The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-01-09


constable joining heartily in the melee.
w. H. Roots, one of the Shreveport bill
raisers, has been arrested at Logansporl
Texas, and brought back to Shreveport.
The large dwelling and kitchen on tn
Woodlawn plantation, sixteen miles belo,
Shreveport, have burned to the ground.
A drunken Negro went to sleep on the I
and P. railroad track in ST. Charlea, ali
was run over and killed by passing train
A residence occupied by A. B. Weaver
Shreveport, was destroyed by fire, cause,
by the explosion Of a lamp. Loss abou
5000.
Frank Brown, one of the inmates of tn
Vidalia Jail, died from the effects of wound
received at the hands of an officer who ar
rested him.
Elder Wm. George, confined in Jail j,
East Carroll under sentence to be hung OF
Jan. Is, WAS detected in making an efror
| to fire his cell.
George Bowman of Shreveport is in ho,
for attempting to murder his wife with ,
hatchet. The woman is reported in a crit
ical condition.
Tom Clements, who killed Joe Boyd, al
Alexandria, last spring, and was captured
in Atlanta, has been returned to Alexandris
and is now in Jail.
Two brothers namad Hath, residents on
Bayou Black, had desperate fight which
resulted in the stabbing and danRerou,
wounding of one of them.
A freight car and construction train col
lided between Jennings and Mermentau
seriously injuring John Kelly, a section
hand on the Morgan railroad.
Hon. JAS. l.. Lobdell Of Baton Rouge
while out hunting with party of friends
received painful injuries in his face from
the accidental discharge of gun.
The contract for repairing Lake Concor.
dia levee, comprising 5000 cubic yards,
was awarded to Mr.. Mcdonald for sixteen
and seven-eighth cents per cubic yard.
Dave Williams. drunken Negro, was
run over and killed on Thursday night last
by the east bound T. d p. train, between
Lecomte and Lamourie, Rapides parish.
Charles F. Alba, ex-clerk of the Alice Le-
Blanc, has libeled that steamer for $4,000
damages, said to have been sustained by in
juries received while on duty on said boat.
Gov. McEnery has appointed Benz. F.
Winchester of St. Mary Judge of the Nine
teenth Judicial District, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death Of Judge F. S.
Goode.
While driving along the road at Avoy-
e'les the tire of one of the wheels of Mr..
Gremillon's buggy broke and struck him
on the eide of the head, inficting q painful
wound.
fiat car loaded with 50 bales of cotton,
belonging to H. R. johnson & Co., Of
Shreveport, canght FIRE from the engine at
the depot in Ruston and was completely de-
stroyed.
A raid was made upon Mrs. Hearsey's toy
store, Baton Rouge, aud goods, mostly fire.
" 'rks, to the amount of 300 stolen. Four
co.oced boys and colored woman have
been arrested.
Masked highwaymen armed with double
barreled shot guns robbed colored boy in
Bosslsr parish of twenty dollars, then dis
robed him of all his clothing, leaving him
perfectly nude.
The Lake Charles new Silsby fre engine
has been christened Kate Meyer. in COM
pliment to the daughter of Major William
Meyer, who was prominent in procuring
the purchase of the engine.
Inbound train ON the Mississippi
Valley railroad, ran over drunken Negress
named Rosalie Wilson, near the Draining
Machine road, two miles above New Or
leans, breaking both OF her legs.
Mr.. laidore Newman, Sr., President of
the New Orleans Stock Exchange, made
Christmas present of lot of fruits and
to the pupils of both the
State Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind.
The gin houses of Messrs. Vim. Pearson,
near Farmerville, ]. 2. Glass, Marthaville,
Dejean, st. Landry, Mayor A. Simon, St.
Landry, Mrs. John Price, BienviIle, and
Mr.. Alex. s. Gilberl's sugar-h house, East
Baton Rouge, have been destroyed by fire.
difficulty in Madison parish between
James Gilpin, white, aud Manuel Ross,
colored, ended in Mr.. Gilpin being shot in
the leg and Ross through the bowels, dying
the next day. Mr.. Giipin has been iucar-
cerated in the Rayville Jail.
An aged colored couple of Mansura.
Avoyells parish, are to celebrate their gold
en wedding on the 9th proximo, and MIR. l.
II. Wise of New Iberia and Editor Addison
Of the Abbeville Meridonal have Just COM
their silver anniversaries.
Although the yield of tho present seasons
cotton crop to the acreage planted can b.
classed as fair. the price obtained has been
Far below the average of the last ten years,
and the seed bringing almost nothing, the
result has not been satisfactory to plan
Fers.
William B. Walton, salesman for large
drug house of Philadelphia. VILE Cunning
for altigatocs on small bayou near New
DrleArs, was seized from behind by all i,n-
nense saurian and dragged into the water
The animal was shot by g companion
1a,ned George Lefeyre, who rescued Wal
ton from the water in fainting condition.
His right leg was found to be terribly lac
srated and will probably have to he am
3utated.
Most Excellent.
J. J. Atklns. Chief of Police, Kno xrille
Tenn, writes My family and are beneficial
les of your most excellent medicine, DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption having found
to be all that you claim for it, tesire to testi-
" II, ;ts virtre Nv frlauds in wno.n I have