The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-06
Eainer being dangerously stabbed In the left


Fl. G. Ruston, a cadaverous champion OF
lecture to take place on Thursday, the first,
at Firem ans Hall, but owing to the absence
OF an audience, concluded he would not hold
forth.-LWest Feliciana Sentinel.
The steamer Bonnie Lee, running In the
New Orleans and Minden trade had the very
serious misfortune to break her shaft two
miles below the lower Linden landing March
81. She will doubtless have to he lowed to
New Orleans for repairs.-[Shrevepor
Standard.
The Mansfield mall came through this
week for the first time In several weeks. On
one of the trips some gentlemen on the Pa
trlce kindly offered to guide the mail rider,
and, after showing him Chat the water was
not knee deep, he refused to come through.
That rider needs regulatiDg.-[Sabin Index.
On Sunday evening last, between the hours
of and o'clock, J. W. johnson, the m an
who recently forged the name of Little john
OF Red River, for the sum Of $500, made his
escape from the Bayou Sara Jail. He left q
long autobiography behind, wherein he stated
that he was not a bad man but had got into
bad company.
We had no rain up to Friday Of this week
and the absence OF farmers on our streets In
dictate they have taken advantage of the
propitious weather Ia advancing farm work
Some OF the more forward have already
planted cotton, while the majority are prepai-
ing to do 80 during the coming week. West
Feliciana Sentinel.
Our friend J. s. Tuttle. Esq. of the Laurel
Ridge plantation" was In town this week.
He Informed us that three young bears were
captured In the rear OF his place last week
crop In the rolling season. Mr.. futile in-
formed us that he has never seen more
erop.~dbervfflle South. ' ''''' '"''
desperate attempt was made to assassI-
nate one Henry Mccullough, colored, at
Shreveport, Wednesday. AS he entered his
own house some one sprung on him and
ever, was dull, and Mccullough escaped alive,
but with deep wound In the throat. which
barely missed his jugular vein. His assatl-
ant was one Darby, also colored.
On Wednesday morning last carpenters
were at work making the scaffold for the ex-
ecution OF Robert Robertson, who was con-
demned to be hung on Friday, second instant.
The scaffold was within few hours of compile
ton on Thursday evening when deputy
sheriff A. p. Williams, who had charge OF the
sheriif's office during the absence Of Sheriff
Duson, received the following telegram:
New ORLEANS, April /, 1880.
Postpone until further orders execution Of
sentence of Robert Robertson, fixed for to-
April 2. L. A. Witt,
Governor OF Louisiana.
When Mr. Williams received the telegram
he was about unlocking the jail door to allow
wife TO take her last farewell Of
her husband. She was not informed of
the respite until the cell door opened, and |
she was crying with her arms around her
husband. On the deputy informing the |
prisoner that he had been respited he |
bore 1t very calmly, remarking at the |
time that he had always felt satisfied that |
God Almighty would not allow any innocent |
man to be hung. but that IL such was his fate |
he was prepared to meet his doom. He has |
never for moment, even when the gallows |
was being erected and his measure taken for |
his coffin, evinoed the least fear Of death, or |
ceased to deny his guilt when spoken to on |
the subject OF the killing. His face is a |
pleasant one, and he has borne his imprison-
ment with cheerfulness, never complaining
Of the hardship he has had to undergo-TSt.
Landry Democrat