Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-02
STATE NEWS.

ping is the order Of the day, and as farm
ers chop and sweat they do not relish
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 q demand for,
st. Nartinsville Observer; James and
Eulalie, both colored, were arrested
Monday, on the charge of poisoning
Paul Rachel, also colored. Monday
morningPaul Rachel was invited to a
drink and immediately after drinking,
he felt excruciating pains in the stom-
ach and swooned away. The indigna-
tion among the colorod people was great,
and the propriety of resortng to Judge
Lynch's court for summary redress was
freely discussed on the streets. The
physicians failed, however, to detect any
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 Oh Samuels 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 clothing, ouly bruising
his arm slightly. Belk used a revolver,
shooting the doctor in the left hand.
The parties were arrested and underwent
a preliminary examination before b. II.
Dollerhide, j. P, who placed them IN.
der bonds to appear at the District Court
aud answer the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Lake Providence Herald: 1t is with
profound sadness we make Il note OF
the killing of Jessie and Richard Lott,
sons Of the Hon. II. K. Lott, in the town
ofFloyd, Tuesday, the oath inst. The
particulars of this terrible affair was
brought to town by Mr.. Beasley from
West Carroll, on tho 9th. It seems that
! considerable unpleasantneSS has existed
for great length of time between
prominent persons living in the nppel
end Of said parish, and several ole
citizens dwelling in and around the
town of Floyd. This hatred, or jealousy
or whatever it may be called, woulG
break ont every now and again, witt
ominous features, especially when some
of the parties had INDUCED freely in tn,
exciting liquid called "Floyd beverage.
Some such circum stances existed OF
Tuesday last. Too much whisky, abu
sive language, and the fatal results w
refer TO. 1t seems that Mr.. Jessie Lot
was indulglng in violent abuse Of Mr.
Bill Bradley, Sheriff of the parish, bet
ter known on the bills as "Wild-Ca
! Bradley" His deputy, MI L., Sage, a
quiet, and as was supposed, inotteusive
timid young man, expressed hlmsel
freely about the abuse heaped upon hi
prlucipal-styling il as too outrageou
to be borne. Mr.. Lott overhearin,
the language, turned upon Sage
and the lie, with the Floyd varia
tons, was freely exchanged, whe
Lott drew his pistol and began bangin
away at Sage, who was not slow in rt
turning the FIRE. On the third sho
from Sage, Lott fell pierced through tn
breast, dying almost instantaneously
Mr.. Richard Lott, younger brother
being in the ncighborhood, came upo
the scene and with frantic haste, began
shooting at Sage. He fred three shot
unsuccessfully, when Sage, taking hi
pistol in both hands, deliberately brough
it dowa on his assailant, and the eade
messenger Of death entered a vital PAL
of the younger brothers body, and thor
they both lay weltering in their life
blood A more tragic scene coul
scarcely be conceived Of Two INTEL
gent, heightened and worthy young me
cut off on the very threshold of the
manhood 1--WE are panied to learn tia
they both leave, in heart-stricken grie
interesting fami'jes-wEile the era
hairs of their respected sire is beiu
bowed down with sorrow over the pre-
mature graves where they are gone. NJ
: Sage, Immediately after the KILN!
mounted bis horse and left for parts III
known. We know nothing Of the rel
merits Of this double death-dealing, br