Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25
STATE NEWS.

Hon. IA. I. StTlnSleiioW IcpoiVs ''iif
bic Joss to the cotton crop iii his section
of Red River parish, by the boil worms
and caterpillars. He says the Cotton
Point place is sufferer to tlVee-tourths
of its crOi.
The nomination of Hon. N. G. Blanch-
ard seems to have met the enthusiastic
endorsement of the Red River people.
The Conshatta Citizen says: The can
non fred for Hon. N. G. Blanchard last
Wednesday, at $50 a. H., shook up the
natives" for distance of five miles
around. The Caddo Belle sounded her
whistle number of times, in answer TO
the salute fred as she passed by town,
and not until she was ont of sight did
the boys "ccase firing"
Pointc Coupee Banner: From the
9TH July to the 18th September it has
rained thirty seven days in this vicinity.
This is unprecedented. We have con-
ycrsed with planter who keeps a re-
cord of the weather, and it is after look
ipr over his diary that we publish the
above. No wonder that the cotton in
this vicinity is seriously injured. we
now consider the loss in cotton canscd
by these incrssant rains to be at least
one-third of the crop
Claiborne Guardian: One of the old
est, perhaps the oldest, citizens OF our
parish is Francis NJ. Greer, who visits
Homer every three months to prepare
the papers necessary for receiving the
quarterly payment of his pension in the
war of 1872. Mr.. Greer is 81 years OF
age. was born in Greene county, State OF
Georgia, and during the war OF lel2
served lis time as soldier at Savannah,
Georgia. Mr.. Greer is a well preserved
old gentleman, only infrm because of q
fall from a horse several months ago.
He now resides near Lisbon.
Shreveport Times: Monday night
about dark Mr.. +. l.. Berry, formerly Of
Mindcn, ctempted to travel the dark
valley Of Death, at the boarding house
of Mr.. Vm. Boazlnan, corner Travis and
Spring streets, by swallowing about
seven grains Of morphine. Early yester-
day morning he was discovered by some
Of the inmates of the house in acomatosc
condition who at once gave the alarm,
when Dr. Coty was summoned, who at
once administered the proper antidotes
and after working some time with the
yonng man succeeded in restoring him
to consciousness and out Of danger. The
cause assigned for the rash act is melan-
choly and intoxication.
Clinton Patriot-Democrat: We have
frequently published articles going to
show that East Fcliciana is a good sec
ton to live in. That We are correct, the
following will substantiate On four
aud half acres at the Lunatic Asylum,
in Jackson, IL miles from this place, DR..
John w. Jones, the efficient Superinten-
dent gathered sixteen hundred bundles of
fodder, over two hundred and three bar
rels of corn, and will also house some
four hundred and fifty bushels of sweet
potatoes. When the corn was laid by
sweet potato vines were set ont be-
tween the rows, and the potatoes are
now prodigiously large, and competent
Judges assert that the above estimate
will certainly be made.
ST. Charles Herald: Two drunken
white men furnished much amusement
for quite number of idlers on Front
street last Monday. 1t is strange how
some people glory in the misfortunes OF
Others. Ifany drunken man could view
himself as others see him, he would, we
think, forever abstain from the use of
anything that would make him appear
80 ridiculous. We are happy, however,
to state that sights Of this description
are but seldom witnessed in Hahnyille.
N. @. States: Two negro prisoners
broke Jail in st. Charles parish
about week ago. The deputy sheriff
tracked them down to the nine mile
point, opposite Carrollton, where they
were halted. One Of them surrendered
at once, but the other offered resistance
and sprang into the river, followed by a
shot from the dcputy's pistol. Alter
uately swimming and diving, be was al
most out Of range when q shot struck
the water in close proximity to the fn"
gitve's face, causing him to turn back
and follow his fellow prisoners example,
The twain were conveyed back to st.
Charles without further trouble.
Monroe Bulletin! We have noticed
with pleasure that some of the most in
teresting illustrations in the New Orleans
Democrat of late were the work OF the