The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-27

sary of the proclamation of the Pari
Commune, ON the 10Th inst.
Richard w. Mullen, collector ofcus
toms for the port Of .Brashear, La.
died in New Orleans, ON the 18th inst.
from an overdose of landanum. 81
The Department Of the Interior vii
send a geologist into the Black Hill
country to investigate the reports o
It's alleged great mineral wealth.
| A Paris newspaper asserts that ,
Frenchman named Bermon, editor O
the Carlist official journal, has beer
captured and shot by the Alfonsists
| A terrific wind storm prevailed il
the vicinity of Raleigh, N. c., last Sat.
urday. Many houses we're prostrated
several persons killed aud many NOR.
hurt.
The chimney of the Capitol City
rolling mill, Indianapolis, ninety -si1
feet high, was blown down one day
last week. One man was crushed to
death. .5f
The small steamboat Frank Beck,
Jr. struck u snag and sunk in Steele's
Bayou, above Vicksburg, OH Tuesday
Of last week. The boat was valued
at 5000. M sTz' Il. @ De. '544
The cashier Of the Ansona National
Bank, New Haven, plead guilty to
false entries in favor of Henry Clews
& Co., and was sentenced to jail for
| five years. d
Two weekly lines of steamships
plying between New York and New
Orleans, the Merchants and Southern,
have been withdrawn Oh account Of
slack business.
The Chancery clerks office at Vicks-
burg was entered by unknown par
ties, one night last week, and num-
berof important books and documents
stolen therefrom.
At the municipal election in Ban
gor, Me-, last Saturday, Democratic
Mayor was elected by 80 majority.
The Republicans secured majority
of the Councilmen. ...
Senor CASTELAR, has resigned the
presidency of the Madrid university
in consequence Of the re-establisll-
ment in the schools and colleges of
certain text books. .T t... 4
A colored man was shot and killed
near Shreveport, two weeks since, by
James Jones, white man, because
he failed to leave Mr.. jones' store
when ordered to do so. r.z
Girs,iet a. Co, London merchants,
shaxe. susledend, Liabilities. g, ,0Q.
900. Their failure was caused BY that
of JOHN C. 1mbrun & Co. Other sus-
pensions are insninent. z. -.fel
Isham Brown, convicted Of the
murder ofJames w. Clinton,s in st..
Helena parish, on the 18th Of last
December, has been sentenced to be
hung OF, the 18th Of April. -;d''
A fearful tornado passed over the
lower district IF Richiand, s. c., on
the 10th. One house was blown down,
and large trees uprooted and twisted.
Two men killed, several wounded. a
Spain demands the extradition of
Don Alpllonso, brother of Don Carlos,
who is in Austria, claiming that he
has violated civil laws of Spain, by
committing murder arson, and rape.
A party of Indiana editors on a
pleasure excursion visited New Or
leans last Saturday and remained un-
til Tuesday morning., when they con-
tinued their journey to Alabama and
Florida. r.'
Northern Mexico was visited by an
on the 18th of February.
Much property and many lives were
destroyed. The little town of San
Cristobal was almost entirely de-
nolislled. -g sI'
President Grant sent special mes
sage to the Senate regarding the Black
Hills. A treaty will be attempted
With the Sioux to open the country,
md in the meantime intruders will
,e excluded.
A portion of the Quahada tribe of
indians have surrendered at Fort Sill
md it is thought the remainder will
hortly follow the example This
ribe was one of the most troublesome
n the Southwest. ...-,... .s--.
The Cuban insurgents have deter
mined upon war of massacre and
'onfire on account Of the cruelty of
'paniards to their prisoners. Twelve
were burned by the in
urgents last week. q, '=
Masked Ku-Klux have committed
everal outrages in Todd county, Ky,
uring the past two weeks. A mem
'er Of the gang revealed the identity
t his companions and all but one Of
he scoundrels have been captured.
The Alabama Legislature adjourned
n the 22nd. Its last act was one
iithdrawing licences from hotels and
flowing them to make contracts with
'oarders. The object is to evade the
of the civil rights bill.
A freight train was partially wrecked
n Morgan's railroad, at Harvey's Ca
al, near New Orleans, last Saturday
irht Ohstrnctit,ns were rlaced IN |