Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-05
STATE NEWS.

mOu Oh S6Pt. ~. -. fOSCeTS Plaut0tlOn
near Keachi. AT the request Of the GA.
ce,y who unprecedented some difficulty in
finding him to make the arrest, 10 did
NNe wake vNsNtNNM 4 me NNaNx u Me
tine, lie has not yet been arrested,
having left the parish, but bis brother
Informed ~ the other day that ~ "the
proper time" he would surrender himself
to the authorities, .As there will, in this
event, be ajudicialinvcstigation We will
only remark that the caso 70 considered
q very aggravated one. Yesterday
morning between 6 and 6 o'clock Lieut..
BNsNy found Frank DaSain, q coloseA
man, lying on Sprsguc street, near the
city cemetery, in IN insensible condition.
Upon exayniMatiou itwas discovered that
be had heen dealt o heavy blow with
some kind ofa blunt instrument on the
head near the burr Of the ear ; causing
the blood to Issue from the ear and nose.
He was conveyed to the charity hospital
but up to dark last evening he had not
been restored to consciousness and was
in critical condition. Dardin was seen
about II o'clock Tuesday night near
where he was found yesterday morning
by some gentlemen who were passing
that way. There is not the remotest
clue as to who perpetrated the foul deed.
Morgan City Review: A friend in
whom we have the greatest faith informs
us that on Bayou LOurs wedding oc-
ours every Saturday night, as a rule; but
If from stress Of weather or other cause
q postponement is necessary, the cele-
bration Of the happy event takes place
on the following Monday. Into that
corner of Assumption parish there is no
immigration, but the native families
average fourteen to the bunch, with an
increasing tendency. There is evidently
spirit Of self-reliance on that bayou,
and a reasonable hope that its shores
will be peoLled eventually.
The Shreveport Daily Times says the
Floating Opera and Museum Steamboat
Champion No. 9, Captain A. j. Bird,
came up yesterday morning. A few days
since deputy United States Marshal G.
A. Dewing received instructions from
Marshal Wharton to make seizure of
the boat at the suit Of Dan Rice, who
makes the absurd claim that he has been
damaged 5000 by the use of his name
on the hand bills, Mr.. Dcwing left here
two or three days since, on the Kate
Kinney, we believe, and met the Cham
pion below Passport where he got
aboard and notified Captain Bird of his
business. He came up in charge Of the
boat yesterday. Under his Instructions
be did not feel justified in permitting
Capt. Bird to give q performance last
night, but during the day received dis
patch from Marshal Wharton, it ap-
pears, somewhat modifying previous in.
structions, SO the performance was
had. The boat is billed for Jefferson but
as the'matter now stands, it is not pro.
bable she will be permitted to 60 there.
Capt. Birds version-no doubt true
one of the difficulty is this: Last o.
tober they went into co-partnership in
this show busintSs--Capt. Bird putting
his means against Dan Rice's talent, so
called. Rice was almost constantly
drunk, and this eliminated in aisa-
greement, which was, as Capt. Bird
thought, anicably adjusted at Baton
Rouge, by his buying Rice ont. In the
purchase the latter agreed that the bills
and posters with his name on them,
which were on hand, should be used
until the supply was exhausted, but no
others were to be printed. The boat
then came up Red river, exhibiting at
the towns and large settlements. tap
pears. however. that Rice returned TO
New Orleans and entered suit against
Captain Bird for using his name. Ac-
cording to his statement, the suit is sim
ply malicious one, and, if so, we trust
Rce's bondsmen may have topay Capt.
Bird heavy damages for this seizure Of
his boat. SO far as the use of Dan Rice's
name is concerned. that would prove an
injury rather than benefit to the par
ty using it in this section, where he is
regarded as u fraud, Gas Snowman at
least) of the first water.
Your opponent was q bright speaker
the citizen said to the candidate who
had not been elected by 1000 mOjority.
"Yes," was the sad reply, Every bright.
He east reflections upon me all through
the campaign"
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