The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-16
LOUISIANA NEWS.

II Coucordia Eagle: A distur-
bance occurred at one of the churches
at Sycamore, during which several
persons were seriously injured.
w Morehouse Clarion Russell
Mcdowell, who killed j. NJ. Randle
at Lind Grove, last Summer, was
arrested in Issaquena county, Miss,
and is now in the Bastrop Jail.
w St. Bernard Eagle: Guadalupe
Numos. a Malay laborer on the Story
plantation, struck another laborer
over the head with a hoe, from which
wound he died last week in the New
Orleans Charity Hospital. Numos is
in prisen.
I st. Charles Mirror In at
tempting to stop a runaway horse
near the G Court- House, William Scott
had his left leg broken Just above the
knee. The blacksmith shop on the
Home plantation, adjoining Hahn
vile, was destroyed by fire. Tvs
cows were badly burned.
II Lafayette AdUertiser A fatal
affray took place Monday night, 3e-
tween two colored men, on tie phn-
tation of Mr.. j. E. florence. Phrre
was killed by being struck on the
head with an axe, and Jouba suren-
dered himself next morning, claiming
to have committed the deed 10 self
defence.
n Avoyelles Bulletin Tie body
of white man was found fasting in
GOrdon's Bayou, near Barbirs Land
ing. The corpse was in an advanced
stage of decomposition but fas recog-
nized as one Jerome PathTeaux. 1t
is surnised that while unser the in
fiuence of liquor he attempted to
reach Red river and was drowned in |
the bayou.
r. Caldwell Herald. Thursday |
night about 8 o'clock Mr. A. Sanford |
was shot at his residence, on the San
ford plantation situapd about eigh
teen miles above this place, in
Ouachita parish. Attention was at
tracted by noisain his yard like
cats fighting, and q he went out with
a lantern in his had to find out the |
cause, he was sh6 and killed by some
unknown party.
II Rapides Democrat: Henry
Hines, the colued roustabout on the |
ferry boat, join c. Rogers, has been
missing since Wednesday, and we'll
grounded feas are entertained that |
he fell oresIoard and was drowned
The cane shed and purgery to the
large and inc sugar-house on the Old
Comptan Home Place, now owned |
and managed by John S. Butler, were
blown 6wn and destroyed on Thurs
day.
~ Carroll Conservative Tom
Cowssr, colored, got into a difficulty
with Sam Taylor on the Key plauta
ton, where they both lived, and
stTuok him on the head, killing him
a'uest instantly. Cowser is now in
nil. - While Mr.. John Williams was
pressing some cotton on the Island
plantation, his right hand got caught
in the press, stripping the flesh aud
muscles completely off three fingers,
leavinG nothing but the bl luised
bones.
II Madison Journal: Friday night
. colored man named Perkins,
shot and instantly killed another
cOlored man by the name of Ander-
son Klein, on the Bedford place,
seven miles below Delta. The mur-
lerer escaped The three prisoners
u our parish Jail escaped Tuesday
light by burning hole IN the floor
4 man by tho name of Cooper, was
arres ted for attempting to hang his
wife, Caroline. He was brought to
Delta for trial, but the woman beg
yed that he might not be put in jail,
md the trouble between them was
peedily compromised.