The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-09
NUMBER L.

a newspaper correspondent and o
cavalry officer foagslt q duel with sa
bres at Belgrade, aud both were
wounded. ~
The ex-Empress Kageatie tllas pur-
chased for her winter residence the
villa of the Grand Duchess Maria Of
Russia, at Rome.
The explosion of the boiler attached
to a threshing machine near Dover,
Mimi, killed three persdhs and mar-s
tally wounded one. ne.ss-sszsss.s4as4s sssa.
Express and freightltrains collided
at Fitclburg, Mass, killing Miss
Crowell, wounding her father, her
sister aud Mrs. Baker. ~ ss
Speaker Kerr left his property to
his wife, in trust. for their son, on
condition that Airs. Kerr's mother
and hissow should be cared fof.
The eight to represent the United
States in the approaching rife match
are: Dakin, Farweli, Weber, Fulton,
Yal, Bruce, Rathhone and Allen.
Preston Palmer, city marshal of
Lewisburg, Ohio, was shot and killed
by n. A. Wirelnan, with whose wife
Palmer was crinlinally inlimate,
A Chinese riot occurred at Frajillo,
Central America. An overseer was
murdered by the Asiatics, some of
whom the indignant people shot.
In the Inter Collegiate boat race at
Philadelphia Yale won, Columbia
second. Cambridge was tiistanced Oh
account of sickness of one of the crew.
Nebon 'chaney, Jr.; 10 years old.
shot aud killed his eousin, also aged
10 years, near, Annapolis, Md. His
parents claimed the killing was acci-
dental. - = As
Ffefce forest fires in the vicinity of
Honeslait, Pa, destroyed large anan-
titles of timber. Thele. has been no
heavy rain in the neiglborhood since
the 4th of July. gs
The firemen on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad struck.
atteiapts to throw trains off
the track were made and few of tho
strikers arrested. SIS
Gen. w. III. Rieliardson, Atliutant
General of Virginia, died last week
ut the uge of 81 He had been In the
I,ubtie service since tlaesz,sar Of sISI2.
IN which lie served. s. asf
Iudians ceralled the miners at North
Deadwood and killed, fifteen. The
hodies of four more were found in
Buffalo gap. Others were murdered
in the same vicinity.
Hardy Soleiaan, late president of
Lhe South carolilla Bank of Columbia,
has been arrested, charged with fraud
llent management. ExGGovernor
Scott is the complainant,
A water spout burst In Osborne
county, NO., flooding Kill Greek val
ley for fifteen ninsltesy sweeping away
horses. cattle, ereps, etc. Two ladies'
md two children were drowned.
The revolution in st. Domingo con-
Times. The port of 0zna has pro-
Iouiiced for Baez aud isiblockaaletl.
BY the governments. Pnerto Plata
md Santiago continue 70 be besieged
~ the insurgents.
The French Court of Appeals has
IuasIied the sentences i,f fine and i'm
,risonment passed lly the eorrncIienal
tribunal on the editor of the Les
Droits DE FHonime for libeling the
Chamber of Deputies. ~
Six hundred houses burned at st.
Iyacinthe, canada. Hundreds Of
antilles are homeless and destitute.
fhree children were drawBed dnring
he fire. The value of property de-
troyed is estimated ut SO 900, QUO.
james Hanifnel, a German resident
# Cincinnati. made a Inurdereus at
ack upon his wife with a butcher
.nife, wounding her fearfnlly. Hs
hen severed an artery IN his arm,
md will die from loss of blood. The
vomatl may recover. -
A trniii of ceai hoppersp wrecked at
veayprton, on, the Baltimore and
)hio railroad, aud twu other trains
an into the wreck, one coal iagsd
he other passenger train. The en9
,ineer of the latter was killed. and
eyeral persons wounded. s,.sst...
The Rev, w. G. England, Methodist
hi wife, stepdaugIlter and
onr stepsons, were murdered at their
lonle near Montague, Texas, by a.
'arty of disguised men.. Robbery is
to have been the object of
liz fiends, as the family was wealthy.
The prosecutions of Ga B. Wilkinson,
xrRevenus Collector at St.. Joseph.
To-, has been discontinued, upon plea
# gnilty being entered by aroused.
rho agrees to pay cests and $500,
he amount Of deficit IN bis accounts.
iad undergo six months' i,nprisons
nent.
HINTS TO RICE FARMERs.-Mr,
Judges of Kennerville, La, makes
he following suggesti0n to rice pian-