Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-02
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mor aud saw, m we'll us the olnk Of the
trowe aud the effect Of the paint and
white wash brush, give evidence that
improvements are not dormant on the
"Right" Gretna 10 fnst progressing
and, no doubt, our next legislature will
he called upon for aone kind OF n char
ter, to regulate our internal affairs.
Tebsas Journal The appointment Of
7, 2. Clinton, Eaq1 to I'LL the position
OF District Attorney, recently vacated
by Judge H. X. Steele, should give am-
pie satisfaction to tho citizens Of orr
parish. Mr. Clinton has long been
known Ia New Orleans and in our com
smunity as lawyer Of ability and intel
ligenee, ind during the last thtee years
has gained universal popularity among
us, both professionally and socially.
He Is nov one OF the most prominent
members Of Our bar, aud has always
justified the confidence which has been
placed IN him. ~ the senior member OF
one OF our ableBt law lirms, In the res
Equation OF Judge Steele, the district
has lost q brilliant lawyer and one who
was perfectly satisfactory III the dis.
charge of his duty but we may con
graduate ourselves that he has been
| replaced by one in no wise inferior In
ability. and who viii serye the State
and soc to tho just administration of its
laws ably, conscicntously and SUCCESS
fully
Donaldsonvile Chief Several rice
planters in this vicinity have stopped
their pumps and will begin harvesting
their crops in atew days We hear that
Mr.. Bon Gibson will commence cutting
on the upper portion Of his place next
Monday, The rice crops are generally
in splendid condition and promise u
large yield,
Donnldsonville Chipt. Frank Miller,
who shot Eugene Baptste in the arm
and hcut him on the head With a rcyoi-
yer. near Brnud's enwmill, on the 18th
inst, WA captured tha week on the
Wclham plantation, st ,Iancs patiel,.
Deputy Sheriff W j, Rcams went to St.
James yesterday aud returned with the
prisoner this morning.
l'hibodenuN Sentinel II will be- seen
M outlet from Lake Long into the Gull
will be commenced in u very few days.
IN order to complete thia great enter-
prise. IT will be necessary for the tax
payers OF baluurche ami Tcrrebonne,
| to he prompt IN the payment of the tHS.
cs Tor which they are assessed, SO that
the dredging car be- paid for az rapidly
ms completed There being nearly 800, ?
900 acres of land to hr recovered by
this work the chances are that az sOou
rs this canal IL cut through the sales oi
the hand, given to the L0cal Board OF
swamp Land Commissioners by the
State viii furnish money to complete
! the drainage aud rc.opeu all chs liaS
Gus and outets that nature originally
formed to carry away the surplus WI
| trrs that fall into this basin, The PEG
pl. OF the west side OF Bayou Latourche
may reioce at the prospect Of the early
completion OF this work.
pointc roupce Banner; There will
he some splendid racipgon the Aichaia
lava in October aa there are half loa-
en- gentlemen there who hive two year
old colts from Capt -, T. Merrck's
Astorltc the best hlcoded horne in tho
State. and as each one thinks his colt
is the fastest, Capt. Mcrrick has offered
n silver pitcher IA prize TO the winner.
| The betting on these races will he made
mp for the occasion. When the date
for the races to open has been Iixe''t the
Banner will give due notice.
ST. Charles Herald; Chief Deputy
Sheriff, Joseph Martin, captured Rob
ert Stout, IN the parish oi 81. Martin on
| last Thursday night, 2tst inst II viii
be remembered that Stout was arrested
in this parish about month ago, hut
succeed in jumping his bondsmen, and
had not been hoatd of until last week
St. Charles Herald Several heavy
showers tins week have proven very ben
oiicial to the crops. Cane looks spen.
did, while no better rice crop than that
growing in the rear OF Hahnvilie, can
be found in the state. We have been
informed that the rice men will com.
meucc gathering about the 9Th or 9Th
Of August.
| FarmprvIlle Gazette We met a well