Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-08
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improvements are gol on al
around, and Il titles are esen to Land
IL Colfax Hwont be leng before w
Ave quit ) pietentlq1 burg
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Pat GiIbons, the youth who Nss
shot in the side Sunday night on Tn.
ton Walk, BY an unknown negro, died
at the Charity Hospital yesterday If
ternoon ftom the effects of his wound.
Picay2,s.
A. stoude, . citizen s pointe Cou-
pee, on Sunday evening, committed
suicide by jumping into the river,
from on board the steamer 4. =. Lee,
while that vessel was passing Don
aldsonville, La.
Peter Souliar, editor Of the Jefferson |
lSentinsl, published at Gretna, COM
mitted suicide on the morning Of the
4th inst, at his residence in that place,
by shooting himself in the mouth with
q double barreled shotgun.
We like to get a sample sheet from
the editor of "patent inside" paper,
asking us to patronize his invention,
III just fun. The sheet is blank on
one side and is 20 useful for writing
up heavy thunder. Sabine So@thron.
During the storm on Saturday night,
lightning struck u barn on the planta-
ton Of Mr.. A. s. B. Pior, three miles
below town, killing a mule instantly.
The barn was only slightly damaged,
and other mules under the same roof
were uninjured.- Coushata Citizen.
A white woman named Mrs. Clan
cey, aged 81 years, while peddling
notions yesterday afternoon, fell dead
on Poet street, between Craps and
Love streets, Third District. The
remains were conveyed to the late
residence Of the deceased. p icaynne.
The New Orleans Democrat has
commenced it's great battle for the
people, and against the money chang
ers. Now boys, pass the order down
the line to fall in, and let us feel the
touch Of your elbows. Close up, and
if there is to be no quarter, why let
there be no quarter. Marksuille Bull
letin.
The New Orleans Democrat says i
There are nineteen members Of the
constitutional convention that framed
the constitution of 1852 still living
in this State. OF the men who framed
the present constitution Of 1868, q
large majority are dead Or have left
the State; the rest arc mostly for
gotten.
Warmoth, who for many years has
taken no special stock in the Republi-
can party in this State, has now affil-
lated fully with his old friends. He
is chairman Of the State executive
committee. We may look for sharp
work. The Republicans take parti-
san view Of the convention question. =
Claiborne Guardian.
A sneak thief was discovered in one
Of the upper chambers Of Capt. G. II.
Packwood's residence, in This town
on Monday last. An alarm from
members Of the family brought the
Captain to the front, but just in time
to see the shadow Of the rogue float
ing out at the back door. He took
nothing off save q big scare.--Clinton
Waterman.
The editor Of the Colfax Chronicle
is a little wrathy, if the following in
dicates anything We are getting
tired Of giving away our paper, and
shall make it a rule that if it is not
paid for at the end Of the year to stop
it. Recollect that you one the money,
and stopping the paper does not pay
for it. So if you fail to pay, we shall
keep your name as having swindlcd
us that much.
| A white man named Lacey, charged
with the murder Of Seth Bedford in
this parish, in 1874, was arrested in
Bell county, Texas, last week and
brought to this place by Mr.. d. M
Giddens, special deputy sheriff, and
lodged in our parish Jail last Tuesday
If reports be true, it will be very
difficult matter to prove the charge
against him, as the evidence is said
to be circumstantial, and very little
of that.-COuskdtta Citizen.
We learn that Mr.. Robert WARD
shot and killed negro named Lam
bert, on Tuesday last. The tragedy