The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-08

EAST BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge Aduocnte A young
man named Abe NessoD, who reside,
near Clinton, and who was employed
at u saw mill in West Baton Rouge
got accidentally caught by the mil
saw last Thur s.iay and was badly cut
on the legs, arms and body. Wed
nesday night Mr. BEN CarneDa
stopped at the residence Of Mr.. Jos
Sancbes and tied his horse securely to
the fence. About ten 81 fifteen min
utes afterwards he went ont to pn,
his horse in the stable. aud the animal
was gone.
EAST CARROLL.
Lake Providence Conservative A
Negro man was shot and killed on
he Raleigh plantation, about twenty
miles below Providence, on ThnrslaN
evening. The gin t,,ase in front OF
Providence was destroyed BY fire yes
tenlay noon with snme ten OF twelve
bales Of cotton. They were, ginning
At the time til" fire took place TIE
extreme heat Of the fire exploded the
boiler, aud notwithstanding tile large
crowd around, only one person was
hurt.
RED RIVER.
COnsl,atta Citizen A yer, s+rious
and painful accident happened To
our friend, Ben. C. Ivey, on Monday
last He We to Shreveport with u
train of wagons for goods, aud on
their way home. one of the drivers
fell or was thrown off the wagon Seat,
the heavily loaded vehicle passing
over his body and inflictin. yer, s.,i-
Gus injuries. Mr.. lvr> took the r.i,,~,
and drove n few miles, when Ir, il.
descending II steep aud winding h,I!.
was thrown out the lnudtd wagon
passing diagU1,ally over the small nf
his back. Ytsterda, he was doing
very we'll, though, badly bruised.
A white man named Raines, Il native
Of Canantliagna, N. Y, committed
suicide on Mr.. J. P. BroadwrlPs place,
Il few miles down the river. A IL
volver was used by the unfortunate
man, and The cause OF the rash act is
attributable tOa depression Of spirits
He was 4 lahOrer, and stranger il,
these parts Joseph Bryant, a young
colored buck, cut and killed an aged
colored man named Clark Collins u,,.
Geo. w. Robinson's Cotton Point
place, Friday evening. Bryant had il
preliminary examination on Thurs
day, and was reminded without the
benefit of hond.
IBERIA.
New Iberia Sugar Bovl: Last
Sabbath morning, the son of Mr..
Charles Blanchard, IN company with
another yonng man, went out gun
ming in the neighbulhood Of Fauss-
Pointe. Young Blanchard having
killed bird which fell in the
branches Of u tree beyond his reach,
his comrade climbed upon the limbs
to fetcI, the game, and while dong
SO, was aided by the butt Of B}au-
chard's gun, the barrel Of which tile
latter held in his hands, with the
pointed towards his stomach.
In this position, the piece was acct
denfally discharged, and it's contents
lodged in the unfortunate lads body,
intiicting a wound which is likely to
prove fatal. :. Rev. Father Couglltan.
President of HOLY College aud pastor
of the Fuusse Pointe Catholic Church.
who last week went to New Orleans.
on his way North to raise FUNDS tu re-
build his church, which was destroyed
by the cyclone of Sept. 1, reports
that he has made satisfactory COM
mencement with his work, in New
Orleans = We may, we think, feel a
degree of pride, concerning our new
man ket-house. 1t will really be a
substantial building, and ap embel.
lisilment To the town. Probably it
will be ready for occupation next
week.