The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-04
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS

-ANSYusEs e0"ae3fa1, IN 81. itafAOt0S.
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.
9leanings from the Louisiana Press.
franklin San: Sunday evening j
young colored man named Isaac Heck
ard was accidentally shot in the hip by
Mr.. Eden Spencer.
CALDWELL Herald: Mr.. S.: f. Bunar.l
had five bales Of cotton burned ON his
Wagon, I've miles from Trenton. Suppose
4 was set on fire BY lightning.
Oaachita Telegraph: A Negro, All.
Owens. WINS shot, probably fatally, BY
Charles connclla, last Saturday night,
just beyond Trenton An affidavit has
boon issued for Con nella's arrest. but h.
il still at large.
West Baton Rouge Sugar Plaater: The
largest yield Of sugar per acre Of which
our parish can beast MAS realized on tie
plantation Of james Il. Dcvall, ESQ, a
piece OF land back on Grand Bayou CAV.
no enormous yield Of 1000 pounds to the
acre.
Iberia Star Sunday night highway
robbery was committed on the public
rosd between New iberia aud Jeannor.
etc, on the person Of Mr.. Joseph Cham
bard, fish dealer. He was attacked by
Stheos Negroes, shot in the sid, and
robbed of 81.
Opeioasas Courier: Tho following
parties were sentenced before ,,nr D;s.
trict coert at its present term: C. W.
Miilspaaeh, Shooting with intent to kill.
one year IN the State peuitentiary; Allen
johnson, murder, pe,,itentiary for life
John Sonaier, murder, peniteutia,y for
life.
Minden Dc~evat:: Claiborne nar;sh
10 booming over an election to be held
on the 9th Of December to get the sense
OF the people in regard to licensing the
sale OF spiritaous liquor. We learn that
Lincoln parish Is going to. take . hand
at,the same business shortly. When viii
the boom strike Webster3
Ihlbodaux SentiAel: The Steamer joe
"ebre made the initial trip from, Bayou
aefret'enne to New Orleans, through the
new canal of the South Louisiana Nayi.
cation Company Oh the fifteenth Of No.
Sel"oer, carrying nearly 900 hogshe:.ds Of
sugar. This canal will he Of incalcu-
liable service to the people Of lower Trrr,.-
l,onne.
lberville SssA: Five acres of cane
ground last week on Mrs Paulin Dupuy's
= plantation welded ls4 hogsheads sugar Of
excellent quality. This is III autl,enti-
.catcd Tact. Last week one Of the boil
.*'fS 81 VT. Randolph's Nsttoway sugar
a'oasc, below Bayon Goula, exploded,
.cans'ng considerable DELAY in tho har-
Sest1ng Of the cron 49,.
st. Landry Democrat Victorin Naiy-
maud, Marc Pene, August Ravet, Francois
simon, Bernard Martin, Francois Crou-
.ciet, Matthias Arenas and Jos. Damon.
vile Bernard, indicted for violating tha
sunday ordinance, plead guilty aud were
fined $50 and costs, each, in default of
which t" be imprisoned in the parish Jail
FOR the space of sixty days.
MADISON Journal Another difficulty
occurred at Mound station last Saturday.
i'etween Charles Dudley and Charles
johnson, both colorea, il which pistols
were freely used. Johnsen tried to avoid
= difficulty but WAS followed up by Dub.
'sy, who fred one slist at him, the bali
barely aasssing Johason's head, whene-
:a'pon Johuson drew his pistol and shot
Dudley in the loft breast, inflictins q
very dangerous. if not fatal wound.
Calcasieu Echo: Tie fire ut I.aka
Charles iast Thursday was the srst II
any imrertance for a great aaasy ,ea,s
and nothing but heroic labor and tho fact.
shat scarcely any wind va, blowing. mr.
vented it from sweeping over seaera,
squares 81 the main business street of 54,e
town. q broke abopt4 y. M, in D.car
81 Lyons saloon, on Ryan stneed. from
the explosion Of . gasoline lsap in the
hands Of Ar. 4. Farase, who mas severe.
y burned in the face. Yl.e sesers by the
fire are Mrs I.:.nissaa, ,asNelkns house and
store building, slaao: Bernard sw,.,s,
store h''ild'ns. Oscar $. Lyens con-
tents Of saloes :s ass4tl cash. about $3.50;
Frank Maiser, sesrber shop and part 81
contents, 1926 and An,edee Farque, cash,
:Aso No insssreace.