The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-09-03

SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.

Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.
Marksville Bulletin: Lightning struck
a large tree near tho residence OF Mr.. N.
II. Zimmer three times during the storm |
Of last Thursday week.
Gretna Courier: The New Orleans
Pacific railroad, is progressing with rail
road speed. The track will soon be COM
pleted to the depot at Freetown.
New Orleans City Item: Elisha splller
and Thomas HUH had an alteration IN
Livingston parish. While Hull was pull
ing off his coat, preparatory to tnssle,
spiller fired on him, wounding him III
the shoulder and thigh.
Shreveport Standard: Alecll Kendall
was killed by Ward Porter, both colored,
on Mr.. Roberson's place above here, by
striking him on the head with piece OF
scantling, on account of a quarrel about
some cotton baskets.
Iberia Sugar -Boul: Yesterday Drs.
Woolf and 1Iebert extracted from the
head of Mr.. Rills the ball which was SO
deeply lodged there little more than a
week ago. There is every prospect of
1Ir Rills' speedy recovery.
Ponchatoala Gazette: John Corbln, re-
siding near Hammond, while loading his
gnn accidentally struck the hammer
against wagon wheel, dischargins the
piece, the contents Of which severed two
fingers from his left hand.
LAFAYETTE .4drertiser: BY recent order
the Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Company transferred the general bnsi-
| ness of the Louisiana Western Company
to Houston The office has been located
here since the construction of the road.
Claiborne Guardian: Randall Walker,
colored, was found drowned in Beaver
creek. a few miles from this place, last
Friday morning. Walker was subject
TO fits, and tie supposition is that he
had a fit, fell into the creek and could
not get out.
East Fcliciana Patriot Democrat: Ow-
ing to the early drouth, the cotton crop
Of this parish. has almost ceased tru1tln@,
is rapidly opening and the work OF pick
ing is going bravely on. The crop Will
fall at least twenty five per cent. short
of last year.
St. Charles Herald: Eleven coiored
rersons-six women and five men-havt
; been arrested at Trectown, III this paflsi
upon suspicion of having been iinplica
ted in the murder of i. young white ped
, dler who mystcriously disappeared
! several months ago.
, Amite City Independent: Mr. l.. Il
: Draushon, charged with killing Arcl
j Butler and wounding Thos. Goodman,
$ Tapoipaiioa, OH the 18th OF June last
: and who has since been refugee, canit
D to this town and surrendered to th'
Y Sheriff last Sunday morning.
t Natchitoches Tindicator: The Aatchl
G tochcs iail is completed and is one OF TIL
I, ncatest and mcst impregnable building
o of the kind in the country parishes c
i Louisiana The vote i'll ward five 0
|, the local option question, stood: re
$ prohibition, so; against, 16.
S, Morehouse Cotton Plant: A fire
" Prairie DeBute destroyed thirtysiS tol
Z: of hay belonging to Capt. Robt. Ward
Bastrop- Mr.. j. 3. Williams, of I'll
$, Prairie. has about 1000 acres i'll cotto
Of and thinks he will make 500 bales. Iii
y will probably be the best yield in Il
b. parish.
o. Marksville Eericu: Two sharks we
10 riggel and captured in lake or baH'
), near Rabbit Island, this parish. One
'S them weighed Ais pounds "A carpe
~ ter named Davis performed this week
s Uolmcsvil!e the wonderful feat OF drIn
NC ing within a short time nineteen bottl
of beer. Next day he dropped dead.
= ST. James Creole Iireside: Sund
NJ night about O'clock, while five You
colorcd men from the right bank we
" crossing the river in frort Of the lap
nc plantation, the bottom OF the skii "a
- out and four of the party were browne
do The only survivor is brother of W;
kins Smith.
49,, Thibodaux Sentinel: Mr.. George n
20 son, Youngest son of the late John
s.n. was married on August % to NJ
o1 Bertha Howell, daughter Of Judge 30
;,o NJ. Howell of ThibodauX- The death
Widow Hubert Aucoin, which took pii
-, last Wednesday, in this town, reno
one of the aucient representatives
,;c ThlbodauN.
I'VE St. Landry i1gus: /: The dcpots
raj Dubuisson Garland and Begs statl
i. = are completed with the exception
Isl painting, which is rapidly being do
90 The depot at Whiteville will be fnls!
'ac- in about three weeks, while the road
to that point is leveled and about ct
II I pletea. The bridge ut Holmesv1iie
:ca- finished Thursday, and track-lay
:ar from that place commenced yesterday
osi- Morgan City Eerier: The Nor:
to CITY Fire Association elected Df. }.
ays p. Wise, president: L. A. Laba'
bud secretary and treasurer; J. Z. J"l
vot chief engineer; Henry Neiberser,
nay assistant; Charles Wolfe, second q:
be ta,t About as large and heavy ire
trains as we ever saw are going over
rtel Morgan road jnst now; they namhe
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