Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-04
STATE NEWS.

Cousbatta Citizen; From our office
door and within stones throw, we
can see a dozen journeymen carpenters
at work on new buildings. In the upper
part of town the Baptist church and Mr.
.Jones' residence have two contractors
"eaugsr at work, while another con-
tractor is pushing things on q new ana
handsome building on south FRONT
street. Does this look like Coushatta is
falling behind? Not much. we nave
more work going on than any town IN
tho State, and the improvements are all
substantial.
Amite Independent: Mr. B. D. Gull
lett, the inventor of the well known
Gullett Gin, has made a DONATION OF
sixty acres of land, situated near Amlte
CITY, to any six German families who
shall choose to locate in that neighbor-
hood. The tract is to be divided into
tracts of ten acres each, and the title TO
be perfected after two years occupancy
Mr.. Gullett wants no other people but
Germans. He will furnish the above
stated number free Of charge, with l''m-
bcr, shingles, bricks and nails enough
to build houses, and will furnish the
men with employment, Tor which ne
will pay them at the rate OF twenty
dollars per month.
Pointe Conpee Banner: MT. oscar
Duyernet is now building hotel nearly
in front of the courthouse, adjoining
and connected with the building for
mcrly occupied by the late }. }. Buz-
zetti. The new building is to be 36x34
feet. ard the mechanics have contracted
to finish their work for the lst of Sep
tember. Mr.. Duvernet, who is a push
ing young man, says lie will have his
hotel ready for the reception and enter
tainment of guests by the first day OF
the term of our District Court, which
begins on the 9th of September next.
Lafayette Advertiser: 1t seems to be
the general impression that altogether
the crops of this parish We're never more
promising at this season. Reports from
all parts of the parish are to that effect
the corn crop in some localities is par
tial failure, but planters everywhere are
satisfied with the cane and cotton.
Columbia Herald: One negro mar
killed another in Jackson parish last
week. The particulars or the names OF
the parties we have failed to learn.
Shreveport Times: Yesterday there
was general alarm sounded by tho
planters, The caterpillar (the third ant
destructive crop has 'broken out' sud
denly, so to speak, and it is the impres
sion of some planters that their cotto1
VIII be swept clean Of leaves within thu
next ten days. On Col. Jim Hollings
wOrth's plantation, if we are not mis-
informed. the work will be accomplished
in much less than ten days.
Farmerville Gazette: A negro wh'
had fled from Arkansas was captured il
the southern part of our parish by ;
party of citizens from Arkansas, on TIT
10Th inst. The thief was carried hacl
by his captors, and will, unless h
should get away, serve the State for
few years. He confessed his crime, an'
implicated another negro who has take1
the horses to the Mississippi swamp.
Bossicr Banner: Boil worms! is tn
distressing cry of onr farmers. 1t is ap
pretended that the cotton crop, Of whic]
we've had such tiatteiing prospects, Wi
be cut of at least one-half.
Some youngsters bet on sharper
tricks the other day in Coltax, lost thei
money and then made him give it bac
by a process Of genuine bulldoozing.
st. Tanmany Farmer: Last Thurs
dag morning Mr.. Jesse S. Davis, glant
son Of The late Judge Jones. was dr0wl
ed while ',atfing III The BoGne Fall;
near C0yiMgton. He had gone to th
river a,onr, .or he purpose OF taking
BATH, and not being al expert swilnme
it is supposed that he was browne
while attempting 10 swim to the opp
site shore, although the river is mario
at that point, which is known as Il
"boys' bathing place" His cloth
were found lying on the bank by youl
Lee Risher, who happened to be passlr
that way, and not seeing anyone i'll Il
river, he waited for some time, but Il
owner not appearing, he examined Il
clothes and found that they belonged
Jesse Davis, and he at once notified b
frientb, and search for the body col
mepced. After about an hour spent
diving, in which quite a number of o
citizens participated, the body was fl