The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21
SUMMARY or STATE NEWS
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.

Natchitoenes Is infested W Oand I'll
robbers.
There are twenty four water-mills in
Vernon parish.
A telegraph cable has been laid across
the Mississippi river at Baton Rouge.
It is claimed that cotton woems fatten
on London purple in Madison parish.
The rice crop Of Jefferson parish this
year was the largest ever made there.
A little son OF G. Ned fell into the river
in St. Charles parish aud was drowned.
A branch railroad from New Iberia to
the salt mines on Avery Island is pro-
jected.
Col. E. B. Towne's gin and cotton
press, near Delta, were destroyed by fire
Hon. B. W. Baker, formerly repre-
sentative from Franklin parish, died on
the 1st instant
Alexandria is improving rapidly and
house rents have increased 100 per cent.
in many instances.
There have been only four convictions
before the District Court of West Baton
Rouge at the pending term.
An immigration society has been or
ganized in Rapides parish with Mr.. R.
G. Bringh urst as president.
Deposits of sediment have caused a
temporary suspension of work on the
railroad bridge at Shreveport.
A prisoner named Teal, confined in the
Richland parish Jail on charge Of man
slaughter, died two weeks ago
The Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara
mail boat Daisy blew out u cylinder
head last week. No one was hurt
Rosa Rather, the little colored girl
who was accidentally shot in the head
by her brother at New Iberia, died of the
wound.
San, Houston and George Washington
are successful candidates for the penten-
tiary in DeSoto parish How are the
mighty fallen!
There has been no colored public school
at Tigerville, in Terrebonne parish, since
1876, though there are nearly 200 colcred
children in the vicinity.
A Frenchman named Justin committed
suicide at Carencro, Lafayette parish, by
blowing his brains out with a shot gun.
He leaves a widow and four yonng chill
dren.
Cotton worms are doing more good
than harm in st. Landry. They eat the
leaves of the matured plant and Thus
give the hollis greater exposure to the
sunlight, preventing rot.
There are 100 cadets in attendance at
the State University IN Baton Rouge and
it is expected the number will increase
to 200 by the 1st Of January. Calcasieu
parish is represented by delegation of
thirteen.
A young man was shot in. the mouth
while engaged in asrough and tumble
fight with u companion in Shreveport.
He caught the bullet between his teeth
and spit it out, sustaining only slight
injury of the tongue.
A colored man named Tom Richardson.
better known as "Honiny Tom," who
killed another colored man, "Bully Nc
Caany" about ten years ago, i'll Coving-
ton, was arrested in Pike county, Miss,
and is now in Jail at Covington.
Some mscreant set fire to the ware
house of Mr.. N. Magnetic at Cook IS
Landing, Point Cour6e parish, and that
building aud Mr.. Magnette's residence
would have.been destroyed had not the
flames been .extinguished in time.
Two boys, Gabriel Hunter and Jacob
Garner, were " chunking pecan tree
in Iberville parish. Hunter threw al,
iron ramrod up in the tree and it de-
scended vertically striking Garner on
the head, penetrating his brain aud kill
ing him instantly.
Tho colored Methodists of Spring
Greek, Rapidcs parish, built a new
church alongside their old one, and the
very night after the completion of the
new editice, both buildings were de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire. The vii
lain who rerpetrated the deed was a
debased white man, who has fed to
parts unknown. Through the assistance
of their white neighbors, the colored
people have already raised a considerable
portion of the amount necessary for
rebuilding their church.
Mr.. Morgan Clendennin-"O Nor
gan" he was affectionately called by
his friends-died at his home in Pointe
Coupee parish ON the LIST inst, aged So
years. The Banner says of him: Kind
hearted and generous to fault, gentle
as a woman, and simple rs !, child, when
war came with its attendant horrors,
Morgan Clendenniu proved himself to
be a man of iron nerve. He followed
the varying fortunes of the Confederacy
from first to last, and no Drawer soldier
ever stood upon duty or guarded the
interests of Ills country more zealously
than he" sm-
The body of an unknown white man
was taken from the Mississippi river
near Cat Island, Point Coupee parish,
Oh the 23rd nit. He was about five feet
ten inches in height, had short, red hair,
light beard Of same color, was dressed in
Il black suit, striped cotton shirt and