The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-06
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one of his ribs.
e. Shreveport Herald Miss Fan
nv Pierce, young lady OF sixteen,
while skating on roller skates at tne
rink in this city on the evening OF the
10th, fell and broke her arm.
~ Vermilion Ncridionat: Adrien
Darteste, charged with numbering his
brother. aud refused bail by our DIS
trict Judge, was taken to the prison
at Opelousas for safe keeping. the
Abbeville Jail not being deemed Sc
cure.
~ Lafayette AdrertiSer The
disease existing among some colored
peoDle on the plantation of Gov. Mou-
ton and the one adjoining, has been
ascertained to be smallpox. In about
twelve cases two deaths have oc-
Cured.
g Vienna Sentinel: The resi-
dence of Mr.. Simeon Wright was de-
stroyed by fire Monday night. lie
succeeded in saving most OF his bed
ding. Everything else destroyed
Mr.. Wright thinks the fire the WORK
! of an incendiary.
~ E. Feliciana Pat.-Dep.: The
prisoners in our parish jail, with the
aid of a file, recently cut away large
niece of iron from one of the windows
and nearly effected an escape. The
three ringleaders have since been
taken to the penitcntiary.
~ st. John Mesehdcebe: Monday
morning Mr. Jules Joseph was dTlv-
ING a small cart on the public read,
when his horse became unmanageabie,
broke the two shafts and ran away.
t Mr.. Joseph had bad fall, fracturlng
his shoulder and receiving other NIL
nor injuries in the arms and legs.
n Franklin Sun: One day last
week. while Mr.. j. t. Jackson was
riding at full speed in Delhi, his horse
fell and the rider was hurled to the
ground, breaking his neck Several
of our planters have been abroad
in search of hands, but their time, Ia
Dor and expense were consumed With
out success.
r. Concordia Eagle: The gin on
Mr.. Peter Young's Blackwater plan
tation, in this parish, was destroyed
bv fire last Thursday. The saw-mill
attached thereto was in operation,
and it is supposed the fire was the re-
suit of sparks. The gin was one OF
the finest in the parish and valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
T Claiborne Guardian A diff
cultv occurred at DreW's saloon Mon
day night, in which Henry Hecker, a
German carpenter, was killed by A.
G.. Jones. He received three wounds
After Hecker fell Jones is said to have
fred several shots into party in the
back part of the billiard room play
ing cards. One of these shots woun-
ded George Gill. Jones was shot
through the shoulder and once
through the arm.
~ Tangipahoa Independent Mel
fort Short and another prisoner sent
) from this parish, made their escape
: from the penitentiary this week
, The Supreme Court has sent back the
! case of Richard Smith, convicted Of
murder in Washington parish, to be
+ retired in the District Court = Rich
: ard Nicholas stole horse belonging
| to Henry Davis, but was captured IL
). East Feiiciana parish with the ANNA
t in his possession.
e ~ Caleasieu Echo: Monday, ahou
e 4P. NJ, the planning mill of Lock &
Co., on Little Lake in the Calcasie'
: river, caught fire on the roof, iron
|, sparks falling from the smoke stack
: and in a few hours the planning mil
/. and machinery, saw-miH and machln
n cry, six houses for iaborers, two ium
: Der wharves, and over one millio
s feet of sawed lumber were total
II DESTROYED. The loss is about $50, 00C
IS with only $4,000 insurance.
n U Shreveport Times John Meel
a charged with killing one Woodruff /
Is Mansfield, in 1865, was arrested /
Texas on requisition from Governo
q Nichols = Adolphus Otto, a Germa
rs engaged to watch raft of logs, dis
) appeared Monday night. His COS
5, and one shoe were found near hi
4, camp fire, and as he was under tn
II influence of liquor, it is thought b
accidently walked off over blu
= bank into the river and was drowned
~ ~ Natchitoches Findicator TIL
- prisoner Brown of Sabine parish, ser
. fenced to be hung at the last term {
!, the District Court for that parish
a. succeeded Friday night in relieyin
. himself of his irons and then defie
J. the Sheriff to enter his cell. The ia
was closely guarded Friday night an
Of on Saturday morning, expostulatiol
n entreaty and threats, falling to NOV
y Brown from his declared parpnse
If die like man in preference to be
"a ing hung like dog" Father Dicharr
20 of the Catholic Priesthood, was Gale
ID in, and through his persuasion til
If prisoner yielded at last, and ws
\. chained down Our parish is clothe
le iu mourning and grief on account
al the death of one of our Oldest, mos
nj distinguished and esteemed citizen
lGanaral paahodv Atkinson Mors,