The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-02

| time TO rescue JneIl NOM Il hoIiAOAe
death Mr.. Prestridge lost everything
He seems to be peculiarly unfortunate
During the terrible cyclone of 1877, his
home in Cplfax was blown down, his
family escaping from it just i'll time to
save their lives.
Riclland Beacon: Last Sunday night
John GULL, a young man in the Alto
neighborhood, went to the store OF John
A. Hemler, Jr., called him out, cursed
Inn, accused him Of talking about him
and struck him in the face with his left
hand, while lie held a pistol in his right.
Mr.. Hemler returned the blow, when
Quill shot linn, the ball striking his left
hip and ranging downward, infiicting a
severe and it was at first thought mortal
| wonnl; but we are glad to learn that
there are strong hopes of his recovery.
But for his grasping GnilFs arm he
would no doubt have been shot through,
the heart. After tho shooting Quill
escape.
Baton Rouge Capito1ian On Saturday
last, Sheriff Bates began at II NJ, the
sale Of real estate for PARTITION among
the creditors of Hart & Hebert. The
bidding was SO lively that by 9 P. NJ,
that officer had completed his work. For
several years past, real estate offered at
pubic sale, has seldom brought over
two-thirds of it's appraised value. In
this instance most of the property sold
for more than the entire amount of APP
praiscment, which is an indisputable
| evidence that real estate in Baton Rouge
aud in this parish is at last rapidly APP
preciating in value; Il fact which fully
sustains the assertion of the Capit0Ian,
that this city and vicinity arc fairly on
the road prosperity.
| Natchitochcs Tindicdtor: About ninc
miles northwest Of tliis city, near the
head OF Spanish Lake, Il cyclone up
| rooted trees, tore up and Frustrated the
growing crops and unroofed a number oe
| buildings. 1t crossed Spanish Lake into
and disastrous. Fortunately it resulted
in no loss of lives, but was destructive
to the crops and timber. During the
| storm a bolt of lightning descended into
the yard of DR.. L. A. Carter, shattered
tree and killed Il valuable horse On
the 9th Of the present month, the steam
gin Of Mr.. Rufus Knott was entirely
destroyed by fire. This is a heavy blow
to Mr.. Knott, whose loss amounts to
$3.50. The fire was the nndoubted
work of an inccn,liary.
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter:
Acting Coroner c. W. Pope held an i'll
quest last Saturday on the body of a
nude white woman found floating
in the river at Mulatto Point Body
much lecomposed-no signs Of violence
or any evidence by which it could be
identified Planters in the lower part
Of the parish bitterly complain Of the
loss of their field hands. Several are Sc
rionsly thinking Of confirming their labors
this Year to simply saving enough for
next years planting. The high wages
paid for labor on the railroad line has
been and is still the cause of this descr-
ton Of our cane fields. When cotton is
ready for picking, farmers will expert
cnce difficulty i'll getting thcir crops
picked ont, unless they can afford to pay
as much or more than the railroad com
pany is now paying.
Morgan City Rctieu: Mr.. A. Ehr-
mann shot an alligator in the bay which
measured twelve feet aud three inches.
We DO not often see one So large
nowadays IA colorel man named
Saunders, confined in the Morgan CITY
lookup, awaiting transportation to
Franklin Jail, attempted to burn his
way out of the cell but the fire was dis
covered and extingnishcd. Three pris-
"ners who attempted to escape from the
Franklin Jail were detected in the act.
They had obtained possession of an a.e
and made an aperture in the wall of THEN
cell The bridge now being construc-
ted across Eerwick's Bay will be some
thing handsome. There will be nine
spans, laS feet apart +: the draw span
VII. BE ~ feet on the Berwick side, on
4 pier Of 20 piles, Each pier will con
tain "a piles over this handsome str,,c-
tnrc Of iron, Is feet above waterloo feet
piles being driven in centre pier; AS feet
plilng will be used in some of the piers.
East Fciiciana Patriot- Democrat Will
li2 Hines has been making havoc among
the beavers On Saturday he captured
twenty-eiSht FOUNDER, and on Tuesday
one weighing nine pounds - A splendid
steam gin owned by Dr. L. G. Perkins
was, together with two bales of cotton,
destroyed BY fire Sunday night. Three
bales Of cotton being under the gin, one
was removed for tie purpose Of theft,
and to cover the crime, the building
was fired. The bale Of cotton has been
found, and one Of the guilty parties, a
.esr", has been arrested and lodged in
jail at CentresiIle, Miss -. AT about 8
saturday evening an attempt WAS made
t" murder Mr.. john z. d. Brooks, and
rob his store, which is situated some