The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-27
STATE NEWS.

Gribbings and Cuttings from the New pa.
pers of Louisiana.
Fire wells are being dug in Napoleon.
vile.
Mr.. R. NJ. Moore Of Sicily Island lost his
dwelling house by fire.
Moody and Sankey have been holding O
su1ssful revival in New Orleans.
baptiste Carey, y colored man living in
Vldalia, died last week of trichinosis.
The New Orleans Morning Star is now
controlled by the Rev. Father Coouey.
Miss Mary Mcleod was accidently shot
by her brother and dangerously wounded.
A large passenger and freigh depot is be-
ing built by the Illinois Centra! railroad at
Arcola.
The old Brunswick Hotel on Baronne
street, New Orleans, was burned OIL the :;rl
instant.
new levee is under construction at
speranza plantation, three miles below
Hahnville.
The work of putting the roof on the new
government building at Shreveport. has
commenced.
Dr.. J. Y. Saunders, a prominent Eas,
Feilciana physician, died at Clinton on the
18th instant.
Inc trial of Jerry Horn at Richland. for
the killing of Walter Jones, colored, re-
salted in acquittal.
An Albino robin, with red brenst md
back, and wings snowy white, has been
killed at St. Joseph.
little daughter of Caleb SHINES, Ten
sas parish, burned to death by ignitinc her
clothing at the CRATE.
Dennis Jones, coiored man, froze to
death IN the field of J. A. Rhymes, near
Alto. on the 9th instant.
Another murder is reported at Moorino,s
Shore, Caddo parish, the third in the same
locality within few months,
henry Carter shot and killed Vim, Gala
nan. Dr., at Osceoia, Tensas parish, alleging
fhe deed to have been accidental.
An excursion party of over 100 citizens
Of western and Northern States are to visit
Lakes Charles some time this month.
Ihree Negroes have been arrested in
iihioodaux On suspicion of having COM
United the recent robberies near Raceland
Director General Buck rendered his ras
agnat'on to the Exposition Board Manage
ment, and was succeeded by Col. B. D.
Wood.
Eleven houses were blowned down by' a
recent storm in Lafayette parish and a
large amount of fencing and timber bros
trated.
MIR. Frank Rhodes OF Gouldboro. while
At work IN the hold of vessel had his leo
broken IN three places by falling bale of
cotton.
Mr.. G. A. Meadows, publisher of the
Hretna Courier. has been charged by an
apprentice of that paper with assault and
Battery.
Mr. 9. Il. Wandsdale, editor of the Mon
roe Bulletin, has been requested to become
q candidate FOR the State Senate and has
declined.
Iusene Adams, colored. charged with the
murder of Hypolite Williams in poiu,e
ooupee parish in 1885, has been captured
in Monroe.
Inc Jail OF Claiborne parish is without
"u occupant, and that Of Plaquemiue mar
Ash has been tenantless three times ,,nr;n,
the past year.
0ohn fany OF Gretna, while engaged in
slean'ns gin at the Crescent City Oh
orks, was Suddenly caught and his Lao
.earfully eashed.
man named David Chambers of Bloom
'hSson, Ind, died i'll PIaquemine of blood
poisoning resulting from the lancine of |
rising under one of his arms.
Spencer Jackson, an old NEGRO con,;o,a.3 |
OF perjury, at the last term of Court in Fac, |
seiic'ana, and sentenced to six years in the
1eniseEt!a:y, has been paraoned.
lottery and wheel of fortune man. who
had the misfortune to visit Winnshoro
cropped shout so into :he hands OF the
poys OF the town and left in disgust.
a hrltlsh steamer i'll trying to leave New
orleans during the fog Oh Saturday before
asst, fouled with several other vessels erea-
'4iR damage to the amount of SGa,uoo.
HE resolution authorizing the govern
nent exhibit 81 the New Orleans Ex,osi-
ion was defeated in the House by a yota at
70 !. tov hahn from louisiana made an
'Aceetiingly iCfcible stlsvss in favor Of the
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