The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-25

4 preliminary examination was helf
this week q. the case 81 David Brown
who was confined H1 the rarisI, jai
charged viii, Icing accessory II the Kill
ing Of Peter Green ~ Sandy Pollard d
Tobiasville Oh the 5tllof November Til,
evidence disclosed that David had simpI,
encouraged Brown 70 mount his hors1
and escape after the shooting, aud hal
drawn i revolver and resisted arrest
Judge Cilcevers ordered that the accused
be relcased upon furnishing a bond of s5t
to appear before the District Court al
next jury term.
Mr.. JOSEPH, Corbo l,as been appointed
By Gov. MeEnery Justice Of the Pence fol
the third ward of this pafish rice WIN. E
Davis, who obtained 4 position il, the
Federal service Ut New Orleans. Mr.
Davis had placed his resignation in the
hands Of the Clerk Of Court for trans
mission to the Governor, but the new
appointment was announced before tht
document could BE forwarded, it being
deemed that tho Office Had been vacated
By the ireHmbent's acceptance of Fed
eral position. We have no doubt Mr.
Corbo will administer tIe affairs Of the
Third Justice Court in I proper aud com
petent manner.
Tho steamer Guiding Star, on which
the members Of the Congressional river
committee were being conveyed to New
Orleans, landed ut Col. Bringier's beau
tiful Hermitage plantation OH Wcdpes-
dry, and the distinguished Congressman
accompanied by number of other pas
sengerx, paid 4 visit of inspection to the
sugar ouse, which is one Of the. finest in
Louisiana. As the process Of sugar
making was doubtless novelty to most
Of the party. we may be sure that they
found much 10 admire and interest them
in the operation Of the beautiful maehin
cry and apparatus with which the Her
mitage cane crop Is manufactured into a
marketable product,
MAIL CHASGE.-Mr. John Day, chief
clerk Of the railway mail service ut New
Orleans, officially notifies Postm sst # Le-
rort that from and after Friday, Decent
Der l, postal clerks will run west on tho
train passing Donaldsonville ut 2:15 r.
NJ, and east on the train passing at Hoy
A. NJ. Thereafter and until further notice
all the Donailsonviile mail transported
by tie Texas and Pacific railway will be
received aud dispatched by these trains,
but additional service by the local &C.
communication train, passing west at 7:52
P. M, aud east at 7:I a. NJ, may be
secured ii deemed desirable. There will
lie no postal clerks OIL the latter train
but closed pouches with through mail
can he carried between Donaldsonsiile
and New Orleans by special arrange
nent Of tho postal authorities with the
railway company. We believe the new
mail sohedu'e will prove much more
satisfactory to the public than the one
now in operation.
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ia proving tn be IL phenomenal sugar
year, and it 10 ,i.,w apparent, Judging thu
rest Of the State by this parish, that had
it net been for the inundation last Spring,
tho sugar crop Of 1882 would have beer
the largest made since the beginning o
tue war. Under the influence Of The
highly favorable weather that has pre-
vailed, the yield has been constantly i'm.
proving until figures have been reacheG
that look almost too large to he credible
We have The following reliable reports
from so,Le OF the principal plantations il
Ascension:
Bringicr's Hermitage place takes ihi
lead as ls,la! Three acres Of canc JUS
ground has given 6162 pounds of suga1
to the acre, and there is more Of the same
kind to grind. C.l. Bringier expects te
score still inrgey figures before the season
Closes
At kenner s. Brent's Bsw,lnn pIac.
over 5000 pounds of sugar per ACRE il
being made, with larger results III pros
pect. One lot OF cane tn this place il
expected to Average II feet when GU. FOX
the mill
On Turea,nl's place, st tho lowor 1imi
Of the parish OH tho left bnnk nf tn
river, tho yield il said to have reached
$500 pounds to the acre.
Cofieiti's Point Hou,nas and Teller
Riverside places, always i'll the van, AZ,
doing ms well IA the lest.
On Yale's Eome place the crop wa
estimated, When grinding began, III abou
100000 pounds. From 1,lo0, 900 to l.,
900 900 pounds is now the calculation
The yield has reached $500 pounds pc
acre.
The crop of Palner's Mt Houmas place
was estimated from, 100000 to 100000
pounds. II is almost snre to exceed s
million
AT Beirne's Orange Grove about SOC, ooT
pounds were estimated 100000 have al
ready been made aud the best cane is ye1