Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-21

Bosser parish, charged with r'lrdeflng ls = y
Henry Anderson slnith, step -lsother OF
,Johpson's, last Janusry n Miller county,
Arkansas. Jolihso,l arrived ipt town Sun
dav afternoon and turned his prisoner
over to Sheriff Leke. who vest terday morn
ins te.,urapled stsrif lea.its, ofAiner
couptyof Alexahhasrs arrest. y J. I and re-
ceived an anyxersayais Il &oSlf leave
by the first t!ain. he will arive my 81
afternoon from rexarkana and leave With
the prisoner. johnson has been on the
track of his brothers. murderer for some
time and deserves great credit for having
captured him.
4 postoffice has been established at
Grand Ecore, with Mr.. II. Mannheim as
Postmaster.
Natchitoches VindicatOr: We deeply
regret to record that the worms have
appeared in large numbers and in every
variety, on several plantations in our
ne;shborhood, and apprehensions are
entertained that many crops will be Sc
riously damaged before the 18th OF Sep
tember.
The Patriot Democrat is informed that
Mr. Stone, of the vicinity of HarrelPs
Mill. in St. Helena parish, went into the
woods one day last week in company
} with his nephew, a lad of twelve or
fourteen years, for the purpose OF get
ting out basket timber. After Mr.. ;.
had gone but short distance i'll the
forest, he heard the report of Il gun, and
i repairing to the spot, came upon the
: carcass of hog which had just been
e killed. Recognizing the dead animal as
e one of his own, and looking around, Mr.
d Stone discovered negro near by, and
e said: 'That is my hog, and you killed
y it, The negro Immediately raised hl'
: gun and fired ut Mr.. Stone, the shot
cutting away some of the hair from th'
IS head of this gentleman. The negro thel
# tried the second barrel, which snapped
y He then ran in the direction OF the boy
" who had the ak, and who, seeing hin
it coming, started off in the direction o
the house. Apprehending the purpos
il of the negro, Mr.. Stone overlook I'll
III boy, and secured the ax, when the nc
y gro fled and has not yet been heard fro'
er The people of the parish should tnr
ont en- masse and do all in their powe
i to secure the wonld be murderer.
he The Feliciana Sentinel says that Al
ar thony Wallace, II colored man for yea7
ty past in the employ of J. Freyhan n Go
ut was drowned in the ford of Bayou Sal
a creek on Sunday last 1t seems th'
is, Anthony was returning from Bayou II
MICA in company with his wife, al
ad upon reaching the ford found the strea
ill., very much swollen, but being himself
ee good swimmer, he left his wife on tt
ier bank and proceeded to attempt Il
Dc- crossing. When near the center OF Il
uy stream and too far advanced to retur
ors he found the quick sand too heavy I
m his mule to pass thseugh. The bug'
as was overturned and in Il few mlnut
of Anthony went under never to rise aga
nix When found he was grasping the buSe
'hs Feliciana Sentinel: The march OF l
Jun provemeuts in our village goes steMi1
III onward. In addition to those ent
"p, prises which we have recently m'
OH toned is that of Mr.. Joe Meyer, who
MS about to begin the erection of ma
Fels moth business establishment and IT
'sh dence adjoining Mr.. }. Michel, near
OF forks of the road. The building v
'e'! measure TO by 20 feet. In this sp
'ere will be contained the store proper, 30
III GO, the storage room, 20 by Gu, and
tne a. dwelling, the rooms Of which will be
'he by IS feet. This structure will be c'
''ie menced immediately, and VIII be
''hs ished for occupation on the 18th OF
tember. . 49,.
Nay Asyet, says the Pointe Coupee Ban
we the cotton worm has not .appcarc'
ALL our vicinity, though VIC hear OF it in
haa y, neighborhooA Of West BatonRouse.
1.en s. Claiborne Guardian: The wea'
. continues wet, showers falling ar
rho every day. Cotton crops have not
: ~ seriously injured as yet The wee
,. | unusually large and is truiting
1N> Some cotton is opening, but in CO
'o" ouence of the wet weather this G
"' opening will be Of but little ben
We need dry weather interpersed
wv. ~ light showers from this date on t
IuV" 1.-o ,,;n1l nf cotton