Show terrible conflict a cata the dwelling of mr thomas S bisland 0 of f this parish was lately the scene of a most strange and desperate a cat mount in in which several negroes were severely bitten arid and much alarm created amongst the occupants of the house tile the plantation is 19 one of the oldest on the bayous bayou arid and the dwelling a noble one is located amidst a cluster of lne live and water oaks with a few pecan and other trees of the forest es t except a few evergreens ever greens that skirt the 1 bayou I y there is is in the ali babe of a I 1 lurking 1 11 place for such an animal nearer than ill the p on either side in ili the rear of the cult cultivated vat e d fields some two weeks since a negro woman heard a noise in in the ie cabin abir klot lot abo abbie or the dael 11 ahng ag where a servant or tv two 0 lived live I 1 and upon repairing to the spot nv was as met ly a strange animal whereupon she beat a retreat pursued lei leisurely surey by the monster 1 lie ile steward came out attracted by her cries and seeing the be animal returned dorills masters gun arid and discharged me first load inflicting a slight wound the second charge did not tale take ef feet act ard frightened by the approach ot of his fearless antagonist lie he threw abrew down his gun to 0 o fly but blat had hardly turned ere it fastened u upon 1 ilia his back with mith a bound and seized him ayt iy ay the 1 ie neck iram in which hibb situation h he 0 rushed in ino to 0 the house calling loudly for assistance his gnaster who hadnot yet et dressed peeped out tand and alarmed for his hia family el closed ased the door again doubtless deeming discretion the better part of valor S satisfied with having pro strad his big first antagonist mho lay helpless on the floor of the halls hall his catamount ship inspected the pr princely an ak apartment on the first floor and when h or the e negroes arrived from the sugar house lie seated himself on the front piazza and calmy surveyed some dozen doen or more of them satisfied with the scrutiny he entered the parlor or sitting roo and took formal possession po posea session sion and when the door was opened by a negro man lie he flew at him and seized seize him bythe by the throat the 7 he nero was a powerful roan man and after being s beverly verly lacerated got him under binder ills his feet when ben four balls nv were ere fired into his head from a revolver in the hands handset of a bystander tile the overseer who he had bad now nom readied the spot deemi ng him dead ordered the negro to remove his feet beet when to the amazement of all presents present le he sprang upon a third mogro bat was knocked ott oil by a blo blow w from a cu club anti and finally cudby a 3 load c of f buckshot from a gun opportunely brought by b the overseer ot ersher seer this is la certainly certa irly one of the most singular conflicts C flicks of the kicia w a ever heard beard of occur ingae it did in a dwelling dwella g removed apparently from from all danger from the inroads of all such animals animal we vie hear bear that the intends preserving ng the skin stuffed bluffed in a glass case as a trophy to be shown to his visitors and really the circumstances under which it was obtained will surround it with ici ho little interest it was fortunate that no cull chil then ill en were about as they must have fallen an easy grey prey to so resolute arid and ferocious an enemy he Is seemed to have baie been a very large larg e animal of lug his species equaling in in bulk and weight a medium sized do dog t franklin labanner LaBa la |