The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-11-26

udAluS Is progressing SATISFACTORILY az
general thing. On most places in this
parish the yield per acre is quite good,
and majority Of our planters will make
: larger crop than they expected t" do
when they began grinding. The freeze
of Thursday night created considerable
apprehension, of course, but its effects
will prove rather beneficial than other
wise as long as the weather continues
cool and dry. Should it rain and turn
warmer, however, there is danger Of loss
from fermentation Of the jnics contained
in tho cane nipped by the freeze.
We enjoyed visit to Nj. J. c. Co.
fields sugar-house ON Wednesday. Al.
though the weather had been rainy for
several days and most planters were
compelled to suspend hauling on account
Of bad roads, Mr.. Coield's carts were
running and the mill was in operation.
He pays special attention to the working
Of his plantation roads in good weather
aud enjoys his reward at more inauspi-
cious seasons. Excellent grades of first,
second and third sugars are being made
at this place, but the crop will 10 very
small compared with that of last year.
Grinding will be finished within week
Or ten days.
We have received sample of the fine
sugar being manufactured OH Mr.. r. H.
Yale's Home plantation in the first ward,
and its quality certainly speaks we'll for
the skill Of the sugar maker, Mr.. Domi
niqhe Genth Of Dunaldsonville. During
the first run at the Home place, 7N tons
Of cane were ground, from which 81 ,243
pounds Of sugar were made, /. e., 1lO4
pounds to the ton. These figures are
taken from the plantation books and
can 10 verified by any one desirous Of
doing 50. Who beats the yieldf
The Burnside places in the fifth ward
will make considerably less than half
crop, compared with the yield Of 1880.
There will ne about 1900 hogsheads
made on the fiye plantations, divided as
follows: Clark, 375; Orange Grove, 300;
Riverton, 200 Donaldson, IT'S; Conway,
$50. The total crop last year was 1850
lrogsheads. Grinding will lie over by
December 10 on all the places.
Ifreport speaks truly Mr.. James Teller
will make Que Of the fiuest crops the
parish will be able to boast. this season.
We hear it stated his stand Of cane WAS
exceptionally good, that he will be
grinding until Christmas or thereabout
aud that his yield will be something like
600 hogsheads. Mr.. Oscar Gentil is
sugar maker on the place and is doing
irst-class work in that capacity. The
young man is a sou Of Mr.. Dominique
Gentil, and learned the art of sugar
making under his fathers instruction.
The teacher was competent and the
pupil apt, u experience has proven.
Good crops for the season will be
made OH Capt. john T. Nolan's place and
the Peytavin plantation owned by Messrs.
Lemann & Hanson. Mr.. Peter Gosliny
is sugar maker at Peytavin and is acliev-
ing good results.
Perhaps the f.est samples Of first,
second and third sugars we have yet
seen this season came from Messrs.
Kenner s. Brent's Bowdon place. The
color was pretty and the grain splendid.
A NAN SHoT.-Last Sunday morning,
III the quarters of the Stella plantation,
belonging to Mr.. Aaron Jacobs, Ellis
Lewis was shot in the face by William
Lewis. Both are young colored men
employed on the plantation, but are not
related, though their surnames are alike.
William was playing with . colored boy
named WIN. Wallis aud was pointing
cooked revolver at him, when Ellis
come out Of neighboring cabin crack
ing a whip. William turned towards
Ellis aud tho, revolver was cnred, the
ball entering the face of Ellis just below
the left eye, passing over to the right
side Of tho head and presumably lodging
against the temporal bone. Both eyes
were injured, as Ellis was able to see
very little from one and not Mt all from
the other when we last heard from him.
The wound is q dangerous one, but Ellis
seems likely to recover, though it will
doubtless b. impossible to extract the
ball. DR.. J. D., Hanson is attending the
wounded man. William claims that the
shooting wss accidental, having been
caused by the hammer slipping from
under his thumb as he WAS, letting it
down. On the other hand, Ellis says
that when he came out Of tho cabin
Williams back was turned towards him
and that just before DO was shot he saw
William turn about raise bis arm and
FIRE. The further circumstances that the
two men had a dispute about some traces
short while before, and that William
is said to have begun carrying revol-
yer Immediately thereafter, tend to
strengthen the suspicion that the shoot
ing may not have been involuntary on
Williams part. He is in Jail charged
with shooting with intent to kill and the
case viii be examined BY Judge Cheevers
on Tuesday next.
Ribbons, silks, flowers, ornaments,
feathers and all kinds Of hat trimmings
at Gondran's.