The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-16

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Dew, living within two miles OF tha
town. It appears he was bitten by ;
dog, showing no signs of being rabld
over two years ago. The wound was
healed, and nothing more was thought
about it. Lately, however, the terrible
malady has plainly manifested itself
when his father or mother comes i'll his
presence. When the paroxysms are over,
he whistles and sings as formerly
Though very trail it takes two strong
men to hold hlm while the fit is on.
Thibodaux Sentinel A difficulty oc-
Cured at Franklin's cot1ee-house Monday
night between some colore1 men. One
Dick Baptiste showing disposition to
use q knife, the Constable Mr.. Legendre,
was sent for. In attempting the arrest
Baptiste, the latter struck the Constable
on the head with sharp instrument, cut
ting a hole through his hat and scraping
the scalp. The Negro then received Il
blow from the Constable's, cudgel after
which he jumped over the levee and
rushed into the bayou. Thursday morn
ing body was found and after inquest
| had been held by the Coroner, was turned
over to his friends for burial.
st. Mary Rerie,r: Chas. Thornton, col
ored, Of Calumet plantation, was drowned
in Bayou Teche, on Sunday, October 3rd,
while under the influence of LIQUOR
\ An unknown Negro was run over Sunday
night above Bayou Sale station, by some
train passing. The leg near the hip was
mashed and the face by the chin injured.
It is supposed that, being in liquor, and
feeling tired, while walking along the
track he heedlessly fell asleep there. He
| was found in side ditch on Monday
morning by the section hands; the face
was badly eaten BY fish or beasts. No
one knew him. He wore new silk cap
was of medium size, about thirty years
old, wore new shoes and !, striped coat
| He had evidently rolled off the track i'll
| 10 the water anu drowned.
| Calcasieu Echo: On the night Of tile
5th inst, on the Louisiana Western rail
road, while the Western bound train was
running between Vermilionville and Me1-
| mentau stations, q drunken Negro, on
| horseback, attempted to cross tile track
just III advance OF the train. The loco
motive struck his horse, and the engineer
slowed down and backed the train to
the scene OF the accident, where the horse
was found dead, but the Negro was mis-
sing. After o diligent and unwilling
search for the latter the train went on
thirty miles, to Adams station, where
the engineer proceeded to Oil up the en-
gine. While 50 doing his establishment
can be imagined at lis discovery Of the
Negro, lying insensiblc on top &c the pi-
lot, with a severely bruised and bleeding
head. He was taken down, and medical
assistance was procured for him BY the
railroad company, and at last accounts
he was in fair way to recover.
Iberia Saga,-Boml: Yesterday after
noon, the body Of 4 colore, boy was taken
ont Of our bayou, near Mr. John Fishers.
The deceased was a nephew Of Louis
Fontenet, colored, keeper Of coffee house
down town. II is supposed that the child
was crossing the stream when tile pirouue
tnrnn.j Ia Il
ashore some distance below the spot
where the body was found - There rode |
into town last week, q young Negro, pos
marked and heavy set, answering closely
to the description given in the tele-
graphic dispatches OF the man that |
robbed Wiley Thompson Of Cherokee,
Texas, Of $1,000, and stole a pony from Il
livery stable keeper at Crockett. He
stopped for day OF two at a house on
Main street, and spoke Of buying place,
# he could find one to suit him about
here, At the same time displaying an i'm
nense roll Of bills, said ~ another col
pred man who saw them, to he q bundle
as large around lis his arm. A reward Of
$500 is offered for his arrest.
Vermilion Ner,aiona1: About half past
seven O'Clock, Monday evening, d second
attempt was made to assassinate Captain
Ierasera, as he was standing near the
toor On the banquette in front of the
Brick Hotel. The would-b be murderer
was crnncling behind the fence, on the
East side Of the Hotel and as his uusus
'ecslng vict.n was entering the door,
discharged vnley Of buckshot at him
even OF these took eifect-one stril1iuu
us body 1T the almpit and entering his
ST arm below the shoulder, tile other
- lodged III his left ann at and about
nc elbow, producing painful though not
dangerous wounds, while the rest of the
Dad buried Itself in the posts Of lie liy- :
ry stable and china tree near by. AL :
l'onSn there were Il number of persons
a tho coffee house and two travelling )
i-rks standing on the gallery, the night |
as SO clark that 10 one could distinguish
le Villain, Who immediately made good =
is escape and up to the present writing
0 clue has been discovered.
The cotton Worm Conquered.
The snhjoine;i article from that ex-