Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-12

Shreveport STANDARD: When tho fatal I
accident occurred on Wednesday night, |
in which Mr. Michel Bompet lost his life
by the crushing In Of Leman 4 Cos
store by falling wall, stranger APP
pcared in front Of the building, and
learning there was u msn beneath the
ruins, at once volunteered, at tho peril
Of his own life, to enter, and did 80,
through the debris. Cropping his way
on hands and knees through the fallen !
timbers, in some places the openings
being hardly wide enough to squeeze
through, he reached the point where
Michel Bompet lay dead, entirely COW
cred with the debris. Finding it i'm
possible to remove the. body, he return
ed and with the assistance Of others
succeeded in digging the body out, after
several hours work. The stranger we
refer to was Mr.. L. B. Carpenter, an
employee on the New Orleans Pacific
Railway, and brother Of DR.. Carpenter,
of the Arm Of Carpenter & Mallory,
bridge contractors. He was assisted in
recovering the remains by Chief Austin,
Commissioner Grim, Mr.. Frank Denham,
Mr.. John Vail and another gentleman
whose name we did not learn. Such
deeds of bravery aus displayed by Mr..
Carpenter should not be allowed to pass
unrecorded. Nor, indeed, should the
names of either Of the gentlemen named,
for the duty they performed was ola
most perilous character, and while the
whole was going on the crowd on the
outside waited with breathless anxiety
fearing the precarious walls still stand
ing would fall and bury the noble
workers beneath them.
Ouachita Telegraph: Mrs. Mary f.
Richardson, the wife of our esteemed
fellow citizen, Col. Robt. Richardson,
departed this life on last Friday, the
25th inst, after long and painful ILL.,
ness. An illness which she had borne
with that patient forti tude which con-
stitutes one of the most beautiful traits
in true womanly character. Bnt
scarcely thirty-tive years old, Mrs. Rich
aldsOn leaves a devoted husband and a
large family of children to mourn thei,
irreparable loss. Besides this, she has
left blank in our community which il
will be difficult to fill. She had, fol
years, occupied a leading position in the
social circles of our city and bnt fe"
public works of charity or bcnevolence
were commenced or achieved without
her aid, countenance and support. Trn
: ly may we say, lovely woman hal
, gone to her rest-gone, securely trustin!
| in the blessed promise of crucitied Re
l deemer.
North Louisiana Journal: A difficulty
growing out Of "a game of cards occurred
last Sunday OH Mrs. Stacy's Botany Ba,
plantation, between two colored men
Bill Smith and Richard Blue, in whicl
the latter was stabbed in the back
!. Smith made his escape, and at this writ
u ing it is believed that Blue is MORTAL
= wounded.
Point Coupee Banner; On last Nor
!. day, an old negress, who lives Oh til
:. Olivia plantation, on False River, an
who is fully one hundred years ole
:, died suddenly. Immediately prepars
tons were made, the corpse was lai
ont, the negroes of the neighborhoo
congregated, prayed, sang and mourne
several hours around the late lamente'
:, Just as preparations were made to bul
:, her: when the mOurners were well MI
" exhausted, to their horror, the old w
man came to life, not being dead, butt
3 q state oflethargy. 1t would be hal
= matter, however to convince the negro
" of the neighborhood that the old wom'
was not really dead; that she did n
y visit the other world, obtain ne
~ lease of life, besides being clothed wi
" super natural powers; that she will Ii
- u long number Of years, that she can l
:" veal the secrets Of the future, can he
= the sick and perform any and all mil
" cles. If the old woman will only ia
advantage of this state fittings, and
. about the sick, performing all kinds
incarnation, there is no telling ht
-, many miracles she will perform.
w. Morehonsc Clarion: Baton Rouge c
he boast of two as live and INTEREST,"
newspapers as any town in the COUNT
,f The CAplrOIIAN and Advocate have
90 superior in point of editorial ability.
ed Houma Courier: Last Wednesd
ed morning, ut about 8 o'clock, when
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