The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-03
Summary Of State News
Gleanings from the Press.

NIleUulAlkS lEOnl Tic 1reSSs
IBERIA. %
New Iberia Sugar Bovl: The fam.
lily of the late well known and distin-
.guislled Confederate officer, Gen.
Harry Hays, has come to live in our
town.
Monroe Bulletin: On the first Mon
day of May there will be an election
in this city for Mayor and seven Coun-
cilmen. 1t Mayor Endom is caudi
date for reelection we suppose he
will have no opposition.
Farmerville Ga=ettc: We had M
election "p Monday for city officers.
One ticket W" heard denominated the
Dutch ticket, was opposed by the
Baptist ticket. The latter won Will,
the exception of one of their candi-
dates.
EAST CARROLL.
Lake Providence Republican On
Friday next, April 2, Joe Walker will
suffer the most extreme penalty known
to law, for the murder Of Major Gray.
Tho murder was most foul and saw
age, and carried with it all the mean
est and most vicious elements of
assassination.
N1OREHOUsE.
Bastrop Clarion We understand
that couple Of exodusters, living on
Mr.. Grey Michie's place, in this par
ish, got into II row the other day and
went for each other III genuine savage
style. With Il stroke Of u pontlerous
cross-eut saw one Alex Boatnear
broke his antagonists arm. .M.z. .
=..= CALDWELL.
Columbia Herald: A two STORY
house Oh the Dixon old place, about
eight miles below Columbia, was
burned to the ground one night last
week. 1t was insured to the amount
Of $500, 50 we are infu,n,e Nh
Dixon had II very fine residence burned
on the same spot Of ground about
eighteen years ago. 5..
lBERvILLE.
Plaquemine South The navigation
in Bayou Plaqucmine from the Red
river, Opclous;,s and Attakapns coun-
try and the Bayou Gross Tete sections
of the parish, is good .Messrs. Will
bert 4 Sons are pattiDg II? a telephone
t" connect with their Jefferson saw
mill in tho rear Of town and their
residence and office on Bank street.
CATAHOULA.
lIarrisonhurg Ncws: One Of the
fruit agents traversing our parish for
orders got into bayou between this
place and Trinity aud came near be-
ing 0,owned. His horse gos off a
steep bluff bank of tho bayou, and
threw the young man off. He man
aged, however, to get to little tree
aud hung to it uatil he was rescued
CoNCORDIA.
yidatia Eagle: Prof. A. b. French
pet with Il serious loss last Tuesday
evening by the sinking Of his show
boat New Sensation," valued at
about 5000 Oscar Baily's store
was entered by burglars last Saturday
night and the money drawer, contain
inx about 425, carried out into the
street, there broken open, and the
cash extracted.
SABlkE.
Many 1MdIsr: A difficulty occurred
on Tuesday between Nessrs. X. B., C..
\. aud Wy. Nalkes aud Nessrs. A. J.
Montgomery. John Carroll aud Mr..
Siimons in which pIow points, weights,
etc, were freely used, resulting i'll
several Of the parties Aeing wounded.
The Messrs. Walker had their pre-
liminary examination gu Wednesday
aud they were held in bonds Of $500
EACH.
EAST sfToN RqrGr.
Batton Rouge Capitoliau: Steve
Brown, recently convicted Of the pnr-
der of John Royal, ut the Perkins
place, III this parish, on Christmas
eve last, was sentenced to the State
ptnitentiary at hard labor for a term
Of fifteen wears An individual hv