Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-25
STATE e0UIBs,

appearances Bond in this parish Il month
or two ngo, was captured on Bayou
ConIa, on Tuesday last by deputy
Sheriff l.. 7. Rhcams, who will, his
prisoner reached home safely. Bybe is
in Jail where he will likely remain TIL
September, when hc will DC brought be-
fore the District Court to answer for the
way in which le "got 'em.' .'---Clinton
Waterman.
HOMICIDE Saturday last u diff
Guilty occurred between Grandson Will
son and Plato Goodin, lotl, c0lorcd, on
one of the Acklen plantations in this
parish. or the origin Of the affair we
know nothing, as tho preliminary cxaln-
nation failed Of being accomplished Oh
tho day set, Oh account OF the nhcN-
planned nbsrncr Of tho Judge GoWln
! was shot and killed by Wilson, the lat
ter claiming that the act was don" IN
self defense. We will give full particu
lars in next issue. Wilson awaits IN
Jail the slow and uncertain movements
of our District Judge.
The movements Of our District Judge
arc indeed i1scrutablc. Wo mentioned
| iu Il late Issue the fact that the May
term Of Court was not held, owing to
his absence, and on Thursday last, the
day appointed Tor the preliminary rX-
animation Of Grandson Wilson, charg-
ul with the murder Of Plato Goodin,
and in which case 20 witnesses were IN
attendance, together with the accused,
he failed to put III an appearance, and
without explanations II Is no 'lillicnlt
urollem to work ont The serious losa to
tho Parish IN this last ease, Twenty
witnesses, ut one dollar per day, with 5
}rrnIs milagc ON 20 miles, amounts to the
round sim of One Hundred Dollars, hc-
sides the additional cost of the same sun,
for bringing them back when it eau b'
asccrtaincd ut what time his Honor Will
positively be ON hand, If it isposaibic t"
obtain such definite information. Be
sides this, matk the hardship to the
prisoner. lie remains IN Jail deprived
Of the advantages which u speedy pre-
liminnry examination might possibly
afford him. We urc informed that Mr.
EastcrIing, the manager of the place
came in and expressed his entire viii
lnrncss to 20 on Wilson's bond in the
event Of hs being admitted TO bait.
| We may, with every sc''sc to justice,
ask whyH this SOL It may h' i'll place
to add that Judge Yoist was not elected
as u Democratic cHndnlatc.--F'l'c'nn"
Sentinel
The LOUISIANA CArlroLlAS, publish
ed ut Baton, by Mr.. w. A. LcStncl,
and ably edited by the Hon. l.. JAS
trcmski, came to us on Monday, so
changing in appearance that we scarce
ly recognized it, IT isnow published as
tri-wccldy, and appears ~ IN 6---l'ag'
paper We congratulate you, gc''tfc-
| mcn, upon this evidence of your pros
| pcrity, and trust your expectations OF
issuing daily may soon be r'al'z'd.--
North Louisiana journal.
The Patriot Democrat says:--Thc
best thing Coy. Wilt can do, both for
himmlf and for Louisiana, Is to resign
| If he docs not, u clamor will be raised
by the true Democracy that will shake
the state and the Administration.
A SAD ACCIpENT.--ln the afternoon
of last Thursday, Mr.. }. I. Swan left
town in company with Mr.. Bumpuss to
return home. While driving through
the woods this side the Philips gill
house, large tree fell across his buggy
striking the nntortnnatc gentleman on
the Mah, crushing in the skull and
breaking his neck. Death was instan-
tanco,'s Mr.. Bumpuss, who was ON
horse back, and behind Mr.. Swans
buggy, saw the tree falling, and called
out to Mr.. Swan But the lat ter was
doomed and before he could strike his
horse the tree was on him. The buggy
was completely demolished. Moroc
Bulletin.
Call for Conrad's Budwciscr at all
Wholesale and retail grocery, liquor and
drnystorcs and saloons generally
Please try Cunrad's Budwciscr, against
all bottled beer in the United States,
and Judge for yourself.
G. CONRAD & co., st. Lonls.