The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-03
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Hay, q well known New York dealer
for s ,625, 1876, amount Of drafts draw
by latter OH Gladstone & Co., London
Count Won Arnim's trial closed d
Thursday of last week and lie wa
adjudged guilty of abstracting Stat,
papers intrusted to his care. TIL,
sentence is nine montls'imprisonment
The schooner Mary Chiffon, aban
doned at sea under suspicious circum
stances. arrived at Havana June 23rd
Her crew, under arrest, have beer
brought to the United States for trial
The body of John Farand, engineer
Of the burned steamer Chas. Bodlnann
was disinterred and identified at Myr.
tie Grove, La, below New Orleans
and sent 10 his friends in Cincinnati
Barnum's balloon, which left Tor
onto June Oath, was picked up by q
vessel next day, five miles from shore.
in Lake Ontario. Ali the inmates
were safe, but had suffered consider
able hardship.
Sheriff Crosby of Vicksburg, who
was shot early in June, has nearly
recovered. His deputy, Gilmer, whom
he charged with the shooting, was ex-
amined by magistrate and released,
their being no proof Of his guilt.
Sophie Schidler was taken out on
the North river, at New York, in a
skiff last week, by her step father,
who shot her three times and then
killed himself. The girl died next
day. No cause is assigned for the
strange crime.
The Peoples Independent State
Convention met at San Francisco,
June 23rd, and after adopting series
Of resolutions against monopolies,
nominated Gen. Bidwell for Governor
and Lieut.. Gov. Paclleco for Lieu
tenant Governor.
Thos. E. Snellbacker, chief of po-
lice, VIM. Mark, editor of the Tolks-
.freund. j. B. Mccormick and Paul
Remleins, all of Cincinnati and former
~ connected with the waterworks of
that city, have been indicted by the
grand jury for grand larceny.
Mr.. Beach of counsel for plaintiff
in the Tilton- Beecher case closed his
argument on Wednesday Of last week,
and then moved to reopen the case,
to introduce new testimony. The
next day Judge Nelson decided the
motion adversely and charged the
jury, who retired to consider q YER
dict.
A thoroughly organized gang of
connterfeiters under the lead Of DR..
Milton H. Frank, practising ply
sician Of Allegheny City, Pa, has
been broken up. Several members,
including Frank, were arrested, and
$40, 600 in counterfeit money captured.
The attention of the government was
called to the work of these men
through letters containing consign-
ments Of spurious money, which be-
ing unstamped, went to the dead let
ter Office.
Frank Enterer, German, 60 years
OF age, who was sent to prison at Phil
adelphia for attempting to outrage
little girl of a years, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in his cell.
VIM. NJ. Tweed was released from
the penitentiary on Black wells Island
last week. He has furnished bail in
the new criminal suits against him
and bis counsel are endeavOring to
secure a reduction of bail in the civil
suits. The present amount of bail
required is So, 600, 900.
A freshet has occurred in the valley
Of the Garonne river, in the southern
part Of France, which has caused i'm
mense destruction of property and
great loss of life, aggregating nearly
1000 souls. At Toulouse, Verdun,
Trelaullet, Tarbes, Loissiac and other
places the devastation was greatest.
Thousands of people have been rem
lered destitute by the disaster and
for their relief have been
naugurated throughout France. Fully
200 houses were swept away at Tou-
ouse alone.
FlnEs.--Dover, Mason county, Ohio,
1u"o ~~HN W. Il. 10OO " Co.
yoolen and Touring mills; loss $50.
)OO.. Georgetown, Ky, Sunday,
June Goth: a livery stable and four
dwellings,; loss 10000; a number of
lorses were burned to death. Gin
;innati, June 22nd: Steamboat r.
". Skillinger struck by lightning and |
destroyed; loss $4,000; insurance |
$40, 900 Lancaster, Canada, June
End; Emory Dyson's mill loss $780,
100; 100 hands thrown ont of work,
...Three men We're suffocated in q
burning mine at Nevada city, June
LIST. The college at st. Theresa's
'illage, Canada, June Gath. Mystic
Bridge, Conn, June Gath: a large
'oolen mill and contiguous buildings;
ncendiary.- :. New York, June ::,,5th
he Alline establishment, valued at
'lW, 600, totally destroyed .Cum-
Nd, June 25th Several
BUSINESS houses, including First Ma
ional Bank loss 10000. jackson,
'enn., June 25tl: half business
lock and the Catholic Church. 80,
lin c{nnati Iuno OStl,. H., l;rl,4,;.