The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-09

and Judge Beattie of the Thibodaux
bar, and prosecuted by Winchester, Dis
trict Attorney, and Suthon OF Terre-
bonnie. The Jury rendered verdict OF
guilty without capital punishment his
| sends Patterson to the penitentiary for
lfe
Concordia Eagle: The Charlton has
been very destructive to mules, III por-
tions of our parish. Mr.. David Stanton
and other planters in his neighborhood
have recently lost quite number from
this disease Major Harrod OF the Y. ;.
River Commission has written to the
Natchez Democrat to correct expressions
and views attributed to him relative to
the Natchez and Vidalit harbor. lie says
the danger of the Natchez larbor is i'll
the gradual wearing away of the point
above Nidalia, and that were this point
removed, the contraction of the current
would be lower down, and III the slack
water above an accretion or batture
would form, destroying the harbor. Ex-
actly similar results have occurred to
greater or less extent at Grand Gulf,
Rodney, Fort Adams and Port Hudson.
Major Harrod believes there is time suf-
ticent to save the harbor by giving the
upper sido of the point snch protection
as will check its caying, or by works To-
Gated in the bends above, that will de-
fleet the current from tho point.
Union Gazette: difficulty took place
between two Negro men working on j..
f. Ellis place, near Downville, resulting
in the death of one of them. George
Browning had the honor of bringing to
the Clerk of the Police Jury the first
wolf scalps under the late ordinance Of
fering IS for each scalp. He claims to
have killed in the third ward no less
than thirteen wolves this year. "A Ne
gro boy about nine years old, on Mr.. Nc
Faddcn's place north of the fOutre,
while his father and mother were absent
from their cabin, obtained small der
ringer pistol, which had been carcless'y
left within his reach. Filling the barrel
of the pistol with sand, he went to 4 bed
upon which baby was sleeping, and
cooking the pistol fired, the ball striking
the child near the eye and killing it al
most instantly. It is said that the boy
did not know that the pistol was loaded.
=. Miss Nesson was injured by light
ming during storm, Wednesday after
| noon, but is recovering AT the last
| term Of our District Court a Negro named
jeff was in Jail awaiting trial on the
charge Of committing rape on an old Ne
gro woman. This woman was said to he
crazy, and hence the State could not OBJ
tain the evidence necessary to go to
| trial. An application in Jetf's behalf to
give bond was granted. Mr.. w. X. Tur-
mage went upon the bond and the Negro
was released from custody, and went
with Mr.. Turnagc to work on lis farm.
On Wednesday, during the absence of
Mr.. Tnrnage and his wife from their
home, the Negro assaulted their eldest
daughter, who escaped into thc::house
and locked the door. JEFF procured an
axe and was breaking down the door
when Miss Turnage shot him in the hip
with a large pistol, intlicting serions
| wound. The scoundrel then left and
hid i'll the woods, but was subsequently
pursued and captured by Mr.. Turnagc
and his ncighbors. Next morning the
Negroes body was found hanging to Il tree.