The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-06-20
-THE Peabody School Exhibition

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has been prepared for the occasion
and abundant refreshments suitable
to the season will be provided. The
entertaihment will conclude with s
dance. We hope the patrons OF the
school and the public il general vii
remember that the exhibition is fol
the benefit of the lady teachers, an(
Will extend TO it liberal patronage
Nm. Bascus, co'ored, who cut
his wife some days back with pail
of scissors, ii fiicting a terrible cash
notice of which was published in this
paper, and who made for parts un,
known, has been overhauled and cap
tured in Natchitoches Parish. While
at Grand Ecore, il the store of Mr..
Manhein, Bascus tried to shoot him
self with revolver, but was proven
ted by the prompt interference o!
that gentleman. He had prepared
Ietters to his people here, "moug
hem one to his mother, in which he
'regrets the deed he is about to con-
NIT; asks to have his body properly
cared for, and prefers suicide to meet,
ing the penalty of deed which he
states was stabbing his wife, Mat.
with pair of scissors, and saying
before he would suffer for it he would
die" Sheriff Paul telegraphed hat
Bascus was wanted here. Bascus was
brought here at once and on Monday
was given a preliminary trial. and
was allowed bond in the sum Of 5000.
ON Sunday last the Gilt Edge,
Goldens, and Corile clubs met as by
previous Arrangement and pubica
ton of notice, a. the office of Mr.. A.
Liess, for The purpose of choosing a
nine and setting day on which to
play a return game Of base. ball a,
Donaldsonvilie, with the Nolans of
that City. Three PLAYERS and one
substitute from each club were selec-
ted with the following result: Gilt
Edge, VIM. Polk, Jno. Law:ess, j. P.
Grogan; substitute, Bern. Fl. Hayes.
Cotile, L, N. Texada, W. f. Texada,
John Texada; substitute, A. E. Wat
son. Goi1ens, VIM. Irving, "A. j.
Herrzog, N. S. Ware; substitute, Ell.
j. Sullivan. T. M. Biossat was cho.
sen as scorer and manager of the
nine: Jno. P. Grogan was selected as
Captain of the nine. Sunday, July
22d is the day fixed for the match,
at Donaldsonville. The meeting was
harmonious indeed, every one present
appearing to take lively interest in
the matter discussed. JIG. Goulden
acted as President of the meeting.
The Captains of each of the above
named clubs we're authorized to ap-
point two members from each orga.
nization for the purpose of soliciting
contributions with which to defray
the expenses of the nine.
ON Sunday match game of
base ball was played here between
the Eclipse nine of this place, and
the Pineville club, resulting in favor
of the former club by score of 26 to
10. In the afternoon the long de-
layed match between the Gilt Edge
and Goldens took place. Mr.. Law
less, the plucky catcher of the La
INQUIRE team, received terrible blow
on his riuht hand at the very onset
of the game, by which he was neces
sarily compelled to stop playing du-
ring the third inning. This, of
course brought the game to a close,
much to the disappointment of the
large crowd present. The Goldeus
at first objected to other than a mem
Der Of the Gilt Edge taking the place
of Mr.. Lawless; they afterwards con-
sented to let Mr.. Texada the gen
tleman whom the Gilt Edge club
wanted take his place. But the con-
clusion was too late Three innings
were played by the Goldens, and two
by the Gilt Edge. The score stood:
IL for the Goldens, and 5 for the Gilt
Edge. Whether the game can be
considered as one of the champion
ship series or not, we are not able to
state, not being we'll enough posted
in base ball matters to give our opin-
ion concerning the result. We trust
never again to chronicle REPETITION
of this sort of proceedings.
The following letter was receiv-
ed on yesterday:
DoNALDsoNv1LLE, La,
Inna72 1899