The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press,

Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.
Caldwell Herald: On Wednesday a
colored man BY the name Of Nelson Ran
do1ph, fell dead III the field while pick
ing cotton on the Esperance plantation,
ten miles above Columbia.
st. John Mesehace5e: Mr. Octave
Hymel commenced grinding Thursday
morning On his California plantation
his whistle is still the solitary one heard,
but about the 18th many others will join
in the concert.
Avoyelles Bulletin: A genuine salt
| water shark was eaught last week in
Red river, opposite the Experiment
plantation. Il was skinned, stuffed and
brnught9t to our Office where it can be
seen By cur people.
Lafayette Aagntiser Alexis Ander-
sou, alias Boiraau, colored, indicted by
the grand jury in October, 1877, for the
murder of Celestine, eolorea, and who
has been a fugitive from justice ever
since surrendered himself last Saturday
to the Sheriff. On the 29th he was let to
bail III the sum of $1,000 to answer before
the District Court.
Baton Rouge Capitolian: From Cero-
ner Jadot's report Of the inquest held ON
the body Of VIM. Hunter, colored, we
gather that the deceased was struck on
1
the head with a brick on the 10TH inst,
by one Cornelius Moore, alias Brown,
from the effects Of which Hunter died on
the 9th. The affray took place ON Mr..
Won Phul's plantation in this parish.
The perpetrator of the deed escaped.
East Feliciana Patriot Democrat Mon
day morning last 1lr. w. Lawson Blunt,
charged with the murder in this parish
IL 1875 of !, Negro man from st. Helena
by the name of Joseph Perry, walked
into the cours room while the court was
III session and surrendered himself to
the authorities. The case was tried and
submitted to the jury Thursday evening,
but up to 10 o'clock Friday morning no
verdict had been agreed upon.
Morehonse Clarion: Jordan Samson,
charged with the murder Of Mr.. Levi
Rogers last June, was tried and convicted
this week without capital punishment.
Mr.. Rogers was shot down just as he was
entering his own door without warning
and i'll cold blood Two Negroes, Allen
Carr and Wiley Wilson, who live on the
Brigham place, near Oak Ridge, ran a
race picking cotton one day last week.
They began at daylight and picked until
dark. Tile two picked 1923 pounds, one
beating the other thirteen pounds.
Baton Rouge ddpoeafe: 4 team Of
six oxen, hitehed to a wagon loaded with
thirty sacks Of rice, aud belonging to
Gen. Allen Thomas, on last Wednesday,
while on the way from Bay farm to tue
Crosse Tete railroad depot, ran into II
deep hole Of water and five of the oxen
were drowned and tho wagon sank ont
of sight. The water IN the hole was
about ten or twelve feet deep. The oxen
wers warm and when they saw tie water
made rush for it, aud the driver was
unable to control them. The driver s,.e-
ceeded in saving one Of the oxen. Some
OF the bags OF rice were tis1ed out and
saved.
Desoto Democrat: Constable Richard
Yarbroagh, who was wounded in the
head IN aFresting Stephen Edwards,
died yesterday, one week from the time
he was hart There is no doubt ROW but
that he vas shot from behind instead OF
By Steve Edwards az was first supposed.
Il is supposed that be was slot By tie
Negro boy o. woman who vas in the
house at the time of the arrest Mr..
Basil Manly, Professor nE.s I4a,l,:s1 gss in
the keachi College, committed ssleis:.s
near that town by eatting, his throat. Ho
was about ~ years nf ags, atnl i briai..
scholar. It Is 1Itassssss s,y no:sle be Vac
addicted - opssasa ess1iisgss-