The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-08-14
Summary of State News.
GIeanings from the Press.

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GIeanings from the Press.
| The Sunday law has some sturdy op.
| ponents here but none Of them feel like
shooting about it az they do i'll Donald
sonville.- Termilion Megidional.
At the late term of court held in Came.
ron parish, not single true bill was
found by the Grand Jury. It will be well
to remember in connection with this fact
that no wlliskey is sold in Cameron
Luke Charles Echo.
Trains are now running through to
Carencro, on Morgan's branch road from
Vermilionville to Opelcusas, leaving Car
encro Of 7:30 "A. NJ, ard arriving at New
Orleans at 4:35 P. NJ. In few weeks
we expect to announce the completion
Of the extension to Opeleusas.- Iberia
Journal.
The Negro, Henry Wheeler, who few
weeks ago, killed Thomas Phillips, near
Montgomery, was overtaken on Little
River, beyond Montgomery, and the jus
tice meted to him that we predicted at
the time of the occurrence. His body
was fairly ridlled with bullets, and i'm
mediately inferred where he fell.-Natch-
itoches Tindicatog.
A recent trip across fifty miles of
country west of Opelousas disclosed the
fact that the crops throughout that sec
ton are very promising, and that larger
areas have been planted, in rice, partic-
ularly, than ever before. Corn will be
so abundant that it is thought it will be
a drug on the market. Cotton, peas and
potatoes have been extensively planted,
and promise an unprecedented yield;
while the rice crop will be over double
that ever before gathered in that region.
Opel0usas Courier.
A mad bull was seen near the Franklin
College buildings on Monday morning
last, cutting strange capers, and mani
testing the strongest symptoms Of hydro
phobia. He came very near goring
colored woman, but she being near an
Enclosure fortunately made her escape.
He kept up q constant believing, the
froth rolled from his mouth, and he
reeled like q drunken man. When last
seen, he was on the Vile Platte road,
beyond the race track, going OH at the
same mad rate. As mad dogs have been
in town and vicinity, the ami
NAL might have been bitten by one of
them. If not case Of bydropfobia, it
possibly may have been "blind stag
gers."-Opelo3sas Courier
John Lort, a young Mississippian, from
Mt. Camel, Miss, who has been working
III the river above here, has mystcriously
disappeared. Foul play is SUSPECTED, as
Lort had an excellent cotton crop and
10 cause for leaving Jerry Dixon
lilled fox near this place, that was
marked and had thirteen links of a COM
non trace chain fastened around it's neck
With raw-lliae string - "A monster fish.
hat swilns about with his dorsal fin
ticking out OF the water like q shark,
re4nents the mouth Of Cane river. 1t |
las been seen by some dozen persons this
week, and shot at by two or three of |
hem. Its body is said to he as large as
J cows, and fully twenty feet long. AL
owing for all exaggeration, we are con
ldent it must bc q whopping big fish,
1oyar Chronicle.
The ferry boat Porter dumped three
ars, two flats and u box, into tile bay
u Saturday last. The boat was cndcay-
ring to make landing, on the Berwick
idc, when by accident it struck one tho
ers with a force sufficient to cause the
airs to jump the blocks and roll 0, CT
oarl. No blame attaches to any one
IA Mexican named John Martinas,
ailing originally from Matamoras, Mex
20, and q total stranger here, was as
aulted and subsequently robbed of forty
olars and portion of his clothing in
he enterprising city of Berwick, some
inc last night.-Morgan City Free Press.
Capt. Francis arrived at Berwick
tuesday, morning. He dove down in As
let of water, and tied three inch haw-
or to those trucks which We're du,npcd
verboard by accident from the ferry
oat Porter last Saturday. They will
we them.-Noryan City Rcriew.
Deputy Sheriff Bclden arrived last
Tcdnesday night from Pamela county,
[iss., i'll charge of James B. Brown, the
aver of our City Marshal, Mcclure.
he homicide with which Brown stands
harged occurred on Sunday night, the
I'll OF January last, since which time
rown has cluded arrest. He now denies
lat his name is Brown, and that he had
~ connection with The killing of
lcGnire, but there is no reasonable
Dubt that he IS the man w.. Tho new
~ elegant Anchor Line boat City Of .
rovldcnce, named iii honor Of our little :
ty, landed at our wharf Wednesday ,
"rnlng, and was presented Nv the {
'wn with very handsome set Of colors.
he officers Of the magnificent boat ex-
nded an invitation to all our citizens
take an excursion to Vicksbury and
turn, which was accepted by a great i.
any OF our best and most prominent
eople.-East Carroll Republican,.
On Saturday, the 31st ult., it fell to a
&c lot of Mr.. r. Z. Thompson a worthy t
tlzen of our parish, to kill Negro man
'med Joso Scott. Mr.. Thompson went !,
the store Of Mr.. J. P. ID. Brooks, and :.