The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-03
NUMBER IL.
Items of Louisiana News.

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) GIeaHain&s frOsa the Eeress..
LI Sabine Soutkroa A wild cat
and a fox were killed in the parish
this week.
Eg Avoyelles Killqger CLARION
has appeared among the stock on Mr..
Z. p. Fritli's plantation. i8a
n Colfax Chronicle The two
colored prisoners who escaped from
jail and set fire to the Court House
have been recaptured.
B st. Bernard Eagle J. One of the
white laborers on the brown planta-
ton, named Dan, committed suicide
| by shooting q bullet through his right
temple. ~ b3G p
i u st. james Loaisiaaais !: A par-
i tv OF hunters met Elk bears on the
Weliam plantation and killed one of
them: The monster weighed 329
| pounds.
~ Catahouia Ne,rs: The Supreme
Court has granted a new trial To
james A. Swayser, who was convicted
OF murder at the last term of District
| Court in this parish. .E. D. Cher
| valiler has been committed TO await
trial for the murder of john Paul,
n West Feliciana Seatiael: A
party OF colored laborers were pass
ing through Woodruff's ditch ii 4
sklff, when a gaf.fisll jumped up and
fell in the skiff. In the terror and ex-
eitement of the moment, two of the
party sprang overheard, one of whom.
Ezekiel Paine, was drowned. fs
U Morgan City REGISTER. The
work of bnilding the ferry landing ON
this side OF the Bay commenced on
Monday. A steam pile driver and
about thirty men are employed. The
steam ferry boat Porter, OF the Nor
gan line, came into port Monflay
morning, md will In future be en-
ployed between this place and Ber-.
wick.
~ Terrebonne Progress !: On. Sun-
day last during the thunder storm q
calf was killed by lightning in the lot
adJ0lhing our Office. In Iaafourcile il
partially demolished the house of the
nuns, four miles above Thibodaux.
It also struck the chimney at the resi-'
dence Df Mr. G.. Grcs, killing d eaif
and cat In the yard. Fortunately
no one was hurt. The cooper sllon
OF Dir. Issldore Dutliu, in HonIna. was
destroyed by Ere, Thursday hight.
together With 230 barrels. Il. 4tl
AZ Natehitoches Viadicator. John
ME Cunningham, son of NJ. j. Cum
Esgas was drowned In the
river just above this city on Friday
evening last, while bathing with n
of other boys The body
was not found until Saturday. some
two miles below town. :. .Caternillars
have made their appearance in differ
ent portions OF our parish, and have
caused the usual amonnt of alarm.
Tho :. pizen brigade are getting out
Hieif spiinkiing puts, and Paris green
will be ia denianll. - lIs
p Shreveport Herald A hog en-
cred the cabin of Il colored family on
hr. Z. Martins plantation ana de-
Eonred baby, leaving only d s,naIl
,ortion OF the body Ben Parker.
llarged with murder, after rrenIaining
p jail several months had prelimi-
lary examination a short time since.
md was discharged. Abonta week
lfter he vas released from iail. be
lied. THE Supreme Court has
granted w. G.Pratler, who is under
entence Of death, new trial, owing
o flaw in the minutes Of the court
lere. Times !: An OLD colored man
laned Jenkins, living on Hart,s
sland, attempted to Outrage a girl
ged u years. The cries of the
hid brought neiglibors to the sDot.
sld foiled tho purpose Of the old viii
Ian, bnt before they could effect an
ntIance he stripped nearly all the
IT'S ci0tlling from her and poured q
attIe OF tnrpentine over her BODY.
te then escaped and although the
olored people have searched dill
emily they have been unable to dis
over his whereabouts. IF caught lie
iii doubtless be lynciied. Five
asses of sunstroke have occurred in
hreyeport. One Of the victims, a
Olore6 man, died.