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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-19
MAI. sJNO. KINGSLEY,
MERCHANT TAILOR.

WOOD STREET, HELENA.
make speciality Of Fine Goods and perfect its,
guaranteeing satisfaction in all cases.
VIM. Wiswell, lin rear Of Klenschmidts storel Deer
Lodge. IL kept constantly supplied with samples Of
al my goods.
Measures md Orders
Taken by him. will be 6lled BY me- and the same guar
entec given ~ In my own announcement.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-19

- The City l:al Billiard Rooms are running
might and day-'cos why" the proprctoss are maxim.
Il pleasant for the boys.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-19

Pioneer. Boot & Shoe Store
Miners Of Pioneer, Pilgrim Bar aud adjacent Camps
will And the best quality OF
MINERS BOOTS AT "GURNEYS.~ PIONEER.
% low 10 sold In Montana. Large Stock, al Sizes
All Styles Of LADIES CATERS AND SHOES
NICK NlLLEN.
Pioneer, II. +. May IL, 1871. 06.6.
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DO0-0erel.
certain butcher had dog,
And BingO was his name,
At Macs Brown Jug he took biz gr0g,
Which vice folks do thae sans. - col
A dog. q butcher had for bose,
Aud Peiey was his name.
And Pelcg drank At Macs Brown jug,
And man and dog were game.
~ A nice counter for eale at Macs Brown jug.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

of December, without fail, and that
the rumors circulated were IN every
wav unfounded. We were also IN
formed by these gentlemen that it
was time that the last half mile of the
grade should be completed, in order
that they could proceed with the lay
inc of the track to Houma at once.
We were also authorized to inform
our citizens that train will run
regularly ffom Terrebonne to the ter
minus of the road, i. e., lower line OF
Skaters plantation, four miles from
Houma, at any time that arrange
ments can be made, Mr.. Berger will
run his stage to this terminus OF the
road.
Passengers arriving from New Or
leans will meet those going to the
same city at about 1l:30 A. NJ, at tins
point.
Having several times travelled the
intervening distance between Terre-
bonnie Station and Houma in the stage
which makes daily trips between those
points, we are the better able to cal
culate the great convenience the new
railroad will be to the citizens Oh
Houma, and to congratulate them
accordingly upon its acquisition. Is.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

burning. building, was in his night
clothes, and he had obtained only
sufficient old clothing to seoger HIM
self. e
When they arrived in Philadelphia
George found that his uncle had LETT
but a short time previous for st.
Louis. Mr.. Nelson left him on Market
street, and told him to go up to the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad depot, relate
his story to The officials, and they
would pass him on to st. Louis. The
little fellow went to the depot, but
they disblieved his story, and wouldn't
give him pass. He then started to
walk towards Harrisburg, expecting
that he would come across somebody
that would send him to his destina-
ton. He walked all the way from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg without
getting any assistance, being ten days
on. the Journey. He said that he
begged yictuals at the farm houses,
and slept in the woods at night. The
latter, he said, did not come very hard
ON him, as he once went on trapping
expedition in Western Missouri, when
he had to camp out at night. He
reached Harrisburg day before yester-
day, when he got on freight train
and stole ride to Altoona. There
he related his story to the railroad
officials, and Mr.. A. j. Casset, General
Superintendent of the road, provided
him with q pass to Pittsburg, with
instructions that when he arrived here
he should be turned over to the
Relief Committee of the Chicago Fire
Fund, who, if they believed his story
to be a true one, could have him sent
on to his destination. The boy
arrived here this morning, and called
at the Mayors Office, where he related
his story as given above to Mayor
Brush and the Relief Committee.
Little George is q bright, intelligent
lad, and told his story very smoothly
When the names of his father and
mother were mentioned, the tears
came into his eyes. The boy was
closely questioned, with a view to
seeing whether he was really telling
the truth or not, and he answered
every thing SO, quickly, and yet with
such child like simplicity, that ne
doubts were left on the minds of his
hearers that he was telling the truth
Mr.. Morehead of the Relief Committee
has procured him a pass to St. Louis
and will provide him with means Il
see him on there comfortably. TIL.
4 little fellow viii start this afternoon
He says his uncle resides one mile on
of St. Louis, and that he will have NJ
difficulty in finding him, as he wa
at his house at the time he startes
with him on the trapping expedition
to Western Missouri.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
TROUBLE AT THE STATE UNI
VERSTTY, ai

Twenty-four of the students OF the
Louisiana State. University at Baton
Rouge, were dismissed about the 18th
of last month by Superintendent. +.
Boyd, and letter received by an ae-
ouaintance of ours from one of the
professors of the University gives the
following particulars of the unfortu-
nate affair.
On Saturday night, November 18th,
some persons, supposed to be cadets,
took down the large bell of the insti-
tuition, probably because its ringing
was unpleasant to them. Noise
enough was made in the operation to
arouse Col. Boyd and another officer
of the University, who made an inn
mediate inspection ofthe premises but
failed to discover the persons who had
removed the bell. Next day Super
intendent Boyd interrogated in turn
every cadet, requiring each one to
state whether or not he had been i'm
plicated in the removal of the bell.
All but twenty-four returned mega
tive answer, but these persistently re-
fused to respond to the interrogation,
for which violation of an established
regulation they were dismissed by the
Superintendent. Among them was
a son of Col. Boyd, and several mem
bers of the graduating class, some o.
the best scholars of the University.
We at first felt disposed to blame
the Superintendent for his action III
dismissing the young gentlemen fol
such small offense, but when it ii
considered how necessary to the wei
fare of such an institution is rigid
enforcement of its regulations, thu
prompt dismissal of the refractory
students seems to have been perfect,
necessary and justifiable.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
Another Incident OF the Chicago
Fire.

The papers all over the country
continue to TEEN with accounts of sad
accidents connected with the great
fire in. Chicago. None sadder, how
ever, has been told than that related
at the Mayors Office In Pittsburgh, a
few mornings ago, by a little boy,
who said that both his father and
mother persisted in the flames, and
that he, himself, barely escaped with
his life. The Leader, of that city,
gives the following details: ife
The little fellow, who is eleven
years of age, says his name is George
Howard. His father and mother lived
in New York until about two months
ago, when they removed to Chicago.
There the father started into the mer-
chant tailoring business, and was get
ting along quite well when the great
fire started They lived on Randolph
street, and when they retired to bed
on the second night of the conflagra-
ton, the fire was not within q great
distance of their house, and there
were, of course, no fears entertained
in that locality of the flames. George
says that he was aroused from his
sleep by the heat, and when he opened
his eyes he found their building on
fire and the windows already in
flames. He jumped up, awakened his
father and mother, and told them the
whole house was on fire. The heat
at this time was intense, and the little
fellow managed to save himself by
Jumping through one of the burning
windows, which was ON the second
story, down on to the pavement
below. There he waited, expecting
his father and mother could also
escape by jumping from the windows
But they were never seen afterward
In less time than it takes to tell it
the building was crumbling mass
The next morning, the little boy
states, he found the bones of hi
father and mother lying under the
ruins. H
He was now an orphan, and, having
been in Chicago but a month, knew
no one. The only relative he haG
was an uncle, o trapper, whose home
was in st. Louis, but when last hearC
from was in Philadelphia, and ht
determined to make an effort to get t,
him. He came across gentle
man going to Philadelphia, who's
name he said was John Nelson
and he agreed to pay his fare. They
!, took train on the Erie railroad, ami
} the conductor, to whom he related hi
story, took pity on him and purchase,
him neat suit of clothes. The it'll
fellow, when he escaped from tn,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
Wilkinson has all the latest period
calls at his news depot, Crescent Place

=
This is to.ussvery pleasant reading
from the Assumption Chronicle, edited
by friend Thomas Divine, at Napo-
1eonville:
We owe the editor of the Donald
sonville Chief an apology for not
noticing that able sheet before, but
when the editor of that paper knows
that We. have been kept very busy
with other duties that compelled us
almost TO entirely abandon the Chroa-
sole, we feel confident that he will
accept our apology. The Chief is
one of our most valued exchanges, its
editorials are always spicy and to the
point, geographically it cannot be
excelled, and throws some of our city
exchanges completely in the shade.
1t is unnecessary for us to wish the
Chief success, for such enterprise
never meets with failure.
,.o The handsome compliment which
you have paid us, friend Divine.
makes us forget that you failed to
notice the Chief before. and we. are
more than pleased to accept YOU
graceful but unnecessary apology.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

A NEW RAILRoAD.-The Terre-
bonnie Patriot enlightens its readers
upon subject connected with the
new branch of the Morgan's Louisi-
ana & Texas Railroad, which viii run
from Terrebonne Station, upon the
main line of that road, to Houma,
distance of about thirteen miles
As many of our readers are aware
of the rumor that prevailed through
out our parish about two weeks since,
to the effect that Charles Morgan's
agents, Messrs. C. A. Whitney & Co.,
intended to run the branch road from
Terrebonne to the lower branch OF
Mr.. w. A. Skaters plantation only,
instead Of to Houma, as was first con-
templatedand agreed upon, we made ii
our especial business to call upon
Messrs. c. A. Whitney & Co., where
we met Messrs. Pandelly and Carter,
lthe former superintendent. and the
latter contractor of the road), who
seemed to be in the best of spirits,
and assured us that the road would
be completed TO Houma by the first
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
Communicated
FALSE AND SLANDER0US.
ST. JAMES, Nov. n, l87I.

ST. JAMES, Nov. ~, 1871. .
EDITOR CHIEF-Since the untimely
and unlocked for death of Lieutenant
Governor Dunn, the partisans of the
Custom-house ring have been circulate
ing a report thai he was poisoned.
This, in connection with the "possum
game" of Mr.. Geo. w. Carter, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, has
made considerable impression on the
people. 1t will be seen at once what
what the object of the parties who
circulate this report is. Seeing that
their hopes of political success are fast
waning, they have taken this method
of endeavoring to regain THEN lost
popularity and break the influence
which Governor Warmoth yields over
the Republicans of St. James.
Well knowing that the Sentinel, or
gan of the Custom house clique in this
parish, will take no steps to correct
the false report, l ask that You pub
lish this contradiction. Gov. Dunn
was attended in his last moments by
Drs. Beach, Daquin. and Roudanez,
three of the leading physicians of New
Orleans, whose yeraeity cannot be
questioned. He was also attended by
Mr.. Lewis, Administrator of Police, a
we'll known anti Warmoth man, who
would have no object in deceiying the
people in regard to the cause of Mr.,
Dunn's death. There were many 9TH
Ter of the late Lieut.. Cows friends
by his bedside during his illness, and
no doubt whatever exists in then
minds but his death resulted from
natural causes.
The utter falsity of the contempti-
BILE rumor / have mentioned shows
the desperate strait to which the lead
ers of the Custom-house faction il
St. James are reduced. m
More anon. PENCIL DOT.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
ORR I,EyEEs.

The Police Jury of this parish met
on Monday to consider the subject of
leyees, and consult upon the advisa-
bility of requesting the Governor of
the State to order an election on the
left bank of the river, to ascertain
if the inhabitants of that portion of
the parish were in favor of tax
being levied upon them for the pur-
pose of rebuilding the broken levees.
After general discussion, a commit
tee was appointed, consisting of Judge
E. w. Mason and C. N. Lewis and
Pierre Landry, to proceed to New
Orleans and consult the Governor,
State Engineer and Leyee Company
upon the subject, after which the
Police Jury adjourned to meet again
the following Wednesday. The com
mittee returned Tuesday night, and
at the meeting of the Jury next day
reported that, after consulting the
parties above named, they were of the
opinion that there was no necessity
for levying tax, as the Levee Com
pany would, in all probability, aceep
a proposition made by Mr.. 2. j. Ken
nedy, which would place them OF
sound financial basis and insure tn,
immediate construction of all thu
broken levees of the State. Tn
report of the committee was concurret
in. - s.
We see by the New Orleans Time
of yesterday, that the Board of Stat
Engineers have advertised for bid
for building the leyees, hence W
conclude that final arrangements fo
pushing this important work hav
been made, though We are yet ignor
ant of their nature.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
ToHN NJ. CROWLEY,
> Il a II r..
Post-once Notice.


DoEALDsoNyILLE, La,
September, 1871. s,
Mails Arrfye-From New Orleans on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday aud
Sunday mornings. E&s
From Thibodaux Monday and Thursday
at o'clock p. N.
From st. Francisville Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday.
Mails are Closed-For New Orleans
on Sunday at IL o'clock NJ. land at six o'clock
p. NJ; st al
On Tuesday at three o'clock P. NJ;
On Wednesday at 6 o'clock P. NJ;
On Thursday at IL NJ.
For Thibodaux on Monday and Thursday
at 2. NJ.
For st. Franeisville Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6 P. N.
Postoffice win be open every day from 7
A. NJ. to P. NJ, except on Sunday, when ii
will be closed at IL o'clock NJ
No letters will be registered on Sunday
after 8 o'clock A. n. ,,.
The postoffice rules viii be strictly execu
ted by its officers.
?. LANDRY, Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
A ZEAL0Us OFFICIAL,

The day after the sinking of the
steamer Wade Hampton opposite this
town, some one came to us with the
information that all or portion of
the mail matter which was on the
steamer at the time of the accident
had been lost, and q bundle of papers
found floating in the river. 1t so
happened that we had but the day
before placed our weekly mail in the
st-office, and the thought that a
greater part of an edition of the
CHIEF had been lost was very dis
agreeable, to say the least. We have
since been happy to learn, however,
that our informant was wholly mis-
taken, as every letter and every paper
aboard the boat was saved.
The efficient young mail agent,
Mr.. VIM. A. Hodges, displayeds a
degree of courage and zeal in saving
the mail matter under his charge
| which certainly entitle him to the
greatest praise. He returned to the
mail room of the Hampton several
times after first going ashore when
the boat landed ON the opposite side
of the river, and at the risk of his
4
life-for the steamer was sinking all
the time and liable at any moment to
give a sudden lurch and disappear
| beneath the water--succeeded in car
rying to the land every mail bag
in the room, with contents intact
The only articles he did not save
were two lots of empty bags uset
Ito carry newspaper mail IN. Sucl
zeal in the performance of duty is 81
very rare that we could not forbeal
to mention it, even though it ma,
seem rather late day to do so. MIR
Hodges showed conclusively that h,
appreciates to the fullest extent TIN
importance and duties of the position
which he holds, and when chanc
for promotion in the postal depart
ment occurs, he should not be forgot
ten.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

Although the Thibodaux Reforn,er
is yet very young, and we have re-
ceived but two numbers, we already
come to the conclusion that it is a
fraud. 1t proposes to reform every
thing and everybody in general, and
the Republican party in particular, yet
hoists in its columns the bogus State
Committee chosen by the fraudulent
/ Custom house Convention, and pub
fishes letters from Hon. d. H., Reese,
dennnciatory of the Chief Executive
of the State government. The gen
tlemen of the Retormer should begin
their work by reforming themselves
then they might make some preten-
tions to reforming other people and
other things. g
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

The editor of the Tangipahoa Id
eocate, no doubt Judging the strength
of our intellect by his own, thinks we
might go insane from wondering if he
bought that pair of revolvers which he
offered for sale some time ago to play
deputy marshal at the Custom-house
Convention, SO he very graciously in
forms us that he never bought, never
owned and never saw the reyolvers,
after which he proceeds to read us a
political lectures We accept his state
ment in regard to the revolvers, but
must respectfully decline to take any
of his political precepts in q ourn." He
is not good evidence on such points
Confine yourself to the revolyers, Mr.
Wands, and Wen endeavor to steer
our craft over the political sea without
your dangerous help.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
EXTRA SESSION OF THE STATE
81 SENATE CALLED.

Tn the twenty -IOuItH VI NOfCAno0A
Governor Warmoth issued procla-
nation calling an extra session OF the
State Senate, to commence on We'd
nesday next, the sixth instant, and
continue ten days. The business be-
fore the Senate, as set forth IN the
Governors proclamation, will be: 10
fill the vacancy in the Office of Lieu
tenant Governor; To act on the APP
pointments to office made and the par
dons7 granted by the Governor during
vacation To devise and prepare such
measures of reform as in their wisdom
the public interest may demand And,
finally, to investigate the books, YOU
cheers and accounts of the officers OF
the State and of the General Assem-
bly,.
Of course this proclamation has oc-
casicned considerable excitement III
political circles, and speculation is par
ticularly rife in regard to the filling OF
the Office of Lieutenant Governor.
Several candidates are spoken OF
for this position, the most prominent
being Senators P. B. S. Pinchback, of
Orleans, O. T. Hunsaker, of St. James,
j. FL. Ingraham, of Orleans, and John
Raw, of Ouachita. From present in
dieations we are inclined to regard
Senator Pinchback as the coming man,
iDasmuch as he is the leading cOlOred
member of the Senate-and, in fact,
the foremost man of his race in the
| State-and it would certainly seem
that the successor of the late Lieuten-
ant Governor should, in all equity and
justice, be a colored man. Mr.. Pinch
back is pre-eminently qualified by
natural ability and scholastic attain
| ments to fill the exalted position rem
dered vacant by the death of Hon. 0.
j. Dunn, and, regardless of what may
hereafter occur, we have no hesitancy
in declaring him to, be our first choice
for Lieutenant Governor, nor in ex-
pressing the belief that his election
will prove more satisfactory to the
Republican party of the State than
that of any other candidate who could
be proposed.
The first choice of the Custom house
faction of the Senate is probably Sem
| ator j. H. Ingraham, but it is not un-
| likely they will nominate Senator JOIN
Ray, a white man, as a bid for the
Democratic vote.
However, there is little use specu,
lating upon this question, as it will bt
finally settled before the next ISIS o
our paper. We have declared oul
preference for Senator Pinchback, ant
we sincerely hope he may be elected
if not, "may the next best man VIM
We shall await with interest thu
enaction of measures of reform, AMI
also the results of an investigation. o
the, accounts of the State officers.
Although a number of the newspa
pers of the State seem disposed t.
blame the. Governor for calling an ex
ira session Of the Senate at this time
alleging it to be an entail of useless
expense'upon the State, it is our hum
BILE opinion that the Governors actor
is wise one, and that the vacancy il
the Office of Lieutenant Governor
. alone sufficient justification. Wear
glad the extra session has been called
and wish mnch good may result there
: from.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
This is from the Chicago Post !:


The death of Oscar j. Dunn, the
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana;
epitomizes the history of an epoch.
Dunn was u slave born in slavery at
an early age he, ran away from his
master, and the advertisement for his
capture and restoration was made pub
lie for the second time few weeks
ago. His education, which was gen.
eral and scholarly, was obtained at
odd intervals between labor and sleep.
Political preferment sought him, not
he it /: and New Orleans will suspend
business to day to follow respectfully
to the grave the remains of man
whose living body she would have
flashed at a whipping post fifteen years
ago. The world is changed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

The committee of the Police Jury
speak very highly Of their reception
by Governor Warmoth and the inter-
est he manifested in the object OF
their visit.
It will be good news to our plant
ers to learn that they will be pro-
tected from overflow. m
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

We notice the arrival of Rev. j. w.
Healy, President of the Straight Uni
versity, in New Orleans. Mr.. Healy
has been on visit North.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

Copies of the CHIEF may always be
found at Willinson's news depot and
at tie post-office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

Mr.. Pierre Landry is duly author
lied to act as agent for the CHIEF in
this parish and elsewhere.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
Republican State Central Exec
ntiye Committee.

Officers Of The Committee.
pB.G. Pinchback, President.
William Vigers, Recording Secretary.
j. W. Fairfax, Corresponding Secretary
~ Members for The State at Large.
Edward Butler. s. S. Schmidt,
Thompson Coalley, Ebert CAN'T,
:Iobn Parsons. A. w. Smythe,
H. Raby, James McCieefy,
David Young, +. j. HERON.
First Congressional District.
Hugh j. Campbell, H. Mahoney
Second Congressional District
A. f. Barber, James L. Belden.
Third Congressional District.
Thomas II. holland, Geo., Washington.
Fourth Congressional District
E. w. Devices, Raford Blunt
r. Fifth Congressional District.
A. w. Faulkner, A. B. Harris.
Congressional Committee, 3rd District
John r. Gallup, Emerson Bentley,
Louis E. Laloire, Pierre Landry,
Clark H. Remick.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Orleans, Mobile & Tex. r. r.
NOTICE.

On and after December 1st, 1871,
Passenger Trains viii run daily between
New Orleans and Donaldsonville as follows
GOING TO NEW ORLEANS, s.