The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-06-05
STATE NEWS.
Cribbings and Cuttings from the Newspa-

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Morganza water is running into some OF
the cotton and corn fields.
4 seventy -four pound turtle was caught
in the Comite, West Baton Rouge.
Over $50 crates Of strawberries have al
ready been shipped from Amite City.
A couple of prisoners, one convict, have
escaped from the Franklin parish jail.
Rev. s. G. Lee, prominent Baptist mil,-
lister, died at Arcadia, Bienville parish.
A male and female fox were killed in the
edge of st. Francisville week efore last.
A Negro child in Pointe Coupee had its
rib fractured By being thrown over by 9
pig.
A carload Of horses have been shipped
from Rayne, st. Landry parish, to Mis-
sissippi.
Three little girls were burned with acid
by a balloon explosion at Shreveport fai r
grounds.
New Iberia is shipping garden truck to
the New Orleans, Chicago and Cincinnati
markets.
A colored bride, overcome by emotion,
fell senseless at the Catholic Church in st.
Martinsville.
A party Of three New Orleans wheelmen
have made journey to Boston, Mass, on
their bicycles.
Mr.. T. G. Morley Of Morehouse parish
accidentally killed himself with pistol he
was handling.
Gustave Benoit shot and fatally wounded
Jacques Duhon, Jr., at ball in Rayville,
Richland parish.
| Rice fumes on the Cabanocey and Stella
plantations, st. james, came near causing
crevasses recently.
| The sixth annual session of the Gran
Lodge Of the knights of Pythias convened
at Monroe, May 4.
| The New Orleans States will soon appear
in a new dress, having purchased $25,O0O
press and new type. ~
| The contract for building the new court
house at Opelousas has been awarded to
Messrs. Hannah & Voss.
Rev. Alex. Marks of Amite City has been
presented with SIC, 600 by an unknown do
nor, to build school-ho
Willie Jefferson, an insane youth who
attempted suicide in Baton Rouge, has
been committed to the asylum.
Mr.. u. N. Lane of New Orleans was
drowned in the Bogue Falia, at Sulphur
Springs, st. Tammany parish.
A colored man named Gustave Patteu
committed suicide in st. Bernard by
shooting himself in the mouth.
Caddo has sent thirteen prisoners to the
penitentiary with sentences ranging from
six months to life imprisonment.
I An unknown white man with bullet
wound through the body was found float
ing in the, river at West Baton. Rouge.
| Que hundred acres of the crop on Mr..
Wallis place, West Baton Rouge, were ser
yiousiy injured by the recent hail storm.
Several Negroes in Amite City received
a severe shock from, a stroke of lightning
which struck a tree in front of their resi-
dence.
| A colored man riding mule in West
Feliciana near the Mississippi line, was
struck by lightning and both were instant.
ly killed.
| An excellent bridge has been erected in
Calcasieu parish, half of the expense being
paid by subscription among the citizens Of
Lake Charles.
A new Catholic Church, to cost $4,000
is about being erected in New Iberia, tt
which Rev. Father Jacquet, the pastor
subscribes 5000.
Joseph Forest, a white man living OF
lower Little Gallon, Terrebonne parish
was found drowned with heavy rock tiee
around his neck.
Robert Mahoney, colored, charged will
numbering his wife by drowning her il
Bayou Pierre, was discharged on prelim
mary examination.
There are 800 rice fumes piercing th,
levee between Baton Rouge and New Or
leans, and 100 more below New Orlean
and on the Lafonrche.
Hoodlums removed the gate from Fathe
Jacquet's flower garden. in New Iberia
during the night, letting in cattle that near
ly destroyed the entire parterre.
| Unknown parties, in order to get lumbe
and nails to build a fat-boat, tore dow,
and destroyed nearly all the buildings OF
I'm unoccupied plantation on the Tensas riv
er.
4 The plant of the Exposition has beer
nearly all sold under the Sheriff's hammer
to satisfy mortgage Of $91 900. held b.
the original Worlds Exposition Associa
ton.
/ Hon. A. W. Weems, ex. member of tn,
Legislature from st. Tammany parish
while herding stock, was knocked to tn,
ground and horribly mangled by a v;ciou
animal. receiving severe internal injuries
John Alexander, night operator at Bald
win Station, NJ. L. & T. r. R., was cut j,
the face in difficulty. At the same plac,
a colored child was accidentally shot in tn
jaw by pistol in the hands of colored lad
The marble statue of Confederate sol
dier, donated by the late Chas. T. Howard
to the Army of Tennessee. has been received
in New Orleans, and will be placed on til,
monument of the association in Metairi,
Ridge Cemetery.
The recent hail storm in st. Tamman,
parish did serious damage, 10000 bricks be
ing injured in Mallory & Lancaster's brick
yard and 1000 saw-logs and zoo cords Of