New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-23
STATE NEWS.
OUACHITA.


From the Monroe Telegraph. February lS:
Early Friday morning, at Columbia. n.
A. Blanks bar-rOOm aud warehouse we're
discovered to he en- fire. The fire spread
rapidly, and Main street, from the river TO
Pearl street, was swept out in halt an hOur.
The good people Of our sister village claim
their misfOrtunes to have been the work OF
an incendiary. No doubt it was Our re-
marks about our CONGREGATIONS would bear
repetition just here.
Fires are decidedly too frequent among
business houses 10 preclude the Suspicion
that while some eutfer innOcently, other do
not make them profitable. 1t ID quick and
sure vay to close ont stock, and good
means of q compromise
But business interests ought to look more
cautiously at It's surroundings-idlers,
vagabonds, strangers, appearances and
many other fOrebOdings-that Indicate
nothing to loose and much to gain on the
confusion. Among the sufferers we find
the names Of A. Blanks, l. l. Davis,
Mr.. Haas, j. A. Whitton, DR.. F. NJ. Thorn
hill, jackson & Rutland, j. l. B. Everett,
Shumaker & Noble and G. w. Pierce. No
doubt there was considerable insurance.
but we have no figures and can hazard no
con ectures.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the Advocate, February Is:
Thursday night at about halfpast twelve
o'clock fire was discovered issuing from the
roof of John Gass cOffeehOuse. on ST. Louis
street, when the alarm was given and the
fire department at once repaired to the
spot and commenced to work vigorously to
prevent the fire from spreading and to save
the burning building if possible. So ad-
mirably did they succeed that in a short
while the department had the flames com
pletely under their control, and not only
prevented them from spreading, but extin-
rn;shed the flames before Gass' saloon was
more than half burned. We have no idea
what Glass; lOss is. He was insured on both
of his buildings in the sum OF $1,000.
small frame building belonging to Mrs.
Larguier, closely adjoining the Gass coffee
house, caught fire and was considerably
damaged. All of the buildings on the
block are frame. Too much credit can not
be given our gallant firemen for their
splendid work on this occasion, which
proves conclusively that Baton Rouge with.
ont her tiremen would soon be-no place
at ALL Property holders, remember this
TACT.
ST. JAMES.
From the Sentinel, February l9:
Mr.. Harris, of the Lapice plantation, lost
a valuable mule last week in a very strange
manner. The mule had been used during
the day in plo wing, and was turned into an
open lot for the night, where 1t was found
dead the nexi morning. living on its back IN
a small ditch. with head and feet in the air.
It ia the opinion of Mr.. Mccall, the over
seer. that tie animal had laid down near
the ditch to roll, and turning halt over. got
his back into it, and being unable to turn
either way was forced into an uDuatural
position, causing death. The ditch was a
very small one, being about foot wide and
not very deep. 1t would seem from this
law h S,t tyVo
| when lying on his back.
On Friday night, the eleventh instant,
| the wife OF Mr.. Theodule -, resident
| of the seventh ward, clipped with French
gentleman, taking with her one Of the
| children, little boy, leaving the grief
| stricken daddy to take care OF the re-
mainder of the family, consisting OF little
girl There was $500 in the house at the
time of her departure. one-half of which she
annronriated, generously leaving the
balance for the love she once bore her noble
| lord. 1t is said that tho woman and her
| Daramour got the husband dead drunk, and
| while sleeping off the effects of the liquor
| they made their preparations and departed,
the wife leaving letter OF coincidence IN
which che EXPRESSED great JOY at leaving
her husband.
On Tuesday evening OF this week two
colored boys ameI Alexander Ringer and
John Henry, aged respectively fifteen and
| eighteen wears, got to fighting near the
| blacksmith shop of Theodule Bourgeois
| plantation. about ten miles below here,
when John who is a stout, active fellow,
though email in stature, seized hold OF the
| broken end of a spring cart shaft when
| was living near. and struck Aleck two blows
upon the head. The wounded boy then
went to his mother told her what had hap
pened, and had hardly finished before De
fell senseless to the floor. His mother
! Diaced him in bed and the next morning
sent for DE- Gaude-, who did all he could
for him. but said there was no hope OF saw
ing his life The boy fingered twenty-foul
hours, and died without having any lucid
intervals An examination OF the skull
showed that it was broken, revealing hois
something over an inch in diameter.
| We have examined the weapon wifi
which the murder was committed, and fiEC
that there is projecting piece CT lror
fastened 70 it, about an inch in length. (
which was attached some blood and hair
1t is probable that the murderOus blow was
struck with this iron, breaking the skull
Henry was arrested and brought before
Justice Miles for examination He &C
knowledees striking the deceased twice
with the weapon we have described, ant
saws that he meant to kill him, and tina
he had told his stepfather that he intended
| to do it.
J. The murderer has lived in this parish
since he was five years old, and bears thu
reputation Of being very bad boy.
ST. CHARLES.
From the Mirror. February 20
1t is with min gled feelings Of pain anc
sorrow that We announce the death OF OK
Judge A. Durapau who, after lingerin;
complaint Of the heart and liver disease
breathed his last on Friday evening, at hi
residence in this parish, at the age OF fifty
two years, surrounded by his friends ant
relations. Judge Durapau was native o
, St. James parish, but came to this paris
very Young, ana during his lifetime hel'
many important and honorable positions
and exb.p ited many traits of int gritty AM
honesty. His first appearance in publ
life was during the campaign Q
1868, when by his outspoken Republ
can,sm he was rewarded with tn
otlice of clerk of court, which pos
ton he filed with satisfaction to al
Since then he held in succession the Office
; of treasurer, secret ary Of police jury, an
: | in 1872 was elected parish judge, in whic
position he acted with equity and Justice
his honorable course gaining MIN man
friends. In 1874 he was renominated an
reelected parish Judge by large majorlt.
but on account Of failing health he last ia
resigned. and since then has been conflne
,, TO his bed His demise, though not nne1
pected, will cause much regret througho,
the parish. and to his bereaved family
| this their hour Of gloom and sorrow, we e.
| tend orr sincere and heartfelt sympathy.
His remains were inferred yesterda
evening in the cemetery of Our Lady OF ii
Holy Rosary. followed to the grave by
large number OF friends and relatives, an
parish officials An eloquent and impressl'