The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-09
LOUISIANA NEWS.

g st. Mary Enterprise There is
reported case of smallpox in town
Franklin].
U St. John McschdceBe: Freder-
ick Klump, a German deck hand on
the Ouachita Belle, fell in the river
near the Bonnet Care crevasse, last
Monday, and was drowned.
g Terrebonne Courier The tow
boat Florence, owned by Capt. Frank
Gutherie, was wrecked ON bayou
Grand Caillou, Feb. 20, while towing
the schooner Theresa Co.. .Terre-
bonne has more land in cultivation
this year than at any other time since
the war.
u Union Record: Marian Roane,
charged with waylaying and killing
Mr.. James F. Malone, on the Port
Union road, is held over to the April
term of the District Ceurt. Mr.. Sam
mel Spigener, an uncle of the prisoner,
has been arrested as an accessory to
the killing.
E5y Calcasieu Echo: Wednesday
night, with outside assistance, our
parish Jail was broken open, and the
prisoners escaped. They were M4 P.
Ligon and VIM. Ligon, charged as
principal and accessory 60 tlIe murder
of James Bailey, and Martin Leblanc,
charged with larceny.
70 st. Charles Mirror: A colored
ball at Boutte Station last Saturday
night ended in a general row. One
person was seriously hurt, being cut
with hnife and struck on the head
with billet of wood - Sugar plant.
ers are making serious complaint in
regard to seed cane. Much of it has
already been lost by rotting.
Terrebnnne Progress: Anson
Gray, who killed Jno. Henderson in
self defense, was discharged by Parish
Judge Sidney &C. A. Buford was
shot by man By the name of Berry,
the overseer on the plantation of
Samuel Cragin, near Terrebonne Sta
tion. The ball struck a button on his
left side and it passed tlreagh the
skin and circled around his body sew
eral inches, inf1icting q flesh wound.
~ E. Feliciana Pdt.-Dem.: The
boby of Bob jackson, eolored, was
found in Walnut branch, with the
throat cut. George johnson was ar
rested on suspicion, and confessed
that Moses McGee. James Hill and
himself had committed the deed, on
account of Jackson's intimacy with
.Johnson's wife. The murderers are
in Jail. The blacksmith shop on the
plantation of Mr.. r. E. Knox was ac-
cidentally destroyed by fire.
V Shreveport Times: Mrs. Matte
H. Williams, wife of Capt. John R.
Williams, while engaged in cleaning
mp her flower garden, met with an ac-
Gus and fatal one. A pile of leaves
aud trash took fire, and her clothing
caught from the flames before she
knew of her danger. With commend
able presence of mind she rushed into
the house and told young man en-
ployed on the place TO throw piece
Of carpet around her. This he did ut
once, and we are happy to say. the
lady was saved with but slight inju
Iies.
U Iberia Sagar- -Boml: Tuesday
evening, the Jail was discovered TO be
on fire. The eolored prisoner Jim,
who stole Col. Browns horse
and money, and was brought here from
st. Martinsville while the jail there is
being repaired, had for the. second
time set it on fire, so as to make his
escape. He had by some means Sc
cured file and had cut off his irons.
When the crowd put out the fire and
frustrated him in his design to escape.
he became furious as Gagged tiger,
cursed them violently, threw his irons
at the crowd, and threatened to shoot.
The prisoner was again securely
ironed, this time with chain around
his neck.