The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-09
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SUMMARY or STATE NEWS
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.

orally through with working Their crops,
which are looking well and highly prom
isinS.
Iberia cugur- Eowy: Last Thursday,
which was the hottest day Of the season,
!, colored boy fell dead in New Iberia,
from the effects of suustroke.
Houma Courier: Tuesday evening
about half past six o'clock, two prison
CTS, Willy Roddy and Ben Hayes, made
their escape from the parish, prison.
Claiborne Guardian: Mr.. NJ. Jackson
Of this parish dreamed for two consecn-
tive nights that his grandmother, who
has been dead quite a number Of years,
had buried II quantity of money. He
went to the place indicated in his dream
and found $1,000 in gold
Assumption Pioneer: On the night of
the 2-tll uItno the wife of Ben Mitchell,
colorcd, was murdered by Catherine
Cox, also colorcd, on the plantation of
Mr.. James w. Beaslcy. Mitchcll's wife
was stabbed to the heart and survived
the fatal wound only u few minutes.
The mn'leress has escaped and thus far
eva'ed the vi.ilant efforts of che officers
TO capture her.
Lincoln Sentinel: Tho corn crop is fail
ing rapidly and cotton is suffering for
want of rain 49, The Baptist State con
yention will meet in Natchtoches OF,
the 9Th OF July----T The university Of
Missouri has conferred the degree of l..
J.. ID. on Judge r. Il. Todd of the pres
cnt Supreme Court of the State. Judge
Todd is Il graduate Of this institution
and we'll deserves the honor which it
has conferred upon him.
Shreveport Standard: One thousand
rails for tlle New Orleans Pacific railway
arrived yesterday, the train being drawn
by ten wheel locomotive, the first Of
the kind that has ever come to our city
----furncr Johnson, who was wounded
by Constable J. z. Floulnoy, at Green
wood, while attempting to arrest him,
e was removed from tho jail to the Charity
Hospital "A colorcd man named Bill
Lotus fell dead in the street from hem
pFrhagc of the lungs.
Grctna Courier: Barring Bros, a wealthy
Liverpool firm, have just purchased the
front portion Of the L;barrc property.
which they will devote to grain shipping
purposes and warehouses. Another Liy-
crpool firm has bought q tract of land of
Judge Gardrrc, adjoining the DeGruy
place, and measuring two arpents front
by forty in depth, for the purpose of
putting up large cotton manut;.ctory,
where our ilcecy staple will he converted
INTO every imaginable description Of
merchandise.
Alexandria Express: The depot of the
N. o. Pacific railway at this place is
being pushed rapidly to completion
The Governor has signed the death war
rant OF Sanncl Travis, the murderer Of
Mr.. Hanna, W no was tried and convicted
of murder in tho first degree some time
since. His execution will take place in
thls town Oh Friday, July s. Cater
pillars arc reported in various portions
Of E'r parish. but no apprchensons arc
felt rs yet about the cotton crop. Time
ly and jndicious use of any of the worm
'ilstr"ycrs, it has been fully proven, will
prevent the rava.es of this destructive
insect.
Calcasien Echo: A few days ago, in
'he western part Of this parish, two
young men, one named Hornsby, about
l'years old, the other named Anderson.
aged about 10, were in Il blacksmith
sllop. llnrnsby fastened Il metallic car
fridge i'll Il wise and struck it with =
hammer. The cartridge exploded, and
the ball entered Anderson's side, intlct-
ing severe wound, which may possibly
prove to be mortal. There is some con-
troversy III that neighborhood as to
whether the wound was inflicted acri-
dentally or Intentionally "A small
dwelling house, occupied by Mr.. Thomas
barncs and family, caught fire, and was
soon totally consumed.
Ma, chitochcs Indicator: The stage
relay stable between this place and
Mansfield, twenty miles from this city,
Was totally destroyed by fire SUNDAY
m2rnlnS. The ire was purely accidental,
having communicated to some combusti-
bic material from a candle left burniuu
on u shelf or stand. Tie horses were,
saved, but what little provendcr the
building contained was destroyed with
it, Last Monday White man named
john Mills was brought to tins place by
Constable Hernandez and i posse Of citi.
Zcns. he Was arrested for stabbinr a
man at Mr.. Chopin's store, in Cloutie,
l1llr, last Sunday afternoon. The ma,
cnt was stabbed SIX times and mortal,
wounded.
Monroe En'1ctm: Judge w. w. Far
Itr OF the Circuit Court resigned hi,
office to take effect immediately. hu
subsequently changed it to the LIST Sep
'rmhcr. 1t was both a surprise and ;
regret. He is one of the blest men o,
The bench, and if it is not totally incon
siste'lt with other dut les lie should Il,
prevailed upon to withdraw the resi.nu
ton alt"Gvlher.- About half of tn
ial'I"ad bridge irons are here, and tn
work is to De resumed as soon is iii,