The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-16
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.

Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.
Claiborne Guardian: The taxable pro,
erty Of Claiborne is assessed this year a
S1,287 ,619, an increase Of 100000 owe
last years assessment.
Catalonia Nems: A man named Isaa,
WOrley, against whom a warrant hat
been issued for aisorderly conduct, wa
shot and dangerously wounded BY tw,
members Of the Sheritf7s posse while re
sisting arrest.
Tangipahoa Independent: MI. Bolivar
Edwards resigned the office Of Mayor 8
Amite City, by reason Of demands mad.
upon his time by his private business
Alderman J. J. I.antier was chosen b,
the Council to fill the vacancy.
Lafayette -ddrertiser Friday evening
small house situated on a back stree
of town occupied BY Negroes was burned
On the same day Mr.. Ferd. Cooks store
at Rfoussardville was burned. But 4
small part Of his stock was saved, though
tho fire occurred near midday
st. Landry Democrat Leonce Las
trapes, son Of Victorin Lastrapes, lad
Of seventeen, was injured internally sew
eral days ago bysbecoming entangled in
rope tied to his horse, when the latter
took fright and dragged him some dis
tance. He died from the injuries.
Alexandria Democat: We learn from
Mr.. MacDevroe, the stage driver between
this point and Natchitoches, that Il muir
der was committed at Campte, on the
lst inst. The parties concerned were
h1r. Britt, a resident, and a young man
by the name of Hart. The former was
shot twice with gun; Hart surrendered
to the authorities.
Ponchatonla Gazette: Last Thursday
Mrs. Ball, the wife Of MI. j. Ball Who
resides near Poncliatoula, fell between
the cars and the depot platform while
attempting to get off the down mail
train and was 50 badly crushed that She
died of her injuries Sunday night. She
leaves family and !, host Of friends to
mourn her untllnely end.
St. Charles Herald: Wednesday NIGHT
September 20, some scoundrels set fire to
the house of Mr.. w. G. Mills, formerly
owned and occupied by Justice j. Is.
Friedman, which but for the timely dis
covery by the inmates, would in all prob
ability have burned every building at
Eoutte Station - Considerable property
belonging to Mr.. J.sAlaus was destroyed
BY fire in this parish recently.
Terrebonne Chronicle: On the 4th inst.
as the engineer on the LaCarp plant alton
run BY Messrs. Ritter & Dillard-was
getting up steam to Try the engine, the
boiler exploded, knocking down part of
the engine room, part Of the suyar-house
shed, several kitchens and hen-roosts
and finally striking the. gronnd 200 wards
from the sugar-honse. One man was
scalded.
Franklin San: ]. i. Knots was shot
and killed on Little river, in Catalonia.
by Elijah b. Cotton, Jr Cotton has been
arrested. Judge Elan left here Thursday
morning to hold the preliminary exami
nation The trial Of George Davenport |
Tor He murder Of Laura Gibbs telmiua-
ted Tuesday night Tie testimony
showed that deceased came to her death
rom blows and kicks inflicted upon her
While III an advanced state Of pregnancy
ny the prisoner, with whom she had
been living as a wife. The jury returned
verdict OF nlanslanghter, and tile
Judge sentenced Davenpart to fifteen
years imprisonment in the penitelltiary
at hard labor, together with Il fine of
$500 and costs Of prosecution. Col. C,
Hawkes. moved for an appeal to the
Supreme Court, which was granted.
Nelson Randolph, colore.l man, fell
dead while picking cotton IN Caldwell
parish last week.
Shreveport Standard: The prisoners
at the present term OF District
Court We're sentenced as follows: Ma
thaniei Henderson, manslauyhter, two
years III the renitentiary: Jake Simon, 4
horse stealing, oae year; John Crenshaw, y
burglary aud larcenary, six years t
James Thompson, grand larceny, two (
wears; George Thompson, COW stealing, :.
'no year, Frank Kane, grand larceny. :
hree years; Richard Young, grand lar II
'eny, three years: Lee Wilson. obtain il
ng goods under false lrettlt>es, one $
ear; Anthony Lowe, larceny. one wear: .
'ames Patterson, assault and battery !,
nd eafryins0pnceaied weapons, eighty f,
i've days work on the pubic roads. All Il
we're colore,i except KANE w. L. Price. 8
white man, W no Il little over two wears II
go murdered i'll cold blood Robert Sy- ,, >.
londs, another white man who WAS ct -,
he time confined as IA prisoner in the b,
'omer jail. was tried 10 Claiborne mar on
ii, during the present week, and the III
lrN returned Il verdict Of guilty without S.
aritsl punishment. Iii