Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-09
STATE NEWS.

Sabine Index: Would you believe it
The beavers are getting 50 numerous in
the creeks and bayous near here that
the crash of fallen timber and the fami.
liar "tlap" of their trowcl-like tails can
be distinctly heard all through the night
They occasionally make raids on the
corn crops of adjacent fields and com.
init the most outrageous ravages.
/ Marksville Bulletin: A genuine salt
water shark was caught last week in
the Red River opposite the Experiment
plantation. It was skinned, stuffed and
brought to our Office where it can ba
seen by our people. Very few of our
citizens have ever seen this kind of fish
and therefore to them it will be quite q
curiosity.
Houma Courier: Most of our sugar
planters fear an early and severe winter,
and consequently will begin to grind
early in the season.
The st. Landry Democrat wants to
know why Louisiana sugar sells in New
York at ST and 81 cents per pound and.
| right at home at from 10 to 12t cents.
The wedding bells will begin to chime
] around Sparta about the middle of Oc-
tober.
Rural Times: Don't forget to tell
your neighbor that the Sparta Rural
Times can be had the balance of this
year for only one bushel of potatoes.
Pass this item along, boys, for the
sake of Our musical confrerc.
st. Joseph Journal: Some two weeks
ago, Deputy Sheriff Curry, assisted by
Aids Snyder and Winter, undertook the
somewhat doubtful task Of driving from
the Courthouse building the innumer-
able numbers Of bats that have made it
their abiding place, almost ever since
its erection, we should suppose, Judging
from the large amount of excrement
which came from their hiding place.
The burning of some twenty pounds of
sulphur accomplished the job, and
though only a few of the weaker ones
succumbel to its influence sufficiently
to drop down, and the boys upon retir-
ing i'll the evening were doubtful of the !
success of their scheme, yet it was found
next morning that the bats had left the
building during the night and did not
return. A good radiance.
Coushatta Citizen: The weather this |
week has been very unfavorable for the |
gathering of the staple. Cotton is rot
ting III the fields from the continuous
rains, and the outlook at this writing is
as gloomy as can be imagined. Some
fields have been abandoned in the hills.
and from appearances the abandonment
was justitiable, as the yield promised an
actual loss on the capital and labor in
yolvcd. On the river places cotton
pickers get in some work, but the work
is exceedingly light. The plant rots
before it can be gathered, and the loss
will certainly be very great.
Colfax Chronicle: The crop of mast
is unusually large this year, which is an
good fortune to raisers, as
two years of good mast rarely come to-
gether. The crop was exceptionally
good last year, and this, with the mild
winter they had to 60 through, has Civ
Ell the porkers better growth than for
several years. AS plenty Of corn has
been made, We may expect to have
cheap meat and bread this winter.
Coltax Chronicle: Nearly one hundred
persons have signed the petition to abol-
ish Grant parish. All they want to
have it put to a vote is about two hum
ilred more names. After this, all they
want to carry it is six hundred votes.
They may get three hundred.
Natchitoches indicator: The town
Of Natchitoches has been without va
can't residence for more than two years
past, and in consequence there will be,
this winter, a material advance in rents.
Some Of our house owners have already
been offered as much as double the
amount Of rent now received by them
tor eligible houses, and they have de-
termined to accept the protfers. This
speaks well for the business improve
ment of this section.
On Tuesday morning last COW be-
ongng to Mr.. d. NJ. Brame, Of this
own, refused to submit to it's usual
milking, and began to run believing
around the yard, attacking everything
won hogs and poultry. Later in the day
t began to frOth ut the mouth and a
jhick foam covered its body, While it's
yes were wild and unnatural DR..
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