The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-01
From Our Exchanges.

llth inst, Ben Jones, (coD shot
his mother-in-iaw, Jenny Fox. The
difficulty occurred about six miles
from Boyce, on Mr.. Hoy's Quad
rate Plantation. 1t is supposed
that Jones intended the shots for
his wife. DIR. Dump attended the
wounded woman and found that
she was seriously, but not danger
ously wounded in the arm and side.
Jones has so far eluded arrest, but
Constable Grissom ha., tried to
make the arrest. Jones was hid
den In fence corner when he shot.
The stereopticon troupe that
were to show here on the 4th inst,
but failed to do so on account of
poor attendance, failed to pay
their board bill at the Exchange
Hotel, and swindled the 1orn Taik
out of a printing bill. They went
from here to Shreveport, where
they meet with worse luck, as their
baggage and stereocopticon appa-
ratus was seized for board.
Give it to 'em, Nc! We have
no sympathy for man who beats
the printer.
Bossier Banner: The President
has appointed j. Harvey Brigham,
of Morehouse,- as Consul to Paso
del Norte, Mexico; also F.. H.
Wigfall, formerly of New Orleans
as Consul to Leeds, England.
The Superintendent of Public
Education reports that there are
1,0S7 public school houses in the
State, not including New Orleans:
2,04l teachers, and 81 ,543 children
enrolled, an increase of 81, GIG
children over last year. Total re-
ceipts $315, 1856 Il, an increase of
$66,316. Average school term,
four and a half months; average
salaries, white teachers, $32. so a
month; colored, $4,000.
Farmerville Gazette: Mr.. e. III.
Ward brought to our Office a sec
tion of a muscadine vine fmeasur-
ing II inches in circumference.
The section was cut about four feet
from the ground for the purpose
of making a pair of names, the
vine having the proper curves for
the names. MIR. w. says that at
the ground the vine measured over
two feet in circumference. This
is the largest muscadine vine. we
have ever seen and think lthard to
beat anywhere.
Ascension Democrat: Messrs.
Jos. j. Eafargue, Pierre Klopman
E. N. Pugh, Judge r. N. Sims and
Jno. ID. Hanson, have taken the
initiative and organized the first
fishing party of the season. Leav-
ing town early yesterday morning
supplied with everything necessary
not emitting the prerequisite for
snake bite, etc., the party weRded
their way by the pale light of the
moon, to far-famed Camp LeGIer
on Bayou Corne, where we are in
formed they spent the day most
enjoyably. 375 fish are reported
having been caught, one Of the
party particularly distinguishing
himself by adding 19 fine trout to
his string Of perch.
Natchitoches Review: Last Sat-
urday night in Robeline q man by
the name of George Freeman laid
down on the track of the T. e p.
X. r., and train of cars passed
over his body crushing him to
death. lie was drunk at the time.
Home Advocate = The State
Board of Education met at Baton
Rouge on the 1t3h inst. and adopt
ed a new series of textbooks Tor
the public schools. This looks like
a job in the interest of publishers.
and is an excusable act of oppres-
sion. Poor people have hard trials
these times to supply their chill
dren with suitable clothing to at
tend school in, and the present
text books are all that is required.
II change is absolutely necessary
let it be made when parents can
better afford to purchase new
books.
Bro. Lewis, you certainly never
taught school, and experienced the
inconvenience arising from nsing
different books in school. We
are not particularly attached to
any series; but we believe there
ought to be in every school. . sys-
tenn, which can never be carried
out as long as so many different
kinds of books are used in the same
IF Roberson's mathemat-
les be used, let all use Robertson;
IF Davies. nH mac Dayiea IfKerps