Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-02
STATE NEWS.

last. two little SONS of Mr.. blanchard,
on Bayou Poydras, aged respectively 4
and years, were riding II horse around
their fathers yard, when the horse sud
denly began to rear and pitch till nc
threw both OF the boys, one on one side
aud one on the other side. The youngest
was thrown against q tree and instantly
killed. the eldest was only slightly
Ouachita Telegraph: A German, only
three months from Bavaria, came to
town sick of chills and fever few days
ago, leaving, on that account, employ
ment somewhere in the country. He
procured proper medicine at Moorc's
drug store, and went about town, until
q chill came on, when he was carried TO
the city bnilding, given q place 10 rest
and some ice water, and assigned to the
care of policeman Rgsby. He was short
~ after able to 90 to the cistcrn, and
Q then returned to his bed. When visited
some two or three hours subsequent, the
man was found dead, A small memo
randnm book, containing brief diary
Of his sra voyage and travels from New
York. Il letter from his atiianccd bride in
Germany, II torn map and Il small brass
check stamped est. l.. II. j.. y. A.
with some three dollars in money, were
all the articles of any value or impor-
tance found on the deceased His name
was Adam Scebcrgcr aged about 30
years, and of good appearance. 1t is
supposed that he was formerly u soldier
ana came from near Augsburg. Bavaria.
Ne was unable to speak English, and
nothing said by him in his native tongue
pcr5aincd to anything more tlian the
condition of his health. The letter Of
his atiianceG bears ready translation,
but is mainly taken up with everyday
couce,ns, concluding with an expression
of longing to see her now long, long de-
parted !ovcr.
The Patrot.Democrat says; The re-
suit of the trip OF Rev. c. G. Andrews,
President of Centenary College, to the
northern part of this State, is ten stu
dents who accompanied him on his re-
turn, and the promise of six or eight
more yet to come. Centenary College
now numbers scventy-fve more students
than it had ut the same date in any
session since iS72.
Ouaehi,a Telegraph: Green Rc'I'ling,
the colorcl man who was in Jail under
sentence Of death for the murder of his
wife and who was to have been hanged
to-day week, died in his cell Monday
morning about 2 o'clock. He had been
sick since Tuesday of fever ami dysen.
terry. receiving treatment from DR.. Muir
ply. hnt steadily grew worse, dying as
stated. and alone, not arousing the in
mates of the cell across the narrow hall.
His death is presumed to have been
from disease. since no opportunity is
known To have been afforded for the pro-
curing Of poison, although his symp-
toms indicated somewhat that lc might
have swallowed some such fatal sub
stance as ground glass, which, we are
told by a physician, is rather favoritc
means of bringing Oh death with the
negro. Green's department and CONVEX
,sasion, however, gave no indication of ~
purpose or desire to commit suicide,
further than he dreaded, he said, cxecu-
ton on the gallows.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: The resid-
cnvc and kitchen of Mr. James Worsham.
some seven miles from this town, was
destroyed by fire on the night tthc 18th
inst. The couiagration was caused by
IN improperly arranged pipe attached
TO the kitchen stove. The unfortunate
gentleman lost al his household furniture
beds, bedding, and wearing apparel OF
himsclf and family, together with over
two bales of ungined Gotten. MIR. Wor-
shan, who is struggling hard for a
livelihood, has an aged 'mothcr, wife
and threr small children 1cpeDIcn. npon
him for support.
Prot. Basil Manly, who was recently
appointed head of the male department
of Keachi College, DcSoto, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with q
razor. His father was the Rev. Basil
Manly, Jr.; his grandfather Rev Basil
Manly, ST.. both well-kuown Baptist
Ayines
Morehousc Clarion: The jury in tho
case of the estate W.. Will Stevenson,
charged with murder, after retirement
oftwenty minutes, brought in 4 verdict
of "Not guilty" last Monday night about
ii o'clock.
As we stated three weeks ago, Mr.
Stevenson, after cluding the officers o