Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-05
STATE NEWS.

90 suooest the building OF one.
r,o ;naustr;ous and energetic Sheriff
os Webster parish employs his leisure
honrs in constructing bee hives OF MS
ewn patent.
r,ank,ip sun: On last Friday morn
;no tbe ODD. one of the deck hands Oh inc
ateamer Tensas fell overheard at Eureka
Landing and was drowned. On las'
,rrssdav the body was recovered by MI
C. NJ. sherrouse and decently lh'erteo
at Oakley.
ore,ousas Courier: Last Friday
GIRL child was found in Bayou Terrepohhe
some fifteen miles below Houma' lue
coroner Br. Blanchard, after being called
declared that the child had been thrown
in the BAYOU Immediately after its birth
The mother is yet unknown.
Alexandria Express: Track-laylhs
on the New Orleans Pacific Is progress
| inc southwark very rapidly from TINS
place. With the improved appliances
4 now used for handling the rails ana 1les'
}. the work is greatly facilitated, Another
d locomotive (making two here was re-
ceived by qhe YazoQ Valley on Weanes-
dov evening. She also brought from
Shreveport u more fiat cars and iafso
/ number of culverts to be used on the llne'
Is There is much hustle and activity IN Tue
lie town in consequence Of the large force
y # work. All the contractors are pusn'
~ inc with much vigor, and IN aho'ne'
e month very considerable part OF TIT
~ line will be completed.
sbreveport Standard: 1t may not O
generally known, but nevertheless IL
=, a fact. that to day 800 head yearllhs
On Will be shipped from Shreveport to FOR
u; Worth, Texas. These yearlinss were pu'
- chased in Caddo and adjoining parlShe'
al ord If is said are forwarded for the pun
on nose Of improving Texas stock, the ca
~ file raised in oursection being superior
tbot raised in the great State OF Lex"
rb;. :. what we have always contende
that we have the finest country on u
face Of the globe raise the best OF ever
''n thing and live on the fat ofthe land IL
migrants should make note OF TINS Ia
IVY and locate in Caddo, Bossier, DeSo'
20" Claiborne and other North louisa
~ parishes if they wish to do we'll V
-; soil is fertile, climate genial ana a II
"' harvest is in store for the industrl'
no settler.
;eoo lake Charles Echo: Last Ihulsc
dod morning constablc's posse, near
.,o Sabine river, about eighteen miles ao'
NibIett's Bluff, while attempting TO
cute warrants. issued by Justice OF
MA Peace. for the arrest arrest OF DOC
CHIC, nhcns and Robert Stephens, sons
men Thos. ". Stephens, shot and moit'
g OF wounded Robert Stephens. we recel
TIE the particulars too late yesterday 10
"eh- them in full now, but will DO 50
: AL, week. Robert Stephens fired Il
al shooting deputy sheriff Joseph 70
NUN through the hat, and Martin
IRON through the left arm, shatterlng
m''- bone: and the posse returned the
yen mortally wounding Stephens Del
~ Sheriff Foster and posse took step
to his house and sent for Dr. MINIS
usual won't and dressed the wounds Of Step
ShieS' and Bass.
's'an- Norksyille Bulletin: Last Tue
owing .~,I..oa and rnfortnuete affair
''S- curred in this town. Mr.. Jas. H.
'''"'' whilst passing in front of the reslo
''S ~ Of Mr.. A. Blanchard stopped ami
ii'o'i fayv words fired ut the son of the
iAo' Vi who was with his mother and SlSte
''''' the gallery. After the firing the
- ""'' ceased ran Off and was followed ant
ed. Three shots penetrated His o'
', -, one striking the right side going TIL
u r"' and through and breaking the lett
y n ,.'' and the two others struck nm II
'''' abdomen. Emanuel Blanchard an
tLur Barbin delivered themselves
ties the authorities for the killing and are
ing a preliminary examination
the fol- the District Court, Judge Barbln
reman, absent holding Court in Rapldes I
Reed as This is indeed painful affair tor
c midst chIonicle but the privacy OF home
4 inter cred and should be respected
mber Of though the deed was terribl 1t mt
the fol- liating circumstances. Since the
l's Gilt was put in type Judge Barbm Sc
'owels." order for the appointment of a law
cending try the case, as he recused himseil
iculous. count of his close connection WI
lruSt in ocnuscI Jugre r. &. Edwards '