The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-11

Summary Of State News.
Geanings from the Press.
R1cHLAND. 80
Kayville Beacon One of the coll
0red hands on the Hibbler and Nc
Donald plantation was badly mu-
tilated by the gin saw on Tuesday.
CoNcoRDIA.
Vidalia Eagle: Mr.. John Reagan
had his hand caught in the gin stand
on Mr.. 0. N. Wild's place il this par
isb. His hand and arm are badly
mutilated, but it is hoped that ampu-
tati0n may be averted.
TENsAs.
st. Joseph journal: The fine
steamer J. NJ. White, on her last trip
down. having on board about fifteen
hundred bales cotton and two thou
sand sacks of seed, grounded on logs
or gravel Jumps, at Opossum Point,
La, last Sunday night. After un-
loading, she finally got off.
! ST. TAMMANY.
Farmer: Cotton worms are crea-
ting sad havoc throughout St. Tam
many and Washington parishes. In
many places the crop will prove al
most a total loss. Those planters
who made a liberal use Of bone dust
will not lose so heavily, as their cot
ton was so far advanced that much of
it has already been picked.
WEST FEL1c1ANA.
st. Francisville Sentinel: At Bus
hill plantation, about nine miles from
this place, on Tuesday morning last,
q difficulty occurred between two Ne
gro men-Jordan Williams and West
ley Lindsey-the latter of whom was
shot through the heart and died al
most immediately. After legal ex-
animation of the case, Williams was
remanded to prison without benefit
of bail. ~
CALDWELL.
Columbia Herald: Thursday noon
the steam gin on Ray Point planta-
ton, cultivated by Mr.. r. j. Cotting.
ham, and contents were totally de-
stroyed by fire. There were between
thirty and forty bales Of seed
cotton in the gin, and some baled cot
ton beneath. The cotton in the gin,
we learn, was Mr.. Cottingham's. It
is supposed the fire originated from
the gin-stand.
WEST BATON ROUGE.
Sxgar Pllnter: A gang Of robbers
seem to infest the lower part Of
Pointe Coupee and the upper part of
this parish. Saturday night, two
weeks ago, the residence of Chas.
Devall, Esq, near the dixie, was en-
tered by a gang Of burglars, and
quantity Of silver ware carried off.
The loss ia heavy IN tiaa valna nf tl.a
articles taken, but more SO as to fami-
ly relics. A reward of $lge is offered
for the recovery Of the property and
the arrest of the thieves.
Shreveport Times: We are panied
to announce the death of Judge David
Creswell, which sad event occurred
at his residence in Greenwood on tho
25th instant The bt,dy of Andrew
Call, the ,narket-man who SO mys-
teriousay disappeared few days
since, Was picked up in the river op-
posite the ferry landing Sunday morn
ing. There being no marks Of vio-
lence and the evidence pointing to
accidental drowning, it was deemed
unnecessary to hold Coroner's in
quest. The Governor has offered
reward of $3.50 for information lead
ing to the apprehension and convic-
ton of the murderer of Charles Gus.
tar, alias "Texas whose dead body
was found at Three Forks near this
city, an account of which we pub
lished some time since.
ST. MARY.
Morgan City Rerie,c: The hard
ware store of John Brizzard was bro
ken into last Saturday night by two
cOl0red men, supposed to be VIM.
Mcpherson, atlas St. Louis Bill, and
Jack Wesley, and pistols, cartridges
and cutlery taken to the amount Of
800 in loss to Collins e. Brizzard
and $25 damages to John BrizzaId
individually. Mcpherson has gone to
regions unknown, and Jack Wesley ID
under arrest. "A quarantine station
was established on Golden Farm,
Sunday morning, and Pope Washing
ington, a colored man, in attempting
to force it, was shot in the right leg
by Monroe Norman, white man,
one of the guards. Norman is at
large, aud Washington is recovering
The skull Of a turtle head has
been taken from pond near Baton
Rouge Bayou that measures eight
inches across, and the same length
from the tip Of the nose to the back
part of the skull bone.
LINCOLN.
Vienna Sentinel: The gin and mill
of Mr.. Ed. Waters, in the Indian Viii
lage neighborhood, was burned last
Friday night. Several bales Of cotton
we're also destroyed. 1t is thought
that the fire was the work Of on in-
cendiary- Some time during Friday
night, 10Th ult., the residence Of Mr..
Jesse McLain, about 8 or 10 miles
from town, was entered and robbed
Of about S775. Suspicion pointed to
two of the Negroes on the place, Peter
and George Holland, who were spend
| ing more money than it was thought
! the hard times allowed. They were
arrested and Peter confessed the
( theft. Only about $500 of the money
| has been recovered. We learn from
a reliable source that our friend Hy-
ans of the Farmerville Gazette is the
happy recipient Of a present from j.
P. Benjamin of London, in the shape
of f500. This is snug little sum