The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-03-13

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STATE NEWS. 10
aud Cuttings from the Ne"spa-
pers Of Louisiana. {
James ii. Hall ST., the pillow ma1i, IS dead.
Prof. Earl Grace has resigned his chair
in the State Normal School. l
The sentence of G. J. Boasser has been .
affirmed by the Supreme Court.
DR.. A. D. Mayo has been lecturing at Al
exandria, on educational subjects. |,
Mr.. Henry ST. Paul, an old and well
known resident Of Louisiana, is dead.
frank W. Baker, q young and energetic
member Of the New Orleans bar, u dead.
Geo. n. Newman has been arrested IN
Shreveport for swindling several smerch-
ants.
Charles Burmeister, tailor, committed
suicide in New Orleans recently because he
had lost hlS eye sight.
The State Board of Liquidation Mt its
last meeting ordered the funding Of over
5000 Of bonds and certificates.
The Texas Avenue Hospital in Shreve-
port has been burned. The origin of the
dre is attributed to incendiarism. 4
An election for Mayor, Councilmen and
Administrators of improvements will bs
held in Baton Rouge on the 9Th Of April.
Shreveport is considering suggestion
and proposition Of w. r. Coates, of Kala-
mazoo Mich, for the building Of water
works.
A movement has been inaugurated for
the building of q new Post Office in New
Orleans, on account of the insufdciency and
unsuitability Of the present quarters.
John Il. Aufdsndonte found guilty Of en-
bezzling $3.50 of Government funds, has
been sentenced by Judge Billings to five
years imprisonment and fine of $1,000.
The Louisiana Dental Society held its
annual meeting in New Orleans. commenc-
ing on the End. Many papers were read
and discussions on mooted points held.
!, W. e. Hermance reached New Orleans
on the 22nd ultimo, having travelled 1850
miles down the Yellowstone, Missouri and
Mississippi rivers in a canoe fifteen feet
long.
Auditor Steele has issued a circular to the
different State tax collectors, urgently re-
questing them to collect and account for
the licence taxes at the close of the present
quarter
motion to disbar Mr.. E. B. Herndon
lawyer, for unprofessional conduct, has
been made in the First Judicial .Distric
Court. The proceeding is pronounced extra
ordinary.
a salute of seventeen guns was fired il
New Orleans on thu departure of the frig
ate La ftore and the corvette TalismaD
Many courtesies were shown the French
men-of war during their visit.
The Grand Jury of Terrebonne parish
has ignored the bin in the matter Of Mr.
Frank Allen, who in January, shot and killed
in self defense, man named Albert Will
amson on the Southdown Plantation.
Miss Lena Gooch Of Mount Pleasant,
pupil ut Cincinnati music school, died sud
denly of paralysis, before her relatives
could be summoned. The remains will b.
brought to Mount Pleasant for interment
Alta meeting of the Board of administra
tors Of the Charity Hospital in New Or
leans reports for February, showing bal
ance Of cash in hand of 81, 400, the admis
sion of .472 patients and 81 ambulance calls
were made.
Mr.. Gay has written Hon. Duncan F
kenner and other prominent sugar plant
ers in Louisiana asking their cooperation
in the movement to have sugar exempte
from the reduction of duties proposed b
the Morrison tariff BILL
A brutal assault, by unknown roughs
was made on Geo. A. Peete Esq, Manage
ofthe Gullett Gin Manufacturing Compan,
at or near Amite City, on the evening {
Feb. 18th. A total reward of $500 ha
been offered for the conviction of the mot
A gentleman at Baton Rouge has il
formed the editor of the Weekly Truth the
he has at his home untamed and uncauRh
curiosity Of no less degree than sing
makes noise greatly Resembling q c,
mary.
The CHAMBERS have made their appearance
atSlaughter Station, near Baton Rouge. NJ
Lee, it is said, has lost one muls aud NJ
Appelby one, with still another sick. tt
parties bought the diseased stock III Ne
Orleans and shipped them ont to Slaughte
where they remained but short time b
fore the signs of disease began to deve
op. Farmers in the neighborhood a
very uneasy for fear the infection "
spread through the surrounding places de
tr1ying the stock.
On the 9Th instant, Marshal ". Fas
mann, of the firm of Fassmann & q,
whiskey and Tobacco dealers of New @
leans, was shot ut Baton Rouge in sallo,
at the corner of Florida and Third Stree
Mr.. Fassmann entered the saloon a
found his assailant drinking at the bar
difficulty resulted, and blows eliminate
Weapons were drawn, aud Fassmann v
shot in the left side Of the abdomen aud
the right breast with 3S-calibrs Britt
bulldog pistol. de subsequently, died.
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