New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-13
News From the Interior.

trom tho New Iberia Sugnr Bort. July g.
East Monday evening. shooting affair
Cook place between Ex Judge Castillo and
Tax Collector Daspit. OF st. Martin. in the
streets, Two shots each were exchanged.
Iut nobody hurt.
From the Tang;pahos i.m,cra'. July 10:
Last Wednesday. Mrs. Litard. OF this
atty, received through the express Office a
package Of mOney~smali amount. About
swO O'Clock that night, she was wakened by
> noise IN her teOm, and discovered tina: her
Samp (which she burns at night, had lust
seen put out. She saw the torn of man
IN her window. and with remarkable cOur.
nge and presence OF mind. sprang from her
bed and grasped the hend. calling to her
lttie son Davidson to get ler pistol which
was under her pillow. The man tore him.
self from her grasp. and as he stopped to
crawl under the house. she fired at him but
missed him, the ball entering the ground at
tis feet What pity that Mrs. Ltard
didn't put that pistol ball in the centre of
ais cOwardly back instead OF losing it in
che ground. that thieves and assas sins
might learn that there are bravo women
who can defend themselves aSains. such
degraded beings.
From the Baton Rouge Iitoca:-. July 10:
Mr.. Pat Hood informs US that last Sa:ur.
day week lightning struck a ladder stand
ct Mr.. Charles Hubs. Jr.. aear Greenwell
Springs. darted down the ladder. thence to
shs building. where j: shot up through the
ioor Of the front gallery. where Mr.. Hubbs
End his wife were. striking ais shoes, liter
ally tearing them from his fee. and setting
AIs socks on fire. but doing no other injury
80 him. From this point. which was irnme-
dately i'll front of the door. the lightning
Garted through the house. striking and |
killing two doSs and a chicken IN the back
yard.
This ia rather marvellous story, aud we \
could not believe 1t at first. knowing our \
friend Pat to be something Of a wag IN hls |
way. but upon the pledge OF his word that
MIR. Charles Hubbs. Sr.. had shown him the
shoes and the socks and had told him that
fle story above related was an actual fact,
We were disposed 10 'ilspel GU. doubts |
aaow;ng that M. Hubs would 40. relate
zach circumstance unless it was actually
3D. VINO can account :os this strange freak |
q! the lightning:
From the Shreveport. I,n.cs. Jl'v.
About the twenty seventh o. june a man
named DIR. st. Clair alias nebb!es--he was |
called William Dv his w.te--sto.e a :iue |
horse from gentleman IN Pamela county
ana was pursued and captured at the !
aouse OF a Mr.. Parker. ii DeSo.o parish. |
"nere ne was staying with ais wife. whom |
:, is reported he TOOK from the factory at
WI. Lebanon. B!eav..ia parish. some weeks
previously. He was taken across the Texas !
me and was said 20 have made his escape.
As an inquest was held on the body OF a
man in that locality day or two afterward. I
she inference is tina. ne did not go far. Sew.
scai days subsequently livery stab,e
Keeper from town IN Anderson county
reached the neighborhOod. having tracked e
,ae thief for seyera: DAYS. to recover "A j
buggy and pair of horses which he had
bred to bin. Horses and buggy were re. \
covered. q
st. Clair was abcu. six fee. high. with a
gray or light blue eyes. and man of really
commanding appearance. a letter was | +
ound on his person the pOs,nark. address ! q
and signature of which were torn OF, and !
lence no clue could he had 70 the name of |
lie writer. The body Of the letter showed. |
however. that it WAS written TO . man con
ined in some Jail By lawyer. the writer {
ttering to clear him. Or at least undertake b
iis ease. provided ne would make him a | s
tie 10 certain lands. A man in Pamela | Il
ounty states that he saw St Clair with d
1000 or 500 in his possession y :sw days n
RIO: to his capture. il