The gin-house of Mr. S. C. Moore, in
Natchitoches parisl, was destroyed by
fire, together with seven bales of cotton.
T'he gil and machinery were valued at
$2700; insurance, $1400.
Constable Allen Jackpon of Livingston,
who followed Daniel Spriggs, the Baton
Ronge horse thief, a distance of 200 miles,
1i ed on his way hone; from the effects of
the exertion and exposure.
John Booth, who shot four Inen at
Gill's Enterprise store, in Calcasiou par
ish, was caltured at Collie, Rapides
parish, and has been pl:aced in the Sit
Landry jail for safe custody.
A man ami boy, both colored, working
in a saw-mill near Morvat3 City, had a
light with revolvers. '[lhe muan was ior
tally wounded, dying fto same night,
anul Ile bob- received a slight wound.
The boy is in jail.
A hninani skeleton was discovered in
the swamup near Covimgton and it is
ihonghlt. to be that of Inilian John. Chief
bI a tribe of Iidiansmin that vicinity,
who disappeared some time ago.
The body of an unknown muan, with
one leg missing was found floating in
lhe river opposite Brusly Landing. lie
is supposed to have been one of the vic
tints of the Robt. E. Lee disaster.
The whiskey election ili Viefina, Lin
eIin parish, lint week, resulted in 4.1
votes againist license anil 42 in thvor of
license. Several illegal ballots were cast
aid the whiskey inen will ciitent.
Janies Saiuple was shut and killed by i
Win. Love in a drunken cmia rel at Lo- f
gunsport, DeSoto parish. thalnihk was a
saloon keeper anld Love a raftsmnan.
Both were front Texas. Sample fled and
has not been arrested.
