The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-02
DONALDSONVILLE, La, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1873.


General News Summary.
Personal and Political.
Hon. r. F. Turner, Mayor of Sioux
City, Iowa, has been presented with a
$11 900 solitaire diamond by his grateful
constituents, as mark of their apprecia-
ton of his services as public officer and
citizen.
DIR. Thomas dudley, first assistant of
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Lexing-
ton, KY, committed suicide on the after
noon of July 18, by taking thirty grains
Of morphine.
A Washington special says that the Sen
ate Select Committee on Transportation,
through their chairman, Senator Win
dom, have addressed letter to the Mas
ters Of all State Oranges of the Patrons
of Husbandry, requesting that each State
appoint . suitable person to confer with
the committee and present the views of
the farmers of such State in regard to the
" defects, abuses, and grievances alleged
to exist under the present system of
transportation, and also any suggestions
they may desire to make as to the remedy
required
Ex-Governor Colby, OF New Hamp-
shire, died at Concord on July 81, aged
eighty.
Attorney General Williams has given
an adverse opinion in the case Of Carl
Vogt, the Prussian subject, charged with
murder, arson and robbery in Belgium,
and whose extradition is sought under
the treaty with Prussia.
Representative Chas. Foster, of Ohio, is
the last member of the House list of those
who have returned their back pay to the
treasury. His share was received July
18th, making the thirty-fifth on the list.
Two hundred and fifteen members of the
House and delegates have drawn their
back pay and kept it, and the remaining
three have not as yet signed their war
rants. and their money remains in the
treasury.
Crimes and Casualties.
Samuel o. Dawson, an old citizen of
Dawson County, Tenn, was run over by
a locomotive and instantly killed, at Nash
vile. on July II.
F. A. Shower, jr., son of F. A. Shower,
Appraiser in the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's g office at Philadelphia. has been
arrested on the charge Of forging his faith
o1n fr>
$4,000.
A building in the process Of demolition
at indianapolis, Ind, on July IL, fell and
buried under the ruins over dozen work.
men. George Scott was fatally injured.
The rest were more or less hurt.
Mrs. Macarthur, of Los Angeles, CAL,
took strychnine, on July II, because her
husband found fault with the quality Of
his breakfast.
Stephen Hood, colored, was arrested in
Cleveland, Ohio, on July 1s, for the muir
der of his step son the day before.
A German family Of seven persons, at
Louisville, KY, on the night OF July lS,
supped on smoked herrings, and soon af-
ter exhibited symptoms Of poisoning.
The Riviere Planning Mill, at Montreal.
together with the entire block adjoining,
was burned on the afternoon of July 10.
Eighteen families were rendered homeless.
Loss $15O,OOO.
A disastrous fire occurred at Jackson,
Tenn, on the morning of July 20. Thir-
teen business houses were burned, includ-
ing the Office of the Wing and Tribune,
and the post-office. Aggregate loss about
100000.
The jail at Arkadelphia, Ark, was
broken into on the night of July 20, and
delivered of fifteen prisoners, among them
two murderers, two robbers, and one
horse thief Seven were confined in Sc
cure dungeons, and the balance in large
open room. The parties from the out
side broke into the first room and ther
into the vaults or dungeons. The mar
shals and citizens hunted the neighborine
thickets and swamps all night. and re
captured one of the prisoners, but he was
drunk.
A band of disguised men visited the
house of Daniel Galbreath, worthy
farmer Of McCracken County, KY, few
nights since, and demanded admittance
Being refused, they set fire to the house
and forced Mr.. Galbreath and brother, l.
4 M. Galbreath, outside, when the outlaws
fired upon them, severely wounding l.
M. Galbreath, who fired at the party, it i
thought, killing one man. No reason il
assigned for the attack.
Mrs. Jacob Schaefer, of Winona, MINI.
the other day poured kerosene over
young fire and covered herself VIII
flames. She died after four hours OF In
tense agony.
On the night Of July d, an eastward
bound train on the Chicago, Rock Islam
& Pacific Railroad, when near Adai'
Iowa, lonely point about fifty five mile
west Of D5s Moines, ran into some OF
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