The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-05-26

/ Judge Cheevers and District Attorne
Earhart were in town during the early po
ton of the week, resting from the labors
a fortnight spent in ST. James disposing {
criminal cases before the District Cour
They returned to st. James on Thursday
finish up the business of the term.
| Our painters have their hands full {
work, with lots more in prospect. Mr..
h. Donlon is employed at the st. Emm
plantation at present, painting the sugar
house and residence. Mr.. Gingry is brush
ing up the two-story brick building occu
| pied as a store by Mr.. A. D. Vega.
We hear that the ladies of the Hebre,
| Benevolent Association have fixed upo1
Saturday, June is, as the date for thei
projected dramatic and musical entertain
ment, and that Tom Tay1or's delightful
comedy, "Still Waters Run Deep" will b
a leading feature of the programme.
A horse and buggy were stolen from tn
plantation of Mr.. Thomas Russell, in Iber
vile parish, Wednesday night of last week
and information of the theft was telegraphet
to the Sherifs of Ascension and East Bato1
Rouge. We have not heard whether th
thief has been discovered or the propert,
recovered.
at the last meeting of that estimable or
ganization, the Guild of Ascension, ths
following officers were chosen for the en-
suing quarter:
DR.. A. G. Love, President:
Rev. Robt. S. Stuart, Vice President:
T. n. Gray, Secretary;
Jno. T. Terrio, Treasurer.
Judge Henry L. Duffel and his brother
DR.. Ed. Duffel, ST., have both been in Don
jacksonville during the week. The Doctor
who is always punctilious with reference te
the performance of his official duties, was
unable to attend the last meeting of the
Police Jury, by reason Of a previous I'M
avoidable professional engagement.
A noisy and drunken cripple who was
making general nuisance of himself on
the streets was jailed by officers Duffel and
Means, Monday evening. The unfortunate
fellow has had both legs alnputated just
above the knees, but the loss of his limbs
doesn't interfere with his capacity for
drinking whiskey and making a racket.
Cheap Tony is having his store neatly
painted and the establishment will be one
of the most attractive in town when the job
is completed. Tony will go to New Orleans
tomorrow ON one of his periodical trips
after new goods, and in few days his
tony headquarters will be blazing with a
larger, better and cheaper stock than ever.
Mr.. Ben Tureaud, one of Ascension s
oldest and most respected citizens and
planters, has been very i'll at Hot Springs,
and kilograms received here on Sunday and
Monday gave rise to the fear that his death
was near at hand. Subsequent messages,
however, conveyed the welcome intelligence
of an improvement in his condition which
the expectation that he will re-
cover.
Maggie Ellis, a colored girl living on the
Bocage plantation, was painfully wounded
in the right hand, last Saturday evening,
while examining seif-cocking revolver
belonging to one of her male friends.
Maggie should handle only the non-explo-
sive weapons of femininity hereafter. The
and the rolling pin will never
play her such a scuryy trick as that double
action pistol did. Z
A number of the colored residents of the
sixth ward have organized a lodge of
The Knights of Pythias which they have
named Pride of Ascension Lodge No. Is,
and they propose to have picnic and cele-
bration at New River Lane on the 4th of
July. The lodge meets at the Ashland place,
and it's chief officers are Augustus Knight,
Past Chancellor; Randall Cole, Chancellor
Commander, and VIM. Kenner, Vice Chan
cellor.
The large quantities of brick and other
building material passing here en- route to
localities up or down the river
and down the bayou, attest the extraordi-
nary amount of improvement and repairs
going on in this part of the State Some
thing in the way of improvement is being
done on nearly every sugar plantation, and
In many instances the work is of a very
comprehensive and expensive character.
ATTEMPTED SuIc1DE.-It is currently re-
ported that Mr.. Charles Oberkamp, Jr., a
young widowers living with his parents Oh
Claiborne street, in this town, attempted to
destroy his own life, last Wednesday, by
taking heavy dose of laudanum. By the
prompt use Of aatidotes the effect of the
poison was counteracted and the patient
was soon out of danger. We have heard no
cause assigned for this alleged effort at self
destruction.
We learn with much regret of the serious
illness of our respected friend and contem-
,orary, Mr.. ". A. Bryan of the Iberville
South, who has been confined to his bed
since Tuesday of last week. We wish him