Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-31
STATE NEWS,


NJ in the river just above town, Willie
Mastcrson, u bright little boy about Il
years of age, the son of Vim. Masterso'
of this place, got beyond his depth and
was drowned before assistance could
reach him. 1t appears that little Mas
torson could not swim, and that while
his companions had swan to the oppo-
site bank, he was left alone on this side.
He was seen to be in distress and inef-
fnctnal efforts were made for his relief,
The body was under water twenty or
more minutes"
ForSD DEowNEp.-Last Tuesday II
colorcd child named Isaac Taylor, aged
about two years, was found in the mule
pond near Mr.. NJ. N. Tauzcn's place, on
Cane river, about three miles above this
city, in drowning condition. A little
girl gave the alarm, but when the child
was taken out of the water, il brcathcd
its last. About his mouth Was closely
tied cloth or handkerchief, donbly
knotted ut the back OF his head Just
previous to the finding Of the body, Mr.
T.. L. Hosner passed the spot, but failcd
to notice anything unusual. And on his
return he was hailed by the girl in qncs-
ton and informed that thc'child was in
the pond. A Coroncrs jury was duly
cmpanellcd under the supervision of
Justice Levy, who thoroughly invcsti-
gated tho case. A complete examine
ton of tho circumference Of the pond
failed to discover any tracks leading
into the water save those of the child.
The parents of the little boy were ut
work in the field and the child was on
it's way to its grandmothcr's. The qucs-
ton naturally arises, was it thrown into
the pond, or accidentally fell into it 7
The Coroner's jury returned verdict OF
accidental drowning" although the
circumstances surrounding the case pre-
sent very suspicious aspect.-Natchi-
tochcs Register
Reconsideration has reached us
through Justice II. B. Smith, of the 9Th
ward of this parish, that u murder was
committed on Saturday evening, the
Eth inst, ut the store Of Marcelu H.
ringuc. II appears that two men, Thos.
Robson and Funny Williams, both col
orcd, became involved in dispute con
corning the wife of the latter, during
which much abuse and many angry
words were INDUCED in on both sides,
when Williams drew Il pistol and shot
Robson aud then, during the excitement
succeeding in escaping The wounded
man was cared for by his friends, and
after lingering in great agony for "a
hours, died from the effects of his wound.
Coroner Monjonicr was summoned, and
after viewing the body, issued the ne
ccssary warrants of arrest and placed
them in the hands of Justice Smith, who
started in pursuit of the fngitive.-S:.
Charles Herald.
Sabine parish is anything but the
happy land of Canaan to the adventnr-
Gus tramp, Judging from the following
item, which We clip from the Index:
"a tramp came along last week He
represented that he had been "blowed
mp" on some boat and lost all he had,
and by divers other means succeeded in
getting himself on our charity. Where
upon he got gloriously drunk, when
some of the boys took him aside and
"drcsscd' linn, and he went his way
rejoicing towards Vernon parish. Look
ont down that way, ncighboys, and save
your charity for others than "blowcd
up" fellows. Bad place for trampS ths"
The Fclciaua Sentinel thus adds to
the long list Of injuries resulting from
the careless handling of firearms: The
news of u recent serious, if not fatal
accident, comes /, MS from the poStlc-
weightc place, in the vicinity of Laurel
Hill. John Haley, colored, aged "a
years, while hunting, accidentally dis
charged his gun, The load tearing off his
left breast, ranged upward and destroy
ed the sight Of his left Eye .----. And
again: Harry Wilson, colorcd, aged
about 10 years, living near Laurel Hill,
while examining the peculiar workings
of a pistol, q few days since, "lct the old
thing 90 off, the effects of which caused
the immediate disappearance of one Of
his hands.
The Opclousas Democrat comments:
It's human nature to grumble about
the weather, but this time human nature
has something TO grumblc about. We've
had rain for forty days, and it looks
likciv that wc'n have il forty DAYS LONGER