Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-21
STATE NEWS.

and in | hoilr and ~ minutes t,ile .ho
LARGE eooperase of ]. II. Harvey lncina-
ING an engine and other machinery was
totally destroyed
c,o.,o Courier. In two weeks from
this date, the whistle on the t'fs' 'f"'n
of oars between Houston ana Ne" W.
leans will be heard in our village "on'
Il be great sight to stand on our Broad
way-Corpernicus Ayenue-ano loon
upon those jolly Texans as they pass W
Wont it!!! !, .,.,
Shreveport Times: Deputy Sheriff a.
G. Elstner returned from Dallas recently
with George Bowie, colored i"s'''Ve
from Justice who has some ha,i,"o1el
aliases, who had been arrested ana helo III
that city. George isa lively cuss and mas
a decided penchant for COWS, lne'e .'.: ,.!e
".rsra1 indictments against him in this
,,arish for cow stealing.
St. Landry Democrat: Contrary 10 our
.xnectations, and contrary to what mas
usually been the case heretofore during
long spells Of wet weather. we nave y, o':.'
rsI;ahlv informed by parties living IN
1;w.rent sections of our parish that the
cotton crops are in the finest conol''on
nossib]e. Too much rain, as {; general
thing is considered fatal to the pant
Rut This old theory has been completely
,,,s.t this season. Instead OF the cotton
he;ng il the least injured by the eSces-
,;uo ro;ns we have had for the past hVe
us;x weeks we are told by reliable
n,anters that it has been perceptibly and
very materially benefited thereby Inc
n,aut has not only grown un"sual'S
large and vigorous, but is literally co'-
cred with sound, healthy fruit.
The Opelonsas Democrat says . races
xvere run on the Opelousas course last
Saturday. The competition was DE-
tween Natchez (Miss.) and st. l'aiois
n,r;sh horses. The latter all came out
v;ctor;ous, Hurrah for st. Landry. o
Tho Shreveport Times says the peacl
crop is panning out much better III .nal
was anticipated some weeks ago. lhe'
are selling Oh the streets at 9o Genus Pe
bushel
sbreyeport Times: There is peacl
tree in the garden Of a lady living III TN
suburbs which is guilty of slnguia
frank this season. 1t is of a fine varlet!
aud last year bore large peaches' o'
now it is full of fruit not so large as
hickory nut, and the singular part IL
that nearly all the peaches are twins.
The Shreveport Times gives this sa
account of the killing of two little chi
dren: Sunday morning about thre
miles southeast of Collinsburg, bosslt
uacjsh. a most distressing accident o.
cured, resulting in the instant k'llll
of two children, boy aged two yea
and girl aged four years. Inc cifc'''
stances as we learn them are ABOUT
follows: \ white man by the name
Robert Gilbert, living on Mr. fral
strayham's place, had been out h"nt''
Saturday Init from some canse his q
wor]d not fire, and Sunday morning
went into Mr.. Strayham's worksho
screwed his gnn up in the wise, took
one of the locks and began hamme'1
about the gun when one OF the paff'
was discharged, the load going throu
an inch plank, which formed a part
the wall of the shop. Unfortunate
Mr.. strayham's two little children We
playing just outside of the shop and
range of the gun, and when 1t hreo
little boy dropped dead, several OF
shot penetrating his brain, ana his III
sister fell mortally wounded, hav'
been struck in abdomen.
pointc-a- la Hache Observer: Mr' n
r;ssc LaEranre, living III b'ras sew
ment los. by fire, on the night OF !
pust 9TH his fine residence Whlch
been lately built Owing to the h
wind prevailing at the time OF the
the intense heat destroyed a large NJ
be, of tine orange trees in his grove.
loss il about s., 600, and we regret
say the property was not insured.
fire originated in the kitchen and G
municated to the house before II
discovered.
yermillionville Advertiser: On \
Aav the 9th instant Sheriff Edgar n
ton arrested one Sosthene Joseph
oreu, in st. Mary parish, charged
murder. The accused was lnd'cteo
the grand jury in October, 1876 tor
murder of SEVERN Gircuard, also colo
in this parish in the month OF A"
preceding, and has for over 1our
hccu fugitive from justice Effort
been made repeatedly to effect his
ture, but in vain, until the last Wis
our sheriff on that errand.