The Donaldsonville chief., 1882-02-04
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS


There is talk Of telephone communi-
cation between Shreveport and Bellevue.
More than 24OO packages passed through
the express Office at Morgan City in De-
cember.
The young mon Of Monroe have or
ganized military company called the
McEnery Rifles.
An Indian was waylaid and shot to
death at Point Maigre, Avoyelles parish.
The murderer is unknown.
John Lawler, a section hand on the
railroad, was run over by the cars and
killed near Lake Charles.
Amos Adams, colored, was accidentally
shot and killed by John Richenson at
Hamburg, parish of Avoyelles.
A colored man who was standing on
| bridge in state Of intoxication fell into
Bayou Teche and was drowned.
The long railroad bridge extending
across Berwick's Bay at Morgan City
will be completed in few days.
Col. W. H. Sparks, formerly citizen
of Assumption parish, died at Marietta,
Ca, on the 18th Of January, aged 81.
A little colored girl was burned to
death in Grant parish by falling into the
fire while suffering from an epileptic fit.
There are over 100 pupils in attendance
at the Bastrop High School and it is ex-
pected the number will be doubled in
the spring.
The death sentence of James Andrew,
an East Carroll colorod nan convicted of
| murder, has been committed to life i'm
prisonment.
One case of small pox has occurred at
Morgan City, but the prompt action Of
the authorities is expected to prevent
any spread of the disease.
The sentence Of Charles Butler, who
was sentenced to death for murder in st.
Mary parish, has been commuted to i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for life.
The valuable residence of w. L. Clark,
West Baton Rouge planter, was de-
stroycd by fire last week. There was
| insurance to q small amount on the prop
| erty.
Mr.. Henry Miller, living at Como land
ing, West Feliciana parish, shot and
seriously wounded man named VIM.
.McGraw whom he found prowling around
Lis yard.
The trestlework of o bridge on the
| New Orleans Pacific railroad near Cane
river was washed away by freshet, last
week. The damage will be speedily re-
| paired.
id. Cooper, a saloon keeper and pros
porous property holder Of Ray vile, has
mysteriously abandoned his home and
| family. No cause for tho desertion can
be OWNED by his friends.
A storehOuse and contents belonging
t to Mr. Bullard burned at Cottonport,
Ouachita parish. Loss, $4,000 insurance,
$4,000. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of coal Oil lamp.
Fred Mueur, clerk in Chas. Heraang's
store, Ouachita parish, was fired at after
night and seriously wounded in the neck
Lem Hill, colored man, is under arrest
charged with the shooting.
The sugar house on Messrs. Walker &
Thompsol's Alice plantation in Iberia
parish, was destroyed by fire and incen.
diarism is suspected. A reward Of $500
is offered for the discovery of the perpe
traitor.
AS Mr.. C. H. Mitchell, a young citizen
of Lincoln parish, was riding home with
$1,000 Of insurance money in his pocket
he was intercepted by two men who
knocked him senseless and took all hi.
money.
The recent rains have been very favor
; able for the timber interests Of Calcasier
parish, and many thousands Of logs have
been hoated out of neighboring rivers
, and bayous to the vicinity of Lake
, Charles.
Alph Davenport, colored man resid
ing in Union parish, was dragged from
| his house and beaten to death with stick
, by party Of men of his own color
: There was q woman at the bottom of thl
trouble.
Florian Raymond and Henderson Dill
, lon, colored boys, had an alteration
, while hunting robins. Raymond sho
Dillon in the thigh and the wound
J eventually resulted in death. Raymond
is in Jail. U
: Milus Matthews, colored, was shot ant
killed by w. T. Little, white, during
> drunken alteration at Rayville. Little
made his escape and the Governor ha
, offered reward for his apprehension
and conviction.
. Mr.. VIM. Mansell, who for severa
! years past occupied the position of cash
/ ier, receiver and book-keeper for tn
Morgan Steamship Line at Morgan City
died last week at San Antonio, whithe
,, , he had gone for his health. .....
Richland Beacon: Hon. J. Floyd Kim
! has introduced bill in Congress maxim:
: an appropriation Of $3.50, 900 for the open
+ ing Of Atchafalaya bayou. If this wor1
is dono it will greatly relieve all thi
/ section of country from overflow.
Consumption.
Thousands who had long suffered fror
i. weak lungs, short breath, asthma, an