Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-20
STATE NEWS.

The Donaldsonyille Chief has this to
say about the appointment Of 4 new
Justice Of the Peace in the sacred pre-
cincts of its town: "The installation Of
Mr.. Il. J. Green as Justice of the Peace
for this ward will not interfere with his
painting business. All orders for house,
sign or ornamental painting, granting,
calciminiDg and papcr-hanging left at
his workshop will meet with prompt at
tcntion as heretofore. Mr.. Green's rcpu-
tation as q painter is well established in
this community, and many u building
and sign in town and parish exhibit in
dubitable 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 McEnery, expiato his crime
on Friday, LIST day of October, between
II A. NJ. and 4P. No.. Andrew jack
son, colored, who killed negro on DR..
Browns place and for which he was sent
to the penitentiary, made his escape soon
after his incarceration. We understand
ho has been rccaptured and lodged in
Jail in BastrOp.
St. Charles Herald: Some little on
citcment was created in our village on
last Monday morning by the sudden ap-
pearance Of three horsemen galloping
through our principal thoroughfarc at
break-neck speed, armed with double
barreled shot-guns. On enquiry, we as
ccrtained that the cause of this was that
on Monday morning there had been a
Jail delivery in the adjoining parish of
st. John, and that the parties in NEIL
tion were in pursuit of the fugitives.
KICKED BY A HORsE.-We regret to
have to record q serious accident to our
old friend, Mr.. c. c. Gould, now resid-
ing near Pattersonville, 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
skillfnl surgery of DR.. II. J. Sanders and
DR.. L. A. Burgess, he would probably
have lost the sight of it. Mr.. Gould is
now recovering slowly from tho effects
Of his wound. The horse had been con-
sidcrdd a very gentle one, but kicked in
sudden freak, to avoid being caught.
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
ATTEMPTED AssAssINATION.--On Mon
day night, July 5th, desperate attempt
was made to murder Mr.. st. Clair Du'
gravelle, the manager of tho store OH
tho Ricohoc plantation, in the parish OF
st. Mary. While he was sleeping in his
bedroom, in the rear of his store, with a
light burning, some person fired a shot
through the blinds of Ills window, at his
head. The bullet passed through Liz
pillow, and shot away one of tho rounds
of the head-board of the bedstcad, and
he had Il very narrow escape from death.
Robbery is supposed to be the object,
but no arrests have yet been made.
Since then, on last Sunday night, July
nth, all attempt was made by burglars,
to break into tho same window, but
being fired at, the robbers ran away and
escapcd.-lberia Sugar Bowl.
The Feliciana Sentinel states: An.
other sad story of that fearful malady,
hydrophobia, reaches us from Laurel
Hill, in this parish. 1t seems that solnc
forty days ago, a 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 tho 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 i'll the parish have been il
attendance constantly, no hope of Iii
recovery is anticipated; in fact, he may
be dead at this writing.
The census shows that Natchitoche'
has population of 1851. This is mucl
smaller than was expected by the citi
zens, as no one thought it would fal
short of two ousand.-Register.
WIFE SHooTlNG.-A few days since, :
negro by the name of Ben Johnson, wh'
resides on Col. Levy's place, about tw'
miles below town, shot his wife. TIN
particulars of which, SO far as we lay'
been able to learn, are about as follows
They had been quarreling all day, ant
| finally, while she was standing in an ad
joining room, he picked up his gun an