Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-09
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STATENEWS.

The consolidation Of the six villages
of Gretna, New Grctn;,, Mechanicslam,
New Mcchanicsham, Frcctown and Nc
Donouglyillc is spoken of, and it is very
probable that when thcnoxt Legislature
meets an act to incorporate will be pc
titioncd for.
Last week one of the residents of JEFF
ferson parish, Il Slaniard named Hypo-
lite Martinez, expired mt his store at
Wesiwego where he had carried on y
grocery business. Martinez had no liy-
ing relatives and died surrounded by y
number of negroes who, while ostensi-
bly, engaged in mnistering to his com
fort, seized tho opportunity offered by
the old mans inability to leave his bed
to rob him of ofcvcrything in the house.
Marksvillc Review: From every
where throughout the parish comes the
report Of n falling off in the crop antic-
ipatcd earlier in The season. The cotton
has been seriously injured by the rains.
| OpclousaS Democrats: All the infor-
nation we have about the railroad is.
that it isnot yet completed to this point,
although it was predicted months ago
that it would reach here by the 18th of
August CT the lst of September. Just
exactly when 1t will be finished to One
lousas, no outsider can tcll--and we
doubt very much whether the contrac-
tor himself can tell. But it cannot be
many days, FOR We have heard of party
of convict Iaborers having been sent
forward to operate on the line between
here and Washington.
The st. Tammany Farmer tells this
good story: Ono day last week, as the
steamer New Camclia was passing out
of the river into the lake, the officers
and crew went through the "frc drill"
which the law requires shall be per
formed on every passenger steamer al
loast once a week. The alarm of fire
was given, and soon every man was at
his post, the hose We're attached to the
engine, and a stream OF water was being
thrown upon the spot where the "rag-
ing hamcs' were supposed to be. Just
as the crew had get fairly at work, and
amid the noise and din and C, les of fire,
the door of a statc-roOm was suddenly
thrown open, and prominent and we'll
known young attorney, whose intense
alarm was only cqua''cd by his scany
attire, rushed frantica'ly fmth and pro-
cccdcd through the entire length Of the
cabin, needless Of the surprised glances
OF the fa'r occupants, and cly;ng at tho
top of bis voice, "Where, where's the
fire" In his enthusiastic e4ol Is to dis
cover the whore abouts Of the fire and
"know tho worst" he dashed down the
stairs to the lower deck, where bis excited
actions and pecr* r*ar appearance attrac-
ted the attention of some in.ienls. who
quickly explained to him that it was
SIMPLY "fire f"i1(,' Intended to Leep
the crew of the boat in training, SO that
each man world understand bis duty in
case an actual fire should occr". After
hearing all the evidence he concluded
that he was the guilty Victim of 81 delus-
ion, for which he proceeded to punish
himself by remaining as remote as posi-
bic during the balance of the trip to tho
city.
Rchland Beacon: N.''1e slightly I'LL
der the Influence ofliquoi, last Satr day
evening, Mr.. Reuben Williams was
tlourishirg a loaded and cooked Colts
revolver around in tho Star Saloon in
this place when one chamber of it was
discharged, tho ball passing Trough Mr.. |
John B. Davis loft aim, betweeen the
shoulder and elbow, breaF ing the bono
and lodging against his side. The
wound is both very painful aud danger
Gus. Another sad resr't of ca. !, ing
firearms, which we most sincerely re-
gret.
Farmerville Gazette: Horse steal
ing by a resularly organized elan is
undoubtedly being actively ca. led on,
in our own PAL. .sh aud in the adjacent
cofnties Of 4 kansas. If our people are
on the alert they WI not Only protect
their own property, but can enable J