Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-27
STATE NEWS GLEANINGS.

dant yleld OF the Sacchahne pronuct Il
looked for.
Patriot Democrat: A Tournament
to be followed by bsske. dinner, viii
come off near Reiley's bridge, in this
Parish, Oh Friday next, 2bth inst
Some fifteen knights lave entered the
list, and a pleasant time may be expect
ed. We are under obligations for q
kind invitation to be present.
Houma Courier: An accident occur
red on the Shelley plantation in this
Parish. 1t seems on last Sunday, little
Willie Wright, the son Of Mr.. W.
Wright, vas out with Mr.. James Shelley
hunting pigeons, Mr.. S. wounded pig
con and put his gun down to catch the
pigeon and the gun went Off aud
shot Willie IN both legs. We are in
formed the boy is getting all right
again.
Abbeville Meridional The crops in
our Parish are now 10 flourishing CON
dIton and when ne say the crops, we
mean al the crops without exception
1t is really astonishing that this Parish
tH
that offers equal ifnot superior advan-
tages to any other in the State in any
industry to be mentioned should never
be % marked point for immigration.
Ye who seek plenty, ease and comfort,
rich lands, come and pay Us a visit
you will not regret it.
Lake Charles Commercial just as
We are going to press we are informed
from good authority that at or near
the residence of Richard Morrow, n
freedman, on the Sugart0wn road, two
miles from Ritchie's Ferry o difficulty
toVh pldN' htk"'tb HItsSIc' DtdU ilOug-
81 and James Clark, which resulted in
the severe stabhing Of both parties,
Clark was dangerously hurt; but Hodges
wounds are not 30 dangerous. We have
not been able to get the full particulars
Of the atiray, 10 we will abstain from
any comments until better informed
in the premises.
Abbeville Meridonal: Joseph Nu-
le1, alias Oscar Catalan, alias Kinney
vice condemned TO the State Pen
tertiary and twice escaped; was
arrested at his fathers residence near
own by sheriff G. b. Shaw and
leputy George Lyons. The sheriff left
With him, for his destination. on Tues
lay the 10Th inst His recapture. we
ave no doubt will be warm one.
Poor Kinney, twice condemned and
.wlce escaped from the clutches of bis
keepers, and be caught To the igno-
DIE attribute of y thief add the more
tanning one of being a fool
Ante City independent: Last Mon
lay the little daughter of orr neighbor,
Dan Needham, was playing at the large
wing in Mira. Croswells ward. and
While not observing, the heavy car Of
he swing struck her, and broke the
high bone of her right leg. Last We'd
,csday, our neighbor, Mrs. VIC. Robert
ion, while on visit to her father, fell
rom q defective door step, and either
broke or badly hurt one of her legs.
We hear also of a little coiored child
hat got its leg broke during the week.
dr Ncedham's daughter and the col
'red child were both attended by Dr.
Reid, and the lady by Dr.. Cochran. and
It our last advices all were doing well
Amte City Independent; Last Mon
lay night negro man named Charles
'tewart, accused Of the murder Of bis
wife, was takon from the Jail ia Bay st.
4ouIs. 10y mob Of colored men, and
,ung to tree. The evidence against
lin was purely circumstautiaI but the
blood stains on his clothing, together
With his notorious bad characttr, and
lis crooked manner Of talking about the
murder were sufficient evidence for the
blowers OF Judge Lynch 1t seems
hat Lynchlng is being SO extensively
'racticcd by the white mon all over the
that the negroes are learning
he art. 1t would be great thing If
'nr courts and executive officers
would adopt a course that would
e-cStablIsh the confidence our peeDle
'nce had IN the law. That confidence
$ rapidly being lost, and lynchlng is be
coming entirely too frequent-it will
oon become the rule instead OF the ex-
'ePtlon, and the innocent and the gull
y will all suffer alike. We scarcely
ssue number of our paper that does
Tot contain more or less reports oflynch-
ngs. 1t Is. q bad and dangerous con
IltIon OF affairs but with packed iuries,