The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-27
Items of Louisiana News,


mauslaughter, has been arrested for
murder under q true bill Rfennd 10y |
the Grand Jury.
B Honma Courier Henry Leh-
man, convicted for perjury aud sen
fenced To five years at hard labor, es-
capped from iail last Monday, owing TO
the negligence Of the officer in charge.
g FrakIin SIM: A fatalaffray oc.
Cured near Warsaw between white
man and negro, in which the whlte
man was killed aud the negro so bad
" wounded that it is thought he will
die.
y 'iEg st. Johu Heschqcebe: The sud-
den aud unexpected fall of the river
has greatly disheartened our rice
farmers, whose oply, chance of sue
cess depends on large supply oil
water.
Eg W. Feliciana Sentinel: Sunday
evening the City of Alton while NOV
ing QUE from the swharfboat, came in
contact with the coal tug Moulton,
damaging the latter tosthe amount of
about $50. -"
~ E. Felieiahag Pat Dem: Louis
Parker nd.Jake Thomass two ne
groes recently sent to the peniten,
tiary from tiiis parish, have escaped
and are said i tp BE wandering around
TINS sectaoHfnE YAM
B Baton Rouge AduOcate: Ar
thur Boitteux, the Iberville murderer,
has been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life. Willy Williams, con-
Nicted of horse stealing and larceny,
gets four years.
~ E. Feliciana Watchman !: Mr..
Thomas Pilaiit,san old citizeE of jack
sou, La, was shot near that town
Saturday night hy some unknown
party, from the effects of which he
died GU Sunday morning,
~ Pointe Coupee Pelican The
body Of Henry Loper, the mate of the
i'll: faGed steamer Lotus, was disc0v-
cred by u colored man, on the 10th
inst, near the Nina Plantation, after
being in the water over four months.
" Morgan City Register: The To-
connective of the passenger train.
bound for New Orleans, ran off the
track below this city, Tuesday eve
ming. An hours delay was the only
Inconvenience suffered from the mis-
hap. zR8 HOSE 2 s.
Eg Lafay cite Adertiser: Five or
six persons, accused of being imph
Gated in the hanging Of colored man
some time ago.. near .Royyille, sur
rendered themselves to Sheriff Eastin
and were released Upon bonds of $500
each. biaes SO
~ ST. Charles Herald: Tuesday
evening Wesley Thomas cut his wife
Susan in ths,neck with an ax. Wes-
ley claims heidi iB on ACCOUNT of her
infideliIy to him. She is in a very
bad conditions. AVesleS has been I'M
prisoned without benefit of bail..'
~ Plaqusmines Observer: Sum
day evening While four white men
were crossing the river with negro
called Jack Taylor, the latter without
prqy9cation of any sort, took an
Oyster shell aud cut JOHN Roadway
dangerously on the right eye, threw
him into tIleggiyerAand continued to
strike him witlntlte shell.
Ezy Ibeyi;t Sugar BorIg. An un
fortunate MN hIsmed Euphremon
Dupuis, of SlsMartln parish, became
suddenly insane, rode away III the
woods, barrfooted, and was gone fol
eight days, without food when he
was foandsf bis eyes were terribly
suuken and Lad Become very dark
1t is Thought he will. recover, bolh
physically aud mentally.
Ey~ New OrleaaIs City Item: Ignal
Jaumau, azlruggist from Texas, com.
mitted suicide at yhe Charity Hospi,
tal by stabbingghiiAselt~m lie was sui,
frring from air. lseatable disease.
Last weekuah 1atorioas burglars
Charles Williams and Charles Adams
were shot and Killed while endeavor.
. lug To escape from one of the eQnVict
camps, fg
~ Coushatta Gitigen; A. difficulty
occurred IN Mr.. Az. Browns plan
tation, neatly opposite this place, be.
tween II wiete man named Wilson anG
colored man naMed Charles Jones
which resulted III both being severe
y wounded with knives, the whit,
man hcing,ept to thshellow, allowing
his entraitSb protrallesto such an ex
tent us TO almost cause death Bal
whisSey Yssslttla cause of'tlie trouble
~ Colfax Glpo5acle: A negro THE
received good thrashing at til,
hands of selnes egrgolored friends ;
few days~ago,sC Charlie Green, til,
thief, has served Two terms in th,
penitentiary, aud s.Ras ia the act o
stealing n lr5rsdCwhef Dave Mitchell
and two others stretched him out AM
gave hin aheut tgyosl,undred lashss
and raii him away. The parties wht
did the VlAibHiag wefe arrested ant
fined SIS each.
ER- NevSQrlsallss Tones !: The Gov
ernor has signed The death warrant
of Isaiah Evans, convicted in the par
isll of Saline of the murder of Edwart
Bowen % Jul 1871, and of Porte
Brown, VIA sasdsse,lg p. W Evan
in, Tangipahm parish on March IA
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