The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-31

Mir. VIM. Jackson, who killed Mr. Hor-
ace Marshall, ct Cheneyville, on last sat
] urflay, will have q preliminary trial on
Tuesday, tho Goth inst Alexandria People
On Sunday last, at Sunday school
meeting in the fourth ward Of this parish,
a desperate fight occurred, resulting III
the killing Of Charles r. Bebrnes and
Joseph Townsend, the latter being the
superintendent Of the school and stra''-
ger to the difficulty. In addition Mr.. ).
P. Behrnes was shot through both arms,
and his daughter, Mrs. Pink Nephler,
severely wounded. Mr.. Alonso Woods
was also wounded. On hearing OF the
leplorable affair, Sheriff Bates, made the
| necessary affidavits and accompanied by
his deputies Messrs. 6kolGeld and Col
Inns, promptly reached the scene Of the
tragedy, and arrested Messrs. j. +.
Behrnes and his son NJ. BEHRING'S, whom
he conveyed to the parish Jail, in this
city, where they are now confined await
ing examination -. y. In tho case OF the
State rs. Chas. Mcdowell, charged with
killing colored woman, some time since,
the jury OH Thursday returned verdict
Of not guilty.-Baton Rouge Capito1ian.
An accident occurred on our bayou,
near the ice factory, where . number Of
men in skiff were crossing the water.
One of them, while endeavoring to re-
cover an oar which had slipped FROM his
grasp, lost his balance and foil into the
stream, disappearing before help could
reach him. His body was found short
time afterwards, bnt life was entirely
extinct. The licensed, named Francois
Creyuer, aged 80 years, was q native OF
France, aud man of industrious habits.
Addicted to drink occasionally, he was
said to be under the influence Of liquor
at the time the accident occurred, which
cost him his life. -. Monday night, July
5, desperate attempt was made to muir
der Mr.. St. Clair Dugravclle, the man
ager Of the store OH the Ricohoc planta-
ton, III the parish OF st. Mary. While
he was sleeping in his bedroom, in the
rear Of the store, with light burning,
some person fired shot through the
blinds of his window, ut his head. The
bullet passed through his pillow, and
shot away one of the rounds Of the head
board Of the beadstead, and he had a
narrow escape from death. Robbery is
supposed to he the Object, but no arrests
have been made, Since then, on last
Sunday night, July IL, an attempt was
made by burglars, to break into the
same window, but upon being fred at,
the robbers tfe1-Ibes'ia SWgas- BOIL,
The escaped and condemned murderer,
Anderson Ames, has been rccaptured.
He was arrested by the Sheriff of Bossier
parish, and is now in Jail at bellevue.
Sheriff Reagan has written to the Gov
ernor about the matter, who will doubt
less send up the dcath-warrant, when the
verdict Of the jury will be enforced and
the prisoner hanged.-Hetster Tribune.
There are only two darkies in the
eighth ward of this parish -one man and
one child. The mother of the child and
the wife Of the man is u white woman.-
NatchitocAcs Register
Last night about ll:@ o'clock a fire
broke out i'll the grocery stvre Of j. H.
Carver, on Texas avenue, Oh the premises
known as Cox's wagon yard, which COW
ers about ten acres Of ground. The fire
soon communicated to the two-story
frame building adjoining Carver's store,
which was occupied by Col. A. c. Mitch
ell and family, who had barely time to
escape and save a small portion Of their
household effects. From tlse two-story
building the FIRE soon spread to the stock
sheds which nearly surrounded the Gil
tire Enclosure and to number Of shantis
and small tenement lfeuscs occupied
principally by colored people, which
We're entirely. consumed. Loss about
$sO00.-St'ereport Times.
Ebony "fsh- friers" tried tlreir pistols
at one another last week at Crew Lake.
One Negro was killed and volunteer POI
liceman Pullman received several severe
wounds.-Morchous Clarion.
During the shower Of rain last Satur-
day evening, Mr.. Gustavc Brasseux,
while riding from a neighbours to his
home near Crosse Isle, was struck by
lightning when near his gate and both
horse and rider were Instantly killed..
The deceased was a most excellent young
man, srz,ed about 3O-4fbberil1e Meridional.
On the 14tl inst, q deputy Sheriff ar
rested in this city one Wade Fields, col
orcd, under charge by Indictment of.
the Grand Jury of DeSoto parish for the
murder of another colored man in that
parish, committed about four years ago,
since which time he had been at large
Shreveport Standard
"A German chemist has furnished an
exceedingly cheap and simple plan of
testing the amount of water in milk. All
that is required is a small quantity-say
an ounce-of gypsum. This is mixed