Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-20
STATE NEWS.

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arranging for q hurdle race. Prize the
U. S. District Judgeship. The chances
are in favor of Beattie,
The Congressional Commerce Commit
tee will decide this week with regard to
the Mississippi river appropriation,
which will probably be reduced to 81
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Keachi Female College has suffered
another sad blow. Professor Manley
few months since committed suicide,
three weeks after assuming his duties.
His successor, Professor Rundells, was
killed two days after his arrival by a cy-
clone; and their immediate successor,
Professor Mcdonald, of Virginia, died
this week of measles.
At Shreveport a negro driver for a
railroad team was thrown from a run
away mule wagon, and his face literary
torn to pieces, and negro laborer in o
compress had his hand crushed so that
it is thought he will not live.
Shreveport Times Wednesday even
ing Geo. Cook and John Lawler were
arrested for disturbing the peace and
confined in the city lookup. While in
prison Lawler assaulted Cook, knocking
him down and beating him IN the most
brutal manner, kicking him in the face
and on the head with his boot. Yester-
day Cook went before Justice Carter
and made affidavit against Lawler,
charging him with assault and battery.
LAWYER was arrested, and not being able
to furnish bail to the amount Of $3.50,
he was committed to Jail.
Monday night between and 9 o'clock,
a ,colored girl named Mary Johnson,
while walking with male companion
on Commerce street, near Jones' saw
mill, was assaulted bya colored female
dressed in male attire, who struck hel
over the head with a bottle of water
cutting deep cash. The man who
was walking with Mary knows the
name of the girl who struck the blow
but he refuses to give her away. Jeal
ousy was the cause.
Certainly the contractors on the New
Orleans Pacific road have had hare
time of it. The weather has been 81
miserably bad that it was impossible
for them to make much progress, especi
ally in grading. Nor has it been more
favorable for tying. No doubt TIN
company will make due allowance TO
these drawbacks.
A daring attempt was made to rol
the store of Mr.. Abe Dreyfuss on th'
levee Saturday night, and the attemp
was only frustrated by the boldness o
the rascals themselves. A dry good
box was placed in the doorway and OF
this one of the thieves stood, and reach
ing above the points Of the iron rods il
the door broke large pane of glass, $
as to- enable him to get hold Of til
spring latch and thus open the door
from the out side, but in breaking tn
glass the rock slipped from the hand G
the operator and fell to the floor maxim
q terrible crash, at which they too
fright and ran away. Officer Charlie
Dewing, hearing the noise, went a
rapidly as possible, but arrived too lat
to discover who the parties were. Nj
Dreyfuss was notified and he and Nj
Dewing set about mailing pieces Q
plank over the broken glass, and Will
engaged in mailing on plank larg
piece Of glass fell from the upper side c
the door, striking Mr.. Dreyfuss on til
third finger of the left Hand, cutting o
a large piece of the flesh.
Morgan City Review The Land Re
clamation Co., have tested the mode
barges, which Capt. John Hanson bull
for the steam drums, which work til
heavy plows, to be used on their land
and pronounce them success. The re
gular blowing will commence about tn,
Goth of this month, and the acme of sue
cess of this grand undertaking will hav
been fairly begun. At present til
work of the cabins, ETC., upon the barge
is being carried on, and we shall shortl
give our readers an account of the wor
done, with prospectus of the company
on their immense rice field. "A hvel
scene in one of Perret's quarters out Q
Franklin: two colored persons, Reaso
Duga, ST., and Reason Duga, Jr, Thurs
day evening of last week. 1t was b
reason Of the purchase of new pal
of shoes that the souls of these tw,
Reasons became excited; other reason
not here stated. Reason Duga, Jr.,