Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-03
STATE NEWS.

| St. Joseph journal: Inc Dahk con-
tinues to cave in the bend below town,
and in few weeks we will witness the
destruction of one of the finest levees in
the State. Next year the lower part of
Kemp levee will be in the river, and the
river is rapidly nearing the large leyee
above Hard Times Landing.
The Monroe Bulletin says: F. E. Will
lis, Snowman, sharper and tirst-class
fraud, known as the London Ghost SEN
sation, did Monroe last week, and abus-
ed the confidence of every one. He got
away without trouble Sunday morning,
but left most of his show fixtures in the
hands of the Sheriff. Willis may not
have known it, but he obtained goods
under false pretenses, and had he been
proceeded against might have been Of
service to the State i'll working capa-
city for twelve months.
Hon. +. l.. Kidd is suggested for Con-
gress from the 9TH district.
CoIfaN Chronicle: "Boys will be boys,
and have tieir fun whenever the chance
offers. A nercurial little Frenchman
came to town the other day, got
drunk; and then laid down to snooze it
off, when the boys BACKED lis face until
he would have passed for genuine son
Of Ham. OF course he got mad, but it
didn't do any good. You should not do
such naughty. tricks, boys; it amt
right, and you ought not do it again,
unless you get good chance.
Opclousas Democrat: At our neigh
boring village of Washington, few
days ago, darkey named VIM. Bap-
tiste, cut Il woman, with whom he had
been living, in a frishtful manner. The
culprlt is not expected to live, and the
culprit has been lodged in Jail.
Opclousas Courier: On Saturday, a
colorcd man, by the name of Laut Cor
mier, dropped dead from his horse as he
was leaving town.
A dissolute colored woman, named
Kate Johnson, says the Opelousas DEM
ocrat, died in that parish from conges-
ton of the brain superinduced by eX-
ccssivc drink.
st. Landry parish has mail rider who
is eighty years old.
The Bossier Banner says the State of
Louisiana can be made to double its
present population III a few years by
prudent, energetic action Oh the part
of its citizens.
The Lake Charles Echo gives the fol-
lowing chapter of accidents: Last week
man named Buck Young, engaged in
pilc-driving at the wharf of Lock 4
Cos saw-mill, few miles below Lake
Charles, fell from the top Of the pile
driver, several feet, impaling himself
upon the toggle of the pile driyer-a
blunt iron bolt about three inches long
and nearly all inch thick. Tile bolt Ell
tered his right breast. and fortunately
striking u rib, glanced upwards, COM
plcte!y burying itself in the flesh. The
unfortunate man weighed l90 pounds,
and remained transtiXed on the bolt,
suspended severaltect above the ground,
until two powerful men, with great diff
ticulty lifted him from OFT the bolt. Dr,
Muuday was Immediately sent for, and
under his care the sufferer is doing well,
and will recover. ...-.. Last Saturday,
in Lake Charles, daughter Of Hon.
James ?. Gcary, was kicked il the face
BY horse while walking along the
street. The hoTsc's hoof broke the little
girls upper jaw bone, knocked out her
front teeth, and broke the cartilage, but
not the bone, of her nose. She was at
tended promptly by Dr. j. G. Munday,
and is now doing well. She is only four
years old, and it is gratifying to know
she will be only temporarily disfgured.
...... Last Wednesday, in Lake Charles
a son of deputy sheriff J. J. Lyons, while
wrestling with another boy, was thrown
down, and his left arm was broken by
the fall. The boys were each about
thirteen years old.
Richland Beacon A correspondent
tells US that on June 10th, Mr.. VIII. Duff
sent his little brOthcr-in-law to drive up
the calves. He had found the calves
and started home with them, when on
hearing noise behind him, he looked
around and saw large bear following.
The little fellow tried to set his little
dog on Bruin, but the dog was too Saga
cions to be cnticcd into tackling such al
ugly beast, and made for home as fast
as his legs would carry him. The boy
then Ind behind q log, with the hope
that Bruin would pass by without NO.
ticing him; but that is not the nature OF
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