The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-02

visited our town, selling cigars. The,
stopped at Mr.. Petit Nicolas boarding
house and left without paying their bill
A pistol which one of them wanted t,
buy disappeared at the same time. Th'
supposition is that they are adventurer
and thieves, and it will be well for tn,
towns in the neighboring parishes to b,
on the lookout for them.
Assumption Pioneer: Marius Melan
con, who was implicated with Bradford
and Gomez in the Guedry murder, wa,
granted a preliminary trial before Judg.
Knobloch, who sent accused before the
District Court for further investigation
..-.Mr. Octave Comeau has been ap
pointed Assessor of this parish, vice F.
A. Bienvenu, resigned, and has already
qualified and entered upon the duties o1
the Office.
Iberville South: Thomas Smith, col.
ored, was up on preliminary examina.
tion before Judge Cole, of the Twenty
I third Judicial District, on charge ot
rape on the person of Caroline Veal, also
colored. He was remanded to jail with
out benefit of bail. The monster in hu-
man shape was believed to have mur-
dered q woman on the Dnbuclet planta-
ton in 1875 or 1876, after having raw.
ished her, and was also accused of trying
to rape two year old girl some time be-
fore that.
st. Helena Gazette: On Thursday
night, the 9th inst, on Mr. R. N. Thomp-
sons plantation, Alex. johnson, colored
was beating his wife. The cruel blows
coming thick and FAST Dinah retreated
from the house, followed by Alex
When a short distance from the house
| she discovered an axe which she hastily
picked up and threw back at her hus-
band, the handle striking him on the side
of the head at the upper edge of the fore
head, crushing in his skull and causing
| instant death.
East Feliciana Patriot Democrat: The
residence and kitchen of Mr.. James Wor-
sham, seven miles from Clinton, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 18th
inst. The fire was caused by an i'm
properly arranged pipe attached to the
kitchen stove. The unfortunate gentle
man lost all his household furniture
beds, bedding and wearing apparel of
himself and family, together with over
two bales of unginned cotton. Mr.. Wor-
sham, who is struggling hard for live
lihood, has an aged mother, wife and
three small children dependent upon him
for support.
Caldwell Herald: On Monday evening
last, stabbing affray occurred OH Mr..
D. Wade's plantation. The parties con
cerned in the difficulty were John Coates
and Elijah Berry, both colored men.
Coates entered Berry's house and charged
him with trying to take his wife away
from him, and then walked up to where
Berry was sitting on the floor ard stab
bed him in the shoulder with a pocket
knife. Berry jumped up and took the
the abdomen. Both men are in very
critical condition, though there is some
hope for their recovery.
Pointe Coupee Banne,.: Saturday night
the home of Mr.. Jos. Wolff, manager on
the Runey plantation, situated ON the
Chenal, caught fire from a defective
stove-pipe and was entirely consumed,
with all it's contents ION Sunday last,
two little sons of Mr.. Blanchard, on
Bayou Poydras, aged respectively and
years, were riding a horse around their
fathers yard, when the horse suddenly
began to rear and pitch till he threw
both of the boys, one on one side and
one the other side. The youngest was
thrown against a tree and instantly
killed; the eldest was only slightly in
jured.
Morgan City Reriew: A desperate
named George Mills, saloon keeper at
Centreville, threatened the life of Mr..
Henderson Crawford and riddled the
latter's house with balls from Spring
field rifle, placing the inmates in i,nmi-
nent danger Of their lives. After spell
of this amusement Mills retired and Mr..
Crawford sent to neighbours, borrowed
shotgun, and mounted guard over his
home. Some hours afterward Mills re-
turned to renew his siege, when Mr..
Crawford shot him dead in his tracks,
four buckshot entering his neck and
three penetrating the brain. The Coro-
ner's jury pronounced it a clear case Of
justifable homicide.
Franklin Sua: The body Of a man
named O'Connell, who was known in the
neighborhood as "scotty," who has been
working with one Sanders on Mr.. Willis
Ross place, was found under Pine Bayou
Bridge, Thursday evening last. Tuesday
afternoon O'Connell went to Mr.. Brins-
fields and told Mrs. Brinsfeld that he had
been robbed of $40 by his partner, San
ders, who, he also stated, had beaten
him severely. Late in the evening he
was met by Mr.. John Brannin and Henry
Wiggins, to whom he repeated the same
story and added that he was then on his
way to New Orleans. This was the last
time he was seen alive. Late Thursday
evening his body was found as above
stated.
Morehouse Clarion: Jim Harris and
Frank Evans, both living on the Pipes
place near Oak Ridge, got into a rumpus
the other day, when Jim cut Franks
throat from ear to ear. He died instant
". Jim is now boarding at the Sherif,s
hotel. 4 woman was at the bottom of
the trouble In the case Of the State
rs. viii Stevenson. charged with the
murder Of his cousin. Sim Steyenson. in