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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

| vorably, and many tribes have been
\ induced to settle upon reservations.
The peace policy is recommended be.
cause it is right.
The retention OF lands for actual
settlers is again recommended.
AS six years have clasped since the
close of the war, it may be considered
whether it is not now time the dis
abilities imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment should be removed.
When the purity of the ballot is Sc
cured, majorities are sure to elect of
ficers rejecting the views of the ma
jority.
do not see the advantage propri-
ETY. of excluding men from Office mere
ly because they were before the rebel
lion of standing and character suf-
ficient to be elected to positions re-
quiring them to take an oath to sup
port the Constitution and admitting
to eligibility those entertaining pre-
cisely the same views, but of less
standing in their communities. 1t
may be said the former violated an
oath while the latter did not have it
in their power to do so. If they had
taken this oath it cannot be doubted
they would have broken it, as did the
former class. If there are any great
criminals distinguished above all
Others for the part they took in oppo-
sition to the Government, they might
in the judgment of Congress be ex-
cluded from such an amnesty.
The condition of the South, is not
such as all patriotic citizens can de-
sire. 1t will be happy condition of
the country when the old citizens of
these States will take an interest in
public affairs and tolerate this same
freedom of expression and ballot as
those entertaining different convic-
tiOns.
A liberal appropriation is recomend-
ed to the District of Columbia, to aid
local improvements. The erection of
public buildings in Chicago is urged.
Laws to protect emigrants are sug-
gested.
The Administration has sought to
secure honest officials, and, if any dis
honest ones have appeared, it is the
fault of the system of making appoint
ments.
The civil service reform is endorsed
as calculated to secure the best men.
The work of the present commits
sioneIs is expected to produce good
results. U. S. GRANT.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
Punctuation.

There is great carelessness, if not
ignorance, in the matter of punctra-
ton, whereby much misunderstanding
arises. Many persons even emulate
he>ancient writer's in leaving out all
marks or divisions of any kind, like
the barber who wrote over his door
"What do you think shave you for
nothing and give you a drink" !" which
was interpreted by some to imply an
easy shave and morning tipple to be
got for the asking. Such, however,
was not the meaning of our worthy
tonsor, who, on being arraingned be-
fore the magistrate for what seemed a
clear case of deception, exclaimed !:
i" What do you think | shave you
for nothing and give you a drink 2"
Points were first used by Aristo-
phanes, a gramnarian of Alexandria.
200 years B. c., but were not general
ly used until the modern system was
introduced at the beginning of the
sixteenth century by a learned printer
of Venice named Manutius. Punctu-
alton not only serves to make an
authors meaning plain, but often
saves it from being entirely miscon-
ceived. And there are many cases
where a change of points completely
alters the sentiment. The following
anecdote of an English statesman, who
once took advantage of this fact to
free himself from an embarrassing
position, is an amusing illustration
Having charged an officer of the
government with dishonesty, he was
required by Parliament, under heavy
penalty, publicly to retract the ac-
cusatiOn in the House of Commons.
At the appointed time, he appeared
with written recantation, which he
read aloud as follows: " said he was
dishonest, it is true; and l am sorry
for it." This was satisfactory; but
what was the surprise of Parliament
following day to see the retraction
printed in the papers thus: "I said
he was dishonest; is true, and |
am sorry for it," By a simple
transposition of the comma and semi
colon, the ingenious slanderer repre-
sented himself to the country, not on
ly as having made no recantation, but
even as having reiterated the charge
in the yery face of Parliament.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
A Threat.
[From the New Orleans Republican.

From the New Orleans Republican,
Messrs. Packard, Casey, Carter g.
Co., did not spend much idle time at
the tomb of the late Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, nor did they allow his political
succession to remain unopened any
longer than they could make applica-
ton TO be put in possession of its
effects. They gave but little time to
lamentatiOn, and less to retirement,
having even cast lots for his robes of
State as the dead officer lay unburied.
While the Republican party, which
honored Mr.. Dunn, and which laments
his loss, was quietly preparing to fill
his vacant place, these factionists
were soiling the Grape which they
wore by trading with the men who
recOnciled to the deceased for favors
to themselves. IF this is doubted,
look at the coalition which occurred
between the Democrats, who refused
to attend the funeral, and the faction
lists who pretended to be the chief
mourners at the tomb.
And as they lost no time, so they
lost no argument in attempting to
succeed with their effort to betray the
Republican party. Every stone that
lay in the way was turned over to
discover the secret by which Senator
Pinchback could be defeated; every
corner was rounded close, and every
lot crossed direct to bring the faction
lists nearer to the object of their
desires. Senators were bored with
reasons, some of which were stupid,
and some of which were base, and
others of which were false, why they
should defeat the acknowledged choice
of the Republican members.
When the factionists pretended that
the Governor was not in earnest in
his Republieanism, they committed
folly that they themselves did not
believe; when they accused him of a
design to sell out to the Democrats,
they basely perpetrated a slander
against another which properly be-
longed to themselves; and when they
approached Senators with threats of
interference from Washington, they
committed themselves to falsehoods,
as we believe, which the proper
authorities will denounce and deny.
1t is now for the Republican party
to pass judgement upon the case as it
stands. Governor Warmoth stood
fast by the party, while those who
had accused him of a design to join
the Democrats are themselves discov-
cred voting with the Democrats. He
has been accused of intending to
desert the negroes. and yet, while he
stands fast in support Of a colored
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

A REMINIsCENCE OF BEECHER.-
The Indianapolis Eveaing Journalfur-
nishes the following:
Speaking of ministerial knowledge
of forbidden things, reminds us OF
Henry Ward Beecher. The unregen-
crate hearers of Henry Ward have of
ten been surprised at his knowledge
of certain things about which
preacher is supposed to be blissfully
ignorant. Mr.. Beecher always makes
it point to familiarize himself with
subjects which he is called upon to
preach at. An old citizen informs us
that during his residence in this city
Mr.. Beecher was impelled to preach
sermon against gambling, and in or
der that he might speak by the card,n
he wanted to learn something of short
cards, banking games, etc. Now,
Henry Wards early education had
been neglected in this particular, bat
he procured an introduction to Col.
Alvord, the present Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
In his young days Col. Alvord had
done little in the way of straight po-
ker (draw is later invention of the
enemy, seven-up, euchre, brag, forty
five, and other games of chance. No
amateur sportsman had better con-
ception OF the value of three jacks
than Col. Alvord, or played closer
game of seven-up. He could also hold
the tiger as near level as any other
man living. Col. Alvord readily con-
sented to enlighten Mr.. Beecher, and
the two had frequent meetings in the
back room of the Branch Bank, where
the preacher became theoretically pro-
ficient in all the arts and tricks of
cards. Having fully informed himself,
he preached powerful sermon, which
created considerable excitement at
the time, and gave rise to an unjust
suspicion that Brother Beecher had,
at some period of his life, known how
it was himself.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
The Famine in Persia.

The following account of the famine
in Persia is taken from statement
made at public meeting recently
| held in London, to raise money for
the relief of the sufferers:
! The lamentable famine now raging
in Persia, and threatening to carry
off hundreds of thousands of the
scanty population of that extensive
kingdom, has been caused by the
unparalleled drought which has pre-
vailed throughout the country during
the last three years.
" In an area far exceeding that OF
Great Britain and France together,
no river of any importance exists, and
the quantity of rain in the spring and
summer is Insignificant. In ordinary
years, however, the fall of snow
between November and March is con-
siderable. 1t thickly covers the huge
mountain ranges which intersect Per-
sia, and as it melts in the spring and
summer it fills the water-cOurses
and small canals from which the
peasants irrigate their crops. The
soil in the valley is naturally fertile,
and little labor insures large har-
vest if only the winter snowfall has
been abundant. This, unhappily, has
for the last two or three years been
singularly wanting; the springs,
water-cOGrses and rivulets have been
completely dried up, the corn sown
over and over again, has been blasted,
the supplies in the country have been
exhausted, and famine, without dis
ease in its train, is rapidly doing its
deadly work.
The whole population OF Persia
has recently been estimated at 4,OOO,-
600, large proportion of whom are
Felyauts, wandering tribes who cor
respond to the Bedaween of Arabia
MesopOtamiar. Felyauts principally
inhabit the southern and eastern part
of the empire, where the drought has
been most severe. Their means OF
subsistence depend mainly on their
tiocks and herds, which have now, in
some places, altogether perished,
owing to the total want of grass on
the mountain slopes and in the val
leys. The most pitiful destitution
and the most appalling mortality are
the results. The towns have suffered
scarcely less. At Bushire, where
relief is most easily afforded, and
where much has been done under the
auspices of the British Minister,
deaths by starvation are of daily
occurrence. 1t is reported that the
population of Kazeroon, lately esti-
mated at ten thousand, has fallen
during these days of visitation to one
fifth that number; that in round
numbers some four thousand have
died of famine since this time last
year, and like number have fed the
place. A similar condition of affairs
exists at Shiraz, Kooniesher and more
or less all over the large provinces Of
Kirman and Khorassan, while even
in the less afflicted northern districts
most lamentable distress prevails. It
is reported that in the city of Ispahan
alone, no less than twelve thousand
people have died of want, and more
than double that number in the
province. No material Improvement
can be looked for until next spring.,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
The Golden Aae saws.

Weunderstand that old Mr.. Bennett,
the founder of the New York Herald,
has so greatly failed in health and
strength that he now takes almost no
interest in anything, and is gliding
gently into helplessness and second
childhood. For months past, we have
noticed an unusual reticence concern
ing him by the press at large. He
has ceased to be sneered at and abused.
His name still stands at the head of
the great newspaper which he called
into life and power, but his contem-
poraries, who for many years gave
him daily blow, now refrain from
kicking the sick lion. Old age and
weakness thus come not unattended
with compensation after all.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
The LeyeeS.

The Importance of an organized
1evee system, for protection agains
floods in the Mississippi Valley, il
gradually forcing itself upon the at
tention of the American people. With
out security against overflow, it il
clear that the rich bottom lands of tht
delta cannot be cultivated with any.
thing like confidence. While slavery
existed, the riparian proprietors were
required to keep the levees in order
under the supervision of local parish
juries; but the efficiency of the work
depended largely on the energy and
foresight of the proprietors themselves
and was never pursued under COM
prehensive system and with an intel
ligent view to general results. The
authorities in one parish might be
providert and careful, and yet fail to
ensure protection if those of an adjoin.
ing parish were not similarly consti-
tuted. But as the matter now stands,
in the tier of States of which the Mis-
sissippi is either boundry or an arte-
ry, neither the State nor the paroehial
authorities, and much less, the ripa-
rain prOprietors, find themselves pos
sessed OF the means requisite for the
accomplishment of so great a work.
The power to devise and execute a
comprehensive plan, by which State
lines are crossed and State interests
subordinated to the larger interests of
the whole people of the Union, can
only be found in the general govern
ment. But the work, to engage the
direct attention of the general govern
ment, should be of national impor-
tance and that it is, will scarcely be
denied when the actual and prospec-
tive products of the low lands along
the Father of Waters are taken into
consideration. Cotton, sugar and rice
play too important a part in our COM
mercial tables and domestic and foreign
exchanges to be dwarfed even by the
most intense of sectional preiudices.
In the grand possibilities suggested by
their enlarged production, the issues
are national in their widest sense, for
on them our commercial supremacy as a
people hinges. These views were rec
ognized by the National Board of
Trade, which recently held session
at st. Louis, and are likely at length
to find expression in some practical
form through our National Legislature
at Washington. Already one of our
Representatives in Congress, Gen.
Sypher, to wit, has introduced a bill
providing for combined railway and
levee system, embracing the States of
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana,
in its general scope, and naming as
corporators some of our most promin-
ent citizens. In the bill, as proposed,
grant of $4,000 per mile is to be
made, for the construction ofthis levee
railway, which is to furnish, at once,
security against overflow and an ever
ready. means of transportation to
those who's live behind it. This may
not be the form in which national aid
will be eventually secured, but it is
evident that the people of the whole
country are beginning to study the
subject, and are casting aboutf for some
satisfactory method of securing a de-
sideratum SO devoutly to be wished
N. 0. Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The Louisiana Stcte Register Dis
after the New Iberia Statesman with a
sharp stick. 1t says: elect has
moved down to Iberia where he has
started newspaper called the States
ndn. A casual glance at the sugges-
ti@as of this new organ, added to some
knowledge of their author induces us
to say that a large number. of people
have been sent to the penitentiary yor
practicing just such craftsmanship las
Leet breaches"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
Senator Fifth Senatorial District

COURT ANECDOTES.-The tedious
session of the Supreme Court at Pitts
field, was relieved by an incident, one
day last week, that drew a little
smile. A leading member of the bar,
rather noted for his strategy of con-
fnsing witnesses by working them
into a passion, had under cross-exam-
ination a woman who seemed an apt
subject for his favOrite tactics; having
wound her up to the desired pitch, he
inquired, Madam, are you now
living with your first or second hus
band "That's none of yonr busi-
ness!" sharp and short. With an
air of offended dignity the attorney
turned to Chief Justice Brigham, who
remarked, with smile, " / think the
witness is about right in that, is she
not I" Which reminds the older
members of the bar of similar mis-
adventure that q still more distin-
guished member of the Berkshire bar
once met with at the hands of Justice
Shaw. "Where did you get the
money with which you made the pur-
chase spoken Off" asked the learn
ed brother y of witness under the
tortures of cross-examination. " None
of your (gentle expletive) business y
thundered the victim. Now, may it
please you, are counsel to be insulte6
in this manner 7" appealed the law
yer. Witness" said the Chief JUS
tice, compassionately, ado you wish
to change your last answer z" No,
sir, / DON'T" "Well, l wouldn't if |
were in your place." And the chuckle
that shook the bench was audibiy
echoed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

General L. A. Sheldon, member ot
Congress from the Second Congress
siOnal District of this State, on Tufa
day of last week introduced into tie
national House of Representatives ia
bill to incorporate a company to bun ID
levees and telegraph line on the
Mississippi river, from Cape Giradeal,
Missouri, to the mouth, and to grant
them q subsidy of sixteen thousand
dollars mile in Ave per cent. geld
bonds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The newspapers opposed to the
State Administration that are arguing
the illegality of the recent extra sAs-
sion OF the State Senate, will do well
TO note that Senator John Ray, the
shining legal light of the Custom
house faction, introduced motion to
go INTO an election for a President OF
the Senate who should be Lieutenant
Governor of the State. We warrant
there would have been none of this
bowling about illegallityn if she
opponent of Senator Pinchback had
been successful.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
Judge Cush once had a dog case, in

Judge Cush once had a dog case, in
which the ownership of the canine
was in dispute. The evidence was
conflicting, and the Judge became
confused. Stop" said he, stop
right there! Wen settle the matter
very shortly. You, Mr.. Plaintiff, go
over into the far corner out there.
You, Mr.. Defendant, come into this
corner up here. Now both of you
whistle, and, Mr.. Clerk, let the dog
loose" So said, so done; but the
dog sprang between the legs of the
bystanders and scooted" out of the
door,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

It is right amusing to see a COM
paratively insignificant sheet like til
Brookhaven Citizen, of Mississippi,
taxing the Louisville Comier-Journdl
with lack of ability.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The North Mississippion, ono of the
abIest Republican journals of Missis-
sippi, hoists the name of Hon. James
L. Alcorn for next Vice President.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

A recent article in the Newark
IN. J.) Daily Adrsrtiser records The
wonderful fight of carrier pigeon
from vessel in the middle of the
Gulf of Mexico 10 Montclair, New
Jersey, a distance of 1896 miles, at an
average speed of 2O2 miles per houf.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

Governor Campbell, Vf Wyoming,
has vetoed a bill to abolish woman's
suffrage in that territory and tele-
graphs to Washington that the requi-
site number of votes to pass the bAl
over his veto cannot be procured IN
the Legislature.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The latest "tunnigraph " from THE
Louisville Courter-JourRaI is that
" Grant pinched Warmoth and the
Louisiana anti Grants Warmoth
and the anti Grants now Pinchback."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

General Emory the recently alI
pointed commander Of the Depart.
ment of the Gulf. has established his
headquarters at the corner of Camtl
and st. Joseph streets, New Orleans
and enteredlupo the discharge of tBt
duties of his new position.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The Indian who lassoed the loco
motive and was thereby transported
to the happy hunting grounds, has
lately had a rival in brother red
man, who, after a too free indulgence
in fire-water," built his wigwam OH
the railroad near st. Paul, Minnesota,
but had most disastrous luck in at
tempting to stop freight train.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

Stephen Pearl Andrews suggests
that absolutoid and abstracto d
element tismus of being echoes reaa
pears by analogy within the relato5n
and concretoid alaborisms."
We are sure many OF our readefs
were heretofore ignorant of this ins
portant fact.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

The main feature of the Congress
sional programme for the Winter is
the admission of Colorado, Utah and
New Mexico as States.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

A Mississippi journal says: "Snow
came down Tuesday-came down
from the North ON the top of freight
train"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16

Transient advertisements. 81 per square first
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