The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15
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The SUGGESTIONS Of Solomon Schonberg
the week, with R. NJ. McCulloh, ESQ, AZ
attorney in the first named and E. Il. Pugh'
Esq, in the second.
We hear of several new civil cases to be
docketed ID season for consideration at the
September term Of court, but the lawyers
are slow in filing them.
From present appearances the amount
Of civil business to De transacted during
the term vii! not be large. Criminal cases
however, are neither few nor far between,
though we believe only very small num-
Der to be tried are Of more than ordinary
interest and Importance.
Among the matters which will properly
engage the attention Of the Grand Jury are
the alleged malfeasances OF Nelson Wash
ington, Justice III the Peace for the flfths
ward, come Of which have Bsen 'chronicIed
and commented on by the CHIEF. The in
ccmpetetIce and misbehavior of this petty
magistrate are notorious and he ought to
be ousted from Office. While as d general
thing the affairs Of our parish are con-
Quoted in satisfactory and straightfor-
ward manner, a tliligent and efficient Grand
Jury could no doubt find room for recon-
mendations that, II needed by The powers
that be, would remove certain causes of
more or less public complaint and still fur.
ther improve the standing Of our pafochial
DEATH or r. II. .DuNN.-Cn Saturday last
Mr.. r. Fl. Dunn, the we'll known carpenter.
who has resided in Donaldsonville for a
number OF years past, died suddenly on the
Southwood plantation, in this parish, where
he had been working for about year. De.
ceased had been il Donaidsonyille for two
or three weeks preceding his death. and
was drinking heavily aud constantly dur
ing that time. On Wednesday OF last week,
we believe, be Strengthened up aud went
back to his work on Southwood. About 2
or 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon he disap-
peared, and at 6 O'Clock the same evening
he was discovered in an clubhouse near By,
stone dead. He had evidently been in a
sitting position when attacked BY spasm,
aud falling forward on his face, suffocated
and died in few minutes. Coroner Duff
tel visited the place next morning and held
an inquest. The body having been allowed
to romain where it was discovered, instead
Of being removed to some cool place "a the
Coroner had directed, decomposition had
set into such an extent that it was deemed
best to bury the remains at once on the
otherwise Ascension Hook and
Ladder Company, Of which Mr.. Dunn was
9 valued member. would have taken charge
Of the corpse aud had it inferred IN DON
aldsonyille. Little is known here Of the
antecedents of deceased. he was very
retlcent man and seldom spoke Of himself
or his own affairs, but it is known that he
formerly resided in Georgia, aud was prob
ably born and reared in that State. He
first came here to work on DR.. McGalliards
residence, which was then in process OF
and has been in this parish
ever since. Although unfortunately nd
dicted to the habit of getting on occasional
sprees, he was at all other times quiet and
and made many friends, TO
whom he was warmly attached. He was
between IS and 10 years Of age,
and is not known to have left any family.
His sad fate has occasioned much regret in
this community.