The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-12-27

ing mashed all to pieces, and hi
brains exuding from his ears anG
mouth. He lived but few minutes
after the accident.
| EAST CARROLL.
Lake Providence Conservative "A
little before day on Saturday morning
last the gin house on Vista plan ation
about seven miles above Providence
together with ten bales Of cotton, was
destroyed by fire. When the alarm
was given tile whole building wal
wrapped in flames. A Chinaman
named Sam Lougale is believed to be
the incendiary. Search was made fol
him, but he had disappeared.
WEST FELICIANA.
st. Francisville Sentinel: A colored
man named Stewart Cheatlnan was
shot and killed by Paul Martinez
white, on Saturday last. The diff.
Guilty grew out Of the sale by Cheat
man Of a bale Of cotton which was
claimed By Martinez. A writ of ar
rest was issued Immediately after the
shooting; but, Notwithstanding much
vigilance was exercised by the officers,
Martinez made his escape and has not
since been heard from.
CALCAsIEU.
Lake Charles Echo: Work on our
| railroad progresses steadily. Track.
laying goes on west of Lake Charles,
and east OF Lake Charles the track is
being surfaced. Work progresses f;a-
vorably on the Calcasieu river bridge.
The grade of the entire line is finished
except for about six miles between the
Mermentau river and Vermillionville.
The last pile driving to be done on
the entire line will be finished next
week.
FRANKLIN.
Winnsborough Sun: A terrific hur-
ricaDe swept across Burnt Prairie on
Thursday night, the 9th ult., laying
waste everything in its pathway. Mr..
VIM: A. Moore described the Thomas
place t" us as desert waste. The
large residence had been blown to
atoms, and every cabin on the place
had been swept away. Fences, fur
niture, houses and trees mingled in
promiscuous ruin. The most wonder
full part Of the affair was that no one
was killed, although the occupants
We're buried in the ruins that were not
blown entirely away. Almost every
one, however, bore marks of rough
treatment by the falling timbers.
New Iberia Sugar Bout: Maturin
Lennin, a cooper, and one Charles
Casburg, both residents Of Jeanerette,
became involved on Monday last in
an alteration concerning some trivial
matter. From words, the men pro-
ceeded to blows. Lennin, it is alleged,
struck his friend Casburg several
times in the face; the latter resented
the affront with his revolver, wound
ing the unfortunate cooper in his
neck, and inflicting very painful,
though not, it is thought, fatal injury.
R1CHALAND.
Rayville Beacon: Mary Jane Will
!iams. a Negro girl, was brought to
Rayville from Alto ON Tuesday, and !
to Jail on a charge of muir
der. She stabbed Negro woman
PANIED Laura Burroughs, on Monday,
with a butcher knife, killing her al
most instantly. We are not informed
as to the cause of the murder A
difficulty occurred i'll the Exchange
Saloon of this place last Saturday,
between John B. Robinson end -
Brock, 10 which the latter received
pistol shot wound in the bowels, from
which he died on Tuesday night last.
As far as we can learn whisky was
The sole cause Of this sad affiay. Rob
nson was held in a bond Of So. 600 for
lis appearance before the District
Court, to answer to the charge of man
slaughter. We withhold the Chris
ian name of Brock by his dying re-
quest, without knowing why he made
M7"m-- LAFOURCHE.
Thibodeaux Sentinel: We have
never witnessed better season for
grinding than the one now closing.
The crops have been made with as
title expense as any since the war.
the yield has not been large
he prices at which sugar and molas-
es sell make the planter look happy
md smiling On last Saturday
Judge Beattie sentenced Henry alias
Nick Graham to the peniteEtiary for
i've years, for an assault upon and
uttiIg Paul Guthridge about two
ears ago john Greer Smith, for two
ears for forgery and specializing in
ickets on Laurel Valley plantation
Charles Besson, fifty dollars fine or
ne hundred days in the parish prison
or carrying concealed weapons, and
he year in the penitentiary for an
ssault upon and shooting Peter Ira
er some three months ago; and Hes
er Hood to thirty days in the parish
all for packing her trunk with goods
elonging to other people.