The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-30
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Chas. Corley & Co.'s oil refinery at
Louisville, the largest of the kind in
the South, was partially burned.

Louisville, the largest of the kind in
the South, was partially burned.
A woman and two children walking
on O railroad track near Resale. n.
j., were killed by locomotive.
Rev. Brown Cable was hanged at
Winchester, Tenn, for the murder of
Felix Gardener. Both were colored
men.
The house of a farmer named Hur-
ley, living near Adrian, Mich, was
burned with his wife and two chill
dren.
The commissioners of the Freed
mans Bank have commenced the
payment of ten per cent. to deposit
tors.
VIM. M. Halls cornmill, near Rich
mond, Ind, exploded its boilers,
killing five persons and injuring
twelve.
The freight depot of the Mobile
and Montgomery railway at Mobile,
was entirely destroyed by fire, with
ten 1relghC cars.
Jerry, Isaac and Jacob Clilds, me-
groes and brothers, were hanged at
Abbeville, Ala, for the murder of
Mrs. Yon, in 1876.
Samuel Chambers and George Col
Inns, two negroes, convicted of out-
raging Kate Smith, were hanged at
New Castle, Del.
Two Brooklyn robbers knocked
the cashier of the Planet Mills down.
in the street in open day, and rob-
bed him of S3500.
Capt. Peabody of the bark C. @.
Whitmore is in pl ison at Boston.
charged with the murder of his mate.
James Fl. Elwood.
The steamship Strasburg enconn-
tered at set an unknown vessel on
lire. She was evidently an American
three master.
Joseph Sooy, the defaulting Treas-
urer of New Jersey, has been par
doned. His term of service would
have expired in May.
The President has appointed Ada
g. Sweet, pension agent at Chicago,
and Geo. G.. Bullock of Indiana con-
sui to Cologne.
Parties who attempted to establish
q Mormon settlement at Shutesburg,
Mass, have been arrested for prac-
ticing polygamy.
Lechemere National Bank of East
Cambridge, Mass, has been robbed
of $4,000 in money and $47 900 in
government securities. - 7ssss
John Williams, a colored victim of
1nrequited love, attempted to mur-
der Mary Ann Burley, in New Or
leans, but was arrested.
Nine. Borono, a New. Orleans
female physician, is charged with
causing tile death of Sarah Gilbert
and her child by malpractice.
Iglaney Jones, member of Congress
from 1850 to 1858, and minister to
Australia under President buchanan,
lied at Reading, Pa, aged 60.
A passenger train was robbed near
Hutchins, Texas, the express taken,
'he mail plundered and the express
Thomas, wounded.
DR.. w. P. Conkling was arrested
1t San FraDcisto on telegram from
Quincy, Ills, charged with commit
ing murder BY procuring abortion.
Major James Goodwin, aged 72,
PRESIDENT of the Connecticut Mutual
life Insurance Company, died sud
lenly, in horse car, at Hartford.
A headless and limbleas body was
ound floating in the river at New
orleans, supposed to be that of O vic
i'm of the Eessie Taylor explosion.
Gus. Johnson was hanged at Rome,
Ia, for the murder of a negro ferry
nan. On the seaffold be confessed
o four murders, and died without
ear.
James II. Marks, New York COM
mission merchant, failed; liabilities
100000. His trade was mainly with
Jew Orleans and other Southern
tiles.
The house of Henry Grazer, near
Nort Madison, lows, was burned
fr. and Mrs. Grazer were burned
7ith ii. Circumstances point to mur-
er and incendiarism.
The schooner Gen. Miller, en- rante
rom San Francisco to Alaska, with
;ol. Woods, collector of customs for
1laska, aboard, was fannd bottom
p; all hands undoubtedly lost.
Ben Hunter and Henry Edwards,
wo New Orleans boys aged about
* years, were playing with pistol,
Yhen the former was shot and NOR
ally wounded, dying next day.
A negro who raped five- year old
irl was lynched at Pensacola. The
heriff and posse fred on the mob,
illing one and wonnding FIVE dan
erously.
A spirit of INSTRUMENTATION prevails
mong the Swiss guards employed at
he Vatican. Forty have been dis
Kissed. The einsnrrection Ia very
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