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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

A telegram was received in New
Orleans from pominent railroad off
cial in New York city, last week, say
ing that the contract for completing
our n. H., NJ. s. t. r. r. to Houston,
Texas had been let to responsible
parties who would begin the work at
once a I'D push it along as rapidly as
possible. This is good news for Louis
lana. Every railroad built in our
State will add greatly to the material
prosperity of the people, and the con-
structiOn of new roads should be en-
couraaAd.
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State of Louisiana.

Parish Court Parish of Ascension.
Succession of John r. Reddick.
DY virtue of an order of sale rendered by
LIP the honorable the above named court
aforesaid, on the Sth day of August, 1872 and
to me addressed, in the matter of the above
succession ] will offer for sale at public allc-
ton, on the Linwood plantation, III this par
ish on
Saturday. the gath day Of
August, a. I'D. lSs2.
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
l. One gray horse, saddle and Bride 2.
One buggy and harness 3. One sewing ma
chine. 4. One watch. And various other
movable effects, fully described in the inven-
tory of said succession on file in the Clerks
office of the parish
Terms-Cash.
c. KLINE, Sheriff.
Parish of Ascension, August 10th, 1872
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

On motion of J. A. Braud. ,Jr.:
Rcsolced, That no changes be made in the
officers of the Police Jury
/ Carried.
The following communication was read and
! adopted by the Police Jury:
We respectfully petition your honorable
body to grant lis the right and privilege of
widening the canal along the north side of
he'Bruie Sacramento road (leading from the
Bayou Laiolrche to the Brule), two feet on
the side of the road, starting from the line OF
Z. %. Ayraud to the end of the road. We
propose to throw all the earth excayated on
the middle of the road and thus improve it..
All the bills presented to the Police Jury
for approval were referred to the parish COM
mittee on claims.
On motion of Drausin Troppe:
Resofred, That the statement of approxi-
innate expenses of the parish for the current
year, adopted this day, be published during
thirty days, and that after the expiration of
SAID delay the Collector proceed to levy n
tax according to said statement, and collect
the same.
Carried
On motion Of D. Leblanc:
Resoired, That the lots referred TO in the
petition OF the wardens OF the Episcopal
Church OF Donaldsonyille be leased to said
congregation for twenty-five dollars n wear
and that the Parish Attorney be and be is
hereby authorized TO enter into and complete
the contract for that purpose.
Carried.
ID. Leblanc, j. A. Braud, Jr and the Par
lsh Attorney We're appointed committee to
confer with Mr.. S. IL. Fields concerning the
$1,000 bond of the New River Road.
On motion, duly seconded, Louis Lefort
was appointed sergeant-at-ar1ns.
On motion of j. A. Braud:
ReSoEeed, That all warrants issued since
the 18th OF July, 1872, shall be registered by
the Treasurer
Carried.
On motion of same:
Resofred, That the Secretary be authorized
to issue warrants to the paupers to whom
have been awarded.
Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, Felix Rybiski
was appointed to fill the vacancy of cadet
ship ut Baton Rouge.
The following bills were approved:
d. Rybiski, So 90: NJ Kentzel, Sl5 90; r..
N. Sims, S992 81; Fred. Duffcl, $50 80; do,
1919 %; do, S6l 90.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned till
the first Monday i'll September.
tSigned) T. T. HANSON,
A true copy: President.
ROD. BRAUD, Secretary.
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EOR SALE.
Proceedings of the Police JURY
Parish of Ascension,
PINE, ASH AND CYPRESS.

Special meeting, held on the 22nd day of
August, 1872.
Members prescnt-R. T. Hanson, j. A.
Brand, Jr., d. Troppe, d. Leblanc, Austin
Duncan
The minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
The committee appointed to examine the
books of the Parish Treasurer and Secretary
and also TO make a new approximate list of
the expenses of the parish, presented the
following report, which was accepted by the
Police Jury
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Saturday. the Gath day Of
AuGMst. a. I'D. RS73.
Public Administrators Notice
Succession of John r. Reddick.

Succession of John r. Reddick.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all
Il the debtors OF the above named sue
cession to come up and settle with the UNI
dersigned: and further public notice is here
by given to ali the creditors Of said success
sion to present their claims TO said under
signed within thirty days from the date OF
this notice or else their claims shall be for
feited. HENRY w. MILLER
Public Administrator
Parish Of Ascension, August Sd, 1872.
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The aggregate of said consolidated debt in
principal alone, still outstanding, amountsto
three thousand seven hundred and thirty 80
4-5-l00 dollars, to which must be added in
terest at eight per cent. per annum on the
respective sums forming said aggregate from
the respective dates above set forth.
Secoad-The floating debt, represented by
approved accounts and warrants drawn by
the Secretary of the Police Jury upon the
Parish Treasurer.
= l. Of these, the aggregate amount regis
tered by the Treasurer is as follows. VIZ:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

There was service held in the jew
ish Synagogue last evening, and the
interior of the edifice looked very neat
and pretty lit up with purdline.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Won't we Donaldsonvillian's con-
slider ourselves "some pumpkins
when our little railroad stretches it
self away off to the interior of Texas,
and five or six trains per day go rush
ing by u.s.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

A Fanatic performance by the
membS rs of the Donaldsonville Silver
Cornel Band and some of their lady
friends is announced by advertisement
in another column to take place at the
new hall, Sunday evening, September
18th. The entertainment will consist
of a French drama entitled, lie Vaga-
bond, al English comedy called, "The
Golden Farmer" and comic opera
entitled. "The Two Blind Men" Of
course pur people will flock in goodly
numb $ to witness the first perform
ance Donaldsonville's new dralnat-
ic sochty.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Justice Landry has been oyerrun
with business in his court this week.
The cases were all ofminor Importance,
mostly breaches of the peace of a mild
nature and assaults and batteries OF
no very malignant type.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Refreshing showers have fallen in
different portions of the parish this
week, doing much good to the grow
ing crops.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

The Bayou Lafourehe has fallen so
low that the steamer Lizzie Hopkins
can no longer enter it. She now lands
just above the mouth of che bayou,
and transfers her freight te flat-boats.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

We have delayed this w eek's issue
of the CHIEF ia order to publish the
proceedings of Thursdays session of
the Police jury.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Judge f. w. Mason anticipated
leaving New York for Louisiana OH the
Goth inst, and he will probably arrive
i'll Donaldsonville within two or three
DAYS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Two more candidates. for office
announce themselves this week. L.
Dernor Leblanc, Esq, for Representa-
live, and Mr. Gustave Miller for Sher-
iff.
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DoNALDsoNVILLE. La,
Saturday, :" August "a, 1872.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.

L. Dominique has thousand cords
of ash, pine and cypress wood for sale.
See his notice elsewhere.
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bVERTHSEMESTS.
Barge for sale.

NOR SALE.-A BARGE los feet long. %
II feet wide and feet in depth, capable Of
containi from 200 to 80 cords Of wood
The bar. is in good order, Apply to
RICHARD MCCALL,
aug7em Estate L. Mccall
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

The selection of Gen. Allen Thomas
as representative from the Third Con-
gressional District on the liberal cleo
toral ticket gives Ascension three can
didates for eleetor; two for Grant and
WILSON,. one for Greeley and Brown.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

There was a special session of the
Police Jury Thursday, lhinutes of
which are published in this issue. The
report of the committee appointed at
the preceding session to examine the
books of the Auditor and Treasurer,
and to make a new approximate list
of the expenses of the parish for the
current year, was received. This re-
port is an exhaustive and interesting
document, and is published in full
with the proceedings of the Jury.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

BY virtue of the power vested in
him as president of the recent Liberal
Parislt Convention, Mr.. Henry L. Duff
fel hal appointed the following gem
tleme as Il Parish Committee for the
eondl t of the Liberal campaign:
First ward, DR.. Edward Duffel;
second ward, Dr..J. C. Legare third
ward, Soaring Taylor; fourth ward,
r. n. Sims; fifth ward, A. S. Darrow:
sixth ward, Ben Allen; seventh ward,
V. P. Landry; eighth ward, Dumini
LeBlasc.
Theu same resolution which gave
Mr.. ID ffel authority to appoint this
comml Ftee makes him president of it.
Capt. Trinidad, formerly of the
steamer st. Mary, has gone to Louis
ville.to obtain for Messrs. Price, Hine
g. Upper a fast boat to run between
this place and Baton Rouge until the
railroad is completed to Whitecastle
Gov. Iebert's place), just this side of
Bayou !oula, when the boat will make
daily t Ups from there to Bayou Sara,
in con ection with the cars. We are
inform ID that Messrs. Price, Hiue &
Tuppes. are confident of obtaining
mail contract for the boat from the
Postal Department, and we hope it
will be awarded them. The people
along the coast will appreciate highly
the advantage of q daily mail, for the
presen service, as regards the deliv-
cry of The coast mail above this point,
is simk j. an abomination.
How Ever distasteful the fact may be
to the would District Attorney and
his little band of fellow office seekers,
it is nevertheless q fact, that the
Pinchback ticket is gaining strength
every day in Assertion. The idea of
having one Of their own race for Gov
ernor il a taking one among our color !
ed friends, and reports which we have
inciden tally heard from various por-
tons u the parish lead us to believe
that b fore election day comes around |
the de ectable Baton Rouge ticket will |
have yw friends left in this section.
we would much prefer to sec |
the colnred citizens of our parish de-
clare for their lifelong friends Greeley
and Brown and the Liberal State tick
ct, still we are glad to see them taking
one stQp forward on the road of politi
sal pro ,ression by repudiating carpet
haggel Kellogg and dishonest Antoine
and Fing their allegiance to the
PinchEack ticket-one far preferable
in every respect to the fraud spawned I
by Paekard's Baton Rouge Conven-
ton.
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the parish, and they have reached the con-
clusion that the following described warrants
have been issued without consideration or
lawful authority, and are therefore not valid
or binding upon the parish, viz:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

Gen. Allen Thomas has been to New
Orleans this week, and he reports that
efforts are still being made to effect
fusion of all the friends of Greeley
and Brown in the State, and that
there is reasonable hope of the move
ment proving successful.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

We learn that there is to|be a meet
ing of the Last Ditchers of Ascension
at the Court House, next Thursday,
for the purpose of selecting a member
of the Democratic State Committee to
represent this parish. We have yet
TO ascertain who among oar citizens
follow the MeEnery movement, and
we shall endeavor to be present at
the meeting of Thursday in order to
obtain information upon Ia ut point.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

As a colored boy was passing our
office the other day, a friend who was
sitting in the door stoppeId him and
asked him if he knew Horace Greeley.
"Yes" was the reply; "he's the man
wot killed his wife over the river two
or tree weeks ago." That boy must
have been reading some G rant news
paper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24
Statement of Approximate Es-
tlRlsafe OF Expenses OF tiae Par.
ish OF Ascension for the Year
ES73s
Fees of witnesses in criminal eases, 50, 1874 ;

All of which is respectfully submitted by
the committee. K. N. SIMS,
FREDERICK DUFFEL,
j. A. BRAUD,
BERNARD LEMANN,
His
DRAUSINS TROPPE.
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loualoson6ltle Gblef.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Parish of Ascension.
Z. w. Mason. -e....-.-- Parish Judge,
Chas. A. Younger, 1000. Recorder,
Rodolph Braud, --.---... Secretary,
Felix Reynaud, Treasurer,
Charles +. Smith, Tax Collector,
Christian Kline, Sheriff.
Charles N. Lewis, Chief Constable
DoNALDsoNyILLE CHIEF, Official Journal
POLICE JURORS.
K. I. Hanson, President
Dumini Leblanc, Austin Duncan,
Drgusin Trope, j. A Braud.
SCHOOL BOARD
L. w Mason, President.
RodOiph Bralm, Pierre Landry,
q. ii. Hill, Charles F. Smith,
James. NJ. Bryan, Charles n. Lewis.
Town OF Donaldsonvlle.
+. w. Mason, MayoR,
Edw. n. PHgh, Attorney,
u. A Franklin s--.--.- Physician,
w. u. Wilkinson, SECRETARY,
christian Kline, Treasurer,
Frederick Fobb, $500. Assessor
Pierre Landry Collector,
Linden f. Bentley Printer.
II. j. Duke, Wharf Masl,r,
ii. O. Maher,. Constable
4TnEuSFEN
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-24

ALDERMEN.
Frederick DuffeI, Jos. Burbrid 81, - st Ward.
Charles +. Smith. Robert Noel hid q
Felix Leblanc, Joseph johnson, Bird g
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De1avaIIade lee House.
PLAQUEMINE, Iberville, LA.

have received Barge of fine quality of
&c E7
And am now prepared to fill all
CASH ORDERS
with dispatch, and at the following rates:
Tive Dollars for every 100 Pounds
Nine s. g soc g
TIE ADORE include Packing and Delircry
at The Bout
~ All of the Coast Packets leave Plaque
mine early in the morning, and ICE can be
delivered all along the Coast in Daytime
jy2F2m j. u. DELAyALLADE.
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On motion of Drausin Troppe:

Resoired That the statement of approx
innate expenses of the parish for the current
year, adopted this day, be published during
thirty days, and that after the expiration Of
said delay the Collector proceed to levy a
tax according to said statement, and collect
the same.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-11
POETRY.
Only Across the River.

There's beautiful land whore angels dwell,
And our loved ones are garnered forever;
Where songs of deliverance in sweet anthems
swell, 'a
Where sorrows ne'er come, their joys to
dispel;
It il only across the river
There's a heavenly rest, q homo Of delight,
Where sin and where death como never,
The Holy of HOLES, where saints, clothed in
white, .. rr-.iE
Rejoice in the goodness OF aod' day ana
night;
1t Is only across the river
There arc mansions prepared for the holy and
when from earth, death their spirits shall
whea those who in Christ to the end shai
endure,
sh,n aweM in his presence forever secure;
1t is only across the river
There, a robe and a crown in that beautifu
which Jesus, the glorious giver, ---'
Shall testow upon those who are worthy
stand, .........
When probation ispast, at tho ather'srish
hand, H .-g
1t Is only across the rive
Then we'll fear not tho gloom that hides %
bright shore, !.
Far Christ shall be there to deliver,
, And guide us in safety, though biliows ma
roar,
py the light of His love, the dark wate
DER; n
IT is only across the rive
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-11
Ashes and Gypsum as a Top-Dress-
ing for Wheat.

Mr.. EDroR-I have seen re-.
Gently in a Northern paper Q
think it was the Sun) a piece in
which a mixture Of wood.ashes
and land plaster (gypsum) was re-.
commended as top-dressing for
wheat. The recommendation is
good. / have used the mixture
frequently, and always found
most excellent effects from it, both
in the vigor of the growth and the
size and quality of the grain. l
carefully gather up every year all
the ashes that are made on my
own farm, and all that I can get
from my neighbors, and / mix
with them about one.third of their
bulk OF land plaster. After the
wheat is well up I scatter the mix
ture over it at the rate of sixty or
seventy pounds to the acre, choos.
ing day when it is likely to rain.
| find that the top-dressing gives
the wheat good start, makes it
grow stronger and quicker, and
imparts to it that green color
which indicates healthy growth
This stimulant seems to last all the
growing season until harvest. l
think, too, that the mixture is a
preventive against rust, but of this
I nm, not aa poeitix a 90 7 on, tbot
it ia a good fertilizer. l believe,
however, that if l could give the
CROP a second top-dressing of the
mixture, when it takes its start in
the spring, it would prevent rnst
and increase the yield. / mean to
try it next spring.
Last year l had not quite
enough ashes to top-dress all my
wheat, and nothing could he more
marked than the difference be-
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-11

1t is reported that some Of the
hangers of the State Govern.
ment in Columbia, who are steep.
ed to the eyelids in the slough Of
official sin, are organizing a legis,
tive revolt, whose object is to
browbeat the incoming admins
tration and compel them to back
down from their position as the
defenders of the people against
the Shylocks and the Rings. The
movements of these mntineers are
known. Let them remember that
only he who is without fault may
cast the first stone!
Messrs. John 7. Shaw and r.
A. McCorkle have been bailed by
Judge Mackcy in 81, 900 each, for
their appearance at the March
term OF Court for York County,
to answer to a charge of killing q
man in that County in 1871.
The commission which has been
investigating the ontrages on the
Rio Grande border, has reported
at length, and the amount of dam.
age which it finds to have been
done is rated at $50. 100000.
AT an English funeral lately,
one Of the six bearers slipped and
fell, the others dropped the coffin,
and it fell upon the prostrate man
in such a manner as to infict injn.
ries of which he died in less than
a week.
F. Stobo Farrow, Esq, formerly
of Spartanburg, was an independ.
ens candidate for Mayor of Allan.
ia, Geo.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-11

Tie Grand Lodge of Ancient
Free Masons, OF South Carolina,
will convene in the city of
Charleston, on Tuesday, the 10th
of December inst. ~,
Reidville Female College, Spar.
tanbnrg County, s. O., is said to
be the cheapest, healthiest and
most retired institution in tho
South.
Mr.. Daniel s. Hart, late of the
firm OF Hart & Co., Charlesto
hardware merchants, has recentl
been appointed a travelling ager
OF the South Carolina Railroad.
There are now fifty.three stu.
dents at the Theological Seminary
in Columbia, S. @. Four more
are expected soon.
The town of Marion has been
gerrymandered-one mile added ali
round the edge-and it now bss a
Republican majority Of twenty
eight.
The corps of engineers bepa,
their labors on Monday, 25tb nlt
in locating the Greenwood a,
Augusta Railroad.
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JOHN c. BAILEY, EDITOR s PRUR.
.ns..op,rr,o, Two Dollars per anuum.

susson,prros Two Dollars per annum. :.
Inytnrirrrrrfs inserted at the rates OF
one dollar per square Ct twelve Minion lines
fth,s sixe type) OF less for the first insertion,
Aftv ceuts each for the second and third inscr-
tions, ana twenty-five cents for subsequent
In sertions. Yearly contracts will DO made.
All advertisements must have the numoer
of n. sert,ous marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisement e.
win invariably be "displayed."
Obituary notices, and all matters inuring 70
to tho benefit Of any oue,, are regarded a
Advertisements. ~ - g.. u
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"REMINISCENCES
PU BLIC Nh Il N .
DIT Ex-oovERNoR' D. y. FERRY.
dContinued from last Week,
ANDREW W. THOMSON.


This gentleman was, at the time |
of his death, the oldest practicing
lawyer in the State. lie seemed
to be, when last cav him, IN
ripe old age, with body and mind
we'll pl eserved, and as full of lite
and spirit as he ever was: Ills
death WAS very sudden. knew
Wallace Thomson, as he was gems
orally called, about forty years,
and had a great deal of Intercourse
with him on the circuit, and in
Columbia, attending tine Court of
Appeals, aud the sessions OF the
Legislature. He was'7a a member
of the Legislature, with the excep
ton of few terms, from 1924, up
to the period of his death, a few
years since. We have passed
many pleasant hours together, and
had a great many jokes on each
other. lie was u genial soclable
and warm hearted gentleman. de
was kind and generous, aud hos
pitable. / had for him through
out our whole acquaintance, a very
sincere regard; and nothing ever
occurred, at the Bar, or in the
Legislature, or in our private in
tercourse to mar or Interrupt fol
a moment, our kind feelings anc
regard for each other,
Mr.. Thomson was born in Ma
ryland, but brought mp and edu
Gated in South Carolina. bav
heard it said. as a remarkable fact
that all of the Marylanders VIII
have figured in South Caroline
were some what excentric or ha
singular traits of character. lni
lustration OF the truth ot this a
sertion, reference was made I
Judge CAN'T, Caleb Clark, f,
many years Solicitor of the mi'
die circuit, Major Smart, prat
tic,ng lawyer at Camden, and A
Wallace Thomson. Mr.. Thomso
was, in some respects, differe1
from ordinary men, and superb
20 ordinary men. He was Il
most pertinacious man in clingir
to his opinions that ever me
and some of his notions were ve
crude and outre. At the Bar
could see and make more points
his case than any other lawyer.
The opposite counsel, and the COT
too. thought frequently the poiI
made, were no points at all. B
il his Honor decided against hi
he was cure to take an appeal.
once knew him to appeal in CT
when the Judge had decided e
ry thing in his favor.
Mr.. Thomson was q well re
lawyer, and good lawyer
had very extensive practice
Union, York, Chester, Spart,
burg, and Laurens, in his younI
days, bnt as age crepted on b
I noticed that his practice fell
Clients generally 3 think that a yor
lawyer has more energy and Z
in conducting case, than an
one, and they are not far from
ing correct. Shortly after the
minaiioI Of the war, ] atten