The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-24
OF State News
Gleaninss from the Press.
At AVOYELLES.

AVOYELLES.
Marksvilie Vltager: Luige, Maj
tin, colnred, who Wis indicted for rape,
and who made Ills escape about one
Year ago from jul, has been IL cap
tured ~ Sheriff Drcnlr. Martin is
now safely lodged i. Jail.
ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas Courier Quite il mum
Der OF cotnleh people are leaving ON
parish for Kansas Some OF them
have sold their horses, cattle and corn
for mere nominal prices. )" great is
their mania to reach The tabled Canaan
of ease and plenty.
ST. HELENA.
Greenshnlg Gazctte: A littl" col
ortd child about ilne- years old, be
longing TO a tenant on j. II. Lam
berts place On Beaver Greek, i'll tllt.
Northeastern part u this parish, stray
ca Of and was lost, On Tuesday morn
ing last, and had not been heard flum.
up to Wednesday evening.
NArcH1rocHEs.
indicator: While C.. F. Drangu+t.
j., was disnOnnting from 4 horse,
with a double barrtled shotgun, Tie
weapon accidentally exploded, hl"w
ing of the little finger Of his lei, ha.,.;
----Last Sunday night al nearly IL
O'clock this section was visited b> one.
ever known here
CALCAsIEU
Lake Charles Echo: The iron h,iag.
over the Sabiut river is about finished
and the locomotive will cross it next
week, when the bridge hands there
will join those working on the CaIca
sien iron bridge. The Sabine bridge
ls said to be one Of the finest and
strongest III the Southern States.
Every thing is going ahead steadily
and smoothly.
GRANT.
Colfax Chronicle: Last Friday night
Negro named Jim JOHNSON slipped
into Mr.. J. w. Bids house, at Mont
gomery. secured the k, ut his money
safe, broke open his store and robbed
the safe Of $1,000 il cash Saturday
nigh, Jim was arrested and I part Ut
the money found % him. After ,ht
gentle persuasion of dangling from
the end Of 2 rope, jim found 5000.
Another Negro, named Richmond
came in and delivered m $3.50, hieh
he said jim had given him 10 k..
All the money Was recovered exec IL,
about 500. Boil, Negroes art III ill
EAST BATON ROUGE.
East Baton Rouge Adrocute Satnr-
day hight last \ ball was given Is, tie
Negroes Oh the Perkins place join,
Royal was shot and killed by Stel,itl'
Brown - IL is rulno,ed in Iowa ,ilas
some persons unknown, On Thursday
night last, ordered two N.sr,t - 10
leave the parish. Such p,orse,:ingS
are entirely wrong If the Nea,u.-s
are guilty Of any crime b. laws 81 liz
State are amply able to punish them.
II they are not guilty, 10 one has amy
right 20 modest them. The Kansas
fever has broken out afresh here.
Large numbers Of Negroes are leaving
" SA S"uncAy aHu Cunning HIth
town.
Farmervillr Gazette: Little George
Allze, aged 5 years, adapted son OF
Mr.. w. L. Scott, was burned to death
Monday afternoon. The poor child'>
clothing ignit+d while he was putting
some wood on the fire. His screams
attracted the attention at Mrs. Scott,
who hurried to her room, finding TIL.
child envelope.i in sheet of fame.
Mfs. Scott placed Der hand upon the
chlld's mouth to prevent the inhala
lion of the flames that we're rapidly
DESTROYING his clothing and col,sum-
ing his fles1i-and with the other hand
tore from him what clothing she
could. 70 doing 50, she had her
hands burned into crisp.