Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-10
State NEWS GLEANINGS.

in the left arm on Wednesday last, We
understand that Dr. J. w. Sanders, who
dressed the wound, pronounced it by
no means dangerous.
Clinton ot-Democrat Mr.. A, S.
Tomb, who died at his residence near
Jackson, La. on Sunday last, was truly
good man and devout, earnest Chris
tan. For years he had resided in, and
done business in Jackson, where, by his
scrupuous honesty and noblehearted-
neas he made host of friends and not u
single enemy. No man, perhaps, knew
Mr.. Tomb better than did the edi-
tor of this paper, aud none esteemed or
admired him more for his many excel
lent qualities than did he. TO the widow
and the orphan, he was true friend,
and to his fellow man brother. Secur-
ing handsome competency, after years
of arduous toll, be lost it all from the
promptings of u generous, noble heart,
being unable and unwilling to deny
those who asked for his aid. That he
has gone to his reward, there can be no
doubt IN The mind Of those who knew
him. May the grass grow green, and
the birds sing sweetly over the last rest
ing place of our friend.
Lafayette Advertiser: Last Wed
nesday night q fire occurred at Breaux
Bridge, destroying the residence OF Mr..
Herville Hollier, The fire originated
during the night and before it was dis
covered the building was wrapped in
flames the inmates barely escaping.
Mr.. tIollier is tho mail contractor be-
tween Breaux Bridge and this place,
and had in his possession the u. 5. mail
for this point, which was destroyed ;
fortunately there were no registered let
tiers in the bag. The loss to Mr.. Hollier
is considerable, there being no insur-
ance on the property
Lafayette Advertiser: An eastward
bound freight train on the Louisiana
Western road, consisting Of an engine
and fourteen cars, was thrown from the
track on the evening Of the 3lst ult.,
and totally wrecked. The Fireman,
whose name we did not learn, was in
stantly killed ; the rest of the crew e.
capped without injury. From reliable
informant wa learn that just beyond
Welsh's station the train struck COW
and the momentum was such that the
result was az above stated.
Feliciana Sentinel On Sunday even
ing last, ut about seven o'clock, an ole
Frenchman named Francois Dubrey
met his death in this town, by receiving
an injury in his side from some blum
instrument, supposed to be the muzzlt
of shot gun. From the testimony ad
duced NJ the coroner's inquest on Mon
day morning, it seems that deceased
and another Frenchman, AleXande
Calm, had been spending the Sabbath
in drunken spree, and finally repaired
to the abode of the latter, where thu
fatal injury was received. At the pos
norton it was found that the tenth lief
rib was broken near the spinal column
The rib came in contact with and rup
tured the spleen, producing violent in
ternal hemorrhage and almost instan
death. The testimony was circumstan
TALLY strong that Alexander Callia ha'
inflicted the wound which caused Du
h,ey's death, and upon the warrant o
acting c,'roner Golsan, Callia was lodge
!, mil where lc awaits preliminar!
examination.
Opelousas Courier On last Frida,
evening. the 26th inst, young man b,
the name of James Clarke, bridg
foreman on the Morgan Railroad, wa
rnn over by hand car and Instant.
killed. at some point between Washing
ton and Homesville. There were tel
mel, on the car at the time, and Will
: passing through cattle gay Clarke wa
; knocked off accidentally by piece 9
8 projecting timber, falling on the rail dl
rectly in front of the fast moving ca
with the above fatal results,
Opelousas Courier. Qhite u destrut
tive blaze occurred Mt Carencro on laS
! Monday evening, which resulted
g the total destruction of the Catholi
Il Church, parsonage, and other adjacer
IT buildings on the premises. We hay
70 been unable to learn how the fire orig
IL mated, or particulars of the losses.
y Washington Argus We learn tn
!, John +. pelton, Esq, has received wi
= fencing to enclose 5000 acres of Ian
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