Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-17
STATE NEWS GLEANINGS'

trailH will DO transferred across w
boat built expressly for that purpose
Our esteemed friend and experienced
steamboat man Ia In charge Of tho trans.
fer boat, Capt. w. Burton. Tho bridge,
whom completed will be eight hundred
feet long restiug on concrete pillars,
with iron castings, with an average
hBighth Of about one hundred and forty
feet and = diameter Of eight feet Tho
work on tho 81. Landry side has ptp.
gressod to considerable extent. The
ombankmont In rsady-sfor tho rail and
ties, for tho entire gap between Cheney
Wills and the river, with tho exception
off few short spaces. Our people may
ere long, expect TO bear tho whistle Of
tho NJ long, looked for iron horse.
~. Bernard Esgo; Mr.. Juan Snares
was travelling on foot from Tcrre-aux
Brufs to New Orleans last Sunday even
lug. AT about half past 4 o'clock be
was passing Walkers Plantation, when
no encountered four colorcd men, who
salutod him, nj Tho same timo placing
bsmsolves 40 that he was compelled to
walk Gloss by them IN order to proceed
Oh his way. A. he did 10, ono of tho ms.
groea throw his arm around him and
tripped mp bis feoi, and tho others i'm
mediately rushed on his pfostrate body
and completely riusj his pockets, rough
ly handling him IN addition during the
process. They then scattered into tho
underbrush lining tho leyes, and as
Buaros was looking round h,m on ro-
gaining hls feet, they cursed him and
threatened To kill him IL he did not bur
ry away. Sheriff Nnnss and his depn.
ties sro making active efforts to discoy.
or tho perpetrators Of this outrage, who
arc supposed, from MI accounts. TO have
been sirangers IN tho parish. We trust
hat the citizens Of tho vicinity will
ksArtily 60 operate with tho olliccrs in
their endeavors to effect ihe arrest of
the highwaymon, Tor suob m event, hap
psnipg in broad daylight on the puhlic
highway, iscalcolaied to injnre tho char.
neter Of even law abiding citizens while
IL rsst unexplained. buares states that
he WAS robbed Of about Rl5 in currency.
Shreveport Standard: On last Satur
day evening, the ..rd inst, Mr.. w. A
Stone and Professor Mcintyre, teacher
of tho Good Exchanges school, both liv'
ing In Caas county, Texas, just across
the Caddo parish Inns, came down ID
company with u party Of gentlemen for
tho purpose of engaging 10 duck hunt
tho next morning, OH Black bayou, IL
tho second ward, near tho mouth o.
Sbenio branch. abont eight miles from
Stallcup's store. During tho early par
oftbe night, Stone and Mcintyre, both OF
whom were said 10 have been INDUCING
quito freely iu liquor vt tho time, en-
barksd in rather frail plank boat II
cross tho bayon, which 1T that poiD
WAS over halt u mile wide, to the resi-
deuce of Mr.. Geo. Hoss for the purpose
of soliciting him to come over tho ncx
morning and join in the hunt. Thoi
comprehension the other side heard then
reach tho other side safely and als
heard their voices when they starte
back to return to the camp, When tho.
had .bout reached the channel Of tb
bayou on their return, they heard TN
voice Of Mcintyre calling out "save inc
nm drowning" Tho party ut the cam
had no boat TO 20 TO Tho rescue, thong
they fred OF their guns aud used ever.
,exertiou 10 their power to render ASST.
, | lance 10 tnslT COUTauSA. TilS f'upu@
morning they procured D boat and wei
in search Of their friends, but could fiu
no trace Of them. They found tho boa
in which they had embarked turned DO
tom upward in the middle Of the bayou
and no longer entertained n doubt tbs
> they had both met with q watery gray
Tho eearch wu being continued by
large party for the bodies hen our II
;, formant loft the vicinity sunday mo
- ming, but without avail up to tho tin
, of his departure. The unfortunate mo
J" wore both white. Mr.. Stone former
I" resided in this parish and married
" Miss Boyntop, III tho third ward. ]
removed some time since to Cass com,
" Texas, just across the Louisiana limo.
" leaves wife aud six children to mou
his uuumely death. Prof. Mclnty
:, was teaching school, w above stated,
Cass county, Texas. He was un'n,
" ried. The occurrence 10 most lalnet
~ able ono, and IL no far ~ our informant
" goes, to DO attributed to their too {,
indulvence in li0nor