Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-24
STATE NEWS,

say about the appointment OF new
Justice of the Peace in the sacred pre-
cincts of its town: "Thc installation of
Mr.. Il. j. Green as aJustice of the Peace
for this ward will not interfere with his
painting business. All orders 'ur house,
sign or ornamental painting, Sra'nng,
calcimining and paper-hanging left ut
his workshop will meet with prompt at
tcntion as heretofore. Mr.. Green's rcpn-
taton as q painter is we'll established in
this community, and many o building
and sign in town and parish exhibit in
dubitabc evidence Of his skill as q work
man"
We CLEAN the following from the Mon
roe Bulletin: Green Red, convicted OF
the murder of his wife and sentenced to
death, will, under the warrant OF Acting
Governor McEncry, cxpiate his crime
on Friday, 1st day of October, between
ia. NJ. and 4P M...---. Andrew Jack
son, colorcd, who killed a negro on DR..
Browns place and for which he was sent
TO the pcnitcntiary, made his escape soon
after his incarceration. We understand
he has been recapturcd and lodged in
jail III Bastrop.
st. Charles Herald Some little cx-
element was created in our village on
last Monday morning by the sudden ap-
pcarance of three horscmcn gaIlopIng
through our principal thoroughtarc at
break neck speed, armed with double
barrclcd shot-guns. On enquiry, we as
certancd that the cause of this was that
ON Monday morning there had been y
Jail delivery in the adjoining parish OF
St. John, and that the parties in men
tinn were in pursuit of the flgitivcs.
KICKED BY a HoEsE.-Wc regret to
hayc to record Il serious accident to our
old friend, Mr.. c. c. Gould, now rcsid-
ing near Pattcrsonvillc, in the parish OF
st. Mary. On Sunday morning, the 4th
inst, he was kicked in the face by his
horse, while trying to catch it in the
road fronting his house. The bone of his
nose was broken, and his right eye badly
injured, SO much so that but for the
skillful surgery Of DR.. II. j. Sanders and
DR.. L. A. Burgess, he would probably
have lost tho sight of it. Mr.. Gould is
now recovering slowly from tho effects
OF his wound. The horse had been coll
sidcred a very gentle one, but kicked in
~ sudden freak, to avoid being caught.
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
ATTEMPTED AssAssiNATioN.-On Mon
day night, July 5th, Il desperate attempt
was made to murder Mr.. st. Clair Du-
gravellc, the managcr Of the store on
the Ricohoc plantation, in the parish Of
St. Mary. While he was sleeping in his
bedroom in the rear Of his store, with q
light burning, some person fired o shot
through tho blinds of his window, ut his
head. Tho bullet passed through his
- pillow, and shot away one of the rounds
y of the hcad-board of the bedstead, and
he had q very narrow escape from death.
Robbery is supposed to be tho object,
but no arrests have yet been made.
Since then, on last Sunday night, July
llth, an attempt was made by burglars,
to break into tho same window, but
being fired ut, the robbers ran away and
cscapcd.-Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The Fclciana Sentinel states: An
other sad stotN of that fearful malady,
hydrophobia, reaches us from Laurel
Hill, in this parish. 1t seems that some
forty days ago, rabid cur passed
through the yard of Mr.. Duncan Stew
art, and in its course bit fine hound
belonging to that gentleman. A negro
man caught the hound to examine it.,
when he was bitten thereby. A few
days ago, the poor man went into con-
vulsions and although two of the best
physicians in the parish have been in
attendance constantly, no hope Of his
recovery is anticipated; in fact, he may
be dead at this writing.
The census shows that Natchltochcs
has population Of l,GSl. This is much
smaller than was expected by the cti-
2cNs, as no one thought it would fall
short of two usand.-hcgistcr.
WIFE SHOoTING.-A few days since. n
negro by the name of Ben Johnson, who
resides on Col. Lcvy's place, about two
miles below town, shot his wife. The
particulars of which, so far as we have
been able to learn, arc about as follows !:
They had been quarrcling all day, and
finally, while she was standing in an ad-
joining room, he picked up his gun aud
fired through the partition at her, he
being able to see her Though a small
crack, The load passed through the