Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-11
STATE NEWS.

! The consolidation of the six villac,
of Gretna, New Grctna, Mcchanicshan
New Mechanicsham, Frectown and Mt
Donoughville is spoken of, and it is yer
probable that when thcnext Legislatu,
meets An act to incorporate will be pt
titioned for.
Last week ono of the residents of JET
fersor parish. . Spaniard named Hypo
lite Martinez >pired at his store a
Westwsgo, wH..e no had carried on
grocery business. MARTINEZ had no liv
ing relatives and died surrounded hy
number OF negroes who, while ostcnsi
bly, engaged in ministering to his com
fort, seized the opportunity offered b,
the old mans inability to leave his be,
to rob him ofeverything in the house.
MSrksville Review: From every
where throughout the parish comes tn.
report Of falling of in the crop antic.
ipated earlier in the season. The cotton
has been seriously injured by the rains.
Opclousas Democrat All the infor.
nation We have about the railroad is.
that it is not yet completed to this point,
although it WAS predicted months ago
that it would reach here by the 18th of
August or the lst Of September. Just
exactly when 1t will be finished to Ope-
lousas, no outsider can tell-and VIC
doubt very much whether the contrac-
tor himself can tell. But it cannot be
many days, for we have heard Of party
OF convict laborers having been sent
forward to operate on the line between
here and Washington.
The st. Tammany Farmer tells this
good story: One day last week, as the
steamer New Camelia was passing out
of the river into the lake, the officers
and crew went through the "tire drill"
which the law requires shall be per-
formed on every passenger steamer at
least once week. The alarm of fire
was given, and soon every man was at
his post, the hose were attached to tho
engine, and o stream Of water was beinr
thrown upon the spot where the "rar-
ing hames' were supposed to be. Just
rs the crew had get fairly at work, and
amid the noise and din and cries Of fire.
the door OF n statc-room was suddenly |
thrown open, and prominent and well |
known young attorney, whose intense
alarm was only cqualled by his scantu
'f'ire, rushed frantically firth and pro-
'eedcd through the entire length Of tho
'abin, Needless Of the surprised glances
If the fair occupants, and crying at tho
op OF his voice, Where, where's the
ire" In his enthusiastic efforts to dis.
over the where abouts of the fire and
know the worst,' he dashed down the
ta'rs tothc lower dock, where his excited
ct'ons and peculiar appearance attrac-
@l tho attention Of some friends, who
mckly explained to him that it was
imply q "tire drill" intended to keen
he crew of the boat in training, so that
ach man would understand his duty in
ase an actual fire should occur. After
caring all the evidence he concluded
nat ne was the guilty victim of a delus.
III, for which he proceeded to punish
lnlscff ty remaining as remote as possi.
'e during the balance Of the trip to tho
ty.
Rlchland Beacon: While slightly un-
'r the influence ofliquor, last SATURDAY.
'enlng, MIR. Reuben Williams was
ourlshing loaded and cooked Colts !
volver around in the Star Saloon in 8
rs place when one chamber of it was !
ssharycd, the ball lpassing through Mr.. I
'hn b. Davis left arm, between the J
oulder aud elbow, breaking the bone
ID lodging against his side. The q
'und is both very painful aud danger. Il
S. Another sad result of carving 8
earms' ca which we most sincerely re-
tarnervillc Gazette: Horse steal.
z by 4 regularly nrCan;yo1 o,,