The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-03-06

Harmon, with intent to commit muir
der, escaped from Jail Sunday night.
BY means of a small piece Of iron lie
dug a hole in the brick wall next to
the iron grating in the northeast cor
ner cell, between the inner wooden
wall and the outside. Then tying
two blankets Together to the grating
lie slipped to the ground. He next
proceeded to the Garner of the en-
closure, and putting up seaatlings, he
climbed to the top Of the wall fastened
another blanket to the iron spikes on
the wall and went down on the out
side. He has not been re-arrested.
The other prisoners in the Jail could
have escaped but declined to avail
themselves of the opportunity.
LAFAYETTE.
Advertiser The City Council held
a meeting OH the Oath instant aud, by
resolution, changed the name Of the
town from Vcrmilionville to Lafay-,
cite. We believe this change to meet
with general appreciation, and no
trouble is anticipated in obtaining
from the Legislature the passage Of a
bill TO that effect, as well as amend
atory Of our charter in other respects.
Sunday night, the 22nd inst, Ed
ward Carter, eolorel, was killed at
tile store Of Felix Olivier, in this par
ish, by Pierre Decuir and Victor, both
colored. We learned none of the par
ticulars, except that death resulted
from Il knife wound in the head. The
parties charged with the killing were
iucarcerated on Monday, to await
preliminary examination.
GRANT. "~
| Colfax Chronicle: The kitchen and
smoke house of Mr.. Aaron Hodnett,
living in the hills. several miles from
Colfax, were entirely consumed by
fire Wednesday night. Mr.. Hodnett
informs us that he succeeded in saw
ing the contents Of his smoke house,
but every thing in the kitchen was
lost, and he had to eat bis breakfast
opt Of gourd Thursday morning
Petitions to have the parish seat qnes-
ton settled Ivy a vote Of the people
have been extensively signed, and
sent down to our Representative
The Negro prisoner, Jim johnson,
who broke Jail last week, was captured
the next day at Montgomery, bat not
until after getting shot in his attempt
to run upon being discovered. The
ball entered the small of his back,
near the kidney, and lodged in the
front of his stomach, intlicting pain
! full though not mortal wound.
Bastrop Clarion: At IL o'clock
last Monday night a fire broke out
under the fight of stairs which ran
up on the outside Of the Traylor build
ing, and before the flames could be
checked, eleven buildings were in
ashes, to-wit; TrayloY building, Dali
toms grocery, Collins barroom, Sans
coffee house. Schneidcr's residence and
shoe shop, Vaughan's residence, the
Noteworthy building, the Hall build
ing, the barber shop and Sanders tin
shop. The whole loss is probably he
tween $1,000 and $4,000 covered by
an insurance of about $500 The fire
was no doubt the work of fiendisl
incendiary, whose object was theft
and robbery ~. Last Saturday even
ing Charley Hutcheson, a negro living
on Mr.. T.. T. Gray's place, ana Jerry
Boyd, negro living on MIR. Doug
lass place. fell ont. Jerry plunged
his knife into the throat Of Charley
cutting cash some three inches il
length. The point Of the knife reached
the wind pipe and opened hole
about one quarter Of an inch. DR.
Marable sewed up Charley's throat in
the presence Of Il hinge crowd of dar
kies who refused to pursue aud cap
tn,e the flying cut-tlroat, jerry Boyd
We understand that Charley is get
ting well, although he will lose the
power of articulation. Jerry has beer
arrested and given bail.
SABINE.
Many Under: TI,os. Stevens, o
timber pntoriety, and late of the par
ish of Vernon, on the lth inst, way
laid and killed one Powell near thu
old Nix ferry on Sabine river, in Cal
casieu parish, who was said to be his
son in law and partner in the timber
business. 1t is said that Stevens usu
ally employed men to cut and launcl
timber for him, and then on some
pretext would raise a row and rur
them off with his gun. This time Iii;
\ IL Il
Powell and another, got Oh the tim
Der, went to Orange, sold it, and wht,
Stevens arrived gave him his half o
the money. Stevens left Orange he
fore tive other two, aud when they
had arrived at the house Of the de
ceased's partner, lie endeavored to
persuade Powell from going further
and told him that Stevens would way
lay and kill aud rob him, aud SUI.
enough, when in a short distance o
home he was shot dead in his tracks
A physician was in attendance OF
Stevens family that evening, and saw
Stevens take his gun, aud had about
time to walk half mile, when tht
gun fired, at the report Of which Mrs
Stevens exclaimed, that gun killet
, Powell. Stevens shortly afterward
returned, put up his gun and looked
, very much agitated. Stevens wa
arrested in Texas, bnt no evidence
, could be brought against him and III
, was released; but when Sheriff Lyon.
3 gets on his track he will be dged il
Calcasieu Jail, where he belongs, I'M
til sentence of death is passed upon
him, if the facts as they come to III
! are any thing like true.
The Deadwood Pioneer, speaking
!. Of Hugh J. Campbell, District Attor
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