Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-19
State NEWS GLEANINGS

Clinton Patriot-Democrat A diff
Guilty occurred at the store of a Mr.. HO
land, some nine miles east OF this tow
on Saturday evening last, betwee
Messrs. Bythell Hobgood and DAME
Donegan, in which both Of the gentle
men named received severe cuts fror
pocket knives.
Point Coupee Banner: One of our fel
low townsman visited Livonia neigh
borhood, on Gross Tete, on last W.dnes
day, and theresaw an engine steamin.
along the NO. P. Railroad. He say
that it made him feel like shoutin.
when he saw this tangible proof of pro
gress. This Railroad is now fully con
pleted from New Orleansto the ssecona
crossing sof Bayou Fordoche, and b9
tween this antlthe projected crossing 81
the Atchafalaya there is an Intervening
space of uncompleted road of not more
than ten or twelve miles.
st. Bernard Eagle: Two unknown
lads while hunting last Friday in the
neighborhood of Camp Chalmette, tres
passed on the Languille plantation.
When they were warned to desist by a
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son OF Mr.. Ferd Gueringer, who occu-
pies the property, one of the lads fired
at him at short range, lodging load OF
birdshot in his stomach. The intruders
then made off through the swamps, and
their identity remains as yet undiscoy-
cred. Young Gueringer is severely,
though not fatally wounded.
ST. Bernard Eagle: Auguste Couniot,
a gentleman well known in this neigh-
borhood, was cruising around the Stock
Landing last Monday, and came to an
anchorage at Francois Carraze's saloon
about l.3o P. NJ. He was decidedly un-
der the influence of liquor at the time.
and began to exhibit common little
nickle-plated pistol, of the kind called
"Robin HOOd"-fye-chambered. and
carrying an odd sized ball of about 80.
caliber-with which he had been target
shooting that morning. He displayed
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this weapon, which was fully loaded
and tiourished it as a sem1-intoxicated|
IS apt to do, pointing it at various OBJ
lectS, aud among Others at the bar-keep-
er, young Ran named Sylvester Craft
gnla. He then seated himself in a chair
at the fnrthest from the bar and was
playing with the trigger of the pistol, |
when the hammer slipped and it was
accidentally discharged into his abdo-
nen. Graffignia died On the following
day.
Shreveport Standard We learn that
george W. Christian, who recently re-
urned from the asylum at jackson, as
'anlted and brutally beat his daughter
n-law, while she was lying in bed, yes
erday morning. 1t seems Christian has
'een stopping at his sons house since
lis return, and yesterday morning about
alt-past six o'clock, after the latter had
one off to his work, he entered the la
US room and commenced beating her
a brutal manner, Notwithstanding she
IN a critical condition. Her screams
rought to her assistance several neigh ,
ors, but Christian had made good his {
scape. A physician was at once sent
'r, and we learn there is apprehension
fatal results. An affidavit was made
galnst Christian, and the officers are on :
le lookout for him. II seems he has
sken up an idea that his daughter-in- i
wv was Instrumental in having him
mt to the insane asylum: hence the at o
'ck upon her. z
Assumption Pioneer: 1t is unfortu-
ate for the success of the measure that t
le State House is not sufficiently near Il
'mpletion to accommodate the Legisla- g
re, as we are OF the opinion that J
'uble the work would be done in the y
NE time at'Baton Rouge as in New
rleans.