Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-26
STATE NEWS.

RlChfand Beacon \ little negro grit
six or seven years Of age, attempted
to poison Mrs. MARY BiGkers family last
week by putting strychnine in pitcher
Of water, which happened to be dlscor-
cred before any water was drank.
Shreveport Times 4 friend writes
rs under date of the 18th, from q point
on the New Orleans Pacific, fifteen miles
from Natchitoches, that ". W. Wilson,
better known as 'Keeler Bill" was stab
bed by m rx-convict negro. The latter
was drink and emitting up generally,
when Wilson attempted to quiet him.
The negro disregarding moral suasion,
Wilson picked up piece OF scantl'ng
and threatened to strike BIN with it.,
when be plunged knife into him, ju-
dieting painful though not danger
Gus wound. The Negroes name is 81
Jackson. He attempted to make lis es-
cape but was captured after an exciting
chase,
Alexandria Express: An accident oc-
CURED at the Concert at EXchan &C Hall
on Thursday night which caused quite
% panic, In setting fire to one Of the
magnesium lights during ,i0 first Tab
leau tho dress If Miss ..yresc Albert
coming in contact with the flames took
fire. In the excitement which followed
the curtain descended and the audience
believing the scenery to be on fire fed
from the hall. The young lady's pres
ence of mind in throwing herself upon
the floor prevented any serious injuries
being sustained as the flames were quick
~ smothered by her attendants. When
the alarm had subsidized the audience re-
TIMED to the hall and the performance
was concluded without any further in
tertuption.
Donaldsonvile Chief: We are inform
ed that q duel was fought ON the S. We
bre place, in the parish of st. James, ut
hale past Il o'clock on Thursday last,
by Messrs. j. f. Poche and A. b. Ro-
man, the former brother of Judge f..
p. Poche of the Supreme Court, and the
| latter editor of the st. james Louisiall-
ais. According to orr information, the
| weapons used were Smith & WeSsOn i'm
proved revoIvers, the distance was ten
PAGES, and three shots were fred with
out effect, excepting that one bullet
passed through leg of Mr. Roman'span-
! falcons. near his ankle. 1t is said Messrs
K. G. Dugue and Septlme Webre acted
rs seconds for Mr.. Roman, but we have
not heard who represented the other
principal, The cause of the duel was
controversy growing out of lawsuit
that has assumed the character OF To-
cal cause ce1eb,t, known as the Vachere
Road injunction case. An editorial was
published IN last weeks issue OF the
Lonisianais auimadyerting not only up.
Oh the course of Judge Cheevers in rela,
ton to the suit, but also criticising the
conduct of Messrs. Sims 81 Poche, attOr'
neys for one of the litigants. The lat
ter gentlemen responded to the article
by a card in the issue Of the Creole Fire
side dated last Thursday, but published
on Wednesday, wherein the imputation>
of the editorial in the Louisianais were
repudiated and denied in emphatic
terms. We are without intelligence ~
| to the outcome of the duel, further thar
as above stated, but we presume the ex
plantations and reconciliation usual tC
such meetings ensued in this case
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