Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-22
STATE NEWS.

There Is u movement Oh fOOt lOr
mail service reform up about NatchitO
ches, and tho Vindicator says it is sadly
needed.
The Louisiana Baptist Convention
will assemble at Keachi, DeSoto parish,
Friday, before the second Sabbath in
July.
Some excitement, says the Sentinel,
was occasioncd in Bayou Sara over
case in which tho wife of Scott Doug
las, a negress, was charged with poison
ing her husband. 1t seems that Scott
had incurred the displeasure of his " ife
some days before, and on Thursday even
ing, she fixed up drink in which was a
large quantity of quicksilver, which, it
was also found out, she had obtained by
scraping tho back Of o looking-glass.
When Scott returned from his work, his
lady proffered him the glass containing
the mixture, but by sign from wo-
man standing near, he was induced not
to drink it. Mrs. D. was not to bc out
done in her attempt at murder, and the
following morning, offered tho mixtur,
again and it was taken, not with any
serious result that we can learn. Mrs.
Douglas is now in the calaboose.
Mr.. Thos. Hickman is now engaged
taking the census. We are told that he
finds the generally-accepted idea as to
the population of given districts in the
parish incorrect. Notably, in ono in
stance, d district in the second ward,
generally supposed to have o population
of about four hundred, has been found
to contain something near seven hun
dred. 1t is estimated the entire popu-
lation of Grant parish is about nine
thousand.
The Shreveport Standard relates this
tale of q wife's revenge: yesterday
evening, about 3 O'clock. a serious ren-
counter occurred between two coloretl
matrons, in house OH the alley, between
Texas and Travis streets, in the rear Of
Mrs. Canes residence. Tho names OF
the combatants are Sarah Sims and Su-
sic Dorsey, better known as Indian Sue.
Tho circumstances are too vile to admit
of description. It il sufficient to state
that Sarah Sims discovered that Indian
Sue was OH too intimate terms with her
husband, Dow Sims, and infringing
upon her wifcly prerogatives, and in her
rage she rushed into Susie Dorsey's
house, and with knife in hand, inflict-
ed ten or q dozen severe cuts on Susie
Dorsey, the worst being i'll tho left
thigh, and several on her back. After
being cut, she walked several blocks to
DR.. Fishers Office, and that gentleman
gave her proper attention. Sarah Sims
escaped, but will doubtless be arrested.
1t is the opinion of DR.. Fisher that the
wounds are not fatal. Tho only pity is
that the faithless husband did not re-
ceivc his just deserts N tho affair and
have the wounds to suffer-"
A negro man named Pink Coleman,
living near Greenwood, near the Texas
line, has been arrested by a Constable
of Caddo parish for a murder committed
in 1873. Tho man has several times
been arrested for the murder, but al
ways managed to escape.
The coal mine on the Sabine river has
been abandoned by the parties who
worked it, as the coal no longer burns
we'll enough to make it worth t,,cir
while.
The Pointe Coupco Record says that
Mr.. Francois Provost, white man, was
killed by Lightning, at tho Chenal, on
last Thursday week at noon. Deceased
was sleeping under pecan tree, when a
thunder storm came up. The bolt struck
the tree near its top, followed down the
trunk of the tree, and killed Provost,
who was lying under, his head resting
OH some of the roots of the tree.
The body Of a mulatto man was found
floating on Red River, near Shreveport,
Oh Saturday, with several wounds on
the head. Foul play is suspected. Ru-
NOR says he was murdered by party at
Long Prairie, some distance above here,
and thrown into the river.
The st. Bernard Eagle, some time ago
was awarded the contract for printing
the delinquent tax list of that parish,
and recently = presented a bill to the police
jury for that and other parish printing.
The police jury laid the bill on the
table, and now the Eagle is in o bad
way and wishes it hadn't worked 80
hard for the election of the present
administration.
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