The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-12-08
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IA CALIFORNIA firm matches
Squail, by artificial means, and domes-
Aticates them.'' just so! and as sooi
GAS Edison gets the necessary spare
stime he is going TO teach the domes
aticated quail how to toast the bread
lon which they are to be eaten. Il Col
3fax Chronicle.
-THE largest yield of sugar pr,
Gacre of which our Parish can boas,
awas, realized on the plantation Of
IJas. R. Deyall, Esq. A piece Of
aland back on Grand Bayou gave the
enormous yield of four thousand
spounds to the acre! Can any one at
ahome beat it?-[Sugar Planter.
4 -OuR Industrious young friend,
Jack Rhorer, sometimes INDUCES in
sgunning. His latest trophy is a
abald eagle Of the largest size. Il
ameasured seven feet from tip to tip.
1--WE have one of its quilts, which We
Sexpect TO stick in our hat upon al.
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Future grand occasions. s. Colfax
aChronicle.
4 Orr WITH Hrs PRISONER. Sheriff
sBen. R. Hogan, of DeSoto, left for
aMansaeld yesterday, With his ,pris
aoner, Charley Anderson, colored,
scbarged with murder iii DeSoto Par
sish. Anderson was captured BY
sDeputy Hogan this week, on Mr.. R.
&c. Cummings plantation, in this
aParish, near the Arkansas line.
4 4 Shreveport Standard.
4 AFTER consuming the time OF
'ashe court for whole week, the tire
ssome and neyer-ending McKnigh,
aaand Raglan case has again beeh deci.
Sded in favor of the latter. It is to
abe hoped that this will he the last OF
athis case, which has cost the Parish
ssof Grant several hundred dollars al
aready, and in the end will not be
aworth half that sum to the party
aagaining the suit. Il Colfax Chronicle.
q Fatal EXPLOSION Last Monday,
dthe 22nd inst, at the sugar house Of
aMr. Jas. Godberry's Terrehaute
aplantation, Parish of st. John the
aBaptist, one of the centrifugals exI
aploded while revolving at full speed,
Grounding three men. Oliver DUDE
aIlad both legs broken below the
akfees and one Of his hands torn off;
AMr. Templin had sh Calder disloca,
tied, and the third NAL whose name
1--WE have not heard. received two
aslight wounds. 1t was thought Mr.,
aDube would not survive his injuries.
~ Donalasonville Chief. IT. 81
q MORE CRooKEpNEss.-Hon. S. E
aHall, Of DeSoto, who recently had
1.-TWO valuable mules stolen from him
Zone Of which he recovered, while in
town yesterday, went up to the jai'
8and interviewed j. M. Ellison, the
= notorious horse thief who is now
3conined there, and obtained informa
2tion from him, which he is satisfied
will lead to the speedy recovery o.
ahis other mule. Ellison seems Il
sbe cognizant Of all the horse robber
aies that have taken place in this re-
aEsggion of country during the pas,
Stwelve months shreveport Stan
kdard.
q THURSDAY night some rockies.
whose wood pile needed re
aplenlshing, invaded the premises O.
s5Mr. Henry Haag, corner Of Common
s3and Crockett Streets, and proceeded
Ito help themselves from his wood
Apile. But before they could ge
Aaway with more than a wagon load 0
What just now luxurious article, Mr.
AH's attention was attracted by til,
|anoise and before his nocturnal visi
GIANTS were aware Of his prescnc,
|3they were. startled out of their sen
Uses by the rapid discharge Of fir,
Farms, and as soon as they could col
|lect their wits they quit that plac,
lin the sixteenth part Of a second
With the thermometer at 81 degree
eabove zero they found itsentirely to,
Hwarm for them in that neigLborhood
- Shreveport Times.