Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-30
STATE NEWS.

Shreveport Times: We learn from
gentleman who was at Alexandria few
DAYS since. that on last Friday afternoon
between !? and o'clock a fire broke out
in the dwelling honso Of Mr.. lcSaUr,
caused By defective Hue. which soon
communicated 10 the store of Morris
Aaron, completely destroying the huiId-
luz and nearly his entire stock, "A
colored Baptist church and parsonage
was also burned. The next to catch on
fir, was the residence OF Thompson
Courtney. on the opposite side OF the
street. which was soon reduced to y pile
nshes. of Mr., Conr,nye's house had been
burning but irw seconds, when it was
discovered that Cluncy's grocery store on
tn, same side of the street when the ire
originated was in blaze and i'll a few
minutes the building and most of the
stock was entirely consumed. There
was very little insurance on the building
aud stocks destroyed, The wind was
blowing very strong when the residence
ofMr. Courtney caught on fire, and had
IL continued blowing in that direction
any length of time it is the opinion OF
Of our informant that II very consider
able portion of the town would have
been destroyed. The buildings destroy
cd we're in the lower portion Of the town
near the jail.
st. Charles Herald: One of the boilers
ut MIR. G. $. Dugan's place, abyut five
miles above Hahnvile, exploded on
Thursday morning, little before day
light. We understand two men were
wounded, and the building pretty VOL
wrecked in the immediate surroundings
of the boilr. Mr.. Dugan Immediately
started for the city to provide prompt
means for repairing the damage, asevery
minute of time is precious to the sugar
planter. For him true indeed is the
aphorism that Cline ismoney.'
Shreveport Times. At the mouth OF
Cross bayou yesterday morning Robert
Johnson. the colored ferryman, found
the body Ola coorcd man floating in the
river which he brought ashore and i'm
m.diately notified Dr. Vim. Turner
coroner. The body was recognized a
that Of Alex Means who worked on the
Cash place about three or four miles
above Shreveport on the opposite sld'
of the river. 1t appears that Alex wa
attending u supper Saturday night u
some place near where he was workin!
and thc whisky gave out, when he an'
another colored man started across the
river IN a skiti' to get more. They ha'
ouly got a short distance ont into tn
river when the skitt capsized and Mean
was drowned, and the other man save'
himself by catching 70 some brush t
which he held until he was rescued.
st. Landry Democrat: Last Monda
negro named Henry Middleton, ALA
Sargent. was shot three times by G. W
Mllspaugh, at Washington, and serious
" not dangerously wounded From
what we have learned about the mattc
i. seems that the negro had been bchaN
inc in an outrageous manner-cursln
and abusing several citizens and als
some of the officers of n boat at the lane
inc. He tackled Millspaugh, insultin
BIN grossly and calling him the wort
kind of names. Millspaugh was unarl
ed a. the time, but sent his little broth'
for a pistol, and immeditely upon rcccl'
inc it opened fire upon his assalan
lie fired three shots, it is said, in qnil
succession-onc of which took effect ju
above the left nipple and passed throne
tn, body. Sheriff DuSon. being nOtti'
ofthc occurrence, promptly repaired
Washington, where he arrested Mil
spaugh, and safely landed him here
ialL We torbcar any comments up'
the matter
Madison Journal yesterday NOR
ing a landslide of about an acre cav
in below the Delta wharfboat. hctwe
i. and the cotton chute. The sl
struck the lower end Of the whartbo
and showed it out from its mooring; 4
inr. however, no damage, except IN t
matter OF giving more soil to the ms
liable appetite of the great river
Pointc Coupee Banner: The bulk
the cotton picking of this parish Will
finished in the next two weeks. .
immense amount has been picked
during the last three weeks.
Point Coupcc Banner: Sugar grlndl
iSuow becoming general, and the yi'
is very satisfactory. There is so
scarcity oflaboron the sugar plantatio
and young men from the hills could ii
pleasant employment here for the nj
two or three months at remunerat