Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-11-26
STATE NEWS GLEANINGS


~ eat with knife. The party was ar
rested and IN ut present confined in jail.
Lake Charles Echo: Early this weel
young Warren Clark -four town, Il boy
of about thirteen years, while hunting
in St Landry parish, vas accidentally
shot il the grn BY Young friend who
was with hnn ifbe arm was amputat.
ed by & surgeon aud two days ago the
little sufferer WIS very feverish aud
and greatly prostrated.
shreveport Tines Mr.. George w.
Christian, who IL confined in jnil charg-
cd with making brutal assault upon
his danghter.inlaN n few days since,
aud who Is thoughtt to 10 insane, We'd
nesiay evening tore bis bed clothes IN
to sbreds aud made \ ropc with which
he attempted to hang himself. hit was
prevented from "pasNng to the other
side BY The opportnne arrival of Deputy
Sheriff James Martin.
Terrebonne Times: On Sunday last
there was quite curiosity, on exbibi.
tiun nj Mr. A. Terngtr's coffee house, in
tho shape of fine watermelon, which
turned he scales ut - pounds. II was
grown on the Myrtle Grove plantation
by the father of Mr.. James Lnnny, who
informed ns that he bad several moro
as tiuc, still on the vine. These demon
strales the possibilities that can be
achieved by perseverance and industry
with our fertile soil and mild climate.
Sugar Planter: On Friday night of
last week, two gentlemen of color got
into al alteration with caie knives,
which ended by one nearly scyeripg the
bend of the other from his body. BY this
mode Of dccapiiation the poor man died,
and, although tho deed was committed
IN presence of at least twenty witnesses,
noone attempted to arrest the murderer.
Eight hours after, the sheriff was sent
for, but The murderer had taken advap-
tage of the omission and is now beyond
reach Of justice.
Terrehonne Times: Mr j. +. Ma
qnin. who IL making the sugar on Col.
Lovcl's plantation, Grand Gallon, and
also.on the lie Carp plantation, informs
us that the grinding is progressing favor
ably on these two places; on the lie
Carp place 81 acres made 30 hhds of
sugar he showed IN a sample of yellow
clarified sugar made on Mr.. VIM. l.. |
Skaters place Chacahoula where bis
son Clay Naqun is the sngm maker,
this being the first year he has attempt
ed to take of crop alone. h. sample
was very iiuc, light straw color aud
large grain, aud one that old sugar ma
kers would take pride,in exhibiting.
Donaldsonville Chief: On Monday of
last week, the 9TH inst, the cotton Gin
and grist mill owned by Messrs. Joseph
md j. A. Gonaal S. situated Oh New
River, in this parish, was burned to the
ground The fire broke ont in the lint
osm about 3o'clock in the afternoon,
while the gin WIS ID operation, and the
lanes spread with such rapidly that
here was only time to save two bales Of
cotton aud the horses The property
destroyed consisted of the building. two
yin stands, one of them new, two grist
Mills, and twenty bales Of cotton, the
after belonging to several different
armers living in the neighborhood. The
Gonzales brothers estimate their Joint
oss ut about $500, but Dir. J. A. Gou-
,ales was the heavier loser of the two, AN
i've bales of the cotton burned wore from
lis crop. There was no insurance on
my of the property.
franklin SIM; On last Monday Mr.
Monroe Gritling was shot and killed by
us Gather in-law Mr.. G. II. Dunn. at the
esidence OF tho latter in tho lower por-
ion of this parish. The particulars of
his sad tragedy are as follows: Mon
oe Grlfiing was son.in.la law of Dunn's.
having married his daughter who died
several years ago, Two years since, he
married MIR. Duun's younger daughter,
md 1t appears that unpleasant feelings
lad existed between him and his father
n.law since the last marriage On the
morning OF the death, tho parties had "a
dispute concerning the ginning of some
'otton. Mr. Dunn was inside his house
OF. Grliling advanced in threaten.
ny manner aud armed. Dunn told him
lot to come inside, but Griiiing still ad-
'aneed, when Dunn stepped inside his {
lonse, took gun fred at Mr.. Griding.
Who fell, but not dead, one shot going !
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