Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-30

the body, but it was not recovered until
next day.
| Ouachita Telegraph: The surveying
| party under charge Of Capt. Leon Polk
will leave here on Monday to re-survey
and locate the pute Of the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad from
this place to Shreveport.
| Monroe Bulletin: 1t is predicted that
Baton Rouge will be occupied as the
Capital of the State by all the State off.
cars by the first day of January, 1882.
Louisiana has had much cause to regret
that Baton Rouge should ever have been
Invested of her right, and the near ap-
proach to the restoration will be a
source of pleasure to the people as great
or greater than they ever heretofore en-
ljoyed.
! Monroe Bulletin: We learn that Mr.,
E. S. Austin has given some attention
to jute this year, and is greatly pleased
with the result. 1t is easy of cultiva-
ton, very prolific and yields good
price. He has saved seed enough to
plant twenty or more acres next year.
| This country has got to depend on some.
Thing besides cotton for living, and it
may be jute.
Claiborne Guardian We learn from
Mr.. Geo. Tigner that John Cupp,
Of this parish, was robbed last Thursday
night of thirteen hundred dollars. Mr..
| Cupp was away from home atthe time.
The house was entered and the money
taken out, showing that the robbery
must have been committed by some per-
son familiar with the house.
Claiborne Guardian: The cotton worm
appeared on Red River much earlier than
usual this year. But the chrysalis was
destroyed in some mysterious way by the
heat or by some insect or bird. A large
planter near Shreveport told the writer
that he found numbers so destroyed. His
conclusion was that no serious damage
would be done the crop.
Opeousas Democrat: On Saturday
last, some time during the day. Jos.
Bloch, one of Or largest merchants in
Opelousas, discovered that some thief
had stolen and hid away in his yard in
rear of the tore under some shucks, a
beef hide. Hoping to catch the thief
when he came to get the property, a
strict watch was kept until dark, after
which couple of gentlemen in his en-
plOy volunteered to watch during the
night. Each ensconcing himself in the
rear of an old hogshead about four feet
from where the hide was hid, they pa
tiently waited with cooked pistols for
the robber. For the first hour all went
well. They did not get tired and thirs-
ty,-did not want to back-mosquito
did not bother them. and they felt in
good spirits, but alas as time flew on,
and they saw the lights in the different
houses put outl heard a well known
voice across the street say "let's take
one more drink before we 90 hum"
heard the blinking of glasses, and were
then left alone to keep their silent and
lonely watch, they suddenly became
aware that they both felt hungry, thirs-
ty, tired and sleepy, and began wishing
to themselves that the thief would hur-
ry up and come on, They could neither
talk nor move from their hiding places
for fear the thief might at any moment
come for his plumber and see or hear
them. About two o'clock each one OF
the watchers simultaneously came to
the conclusion to take a nap, each think
ing the other would keep awake and
watch. The long and short of it was
that day was dawning as each began
rubbing his eyes and looking around.
Of course each swOre to the other that
they had not slept wink. They both
then went to the place where the hide
had been hid, but to their amazement
the thief had come while they slept and
it wassgone. Suffice it to say the thiet
was tracked by wool dropped from a
bag along the street, and in a few hours
Jean Laytrapes, colored gentlemen
was lodged in JAIL a place not unfa
miliar to him as he has already under
gone one sentence for larceny, where he
, will remain to answer 70 two charges o
larceny, one for the hide, and one fol-
the wool, both stolen from Mr.. Bloch
+ 1t was right mean in him not to wake
up the boys but he says he did not SCI
| Shem