New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-27
STATE NEWS.
WEST FELICIANA.


From the Ledger:
The district court will open November l.
Daily packets arrive from New Orleans,
except on Monday.
Tax Collector Weber has paid the parish
treasurer 5000 this month.
The excite ment has entirely died out.
and business is resumed; there is. no more
ginhouse or store burning.
ST. CHARLES.
From the Herald:
Mr.. Henry Weipners has established a
daily stage to the New Orleans and Texas
railroad depot.
Judge Flagg, of the Fourth Judicial Dis.
frict, has returned.
The new Methodist church will be dedi-
Gated Sunday, November
ST. JAMES.
From the Sentinel:
Sugar making is active, and the weather
good; a hOgshead and over to the acre is
given.
Wilson Graham, q laborer sixty years
old, employed by Mr. Tecle Nicollp, has
been missing since October 10. He was
Last seen in company with an unknown
man.
HIGHLAND.
From the Beacon October 90:
Last Tuesday A. w. Collins, who lived on
or near the Dabbs place, went in wagon
20 Girard, accompanied by little son, got
drunk while there, and had difficulty with
. party or parties who were in the same
condition. Thus far we can trace him with
certainly, but from this point conflicting
HumOrs involve the affair in impenetrable
mystery. One statement is that he lett
0irard with man named Richie, living on
Thomas Jones' place, another. that he left
With Mitchell; and that be died ct Ritchi. "a
ON Wednesday night; another that he was
found dead in the wagon, near Ritchie's, on
Thursday morning.
about the head; another that he was shot
In the head. All. however, agree that he is
dead. and that he appears to have come to
his death by violence. The most distress
ing feature OF the affair 10 that the little
boy 10 missing, and may have been muir
dered, though 1T is possible he was frights
eIed Oft from the wagon into the woods
while his father was engaged in the diff.
GUILTY in which he lost his life. If the child
is living he may be able to throw light on
tho mysterious affair.
About all we know of Collins history ia
that he came to this country from near
Griffin, Georgia, two or three years ago,
and that he was considered . troublesome
man wh& n drinking.
Since the above was in type We learn that
Il was . mistake about the child being
Diesing, and thst Collins was accompanied
BY Richie and died in his house.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the Advocate:
The fete chnnpotre end tournament has
evidently been . success. Mr.. DuDcsn's
Mingo Chief won the trottiug race; Mr.
Huguet's Captain jack the pony race, and
the horses OF Messrs. Daigre q Bird won
other races. Foot races were won BY Mr.
Babin and Mr.. Fredericks, and the boys
ssck race BY A. p. Poirier. The creased
pig wss captured by Willis Gordon. The
eeoond day Captain Jack again won, and
DavA Carlyls's mule made the slow time
n a hour and twenty minutes. The tilt
ing resulted in prizes being swarded to Alb
Aer Duplsntisr and j. g.. Kleinpeter BY
Hon 4. 8. Heron.
We have conyersed with . good many
planters about the store burning business, /
and though condemning the buying Of
stolen seed cotton they all, with much
earnestness condemn the burning of the
stores. They think a. We do about 1t, that
other and wiser means could have been
sAopted that would have answered the
oo@e purpose. We have suggested g gem 1
eral meeting Of the planters Of the parish
With visw to discourage laWless proceed I
tDge against the store keepers, and ct the
oanne time to adopt rules regulating the
trade m Sod cotton, and to give oo1ntsy
store keepers TO understand that thoce (,
rules will b enforced But in NO case
should those rules be Of m unlawful char
aeter. We believe in Law and order.
A cavalry and an areillssy company arc 4
10 Be raised to form 8 LEGION WITH r6e Baton