The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-17
NEWS FROM THE PARISHES.

NEWS FROM THE PARISHES.
Gleanings from our Louisiana
Exchanges.
CARROLL.
The Lake Republican of the 10th in
slant reports the sinking Of the steam
boat John Kyle on Wednesday of last
week, opposite Henderson place, Car
roll parish. The Kyle struck a snag
and sank in about ten feet of water.
No lives were lost, and it is thought
the boat can be raised and the greater
portion of her cargo saved.-The
weather continues favorable for the
crops, and it is the opinion of the Re-
publican that if no special calamity
intervenes, there will be more money
in its parish this fall than there has
been since 1868.
MoREHoUsE.
The new paper, the North Louisiana
Republican, is one of the best journals
in the State, and is a credit to the
town of Bastrop and parish of More
house.-The Tax Collector is pro-
crossing finely with the collection OF
taxes, and has met with no resistance
SO far.-Bastrop shows signs OF con-
tinual improvement.-Crops growing
splendidly.
The Banner denounces in scathing
language the blatant Fusion leaders
in New Orleans, who pay their taxes
to the Kellogg Government and then
counsel other people to resist to the
bitter end.-A warlike individual
named w. NJ. Swami publishes a card
in the Banner in which he announces
his determination to drive the parish
officers away from Bossier because
they hold their positions under the
legal government of Louisiana. Mr..
Swami does not say whether he will
accomplish this little job single-hand-
ed or not.
OUACHITA.
The Telegraph gives full details of
the recent disastrous fire in the town
of Trenton, and foots the losses up
1906 ,96O, insurance $l63, $50. A large
fire also occurred at Monroe on Friday
night of last week, which destroyed
$l75, 900 worth ofproperty, upon which
there was insurance of S85, $50. Both
confagrations are supposed to have
been the result of incendiarism.--A
turtle was caught in the Ouachita river
weighing 100 pounds, measuring 4
feet S inches in length and 46 inches
in circumference.
From a personal card in the Intel
ligencer, we infer that Messrs. Jas. B.
Ray and G. w. McCranie, editor of
the Islegra phi, had little rough and
tumble "unpleasantness," from which
the editor emerged second best. The
difficulty arose from an editorial article
in the Telegraph rejecting upon the
integrity of Mr.. Ray.-The Ouachita
river, swelled by the heavy rains,
was rapidly rising on the 9TH. The
track of the n. l.. & T. r. r. was
overlooked in some places to a depth
| of nine inches.
MADISON.
The Journal of the 9th reports the
crops in finer condition than they
have been at this season for years.
The rumor which circulated to effect
that Hon. VIM. Murrel was organizing
a company of colored militia to invade
Grant parish is corrected by the Jour.
nal.-The base ball expidemic has
reached Delta.
! NATCHITOCHES.
Measles of a mild type is prevailing
among the children, says the Ne,cs.-
The Nevs urges upon the people thu
Importance Of the building of the Back
bone Railroad, upon which work ha!
been begun, it seems.
The Times wisely declines to coun
sci tax resistance, declaring its belle
that such a course will bring naugh
but further disaster upon the people
who engage in it.
| RED RIVER.
Great excitement was caused il
Coushatta by small dog falling int,
a well near the Courthouse. TIL,