The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-23
LOUISIANA NEWS.

e Richland Beacon An ipfan
son of Capt. H. P. Wells of Delhi wa
burned to death by coal oil accident
E st. Charles Mirror: Alect
Williams, colored, was drowned al
Bonnet Carre point, in st. John parish
while engaged in fishing.
R St. Mary Register: Aleck
Brown, Jackson Edwards, and the
murderer of Mr.. Ehrhadt, now in the
parish Jail convicted of murder, will
soon be hung.
q Rapides Democrat: The BODY
of the colored man Henry Hines. who
disappeared from the ferry boat some
time since was found floating in the
river.
u Tensas Journal: Henry PAYNE.
q colored laborer on the Lee place,
fell into his fireplace and was 80
badly burned that he died the follow
ing day. 1t is thought he had a fit
when the accident occurred.
a Onachita Telegraph: Consta BILE
w. c. Fitzgerald was assassinated
just outside of Trenton by four negroes
whom he sought to arrest for riotous
conduct. Two Of the murderers are in
Jail and the others are being pursued.
r E. Feliciana Pat Dem.: The
handsome plantation residence erected
three years ago by Hon. L. G. Perkins.
near Woodland, in this parish, and
occupied at the time by Mr.. An
derson, from Liberty, Miss, was
destroyed by fire Thurday morning
early. Estimated loss $4,000.
1 Terrebonne Progress The
store and dwelling of Ben johnson,
at Terrebonne station, burned ON the
night of the I1th, inst. Only the
clothes that the family were wearing
were saved. The post Office was in
the same building and all the mail
was lost. The total loss was about
$1,000.
u Catahoula Netcs: Last week
about thirteen colored persons on Mr.,
Ogden's place on Little River, were
taken suddenly sick and manifested
the symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Two of the number have since died.
AS several of the planters were in the
habit OF giving their hogs strychnine,
it is supposed the negroes were pois-
oned By eating stolen meat.
II Lafourche Sentinel: A cabin
some four miles up the bayou, caught
ire Friday afternoon, and was con-
'umed. The Stafford school house
burned at the same time. "A young
'olored woman named Rachel Flow
'rs, residing in Thibodaux, while /;
'arrying lighted lamp, broke it q
Igainst door, scattering the oil over =
'eT clothes, and was badly burned. y
~ e. Feliciana Watchman: AS C
Ar. :Niibnr Pemble was riding rapidly 2
hroagh town, his horse ran over a O
af that WAS trying to cross the street O
advance OF him. The shock threw c,
9th horse and calf TO the ground, le
ne horse failing on Mr.. Pemble and IL
During him so severely that for a b,
me he was believed TO be dead. -. p,
he former residence of Rev. David fe
lpes was destroyed by Ere on SUM- re
ny. A negro family were living in b.
and lost all of their worldly goods. b,
~ Natchitoeaes Tiadieatoy A OF
ranger 1ho procured lodging at 81
liuin hotel was found on his bed
sxt morning, in senseiess condition.
n the back of his head was large G'
I'd severe confusion, while near the wi
ID was an empty vial labelled I'll
The stove was fall of
'rtiy burned letters and papers. st'
were applied without
ccess, and the man died the follow do
s night. Whether he received a ia
tai blow on the back of his head, or
ed from an overdose of laudaBum, Re