Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-02

Il the crops of this parish were never NOR
Il promising at this season. Reports fron
s all parts of the parish are to that effect
, the corn crop in some localities is q par
tial failure, but planters everywhere ar
satisfied with the cane and cotton.
Columbia Herald: One negro n,al
killed another in Jackson parish last
week. The particulars or the names OF
the parties we have failed to learn.
Morehouse Clarion Aaron Morrison,
colored, of the 9th Ward, was in town
last Saturday, and from him we learned
that Oh Friday evening last two coloretl
men engaged i'll working the road Just
below Oak Ridge, became engaged in
a friendly play. A fight cnsued, one
went Oft, secured a gun, came back, and
shot the other to death. The murderer
ned. Tie had forgotten their names.
Shreveport Times: Yesterday there
was a general alarm sounded by the
planters. The caterpillar (tlc third and
destructive crop has "broken out" sud-
denly, so to speak, and it is the impress
sion of some planters that their cotton
will be swept clean of leaves within the
next ten days. On Col. Jim HoIlncs-
wortfl's plantation, if we arc not mis-
informed, the work will be accomplished
in much less than ten days.
Farmerville Gazette: A negro who
had fed from Arkansas was captured in
the southern part of our parish bv a
party OF citizens from Arkansas, ON the
18TH inst. The thief was carried back
oy his captors, and will, unless he
should get away, serve the State for a
tw years. He confessed his crime. and
implicated another negro who has taken
the horses to The Mississippi swamp.
BosSier Banner: Boil worms is tIc
distressing cry of our farmers. 1t is ap-
prehendcd that tho cotton crop, of which
we've had such hatteling prospects, will
be cut off at least one-balf.
Some youngsters bet on slarper's
tricks the other day i'll Coltax, lost their
money and then made him give it back
'ya process of genuine bull,loozny.
st. Tammany Farmer: Last Thurs
lay morning Mr.. Jesse S. Davis, grand :
son OF the late Judge Jones, was drown
III while bathing in the Bogue Falia, L1
lear Covlnston. He had gone to the
'ver alone, for the purpose of taking =
'atl', aud not being an expert swimmer, .
is supposed that he was drowned
'h'Ie attempting to swim to the oppo- 7
lte shore, although the river is narrow
t that point, which is known as the
boys bathing place" His clothes
'ere found lying on the bank by yonnr y
zee flsher, who happened to be passing
hat way, and not seeing anyone in the
yer, nc waited for some time, but the
"her not appearing, he examined the
'othes and found that they belonged to
esse Davis, and lie at once notified his
lends, and search for the body COM
ehced. After about al hour spent in n
wing, in which quite number of our
tlzens participated, the body was fin
ly brought up by colorcd man named Pr
asar. Among the most persistent
archers, and who, we believe. first dis ,
'vered the whereabouts of the body
us DR.. Chambers, who was one of the
st to enter the WATER and remained
until after the body was found. Drs,
tndolph and Chambers spent some D.,
lie III endeavoring to restore life, but
elr efforts were of no avail, as the un- y
ft'lnate young man had been dead at con
'st two hours when his body was re- i
vered. Jesse was moral, upright adv
'lns man, and was highly esteemed a
al who knew him. He was eighteen M
ars OF age, and but a few days before
death had been emancipatcd. He a.
is spending the summer in Coyinuton Va.
his health, and was to have entered
'ege next year to complete his educa- Mil
II. He had bright prospects before
u, and was a young man of brilliant ana
'mlses. His body was taken to the tho,
Friday morning for intcrmcnt. His .,
'th IS universally mourned by our -
zens, who sympathize with his be- Cdl
we'd relatives in their great atflctop o,,
or the celebrated Hop Bittcrs, call -
Mr.. N. Wax, agent. SO