The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-10
VEST BATON ROUGE.


next day. Both are in Jail awaiting
trial before the District Court.
TANGIPAHOA.
Pontchatoula Gazette: While the
bark Reporter was gu her way up the
river Amite, March 90, Norwegian
sailor, named Wilson, was struck on
the head terrible blow BY the jibing
az the fore boom. He was insensible
when picked mp, and rallied some
what on Sunday and Monday; he be
came worse on Tuesday, was taken
to Clio to be put aboard the steamer
for New Orleans to have medical
attendance. He died. we learn, on the
steamer at Clio, at 10 P. NJ.
ST. LANDRY.
Opel0usas Courier: Robert Robert
son, who was to have been hung ia
Opelousas, on Friday, the End inst,
for the murder Of Eugene Bell, on DR..
Boagni's plantation on Waxia, Febru-
AIRY 81, 1879, has been reprieved by
Gov. Wilt, until further orders. This
suspension of execution, was induced
by q probable doubt as to the guilt Of
the accused he protesting his inno-
cence to the last, and his conviction
resting solely upon circnmstantial
evidence. Both parties were colored
men.
Shreveport Standard The little
coast packet Trout was destroyed by
fire at John Cal.lwelrs landing about
twenty four miles below hero on Red
river, at one o'clock Sunday evening,
the 2Sth of March. She was on her
return from trip to Minden, heavily
loaded with cotton and cotton seed,
consigned here, and while under way
at the point above nance? a fire broke
out in her cotton forward, and spread
with such rapidity as to seriously put
i'll peril the lives of all on board. She
was Immediately headed for the shore
aud line made fast and the passen.
gers, of whom there were about ten
escaped to the bank. Boat and cargo
were a total loss Captain r. w.
Ford, one Of our best known, most
popular, highly respected and estim-
able fellow citizens and business men
died at his residence in this city oil
the 9th of March. He was member
of the we'll known firm of Gregg &
Ford.
EAST FELiCIANA.
Clinton Watchman: William p
Burns, who accidentally shot himsel
by the careless handling Of a shot
gun on the 22nd ult., was operated
upon by DR.. Agrippa Gayden, assisted
by Drs. l.. &. Perkins, 0. P. Lang
worthy, J. w. Saunders and D. B
Pierce. When the patient was folly
| under the influence of chloroform, Dr.
Gayden made AN iucisiou from tn,
left shoulder and carried it down t,
the elbow joint. The head Of til
bone, which was found fractured ant
black with powder, was carefully an.
skilfully removed, and also the brok
en- parts of the shaft below it. I'll,
splinte,ed portion of the shaft wa
sawed Oft, necessitating still longe
incision. The length Of bone removed
measured six and half inches. TIL
wound was then dressed. 1t wa
very doubtful for some time whethe
he would rally from the shock, bu
his natural powers OF life, aided plen
tifully by stimulants, fortunately sue
ceeded in starting the circulation O
his blood iuto activity, aud lie is do
ing as we'll AS could be expected.
| IBERIA.
! New Iberia Sugar Bo,rl :. Jeanner
cite, was last Saturday the scene q
another murder. A difficulty occurred
between Isidore Laporte. the Tow
Constable, and David Taylor, car
peuter, when the latter was shot an,
killed by Laporte. The evidenc
taken at the C"roner's inquest show
that Laporte drew a pistol on Taylor
who was standing unarmed and hold
ing some carpenters tools in hi
hands. He then dropped all but
Ratchet, but before lie could deten,
himself Laporte fired at HIM, ana thel
Taylor struck his assailant, whel
Laporte fired second shot, which
proved fatal to Taylor. Laporte wa
arrested and is now in Jail in New
Iberia. The Coroner's jury pro
n"unce the prisoner guilty of wiltu
MURDER. Mr. Louis Decoux, =,
clerk in Mr. Pierre LeBron's store
suddenly fell dead from heart disease
while attending to his store duties
| He had just been cMversing with III
Acquaintance, and appeared ia he en-
joying perfect health Elijah Horns
10y, who was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life for killing swampe
named Castro, and escaped from
Sheriff Niator, of Iberia parish, las
September, by jumping oserboart
while heavily ironed, was recognized
and re arrested in New Orleans, las
week. He is now in the Orleans par
| iSh prison. and will appeal to the
Supreme Court for a new trial.