The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-01-30

Aud spread ont in ice-ike rightly far
From his own eye that flashed like apivotai star.
Unseen was the rest Of the demon-like form
OF the swift-moving Blizzard, the god OF the
But the presence was felt of an unconquered
For the fast running rivers stood suddenly still.
And the noses of people who Travelled the
Turned white with alright, and the hurrying
We're stung as with sting of hundred Of bees
While the blood crept away and allowed them
Columbus Dispatch.
4. -.. STATE NEWS.
.Gleanings from the Newspapers of Lou
isiana.
The Shreveport Jail contains thirty-fve
prisoners.
The Houma Courier has entered on its
ninth volume.
Baton Rouge had three fires from the 9Th
to the 18th insts.
The Mansfield Court house has been
thoroughly repaired.
The town of Houma is out of debt and
has $500 in the treasury.
Mr.. Thos. j. Mangham is to resume pub
LEGATION of the Gibsland Ne,c Era.
A lugger containing 1900 oyste RS sunk
at the Morgan City wharf recently.
Two colored women burned to death in
East Feliciana during the late cold spell.
Mrs. Henry Taylor of Homer burned to
death while warming herself at the CRATE.
bear weighing over 600 pounds has been
killed in Waxia Swamp, st. Landry parish.
The ladies Of Shreveport donated a Christ
Hospital of that city.
Mr.. Henry Gimler of Baton Rouge had
one of his haads seriously injured by being
caught in a gin band.
Bastrop hoodlums attempted to boycott
the Sentinel by ''pieing" the forms and
brickbatting the Office.
4 o-year-old baby at New Iberia was
shot in the face by brother who was care
iessly handling an old pistol.
Mr.. j. w. Grippen of East Feliciana was
badly scalded by an accident to the ma
.chinery of his steam gin.
Silas Moran and Mrs. Sallie Majors,
aged seventy-si and sixty-six respectively,
have married at Vidaiia.
to an eight -column paper, and is soon to
have frst-class job Office.
The construction of the Louisiana Cen
trail railroad from Lafayette to Baton
Qnruo hos hoop abandoned
Some boys who attempted to skate on
the ice in the river at Natchitoches broke
through and got cold bath.
A little daughter of Mr.. Cooper of Shreve
port, has been seriously burned by her
clothing igniting at the crate.
Jake Gnf shot and seriously wounded
Charley Williams at Choppin's station, on
the Texas and Pacific railroad.
Mrs. Van Buskin, an old lady residing
near Plaquemine, was badly burned by her
clothing taking fire from furnace.
Mr.. Hilton Lee of st. Helena parish
strsSs Negro with the fiat part of spade
and the Negro died few hours later.
The Summerfeld Academy, in Claiborne
parish. has closed on account of the resig-
nation of Miss Phillips, the principal.
Professional burglars cracked two safes
III one store at West Lake Charles, getting
about 500 and some valuable papers.
The sonth wing of the mechanical depart
nent of the Louisiana State University at
Baton Rouge has been destroyed by fire.
Morris Dixon, 16-year-o colored bow
of st. Joseph, Tensas parish, has been ar
rested for killing a companion of the same
age.
The Alexandria Democrat and To,ca Talk
have abandoned tri-weekly editions, and
will be published hereafter as weekly pa
pers.
A wild cat has been killed in Petite
Prairie, Plaquemines parish, which meas
q ed five feet long and eighteen inches
high.
While out hunting back of Brusly Land
ing, Mr.. Paul Golfers gun went off pre-
maturely and fearfully lacerated one of his
arms.
A man named J ohm Finney accidentally
Sell from the gallery of Verrett's store, on
Bayou Chene, Iberia parish, and broke his
neck.
Henry Jackson, colored, who murdered
Z. A. Britton at Minden last July and then
robbed the grocery, has been hanged at that
place.
Among other. exhibits Mr.. Bryan Of the
Lake Charles Echo sent five turnips weigh
ing nine pounds ten ounces each to the Elk
position.
An old feud between John and Alex.
BLAZER and H. LaBaum of Monroe culmi
mated in a fight in which the latter received
TWO wounds.
Elder Vim. George, q colored Baptist ex-
aorter, was hanged at Lake Providence,
January Is, for the murder of his paramount
n May, 1888.
Mr.. Herbert, section boss, Richland
parish, was thrown from his horse against
a tree, inaicting injuries of which he died
II half an hour.
An Italian organ grinder in New Orleans
WIS instantly killed by touching an electric
light wire which had been left hanging
against the pole.
The mate of the Ed. Richardson struck
one of the rousters on the head with club.
.naicting an ugly scalp wound, while the
s'oat was landing at Vidalia.
Mr.. John Higgins of Natchitoches and a
man named Cohn got drunk during the re-
cent cold wave and staid out all night. get
ling their feet and legs badly frozen.
Mr.. Sd. Langhoff, clerk of the lower coast
steamer New Cameiia, fell overheard dur