The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-25

) nesday.
: State IS. Alex. Tdmblin, shootin,
with intent to kill !; Thursday.
The motion for a new trial in til.
case of Pierre Batter, convicted of til.
murder of Numa Littleton, came OF
for trial Thursday, and pending its
consideration, the matter was con-
tinued, to be taken up by consent a,
some future day. Opportunity will
doubtless be found to dispose of the
motion next week.
Bench warrants are in the hands OF
the Sheriff for the following accused,
who have failed to appear:
Richard Jones, for burglary and
larceny of copper pipe from DIR. E.
Duffeps ,sugarrhouse James NEG rev,
for larceny of shotgun Daniel
Walton, for cutting Clement Ross
with intent to kill; James Warmer,
assault.
The following cases have been
placed upon the dead docket:
John TolHvef, charged with MUIR
der, left for parts unknown; Court
ney Harrison, shooting with intent to
murder, left Amos Lang, obtaining
goods undertake. pretenses, left; Nell.
son Carter, rape, State witnesses dis
appeared.
The week has been busy one and
the coming week will be scarcely less
so. Judge Daffel has expressed his
intention of keeping court open any
reasonable length of time necessary
to clear the dockets, and the District
Attorney and the members of the bar
are lending their assistance towards
the accomplishment of this object.
In addition to our home attorneys,
including Messrs. Pngll, Sims, Duffel,
llsiey aud Cheevers, Messrs. Angus
tin of st. Charles and Winchester of
st. James have been in attendance
upon the Court. Next week Mr..
Poche of st. james will be here to
preside as Judge ad hoe in the two
civil suits wherein Judge Duffel is re-
cused.
Everything is moving along |
smoothly and we have now indnbita-
BILE evidence that the encomiums be.
slowed upon Judge Duffel By the
people and press of the lower parishes
of the district have not been in the
least extravagant or overdrawn. The
Judge is model officer in every re-
spect, and his admirable judicial de-
pertinent is commended by all who
Visit the court room.
$50 |
A meeting of the Republican Par
isll Executive Committee has been
called for to-day. We understand the
business to be considered
will be the appointment of commit 1
tee to confer with a like committee
from st. James parish aid settle up-
on the time and place for holding the
>enatorial nominating convention.
{ strlkesps this is opening the cam.
'aign rather early, but still, in the
present anomalous condition of politi- |
al affairs, it will be interesting to
'ote the Development of local issues
nd faction fights, and as the Demo- j
ratio Conservative party will soon
egln to sound the tocsin and mar G
hal its hosts, we may as well have
u the excitement together. The y
question will rank all Il
theirs among the Republicans of As s;
snsion and St: James, and there is :,
romlsel Of q liFely contest over the - :,
latter. While Senator Landry is NJ
favored for reelection b,
) the better elements of the party. VI
'tute wirepullers are working TO de- =,
at him, and if reports are true they 81
g making their fight on the
'lor line-that is, they are endeayor- "a
6 to mass the colored voters to- =
,tller by the mooted project of nom-
ating q parochial ticket composed
most wholly of colored candidates.
will surprise us to find any con- sa
ierable number 0fmen who will con H,
mt to be duped into utilization With IL,
movement of this character. Those eS
40 can be drawn into it must be So sa
dly defective in sense or wholly Re.
livious to the significance of recent sal
ents. !
A CHILD MURDERED.-Papers fol-
'rded to tile Parish Judge by Justice an an
ZIG OF tile eighth ward hrtnp infor. | To