Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-16
STATE NEWS,

Marksvllc Review: Our townsman
Mr. S. Il. Thorpe has a telephone BET
wecn his office and house, which works
to perfection. II is not necessary 10
place the ear near the drum Of the tcle-
phone in order to hear, but the party
speaking at the end of the telephone
from the house can be heard in any part
of the office. II is certainly wonderful
that articulatc sounds should be carried
with such distinctncss n great distance
that they may be transmitted by means
of the telephone.
Patriot Democrat: The jury in the
case of the State VS.. w. Lawson Blount,
charged Within murder of Joseph Perry,
G., in 1915, after celebrating from Up,
m. on the 3Oth Sept. to six O'Clock on
the evening Of the LIST, returned int"
Court with verdict Of Not Guilty, and
the prisoner was forthwith discharged.
st. Joseph Journal: From Deputy
Sheriff J, b. Snyder, we Learn that one
day this week, while two colorcd men
were riding through the woods hunting
deer on the plantation Of Mr.. W. G.
Young, the cap on the gun otonc ofthcm
was accidentally exploded, sending II
charge Of buckshot into the neck Of the
other, killing him almost instantly.
Esquire Maddux held an inquest on the
body OF the deceased, and rendered a
verdict Of "accidcntal killing
Natchitochcs Viudicator: The mail
and passenger stage between Natchlto-
chcs and Shreveport left here on Monday
night. Running down a Icclivlty n few
miles this side Of Pleasant Hill, the hor-
scs ran away breaking the tongue ofthc
wagon. This started the horses ON the
double quick, until the stage upset in
one Of the ruts, huryiny the passenger,
who, we are glad to learn escaped injury.
During the smash up one of the horses
fell dead, while the other carried the
driver oil some Hundred yards. Upon
rccupcrating bis lost energies the driver,
John Justice, who was severely bruised
and the passenger wcntto Pleasant Hill
in 4 wagon sent ont for them. Arriving
At Pleasant Hill, n connection was made
with the regular stage, tl,c passenger
and mail transferred, and all arrived in
Shreveport only Il few hours behind time,
Natchtochcs Vindicator Mr.. K. H.
Wade, of Marthavllr, informed lis, n few
days ago, Of singular case %. thi, dread
tul malady, The victim i, Il boy, Y
years Old, named. Thoma, Dew, living
within two miles Of that town. II APP
pears he was bitten by a dog, showing
no signs OF being rahitl, over two years
AFRO. The wound was healed. and moth.
ing more was thought about it. Lately,
however, ne terrible malady has plainly
manifested itself. and the unfortunH,,
youth gets furious when hi, father OF
mother comes in his presence. When the
paroXiSms are over, he whistles and
sings rs formerly. Though very irail, il
takes two strong men to hold him while
the fit is on. Surely, better every deg
in the State were dead than that one
case of this kind shout occur.
Sabine Index: We see from til,
Standard of the 18th that II. d. Davis
the notorious American Machine Ayrn,
and swindler, has been arrested under Il
charge of embezzlcmrnt in Shreveport,
and committed to jail in default of $3.50
bond. This chicken sailed through her,
in February last pretending to represent
the above named company, and obtain
Ell mules, horses, goods and money from
our citizens, under prctcn,e that Ii,
would return in Il short while ard settle
for same, but he has never been heard OF
until he turns up as a criminal in Shrcvc
port, A good case of "obtainin. goods.
money and property, under false prctcn
scs" can be made against him here, by
two dozen citizens Of the place, and they
would like to "iNtcrvicw' the gentle