The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-16
NUMBER 2.

with San Francisco, has lseen laid.
At Centreville, Pa, excitement has
been caused by the cracking and sink
ing of ground over several coal mines.
A heavy storm damaged houses,
crops, ETC., to the extent of $50, 600
in Leavenworth city and county, Kan
sas.
The strike of firemen on the Chiea-
GO, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
has ended, the men having resumed
work. ~
Yellow fever at Savannah increases.
Subscriptions for the suffering have
been made in philadelphia and else-
where. EsS&
Four passengers were killed and
twelve injured by the ditching of
train on the Kansas City and St. Louis
railroad.
The u. S. steamer Plymouth col
lided with the bark Triton In New
York harhor. Both vessels wero
damaged.
A number of miners have recently
been killed by Indians in the Black
Hills. Depredations are of almost
daily occurrence.
The crew of the steamship Arbi-
traitor which struek an. iceberg and
foundered at sea, August sl2, have ar
rived ut New York.
The convention of Chief Engineers
of Fire Departments held in Phiiadel-
phia last week, adjourned to meet at
Nashville next year. -
John H. Talmadge of the bankrupt
firm of Talmadges, New \ ork brokers,
was arrested at Morristown, n. j.,
while trying to escape.
A new railroad tunnel under Bishop
gate street, London, cavedi in, burying
nine workmen. Five were exhumed
in an injured condition.
Gustave Marigny and Louis Bach
emin fought duel with pistols near
New Orleans. At the third fire Bach
emin was wounded in the hip.
The Emma mine was sold by the
u. S. Marshal at Salt Lake City under
Judgment of court. It was purchased
by Chas. G.. Lincoln for sl44 ,l94.
An accidental explosion took place
at the He'll Gate worlSs, New York
harbor, killing four .woFkmen and
wounding several others, one fatally.
The revolution in the State Of
| Canca, Central America, continues.
The States of Antioquia and Tolinia
have declared war against the gov.
ernment.
A boiler explosion at the shops of
tile Louisville and indianapolis rail-
road, ut Louisville, killed one man,
injured six and almost wrecked the
buildings.
Death warrants have been issned
by Gov. Hartranft for the FIVE Molly
Magnires who murdered Policeman
Yost. The execution will take place
October 81. 81 80
THE statue Of Gen. Lafayette pre-
sented to the City of New York by
| the French government, was ilaugu-
rated Mt Union Square with imposing
4 ceremonies. @
a Hayes and Wheeler pole fell at
Lancaster, Ohio, killing three men.
| A man has been arrested on charge of
emitting the rope by which the pole
was TO he raised.
A human skeleton was found in .
sink at New Orleans recently, and by
some it is believed to he the remains
of Judge Macarthur who disappeared
more than year ago.
| Two girls, aged Ia and II years,
living at Wellington, Conn.,, took
strychnine with suicidal purpose. One
died in four hours and the other was
barely saved by physicians.
The Indian commission held conn
ell with $50 Indians at Red Cloud
agency and made. propositions de-
filming limits of Il reservation. 1t is
thought the treaty will be effected,
Tom Allen and Joe Goss had prize
fight IN Kentucky last week. Goss
was whipped, but the referee gaye
him the fight ON q clai,a Of foul, rs it
had been previously understood he
should do.
At Fort Scott, Kansas. a man named
| Gregg, who opposed bis daughters
marriage, sliet her husband and fed.
He fred npan the posse which pilHsaied
, him. aud the sheriff returned the fire
, killing Gregg
There is great pubic agitation in
, England over tho Bulgarian atroef-
. tiles. Mr.. Gladstone addressed IL, ,0N
lpeople OH The subject at London. Res
solntions dennnciatory of the atrocities
were passed. &
:" Three mounted men rode int
Northtield, Mimi, entered the tOwi
= bank, shot the cashier desd ant
J wounded clerk who refused tc' eper
the vault. The alarm was given ant
: the people gathered, killing two. 6
IS the robbers aud wounlain& the tAfad.
The first prize niuney III tlas four
+ cared race at Philadelphia ,betyeel
II the Thames and Hahf;Ax crsws, Ia
haan uvurtltd to AhxA E,rinR1. Eth