The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-22


Hush. niggers! is sleep,
STATE NEWS.
Eribbings and Cuttings Rom the New,pa
'-pers or Louisiana.
Calcasleu river overfiowed Mays.
The town Of Rayville is entirely under
water.
Poles Tor electric lights are being put up
ip Shreveport.
The Baton Rouge Truth is being pub.
lished as daily.
Ex-Judge Logan Of Mansfield died very
suddenly last week.
brick fre-proof jail is to be built al
Tallulah, Madison parish.
HENRY Brass Of Franklin parish seriously
cut Abe Crawford with an ak.
The Marksville Bulletin has procured new
type and discarded its patent inside.
Mr.. Upshaw of Union parish was shot in
the arm by unknown parties recently.
The depot at Arcadia was broken open
ana express packages worth $35 stolen.
/ Mr.. D. G. Tidwell of Ouachita seriously
injured Mr.. 4. Mi!lhouse, during difficult
ty.
batthazar Delahoussaye killed Joseph
boudraaux at ball in eros Isle, yermilion
parish.
4. 4. Parsons the Anarchist leader of
Chicago, was at one time resident of
Shreveport.
Mr.. W. a. Crews bag dipped eleven bar
rels of choice new potatoes from New Ibe-
ria to Chicago.
Ihe Clubhouse and grist-mill of Mr.. A
Ledoux, st. Landry parish, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
] A colored man has just died in St. Lam
dry parish, aged los gears, leaving a broth
er over 81 years old.
James Fislds, colored, fatally shot by the
town marshal of Rayvil!e, Richland parish.
while resisting arrest.
: A. D. Theriot, student of St. Charles
College, Grand Coteau, was accidentally
drowned while bathing.
Mr.. W, X. Weaver was found tied and I'M
der the Influence of chlcseforn in his house
at Shreveport, recently.
The new bridge across the Boque Chitto.
IN Washington parish, was washed awav
during the late high water.
: A Negro Who attempted to Jump of a
moving train at West Lake Charles, had his
root crushed by the wheels.
Gov. Warmoth shipped 1900 barrels of
sugar from his plantation in P:aquemine
parish to New Orleans last week.
= lne Madison parish Police Jury have ap-
propriated $21 GOO for the purpose of build
ing new courthouse at Tallulah,
The Government has presented the State
Agr'aaltural College at Baton Rouge with
the abandoned barracks property there.
chas. A. Roxborough, the young colored
oarrlster, has been appointed City Attorney
OF Plaauemine by the negly elected Coun-
Gil.
Jane Golf of Natchitoches, while hand
ling pistol, accidentally killed Charley
Valley, colored, who was standing near
her.
Tom Bell, wao shot Edmund Washington.
has been found guilty of murder without
capital punishment in the Shreveport Grim
iaal court.
A triangular duel took place in West Lake
Charles between Nessrs. Duran. Hammond
senechal, snd all were wounded, the latter
seriously.
A man named Baskin Dupre, while out
fishing on one of the bayous of st, Landry
parish, was shot and instantly killed nv
some unknown party.
Charles Stiles. charged With the murder
OF Wash Jackson, in Tepsas parish, has
been declared insane, and will be sent to
the asylum at jackson.
Inc roman Catholics Of Alexandria are |
raising funds to move chapel at present |
four miles below that place. To a !
site sixteen miles above.
Hon. L. B. Claiborne of Pointe Connso |
will Introduce into the General Assembly |
bill appropriating $4,000 to aid in the
Poydras College.
The Farmerv,i's Gazette is responsible
tor the statement. that Negro in that place
had dug up $4,000 which during the war a
farmer buried in his front yard. I
Mr.. Sebastin Dupree, while out buppv
riding IN company with another gentleman
on Bayou Care, st. Landry parish, was
murdered by some unknown party.
An eleesion is to be held in Vermilion
parish to-day for. the purpose Of
successor in the House of Rem
'esentatives to the late Geo. NJ. Eldridce,
The death warrant of Dennis Bovd. who
murdered Davis Haas in Bossier parish in
September. 1884. has been signed. Friday,
June II, is the date fixed for the execution
Rayne, st. Landry parish, has shipped
1880 worth OF eggs to various points dur
ng the last three months, five thousand
ozens being sent to New Orleans in ore
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