Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-01
STATE NEWS GLEANINGS

hand n natural curiosity worthy 10 b
seeh----a nude half grown chicken, til
entire body Of which Ia IA bald M til
head Of u walking cane, We viii Tux
, pleasure in showing IL to visitors.
Iberville South Last Sunday, w
learn, some five or six hundred pcrson
assembled Mt the race course, about tw,
miles above Plaquomine, to witness tw,
races between the horses OF Felix nht
John A. Gfeand and Victor LeEebvr,
aud Elliott liebeft The entries Of th,
Mossrs. Greaud won easily The bettips
was lively and much interest manifest
cd, M the entries were nh blooded stock
aud fast. One race WINS for half 4
mule and the other u quarter Of mile
lboryillo south by private note
received from +. N. Landry, road
ov0rsoer, we learn that the leyee and
road, Mt the lower line Of Mr.. Martin
Glynn's place, onvod In last Tuesday
about 4 o'clock p. N. This will ne.
ceseltate II new leyoe some four or five
acres IN length. The above plantation
IL situated IN that portion Of the parish
known IA "Iho Island, ;" on the east bank
of tho Mississippi river
opolonshs Courier On Friday even
my, the 10Th Inst, the kitchen and
stVro'f00m OF the eolored convent caught
on fire about 400 o'clock, aud the build
ing ana entire contents were destroyed
IN very few minutes. 1t seems that
ono OF the nuns had placed IN oven M
III the garrett containing eoms fire, upon
which cotton rags and straw were placed
to smoke ont chicken mites. The mn.
terials doubtless ignited into bla2e, and
IL required but spark to communicates
with the dry roof in close proximity
above, whom the whole building aoon
became u mass of Times. ~ burned with
such rapidly that no one could enter the
mousse to save anything. We ars il.
formed that about 5000 wortl, of provi.
siohs and cooking utensils we're lo4t-no
Insurance upon anything.
~ Ln al.
last while u freight train on tho Morgan
Railroad was ut the IL milo junction, IN
this parish, negro atabbed u brakeman
on the train in four places, inilictinp
very serious, It not fntnl wounds. H.
WA ut night and the brakeman in step.
ping from one Of tho box cara on To n EAT
car loaded with lumber accident
ally stepped on this negro, who, IL 40.
pears was stealing ride. The brake.
man asked, "who IN that when.
without II word Of warning he plunged u
knife into him aud then made his esenpe.
me wounded man was taken 90
Boutte station where his wounds were
dressed by Coroner Moioinnier, aud who
sent him to the city on the returning
tram. II has since been aaccrtnined
mat tho name of the brakeman ia
FRED. TrackwelI, and the negro gives
his name ms jeff Wilson, He was mr..
rested last Saturday on the Gretna ferry.
Lake Charles Echo; The Zig Buck
't Cacasieu has hauled il his horns. For
Nv" or three years past the largest deer
'ver seen in this parish has ranged In
'hc noighborhood OF the Big Thickct and
'n bogEy Bayou, in the pine woods,
ABOUT twenty-five miles north of Lake
jhhrles He has been shot vt repeatedly,
but IL was reserved for our young friend
John II. Poe, Esq, to enjoy the honor of
hlling him. Last week, while on n camp
iunt with T. j. Jackson and Allen
NhdrllS, on Ieno Thlcket, on Doggy
inyou, Mr.. Poe brought down the big
'uck, and has his horns at his residence
IN Ryan street 10 show for il. Mr..
jackson, veteran deer slayer, says he
vas the largest deer he ever saw in this
PARISH. The party Killed three larrr
'ncks, and we return our best thanks TO
lr. Poe Tor some very fat dried venison
rom tho big buck. Mr.. poeacxpcrienco
= u deer hunter is remarkable. He ia
ute young man, and never shot at Il
Ger until two years ago, but he killed
wo deer ON his first hunt, and has killed
,urtcen since,
Lake Charles Echo: Last Thursday,
'st after dark, an employee in VIM. &. ,
ricIse's store attempted 10 pour gasoline
u" lighted lamp, first taking care to
y the experiment in the center of the
ard, in the rear of the store. The usual
'sult followed, Of course, and tho
dunn OF flame shooting up into tho air
ronght out the fire engine, general
larm Of fire, and u dense crowd of