If Donaldsonville had a society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals,
its attention would have been invited
to a case which came under our notice
yesterday. A young bull being driven
to the slanghter. pen had been beaten
over the eyes until its sight was com
pletely obscured, to prevent it from
running off at the side streets and
giving the drivers a little additional
trouble. Less cruel means might
have been employed to secure this
end quite as effectively.
Hilliard Walker was arrested in the
second ward and committed to jail in
default of bond by Justice Bush, the
charge being larceny of a silver watch
belonging to John Clarkman, who
lives on the plantation of Dr. Legare.
W.e understand that since Walker's
incarceration it has been discovered
that Mose Todd, who has absconded,
took the watch and pawned it at the
store of Mr. M. Tobias for $5. Walker
was released" from confinement this
morniing upon giving bond of $50.
A very pleasant entertainment was
given in the yard of the Episcopal
church during the evening of the 1st
inst., being a children's fair for the
benefit of an Orphans' Home in New
Orleans. We regret. that absence
from town prevented us from attend
ing, and that an oversight dela'yed
mention of the affair until this late
hour. The little ladies who conducted
the entertainment made it very agree
able to their visitors, and realized the
sum of $17 80 for their charitable
purpose.
