The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-11-20
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SUMMARY or STATE NEWS.
gle.n;ne. from the Louisiana Press.

SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.
Glsaaings from the Louisiana Press.
Alexandria De~ocrat: The gin on Capt.
WEIGHS plantation was destroyed by fire
ON tho 18th nltimo. It contained some
eighteen balos Of cotton, which was lost.
No insurance.
Morgan City Free Press: The first
steamship for Vera Cruz left this port on
san,lsy last. The Whitney was.selected
to pioneer the way for the many others
that are expected to follow soon.
Madison journal: Yesterday evening
tho residence of DR.. Frank Nailor was
entirely destroyed by fire. The building
belonged to tho estate of H. r. Morrison,
and w,.s insured. The contents had no
insurance and was o total loss.
st. James Loxisiandis: The far-re-
nowned Strogman, who is the best hun
ter il the parish Of st. James, killed last
"wednesday two enormous bears behind
the Belmont plantation. One of the
bears, female, weighed AGO pounds.
Union Gazette: District Court has adj
ionrncd. District Attorney Barksdale
succeeded in electing John Bradley to
the penitentiary for three years; Walter
Russell for similar term, and Beck for
six months Russell las appealed to the
Supreme Court.
Ayoyelles Bulletin: Mr.. j. G. Gremil-
lions corn crib was destroyed by fire,
Thursday night. One hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve barrels of corn, two bales of cot
destroyed. It is supposed to be the work
of All iNcentliary.
st. Tammany Farmer: Tuesday morn
ing, as o colored woman by the name Of
Josephine Francois was crossing the river
to tho Old Landing, in small fiat with
her two children, she was suddenly seized
Will, . fit and fell on the side Of the boat,
turning it over. A colorcd man named
Ransom happened to see the accident
and Immediately went to their assistance.
With considerable difficulty he succeeded
III rescuing tho woman, who had fallen
under the boat The two children, q
boy and girl, aged respectively 9 and
II years, were drowned.
Alexandria People: A brutal murder
was committed OH the plantation of John
W. Prescott, Tuesday night. The perpe-
TRAITOR was Coleman King, a colored man
and MI employee of the place, the victim
being his wife. King had visited Alex
andria on Tuesday, and having become
thoroughly saturated with benzine, re-
turned home iii TINT condition, where it
y supposed an alteration took place be-
tween himself and wife, rs her lifeless
hody,a discovered next morning, pre-
scented the appearance Of having had the
life literally stamped out Of it. King
has been arrested aud Jailed.
st. Landry Democrat: All the convict
camps, except Capt. Bra.lsl,aws, have
moved up to Bayou Bout. having finished
the RAILROAD grading between Opelousas
and Washington. Capt. Bradshaw re-
mains behind to lay the track to Wash
ington, which he will begin next week,
and Anish sometime during the month.
-...Judge John H. Overton Of this place,
cast his first vote for President in 1924, in
this State, aud voted for Hancock lust
Taesday. He voted regularly for Prosi
dent during that long interval, and al
ways on tue same side. Few men have
voted ut 40 many presidential elections,
and still fewer have done 50 without
changing harness.
Morgan City Free Press: In ono of
the cattle cars upon tho side track Sat
urday last there were ton steers lying
dead aud being trampled by those still
living; two other cars contained three
dead animals each. The Texas shipper
and the New Orleans beef-e2ter should
inycstigate this matter now that it is
becoming daily occurrence. There mp
pear to he no facilities whatever for
feeding or watering the cattle between
Houston and New Orleans. The cars are
over crowded and they are often several
days making the trip. /. There was quite
y wreck Of freight cars in the depot last
week. The boxes and trucks were loaded
nPoll fats on Saturday and taken to tho
Alsicrs machine shops for repairs.
Caldwell Herald: Wednesday morn
ing at 3 O'Clock Mr.. j. NJ. Adair, living
four miles west Of Columbia, was dis
turbcd by noise made by his tnrkies
JIG quickly procured light and made to
the placs whore the noise originated and
t"nnd q large catamount in the act Of
capturing . turkey. His dog jumped on
the catamount, but in an instant was
thrown off badly hurt. Mr. Adair and
his dog continued to fight the cat for an
honr and half, in this way, and finally
procured the assistance Of Mr.. r. Ray
and his dog and run the cat into hole
and drowned it. Nr. Adair did not have
Agun or firearms of any kind on the
place, or he would have quickly die
patched the brute. Mr.. Alair received
ssveral bad scratches. The catamouut
messnred 3 feet six inches in length and
il inches high. It has been the torment