The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-07-03
The DoQaIdsoQviLLe Chief.
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STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
CribbinEs and cnllings nom the Newsps-
pers Of Louisiana.
Several cases Of sunstroke occurred in
New Orleans last week.
There are nearly 700 inmates In tho State
Insane Asylum at Jackson.
A colored boy aged 10 10 in jail At Marks
vile, charged with horse stealing.
The Bank Of Monroe has failed with liza
hilities Of go 1000; assets, $4,000.
VIM: Tyler shot and killed Henry Dennis
near East Bend, Coushatta parish.
A little colored girl was drowned in the
rivsr at Plaquemine while shrimping.
4 daily mail is to be established between
Shreveport and East Point on Red river.
Charles Reilly, while drunk, beat his wife
to death at their residence in New Orleans.
In Lincoln parish, Giles Woodward was
ahot aud fatally wounded BY jesse Smith;
;bolte co,ored.
A brakeman named John st. John had
his hand crushed while coupling cars at
Lake Charles.
Opelousas and New Iberia have one brass
band apiece and they are composed of col.
pred members.
puringa quarrel in Benton, Bossier par
tsh, David Golemsp killed Hal Thompson.
Both colorsd.
A young colored man named Tom Will
Jams was drowned while bathing in the riv-
or at Baton Rouge.
A colored boy, son OF Alex Henderson,
was drowned in the Teohe, near New Ibe-
ria, while in swimming.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Dixon Of Oopoordia parish
was thrown from his horse and had his
right sh0qaqlaer dislooqtsd,
Anew post-oface has been established at
Scullys, st. Mary parish, and John Mark
ham appointed Postmaster.
Plsquemine 10 to have new hotel, the
Central House, which will be the largest and
most complete in the town.
A catamonnt entered tho yard OF Mr..
PrinsAslds residence, in Franklin parish
and drove away the house dog.
At Hermitage Landing, West Baton
Rouge, almost all the batture caved to
within thirty feet Of the levee.
Letters containing money and drafts
have been lost lately in the mail between
Morgan City and New Orleans.
The Morgan railroad has reduced its rates
Of travel to three cents per mile, the for
Iner price having been Ave cents.
The Vernon Condenser complains tina
the court house in that place is full OF Aeas
caused by hogs sleeping in the 2erd.
The mud drum of the International Cot
ton Compress, New Orleans, exploded, kill
ing colored fireman and white boy.
Tho Rev. Max Klein, formerly of Alex
andria, has accepted the call by the con-
gregation B'nai Israel Of Baton Rouge.
Avoyells parish has lost its oldest inhabi-
tant in tho person of Mary Wilkerson, COL
ored, ITO years, who died there recently.
A performance was given at the Grand
Opera House to raise funds for the erection
of home for the newsboys of New Orleans.
d. Meroier Sons, who purchased the Bat
sion ticket to each person buying 81 worth
of goods from them.
Nearly 5000 worth of feathers, plumes,
bird skins, and alligator hides have been
shipped North by Messrs. Coguenhem 4
Lehman Of Morgan City.
An East Feliciana Negro was bitten BY q
rattlesnake. but is recovering. The snake,
very large one was killed and exhibited
on the streets of Clinton.
4 colored man named p. Donate, who
attempted to swim Bayou Mallet, st. Ian
dry parish, on horseback, was swept from
the animal and drowned.
While some children were playing in q
!herehouse at Ponchartrain, they exploded
, keg OF powder, killing a girl thirteen
year-old and injuring two more.
Pere Jan, pastor Of tho Catholic church
In st. Martinsville, now in his eighty fourth
year, hos celebrated his sixtieth anniversa-
~ Of ordination to the priesthood.
/ shooting AFFAIR took place in the town
OF Aadisonville in which two brothers
Thomas and VIM. Davis were fatally woun-
dsd BY v. NJ. Fuoria, town mashal.
The Coroner's jury returned verdict o.
justihable homicide in the case Of Mr.. John
Bkannel, who recently shot Negro desper-
sdo named Dougls Cole in Shreveport.
Charles Ramsey, while working on the
Main Building at the Exposition. New Or.
leans fell q distance Of sixty feet, sustaining
fatal injuries. ......-
Alleging company, with capital stock
Of $4,000, has been organized in Plaque.
mine, for the purpose Of transferring log.
across the dyke from the bayou into the
mississippi river.
The residence Of Mr.. Martin Medecis, il
s.. Landry parish, was struck by lightning
which stunned his wife, who was in The
building, and on the following day his corr
crib was struck and torn to pieces.
A colored girl recently arrested in Baton
Rouge for larceny of $500 worth of jewel.
and clothing from New Orleans employers
made her appearance in court elegantly at
fired in portion Of the stolen goods.
Horace Virgins of West Baton Roug<
was struck by lightning and killed, hi
body being cut nearly in two across til.
stomach. Two other colored boys in tn.
vicinity were so badly shocked they hav,
pot yet recovered.
Vim. Written and two companion hunt
ers of Morgan City, brought to q merchan
Of that town 1883 alligator hides, from Il
- feet LONG, which thew we're only e NIGHT
employed in collecting, &C alligators bein,
he largest number killed in one night.
The Grand Jury Of Tanpipal,oa parisl