Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-12
STATE NEWS.

MarksvilIe Review: Our townsnlan
Mr.. $. X. Thorpe has u telephone bet
wccn his office and honse, which works
to perfection. 1t is not necessary TO
place tho ear near tho drum of the telc-
phone in order to hear, but the party
speaking ut the end Of the telephone
from tho house can be heard IN any part
of the office. 1t is certainly wonderful
that articnIate sounds should be- carried
with such distinct,css % great distance
that they may be transmitted by means
of the telephone.
Patriot Democrat: Tho Jury in tho
case of the State w. W. Lawson Blount,
charged with tho mnrlcrof Joseph Perry,
c., in 1875, after delibemting from Up.
m. on the 3Oth Sept. to six o'clock on
tho evening Of the 1st., returned into
Court with verdict Of Not Guilty, and
the prisoner was forthwith discharged.
ST. Joseph Journal: From Deputy
Sheriff J. d. Snyder, we learn that one
day this week, while two colored men
were riding through the woods hunting
deer on the plantation Of Mr.. w. G.
Young, the cap on the gun ofonc Of them
was accidentally exploded, sending u
charge Of bucksllot into the neck Of the
other, killing him almost Instantly,
Esquire Maddux held m inquest on the
body OF tho deceased, and rendered n
verdict of accidental killing.'
NatclIitoches indicator The mail
and passenger stage between Natch'to-
cl'cs and Shreveport loft hero on Monday
night. Running down adcclivitya few
miles this side Of Pleasant Hill, the llor-
scs ran away breaking tho tongue Of the
wagon. This started the horses on the
double quick, until tho stage upset In
one of the ruts, burying tho passenger,
who, VIC are glad to learn escaped injury.
During the smash up ono Of the horses
fell dead, while tho other carried tho
driver off some hundred yards. Upon
rccupcrating his lost energies the driver,
John Justice, who was severely bruised
and the passenger won't to Pleasant Hill
in wagon sent ont for them. Arriving
ut Pleasant Hill, u connection was made
with the regular stage, the passenger
and mail transferred, and all arrived III
Shreveport only few hours behind timc
Natchtochcs Vindcator Mr.. Il. II.
Wade, of Martl,avillc, informed us, u few
days ago, Of u singular case of this dread
FIJI malndy. Tho victim isa boy, II
years old, named. Thomas Dew, living
within two miles Of that town. II ap
pears he was bitten by n dog, showing
no signs Of being rabbi, over two years
ago. The wound was healed, and moth
ing more was thought about it. Lately,
however, the terrible malady has plainly
manifested itself, and the nnfor,rnat,
youth gets furious when his father Of
mother concsin his presence. When the
paroxisms are over, he whistles anl
sings MS formerly. Though very trail, il
takes two strong men to hold him while
tho fit il on. Surely, better every do,
in the State were dead than that on,
case of this kind should occur.
Sabine Index: We sec from TIN
Standard of the 25th that II. d. Davis
the notorious American Machine Agcn
and swindlcr, has been arrested under q
charge Of ombczzlcmcnt in Shreveport
and committed to Jail in default Of S:'5'
bond. This chicken sailed through her
in February last pretending to rcprcscn
the above named company, and obtain
cd mules, horses, goods and money frol
our citizens, under prctcnsc that j
would return in % short while and scttl
for same, but he has never been heard o
until he turns up rs u criminal in Slrcv'
port, "A good case of obtaining goods
money and property, under false pretcn
, SECS" can be made against him here, b.
. two dozen citizens of tho place, and the
would like to "intcrvicw" the gentle
man whom the CadllO authorities hay
finished with him.
Point Coupcc Banner 1t has fallen
our lot to announce tho dcatb Of Wido,
Pcrvis Major, at the ripe old aye of 7
years Deceased was q native Of thi
parish and was highly beloved and r,
spcctcd by her numerous relatives an
largo circle Of acquaintance. Anon
her living descendants sho leaves hcl
y her daughter, the. Widow Leopold d.
J mornclIe, and her SONS, Jean Baptist,
Eticnnc and Arcade Major, who hay
our sympathy. In this instance the ha
vest Of tho Lord ms ripe and ready
De garncrcd.
Point Coupce Banner: There al
some three or four cOOrcl societies
i | iLia nnrial, II L iln u hmm nrlnr mud IL