New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-23
~ NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY NOVEMBER %, 1875
STATE NEWS.
AvOYELLES.

STATE NEWS.
| AvoYELLss.
| From the Republican. November l3:
| Mr.. Lorenzo Pleasant Shaw and Miss Oc.
tavia Murdoch were married, November 4,
at Tiger Bend plantation.
| BossIER.
From the Baaner, November Is:
| The Banne, hOists the name of Jeremiah
y. Black for Democratic candidate for Pres-
! dent and 'the Chevalier' Baysrd for Vice
| President, as "mental pyramid that would
command the respect ought to enlist
the enthusiasm of the whole American peo-
ple."
| From the Shreveport Telegram, Novem.
| Der Is and IL:
Mr.. King Thetford, whose store was bur.
! gls' zed November 10, while observing a
| baptizing saw devotee named Allen Beat
| y y ope of the OverC )a-a a. ,len from him.
| He lid he ha borrowed it of Alfred Coul.
ter, but the 'r't of h'' d claration was
the de- ntion of both, Coul being an ap.
to implicate the Rev. M. Beatty, and he
we, arr Nd, but it s not suppo.. he
hal any knowledge of the crime. Both
Beattys were subsequently reles 'ed on
small bail.
| On the morning of the sixt enth some
|
under Mr.. Thetford's store, but the scamps,
who had cut big hole from the cellar, es.
| capped.
| sensation is started that prisoner who
| had cruelty beaten an old man in BOssier
| was allowed for eco to escape into Texas.
Mr.. F. L. Payne aud Mics Alice NJ. swan.
OF Gregg county, Texas, ce ebrA'5d, indis-
solubly, runaway engageme' I. before
Judge Carter, November 10.
From the Shreveport Times, November
| 1918:
| The new city board was installed Noyem.
Der 10. The appointments of the Mayor to
the railroad convention, were ratified.
Mayor Murphy will issue notice that an
| election to i'll the office of Administrator OF
Finance will be held December ., Mr. Utz
being appointed ad inte. IN.
The broke, are demanding more cotton.
the supply not being equs' ID the demand,
The untiring efforts of Captain Wilku-
son resulted \ the raising of the Behan,
November II.
Der 13:
The sheriff reDorts the escape of Sam
Scott, conl icteu horse thief, on his way
to the Penltentiary.
Captain Bill West reports Bayous Pierre
and Winsey entirely cleared of snags, and
expects good navigation on thirty inches
rise in the river. Lakes and river are lower
| than IN 1877.
| IBERIA
From the Sugar Boul November lS:
Frank Thompson, who shot w. X. Wilson
near Franklin, has been adiudged insane.
| Wilson is recovering.
Mr.. D. 2. Saizan, of Port Barre, st. Ian
dry, who killed R. Deshotels in selt-defense
has been discharged, 2 the grand Jury did
not tiud true bill against him..
| oUACHITA.
From the Telegram, November 49,
Mr.. Ethridge has completed his improve
ments on the Bout Bayou road, and there
is now good road tc Monroe.
gentleman killed four deer, one weigh
ing los pounds, sever miles from town.
The steam gin of Hand T. McEnery was
consumed by fire November 12. Insurance
$4,000. Forty bales of cotton were burned.
RAPtDEs
From the Democrat, November IL:
Parish scrip Is steadily advancing in value.
The devotion of the tax collector to duty is
| the cause.
The wires of the telegraph are now
stretched within thirty-five miles of Natchi-
toohes. Mr.. Davis confidently expects to
have it completed by the twenty fifth, and
have us in direct communication with the
world and his wife.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
From the MeSChocebe, November 90:
The grinding progresses. with satisfactory
results generally. Two extraordinary yields
are reported to US: Mr.. Octave Roussel
nine arpents. twenty hogsheads and about
fifty barrels OF EOlasses Mr. Paul Perret
twelve arpents, twenty three hogsheads.
TERREBONNE.
From the Republican. November 20:
George Hatch and Frank Nignerie got
into difficulty, November Ii, at Bayou
Black, and the former was killed. Hatch
had frequently asssiled Nignerie, who
keeps store in that locality, but the ami
mostly seemed TO have been ended Satur
day. That day, however Hatch said he
would kill him next day, and after an ap-
parently amcable intercourse on Sunday,
did strike him from behind fell him to the
ground, advance on him with club in the
face OF revolver, and receive elight
wound IN the shoulder. The second shot.
which vignerie seems to have been com
PEELED to fire to preserve his life, killed him.
The coroner's Jury stood three for justifable
homicide and two for manslaughter but
the public seem to consider the killing un-
avOidable.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the Adrocate, November 2O
MIR. j. A. Alsworth found monster tooth,
supposed to be that of mastodon, at
ScOtt's Bluff, about forty feet below the
surface of the ground.
| A negro by the name of Joe job 1son, re-
siding in the tenth ward, was shot and
dangerously wounded Monday night last
1t seems that johnson was accused of steal
ing hogs, and that some persons unknown
went to his cabin at night to warn him to
leave that sec ton Of country, and in an al
tercation with him some of the party sh1t
and hit him in the leg.
| MADISON
From the Journal, November l6:
Clinton and Clarence Travis, indicted for
murder in Richland parish, on motion of
the State, have been brought to this parish
for trial. We are not advised whether their
trial will take place at this term or not.
| ST. MARY.
From the Attakapas Register, Novem-
ber 20:
The steamship Gussie, running bet ween
IndianOla and Havana, became disabled
and put into this port for repairs last
Thursday.