The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-01-23

rety from the fearful and destructiv
! visitations of lightning. CombiDe'
with the many superior qualities O
ReyburB, Hunter d Co.'s rods, thei
remarkable cl,eapness renders then
pre-eminently the lightning rods TO
the Million" within the easy reacl
OF persons of moderate means as vel
as those in better circumstances, which
could hardly be said Of other rods
The standard rate is 40 cents pei
foot, and it will cost but $I5 to place
y one Of these rods upon an average
sized house, whereas the usual cost Vi
other patents has been from $50 te
$50. -+@tE #.. .h.arte
/ The gentlemen We have named are
Y prepared 70 execute all wQrk Entrusted
to then. with care and dispatch and
WARRANT satisfactisn in every instance.
/ While in this neiel,borhood they
will make their headquarters at the
livery stable Of Messrs. Kramer Mitch
ell & Co., and any order left there
will ue promptly attended to. ,rea .
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DISTRICT COURT. The civil snit nf
Chas. +. Smith, former Tax Collector,
Us. V, Mauriil ct ais. Of which we spoke
ias5 week, was the only one tried
during the late session Of tile District
Court, for the reason that adjournment
became necessary to allow member, of
the oar opportunity TO carry appealed
cases to the Supreme Court. The fol-
lowing criminal cases were disposed
Of:
State rs. Wiley Jones, attempt to
commit rape ), accused plGM guilty
! of assault and was sentenced to q. fine
Of $5, or five days imprisonment lii
the Parish jul; the charge Of at
tempted rape was siolle pressed. Ac-
cnsed chose to spend five days in Jail
rather than pay the. fine. a. II. a.,..s.
! State ,'s. Stephen McGee, changing
the denomination of a 8 1 bill to that Of
$5 and passing the same at Jos. Mar
tins coffee-house; jury returned q
verdict Of guilty and accused was sem
fenced to one years imprisonment in
tie penitentiary. l-0 .-,"
State vs. Jas. Green, as>aulting and
wouDdsng less than mayhem !; guilty !;
sentences same as foregoing. '.-''. ~ l =.
Stale Us. Chapman Epps, felonionsly
notwithstanding a certain dug with in
teut to procure premature delivery,
and procuring said delivery guilty;
sentence, one year in the peniteotiasy.
Suspens,ve appeal to the Supreme
Court taken by counsel for defendant.
i Wm.s Slater, charged with stealing
sheep; Jean ,Patatut, charged with
Obtaining goods under false pretenses,
ana Joseph Garter, charged with as
sault and battery, failed to appear
when their cases were called. y Bench
warrants were issued FOR accused and
judgments entered up against their
bondsmeu. ..,!+..3 x. ,s.5..wre.gs a5s. n.
Daniel Mason, accused Of horse
stealing, was acquitted. He was tired
for the same offence at the June term
Of the District Court and convicted,
but procured o new trial. Daniel
made poor use of his liberty, for he
had not been out Of che clutches of
the law two days ere he beat his wife
severely and was again imprisoned.
David Walker, accused Of. stealing
corn, Stephen Brown o. assdnlt aud
battery, and Dick Brown Of cutting
with wicked intent, were also. acq ali
ted. 10 The latter case the prisoner
plead guilty to an assault and the jury
brought in a verdict Of not guilty,
which caused quite q sensation and
merrinlent was INDUCED
10 at the expense Of the brilliant jury /
men. The District Attorney was es-
pecially confounded and asser ted to a !.
jury empannelled in another cause ,
that the verdict nearly took all the
hair off his head. r.a III
List of Letters
Remaining in Donaldsonville Post Office
January ed, 1876 /