New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-30
STATE NEWS.
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Mrs. Josephine Bowman, wife of Hon.
Of Assumption parish in the lower houee OF
the General Assembly, was drowned in
Bayou LafOurche Monday evening between
eight and nine o'clock, near DsvenporVs
plantation, parish of Assumption, about
seven miles below DOnaldsonv1lie. Mre.
Bowman was engaged in examining enrnR
bags, when the bank caved ana she 1eL
into the water and disappeared DeaGre Is,
sistance could be given her. The BODY was
recovered Thursday morning at Palncourt.
Vile and buried the same evening.
ST. CHARLES.
From the Hahnville Herald, May q:
We are glad to learn that that able and
popular gentleman, Hon. Anthony Sam.
boia. has been selected to deliver the next
fourth of July Grafton at Hahnville in the
French language Mr.. Sambols is native
of Louisiana, Of excellent Spanish extrsc-
ton, and as member of the New Orleans
bar is generally esteemed. He speaks
French fuently and eloquently, and, being
graduate of Centenary College, Il we'll
qualified in Q literary point Of view to DO
justice to the theme be has been appointed
to speak about. His numerous Creole
friends in this parish will be glad to meet
him and listen to him on the occasion OF
our anniversary celebration.
CADDO.
From the Shreveport Times, May 26:
Late yesterday evening negro man
known % the Seweu place, and reported
that Q man by the name Of lakewood had
there shot and killed another whom the
negro called Mr.. Henry-we do not know
that either of the names are correctly
given.
the latter in the head with charge OF
buckshoS. making hole almost large
enough to put the fist in. He further said
that after the shooting lakewood walked
to the house and handed q lady some let
tArs. informing her that she would learn
from them why he had killed the man and
then walked of. Both were white men,
and, the negro says, have been working on
the place about q month.
Since the above YVES put in type We have
been informed by Mr.. Charley Dewing that
he YESTERDAY morning observed Q man
standing near Mr.. Drouin's cigar store,
with q double barrel shotgun and elk
shooter buckled around him, whose move
ments were 90 suspicious that he watched
him. Soon another man came up and sp-
peared to give signal, when both went on
toward the river. As it 10 in violation Of
one of the city ordinances for any one to
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street, the man Was required to remove the
CABS. Shortly sfterward the two men went
TO the ferry landing and crossed over. The
man with the gun answers the description
of Lakewood, and it lie supposed he was
then ON the lookout for his victim. The
man who was killed has 3 wife, living, We
understand, with him on the Sewell place,
which is about five miles from town. Mr.
Dewing learned that an officer in Bossier
10 g. "
search of Lakewood.
LAFoURcHE.
From the Thibodaux Sentinel, May q:
The water is stin slowly rising in the
swamps on the west side OF the bayou, but
at the present rate will hardly reach q
point high enough to inflic: injury before
the rivers fall. The bayou is falling at this
place.
The crevasse ON the bayou below seems
destined to baffls all efforts to close it;
work was resumed last week, with good
hopes of success, but on Saturday night the
water again broke through, and in q few
moments destroyed the work OF days 1t is
hardly probable that any further efforts in
this direction will be made.
A shocking tragedy occurred in the NAL
brough settlement last Sunday evening. the
consequences of which are painful to con.
template. Two brothers named ROuntree,
George and William, became involved in q
difficulty on account of disOrderly conduct
in the house on the part of George. Will
liam requested him to desist, when quar-
rel commenced, and George, who was under
the inf aence of liquor drew a knife and
rushed at his brother, pursuing him as he
ran through the yard William caught up
q heavy pestle a. he ran, and struck his
pursuer a heavy blow on the head, fractur-
ing the skull. We are glad to learn, slnce
writing the above, that more favorable
symptoms in the case Of the wounded man
have appeared, and there is hope OF his re-
covery.
A melancholy event occurred st Ladadie
last Monday evening. DR.. Charles Hum
bert, a dentist, located for some time at
that place, committed suicide by shooting
himself while hunting. 1t appears that the
unfortunate gentleman has been in bad
health and Q very Respondent frame OF
mind for some time, and fears have been
entertained by his friends and family that
he would ipjure himself. On the evening
mentioned he started hunting with Mr.. Al
bert Himel, and reaching q strip of woods.
proposed that they should separate and
meet on the opposite side. Mr.. Himel as
sented, and had gone little way when he
heard his companion call him, and turned
only to hear him nexclaim "Adieu, my
friend" and see him discharge bis gun into
his breast. The deceased was nightly es-
teemed both personally and professionally,
and his rash act will cause much sorrow.
After years Of much talking and little
doing, Thibodaux has telegraph line; and,
having it, seems to be unaware or obliviOus
of the fact that something is needed to
make it worth while to MAINTAIN an Office
at this point. From Mr.. Ford, the opera
tor, we learn that the amount Of business
here does not justify him in remaining
longer, and we are threatened with col
lapse Of the enterprise over which we COIN
placently crowed but few brief months
ago. He says that $40 per month are nee
essary to pay expenses, and we suggest
that the town make good the deficit be-
tween the receipts and this sum for while
at least, until the hustle and stir OF the
campaign insures the existence of our
struggling line. We are sure that the jul
diciOus authorities of our town will not
weigh this small sum against the cOntinu-
ance of the line, and we trust that by the
time the campaign is over our citizens will
have become so habituated to it's use that
there will be no more danger of failure.
MIR. Tilden's Difficulty MIR. Bayard's OPP
pOrtun1ty.