The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-17
STATE NEWS.

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STATE NEWS.
Cribbings and Cuttings from the Newspa-
pers of Louisiana.
Lake Charles is to have laundry.
Tom Ford's hair is turning very white
Ierrebonne parish has carried the Sunday
law.
Two convicts at work on the Davis Gre
..yasse escaped last week.
a Shreveport merchant shipped 10000
pounds of beeswax to New York.
Mr.. Felix Leblanc of New Iberia had his
hand terribly mangled in saw-mill.
Work on the new N. e. Church at Lake
Charles has been indefinitely postponed.
Daniel Boudreaux of New Iberia killed
Louis Iruard by accidentally discharging a
gun.
Signor Faranta, the New Orleans ten cent
showman, is suing for a divorce from his
wife.
The celebrated Kimble iron lands of
claiborne parish were colo last week at IS:
per acre.
The entire amount necessary for the CON
struction of the Monroe compress has been
subscribed.
Peter HILBERT of Iberville was severely
cut IN the head at st. Johns church by a
falling lamp globe.
frederlck Veazie, New Iberia boy. was
severely wounded by the accidental dis
charge Of his gun.
Anderson Lewis and Andrew Mayfield,
poth coiored, broke Jail at Ruston by bor-
ing through the floor.
boasso is learning to be druggist and
mas been set to work in the hospital ward
OF the State penitentiary.
Mr.. JAS. Godberry's plantation. in St.
John parish, was sold by The Sheriff, bring
ing the sum Of $4,000.
Gov McEnery has signed the death war
rant OF John Davis for the murder. in As
sumption, of Lezina Davis.
Inc wife OF an itinerant patent medi-
cine man at Minden, attempted suicide be-
cause her husband had beaten her.
A house ON the Helvetia plantation. st.
James parish, occupied by Mr.. Camille
blouln' was struck by lightning recently,
IN difficulty in Pointe Coupee parish
Jos. Ellie was shot through the stomach and
Fatally wounded by Alex Carter. Roth co,-
ored.
ONE shotgun shells exploded in the
hands Of Capt. A. Alberts of West Baton
Rouge, and injured one Of those members
seriously.
Mr. y. 5. Lognoin of De Soto parish has
killed this season 1853 jacksnipe which he
sofa IN NeY Orleans at from 81 to 81 4(
per dozen.
tour-year-old son of Mr.. Jno. W. Heard
p1 Harrlsonburg set fire to the contents Of
powder-horn, which exploded, strikino
him in the face,
The remains of Leander Berry, second
clerk of tho Mary Lewis, wrecked near
Morgan City, have been recovered and bur.
ried at New Iberia.
thirteen white end nineteen colored
schools are now open in Iberville parish, in
which fifteen white and .hirty-two colored
teachers are employed.
The store house of Mrs. Bennett Ouachite
parish, and that of Mr.. H. E. Moseley, on
Bayou D'Arbonne, in Union parish, have
been destroyed by fire.
st. Martinszills has new papsr-the
Messenger, published weekly by Messrs.
Eastin & Bieuvenue for ST. per annum, We
wish it success.
Bill Gladney of Caddo shot and killed
Nicholas Bradford about woman, making
the fourth murder in the neighborhood
within the past few monthe.
A young son of Mr.. A. A. Liable of Iafa-
yette, hearing the servant girl struggling
with supposed burglar, fred into the
room, killing the girl instantly.
A notsraal act incorporating the Physi
clans Mutual Benevolent Association of
Louisiana, with their domicAe at the CITY
of Baton Rouge, has been recorded.
The owners of the tug Barmore, wrecked
in Bayou Teche, have assumed the expense
of burying the four roustabouts who were
killed and caring for the six wounded.
NAA' A0AAOA AauslClS, Il prominent citizen
of Pointe Coupee, died suddenly of heart
disease while working in his garden. He
was aged eighty one and leaves 100 descen-
dants.
Two horse thieves zsno carried off several
horses from the neighbo-hocd Of Pleasant
Hill, DeSoto parish, were taken near San
Augustine, Texas, and killed while resisting
arrest.
The New Iberia Enterprise was taken in
by the Times Democrats April-fool Joke.
and the Capitolian Adrocate by the burning
of the st. Louis Store, as published in the
1berville Democrat.
tree near the residence OF Clay Porche
on Bayou Du Large, Terrebonne parish, was
struck by lightning and falling through the
roof, inflicted wounds on Mr.. Porche and
broke one of his little child's arms.
The Supreme Court affirmed the sentence
OF Richard Backarow, the Louisville drum
4ner. convicted at Shreveport of tho abduc-
tion of Mrs. Inez Watkins of Texas. He
has been sentenced to three months in the
parish Jail.
Minden citizen offers prize of $50 to
the farmer in Webster or Claiborne parish
that will raise the largest number Of bush
els of corn on one acre of ground, and the
Democrat I1itEae offers second prize of
$40 in gold and years subscription to the
farmer raising the second best crop.