The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-08
Summary of State News
Gleanings from the Press.

VERMILION.
Abbeville Meridi0nal: Several
planters from St. James and St. John
the Baptist. intend to come soon and
settle in our midst, and engage IL
sheep raising.
CONCORDIA.
Vidalia Eagle: Parish Hixon, a
youth Of fifteen, shot and wounded
Henry Sayers, aged six years, last
Sunday on the Lake Place near Vi
dalia. The wound, as it happens, is
not fatal, aud it is thought Sayers
will soon recover. HixOn was nc
Quilted on IL preliminary examination,
the shooting having occurred acct
dentally.
CALCASIEU.
Lake Charles Echo: Monday there
was fight between jeff Touchy and
old man Miles Williams, botl, colored
Billy, a young son Of the old man,
ran up to assist UT protect his father,
wlntn Touchy and Billy brought their
pocket knives into reqnisition, and
Billy cut Toucl,y in the breast, ill.,
t1icting Il wound which came neal
being fatal.
CATAHOELA. @@ "-m"M
Harrisonburg News: In a quarrel
between two Negroes on Mrs Banna
mans place one Of the men was killed.
The Negro who did the killing came
to town and gave himself up to the
authorities. From what we can gatllc,
from those familiar with the circum-
stances, the killing was jnstifiable.
----On one day Of last week, Mr..
George Kennedy accidentally shot
and killed Mr.. Gust. Anderson at
Kinks ferry in this parish.
WEST BATON ROUGE.
Sugar Planter: Last Tuesday, Mr.
TrasimoDd Babin, met his death
while engaged i'll floating logs III the
swamp in the rear o! Bruly Landing.
As he was going along the swamp
with log i'll charge, he passed near u
large tree standing erect, when u
heavy decayed limb attached to it
became suddenly dislodgel from its
position and, in falling, struck Mr..
Babin in his left side, giving him 40
severe blow tina: ne died within
two hours after from its effects.
oUACnlTA.
Monroe 1elemaph: Two Negro
ronstabouts belonging to the steam
boat Willie, named R"bt. johnson
and Walter Scott became involved in
a difficulty last Friday morning in Il
bar room in that portion Of the city
known as Five Points," over Il game
of cards, which resulted in Scott be-
ing fatally stabbed by Johnson aud
johnson being slightly cut hy Scott.
Scott was stabbed in the right side
just above the false ribs, and expired
III about an hour. johnson is i'll iail.
Colfax Chronicle: On the night of
Thursday, April Is, John Mackie, a
Negro living i'll the pine hills some
twenty miles cas-: Of Colfax, was killed
by party of unknown men. Mackie
was :. Negro Of bad repute, AMI it is
thought belonged to the band of horse
thieves who have been raising such
trouble III Grant parish lately. 80
Thursday night April 30, the GIN
house and engine room Of Mr.. II. Nc
Knight, valued at about $1,000, was
entirely consumed. The fire was un-
d"nbtedly started by an incendiary.
CADDO.
Shreveport Telegram : Sunday
morning about 10 O'Clock a difficulty
occurred at the plantation of MI. Ma
ri"n Mcmillan, six miles from the city
on the Norris ferry road, between
Ned Crutchtield, Andrew Mitchell aud
John Williams, all colore.l, which re-
suited in the almost instant killing of
Crntchfield, and the dangerous
w"nnding Of Mitchell, ut the hands of
w 'll'ams. The testimony ahduced
Mt the inquest showed that Williams
acted in self defense, and he was not
IBERvILLE.
Plaqnemine SOuth: Charley Mack.
colo:ed man Of our town, assisting |
|" remove furniture from the resi-
ience nf Vincent Avet, during the
recent fire. came across a satchel filled
With specie aud other money, amount !