The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-16
LOUISIANA NEWS.

II DeSoto Democrat For The
first time in many years there is not
an unoccupied dwelling house in the
town of Mansfield.
tS Lake Charles Echo: A fire on
the roof of a building near the Court
House square was fortunately dis
covered in time to prevent a confla-
grafton.
w ST. Charles Mirror An un-
known white man, a carpenter, was
burned to death last Sunday, ON the
Dugan plantation, by the explosion
of coal oil.
U Coushatta Gitisen The gin
house on the kenilw orth plantation,
twelve miles below Coushatta, to-
gether with So bales cotton, was de-
stroyed by fire.
g Feliciana WatchmaR: Measles
and pneumonia have gone into part.
nership in this section of country, and
we regret to state are doing a distress
sing business.
g Franklin Enterprise: Mrs.
Katherine Baker, wife of Gov. Joshua
Baker, died at New Iberia on the 3rd
of this month. Several genklemen
in this town have recently lost money
sent in letters, while in trdasttm be-
tween this place and its destination.
" st. John MeSchdcebe: A col
ored man named Zenon Francois,
who resided on Mr. A. Labiche's
place, was found dead in his bed. =
Cane planting has been carried on
briskly during the part three weeks.
The seed is generally good and
stubbles sound, so far.
10 Richiand Beacon: Jack Gwiu
and Monroe Evans got into difficulty,
when Evans mounted his horse, aud
riding up near where Gwin stood,
fired on rim with single barrel pis-
tol and turned and rode off. Gwin
fired two shots after him, but with
out effect. Nobody hurt.
~ Iberia Sugar Bo,cl: Monday
might while Norbert Mestayer, one of
our Office boys, was attending night
Rchool some thief stole his horse, sad
die and bride from the street. :. In
most cases seed cane has kept well,
and the fears expressed by some a few
weeks ago were not well grounded.
E w. Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
An attempt was made Tuesday night
to rob the store of jacques Caire at
Bruly Landing. The burglars got
under the store and bored some fifteen
or twenty holes with an inch anger in
the floor near where the safe is placed.
but from causes unknown they re-
treated before their purpose was ac-
complished.
Houma Courier Saturday
morning fire broke out in the stable
leased to Ellie Commaux, and belong
ing to Marcel Duplantis. The flamea
consumed the building, one buggy
belonging to Mr.. Duplantis, 6 bales
of hay, and 80 barrels of corn belong
ing to Mr.. Commaux. Mrs. Alex. |
l4irette bad an arm broken while on
her return home from the circus.
D Shreveport Times In the case of
State rs. Caesar Hamilton, colored, |
charged with murder of the old colored |
man Dudley Fox, the jury rendered a I
verdict of guilty without capital pun
ishment- : There has never been but |
one white man hung in Caddo parish
by the law, and we believe only two
negroes. A man by the name of Ben +
nett was hung in 1858, for the murder
of Mr.. Jack Jordan.
y Morgan City Register A
medium sized Israelite, we'll dressed
and registering himself as Kaufman, |
took deck passage for this place at
Galveston, on the steamer Josephine,
last Thursday, aud some time during
the night jumped overheard. Moth +
ing is known of his history Some of
our Teche planters have not the
money to make crop of cane this
year, and will lease their plantations.