The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-30

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case, however; tho cu1prit was arrested,
dragged within the precincts Of petty
Judicial tribunal and required to furnish
q peace bond! On her way home she
was intercepted by t!,e wonld- be 1ynchers
and was with difficulty rescued from tho
fate foreshadowrd by the rope which
had been provided for the occasion.
Tie papers IT this morning report the
arrest, on board the steamer Jno. w.
Cannon, of Thomas Bradford, >eharged
with murder. Your correspondent was
appraised Of the arrest Tuesday morning,
but was not at liberty to divulge the in
formation, for the reason that Antoine
Gomez, the accomplice Of Bradford, was
supposed to be in the city and it was inn
portant that he should be kept in igno-
rance Of the capture Of his companion.
His whereabouts had not yet been dis
covered, but it is believed he is harborel
somewhere in New Orleans and officers
are on his trail. The papers give the
whole credit for Bradforl's arrest to the
detective skill of Sergeant Jerry Dono-
van of the police, when the fact is he
was called upon by other parties to take
the fugitive into custody, and had no
hand whatever in the preliminaries lead
ing to this important arrest, but was
promised share of the supposed reward
for keeping the matter quiet until the
principal captor could visit Assumption
and make arrangements to secure the
price said to be offered for Bradford's ap-
prehension. Bradford has made = statc-
ment to the reporters of the city papers
i'll which ho lays upon Gomez all blame
for the crime with which they arc joint
ly charged.
The city is now in the height of politi-
cal excitement, confined, however, en-
tirely to the municipal contest. There
is no doubt that the Irregular" or Odd
Fellows Hall ticket is the favorite with
the politicians and the offspring Of their
Vaccinations, but the Peoples Demo-
cratic ticket contains several political
dead beats, without merit or influence.
The Grand Opera House, which is con-
sidered the ladies' theatre of New Or
leans, will throw open its doors to the
rnblic on the 25th inst. The Emma AL.
| bott Opera Company will be on the
| boards the first week, succeeded by other
rare attractions in rapid succession /
shall have occasion later in the season
to refer to this theatre in a more elabo-
rate manner.
The Academy of Music being the only
theatre now open, is doing fine bust.
ness, as usual. Van the Virgi,lian is a
thrilling drama, abounding in impossi
bilities and improbabilities. Davy Crock
EFT, although old to theatre goers, il
nevertheless a play that always draw.
large houses. Gus Williams in Our Ger
man Senator, a side splitting farce, will
appear one week at tie Academy, com
mencing Sunday, October "a.
As I write, the Leidertafel festivities
are ii fuil blast. Sky rockets and fire
works of all descriptions illuminate til,
atmosphere on Canal street, while tn
incessant blare of the brass bands an,
noise Of newsboys outside is deafening
Grunewald Hall is one blaze of COLDER
blue. must bid you az reroir.
Yours truly, EPSILON MU.
The CoNcERT.-The concert for tn
benefit of the Independent Brass Ban
OF this town, came off on the night O
the Oath inst, at which the following
programme was rendered:
Observation-Disclosures, by Boyer-D. I. B. E
song, NIT u.
Sextette-arranged by Paul Leche-J. A
Clayerie, Soprano; Jno. F. Terrio, B
Cornet: Paul Leche, F. Richard, E
Altos JAS Fortier Baritone L. r. Du
Tel, Tuba.
! song. mrs. II. Lei
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