The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-15

OptIVuSIS courier IdHh Nld-
gloire, colored, charged with the
murder of Pierre Auguste, also col
ored, some weeks ago, has been
fonnd guilty of murder, without CAPT
tai punishment, before our District
Court, and will be sentenced t" the
penitentiary for life. Some fourteen
other convictions have taken place
this week-not one acquitted, SO faI
and the criminal docket being well
nigh exhausted, it is expected that
court will adjourn to-day until after
4 the election.
| LAFOURCHE.
Thibolanx Sentinel: Monday eve
ming a boiler in the sugar house on
1 the Ellis plantation, on bayou Terre-
b"nnc, exploded, by which Il small
son of the late Evariste Champagne,
and little colored boy were slightly
scalded- : : Monday morning Mr.. Ed
ward Badeanx in Thibodanx was
taken i'll with yellow fever. He is at
this writing improving and by proper
care will recover. A son Of Arsene
Bergeron, two miles below Thibodaux
Oh Bayou Lafonrche, died with the
same disease. His sister is cunva-
| lescent. There are no other cases il.
that neighborhood.
NATCHITOCHEs.
indicator: Mr.. Harmon, manager
for Major Broadweli, informs MS that
the name of the young man who com
mitted suicide in the third ward,
October 81, was Eugene Rains, broth
er Of George Rains, late State Sena-
tor, New York, and of another Rains
late State Treasurer Of same State.
Eugene Rains was at one time book.
keeper of the assistant Superinten.
dent of Public Works, Rochester,
New York. Information has been
sent to the home Of the young man
in Canandaigua, New York, by Mr..
Harmon, and they have instructed
him an agent will be sent on for his
remains and effects.
ST. MARY.
Morgan City Reuie,c: Two weeks
ago last Saturday, Kurt Nauck, liv-
ing three miles below Berwick on the
Atchafalaya, accidentally got a nail
in one Of lis feet. Ten days after
ward, symptoms of lockjaw were evil
dent, and he came to this city for ad
vice and attention. 1t was concluded
that he go to New Orleans, which he
did and entered the Charity Hospital,
DR.. Geo. K. Pratt having charge OF
| the case. Mr.. Nauck died there Fri
day hight Of last week, and was
buried in Morgan City Cemetery last
Sunday by the Odd Fellows of Arrow
Lodge No. 5, the remains having
been forwarded. He leaves a wife
and three young children in almost
destitute circumstances.
EAST FELICIANA.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: A Ne
gro man residing on the plantation of
Mr.. L. Malloney, had his hand and
arm SO severely lacerated by being
caught in the saws Of a gin on We'd
nesday last as to necessitate amputa
tiou of the limb near the shoulder
VIM. Bauer, white man, and Henry
Harrison, colored, have been sent
from this parish to the penitentiary
at Baton Rouge. The former goes for
five years for horse stealing and lar
ceny, and the latter for life, for rape.
Baue, is sconndrel we'll known in
Mississippi, where he has committed
innumerabe crimes.
CADDO.
Shreveport Times: Monday morn
ing Mr.. John Gayle, step son of the
late DR.. Whit Vance, on the Buck
Hall plantation, ten miles above
Shreveport, in Bossier parish, met
with a sad and fatal accident. 1t
seems that Mr.. Gayle had arranged
for a duck hunt and went into the
room where his gan was sitting be
hind a bureau, and while in the act
Of lifting it up one of the hammers
caught against the wall or the bureau
causing it to discharge, lodging the
entire load Of duck shot into the fore
head of the unfortunate gentleman,
from the effects of which, he died in a
short time. Mr.. Gayle's mother was
in the room at the time of the unfor-
tunate occurrence. "A young man
named Vance, who has been at the
charity hospital about a week, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart with a pistol. 1t is
supposed that he was insane.
CATAHOULA.
Monroe Telegraph: Jack Over
street, who murdered man il Ala
bama about two years ago and fled to
Louisiana, and who about two weeks
ago murdered his wife in Union par
ish, was captured and given his just
dnes, ga short shrift and long
rope,' at Farmerville, Wednesday
night of last week. Judge Lynch pre-
sided ---Greep Redling on Sunday
last murdered his wife across the
river On MIR. Lazare's place. Green
had been working in " the Island in
this parish. His wife, to whom he
was legally married, abandoned him.
Green gave her beating Thursday,
70: which she had him arrested and
placed under bond. Sunday lie came
to town, crossed the river in canoe,
met Adeline, had some words witt,
her and ended the controversy by
fatally stabbing her with his pocket
knife. Green was committed to pris-
on without bail The steam gin
honse belonging to MIR. H. D. King,
on the Young Grayson old place, was
burned Tuesday. The gin was run
ming at the time, and the fire was first
seen to issue from the f1ue. Mr. |
Walker, the manager, was at the |
stand, and escaDed from the hnrnino |