The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-03-13
EAST FEL1c1ArA.

the river, Thursday, in front of Jane
Ketine's place.
EAST FELICIANA.
Clinton Watcknsan: Capt. g. C.
Comstock sold on Monday Last (
Messrs. T. B. Lyons and David Pipes
the Clinton and Port Hudson Rail
road, with all it's rights, privilege.
and responsibilities, for the price and
sum of $25, 900 cash.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge Capitolian Monday
morning, 4 Francois Vincent, a Ca.
madam BY birth, was found dead, his
body lying on the floor of his resi-.
dence. He had no living relative,
here, and led lonely and secluded
life. He had resided in this city 70,
more than half a century, and had
reached q hundred years and upward.
vERMILIoN.
Adrertiser : An accident happened
on the railroad near the Vermilion
Bayou on Saturday last. AS Mr.. Pan
dely, who had spent the night pre-
vions 10 town, was on his return to
New Iberia, the locomotive was
thrown from the track, but fortunate-
ly no one Was hut. 1t seems that
one side Of the road bed had settled
lower than the other and AS the
weight Of the car was thrown On that
si.le it naturally rolled of.
LINCOLN. -
Vienna Sentinel: An election will
be held in this parish on the 18th
inst, to determine whether or not 4
special tax shall be levied to build a
Court House. . The consolidation Of
Lincoln and Jackson parishes is be-
ing talked Of by some Of our citizens.
Lincoln has about as many debts of
her own as she can we'll pay and the
of Jackson would not
benefit her in this particular, there
fore, We think it best to let our parish
remain as it is.
CALCAsIEU.
Lake Charles Echo: Thursday a
German named August Hanson, aged
about 80 years, while painting The
Calcasieu river iron railroad bridge,
fell from the scaffoldlng into the river,
and was drowned. 1t is supposed his
bead struck the piling underneath.
and that he was killed By the concns-
sion. His body has not yet been re-
covered. It is singular that the day
before he accidentally dropped his
pocket book, containing $3.50 into the
river from the same part Of the bridge.
.. CALDWELL.
Columbia Herald: Sunday. night
asst the steam mill of Mr.. Sermons.
about IL miles northwest Of Column
bia, was discovered to be on FIRE.
The fire soon Tapped up the whole of
he building and several bales of cot
;on, leaving nothing cave the machio
Try, which is ruined. There was no
insurance on the property. Tuesday
evening Sheriff Girod arrested Joe
Gregory and Walter Kent, who are
:harged with setting fire to the mill.
hey were released on bond till Sat-
'Iday. .....-.m-
IBERIA.
New Iberia Sugar Bowl: At the
esidence of one of our most esteemed
itizens, Capt. t. L. Morse, on We'd
'esday, the 25th ult., the captains
onngest child, little girl oaly about |
y months old, swallowed some con-
I've, and although every |
Means to save the little sufferers life |
hat human ingenuity could devise |
'as resorted to, she died the follow
'g morning IAN old Negro STAY
,g on Sheriff Gordy's place, near
rankin, was accidentally burned to
cath, recently.
RED RIVER.
C"ushatta Citizen: A difficulty &C.
AIRED at Adkins Landing, on Sun
ny last, between the mate of the
Gamer Kate Kinney and a roust-
bout, which resulted in the former
footing the latter through one Of tie
nss. The wounded man was cared