Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-18
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and passed off very quietly. The follow
ing gentlemen were elected !: Mayor,
A. L. Barbin; Aldermen, H. c. Ed
wards, A. J. Ducote, Geo. l., Mayer,
Eugene Ingouf and A. NJ. Gremillion.
Shreveport Times The colored pop
ulation here are disposed to initiate the
white people of some of the Eastern and
! Western States in the matter OF divorces
Frequent calls are made at the Clerks
office by man and wife to get their marri-
age licenses cancelled or revoked. They
think because the Clerk issued them he
certainly has power to take 'em back.
Columbia Herald : 1t is SAID there is
''nothing new under the sun."-but
wild hog on Tuesday whipped a steam
boat crew ont, made one Of our citizens
climb pole like streak of lightning,
and took possession of dentist and
INV yer OlnCeS, utlcu al w tAIcl' Ioi
awhile !; but was finally captured after
an hard struggle by the means of ropes.
IfIthis is not something new, we will give
| itup.
Marksvllle Review We have been
informed by Mr.. Emile Juneau, ofPointe
Magre, that he sold not less than ten
thousand pounds Of hog meat this year
in Marksville. And he was but one out
of many who sold meat to our people.
Hog raising is surely a money making
business, requiring but very little time
and labor. Mr.. Luneau has about 400
or 500 heard of hogs which will be ready
for market this fall, He expects to be
able to sell his hogs cheaper than last
year.
Famerville Gazette: A grand hunt was
made week before last, by some of the
citizens of the 3rd Ward, for the wolves
that have been destroying sheep and
hogs in the Grange Hall neighborhood.
The hunters had the satisfaction of kill
ing four large black wolves. Would it
not be proper for our Police jury to offer
a reward for the scalp of every wolf
killed in our parish' They are now
quite troublesome in the 2nd, 3rd and
9th Wards.
Shreveport Standard: Night before
last about / o'clock Policeman Wimbish
and Fred Whitmeyer had an alteration
at the stationhouse resulting from the
arrest of the latter by the formOr. The
result was Policeman Wimbish had his
thumb badly bitten and Fred had his
head severely battered, so much so that
he was unable to answer at the mayors
court yesterday morning. AS the case
will undergo thorough investigation
we think it best to withhold the state
ments made to our reporter by both sides
NatchitOches Vindicator Monday
night Nav Goth, Henry Lacour and Dan
Norris, two white prisoners confined III
the Parish Jail, succeeded in making their
escape from confinement, anot very diff
cult undertaking to determined and
active men. Henry LacOur is an Ole
offender and is indicted for larceny, lying
in wait with intent to murder, in this
parish and on the charge of murder II
Calcasieu parish. He has been confined
about nine months. This is his secOnC
escape from the parish prison. Norris
was charged with horse stealing il
Sabine Parish and had been placed here
for safe keeping. He has been i'll jai
several weeks. There is little probability
that either offender will be soon hear(
!, of again in this section Of Louisiana
They have taken time by the fOrelock
; for the prison will soon be rendered 81
secure as to preclude even the idea o
ever escaping from it's limits when once
securely confined within its walls.
st. Tammany Farmer: Joe Smith, col
ored, aged about SIS years, is confined il
the Parish Jail, on the charge of brutal
ity to little colored boy, aged about II
years. 1t appears he kept the boy tied b,
the ankless for three days, drawing tn
rope so tight that the flesh was worn raw
to the bone. It's said that he also burn
, ed the boys arms, from the wrist to tn
elbow, and otherwise tortured him. Th
boy was finally released by a colore,
, woman who happened to be passing TIL
{ house and heard his cries. This outrag,
t occurred at Smiths house, about fou
{ miles from Vaudeville. Constable Mat
s thews, upon hearing of it, prompt,
. arrested Smith, who is said to be
, Voudou doctor, and took him to Mande
vile, where he was tried before Justic
| MuOnier who bound him over in th