The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-02
Plaquemine Paragraphs.
Items of Interest from Ibervillr "A Bulge:
Of News for all to Peruse.
1,<y,.,.,,,~,r T.. luna 81 1891

Did you ever experience or hear tell OF
such dreadful hot weather, this side OF
thcinfernal regions, as we are now hav-
ins9 The thermometer has for the past
week been ranging from $50 to 9o0 i'll
| the shade, and is still rising. A gentle
man placed thermometer on the ban
auctte Yesterday and tue mercury boiled
to the very top and / believe broke the
glass.
Last week there were four cases of sun
stroke among the laborers Oh the rail
| road and four others ul1 Mr.. Guys place
| Il short distance below this town: these
| last four were hoe hands working in the
field.
A Mr.. James Greenley, living opposite
here, had the misfortune to lose a little
son, about II years Of age, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Grecnl.y, with another gentleman,
| went into tho river to battle, taking with
them this little lad, and while they were
| in tho water Il steamboat came along.
| The two men swan ont to take the
waves, telling the boy to hold on to the
skiiF, but it seems that the boy was dis
obedient and left the skltf, OF was washed
from it by the waves and was drowned.
! The father offers a literal reward for the
| recovery of the body. The little fellow
IS described as being about II years OF
are, rather slight i'll form, auburn hair
and grey eyes. l noticed in last CHIEF
the finding of the body of drowned
boy below Donaldsenyilie, and believe
it to be that of Mr.. Grecnley's son.
Monday evening last Negro attempted
to pass forged note on one of our store
keepers. Being charged with the crime,
he struck at the clerk Who was waiting
upon him, whereupon the clerk picked
up pistol and started at the Negro, who
ran towards the river, and seeing the
clerk still pursuing, leaped into the water
and was drowned. The body was recov'
cred the following day.
The Masons Of this place gave picnic
in conjunction with a few other lodges
in Baton Rouge, at the Barracks, and al
who attended had a delightful time.
The Baton Rouge band visited us yes
terlay and discoursed sweet music
through the streets, after which the.
went to the Fircmen's Hall and had ;
Jolly time picknicking.
One day last week young colore'
: man was accidentally shot and killed b.
d companion while they were playini
with pistol.
, While Il coloreil man was driving dow
the bank Of Bayou Plaqueminc i'll bug
~ to water his horse, last Sunday, til
bank being very steep, the horse coul
+ not stop himself and ran into the bayou
I Fortunately the water awas not very dee
. and the driver soon had the horse III
!, htchcd aud both lorse and buggy wei
} rescued.
The excitement caused by the advcl
r Of the railroad has somewhat subslde'
l. but crowds still visit Canal Avenue, Il
r street the road runs through town {"
The road, | believe, is finished or near
\ finished, to Bruly Landing, West Bate
Rouge parish.
e That genial old gentleman, Capt. Y
b NJ. Surls, was in town last week getti,
q signatures to a petition to the Postmast
+, General to continue tho Morning st
a mail service until the cars get to runnil
q to Baton Rouge, Which will be about Il
), 1st of August. He experienced no trouh
G in getting all the signatures he wanted
IS A few weeks ago some unknown fric'
of our clerks published Il communicate
&c in the South urging the moxehants
If close their stores these hot days at 6:
W r. NJ, and give their employees !; chan
20 to take ga crawl on the Ave" and gel
le little breeze. The clerks then got NJ
t. petition and lad all the merchants
- | sigh IL Will tIC CAttl'tioh VI I"oj '"
+ refused point blank to sign. The clei
IN not wishing to see these two stores
10 main open while the others closed, to
ee no further steps but left it to the Opt
IN of their employers to close or not. III
;,r have not yet closed at the desired no
lis and it looks like they will not.
e. The showers we have been having la
Mt " have proved ve,y beneficial to
he crops, which l am told are grow
er finely.
er 1t gives MS pleasure to announce
he recovery of the charming Young wife
Capt. Glen. Binnings, who for wi
ed was lying seriously i'll ut her home
adj the Crosse Tete.
nut Next week the management OF
~ South office will go into the hands of
ed Vim. A. Bryan, formerly of the New
TX. leans City ITEM. Capt. Chas. A. Br'
ed retircs from the editorial chair on acco
Of pressure of other business. AS fan
lin 7 can learn, this change in the Office
utc not affect our friend Henry, and he
still be "solid" with the South.
"Every dog has his day" and the d
'a' of q number of Plaquemine's festive
gu mines have come and gone. The II
10y Marshal is ont with his pizen, and
'le morning by breakfast time he had
III dray loads of ours taking them to
W. happy hunting grounds. A good d
y work for Mr.. Marshal, as he gets
cents a head.
"s The fire tatttties Of our town will