The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-12
OF State News.
Glea11ings from the Press.

New Iberia Sugar Bopl: Tho fOun-
dation has been laid, and more than
half the material necessary for the
building of the new and costly dwell
ing designed by Mr. Joseph Jefferson,
is now on Orange Island.
I MADISON.
Delta journal: While the steamer
r. E. Lee was on her way down the
river Friday night, skiff containing
three rattsmen was caught in the
wheel and one of the men, George
Boharrin of Des Arc, Ark, was
drowned.
coNcoRDIA.
Vidalia Eagle: One of the peni-
tentiary convicts working on Frog
more plantation in this parish, made
bis escape last "Wednesday. Before
leaving, however, he stole $35 from
one Of the guards to pay his travelling
expenses.
| MOHEHoUsE.
Bastrop Clarion The gin house
belonging to Mr.. j. p. Daily of Oak
Ridge, was burned to the ground last
Sunday morning. The fire is thought
to have originated from the pipes of
gang Of Negroes who were gambling
in the house Saturday night.
! EAST FEL1cIANA.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: The
steam saw and grist mill and cotton
gin Of MIR. Robert 8. Brown, situated
near Mr.. w. o. LEAFS, in St. Helena
parish, was totally destroyed by fire
at I'D o'clock on the morning of the
21st inst. There was no insurance.
The work was that Of an iDcendiary.
RAPIDEs.
Alexandria People: A stroke of
electricity visited the plantation of
John Prescott, Esq, killing eleven
sheep and one horse, the property Of
MIR. Prescott, that had taken refuge
under a tree from the impending
storm Joe Gaines, very good
colored man, fell from skiff while
passing over the upper falls and was
drowned. = The body was recovered.
.=. EAST BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge Capitolian On Sat-
nrday last horse ran away with it's
rider, Joe Dunn, colored man. who
lost bis presence Of mind and at
tempted to jump off the saddle. The
poor man fell to the ground full len 9Th
on his back, his head striking with
crushing force. He was carried off in
an insensible state by the bystanders.
Blood was oozing out through his ears
indicating that a serious internal in
jury had occurred. At last accounts
he was still alive, though lying IN a |
critica! condition.
POINTE COUPEE.
New Road Record: Saturday. about |
sunset, bold attempt was made by |
three Negroes, Henry Scott, Grisby |
and Nathan Barnes, to escape from
our parish Jail. The prisoners asked I
Mr.. st. Cyr, the iailer, for water,
when he took one of the three with
him to the tank to get bucket Of /
water. Mr.. St. Cyr returned To the
Jail and opened tho door, when the
prisoner with him grasped his arms
the other two rushed out, struck the
jailer on the head, and ran towards
an adjoining field. MIR. st. Cyr fired
several Intellectual shots. Citizens in
the neighborhood pursued aud cap
tured the fugitives. Grisby and Barnes
are charged viii, murder, and Scott
with bnrglarizing Mr.. Lefevre's store.
LAFAYETTE.
VermilioDville Advertiser: Since
the removal OF the convict force from
the Louisiana Western road, labor to
replace it has been brought from
Texas, and the track layers are ten
miles ont OH their way to the Mer-
mentan river. The recent rains have
lnterfered to some extent will, the
work. The work on the bridge over
che Mermentau is progressing salts
factotily. On the Opelonsas extension
grading is advancing nntler very
large force of convict labor; material
to lay six miles If track is on the
ground here waiting to be put in its
place Monday evening two little
boys, sons respectively of Mess,s. j.
y. and AllAert Judice, citizens of this
were drowned while bath.
ing in hole ut the brick yard, in Mr..
pasture near town.
GRANT.
Colfax Chronicle: Major Fl. V. Nc
Cain, our well known and efficient
Representative, met will. serious
accident on the 2lst ult. As he was
IN the way from his residence to his
store, he slipped and fell, catching
lis entire weight apna the knee OF the
same leg that he had to have ampu-
;ated above the ankle on account of Il
Wound received in the late war. He
ell with such force that the bone Just
,bOve the knee was broken. 1t is
cared his leg will have to be ampu-
ated the second time. We are told
! cute piece Of rascality was played
III the steamboat Jesse X. Bell, a trip
'r two ago, at a wood yard two or
hree miles below COlfax. The Bell
ook on some fifteen or twenty cords
# wood, when a tramp, who happened
llong just at that time, discovering
hat the owner of the wood was not
present, boldly approached the office,
lsked what amount had been taken,
'oo|ly collected the money and walked
LshOre. The 0wneY of that wood has
,"t had glimpse of tramp or money
iDce.
ST. LANDRY.
Opelonsas Democrat About two
yeeks ago man named Henderson /;
lrrived here, l,ailing from he Indian
Territory, in pursuit Of Il thief who
rad stolen two Of his borses-a vain
lbIe mare and a stallion valued at
$500. He tracked the thief first tn