The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-05
LOUISIANA.

Tho Alexandria We the People has reap
peared.
Marksville is raising subscription to erect
| monumental Rev. Jules Janneau, its late
pastor.
The two negroes confined In jail broke out
on Thursday night and made good their CO.
cape.--lFranklIn Sun.
Baton Rouge Is receiving largo excursion
parties from 1berville, Pointe Coupee and
West Baton Rouge, via the Crosse Tete Rail-
road.
Absalom W. Ford and Heeman Mcclure
have been convicted Of the murder Of DIR. jos.
Bazee and sentenced to death. Lake Charles
Echo.
Tho gin house Of e. II. Rhymes. near Ray
ville was destroyed by fire one night last
week, together with good deal Of cotton
Madison Journal.
Daniel Dade colored. aged III years, M
tive Of South Carolina and for many years q
. few days ago.-tEast Feliclana Patriot
Democrat.
.Crfppen and Morgan, confined In the Natchi-
t0ches iail for burning three stables and
cotton house on the premises Of the Widow
Farchu, escaped therefrom Monday night by
digging their way through the wallis.
Mrs. Buvian Sepulvado. on last Friday
week. gave birth to three children in this par
ish-one son and two daught.rs, who are all,
at this time, In a flourishing, healthy and
thriving condition.-tSabine Southron.
We learn from reliable source that col
ored man was found near I. X. Smiths PLAN
tation or Christmas morning, frozen to death
Too much Christmas and ''ursthead whisky
Is said to have done the work. tColfax Chron-
icle.
petition is being circulated to get the
Legislature to settle tho parish seat matter
by submitting the whole thing to vote OF the
people. 1t Is O. good move, and we hope It
will be signed by all our oltizens.-ICofax
Chronicle.
An unknown white woman was found
drowned In Red river, and Mr.. Il. Chaze. JUS
tce Of the peace, held an inquest over the
body The deceased was about twenty years
drowned Marksville Bulletin.
negro woman was found dead in a field
on Pamela plantation. just above town. on
Tuesday last, by the manager OF the place,
Mr.. Il. :. Emerson. 1t appears that she came
to her death through exposure brought on by
drunkenness.--l Tensas Journal.
The Natchitoches Yindicator distinguished
itself by appearing Christmas week as an
eight-paRe paper. 1t contained most inter-
nsting reading matter, and among other
things, q full account. historical, statistical,
ment
There are about 1856 men employed on the
jetty work. and two mattresses, $50 by SO
feet, were launched from the ways" on Sat-
urday. One Of them got "caught" Sunday by
the falling river, but was pulled off yester-
them will probably be over from vicksburg
to-day The quarters for the three govern
ment engineers are about finished, and they
will probably occupy them this morning.
Madison journal.
Saturday night last Jack Compair, col
ored man living some ten miles below town,
was shot and killed while sitting in Charley
Hamilton's blacksmith shop. 1t seems that
Ccmpair and several other negroes had been
playing cards, when some OF them left the
room and Immediately afterwards a gun
fired, and COmpair was instantly killed, being
shot through the heart with buckshot Ike
Crane, Ben Wilson and John Copes are under
arrest, charged with the crime.-t Columbia
Herald.
Last Saturday night a gentleman who was
on his way home, at a late hour, heard some
mana had been deat Mtb bs w sea
off and got another party to go with him to
ascertain what was the matter and convey
the injured party to some place where he
could be cared for. When he returned with a
found to be Mr.. James Irwin, who had by
some means or other got out of his house Ia
his night clothes. and was nearly frozen to
death when picked up. He was taken to the
jail, the nearest point where fire and bed
could be found at that hour, but by the time
they got him inside the room he was dead. In
the absence OF the coroner, Justice Henry
Avery held an inquest next morning, and a
verdict recorded In accordance with the facts, |
after which the body was taken In charge and
Baton Rouge Advocate.
Lannes Is the happiest old soul In the bills Of
mortality when his customers gather around
him with market baskets In one hand and a
plenty Of the needful in the other.