The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-17

Robt. L. Belden, New Orleans lawyer
has been sentenced to one years imprison
ment in the State penitentiary for embez
cling s49e collected for client.
I The steam gin and grist mill of Mr.. T.
Cooper, fear Meridian, Union parish
burned with four bales Of cotton. Tht
building and machinery were insured.
Sandy Gray and Prince Acker, coloret
men, Quarreled over a game of dice on the
Belleview place, St. Mary parish. Gray
shot aud killed Acker and is now in Jail.
Chas. Sopher, Il drunken Negro, shot and
killed his old father-in-law at New Iberia
| because the old man demonstrated with him
for beating his wife. The murderer was
arrested.
The new Racourci levee, Pointc Coupee
parish, has been completed. The situation
at the Scott levee is critical and it is yet an
open question whether crevasse at TIL at
point can be prevented.
Denis Berthnlot was drowned by falling
in the river in front of the plantation of Mr..
Davidson Beatty, 1berville parish. lie WAS
subject to epileptie fits and is supposed to
have had ore when he fell.
David Davis, a little son of Mr.. John
Days Of ArcoIa, Tangipahoa parish, was
shot i'll the head and dangerously if not
fatally wounded by one Of his playmates,
who was playing with gun.
A colored brakeman named Gus, while
coupling freight cars on the Texas and
Pacific railway a mile below Shreveport,
had the coupling pin driven into his right
groin and died in few hours.
Mr.. j. II. Gore, II young New Orleans
merchant, was married at Plaquemne week
before last to Miss Nellie Barrow, daughter
ofDayid N. Barrow, Esq, a prominent attor-
ney at law of Ibcryille parish.
The brick store Of D. Stein & Co. ut Far
mcrvile was destroyed by fire three weeks
ago. 1t was the only business house in tho
town that had escaped burning since 1871.
The fire was started by an incendary.
Mr.. Jacob Smith, an Iberia engineer, sued
the Morgan Railroad Company for injuries
which he received from falling into hole
alongside the track The suit was COM
promised and Mr. Smith received 5000.
A tornado swept over Mr.. ohm Murdoch's
place i'll Tensas parish, blowing down the
stables, barns, four double cabins, the mana
gers house, hay house, wagon she'd, and the
fences around them. No lives were lost.
Valerien Simon, charged with the murder
Of DR.. A. P. Rocker near Rayne Station, St.
Landry parish, sued out writ of habcus
corpus and was discharged. The evidence
against him was eircumstantial and insu fiji
Gent
One Of the little children of Mr. Emile
Bourgeois of St. james parish ventured too
near Il pile of burning trash and its clothes
took fire. Before aid could reach the little
sufferer it was SO badly burned that death
resulted
colorel man named Ed Edwards, en-
ployed on the Texas and Pacific railroad,
had his right leg crushed by train near
He was taken to Shreveport
and the limb amputatel, but it is believed
he will die.
The old hermit called Indian George, who
has lived III cave near Shreveport for
twelve or fifteen years, was found dead
quarter of a mile from his retreat. The
Coroner decided that death resulted from
natural causes.
j. X. Sainville,a colored man Of bad repute. |
was found dead near Metayers store, Nat
,hitoches parish, where he had engaged in |
. drunken quarrel with several companions |
;he evening before. 1t is not known who
lid the killing.
w. Il. II. Holly, supposed to be one of two
men who stopped the Minden and Shrevc-
'ort mail stage on the 9th of last July and
obbed tie passengers and mail pouches,
las been arrested by deputy Marshals in
3ienville parish.
Theodore Butler, colored, killed William
)unlevy on the Mounds plantation, East
;arroll parish, by striking him on the head
With u large hatcllet. The murderer en-
Favored to escape, but was captured by
IT. L. L. Taylor, manager Of the plantation.
citizen of ST. Landry parish has ascer.
AIMED that the noted outlaw, Frank James,
rent some time near Opelousas during the
umncr of 1880, when reward of $75GC0
Or his arrest was offered, and that he took
inner at the citizens house on one occasion
Mrs Kate Scott, a widow lady employed
s sale swonan at the store of Mr.. E.
leath, No rs Camp street, New Oreaas,
I'll through the elevator hatcilway OF 1i,e
from the fourth to the first
oor, sustaining injuries which resulted in
cr death
by some means unknown fire started in
re tall grass and weeds which cover the
arrlson grounds at Baton Rouge, and but
II the vigorous efforts Of the Baton Rouge
'emen and the Catlets of the State Uuiver-
ty, much valuable government property
Guild have been destroyed.
On DR.. Knights sugar plantation in St.
'rnard parish fire was set to pile of dry ,
gasse. The wind shifted and the flames
successfully to a large stable
htainlng the years supply of hay and {
IN, three outhouses and several hundred
rds OF wood, all OF which were DESTROYED.
An unknown burglar entered the house o. /
rs. Susan Baum, at Baton Rouge, struck +
rs. Baum several times on the head witt, !.
.se screw-driver, hit Mrs. Hernandez
tn the same weapon and escaped after
curing $40 in cash, two watches and other :; !,
Llcies OF Jewelry valued altogether at ri
10. V
Two colored men were killed during \ VI y,
neral shooting scrape at collation. near
premort, st. Mary parish. Three men
IN Jail charged with the killing, The
he night colored man was stabbed in the :