The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-16
SEMINARY OF STATE NEWS.
G,oan;nps from the Louisiana Press.


fourchc, opposite W. 7. H'mers stor''
while under the influence Of liquor.
DeSoto Democrat" Work is progress
ing satisfactorily OH the tap road. lie
entire line will be graded within a few
weeks and the ties will DC ready by the
time grading is finished.
st. Bernard Eagle: Charlton has a.
most entirely disappeared, the few re-
naming cases of which we have heard
being in a fair way Of recovery, and no
new ones being reported.
Vienna Sentinel: A. T. Jackson and 5.
S. Gullatt have returned from Texas,
thoroughly convinced that Texas is no
place for Louisianian who has any
thing like u living showing here.
East Fcliciana Patriot Democrat: John
Malone, alias,John gallagher, was ares
ted in this parish on rcquisitlon from
the Governor of Alabama. He is charged
with murder and arson in that State.
Iberia Sugar Boul: The trial Of Shell
by Sanders for the killing OF young
Warren p. Chism, was finally disposed
Of on the 3Oth ult., at Franklin, the jury
bringing in verdict Of F" not guilty"
Gretna Courier: That we arc now to
have q $500, 900 grain elevator is fixed
fact, and active operations will soon be
inau.rrated There is much talk of
street railroad to connect Algers and
IIaryey's Canal.
Monroe Bu1letin: The return cars of
| the Miller excursion party Saturday
| night killed a colored man, Sampson
Parks. Sampson was drunk and fell
| upon the track, the train passing over
him, mansling him to pieces. He was an
employee OH the road.
Morgan City Free Press: The lndc-
| pendent Fire Company at their meeting
last evening, voted to accept tho new
engine. At the second trial Of the en-
gine she threw 1876 with one, and 66 feet
with two streams - About fifteen car
pcnters came from New Orleans Monday,
to work in Hanson's shipyard.
Iberia, Stur: Henry Pierre, q colored
man, was found dead last Sunday morn
ing near the 125 mile post of the railroad.
The body was horrible mutilatcd, very
probably the work Of the cars. Tho
man, being a confirmed inebriate, very
probably went to sleep on tho track
while drunk and hence his death.
Concor,la Eagle: On the 4th inst, u
difficulty on the Whitehall place, be-
tween John Thomas and Jerry Briscoe,
resulted in the killing Of the latter. The
origin of the trouble was Il quarrel over
i piece Of meat Capt. Hizerodt in
forms us that he has lost fifteen head of
mules from the Charlton this season.
st. Charles Herald: Last Saturday, at
Bvutte, Douglas Crowdcr had his collar
bone broken while wrestling Rice
growers will commence taking off their
crops about the 18th of next month ----
Mr. Bernard of Bontte Station was bitten
by a rattlcsllake last Monday in the rear
of the Lone Star place. The wound is
serious but not dangerous.
Natchtochcs indicator: There are
seventy ten-gallon kegs of beer drank in
Natchitochcs every week, besides bottled
beer 1t is estimated that tho consump-
ton of this flvorite beverage reaches one
thousand gallons per week. It has su-
perseded in Il great measure the use OF
stronger liquors, and there is a conse-
quent decrease iii intoxcation among
bibblers
Marksvlle BuVctim: Charlton, or a
disease resembling it, is now prevailing
in this community. Cows arc dying in
all their fat Owing to the dry weather
the corn crop has been materially dam
aged. If Il half crop is made our planters
will be contcntcd. Cotton looks very
we'll, is growing fast and the showers
that wo have had this week have done it
great good.
Pointc Coupcc Banner: There was al
atfray ut Il ball on the Island OH the
night of the 4th which resulted in Mr.
Hilaire Grcmillon being danger ously
cut in several places with q razor and
John Major shot through the arm below
the elbow, both bones being shattered
"A large coal depot has been established
at Cooks Landing for the accommodate
ton of some of the Mississippi tr,nspor
tation lines.
st. Landry Democrat: Daily trains
will begin to run next week to Garland
Station on Bayou Bout, about nine OF
ten miles from Washington. Work i:
progressing on the road, and it will moi
lie many weeks before Holmesville vii
be reached. Col. John D. Cool
brought to this office last Saturday (;
large size stuffed white rat, killed il
prairie Mammoth recently. 1t is tht
only white rat we have eyer seen.
Lafayette .idr0tisr: On Sunday 3,
inst, in tile public road not a mile ives
from town, Gustavo Louviere, colorcd
, was shot to death by Francois Senegal
also colorc,l, both Of this parish. sene
gal was assaulted and shot at tire,
, times before he returned the fire. III
surrendered to the Sheriff = Last FIJI
day on the plantation of Mrs. Fell,
Olivier in this parish, George johnson
! and 4 party whose name we did no