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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
Post-omce Notice.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, La, !
SepteInher. 1871.

DoNALDsoNvILLE, La,
September, 1871.
MAILS AE.E-fve-From New Orleans ON
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday mornings.
From Thibodaux Monday and Thursday
at o'clock p. N.
From St. Franeisville Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday.
Mails are Cr0sed-For New Orleans
on Sunday at II o'clock NJ, and at six o'clock
p. NJ;
On Tuesday at three o'clock p. NJ;
On Wednesday at 6 o'clock z. n;
On Thursday at II NJ.
For Thibodaux on Monday and Thursday
ut p. M.
For st. Franeisville Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at r. Al.
Postoffice win be open every day from Z
A. M. to P, NJ, except on Sunday, when it
will be closed ut Il O'Clock M.
No letters viii be registered ON Sunday
sitter o'clock A. NJ.
The postofice rules win be strictly execu--
ted by its officers.
p. LANDRY, Postmaster
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

For several weeks after starting the
CHIEF we failed to receive the Red
Ricer NeWs in exchange, although our
paper was mailed. to it each week.
Finally we wrote on the wrapper,
"X or we quit" This is the way the
editor of the Nescs responds:
Now don't, friend Bentley! We
want your paper. The Ne,es is mailed
regularly. just blame old Red River
or the difficulties of navigation. Wade
into the stream, it is in wading con-
dition just now.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

!" Didn't you know it before I" will be
the astonished query of some friend
who happens to speak of one OF these
week old incidents; yet it seems to us
that he would have little cause for
surprise if he would only stop to con-
slider that we have more friends like
himself, who, though they know as
well as he does that we seldom stir
outside cur Office from Monday to Sat
urday, never think to tell us OF any
thing that is transporting in the neigh
borhoOd. Not for an instant do we
accuse them of any intent in thus neg
lecting us; it is mere unintentlonal
carelessness ON their part, and the
purpose OF this article is to demon
strate this past carelessness to them
that they may not neglect us in the
future. Let every reader OF the CHIEF
within the limits of the parish OF AS
cension who desires to aid us in max
ing this first-class local journal, see
to it that we are informed of all inter-
esting events which transpire in his
neighborhood, and, our word for it, no
more such articles as this one shall
emanate from our editorial quill.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
THE LEVEE QUESTION.

Pursuant to our promise OF last week
we proceed to lay before the readers
of the CHIEF such information as we
have been able to gather up III regard
to the question of rebuilding the bro
ken levees, and a very few words will
suffice the purpose.
As is already well-known fact, the
Louisiana Levee Company some time
ago entered into an arrangement with
several moneyed men of the North to
furnish means wnerewith to enable the
company to prosecute the work of re-
pairing the Louisiana leveess A few
weeks ago the principal one OF these
capitalists addressed a letter to Gov
ernor Warmoth in which he stated
that he would probably De unable to
fulfill his agreement with the Levee
Company, and expressed a desire to
withdraw from the contract. Acting
upon this letter, Governor Warmoth
addressed a communication to the
Police Juries of the river parishes 0e-
claring the Levee Company a failure,
and recommending those bodies to
call meetings of the planters and 9th
ers interested, to devise means to re-
build the levees themselves, as this
was the only way to protect the coun-
try from overflow. At the time, we
deemed this course Of the Governors
hasty. as well as discourteous to the
Board of Directors of the Levee Com
pany, whom he ignored altogether
Notwithstanding they declared the
ability of the Company to fulfill the
requirements of its charter. But as
events since that time have failed to
make this declaration good, we are
prone to acknowledge the wisdom Of
! Governor Warmoth's prompt action,
In conversation with member Of
the Board of Directors of the Levee
Company last Monday, he informed US
that he was then awaiting IL lettei
from the capitalist previously referred
to which would state positively wheth'
er that gentleman could carry out hi
contract with the company or not. II
case he is able to do SO, the company
will build the leyees; otherwise, they
cannot be depended upon.
] And thus the great levee question
/ stands. There is but one mode of ac
ton for the people interested that is
to prosecute with energy the measure
already begun to build the levee
themselves. Then if the Levee Com
pany comes to their aid, SO much tn
better; but if it does not, high waite
shall not catch them unawares
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

In the course of an address, in re-
Spouse to welcome from friends and
neighbors upon his return to his home
at Auburn, New York, Mr.. Seward
said 6 In the course of my wander
ings have seen, not all the nations,
but some of the nations of every race
ON the earth. I have looked the whole
human family in the face, taken by the
hand and conversed with my fellow
man, in his lowest degradation and in
his highest stage of civilization. ]
have found no nation so distant and
no race so low that the character of an
American citizen did not secure to me
not merely safety, but also respect,
consideration and affection. You may
Judge, therefore, whether, in return
ing to my own country, / have less
reason to love and honor it.n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
PERSONAL NOTES.

We regret exceedingly to learn Of
the illness of Hon. Thos. w. Conway,
State Superintendent Of Education,
who is Frustrated with an attack of
yellow fever.
It also pains us to announce the
serious illness of the Rev. M. c. Cole,
Mr.. Conway's able assistant in the
educational department. Mr.. Cole is
a gentleman who by his obliging and
gentleman1y department wins the
respect and esteem of all those with
whom he comes in contact, and his
illness viii be regretted by large
circle of friends and acquaintance.
1t is such real qualification to call
upon Governor Warmoth that we
never miss a visit to his Office when
we are in the city. He always has a
word of welcome and a warm grip of
the hand for us, and as we make a
point of never prolonging our stay
SO as to interfere with his other bust
ness, we leave with consciousness
that his invitation to "call again
when you are in town" is uttered in
all sincerity, and is not merely a
phrase of empty politeness.
Upon the occasion of a visit to the
office IF the Governor last Monday, ii
pleased us to meet and take by the
hand DR.. Worrall, editor and propri-
etor of the spicy Mitraillease. The
Doctor has just recovered from the
yellow fever, and is yet quite feeble
He has made arrangements for the
improvement and we-believe enlarge
ment Of his journal, and says it viii
be, geographically, the finest in the
South. In this case, it viii indeed b.
gem, for it is second to none in edi
torial contents already.
| Upon the same occasion we had tn
pleasure of meeting and being intro
duced to General ]. H. Sypber, NJ. C.
!, who has just returned home from |
Northern tour. The General is a gen
tleman of prepossessing appearance
pleasing manners, and superior abil
] ity.
Hon. H. c. Dibble, Judge of tn
Eighth District Court, returned hom
from the North last week.
Senator Pinchhack was serenade'
at his home in New Orleans, last Sat
urday evening, upon the occasion q
his return from the Southern Colore
Convention.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
OUR ANSWER.

In its issue of October 2lst, under
the caption of "This and that,n the
Natchitoches Red RiUer NetUs has quite
a lengthy article, the text for which is
derived from the following paragraph
which appeared in the CHIEF some
weeks ago:
When a Democratic journal praises
Mr.. Conway for kicking Radical
teachers out of all the schools of a
certain parish and placing Democrats
in their stead, we think it about time
for that gentleman to explain. We
hope he can do so satisfactorily.
Before proceeding to a considera-
ton of the commentary of the Ne,cs,
we will state that the source from
which we obtained the information
that led to the Indictment of the above
paragraph was Leet's Abbeyllle hide
pendent, a paper which has since been
exposed as a cheat and a fraud; aud
since the source has proven worthless,
we are decidedly of the opinion that
the information was untrue, and that
Mr.. Conway was not guilty of remov-
ing Republican teachers as charged.
The NeOs, after expressing approval
of the paragraph, says:
| If it is necessary for Mr.. Conway to
explain, what has the Donaldsonville
Chief to say about the course taken by
Gov. Warmoth? He has and is re-
moving Republicans from office and
placing incorporating Democrats in
the vacancies thus created.
We have to say, that we understand
-ol at least think we understand
perfectly why the Governor makes
these removals and appointments OF
which the Ne,cs complains. He thinks
as we do that when a Republican SO
far forgets himself and proves so rec
reant to principle as to join faction
| which has for its aim the division and
defeat of the Republican party, he
loses all claims upon the State govern,
ment for official position, and the
sooner he is deprived of the power te
do harm by being removed from sucf
| position, the better it is for the party
An open and ayowed enemy is prefer.
able to false friend, and we would
much rather see Governor Warmotl
bestow his patronage upon homes
Democrats than traitorous Republi
cans. We know that the Governo
has in many instances appointed Dem
ocrats upoa Police Juries; we do no
believe, however, that he has done 8
because they were Democrats, but be
! cause they were property holders ant
he deemed it but just that the elias
which pays the taxes should hav
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
TO OUR FRIENDS I'm ASCENSION

If our friends throughout the town
and parish knew what task it is for
us to perform each week half the me-
ehanical and all the editorial work of
our newspaper, perhaps they would
take the trouble to keep us informed
of passing events in order that we
may make the local department of the
CHIEF what We sincerely desire it to
be; a perfect news mirror of the town
of Donaldsonville and parish of Assem-
sion. Ever since embarking in the
publication of this journal, we have
been tied down to hard manual work
in the printing Office, and sometimes
it seems mystery to ourself how it is
we manage to scrape up as much local
news as we do with the small assist
ance rendered us by outsiders. With
but one or two exceptions, friends
whom we certainly expected to aid us
in our enterprise of furnishing the peo-
pie of Ascension with a live paper by
at least sending us items of local news,
have proved very derelict in this re-
spect, leaving us to depend almost en-
tirely upon our individual exertions
to obtain the current intelligence. Il
we could take time from our work in
the printing Office to make little ex-
cursions through the parish once in q
while, we should not complain of the
manner in which our friends have neg.
lected us but We can not take thii
time now, nor perhaps for severa
months to come, therefore this lecture
0ftentimes incidents occur right herr
in the town of Donaldsonyille which
should by all means be chronicled il
| the columns of the local paper, yet W,
hear nothing of them until perhaps
week or two after their occurrence
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
Messrs. r. DePuy & Brothers, sos

Messrs, r. DePuy g. Brothers, sos
Broadway, New York city, have
sent us copy of their magazine
Home and Health, and after q careful
perusal of its contents we can recon-
mend it as en1inently fitted for the
nome circle. tits neat and attractive
10 Typography, aud conducted with
great editorial ability. Subscription,
81 so per annum. Address the pub
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The Iberville Nescs is always saying
something to make us blush with
pleasure:
Linden E. Bentley, of the Donald
sonville Chief, conducts the hand
soonest and most artistically printed
newspaper published in the State out
side of New Orleans. We held this
honor for time, but reluctantly
yielded it upon the advent of the
Chief Wait, friend Bentley, until
we enlarge, which we expect to do
before the ides of December, and we
will enter the lists against You once
more.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

A friend Of ours has just returned
from q trip over the N. O. M. & T..
r. R., between New Orleans and
Mobile, and he speaks in the highest
terms of the management of the road
and the courtesy of the conductors,
Messrs, Bayley, Colby and Tom
Mckay the latter Of whom has charge
of the gorgeous Pullman palace sleep
iug car,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
The Iberville Pioneer reports

The Iberville Pioneer reports a
murder:
Our people were startled on Sunday
morning last, by the report that a
horrible murder had taken place on
the levee near the boat landing. The
facts, as near as we are able to ascer-
tain, are as follows:
Patrick Kearns and Patrick MeKeon
employees of the corporation, became
engaged in some trifiing difficulty
which caused angry words to pass
between them, when McKeon sud-
denly drew knife and stabbed
Kearns in the breast, killing him
almost instantly.
We understand that some old feud
existed between the parties, which,
stimulated by bad whiskey, led to this
dreadful affair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
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Devoted to Stock Growing, Geneaal Agrieul-
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rigation and Drainage, Education,
Manufacturing, Building, etc,
make it just the paper that should be in the
hands of every agricultutist m the land.
The price is so low that every farmer can
afford to have it.
Being published Weekly, its matter is al,
ways new and timely.
TERMs-Two dollars per year, IN advance,
A club of five names, with $40, win entitle
the sender to copy free for one year.
Sample copies sent free, on application.
Address, PRAIRIE FARMER CO.,
Chicago, Illinois.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

Mr.. A. Mcyay, the gentlemanly
chief clerk of the magnificent steamer
Robert E. Lee, has placed us under
obligations for newspaper fayors, Mr.,
McVay is always doing something to
win the good opinions and friendship
of those whom he meets in the voyage
of life; and his success in this re-
spect is unbounded.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04


The attention of our readers Is
called to the advertisement of Sproule
& McCown, dealers In mems furnish
ing goods, which appears in this issue.
Having for sometime past dealt almost
exclusively with the house, we can
assure our friends that Messrs. Sproule
g. NcCown keep none but frst-class
goods, and that their prices are
remarkably reasonable for the quality
OF the articles, Give them a call
when You are in the city, and judge
for yourself whether we are not right.
See the advertisement.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

This is from the Republican Era
published at Marksville, Louisiana
The first number Of the Donaldson
vile Chief has been received. The
Chief is a Republican paper, published
at Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Mr..
Linden E. Bentley is the editor and
proprietor. 1t is a neatly printed
sheet, and well edited. Mr.. Bentley
was, until lately, editor of the st.
James Sentinel. We wish the Chie1
long and successful life; and at the
same time, we gladly place it upon
our exchange list.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

Even If we felt disposed 60 forget
our young friend Willie Hodges, mail
agent on the steamers Pargoud and
Hampton, his frequent packages of
late city papers would prove an insur-
nountable obstacle to the accomplish
ment of that purpose. Willie never
forgets his friends of the editorial
fraternity, and it is not natural that
they should forget him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The New Orleans Republican should
nave taken notice that the paragraph
which it copied from the CHIEF in
relation to the schools of Messrs.
John Hedgepath and VIM. Hagins,
appeared under the head of St.
james Items," and referred to the
Schools in st. James parish and not
those of Ascension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The Republican majority in Per in
syivania at the recent election was l5,-
900; in Ohio between 10000 and 25,-
900; in California over 5000: in Iowa
45,OOOt
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

As the CHIEF has been designated by the
proper authorities as the Official journal Of
the Town of DoEaldsonvilie, in its columns
viii be found all proceedings of the Common
Council and all notices and advertisements
pertaining to the Corporation of Donaldson
vile.
1t will be q constant source of reliable POI
litical and general information, and viii al
ways contain fair amount of editorial mat
ter.
Especial attention viii be given to the de-
partment of home news, and among the
"LOCAL JOTTINGS"
viii always be found an account of transpir-
irg events in the Town of DonaldsonvilIe and
Parish of Ascension.
Besides the Local Jottings,n there will
appear each week, under the heading Of
Est. JAMES ITEMS"
summary of the current news of the adj
joining parish of st. James, transmitted as
by reliable correspondents; and these two
departments viii serve to make the CHIEF
emphatieally
The Representative Newspaper Of the
Seventh Senatorial District.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The parish of st. James gave War
moth over 1000 majority for Cover
nor in 1868. This is the largest he
received in any parish of the State.
We will send him up Salt River by a
much larger majority next year.-Sf.
james Sentinel.
The editor of the Sentinel knows all
about Salt River-he's up there now,
by the Water-works, catching mack
erel " three for dime."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

some voice in the disposal OF them.
Every one of this class of appoint
ments will strengthen our party, and
instead of being blamed for making
them, Governor Warmoth should be
praised, it being of course understood
that he goes not too far beyond the
pale of party usage and benefits DEM
ocrats by doing injustice to deserving
Republicans.
The Neacs need seek to make no
capital out of the fact that the
Democratic press and numbers of the
party uphold Governor Warmoth."
The same is true of the opposition to
Governor and it is fully SIS unmitl-
gated falsehood to say from this
that Governor WarmOth and his
friends are N league with the Demo
Gratis, as the Ne,cs declares it to be to
sa, it OF the Governors opponents.
In short, the support or opposition OF
the larger portion of the Democracy
argues nothing. They will do any
thing to widen the breach IN the
Republican party will profess friend
ship for this OIL that side, and will at
last Join together and walk through
that breach in the coming election
We are called upon to answer
another question:
What will the Chief say when he is
informed that subscriber to the NEWS
ordered his paper discontinued, be-
cause of its expressed views toward
Warmoth, and further that he praised
the Governor and signed himself " A
Democrat"
We simply say, that ordering his
paper to be discontinued was a narrow
minded action; praising the Governor
was sensible, and signing himself a
Democrat exactly the opposite. But
does the Ne,ps desire to know whether
we consider the circumstance as proof
that Governor Warmoth is Demo
craft Then VIC answer emphatically
we do not. 1t no more proves Gov
ernor Warmoth Democrat than
Democratic praise of Lieutenant Gov,
ernor Dunn proves him one
Again we are questioned
What will the Chief say also to the
fact that an uneompromising Demo
erat visited the Meas Office and advised
us to sustain Warmoth, advocate hi
cause, as it acGs the only sure method tt
kill the Radical party
We will say, that the advice of tn,
Democrat in question was excellent
but his conclusion absurd and having
no foundation il reason or probability
( Now, friend Neaos, let us say to yo,
in conclusion, that it pains us to SCI
! YOU persist in course that is calcu
lated to prove your political ruin, AM
which has so little grounds for it
continuance Not that we woul'
question your sincerity at all, for W
do not. But we tell you in all conf
dence, that if you will examine Coy
|
Warmoth's acts from the time he ha
been Governor, and compare it wit
those of the leading men who oppos
him, you will acknowledge that he ha
the brightest record of them all, bot
in Republican and a non parrish
point of view. If we thought for on
moment Governor Walmoth sougf
the defeat of the Republican part,
we would vie witt, you in oppositio
TO him but his whole record got
against this supposition, hence W
ask you to join us i'll supporting tt
State Administration
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

This is the advice the North Missis-
,sippian gives to the colored people Of
Mississippi.
Love everybody, be honest and
industrious, and vote the Republican
ticket, and you viii come as near
being good christians as most folks
on earth.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

We have heard of the kick of a
jackass before.-ErchGnge.
Well, we were always under the
impression that a jackass kicked from
behind, but we will not dispute the
statement of our contemporary, as he
evidently speaks from experience.
Who have yon been kickingf
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The 18th annual State fair, under
The auspices of the Mechanics and
Agricultural Fair Association, will
open i'm New Orleans ON the 18th
Instant, and continue every day until
me 9th,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

Thursdays issue of the New Or
leans Citizens Guard was it's last. In
its stead will appear the daily even
ing National Republican,, commencing
Monday,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04
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TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS,
One dollar per square of seven lines Minicn
type, first Insertion; seventy-fye cents per
square each subsequent insertion.
Professional or other cards of one square or
less, fifteen dollars per annum.
~ Special Terms to Liberal Advertisers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

Hon. A. s. Dowd, President of the
Mississippi State Senate, died at
Greenwood Springs, in that State, on
the 22nd ultimo. He was one of the
pioneers of the Republican party, and
his loss is deeply mourned.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

The iberia Banner changed its
name and improved its appearance re-
Gently. 1t is now called the Banner
and Courier, to distinguish it from the
Planters Bonner. This is the only
thing it has ever done to distinguish
itself.-St. James Sentinel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-04

Copies OF the CHIEF may always be
found at Wilkinson's news depot and
1T the post-office.