Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-25

| morse III our faSt ISSUE, lidS Hot ohiy So0
| his horse back, but has captured the
colorcd thief who stole him.
The Postofiice Department having
sent special agent to Alexandria to in
vestigate the allegedcharge ofpreventing
the postmaster from taking charge ofhis
Office, the Democrat Of that place says:
'rhe agents name is Mr.. Galbrith, and
from appearance and his conduct here
| is a gentleman, and showed a desire to
give the citizens u hearing to refnte the
charges of violence, that some unprnci-
pied wretch telegraphed to Washington.
He invited a number Of citizens to meet
him, and the opposite party composed Of
Frank Connolly, Thos. Crawley and
Governor Wells at the Postoffice at 6
o'clock, p. NJ, on Saturday, but none
but the citizens met him, the other par
ties, for reasons best known to them
selves, did not come, but on Sunday
morning Governor Wells arrived in our
city, and the citizens were invited
TO meet him and others which took place
at the Postotlice. Frank Connolly did
not put in an appearance; be was accus-
cd of selling his appointment for Sir'y:tre
dollars, and the charge was fully proven.
Governor Wells exhibited q violent tenn
per towards John Dc Lacey; he accused
De Lancy of telling him that Capt. Jas.
G. White had offered him $500 to throw
the election in this parish in favor Of the
Democratic ticket, which De Lacey Nh
couivocally denied. Governor Wells
then drew his walking cane on DcLacey.
If correct report is made by the special
agent, violence will be shown to exist
with Gov. Wells and his few followers
and we have no reason to believe that
Mr.. Galbrith will not report correctly,
unless he was sent here expressly to re-
port some blood and thunder story fo1
campaign purposes in the Presiden tla]
election"
Wild ducks have made their appear
ance in AvoyeIles parish.
In 1874 Mrs. Dolhondc presented to
Gretna a square Of ground we'll located
for the purpose, provided they would
join hands and erect suitable court.
house on the ground, before the expira'
ton of 1850. The funds collected from
licenses were SGT aside by mutual agree
ment between the village authorities
but nothing resulted except the building
Of a small Jail. Since the funds have
not increased sufficiently to warrant the
laying Of the foundations. II the matter
is not shortly taken in hand and vigor-
ously pushed the land will revert to its
original owner, and the citizens will
lose the benefit Of the donation.
Opelousas Democrat: At the lower
end Of Facquetaique prairie, at what is
usually called the German settlement"
the land has always been considered
worthless. But this year about 1900
barrels Of rice will be produced in that
neighborhood. and within very small
compass, not extending up the prairie
which is quite narrow there-not more
than three or four miles. This rice in the
CROUCH" will net about four dollars per
barrel. So we have here in q small neigh.
borhood, where they used to produce
absolutely nothing for sale, a revenue OF
$4,000. The rice lands in this neigh.
borhood, the marshes, which were once
considered not only worthless but a
nuisance, are now the most valuable
and it will not be long before they can
not be bought for any reasonable price.
, Morgan City Review: On Monday,
Acting. Marshal Dennis Shannon arrested
T Gustavc Alexander, q mulatto, who was
about to take the steamship for Texas
Alexander is wanted in Lafayette par
+ sfl for horse stealing committed several
years ago. Constable 3. +. Harris came
down from Franklin the next day, and
took the prisoner to Vcrmihonville.
Columbia Herald: On Monday even
ing last a stabbing ARRAY occurred on
Mr.. y. Wadc's plantation, on the river
= 6 milcs below town. The parties con'
cerncd in the difficulty were John Coates
and Elijah Berry, both colored men
Between noon and shutdown Coates en-
tered Berry's house and charged hin
with trying to take his wife away from
him, and then and there deliberately
walked up to where Berry was sitting
Oh the floor and stabbed him in thu
shoulder with a pocket knife. Berry
I, Jumped and took tho knife from Coate.
and cut him twice in the abdomen
Coates then took to his scrapers and rul
as far as Mr.. Wade's house and looked
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