The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-17
1onalosolabillr Gbief.
Two Dollars Year.
SUMMARY OF STATE NE WIS.
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press

lauslpanOa parish Is TO nave new court
house.
Horse thieves are lepredating in DeSott
parish.
Abbeville is to have new Catholic
Church.
The Plaquemine firemen celebrated the
4tfl ut home.
Willie Moore, colaed, fatally shot Chi,
nanaR near Franklin.
The Avery salt mine is turning out l2OC
sacks of salt per day.
Chambers is prevalent among horses and
mules in East FeEeana.
IIouma is rejoicing over the prospective
acquisition Of d cockpit. ;.
Tire people Of Anlite City are moving or
the erection of big hotel
The public schools of Iberia parish were
opened Monday before last.
A charter was adopted fer the tcwn of St.,
Joseph by vote of SO 20 ].
Two colored prisoners escaped from the
East Carroll Jail last week
Bayou Crosse Tcte is bank full with water
from the Morganza oreHasse.
Numbers of Cattle were killed in Cameron
parrish by the recent cold snap.
L. W. surghnor and A. G. Breard, promi-
nent citizens of Monroe, are dead.
Protector Fire Company No. 9 Of Thibo-
daux is building a new engine-house.
Lake Charles has a single factory that
turns out 10000 punched shingles daily.
Landon Moncure, youngest son of Hon. j.
c. Moncure of Shreveport, died last week.
Mayor Charlotte Of BatonsRouse has lost
his eldest daughter, LOWE Lizzie, girl of
Judge Goode held court two months at
Franklin and lat civil cases were disposed of.
branch Of the Society of the Fed Cross
of Geneva has been organized at Baton
Konge.
The backwater is rising rapidly in Ten sas
and will soon cover the best portion of the
parish.
The French Society of Baton Rouge cele-
blated its twelfth ans,iversary on the 18th
h!t1no.
By aoyote of the people of Madison, the
pafisfi seat has been changed from Delta to
Tallulah.
Mr.. Geo. L. Walton, President of the State
Senate, has recovered from severe attack
of pneumonia. '->-
Surveyors are locating the line of the
Natchez and Northwestern railway III
Richland parish.
7. II. Stevens while drunk was thrown
from his horse against Il tree and killed in
Franklin parish
A colored man was shot and killed by
Tom Holly in the Midway ncighborhood
Richland parish.
Mr. 5. X. Thorpe, a prominent Ayoyelles
attorney-at-law, has removed to California
with his family. o
AIR. w. b. Dorsey of c oncordia parish had
a narrow escape from being gored to death |
by q wild steer.
The Duke Of Newcastle visited Iberia par |
ISL and was entertained by the Avery family |
ON Petit Anse Island.
La borers are leaving Terrebouue and !
going into the Attakapas parishes, where
better wages are paid.
Col. Geo. l.. Walton, President of the
State Senate, who has been very ill with
pneumonia, is convalescing.
Maj Beynan's gin house, in DeSoto parish
was recently destroyed by tire. Loss par
tally covered by insurance.
Three colored prisoners bored their way
ont OF the Franklin parrish Jail. They were
charged with minor offenses
A coIor.t1 ma 7, 1
was put OFT the Ours at Anlite City during
the night and died before morning.
The leases of public ferries in Catahoula
parish that brought from $1,000 to $4,000 ten
years ago now sell for from ST. to $40.
Judge Fred L. Gates has been chosen
President of the Police Jury of iberia par
sh, vice Mr.. ID. U. Broussard, resigned.
MIR. Dugal Stewart of Webster parish.
who has long suffered from !. t,tmor on his
cg, has had the limb amputated to save his |
life.
Thee farmers of tho Big Bend section,
Avoyellcs parish, will plant more corn this
scar than they have done any year since the
var.
The business portion of the village Of Oak
a'dse, Morehouse parish, was DESTROYED by
ne Estimated loss, $4,000; insurance
10000. {
Aunt Susan an old colored woman living +
lear Harrisouburg, was burned to death
Ter clothing ght fire while she was alone
IL her cabin. t
The Clubhouse of Mr.. Jno. NJ. King. in {
rankin parish, was destroyed by fire, witt 4
new press and several bales of cotton. fl
70 insurance. = S
Engineers have located the line of the v
ilsslss1ppi Valley railroad to point twenty
niles above Baton Rouge and are pushiup L
apiily ahead. b
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, the eminent G.
e" orleans divine, has been consecrated e.
Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal diocese G.
Mississippi. % c,
lhefe are over twenty cases of small pox
"hiteville, So Landry parish The dis NJ
tse Is OF mild type and only two deaths NJ
ave occurred. la
Mr.. L. c. Palfrey of franklin was run W
yer by hook and ladder truck on it's way SC
lire and dangerously hurt about the az
lad and body. S:
Harvey Moore, a roustabout on tbe steam
Cornie Brandon, had his leg so badly in &c
red by a rope that it was necessary to Z.
nputate his left foot. ar
Lafourche parish has fifteen white public sa
hools with 500 pupils and ten colored ba
ho"ls with 3oS pupils. Total, twenty-five Je
hools with oo6 pupils. ia
Calcasieu parish is out of debt and has sd
sh hallnce in the trnusur1, L. .,..;4l