gentlemen Messrs. Ray and Roberts •who had given him the information, proceeded immediately to Mr. Vest's, Arriving there before daylight they surrounded the house and arrested the party at'daylight as he came out. He .gave bis name as George Kirk, (the