Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-04
STATE NEWS.

the idea of not getting more than seven
or eight cents per pound for it next fall
AS long as planters produce half mil
lion bales of cotton over and above the
demand, they must be content for other
people to fix the price of cotton, or in
other words, to fix the value of their la
Dor. If they would regulate the price
of cotton themselves, let them grow q
little less than there is demand for.
st. Martinsyille Observer: James and
Eulalie, both colored, were arrested
Monday, OH the charge of poisoning
Paul Rachel also colored, Monday
morningpaul Rachel was invited to
drink and Immediately after drinking,
he felt excruciating pains in the stom-
ach and swooned away. The indigna.
ton among the colorod people was great,
and the propriety of resorting to Judge
Lynch's court for,summary redress was
freely discussed on the streets. The
physicians failed, however, to detectany
symptoms Of poison, although Paul
Rachel, who is now slowly recovering,
charges positively the accused with An
attempt on his life.
Richland Beacon: We learn that DR..
J. G. Samuel and Mr.. Belk, who was
living on SamuePs place, near Delhi, got
into an alteration at Delhi last Sunday,
which eliminated in shooting ARRAY,
but nobody badly hurt DR.. Samuel
shot Belk with gun-cane, but the ball
was not projected with sufficient force
to penetrate his clothiug, only bruising
his arm slightly. Belk used revolver,
shooting the doctor in the left hand.
The parties were arrested and underwent
o preliminary examination before b. II.
Dollerhide, J. P, who placed them IN.
der bonds to appear at the District Court
and answer the charge of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Lake Providence Herald: 1t is with
profound sadness we make note Of
the killing of Jessie and Richard Lott,
sons of the Hon. H. Il. Lott, in the town
of FLOYD, on Tuesday, the Oath inst. The
particulars of this terrible affair was
brought to town by Mr.. Beasley from
West Carroll, on the 9th. It seems that
considerable unpleasantness has existed
for great length of tins between
prominent persons living in the upper
end of said parish, and several old
citizens dwelling in and around the
town of Floyd. This hatred, or jealousy,
or whatever it may be called, would
break ont every now and again, with
ominous features, especially when some
Of the parties had indulged freely in the
exciting liquid called "Floydbeverage.'
Some such circnm stances existed on
Tuesday last. Too much whisky, abu,
sive language, and the fatal results We
refer to- 1t seems that Mr.. Jessie Lott
was indulging in violent abuse Of Mr.
Bill Bradley, Sheriff of the parish, bet
ter known on the bills as "Wild-Cat
Bradley" His deputy, Mr.. l.. Sage, a
quiet, and as was supposed, inotfensive
timid young man, expressed h,msel
freely about the abuse heaped upon hi
pnnCipal-styling it as too 0utrageou
to be borne, Mr., Lott overhearn;
the language, turned upon Sage
and the lie, with the Floyd varia
: tions, was freely exchanged wheu
Lott drew his pistol and began banging
away at Sage, who was not slow in IT
turning the fire. On the third sho
from Sage, Lott fell pierced through th
breast, dying almost instantaneonsly
, Mr.. Richard Lott, n younger brother
= being in the neighborhood, came upo
the scene and with frantic haste, bega
shooting at Sage, He fired three shot
: unsnccesstully, when Sage, taking b
pistol in both hands, deliberately brongl
=, it down on his as,aiant, and the leade
messenger of death entered a vital pal
of the younger brothers body, and ther
E they both lay weltering in their life
:, blood. A more tragic scene coul
scarcely be conceived Of Two INTEL
gent, h1gh-toned and worthy young me
, cut off on the very threshold of the
" manhood. We arc panied to learn TIN
S they both leave, in heart-strickcn grie
II interesting famiies-while the gra
q hairs of their respected sire is beil
bowed down with sorrow over the pr
mature graves where they are gone. NJ
Sage, Immediately after the KILN
> mounted his horse and left for parts II
u known. We know nothing of the re
!, merits of this double death-dealing, b1
g have told 1t as it was told to us. III
> bereaved ones have our sincere symp
" thy in their unexampled sorrow.