The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-09-22

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Augusta, Ca, died suddenly in the
street, at New York, of Bright's dis
ease.
The grand lodge of United States
Odd Fellows held their twenty-sec-
ond annual session in New York, this
week.
A child was burned to death at
Philadelphia in house which was
fred by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp.
1t is believed Frank Leslie's estate
will ultimately pay creditors in full
and its management be resumed BY
himself.
John Van Lew, prominent farmer
of Columbia county, Pa, was found
dead near his house, with his head
crushed.
James Morgan, travelling salesman
of a firm of Cincinnati jewelers., was
robbed of $4,000 worth of jewelry at
Dayt O.
Rev. Thomas j. Mooney, a well
known New York Catholic priest, died
from injuries received by falling from
his carriage.
Joe. E. Johnston and Fitzhugh Lee,
nephews of the generals whose names
they bear, are learning to be machin-
lists at.Altoona.
j. L. Stevens, appointed minister
to Sweden, was associated twenty
years with Senator Blaine In the news
paper business.
w. w. Hutcheson and W. P. Funk,
counterfeiters, were arrested at Har-
risburg. Hutcheson was shot dead
while endeavoring to escape.
The Boston and Albany car shops,
together with fifteen freight cars and
four locomotives burned loss 100000,
and $50 men deprived of work.
A burglar, brought to bay in corn
field, near ST. Elmo, Mo-, instantly
killed two and fatally wounded one of
his pulsuers. He is still at large.
Rev. John McElroy, the oldest priest
in America, died at Frederick, Nd,
aged 90 years. He came to America
in 1900, and was ordained a priest in
1917.
A mail and a freight train collided
near Harrisburg, demolishing several
cars. The conductor and mail mes
senger were burned to death IN the
wreck.
Capt. John Avis, the execntioner of
John Brown, hit Capt. Johnson with
stone during n fight at Orkney
Springs, Va. Johnson died from his
injuries.
Spencer, the defaulting Chicago
Savings Bank president, has been
tracked as far MS Quebec, where he
purchased f50O0 worth of Bank of
England notes.
Levi Coffin, we'll known in ante
hellum days as president of the In
dergrm,nd railroasl, and always u
prominent anti slavery man, died at
Avondale, O., aged Il.
The Mayor of Burlington. Iowa, has
decamped, having victimized the
Merchants National Bank to the ex-
tent of $50, 900 and stolen large
amount OF school money.
A band of Warm Spring Indians
are depredating in New Mexico,
They have killed fourteen men,
wounded eight, and stole number
of horses aud other property.
The U. S. grand jury at San Fran
cisco found four indictments against
Geo. NJ. Pinney and ex Pay Inspector
Rufus C. Spaultling for issuing fraud
ulent government certificates of in
debtedness.
The Texas cattle plague has broken
out in the country surrounding Cleye-
land, Ohio, and Schenectady, N. Z.
Many cattle have died and several
children have been poisoned from
drinking the milk of infected cows.
John Taylor, president tofthe Twelve
Mormon Apostles, and acting presi-
dent of the Mormon Church, will re-
tain that position until a new presi-
dent is elected. He was shot = iSau
VOC, at the time Joe Smith was killed,
and is bitter Mormon.
Lightning struck tree under which
Gideon b. Kitchens, with his four
sons aud two daughters, had taken
refuge from storm, near Georgetown.
Two sons and daughter were in
stantly killed, and the father and re-
naming children seriously injured.
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