The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-10-03
new post-office hasbeen estabiistea at
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$1,000
An apple raised by Mr.. George Thielman
of Sugartown, Calcasieu parish, measured
~ inches in circumference
The bridge spanning Bayou Courtableau
near the mouth Of Bayou Waxia, st. Ian
dry parish, has been completed.
Newton Felix, colored man living in
Caddo parish, fell out of a skiff while cross
ing Red river and was drowned.
Five prominent citizens Of the Fifth Dis
trict are mentioned a. standardization Con
gress to succeed Hon. J. Floyd King.
A. Rapides farmersis said to have sue
ceeded in demonstrating five wild geese and
is raising young brood from the shell.
The Bigs.and Milliken's Bend leyeess in
Madison parish and Desonia levee in East
Carroll are reported in dangerous condi-
zion, I..
A pile OF lumber fell over upon little
son and daughter of Mr.. s, q. Fields of
Fast Feliciana parish, killing the girl in
stantly.
According to the Iberville South there
have been forty-two male children born in
Plaquemine d1ring the past month, and
only one female. "a :
Mitch Brown, a coiored boy aged 10, has
been convicted in East Feliciana of bur-
glary in the night time armed with dan
gerous weapon. &ass@ ~ s#asssB
A steam saw mill and cotton gin belong
ing to Mr.. W. c. Howell of st. Helena
parish, was entirely destroyed by the ex-
plosion of the boiler.
Eugene Offut, a white man, is in prison
in Baton Rouge, charged with committing
rape upon Emma Tardy, an orphaned white
girl, II years Of age.
Union parish has aspoor. lionse which has
been thu means of reducing tho annual ex-
penditure for the care of paupers nearly
5000 during the past year.
a It is said that Mr.. Geo. G. Zenor, a
prominent planter of st. Mary, has offered
to contribute $1,000 towards the fund for
closing the Morganza crevisse.
At Boyce station, Rapides parish, last
Monday passenger coach on the I. & P.
railroad jumped the track and rolled over
-bruising several of hepassengers.
Willie White, aged about 10 years, fell
from a considerable height from pecan
tree, in Opelousas, Featuring the bones of
one arm ana sustaining other bruises.
The jail at Rayville has been damaged
by fire to the amount Of 800. 1t was half
an hour before the frightened prisoners
were rescued from the hurnino huildino
h~passsnger train jumped the track Of the
", s. Up. railroad near Delhi, Tuesday
evening", I Dne pf The coaches turned over
and severa OF the occupants we're Injured.
The decomposed body Of an infant child
was found in False River recently, and a
coffin containing the deconposed remains
of an aduitins Scott Lake, Pointe Coupee
pseist.E rfE.tI44E st$ s}sf
We regret to announce that Mr. W. E.
Dixon, editor and proprietor of the North
louisiana Journal, published at st. Joseph,
Tensas parish, died Tuesday last after a
brief Illness.
Mira. Octave Parfait, an Indian woman
3iving on the Grand Gallon, Terrebonne
parish, gave birth to child recently which
at the age of three weeks weighed only
twenty -four ounces.
~ The Baton Rouge. Cdpitolian- Adrocnte
lDan4 that lhsC entral louisiana RAILROAD
- p b pushedthrousAt to Lafayette with
ont delay aud that large contracts to fur
pish bridge timber have been taken by
Plaquemine mills.