New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-01
STATE NEWS.
0UACHITA.


oUACHITA.
From the Monroe Telegraph, January rs
The body Of Anthony Smith. the teachel
whose suicide by drowning We noticed Q
the fourteenth, was recovered at Bry mil
on Sunday, not far below the point at whlc
Smith threw himself into the river. Th
body had been in the water since the SIKH
but was very little disfgured.
Mr.. S. Spohn, steady mechanic Of III
place. while at work, last week, on bullG
ing in Bastrop, stepped upon nail and n
ceived a wound in the foot. After a laps
of three or four days lock Jaw supervened
and, Notwithstanding prompt medical aie
the unfortunate man died. He leaves
wife and three children who will sadly mis-
their protector.
The Women's Centennial Executive Com
mittee propose issuing, for the centennia
exhibition, a national cookery book, con
tanning receipts purely American, and char
acteristic of the country. No receipt will b
considered too homely, the aim being to Civ
1.-The SAVIOR of American life in all its varie
ties" Mrs J. T. Ludeling has been appoint
ed member of the committee from this State
and is actively engaged in collecting re
ceipts for compilation. Our lady readers
having any receipts. whether for cooking OF
beverages, to contribute, are requested x
forward them to Mrs. Ludeling, at Monroe
without delay.
CADDO.
From the Shreveport Times. January q:
A man named Comtesse, belonging TO the
Seventh Regiment of United States Cavalry,
stationed here. committed suicide Tuesday
his mouth and literally blowing the top Of
his head of. No motive for the rash act is
known. He was a recent recruit, enlisted
in St. Louis. and was acting in the capacity
Of baker.
ST. CHARLES.
From the HercLA, January %:
j. L. Montieu who would have been State
Senator from this district but for little
difference Of some 300 votes which tina.
yellow" Chadbourn managed to manipu-
late, is up before one of the petty police
courts of the city, charged with forgery.
This is sweet curd for our Last Ditch
friends, who voted early and numerou sly
for him, TO chew upon.
ST. JAMES.
From the Sentinel, January q:
Mr.. William Harris, the largest rice
planter on the Mississippi river above New
Orleans. has moved his family into this par
;sh, and now resides upon the Lapice plan
tatiOn where he is cultivating 1900 acres
this year. He made 10000 barrels OF sice
last year.
ST. JOHN.
From the Neschacebe, January %:
Last week we chrOnicled the death Of Mr..
Norbert Perret, veteran of lSlt-l5. On
Thursday of this week Mr.. P. A. Becnel,
another member of the heroic band com-
manded by Captain Jacob was gathered to
his companions in arms. Mr.. Becnel had
tor many years before the war been presi
dent of the police jury of the parish OF ST.
John the Baptist. He was noted for his
energy Of character, his purity of motives
and his uncompromieing honesty, both 10
public and private life. He was aged eighty
years and nine months.
An old negro woman named Marie Jeanne,
Mr. G.. Massats, St. James parish, lnysteri-
Ousiy disappeared last Tuesday night. Sne
had gone to ball in the neighborhood and
has not been seen since. One of the former
owners Of Marie Jeanne relates that, like
Sarah, wife Of Isaac, che remained as bar
rem as mule till she was over sixty years
of age. She was then struck by lightning
and remained insensible for several houre.
At the age Of sixty-one she gave birth to a
boy which proved an idiot and died crazy
at the age OF eighteen years. Marie Jeanne
is supposed to have drowned herself, as all
search for ner on land has proved fruitlese.
TENsAS.
From the North Louisiana Journal, jan
uary %:
At the adjourned railroad meeting held
at Iallulah on the nineteenth instant, the
people composing said meeting determined
TO nave the survey made as soon as prac-
t!cabIe, and there is every indication that
the enterprise Of building the proposed
narrow gauge railroad will be begun at an
early day. The people of Madison and the
Lake st. Joseph region of Tensas are deter
mined TO build the road before another
winter sets in, it possible. The road will
N "a of
Major Lucas, an influential citizen of
Madison parish and president OF the police
jury there, is at the head of the general
finance committee, and all contributions
must be forwarded to him at Delta, by the
subcommittee appointed in the two par
ishee.
ST. LANDRY.
From the OpelOusas Journal, January IS
We have been furnished with the follow
ing description of Augustin Kenison the
murderer Of Colonel Otutt:
Spare built, low stature, black, but
clear black. weight about l25 pounds; has
very white teeth a little apart (vacancy be-
tween them; wears No. shoe; hair in
clined to be bushy; quick, nervous tempera-
ment, wild look, walks fast, round eyes,
rather good looking; speaks fast-French,
talks broken English"
ST. MARY. |
From the Atahapas Register, January %: |
Collector HolbrOOk returned from mis-
Iowa visit on Thursday, looking rudy and !
cheerful.
The schooner T. Harris Kirk. of New I
York, 2G3 tons burden, Jesse Weeks master, |
appeared at this port on Thursday evening. |
She ls engaged by Messrs. Sanders & Lyon |
in the Teche sugar trade, making their |
fourth vessel this season. II our informa- |
ton proves correct, more are coming.
The body of Mr.. Mayo, whose death by
drowning was mentioned last week, has
,ot been recovered. 1t appears that his
loop was lacking against strong wind,
MAJ he was reefng tho sail, when tho boom
,wune around suddenly, striking him q: the
vsiat with eucb force as to hurl him into