The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-01
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STATE NEWS.
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STATE NEWS.
Gribhinss aad Cuttings nom the Newsp.-
pArs Or Lonisiaa.-
The Mawara levee II Madison parish il
about to give way.
e shark three feet long has been caught
in Vermilion Bay.
The Baton Rouge court house has been
insured for $1,000.
a oavalry company is being organized
by the citizens Of Opelousas.
Iberville and New Iberia have literary
clubs. Rayne is to follow suit.
The dry-house Of the Plaquemine Linn
Der Company has been destroyed by fire.
The State Medical Association has been
holding it's annual meeting in New Iberia.
Vernon Hull was assassinated last week
~ the parish Of Livingston by unknown
parties.
The Weekly Times Democrat Offers a
stem winding Waterbury watch to new sub-
scribers.
- Mrs. Nesmith of New Iberia fell while
leaving church, and fractured her left leg
in two places.
Mr.. Henry Jones Of st. Tammany vas
thrown from his horse and severely injured
about the head.
The Fest Carroll Fire Company will dis.
pense with their annual parade on account
Of not having music.
The Republican nominating convention
OF the Second Congressional District ia Ia
meet at Gretua, ON May 3.
The East Carroll levees at Salem LANDING
are reported to be in imminent danger ON
account Of caving banks.
Tom Bell, colored, who murdered anoth-
or Negro in Shreveport last October. has
been captured in Copshatta.
Edgar Veazey of New Iberia, who acct
dentally shot himself while hunting. died
from the effects of the wound.
Hoodlums at New Iberia unlinked a num-
Der OF cars on the Morgan road, on the
switch, and threw away the pins.
Mr.. Sandy Simpson Of Claiborne parish.
has eloped with his 16- year. old sister-in-law.
leaving his wife and four children.
The paper which secured the Caddo par
ish printing and advertising for the ensn-
ing year bid one cent for the contaact.
Father Menard Of st Joseph's Church.
Thibodaux, is havinga magnificent town
clock erected in tower of that edifice.
Tom Dick, under Indictment for the muir
der of Tom Washington, both colored, in
Caddo, has been arrested at Coushatta.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Louisiana held their fourth an
nual convention in Baton Rouge last week.
The steamboat Mary Lewis has been
raised and towed to Morgan City. She has
a hole thirty-six feet long in the side of her
hull
During the absence of the inmates. of tho
residence Of Mrs. Rrecher ut De Sair Sta
ton, st. John parish, was robbed OF SIG. 900
IN cash.
son of Mr.. Chris. Balkman of Bio
Woods, Calcasieu parish, shot himself 40
seriously in the left arm that it had to be
amputated.
The Washington Argus, after a suspen-
sion OF some months, has resumed publica-
ton and is again welcome visitor to our
exchange table.
on Monday, the 25th inst, the New Or
leans P'cayune presented its readers with
a twelve-page edition largely devoted to
sugar interests.
Mr. Henry Mayo has made splendid
crayon bust of Grand Master Workman
Powderly and presented it to the Morgan
City Knights of Labor.
The roof of Mr.. James Costello's resi-
dence at Morgan. City, recently DESTROYED
by fire, has been repaired by brother car
penters free of charge.
a little son OF Mr.. Brien, residing on
Bayou Du Large, Terrebonne parish, was
run over and killed by heavy wagon
while riding on the wheel.
Charles Rohbacher, formerly of New Or.
leans, was killed by falling tree while
passing through strip of woods during a
storm near Little Rock, Ark.
MI. j. B. Lawton, of the New Iberia En-
terp'ise, was racentlY requested by num-
Der OF prominent citizens in Washington to
establish paper IN that town.
Seventy-six captive Apache Indians. the
remnant of Geronimo's band, passed
through New Orleans en- route to Fort Ma
rlon, Fla. swarthy babe was born on the
trip.
gentleman at Point-aux-Loups, st.
Landry parish, was recently killed by light
ming, and the accident led to the death,
three days later, of his mother, aged about
l07 years.
Five OF the gang of thieves who have
been depredating on the Mississippi Valley
railroad freight cars at Baton Rouge we're
caught in that city and 800 worth of prop
erty recovered.
Evidences of an old town, wagon tracks
and prints made years ago, have been dis
covered five feet under the soil of the cav
ing bank, at Lake Providence.
Sheriff Duson of st. Landry parish offers
$500 reward for the capture of the person ar
persons supposed to have set fire to the
courthouse at 0pelousas, or $3.50 for
proof that the fire was accidentally caused.
Fairfax plantation, in St. Mary parish
was recently sold at syndic auction for
$4,000 and was purchased by Mr.. Walter
Pugh. The Mound or Weightman planta-
ton was sold at shsfif's sale for SO, 900 to
John Calder s Co.
Inc New Iberia Enterprise says, owing to
The unprecedented winter scarcely 100 trees
OF Joe Jefferson's large orange grove of
nearly nine hundred will survive, and it
may be two or more years before these will
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