The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
From Our Exchanges.


between w. a. Castleberry and
Joe Hart, in which Hart was shot
in the side, also in the wrist, both
wounds being but slight. The re-
port is that Hart went to Castle
berry's house with drawn dirk
and told Castleberry he wanted
his (Castleberry's) liver, and he
was met by two bullets from pls-
tol in the hands of Castleberry.
This man, Joe Hart, referred to
above, is the same j. w. Hart who
was drawn on the grand jury of
this parish, in 1888. Our readers
remember that a nole prosqui was
entered in every case; and every
indictment found by that grand
jury was noHe prosPeid; for the
reason that Hart had not been a
resident of the parish and State,
for IL months. The same Joe Hart
is drawn to serve as a juror, at the
coming term of Court in June.
~Ouachita Telegraph: John Bap-
tiste Filhoil died ut his residence at
Logtown Saturday, May g.. 1885.
lie was born in Monroe (then Fort
Miro) in August 1915, and was a
son of Grammont and grandson of
Don Juan Filhol, which, aside from
his individual character, placed
him among those of our citizens to
whom respect and admiration
rightfully belong.
The deceased has witnessed the
passage of many gloomy days over
this, Natures favored valley. He
had survived them without blight,
and lived to see the shadows lift
ing. which brought him to gather
in reckoning his years. They were
many, and in laying down his life
he acknowledged their favor, rem
dering for each a true account.
In reviewing his life We find him
holding, in early life, clerkships in
several commercial houses in Mon
roe, gaining the esteem of his sew
eral employers. Later he became
interested in steamboating, which
not proving profitable he returned
to the mercantile business, receiv-
ing the appointment of postmaster,
then elected clerk of the District
Court. He Mas receiver of public
moneys under the administration
of President Polk, from which
Office he was removed on the elec-
ton of 4. Taylor for political rea-
sons.
An incident in this connection is
worthy of remark to show how
scrupulously honest he was as 4
of the government TWAS
the prompt return by the depart
ment at Washington of fifty cents,
which he had overpaid in render
ng his final account.
In 1850 he moved to Logtown,
.welve miles below Monroe ON the
Ouachira river and began planting.
Here, Immediately after the war,
le engaged once more in the mer-
,antiie business, in both of which
undertakings he has proven sue
having left at his death Z
fortune.
In the spring of 1842 he married
Hiss Nancy st. Clair Ballew, who.
hough sadly bercft of her consort,
nay look in the eyes of her two
ons, Roland and Hardy, for con-
olation, while the father seeks the
pirit of patriotic Grammont offer
d in sacrifice on the battlefield Of
'hanccllorsviIlc.
The remains were brought to
his place Sunday evening, and in
rue memory Of his acts, Father
.naut performed the last prescri-
ed therefor, in manner which
old the loss his Church felt, =
Tell as the many friends assembled
0 do reverence to the departed.
Ruston Caligraph: A member
f the Mexican band Was shot four
mes by a gate keeper at one of
ne entrances to the Exposition
last Saturday evening,
nd fatally wounded. The cause
f the difficulty WIS improper adj
anccs made by the Mexican to q
aughter of the gate keeper who
as employed at one of the booths
! the Exposition. The shooting
as witnessed by q numbefOf 9TH
r Mexican members Of the band,
no made no effort to save their
Forty convicts escaped from the
yards in Brazos county, Texas,
ear the town of MiIIican one day
st week. Friends of the convicts
the guards and turp-
the convicts loose.
About one hundred people were
last Friday at picnic ut
allulah Falls. Georgia, by eating