Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-21

Opelousas has two pubic schools, ono
white and one colored. There are four
female teachers IN the colored school,
and three female teachers in the white.
Mad dogs arc reported in many par
ishes Of Louisiana. Three are said to have
been killed between Opelcusas and Grand
Coteau during the past two weeks.
Marksville Review: Jack Horton,
who was shot by Amos Williams, in .
personal difficulty some days since, on
the Experiment Plantation, died this
week from the effects Of his wound. -
The ball was lodged between the two
lobes Of the lung and could not be cx-
tracted,
Sugar Bowl; Last Monday, fire
broke out in the stable Of Mr.. placide
Hebert, near the Jeanerette depot, and
the flames spreading to his residence and
out-buildings, soon consumed all Some
matches had been carelessly left by work
men, and children playing with them
caused the fire.
Morgan City Free Press: On Monday
last DR., w. II. Gray afterreturning from
the wharf, whore he had scwed up ~,
ugly wound for Martin Murray, stepped
on loose plank at his new building,
and fell between the floor ioists striking
his neck on neck on the left side. and
cutting the flesh SO severely that DIR.
Wise was sent for, to sew him up. It
was almost rs narrow an escape as tho
wharf accident.
Monroe Telegraph: We learn that
some planters in this parish, and in 9th
er parishes, no doubt, have fonnd their
cotton seed Of last years crop not in n
sound condition, and there wiil be, we
| fear, a large acreage planted with inls-
rior seed. Care has been taken by the
newspapers to warn planters Of this
trouble. Formerly, planters saved cot
ton seed a year, and found more perfect
stands of cotton in the spring. We are
not planter enough to say whathas been
gained by q departure from the old plan
tation rule, but planters, generally, are
apprehensive that the departure was not
wise.
| Alexandria Democrat: On Tuesday
evening, the 9Th inst, we were startled
| by a youngster running by our Office and
shouting: "Baby Walkers drowned 2
Rushing to the river front. we saw q
skiti, bottom upward, floating down tho
stream. Some parties from this side went
over in boat and, on righting the skill
the hat of the poor little unfortunate
was found therein, together with % lot
Of fishing tackle. II appears that the
boy was engaged in pulling up his 'trot''
line, and it being caught by some OBJ
struction in the river, III trying to pull
, itloOse the line broke. and he was thrown
backward into the stream, the shock
completely uMetting the skiff. Although
several parties were near by, they were
unable to render any assistance, and
"Baby" went down to rise a corpse.
St. Bernard Eagle: The house Of SEN
ator Albert Estopinal situated in the
fourth ward of this parish, was totally
, destroyed by fire on Monday last, while
he was in the city. The disaster is sup
posed to have originated in q spark from,
the kitchen chimney, lodging in the
shingled roofof the house, which adjoins,
and famed into active combustion by
r the strong wind then prevailing. Mrs
, Estopinal, who was alone with her young
children, did not discover that her HOUSE.
' was on fire until the flames had made
such Roadway that it's extinction will
7 the primitive meats at command Of thu
neighboring citizens was an impossible
: ty, and the rapid spread Of the confia.
grafton hindered any attempt ut rescu
s ing much of the HOUSEHOLD goods. The
$ loss sustained, exclusive of the residence
: consisting in piano, furniture, rictnre