The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-06

A post-office has been established at Ven
tress, Pointe Coupee parish, on the island
Of False river.
Mr.. L. NJ. Soniat has purchased the
Whitecast'e plantation, in Iberville par
/ ish, for $13,C
An unknown tramp, aged abont 60 years,
was found dead near Crowley station, six
miles vest of Rayne.
Flatboats are being sunk in front Of the
river bank at Plaquemine, in order to pre-
vent it from c;.ving.
A young unknown man, supposed to be a
tramp. was cut in two by train near Pom
chatonla, January 27,
Mrs. DR.. A. R. Courier has sold her
Iberyille plantation to Messrs. Saurage &
Thompson for $35, coo.
Little Robert Arnold of Shreveport had
his hand nearly blown of by the bursting
of gun while hunting.
John Westley Harvey, accused of the
murder of John S. Mckee, has been tried
at Opelousas and acquitted.
The New Iberia Enterprise has entered its
second volume. 1t is al excellent paper
and merits Il prosperous career.
| An attempt to derall h passenger train
on the Z. d 2. road near Baton Rouge was
recently discovered and frustrated.
| Professor johnson, United States Geol-
ogist, has discovered some valuable lime
stone and iron ore in DeSoto parish.
| j. Z. Rushing, who killed Bunch in Rich
land parish, has been, after preliminary
examination, discharged from custody.
| The City Council of New Orleans are
considering a proposition to throw open
| the Exposition doors for free admission.
| IA boy who carries the mail from Magno-
| liza, Ark, to Minden, La, was stopped by
| two men and robbed of valuable letters.
| At Keachi, Capt. John Mcdonald, in try
| ing to stop runaway team was struck in
| the side by the horses front feet and killed
| Executive advertisements have appeared
calling for proposals to build dikes in
| Avoyelles, Iberville and jefferson parishes.
Negro boy hunting on Cypremort
| prairie, st. Mary, was instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of his companions
gun.
| The Rev. Mr.. Leucht raised $500 in
| Shreveport for the benefit of the Hebrew
Home for Widows and Orphans in New Or
leans.
At Robeline, an unloaded box car was
thrown from the track by slight obstruc-
! ton, which resulted III the wrecling of six
box cars.
Mr.. Harry Bossier of Covington was
thrown from his buggy against a pine tree
with such force as to shutter the tree to
fragments.
The ordinance passed by the Police Jury
Of Plaquemines parish, prohibiting the sale
of liquor on Sunday, is meeting with vio-
lent opposition.
Gus Logan, co!ored, convicted in Caddo
parish of murder and sentenced to death,
has had his sentence COMMITTED to i'm
prisonment for life.
Thieves entered the store Of Mr. 0. Bour-
que, at Abbeviile, which is also the post
office, and robbed the mail of registered
letters containing $40.
lie priest at Covington had to delay his
mass, as the water about to be used on the
altar was turned to ice.
Emmet BIonin of Baton Rouge has had
one of the fingers of his left hand torn off
by a Monte Christie rifle given him by his
father as Christmas present.
A mail agent on the Morgan train at
tempted to throw out couple Of bags at
Nor; gan City, but missed his aim and
tossed them into Berwick Bay.
Mr.. j. Fl. Keller, the we'll known New
Orleans soap manufacturer, is Offering free
admission tickets 10 pa, ties wishing TO visit
the Exposition and unable to pay
Fred Ketchum, Shreveport boy whose
arm was crushed by Texas Pacific train
near that city in 1854, has Just been grant
ed $4,000 damages, with interest and costs.
While the Yazoo Valley was at the Colfax
landing, during a recent trip, she met with
general smash-up to her derricks, staging
and jackstaff, the two latter being knocked
overheard.