The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-11
NUMBER 35.
Items of Louisiana News.
Gleanings from the asress.

Gleanings from the Press.
EB E. Felieiana Pat. Dem:: Thus
far the crop prospects in this parish
were never better.
Es st. Charles Mirror: William
Harris, convicted of rape. and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life, has
been taken to the penitentiary.
H Natchitoches Yiadicqtor Lam.
dry and Azenore CharIeville, brothers,
were severely wounded in a shooting
affray with S. Rachal and one Price.
% Morgan City Register Several
parties from this place have gone on
the lakes and bayoHs to kill the fes-
tive alligator for his hide and oil. 1t
is said there is money in it.
S Bossier Banner: Sever al cases
OF small-pox are reported among the
freedmen on the Bee Bend and Sew
all Wallace plantations, ON Red
River, few miles above Shreveport.
"a Iberville South: The report is
general throughout the parish that
the crops are in a magnificent con-
dltlon, and that the prospect is inn
mensely better than it was at this
season last rear.
G@ Ouachita Telegraph: A little
son of Mayor Endom, aged about
nine years, failed to return home
Monday night, and has not been
heard from since. 1t seems to be the
general opinion that the boy was
drowned.
Eg Houma Courier: Two horses.
harnessed to pedler-cart and driven
by H. Routh and Robert Henry ran
away, smashing the cart to pieces.
Mr.. Henry escaped uninjured, but Mr..
Ruth was less fortunate, as he was
severely hurt.
~ st. Bernard Eagle: A Young
man residing at Terre- aux Bnufs was
going home, a few nights ago, when
a party of five masked men halted
him and served him most brutal
castigation. We have heard no cause
assigned for the outrage.
" st. Mary Enterprise Some.
kind of bug is injuring the cane on
the plantations above Franklin.
Two African amazons on Bayou Sale
engaged in a difficulty about the fell
low they both wanted, which resulted
in one OF the woman stabbing the
other in the breast.
E Columbia Herald: A small
house belonging to Taylor Easley,
colored, situated at the outskirts Of
Columbia, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night--..A young man
named Parker. who was left in charge
of the residence Mr.. l.. ClauncIl dn-
ring the absence of the family, took
some money from Mr.. Clauuell's trunk
and decamped.
IF Morehouse Clarion Saturday
last, little Louie Brown, aged about
ten years, accidentally shot himself
with a shot-gun while out hunting,
the load lodging in his left side. caus-
ing almost instant death "A diff
Guilty occurred at Oak Ridge between
two men whose names we have for
gotten, in which one Of the combat
ants was seriously cut.
tS Claiborne Guardian Bin
Thomas, charged with the murder of
Bill Gligsby last january, has been
convicted of murder without capital
punishment and sentenced to tire pen
itiaiy for life. From the Judgment an
appeal has been taken. Berry Gry-
der, charged with the murder OF
Richard Williams at Summerfield in
December last, was acquitted.
EY Shreveport Times Sundav
evening TIVE cyprians, Belle Edwards
and Willie Taylor, attempted to com
NIT suicide by swallowing poison.
Their designs were frustrated by the
timely arrival of a physician and
stomach pumps - Wednesday night
two fine filIeys were stolen from the
grass lot of Mr.. George Leopard near
town. Misunderstanding the descrip-
ton of those stolen have been discoy-
cred I'D Harrison county, Texas, and
negro arrested on suspicion of steal
ing them.
EY Baton Rouge Adrocate A store
building owned by Mrs. Burden and
occupied by Mr.. Geo II. Wilson was
destroyed by fire Friday night. Loss
about ST. 900, insurance $6000..
Mr.. Hiram Mansur was thrown from
his horse while riding from town and
received serious injuries. From
nearly every part of onr parish We
hear reports of the raYages of the cut
worm and beetle npon the young corn,
cotton and sugar plants. In many
instances planters have had to feplant
corn. The cars on the. Baton Rouge,
Crosse Tete and Red River Valley
railroad have commenced making
regular trips again.