The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-02
LOUISIANA NEWS.

n Thibodaux Sentinel: B. Mitchell,
olored goes to the pententiary a
year for stealing goods from the store
of Wolf Hoffman.
TT Avoyelles Vilidger.: The house
and kitchen of Martin Says of Point
Maigre were destroyed by fire. But
very little furniture was saved.
w St. Mary Enterprise: A savage
dog attacked Mrs. Hehert on the
pavement last Sunday, biting her i'll
several places and tearing her cloth
ing badly.
II st. Bernard Eagle !: Tuesday
night the steam gin on Canebrake
plantation, valued at $500, was de-
stroyed by fire, supposed to be the
work of an incendialy.
70 Rapides Gazette !: Edward Reid,
the col0red man who was tried for
the murder or his half-brotiier, found
guilty and sentenced to death, has
had his sentence committed by Gov.
Nichols to imprisonment for life.
1 Calcasieu Echo Last Satur
day, on the Mermentau, Polan Brous- /
sard, Jr., was killed by Venas Rich
ard. who escaped and is still at large.
Desire Richard, brother Of Nenas. and
Pollive Manso, implicated in the kill
ing. were arrested.
" st. John Mesehacebe +: The stere
and dwelling of Mr. Jules Joseph,
situated near the Court Hous3, were
totally destroyed by fire, Tuesday
night. The fire originated from a
coal oil lamp in tie store. Estimated
loss $1,000, insurance $4,000.
T Concortlia Eagle: Mr. Moses
Frank, Vidalia merchant, made ar
rangements with his clerk to burn his
store for the purpose of obtaining the
insurance money. The clerk exposed
she plot, and overcome with mortifi-
cation. Mr.. Frank seized Il revolver
and committed suicide by blowing
his brains out.
w Coushatta Citisen: Tuesday
evening, while the steamer Frank
Willard was lying at the wharf, fire
caught in the cotton on her larboard
side, but was promptly subdued, and
the destruction of the boat averted
by quickly throwing the burning
bales overheard. IA bear weighing
4l8 pounds net was killed on Grand
Bayou by d. G. Wester.
EB Iberville South: Arthur Bolt
tenx. who killed Alfred Remand aud
Walter Slack at Musson station, was
taken to Baton Rouge, where he will
be tried at the April term of court.
Gabriel Hebert, alias Gaboon,
who killed Ulysse Delacolle and cut
another person at G Gus Williams store,
i'm West Baton Rouge, last Christmas
day, was captured near St. Gabriel,
this parish, by MIR. F. NJ. Welsh.
II Av0yelles BulletiR: George
johnson was killed at MoreauVille,
in an alteration with Solomon Hen
derson. Both parties were colored
men. Henderson was discharged
after examination of the case, it ap-
pearing that he had acted in self
defense. shooting scrape oc-
Cured on Red river, in this parish,
betyeen Mr.. Roselius Barbin and
colored man named Martin, wherein
the latter was shot in the shoulder.
v Terrebonne Progress: Sunday
last black bully named John Hen
derson was killed at the Magnolia
plantation, on Bayou Black, by Anson
Gray, aged I5 years, son of woman
with whom John had formerly lived.
The parties had dispute, followed
by John striking Arson over the head
with a pistol and shooting at him
twice. Anson seized an old musket
and fred upon Johu as the latter ad-
yanced, the entire load of buckshot
striking him in the neck. killing him
instantly. The Coroner's jury deci-
ded that the homicide vas committed
iu self-defense.