Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL NOTES.

! A Sherman, Texas, grave digger
buried q man named Button, and
brought in the following bin to his
widow: ITO making one Button
hole, So
A girl eleven years old Is in prison
at Cahors, France, awaiting trial for
burning her little two-year-old broth
er alive, because itannoyed her to be
obliged to nurse him.
The New York Star says i careful
estimate shows that there are between
forty and fifty thousand Democrats in
that city who will not vote for Tilden
again under any circumstances.
The foolish man foldeth his hands
and saith: '.1'here IL no trade, Why
should / advertiser But the wise
man is not 50. He whoopeth it up in
the newspapers, and verify he draw
eth customers from afar of.
The municipal authorities Of Ham
burg, Ark, have virtually stopped tho
sale Of whisky in TINT town by pass
ing an net assessing a license oftwen-
ty-five hundred dollars on all parties
who sell spirituous liquors within the
corporate limits.
Asevere tornado passed over Brown
Summit, N. G., last week. Several
houses were blown and contents scat
tered. Trees and fences were blown
down and great damage done. One
boy was killed and many persons in
jured by falling timbers.
The German Socialists published q
paper in London which they called
Liberty, Its sale in Germany was
prohibited. They changed the title
to Bismarck, and now are amused to
know that not even Bismarck is per-
mitted to appear in the land Of the
Teut0ns.
The neighborhood Of Melissa, Collin
county, Texas, was visited by q ter
rife hail-storm on the night Of March
18th. Thegroundin drifts was covered
to the depth Of ten inches. The fruit
crop is supposed to be entirely des-
troyed and the wheat materially in
jurcd.
A colored man, aged eighty -four
years, near Free Union, Va, is the
Father Of twenty-four living children,
zen Of whom are boys and fourteen
girls. Thirteen Of the latter are moth
ITS of twins. The number Of his
grand children reaches hundred.
Jacob Wheeler is the old fellows
lame, He is now living with his
bird wife, and works hard daily.
A maclinist in Boston, who is sane
N most matters, has queer idea
bout the treatment which has been
on him. He has been in an
insane asylum once already, and
toutly asserts that while he was there
he persons in charge took out his
'rains to clean them, and did not put
hem back. For this malfeasance he
proposes to sue the city. and recover
amages.
A fellow named W. L. Cole, repre-
enting himself as a correspondent Of
he Conrier-Joaynal, put in an appear
nee here one day last week, and sue
eeded in making a rise Of $l5 out Of
nc Of our legal friends. After be left
dispatch was sent to the proprietor
the Com'ier-Jowna', who replied
nat they had no correspondent or
gent Of that name, and that Cole was
fraud. The police were put on his
ack, and he was caught at Port Glib
N and put in Jail, and will soon be
rought back here for triaI.-Brandon
epubHcan.
A painful rumor prevailed in St.
'seph last week, that Rev. Moses
aker, colored minister who enjoys
70 esteem Of all classes, white and
'lored, in this community, had been
ordered in Franklin parish. We
e gratified to be able to say that
r. Baker has arrived safe and sound
home, and reports that he met his
lends, white and colored, in Frank
!, and was never better treated than
this visit. The report was doubt
IS started by some ill-natured scamp
some purpose Of his own.-M.
seph Journal.
The Carrollton, Miss, Conservative
yes an account Of the reckless kill
9 of two colored men near that place
ely. It appears that two conyicts
the guard in Lefore
lnty and escaped. They were pur-
I'd by two white men, who, having
t trace Of them, stationed them
yes at a bridge over which it was
DpOsed the conyicts would pass.
e two unfortunate men who were
led, happened to come along about
*, were commanded to halt, and
ling to do SO, were fred upon. One
8 killed instantly and the other SO