The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-03

the name Of Zip Stewart was tried,
found guilty and sentenced % the
State peDitentiary ut hard labor for
the period Of one year, for the theft
OF a mule.
LINCOLN.
Vienna Sentinel: Mrs. Mckenzie,
wife Of WIN. Mckenzie, living in the
Douglas neighbOrhood, started to
Trenton last week for the purpose Of
buying goods. On reaching . point
four miles this aide Of Trenton she
was taken with a pain ID her head
which caused intense suffering. She
was carried to the house Of Mr..
Parker where she remained from
Thursday until Friday morning, when
sho again felt the pain aud died in
few minutes.
NATCHITOCHEs.
Vfndicator Mrs. NJ. A. Burke,
Post Mistress Of this city, made an
affidavit charging young man named
Willis Tessier, resident Of Natcli-
tocIcs, wlnle in her employ in the
post Office here. with having embezzled
q lady's undersllirt and suit Of
clothes. The purloined articles were
found in young Testers armoir. He
concealed himself bmt was discovered
and arrested and has gone to New
Orleans in the custody Of Deputy
Marshal.
Co)fax Chronicle The contest he
tween Blackman and Bar5in was not
tried at Alexandria last week, as was
expected, but postponed. This leaves
TIE Twelfth judicial District, com
posed of the parishes Of Rapides, Grant
and Avoyellcs, without u Judge, and
places ali three Of the parishes in a
predicament altogether unpleasant
aud confusing. After escape and ,e-
ca pture, and repeated attempts since
lis second incarceration, Jim johnson
has ut last succeeded in getting out
Of Jail and has not been heard Ut since.
| LAFOURCIIE.
Thiholaux Sentinel: Theo. Gourges
who shut and killed Philip Murphy,
on the Inglrside plantation two weeks
ago, gave himself up to the legal au-
thoritirs Immediately thereafter. The
| Curoper's Jury which, investigated the
homicide, decided it to have been Il
clear case Of self defense. "A week
ago, Mr.. Cleric Delatte was found
dead in his bed, in his residence some
! five miles up the Bayou. The de-
ceased had been troubled with heart
disease, which was tho cause Of his
sudden demise.
ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas Democrat: Robert Rob
ertspn, col"red, convicted OF the MUIR
der OF Eugene Bell on Waxia, at the
regular term of our District Court on
the 5tll day Ut May, 1879, will he
hung in this town on the Cd day of
April, 1880. He took an appeal to
the Supreme Court, which was de-
cided last June ut the sitting Of that
Court in Opelousns. "A difficulty
occurred this week between two Ne
groes on DR.. Boagni's plantation near
Washington, which resulted in one Of
them getting his head split open with
II hoe. From last accounts the
wounded man was in a very critical
condition. --
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Vermilionville Adrertiser: A tain
of thirty six cars loaded with ties aud
rails for the Louisiana Western Com
pany, arrived here this week, and an
other train will be in tomorrow. A
frce "f seventy five convicts will be
brought here, from Lake Charles, III
a few days, and track laying will inn
me,liately commence. The work has
been retarded somewhat 10y bad
weather and the difficulty in getting
material OH the ground, but every
thing is now ready aud the work will
he pushed forward without further
delay. Work ON the round. house w:.a
commenced this week. The turn
table is also being put down and will
soon be finished. Large quantities Of
lumbe. aud other material fo, the,
Opelousas extension Of the Morgan
road ure being brought to this point.
EAST FELlCIANA.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: On Mon
day last Mr.. W. p. Burns, IL very cx-
cellent young man--i son in law ot
our esteemed confrere, Mr.. w. II.
GreeD-l,ad sad accident to befal
him. He was standing OH Mr.. Green's
gallery, aud had in his hand a loaded
shot gun, for the purpose of shooting
~ hawk. In attempting to raise the
gun, the hammer struck the round of
a chair, dischargipg the contents into
his left arm pit, friyhtfnlly decorating
the whole shoulder. Drs. Langwortl,y,
Perkins and Pierce were Immediately
called in. and did all that surgical
skill could do to relieve the sufferer.
At present, although suffering severe
~, Mr.. b. is considered out Of danger,
but will doubtless lose the use of the
wounded limb. - On Wednesday last,
Mr.. VIM. Johnston, a young man re-
siding near Yonng's Station in this
parish, who was handling u pistol,
accidentally shot himself, the bali
passing through the left lung At
last accounts the unfortunate gentle.
man was alive, but suffer; Jug severely.
! CADDO