The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-11
NUMBER 10.

Little Rock railroad, killing one pas
senger and injuring about twenty
others.
W, B. Stewart, desperate who
recently murdered man named Hem
ry, was arrested at Cotton Plant, Ark.
and was shot dead while attempting
Ia escape.
The residence of Mr.. Handsman,
SIX miles from Aiken, s. c., WAS broken
into. himself aud nephew killed and
the house fired. The outrage is charged
upon colored men.
Henry Pinkston, colored, was killed
on Tidwell's plantation. Ouachita par
ish, and his wife wounded. Two col
ored men are supposed to have COM
mitted the murder.
Secretary Fish authorizes the state
ment that England being the first to
hreak must be the first TO mend the
extradition treaty. No negotiations
are pending on the subject.
The Turkish government claims to
he pressing measures for the relief of
Bulgarian sufferers, the rebuilding of
burned villages and the punishment
of perpetrators of atrocities.
Madison Barracks, at Sackett's Har-
Dor, were partially destroyed by fire.
The quartermastei's papers were de-
stioytd aud large amount of prop
erty lost, estimated at $4,000.
Nine freight cars and locomotive
went through bridge on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, killing the
engineer and wonnding an unknown
man who was riding on the engine.
Two large buildings of the Mama
Powder Co. exploded Mt Springfield,
Ohio, blowing Michael Denear to
atoms and iniuring several others.
The shock was felt for miles distant.
The residence of the Austrian con-
sui at Serajocco, Turkey. was set on
fire, by tile Turks it is said, and the
troops who were summoned to extin-
guish the flames plundered the house.
George Lambeth, a messenger of
the Southern Express Company who
stole a package containing $4,000
three years ago, has returned to
Memphis and surrendered himself for
trial.
A riot occurred during Demo-
cratic torchlight procession at Cin-
cinnati Saturday night. The Repub-.
lican headquarters were gutted and
one white man shot and wounded by
Il negro.
A false alarm of fire caused a panic
in the Chinese theatre at San Fran
cisee, tsuHiag a performance. In the
rush which ensned twenty persons5
weh trampled to death and twenty
others Injured.
Much damage was caused on the
smaller islands of the West Indies By
the recent hurricane. In the French
quarter OF Kingston 215 houses were
destroyed At St. Barts 40 houses
We're blown down and 160 injured.
The Mexican House of Deputies
constituted itself an electoral college
and declared the reelection of Lerio
De Tejada by vote of l3l agailsrrtsre
ttlt .--LkSd
,vIie,, ,, sh;ss engine aud al express
I'm scoIli,led on the Short Llne rail
naI between Cincinnati and Louis
lille. killing the engineer Of the emp
= engine. wounding the firemans ana
.illipg the fireman aud wounding the
.xpress messenger of the express tram
RennbIican clubs of colored men
to Jersey City after partlel-
natinr in torehlight procession In
New York were attacked BY Demo
Gratis. who used paving stones, brick-
bats. etc. The colered men retaliatea
will, pistols and knives, woundInG
Ave of their assailants.
After an unsuccessful council with
Sitting Bull. Gen. Miles had sac-
cessful fight with that notorious red,
skin and his followers, killing ana
wnnntling many and chasing the
others sixty miles. Only two soldiers
were wouDtled, none being killed.
Notice of contest has been served
nv .Jndse Cox against Harmon, Com
mon Pleas Judge; Taylor against
Wallace, Sheriff, and Kerborth against
Bernard, County Clerk-charglng
frauds in the late elections in Cincan-
natl. The contestants were all Re
publican candidates at the October
elections and were defeated by small
majoiities.
The General commanding the troops
on the Yellowstone, after lighting
defeating aud pursuing Sitting Bul
| and the confederated tribes undel
him, accepted the Surrender OF fou
hundred lodges of Indians beionglns
to Cheyenne agency. These tribe
surrendered FIVE of their prlneipa
chiefs rs hostages guarantee Of tilel
| faithful compliance With the terms 9
the surrender, and will go at once
the agency, where they will submit
] the requirements of the governnen
The great maritime canal connec
II mo Amsterdam with the Germs
y ocean was opened on the lst with IN
: .asinr ceremonies. ;tt which the kin