Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-26


the body, but it was not recovered until
next day.
| Ouachita Telegraph: The surveying
party under charge Of Capt. Leon Polk
will leave here on Monday to re-suryey
and locate the route Of the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad from
this place to Shreveport
Monroe Bulletin: It ispredicted that
Baton Rouge will be occupied as the
Capital Of the State by all the State off,
cars by the first day Of January, 1882.
Louisiana has had much cause TO regret
that Baton Rouge should ever have been
Invested of her right, and the near APP
|proach to the restoration will he a
source Of pleasure to the people as great
or greater than they ever heretofore en-
Loved.
| Monroe Bulletin: We learn that Mr..
| f. s. Austin has given some attention
to inte this year, and is greatly pleased
with the result. II is easy of cnltiva-
ton, very prolific and yields a good
price. He has saved seed enough to
plant twenty or more acres next year.
This country has got to depend on some
thing besides cotton for a living, and it
may he jute.
Claiborne Guardian: We learn from
Mr.. Geo. Tigner that John Cupp,
of this parish, was robbed last Thursday
night Of thirteen hundred dollars. Mr..
Cupp was away from home at the time.
The house was entered and the money
taken out, showing that the robbery
must have been committed by some per-
son familiar with the house.
Claiborne Guardian: The cotton worm
appeared on Red River much earlier than
usual this year. But the chrysalis was
destroyed in some mysterious way by the
heat or by some insect or bird. A large
planter near Shreveport told the writer
that he round numbers so destroyed. His
conclusion was that no serious damage
wouldIb be done the crop.
Opelousas Democrat: On Saturday
last, some time during the day, JOS.
Bloch, one ofNour largest merchants in
Opelousas, discovered that some thief
had stolen and hid away in his yard in
rear of the store under some shucks, a
beef hide. Hoping to catch the thief
when he came to get the property, a
strict watch was kept until dark, after
which a couple Of gentlemen in his en-
ploy volunteered to watch during the
night. Each ensconcing himself in the
rear of an old hogshead about four feet
from where the hide was hid, they pa
tiently waited with cooked pistols for
the robber. For the first hour all went
well. They did not get tired and thirs-
ty,-did not want to back-m0squitOes
did not bother them, and they felt in
good spirits, but alas as time flew on,
and they saw the lights in the different
houses put out, heard well known
voice across the street say "let's take
one more drink before we 60 hum"
heard the clinking of glasses, and were
then left alone to keep their silent and
lonely watch, they suddenly became
aware that they both felt hungry, thirs-
ty, tired and sleepy, and began wishing
to themselves that the thief would hur-
ry up and come on. They could neither
talk nor move from their hiding places
for fear the thief might at any moment
come for his plumber and see or hear
them. About two o'clock each one OF
the watchers simultaneously came to
the conclusion to take nap, each think
ing the other would keep awake and
watch. The long and short Of it was
that day was dawning as each began
rubbing his eyes and looking around.
OF course each swore to the other that
they had not slept wink. They both
then went to the place where the hide
had been hid, but to their amazement
the thief had come while they slept and
) it waslgone. Suffice it to say the thief
was tracked by wool dropped from &
bag along the street, and in few hours
Jean Lastrapes, colored gentlemen
was lodged in Jail, a place not unfa.
miliar to him as he has already under.
gone one sentence for larceny, where be
, will remain to answer to two charges OF
; larceny, one for the hide, and one for
tho wool, both stolen from Mr.. Bloch.
It was right mean in him not to wake
: up the boys, but he says he did not see
d them.