New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-28
Matters in the Country Parishes.

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During Friday night the section house at
st. Andrew station, on the New Orieaus
and Texas railroad, was totally destroyed
by fire. There is no clue to the origin of
the fire, as the building was unoccupied
and sat at a point isolated from any habita-
ton, but it is supposed that tramps sought
refuge in the house, and the night being
chilly, bnilt a fire to warm themselves by,
the flames of which communicated to the
building while the tramps were asleep.
However, this is but conjecture, and il is
probable the true cause OF the burning of
the section house will remain a mystery.
About dusk last Sunday evening an affray
took place in Port Barrow between two
young men named Felix Grow al d Peter
Woodbridge, the former twenty-five years
OF age, the latter thirty, which resulted in
the fatal injury of Woodbridge. From the
evidence given at the preliminary examina-
tion before Parish Judge Maher yesterday
afternoon it appears that while Wool
bridge and his brother were engaged
in a quarrel Grow came up and inter
fered, whereupOn blows passed between
him and Peter, and they clinched and
fell to the ground. They we're separated
by WOolbridge's mother, who led him
into her yard and fastened the gate. pre-
venting his return to the street. While
Woodbridge was in the yard, Grow picked
Woodbridge, striking him in the mouth, after
which Grow went off A few moments after
Peter succeeded in pulling picket from
the fence and returned to the street, where
he was talking to his brother when Grow
again approached them, on the opposite
side of the street. Peter left his brothers
side and started across the street, exclaim-
ing, There's the fellow that hit me with
q brick" Grow stopped and picked up
half of fire brick, and saying, well, if
that one didn't satisfy you, here's an
other''-or words to that etfect-threw the
missile at his antagonist, who, STOPPING to
avcid it. received the brick bat ON the crown
of his head, tracturing the skull. From
the effects of this wound Woodbridge died
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. Grow
was arrested, charged with murder. and
after preliminary examination before the
parish court yesterday was remanded to
prison without bail to await trial before
the district court. The examination of this
case attracted a large Gro xd Of spectators,
and the testimony was listened to with
breathless attention.
From the Republican Pioneer, parish of
st. John, April a:
The community were startled on last Sat
urday evening by the report that Leonard
Perilloux had been ehot and killed by
Charles Conrad, while they were out hunt
ing in the woods back Of Nine. Godberry's
plantation. party of gentlemen had gone
out to shoot deer, more for sport, we be-
leve, than anything else, as they are unfit
for use at this season OF the year, when Mr..
PerillOux was shot and instantly killed by
receiving heavy charge of buckshot be-
tween the shoulders. IL is said had he re-
manned where he was first placed The acci-
dent might not have happened but he moved
to another spot, without the knowledge OF
Conrad. who was looking for the game, and
seeing something moving among the under
growth, he supposed it to. be deer; and
being anxious to secure his prize, fired |
without getting good view of the object. |
This, we think, should be lesson to all |
who handle firearms. and learn them never
to pull the trigger without seeing plainly !
the object they wish to shoot at. Conrad |
was So terrified at what had happened, that |
be was ready to take his own life, hut was |
prevented from doing 80 by his friends. J
The deceased was native of this parish; I
be leaves wife and many friends to mourn
his untimely end.