Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-03
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q Feliciana Sentinel: We have O
. hand natural curiosity worthy to b
o seen-a nude half grown chicken, tn
entire body of which is as bald as tn
, head of a walking cane. We will tax
, pleasure in showing it to visitors.
, Iberville South: Last Sunday, W
, learn, some five or six hundred person
, assembled at the race course, about tw'
, miles above Plaquemine, to witness tw,
races between the horses of Felix ant
John A. Greaud and Victor Lefebyr,
and Elliott Hebert. The entries of tn,
Messrs. Greaua won easily. The bettin!
was lively and much interest manifest
ed, as the entries we're all blooded stock
and fast. One race was for half q
mile and the other quarter of q mile
Iberville South: By a private note
received from E. NJ. Landry, road
overseer, We learn that the leyee and
road, at the lower line of Mr.. Martin
Glynn's place, caved in last Tuesday
about a o'clock p. N. This will ne.
cessitate new levee some four or five
acres in length. The above plantation
is situated in that portion of the parish
known as "The Island" on the east bank
of the Mississippi river.
Opelousas Courier: On Friday even
ing, the 10Th inst, the kitchen and
| store-ro0m of the colored convent caught
on fire about 4:30 o'clock, and the build
ing and entire contents were DESTROYED
in very few minutes. 1t seems that
one OF the nuns had placed an oven up
in the garnet containing some fire, upon
which cotton rags and straw were placed
to smoke out chicken mites. The ma
terials doubtless ignited into blaze, and
it required but a spark to communicate
with the dry roof in close proximity
above, when the whole building soon
became mass of flames. 1t burned with
such rapidly that no one could enter the
house to save anything. We are in
formed that about 800 worth of proyi-
sions and cooking utensils were lost-no
insurance upon anything.
st Charles Herald: On Friday night
last while freight train on the Morgan
Railroad was at the Is mile junction, in
this parish, a negro stabbed brakeman
on the train i'll four places, inhicting
very serious, if not fatal wounds. It
was at night, and the brakeman in step
ping from one of the box cars on to fat
car loaded with lumber, accident
ally stepped Oh this negro, who, it ap-
pears was stealing ride. The brake
man asked, "who is that" when,
without a word OF warning he plunged a
knife into him and then made his escape.
The wounded man was taken to
Boutte station where bis wounds were
dressed by Coroner Mojoinnier, and who
sent him to the city on the returning
train. 1t has since been ascertained
that the name of the brakeman is
Fred. Trackwell, and the negro gives
his name as JEFF Wilson. He was ar.
rested last Saturday on the Gretna ferry. |
Lake Charles Echo: The Big Bnck
Of Calcasieu has hauled in his horns. For
two or three years past the largest deer
ever seen in this parish has ranged in
the neighborhood Of the Big Thicket and
OH Doggy Bayou, in the pine woods,
about twenty-five miles north of Lake
Charles. He has been shot at repeatedly,
but it was reserved for our young friend
John H. Poe, ESQ.,, to enjoy the honor of
killing him. Last week, while on "a camp
hunt with T. j. Jackson and Allen
Andrus, on Zeno Thicket, on Boggy
Bayou, Mr. Poe brought down the big
buck, and has his horns at bis residence
IN Ryan street to show for it. Mr..
Jackson, veteran deer slayer, says he
VAS tho largest deer he ever saw in this
parish. The party killed three large
bucks, and we return our best thanks to
Mr.. Poe for some very fat dried venison
rom the big buck. MIR. Poe's experience
IS deer hunter is remarkable He is
quite a young man, and never shot at a
leer until two years ago, but he killed
wo deer on his first hunt, and has killed !
Ourteen since.
Lake Charles Echo: Last Thursday.
ust after dark, an employee in VIM. C.
'ricke's store attempted to pour gasoline
nto lighted lamp, first taking care to
~ the experiment in the center of the
ard, in the rear of the store. The usual
esult followed, of course, and the
olumn of flame shooting up into the air