The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-25
Items OF louisiana News

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Gleassssags from szss HeEeS.s. Il
+ a ". Baton Rauge Sagan Plans-
ef: A planter on BayeR Crosse
Tete was compelled to plow am and
replant no less than two hundred and
htty acres of corn witch aheent w61ns
pests had ruined: as as.aes, ssl
n Catahoula Mspse .Jnmns
Swayze, charged with the mprles of
r. Nj. Taylor on the 25th OF July last,
was convicted before the DissiSs
Court. The aFeraictl was. Esiiilss,
without capital pnniahmenss a,sssss
~ New 0rlsana Dsmassstss A
Young whale, was. stranded tie
South Pass, ut the mouth of the Mis-,
sissippi, and was attacked bv a fhu!i
and boy and kills,l witlEaai sNtellsE
The whale wonlaasield ffays6seshar
rels of oil. -.
sE5 Franklin San Hhescorfl 1erop
of this parish is so affected. 81 Che
bugs as to be plainly visible in all
cases throughout the entire field, tiie
corn hayiagsa yellowisanaei awlasfN it
should Pc green - 80 ah
10 Qnelousas Courier Manaaas
morning, about 3 O'clock. a fire .Nas
discovered on tie roof Of PeffefI oFI!s
saloon the fire department. were soeH
on hand and extingaishe.i tlse fiamas.
The fire was evidently the werk. Of
an incendiary, as tie roof was found 10
be saturated with coal oil. e - M
~ Bossier Banner: Sunday isiEIif
a fire oeeurred on the premises afaEza
Ziegler, eight miles above Shreveport.
in this parish His stable, l2 mules,
a filley, number of hogs and sevefaf
handIed bushels Of corn, wers aast.
Loss $4,000; no Insurance.. gFiresans
posed to be accidental.
w Assumption Pioaeer. Monday
night two colored children were left
by careless parents locked up in their
cabin, on the Yalence plantation, ia
this parish. During the absence Of
the parents the cabin took fire and
was totally consumed. Amid tile
sm0uldering ruins wesA found elIes
charred remains of tho nnfortadate
children.
y. Feliciana Watchmaa The
body of an Infant child of d colored
woman named Caroline piiillips wns
found buried in her. yard. Tha IN
quest found ,,upmistakable evidences
about the face aud neck of the child
that its death was the result OF ms
natural and wicked yiolence. Mrs:
Phillips Was handed oves.to tliatparsz
isl jailor. a@ ~
V Terrebonne Progress: Wp,,
Martin, aged twenty seven years, in
order to show his eaoacity for holding
liquor, and to appear big, drank sEf it
quart glass of whisl<ey straight at o.
single draught. Shortly after he was.
in n beastly state of intoxication. FL
nally he went to sleep on bench and
remained until the next sliorniu9,
when he was found dead.
fy Riehlanl Beacon We lear a.
great deal of complaint of the bud
worm among planters, this spring.
Mr. Herbin 3nforms as that they de-
stnoyed his corn 30 badly tbateIle bad
to plow up and plant it over. .Thes
residence of Il. Fl. Dollerhide, of
Delhi, was destroyed by Gre last Fri
day might, together WITH all his
effects, the family noteven.
saving their wearing apparel,
B Sabine SouthrQB r. A. Brown,
. most enterprising aud respected
citizens sustained a loss 81 not Iess
than $500 by the bngning of his
dwelling house, kitchen and smoke
house, with all his furniture, bedding
aud provisions, on tile 30tif April.
The eause of the fire Is . siFb3sce Of
Porter Brewnsswas exaas
,uted at Many, ION the 10th lust. lie
was convicted of the murder 0f DE-.
w. IN. Evans. $50 go
~ e. Feliciana Pat Benz: Cefs
onor Taylor on Tiesday last ezhnRea
The body of one Emma Hiekly, 4 mes
gro girl aged seven years, inferred mn-
Ter peculiar circumstances. Upon the
Dody being removed from the rude
,offin, the head and temples OF tho
.hild showed nnmistakal5Ie signa 0E
layiRg been badly senten with ~
,tick or something ofthe kind. Str0H &
suspicion attaches to the mother rs
he guilty party.
gBs Point Coupees Pelican The
body of o negro man was fensa
neargtlle Red Store, with no
EVIDENCE of violence. - Tie inter
gening swamp between the New
Road and our ofIiee is R0w sdbe vazt
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