Louisiana capitolian., 1881-09-24
ESTATE NEWS GLEAHINGS.

w North louisiana Journal: The cotto
Hworms are at work here, and repor
from different portions of the parish re,
8resent that on some places the cottO
#has been completely stripped in par
representing the appearance of fel
Hover which destructive frost has pa,
Used. On account of the drouth, th
#forms and young bolIs have actual
Hdried up, and the chances are that ther
,3will be no late crop. Short crops 70
ATensas parish are anticipated.
Il Amite City Independent At Tan
5gipahoa, in this parish, last Sunday.
dlarge number of negroes engaged in
ariot, in which sticks, knives, and othe
aweapons hourished. Three men wer,
seriously wounded-one having the to,
sof his soap knocked completely off-bu
snone were killed. About fifteen of the
'rioters were arrested by Constoble p. S
,Spiller, and all have been released on
bonds, except two, Emanuel Coleman
|and George Brnmfeld, who are imprison-
,ed in default of bail. Others were vet
to be captured. The only explanation of
the barbarous affair we have heard is
that it was drunken row.
Claiborne Guardian: Our drouth has
lasted over a hundred days. True we
heard of shower near town few days
ago; but the thirsty soil drank up the
little moisture in a moment. We hear
every day of the damage done to forest
trees. In many places We hear more|
than half the trees are dead. A mile and|
a half north west of Homer we are toldi
Of four acres of fine timber three montbss
ago-to-day there is not living tree!
On the tract. We no longer look f0rs
rain. a friend from ward four furnish. /
rs us with the following news itemss
rom that ward Ii is still dry and theI
.lmber Of the forest is dying rapidly
rom the effects of the long drouth.
ibout half a crop of corn and one
ourth crop of cotton has beer made ins
his section. Whooping cough is ra-s
ing among the children. Mr.. Jpn
doore had the misfortune to lose his$
title boy few days since. The familyE
as the sympathy of the entire commu-E 4
ity in this severe affliction. 4
Shreveport Standard: We learn from&
special to the Galveston News tbatM
ute sensation was occassioned in ourM
elghboring city of Marshall, Texas on8
st Friday night, resulting from the y
'tion of findig' ant citizens in defeusem n
the moral reputation of the place. All
hite man, who lives about eight milesM
ON town, and has an estimsble andE
'od wife, far too pure and true for him "A
rs for many months past deserted his III
lie ana four or FIVE children apd@
ken mp with negro woman in "a
IL CITY His conduct became 80 Aa-M
ant and offensive that the pubIicm
inion revolted, and on the night in N
Iestion some five or six young menu
mt to the house of his paramour andH
ok him out, carrying him on the road@r
the direction of home, stopped in the@f
'ods and, after preparing him for the Mt
'rk, stretched him across log and n,
we him "lambasting" with greenmT
ppllngs. While the law gives noM
notion for the act, the feeling of the n
Tire community is that he deserved M
chastisment received, and that the
son will be salutary.
III
sabine Southron: On Friday the 9th
It Mr. Samuel Sanderson and Robert&
Barbo while engaged in working the
ad near the Blue Lake on the Sabine +
'er Ill this Parish, had an alteration NJ
icli resulted in Sanderson shootiDpM ~
Barho with a Pistol, the ball takinpM %
ct 10 his breast and ranged aroundH
bone through the flesh of his body, se
sing in his right arm. Mr.. LewallenA Atf
ing, half Brother of Z. Barbo beiupW r.
Tort distance from the parties, withM
lot gun, Immediately fired a heayyM
1 OF buck shot through Sanderson'sM n
y above his left hip. E. Barbo whoN I've
wounded by the Pistol shot from @pr
derson, crawled up to him with All atic
and broke his skull and chopped his %Cl
III nearly of. Sanderson lived abopt Nv,
hours and f, Barbo it is thoupbtW Winy
recover. Lewallen Young has DotMty
} heard from since the fight. TbeHgr
les had been drinking very freelvH pie
day. and it is supposed thatM mi
'key, was one of the principal causes& ito
difficulty. 8Ca
Bernard Eagle: We are nnhappily
pelled to take notice OF recent oc. wwh
ence which, in it's Immediate rac,,.s 1--WE