The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-15
STATE NEWS.
Gleanings from the Sewspapers OF Lou
isiana.

question, DeC6mDer L.
Mr.. q. A. Guilbeau, late Sheriff of St
Martin parish, died on the 1st inst.
Gov. McEnery is the happy father of 9
new girl baby born on the 18th inst
Ice fourth of an inch thick formed
at Monroe Thursday night of last week.
The people Of Coyington have petitioned
for daily mail during the winter months.
| Sabine is added to the list of parishes
where the sale of liquor has been forbidden.
By vote of I'll to 437 the people of East
Feliciana have declared four-.yire fences
lawful.
| The Basye Standard Dramatic Company
opens at Baton Rouge on Monday, the
18th inst.
! Allen jackson, colored man, was
assassinated near Homer the night before
| the election.
| A satisfactory test has been made of the
machinery in the new sugar refinery at
Baton Rouge.
The sale OF whiskey in the seventh ward
of franklin parish has been prohibited by
vote of the people.
| The wreck of the Steamer City of Yazoo,
sunk at Brusly Landing, has been raised
and will be taken to Hew Orleans.
Pedro Jane, who was stabbed in the
breast by William Lambert at Washington
st. Landry parish, died from the wound.
Through the efforts of Judge Graham,
Parish Commissioner, Lincoln parish will
be creditably represented at the Exposition.
A coIored man fell and died instantly
while endeavoring to shoulder five bundles
of cotton ties at store in East Feliciana
parish
Mr. ". T. Sanford of Baton Rouge has
been acquitted of the murder of the late
w. A. LeSueur, publisher of the Capitolian-
Adrocate.
The people of Lincoln parish have voted
| to remove the parish seat frofn Vienna to
Rusten. The vote stood 731 for removal,
489 against.
| Dick Igey killed VIII Jones on Mr.. G. w.
Martins place, in DeSoto parish, then
made his escape. Murderer and victim
both colored
The property holders of Monroe voted
| l27 to 13 in favor of the proposed special
tax to be levied in aid of the North and
South railroad.
Miss Lea Dubois, aged IT years, was
fatally burned in VermiIion parish Oh the
| 25th nit. She stood too close to fire and
her dress ignited.
Mr. James BankstoH of Livingston par
ish lost his barn, six bales of cotton and a
quantity of cotton seed by fire believed 10
have been set by an incendiary.
Two Mormon preachers are reported to
have arrived in the first ward of Claiborne
parish and an indignation meeting has
been held by citizens of the ward.
The MarksyiIte Reyie,o properly criticises
| the action of the Common Council of that
town III repeating the Sunday law which
was adopted by a vote Of the people.
The store house of Jas. N. Huffman at
Gun Springs, Union parish, was destroyed
by fire, together with his entire stock of
goods. The loss, $1,000, is fully covered by
| insurance.
| Mr.. Munck OF Berwick, keeper of the
| Timbaiier light house, has been missing
| since October II and is believed to have
been drowned By the capsizlng of his boat
during gale.
| large livery stable belonging to Messrs.
| Lecombe & Perkins was destroyed by
fire il Opeloasas together with quantity
of feed. Loss, S23o0; insurance $1,000.
Several adjacent buildings caught fire but
were saved.
The Governor has signed the death war
rant Of Joe Foster, colored, who brutally
assaulted and raped an old white woman
named Mrs. Gray McGrofn, in Nachtito-
ches parish. The execution will take place
on the 5th of December.
| The cotton gin of Mr.. G.. w. Solomon,
nine miles from Shreveport, was destroyed
by fire, and boy named Archie Womack
is charged with deliberately throwing a
| lighted match into the press while it was
being packed with cotton. Loss, $1,000: no
insurance.
| A coWardIy rufian attempted to assas-
sinate Mr.. G. Guillebert of Moreauvilie,
Rapides parish, calling him to his door at
night and striking him twice with hatchet
cutting his head severely and fracturing his
left arm. The intruder went to Mrs. Guile
bert's room and demanded the keys of the
bar hand with his
hatchet when she replied that she did moi
know where the keys were. II is said Mr.
GuiIlebert knows the villain but will moi
diyulge his name.
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. - Hon. Warrer
Easton, State Superintendent of Public Ed
ucation, has thus addressed the President!
of all the parochial School Boards through
out the State: 1.-The Exposition to be hele
in New Orleans during the coming winte
having opened its doors to all classes O
exhibitors, and having made especial pro
vision for grand display in the educa
tionaI department, respectfully ask tina
you notify your parish superintendent ant
!, Immediately communicate with me in ref
erence to school exhibition from you
parish. I wish to have work from whit
and colored schools. This display can b
made on slate OF paper, going TO show tn
; proficiency in composition and penman
} ship. Drawings of any kind will be highl
appreciated. as well as industrial work"
. There is a strong current of opinion
throughout the city favoring the appoint
ment of Ex-Governor Francis Z. Nicholl
, to the dignifed yet not over exacting posi-