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Resolutions
Adopted by the Republican State Con-
yention. August 10th, 1871.

fOAbAO413 &AOS. uos 4ObA1 4OirAs II
RESOLVED, That we declare the Republican
party of Louisiana in full sympathy with the
national Republican party that we indprse
the platform of principles laid down by the
Chicago Convention. tilss IA e Iftist 4
Res0lred That we believe that the con-
gressional measures of reconstruction have
proved a complete success i'll olll, State. We
indorse these measures, and all laws of Con-
gress enacted in the interests of order and
civil liberty. We believe that if honestly and
fairly executed, these statutes will eonduee
to the prosperity of the South and to the
strengthening of Republican institutions:
,IeSolued, That we specially indorse those
planks of the Republican platform which
pledged our party to the payment OF the pub
lie debt. 1{a
Resolvcd That we advocate the reduction
of national taxation and q redistribution OF
the imposts in such manner as to impose the
least possible burden upon the people. 81
Res0iUed That we pledge ourselves and our
party TO faithful execution OF the eonst1tu-
tional and statutory provisions for the public
education of all the children of the State
without distinction.
ResoIUed, That we indorse the Republican
administration of the national and State gov
ernments. We especially indorse and conf
mend the official career of our Governor, II.
C. Warmoth. We do this because, in orr
opinion, his administration of the government
of Louisiana under reconstruction has been
SO successful as to bring about the condition
of peace and oader which charaeterizes our
State above all the other Southern States.
BY reason of his execution of the laws, 1T Is
possible for Republicans to assemble Ill any
part of the State, and the Republican party
consequently presents d united front, ana
compact organization.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

STRAYED.- Broke into the poke
of the editor of this paper, some time
during the week, a ten cent piece.
Who it belongs to or where it came
from is a mystery to us, and we earn
estly request the owner to come and
take it away /; we have been without
money so long, that its use is entirely
forgotten. Upon one side is a beautiful
young lady, with a handkerchief to
her eyes, weeping to think she, had
lost her mate, and upon the other a
night cap on a pole as a signal of dis
tress.
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sALuTAToRY,

In presenting the first number of
THE DosALDsoNylLLE CHIEF to the
reading public, few words will suffice
as salutatory. q g .
Immediately upon retiring from the
editorial chair of the St. James Sen
tinel, it became my intention to estab-
fish a new paper in that parish, @but as
Donaldsonville was only a few miles
distant, and presented greater faeili
ties for the successful conduct of a
newspaper enterprise, | determined to
locate here. My arrangements are
such, however, that I can give a COM
plete record of the current events in
both parishes of St. James and Aseen-
sion, thus making the CHIEF the rep
resentative paper of the Senatorial
District. #..,4.r s..,dst
The CHIEF will uphold the princi-
pies of the Republican party support
the State and National Administra2
tons so long as they shall maintain
their standard of good government !;
and will especially discountenance the
attempts being made by faction of
INSCRIPTIONS men to divide and dis
tract the Republican party of Louisi-
ana, in their greedy pursuit after off
cial power rn.lta.
Every editorial ability may pos
sess shall be used to make this news
paper valuable as means of political,
local and general information, and |
ask the support of all classes of the
community in this attempt,
Respectfully,
LINDEN E. BENTLEY.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

The celebrated steamer Natchez.
fresh from the dry dock, where she
has for some time past been undergo
ing thorough course of repairs, has
resumed her place in the New Orleans
and Vieksburg trade, leaving the lat
ter city. Saturday evenings, We un-
derstand that the champion r. f. Lee,
and the gorgeous Katie will also COM
mence running in a few days.. The
latter named steamer is, without
doubt, the most beautiful and mag
ficent craft on the river. A glance at
her lovely proportions, is good for
sore eyes. All that the builders and
painters art could do to make her
perfectly beautiful, has been done.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
SHALL WE HAVE A DAILY MAIL ?

The postal department is advertis-
ing for proposals for the carrying of a
tli-weekly mail between New Orleans
and Bayou Sara by steamboats,, and
bids will be received until the Goth
day of Oetobes next.
1t appears to us that now would be
the time for the citizens of Donaldson
vile to petition the department to give
us a daily mail by way of the new rail-
road. There was law passed by
Congress some time ago authorizing
a daily nail between New Orleans
and Baton Rouge, and it is high time
itwas put in effect. This is a matter
which interests every citizen more or
less, land petition could be gotten up
which would very likely have the
desired effect. AT least, it is worthy
a trial.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
Sale of Ferry!
PARISH OF ST. JAMES.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that /
Il will proceed to sell at public auction in
front of the Courthouse, in st. James Parish,
the right to ferry as now establi4eed by law,
at ~ O'clock NJ, ON
Saturday. the 24th day of OCTOBER, 1871
to be adiudicated to the highest and last bid
der for the term of one year.
,Terms-Cash ON the spot in United States
currency.
OSCAR f. HUNSAKER, :,
sjl President Police Jury.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
WILLIAM S. AUSTIN, M. D.,
SAMUEL chopin, NJ. D.,
ROBERT w. RAYNE, ' son .
JAMES DESBAN,
A. X. LEE, Z.
WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS.
= CITY H0TEL,
New Orleans, September 9, 1871.

So +attE. new OfleanS, oepUeinDef y, 1911.
GENTLEMEN-I have the pleasure
to acknowledge your card of this
day, asking my opinion of the merits
of the prediction of a tidal waye,n
imputed to Professor Agassiz.
The like questions have recently
been addressed to ME so often and
from so many quarters, that | am
obliged to you, gentlemen, for furn-
ishing me an occasion, once for ell, to
answer them, and SO far as any word
from me may have any value to allay
public anxiety in the premises.
Without the pleasure of personal
acquaintance with the great Swiss
naturalist, will volunteer his defense
from any charge of agency in this
most monstrous and cruel hoax. s'
Professor Agassiz is an illust1ious
servant in his domain of inquiry,
which, / believe, has never embraced
the physical sciences. Zoology, geol-
ogy and the natural sciences gener-
ally, as distinguished from the physical
sciences, bound the field of his dis
tinctions; and, therefore, he is with
out authority, should he ever become
so unphilosophie as Ito assume the
prophet for the amusement of alarm
ing the unscientitic.
With this defense of an illustrious
philosopher, now absent, as / learn,
ON a mission of discovery and collec-
ton, you will pardon me if / add a
few views, which appear to me worthy
the attention and recollection of all
persons, humble or lettered.
Science, thus far, has furnished man
no keys to the far future, beyond the
regular operations of known laws.
The alienation of day and night
the phases of the moon; the regular
return of the tides; the seasons of the
year, and of the planets to their
positions, at well ascertained periods
long since fully explained ARE re-
lied upon as our munitions, our staple
of knowledge. Any accidents relating
to any of these, are beyond human
ken; and the child has as much
authority as Hersehel, Arago or Lev
errier, in predicting them.
No conjunction of the. planets,h
or combination of causes known to
science, can give the remotest guess
when an earthquake will occur, or a.
volcano discharge its lava, at any
place on the globe; and nothing shoft
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
LINDEN E. BENTLEY.
THE WASHINGTON COMMITTEE.

THE WASHINGTON COMMITTEE.
The committee of twenty prominent
Republicans Of Louisiana appointed
by the President of the late State
Convention, to wait upon President
Grant and represent to him the out
rageous actions of the federal officials
here in using a United States build
ing fol- the meeting of a State Con-
vention, and also bringing United
States troops into requisition to en-
deavor to control that Convention,
met in Washington on Monday, the
4th of September, and proceeded next
day to Long Branch to call upon the
President.
They were cordially received, and
the interview was a pleasant one
throughout. The Committee present
ed President Grant with complete
written report of the incidents con-
nected with the matt they had come
to complain of, WITH he received and
promised TO consider more fully at
leisure. He admitted the charges
against the Custom house officials
were very grave, and stated that he
knew nothing of the use of troops at
the Custom house on the day of the
Convention; the troops were sent by
General Reynolds, commanding the
department., upon a requisition from
United States Marshal Packard. In
conclusion the President said he would
refer the committees charges to the
officials in question, and ask their
defense. Thecommittee then retired,
and thus the matter rests.
The New Orleans Republican throws
up its hat, shouts " Hurrah for Gen.
Grant," and feels confident that he
will do the right thing and cut off the
heads of the offending officers. But
we are less hopeful of such a wished
for contamination, and think it very
probable the President viii pigeon
hole the documents handed him by
the committee, and endeavor to
smoothe the matter over by letting it
alone, trusting to time to efface its
effects. One thing is certain: such a
course on his part will not only turn
the Republicans of Louisiana against
him, but it win effectually spoil all
his chances for a denomination, as this
matter of federal officials mixing in
State politics and using United States
troops to control them, has raised a
cry of Indignation from the press and
people of every State in the Union,
and any public man who attempts to
justify it will be hoOted down and
forced into obscurity. Let General
Grant ponder WELL. So sure as he
fails to remove his offending subor-
dinates and thus destroy q precedent
dangerous to the liberties of the Amer
lean people, not only will he be defeat
ed for denomination to the Presidency,
but when his term of Office expires he
will find himself mere nobody-a
greater one, even, than Andrew john
son discovered himself to be when he
left the White House. Surely, this is
not pleasant prospect for any public
man, much less for one who has risen
so high as General Grant. 4
We said we were not hopeful of the
President renewing the Custom house
officials. Our reasons are, firstly: the
Custom-house men have ever studi-
ously represented to him that Gov
ernor Warmoth and friends are OPP
posed TO his Reelection !; secondly:
Collector Casey. is his brother n-law
and Presid' Grant is known to
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

We desire to announce to the mef-
chants and business men of Donald
sonyille that We have completed such
arrangements with Mn. James Buckley,
the well known New Orleans stationer
and printer, as will enable us to fur
nlsh all descriptions of job printing at
New Orleans prices. Give usa trial.
tsmall order first, larger ones after
wards if the work is satisfactory.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
Republican State Central Exec
utiye Committee.

Officers Of The Committee. 7,i.
p. b. s. Pinchback, President.
William Vigers, Recording Secretary.
]. W. Fairfax, Corresponding Secretary.
Members for the State at Large,
Edward Butler, s. s. Schmidt,
Thompson Coakley, Ebert Can't,
John Parsons. A. w. Smythe, x
H. Raby, - -. James McCleery,
David Young, +. j. Heron
a., First Congressional District. :. TIL.
Hugh ], Campbell, H. Mahoney, ,.5
Second Congressional District. ri
A. f. Barber, James L. Belden.
Third Congressional District.
Thomas FL. holland, Geo. Washington.
Fourth Congressional District.
E.. w. Devices, Raford Blunt.
Fifth Congressional District.
A. w. Faulkner A. B. Harris.
Congressional Committee, 3rd District
John r. Gallup, Emerson Bentley,
Louis Z. Lahore, Pierre Landry,
Clark H. Remick.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

California, State which the Demo-
Gratis confidently expected to carry,
has given a Republican majority of
1000. Truly, the political outlook is
encouraging. -t, -.ti'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

A beautiful woman is like u great
truth, or a great happiness, aud has
no more right to cover herself with d
green vail, or any similar abomination,
than the sun has to wear green spec
tacles.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

The lively New Orleans Mitraiileuse
has correspondent, calling himself
MJ1les Sroggins. who perpetrates the
following pun:
What liz thee reezun the Sekretarie
OF State, pro temporarie ov La, amt
Il sardean? @
Answer-Beeause he liz a Heron.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

the latter to have been Illegally and
fraudulently elected.
To this gentlemaI's aemoralizine
influence which, happily, is on the
-wane--rfay be attributed the defeat
of the Republicans of Lafourche last
election, and the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket in a parish which has a
Republican majority '-' ""'s"s'..
If felt disposed to enter into the
gentleman's personal affairs4-but
will not so demean myself could
easily show him to possess the same
characteristics in his business relations
as in politics. fE asgyt
In conclusion, | beg the indulgence
of the readers of the CHIEF for occu-
plying its space with this matter. But
when | am attacked and accused of
selling out my principles, by the edi-
tor of a newspaper, I feel justified in
using my own paper to defend myself ;
and when that attack is made by an
editor so entirely devoid of any poll
ticle principle whatever, as the one
l have referred to, cannot refrain
from holding him up to the public
gaze, that his ISLANDERS may fall harm
less when their worthless and unrelia-
BILE source is discovered.
LINDEN E. BENTLEY.
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We send out a large number of pa
pers this week to such persons as we
think might wish to subscribe. If YOU
like the CHIEF, send in your name I'M
mediately accompanied by the amount
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The estimated value of 13 of the
leading newspapers of New York city
is 81, 725, 900, but they could not be
purchased for that amount. The
Herald alone is valued at $4,000, 900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

Messrs. j. j. Clayton, Adam Travis
and John Hedgepath are authorized to
receive subscriptions for the right bank
OF the river, st. James Parish while
Messrs. Valmire shedrick, A. L. Dom
maud, N. s. Landry, j. G.. Oliver and
samuel sam Cook will act as agents for the
left bank. If II. ft.ss 81 In tI,,tts s,.tf.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16
THE TIDAL WAVE HOAX.

For some time past there has been
r1rmor afoat that an immense 9 tidal
wave'' would visit the Atlantic sea-
coast on or about the 4th of October
next, which would extend some dis
saance inland, carrying destruction
;snd desolation in it's vast proportions.
So generally has this report been cir
culated, that it has come to be be-
ieved by a large number of the in
habitants of New Orleans and many
are preparing to move from the rear
portion of the city, to the higher
ground near the river. The fact that
this sensational rumor was reported as
having its origin from the scientific
researches of the celebrated Professor
| Agassiz, gained for it a kind of half
doubling credence even among the
more intelligent and better educated
classes This matter has become the
subject of a correspondence between
! several prominent citizens of New
| Orleans and Professor G.. G. Forshey,
and, believing it will prove interest
ing, we append it herewith. 1t is to
be hoped that the sound reasoning of
the learned Professor may serve to
dispel the present belief entertained
by so many people in rumor which
is at at once foolish and improbable.
Here is the correspondence referred
to:
NEW ORLEANS, September9, 1871.
Professor C. G.. Forshey
DEAR SIR-A widely extended APP
prehension prevails among the people
of the gulf and Atlantic coast, pro-
duced by a prediction, imputed to
Professor Agassiz, of . a great. tidal
wave or inundation of the coast from
the sea. e.
After some conversation with You,
we ask, on behalf of ourselves and
many others we venture to represent,
that you give us for publication, your
views as to the merits of the predic
ton, and if convenient, your reasons,
BRIEFLY expressed, for the views you
entertain.
We ask this favor, believing that
such publication will tend to allay the
pulic anxiety, from your reputation as
a man of science.
We have the honor to subscribe
ourselves very truly, your obedient
servants,
WILLIAM S. AUSTIN, M. D.,
SAMUEL chopin, NJ. D.,
ROBERT w. RAYNE, i son .
JAMES DESBAN, ?
A. X. LEE,
WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS.
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In presenting the first number of
THE DoSALDsoSyILLE CHIEF to the
reading public, few words will suffice
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23

The William g. Guion Steamship
Company's agent at New York has been
having some trouble with woman about
trunk which she claimed the company
had left for her ON one of their steamers,
and pending settlement deputy sheriff
from Grafton Vt, entered the office and
asked the agent if he was not engaged in
litigation with certain Mrs. Newham
The agent apprised the officer of the facts
then known, and the deputy then inform
ed him that her husband was notorious
English " cracksman," for whom he had
been searching for more than seven
months. " He was arrested" said the
sheriff, about eight months since for
cracking bank at Grafton, VT, and was
lodged in the county Jail. / had him es-
pecially in charge, and gave him much
of my attention. One day, as | was leav-
ing the cell, he suddenly sprang forward
and struck me blow which felled me to
the floor, and rendered me almost sense
less, and then escaped, and has since been
at large. l traced him to this city, but
he has completely eluded me. Upon
learning, from member of the sporting
fraternity here with whom have man
aged tOingratiate myself, that Newham's
wife was engaged in the laudablc calling
Of shop lifting, and that she was trying to
swindle your company out of G200, /
thought that, by uniting our interests,
we might be Of service to each other The
agent decided to join interests with the
sheriff. He despatched letter to the
house of assignation in West Houston
street, known as =" Clark's" where " Mrs.
Newham" had ordered all letters TO be
sent, asking her to come to the Office at
No. 20 Broadway, about II o'clock on
Wednesday last, and he would try to set
tie her claims. She agreed to the propo-
sition. The services of two private de-
tectives were then procured, and they
were stationed outside on the pavement.
The Vermont sheriff took his position in
the private Office, armed with a requisi-
tion from the governor Of Vermont, to
await the coming Of Mrs. Newham. She
was not far behind the appointed time,
and the agentin few moments convinced
her that he was ready to sign the check
for the G20O provided she would procure
the signature of her husband to the re-
ceipt This she readily promised to OBJ
tain, and going to the door, gave some
signal to her husband, who was passing
carelessly down the other side of Broad
way. He came across the street, entered
the building and was told to step into
the private Office, where the check would
be made out. Mrs. Newham entered be-
fore him and at once recognized the officer
The detectives outside had carelessly
strolled in after their victim and had
been engaged in an inquiry concerning
the price of steerage passage. The mo-
ment the burglar entered the private
Office the sheriff rose, and upon his Civ
ing the signal, the detectives secured the
burglar after some struggling. The hand
cuffs were at once put on him, and the
sheriff left with his prisoner for Grafton
on an afternoon train. ... 'a
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Gbe Qtntes, Mem BLOOMFIELD, 1)a.

SEVERAL DAYS ago, the United States
Senate was convened in Executive session
to consider the ratification of the treaty
agreed upon by the Joint High Commission.
BY some means the reporters for the New
York. papers got hold of the treaty which
was of course at once published. And now
the Senate are anxious to know who has
committed this fearful crime of giving to
the public the knowledge of their own af-
fairs. And the reporter refuses to tell, they
have consigned him to "durance vile," un-
til such time as he will make known the
dread secret. In the mean time the Sem
ators wrangle and dispute like parcel of
boys, and persons who formerly had an
idea that the U. S. Senate was dignified
body, will at once change their opinion
The people, as a general thing, will sympa-
thise with the reporter and admire his
spunb, and the sooneIthe Senate discharge
him from custody, drop this foolish discus
sion and turn their attention to the business
for which they were convened, the better it
will be for all parties. This attempt to
force reporter to reveal the source of his
information seems too much like n return
to the days of the Inquisition. Why not
apply the Thumb-screws" at once?