Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-06
STATE news GLEiNlNGS.

in the left arm on Wednesday last w
understand that DR.. j. w. Sanders, VIII,
dressed the wound, pronounced it b,
no means dangerous.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: Mr.. A. S
Tomb, who died at his residence nea,
jackson, La, ON Sunday last, was trul,
good man and devout earnest Chris
tian. For years he had resided in, and
done business in Jackson, where, by his
scrupulous honesty and noblehearted
ness he made host Of friends and not q
single enemy. No man, perhaps, knew
Mr.. Tomb better than did the edi.
tor Of this paper, and none esteemed or
admired hin more for his many excel.
lent qualities than did he. To the widow
and the orphan, he was a true friend,
and to his fellow man brother. Secnr.
ing handsome competency, after years
OF arduons toll, he lost it all from the
promptings of o 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 cur friend.
Lafayette Advertiser: Last Wed
nesday night fire occurred at Breaux
Bridge, destroying the residence OF Mr..
Hervllle Hollier. The fire originated
during the night and before it was dis
covered the building was wrapped in
names, the inmates barely escaping.
Mr.. HOllier is the mail contractor be.
tween Broaux Bridge aud this place,
and had in his possession the +. s. mail
Tor this point, which was destroyed
fortunately there were no registered let
tiers in the bag. The loss to Mr. Holier
IS considerable, there being no insur-
ance on the property.
Lafayette Advertiser: An eastward
bound freight train on the Louisiana
Western read, 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 es
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 as above stated.
Fellciana Sentinel: On Sunday even
ing last, at about seven o'clock, an old |
frenchman named Francois Dubrey,
met his death in this town, by receiving
m injury in his side from some blunt
instrument, supposed to be the muzzle
Of shot gun. From the testimony adj
1uced at the corEner's inquest on Mon
lay morning, ii seems that deceased
md another Frenchman, Alexander
Iallia, had been spending the Sabbath
II drunken spree, and finally repaired
o the abode of the latter, where the
atal injury was received. At the post
norton it was found that the tenth left
ID was broken near the spinal column.
The RIB came in contact with and rup-
nFed the spleen, producing violent in
ernal hemorrhage and almost instant
leath. The testimony was circumstan.
tally strong that Alexander Callia had
inflicted the wound which caused Du.
'rey's death, and upon the warrant of
citing coroner Golsan, CalIia, was lodged
Il Jail, where he awaits q preliminary :
Examination. =
Opelousas Courier: On last Friday {
yening, the Goth inst, young man by
he name of James Clarke, o bridge |
'reman on the Morgan Railroad, wa, '
an over by a hand car and instantly a
lied, at some point between Washing t
IN and Holmesville. There were ten
len on the car at the time, and while t
ass'ng through cattle gap Clarke was b
nocked off accidentally by piece of y
timber, falling on the rail di. C
'ctly in front of the fast moving car v
18th the above fatal results. {
Opelousas Courier: Qnlte a destruc. u
We blaze occurred at Carer,sro on last 81
onday evening, which resulted in il
10 total destruction of the Catholic Z
hurch, parsonage, and other adjacent u
nlldings on the premises. We have o
zen unable to learn how the fire oripi- $
ated, Or particulars of the losses. il
Washington Argus; We learn that "
Ohm h. Pelton, Esq, has received wire j
nclng to enclose 5000 acres of land. '
tuated in Plaquemine, st, Landry. 3
here he PROPOSES poiny into atock min u