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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

There is a charge of murder pend
ing in the London courts against a
man for permitting himself to be shot.
The circumstances of the case are
extraordinary in all respects. Two
young German gentleman of respecta-
BILE family visited London, and in four
days managed to expend the sum OF
$4,000 in the pursuit of pleasure. At
the end of that time, having exhaust
ed their money, they came to the
conclusion that there was nothing left
to them worth living for, and agreed
to die together. A few lines Of fare
we'll were written to some girls who
had assisted in their revelries, after
which they locked their door and
stripped themselves for death. One
of the young men, named Paul May,
stood up and the other shot him
through the breast. As May fell tc
the tloor, his companion finished his
work by shooting himself through the
heart. 1t so happened that May was
not mortally wounded, but is in q
fair way of recovery, and when he i
conyalescent he is to be taken before
the authorities to stand his trial fol
wilfnlly numbering his companion
who shot him, in accordance with the
verdict rendered by the Coroner's jury
which Investigated his case, as II
England, when two persons mutually
agree to commit suicide together, ant
only one dies, the survivor is hell
guilty of the murder Of the one Wht
died. Some Of the greatest Englisl
Judges have ruled that such is th'
law. The last trial of this kind oc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

The Chicago man who stepped be-
hind a mule he intended to purchase,
asked with much feeling when he was
picked out of che gutter, "if the der
rick killed any body else.''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

Mr.. Charles Sumner arrived at Liv-
erpool from Boston OH Saturday last.
Soon after landing he visited the
American Club, where he received the
first s.fBrMHr1Un ~ lsiis r1o.rrinationa hr
the Democrats and Liberal Kepnbli-
cans of Massachusetts, for Governor
of that State. Mr.. Summer announced
that he would positively decline the
nomination.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

When Rachel, the great French
tragedienne, saw her sister. who was
somewhat stout, dressed for the part
Of q shepherdess, her comment was !:
+" Sarah, dear, you look like a shep-
herdess who has just dined on her
flock!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

This is the last month that Internal
Revenue stamps will have to be affix-
cd to legal documents, as the law
abolishing all stamp duties imposed
by schedule B, except the tax of two
cents upon bank checks, drafts or
orders, takes effect Oh the first of
October.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

The lady who did not think it re-
spectacle to bring up her children
to work has recently heard from her
two sons-one is Il bar-keeper on -
flat-boat, and the other is IL second
clerk to q lime-kilH.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28
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Is Grcel0y ot0ck A,0Cilnlh
fFrOm the n. 7. SUM-
| Ttis fit and appropriate that q par
~ of false pretenses, like the Grant
nortv sho1ld conduct its political
canna;rns on the same principles
which eharacterizes its administration
ne nnf,lic affairs. After having sue
| ceeded in demoralizing the civil scr.
u;ra r., q degree which was never ex-
| caeded IN the rottenest days Of Louis
/ Vnrhnel,a def1nct empire, they have
/ tho assurance to present tiiemsel.ss "
Tie publ as cnamplons OF civil ser
/ vice teforr1 ana while they are carry
i,rg proscr1ptlon TOT pOHtfai causes IO
ian extent illtnerto UNKNOWN 10 thls
country, they 90 through the farce o.
| publishing q code of rules Tor restila-
ting appointments which 1n pracuco
is entirely dlsregarded. Charming spc-
cial credit for their management Of
the national finances, the STATISTICS OF
their own officials show tfat the Mt
most confusion exists IN the accounts
"a e..o 0asAy .oi,sss.s' is.'e.s4. o.'S, Ss M
puoilc deDt is Delng reduceu at less
RAPID rate tilan under Johnson and
THAT the extravaganza OF the admins
tratiol IN Its expenditures ior tne
ordinary operations q Government
has never been approached during the
existence of the Republic While de-
falcations aud scandalOus jobs, N
which prominent members Of the Adj
mipistfa1ion n are inpliea1eu, hhso .t-
come 50 common ~ scaiceiy " cAcl'o 'ls,l
remark.
oucn auepts at hisIep.es .'se, =. =.
as the unscrupuious Ieadets " TUG
urant party aIe no. iiAe.y - c',,'s l,y any
occasion @ aects!vI'lg shel. lo1lvNeIs a,'
Where an o9Jee. - ~ pe g.,llleu. al.o1e-
oy, anu ~ ~ !l''. seIi'ee, t.ies.elole :,
see eneI,l ei.iInlhs III unnIseIlur.e"
series u ceieass .t el'1 l'o1ls s. : s.sc-
eess'on oI Aumlnls.I''.,on 1.I .,' u'cso.ass. aa.
Anu enclv :, - ~ uo'aos s.'sso 4, .alo a.
mass OF tue s'lppof,eIs u - I:ll1 ls.ne viz
derive e'ielf poIitieu i.ulll
tne party organs actua.s oc'lte .ae 1as .'eas
the Liberal movement Is U 9 ssa1e oI
decilne. anu t,'.t Tue ics''it = e'le ~
cent otate elecglons y an assa1,snce y. y
IN easy triumph LOT tneif snll.,l...'.ss'
Wneh the re-, laeas s4 al1 eans aa,anna sa,.ss n"w
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- am sna amyth;ng , no,e -. than i sl;ohf re-
~ Sst;os 80 @ ~ % ny; ;nr;t;as In - the LARGEST
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

Several months ago little boy
named Seger became interested in the
Howard Mission, and determined to
do what he could for them. It is not
much, apparently, a boy Of seven can
accomplish in this direction, but he
went to work with will, saved the
pennies given him, ran on errands,
and picked up bits Of iron and sold
them. On Saturday he opened his
treasure box, and found therein two
dollars and eighty-three cents, with
which he bought a broken lock pistol,
and has twenty eight cents left. So
much for perseverance,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

IF Adam could be made accountable
for consequential damages" he
would have a rough time of it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

THE VERMONT ELEcTIoN.-The
election returns from Vermont indi-
cate that the Radicals have carried the
State by from twenty-five to twenty
seven thousand majority. Not the
faintest hope has ever been entertained
by the Democrats and Liberals Of q.
different result. In fact. the majority
against us is several thousand less
than what might have been expected.
The State never has gone any other
way, and always by large majorities.
Lincoln carried it in 1860 by nearly
$1,000; in 1864 it went for the Radi-
Gals by majority of over 29, 900, and
for Grant in 1868 by nearly 3, 600.
Thus it will be seen that the Radical
majority in 1872 is 1000 less than it
was in 1868.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

An EXTRAORDINARY SToRY.--Ihe
Carlinyille correspondent OF the St.
Louis Democrat relates the following
story. the circumstances OF which
while they are exceedingly sensat'.a -
al. can be vouclled for by pers>
siding in this city: 40 divorce
cases on record has ben pos .n,.,n 1,f
is to be tried at tl1 Augnn; ssa,,;t curt.
The m parties b.ve lived togetpw, world
seventeen years known to " trenntad
as as hnshasd aud wife. ;ap ;nputn,a tl,a
hnshapd now files bill s .als,, s,sce sce
so.oalled marriage tohgs. and and prav ys
IL Macoupin county The p, ground mn, that
ING for a divorce ,,a "1 w. s,o ti,an sa~' far
the person to Us not a W woman, al
merly marr]Gils r]Gils to and at the time Of
though pId marriage he was induced
sala reN the person aforesaid to be
to behn. If the allegations oftlle bill
IL Of outside parties are, true, the
44al will show tile extraordinary case
Of two men having lived together for
this long period of time in the charac-
ter Of husband and wife, an instance,
i'll other words, III which natural eu-
much has been able to personate the
female character, and as such to go
through the solemn external forms OF
marriage, and then to continue for
many years to deceive neigllbors, and
even intimate friends, as to his real
sex. The complainant alleges that his
ignorance of the laws of this country,
he being German, and the advice Of
supposed competent parties, prevent
ed him from filing a bill for release
long ago from the bondage OF the
pseudo marriage. As the parties have
accumulated a considerable property,
it will be a point Of great interest for
the Court to decide upon its equitable
division, i'll case Of q dissolution OF the
curious copartnership.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

Communications may be addressed simply
tor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-28

Transient advertisements. 81 per square first
insertion; Is cts. each subsequent insertion.
All official advertisements 81 per square each
Insertion
, 1872-09-12
RACES.
s.. AaA
@8ss&

HHE FALL MEETING OF THE Sc
i attic Jockey Club will be held at the
Seattle Course commencing Wednesday
October %, 1872, and will continue
three days, as follows:
FIRST DAY.
Jockey Club Purse, $500. Mile heats,
best two i'll three, to rule.
SECOND DAY.
Proprietor's Purse, 5000; Free Han
dicap for all horses. Mile heats, best
two in three.
Twenty per cent. entrance to above
races added to purses.
THIRD DAY.
Sweepstakes $50 each; Gate money
added by Proprietor; Mile heats, best
three in five.
Three to enter and two to start for
the above purses.
The above Races will be conducted
according to the Rnles and Regulations
of the Richmond Jockey Club. Rules
10, II, 13, q and 2s being stricken ont.
ROBERT ABRAMS, President.
c. G. PERKINS, Secretary.
Seattle, W. T. Aug. 10. 39td.
, 1872-09-12

ington's life, and confined him as a
prisoner for the war. Now we stand
here to face that coward" and the Mex
leans eye fell upon Dart Bradford.
Go! never come near me again,
and Lida Bonner pointed to the door
while her angry eyes turned upon the
man who in a few moments more would
have been her husband.
Captain Worthington. you have my
warmest welcome home; Colonel Brad
ford, leave my house" and as Judge
Bonner spoke he grasped Roy's hand.
Course you all for this!' exclaimed
Dart Bradford, and he left the house.
Nay, more, be left the State and has
never since been heard from; while the
brave man he had deceived soon after
married Lida Bonner, the only woman
he had ever loved, and General De Riva
was the groomsman, for between the
American and the Mexican warm
friendship had sprung into existence.
TAKING IT CooLLY-An Englishman
and a German were travelling together
in diligence and both smoking. The
German did all in his power to draw
his con. .panion into conversation, but to
no purpose: at one moment he would,
with a superabundance of politeness,
apologize for drawing his attention to
the fact that the ash of his cigar had
fallen on his waistcoat, or spark was
endangering his neckerchief. Atlength
the Englishman exclaimed: "Why the
dickens can't you leave me alone?
Youl coat tail has been burning for the
last ten minutes, but 1 didn't bother
you about it. -
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
FRIGHTFUL ACCInFNr
A Man Fills his Lamp with Glycerino
is Killed, with. Two of his Chil5~e''a

A Man Fills his Lamp with GIycerin.
is Killed, witt. Two of his Child~ol', aas
We learn, says Marietta. Obio -
from John P. Campbell, the partER.alpper,
of one of the most terrible accidenfss wv w IA
has ever occurred in Washington GU @lleR
It appears that Alexander Dye, a lsJuulalt7.
man with large and dependent fami Yjorlag
siding at Cow Run, found in an MI .
bank, tin can containing .quant;sSe 0a
nitrO-gIycerine. 1t had doubtless hey q
there By the agents of the Roberts To- To- isft
Company, who imagined they had osl
Cealed it in a safe place Mr.. Dye sunnaa.,
the clear liquid substance to be carbk6gr 20
and being a poor man, concluded to my ~
use of it in his family. He accordingly t NY
it home and emptied a portion Of il into oS
lamp already half full of oil %Sa
dangerous substance of course sanL 's
the bottom leaving the oil on ~ -
On Thursday evening, July 4 ~
lit this lamp, which burned wi.I
out accident until the family rati ,sa,
About eleven O'Clock, it is supposed ~
Dye arose and relit the lamp for some M M
rose. The oil having burned off, the riR,u uH
glycerine followed up to the blaze, wbss.
fearful explosion alarmed the neigbIo.
hood. Help was almost immediately l,
hand, when horrible scene presents
itself. Mr.. Dye was dead-hls right hama
blown Off, his throat cut, and bad vona5
in his breast. One of his daughters. aSai
seven years, was fatally wounded, VIII
two other children were unhurt. M.
chimney end of the loghouse was Blow
completely out, and the entire buildinS ~
duced to a wreck. Justice Strahan am
moned a cOroner's jury, who were expected
to finish their investigation and render
verdict yesterday noon. 1t is supposed tbs
Roberts Torpedo Company, rich corpora,
ton, is legally responsible for this teFribIs
result of careless employees.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
sIILLICENT MAY.

When all the world is a whirl Of singing,
When blackbird. liunet, and thrush prOlohg,
The wave Of music around as clnging,
Which crestB in melody, breaks N song
When every foot the harebell crusnes,
And only the roses die too soon;
When carOlling cllOrs, in Dlos5omlng oashesI
Sing madrigal songs for the birth OF June;
Srben dewn il the new-mown fields of hay
NY heart il pines for thee, Milliceut May
The nightingale walls till the morning breaketh,
FOR love Of my love in ito moonlit grove.
The cool green meadows the Lark fOrsaketh
To tell to heaven Of my love my love
The waving bOughs ofthe a!ders sigh to her
Her feet are kissed by the buttercup king.
Tae summer down breese creeps softly nigh to her
To play with her hair aud to sing-to sing.
Alone she VANDERBILT Why delay
Poor heart that is breaking for MilHceut May.
All Millieent May, though winter is over,
And rain and ruin are past and gone,
Though gunner has given love and lover
The love is alone and the lover is alone!
The winter has given us tears and sorrow,
The spring has given them time to die,
But the summer the summer has no tomorrow,
Let us live in the summer, love, you and !.
Stop, wandering maid, ID the new-mOwn hay,
BupplianJ pleads to thee, MLHCent May
Sleep, birds and buds, as I wander away to her,
Haste, hurrying feet, through the tender grass,
On the strings Of my heart am longing to play for
When the song is over the sound will pass
And echo adOwn the valley beneath US
For moments rest till 1t scars above
30 ask that beav'n may at least bequeath US
life Of laughter life Of Lowell
Away away through the new-mOWn hay
She's waiting awaiting me-Millicent May
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
Something Abnut Mnmnn-
Mr., Warner writes in the Back
Studies" in ScrflNer,a l[onMLl.

MI Warner writes in the 'Back-Lo9
Studies in Scrijner'S Monthly.
Woman is perpetual revolution and j.
gnaS element IN the world which continually
destroys and re-creates. She Is the avnnrg
Menter and suggester of a new com5ina-
Ton She has no belief in any law of
eternal htne5s OF things. She.Is never even
content with any arrangement.Of her own
mouse. Inc only reason the mistress couId
give. when she rearranged her aDar+-
menC tor hanging a picture. in what
seemed the most inappropriate place
was that it never had been there
9eIore' Woman has no respect for ira
uLCtOi, ana because thing is as it is, is
Sunclent reason for changing it. When She
gets into law, as she has come into Iitera.
ture, We shall gain sometime in the de-
sIructIOn OF all our vast and mustv libra
RES OF presidents, which now fetter our adj
5I41lnistratiOn Of individual Justice. L ia
MahueVllIes opinion that women are not so
sentimental as men, and are not so easily
touCn9d with the unspOken poetry of ma
lure oelng less pOetical and having less i'm
agInauOn, they are more fitted for practical
aHaiFs, and would make less failures in
business. ~ IL
have noticed the almost selfish passion
Ior their flowers which old gardeners have.
. ana M theIr reluctance to part with leaf OF
9losSom from &heir family. They love the
MOVERS Tor themselves. a woman raises
mowers Tor their use. She is destruction In
a conservatory. She wants the flowers for
Rer lover, for the sick, for the poor, for the
LORD on Easter day, for the characterization
81 her house. She delights in the costly
pleasure ofsacrifcing them. She never sees |
mower but she hasan intense, but, proba- |
oIy' slnless, desire to pluck il.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
A Powerful Substance.

Describing locality at the head Of Pleas
ant valley, the Santa Clara Herald, manu-.
script paper published there two years AGO.
gives the following amusing description of
mineral found in that region:
Right here DR.. Nature has somewhere m.
Ger ground one Of the queerest aDothecarv
shops south Of Oregon, or anywhere else.
IN tins shop is distilled a substance that to
the taste seems cross between saleratu5,
salt, gunpOWder, sulphur, assafcedita and
everything else that is nasty. The land on
Halch 1t IS located won't raise anything:
Nat II beats all creation, so the old baches
say, how that cOnglOmerated mass of nasti-
ness ness VIII raise bread. Two spoOnfuls will
make large loaf so light that when it is
taken from, the oven it is necessary to tie it
TO t1atirOn or employ a boy to hold it TO
Keep the loaf from flying of like an inflated
balloon A barrel Oft judiciously admins
Lered 70 the German army in Paris would
have lifted it out of its boots and the French
out Of trouble.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
GREELEY,s COMING.

o gOly, have you seen de massa
With the big smile on his face!
He's packed his trunks and dey say he's solng
For to leave de good old place.
he heard de people call to hiG
Three million hearts like one,
Dew say next four years he'll be Twin
Way down in Washington.
Chorus-De massa viii run, you bet,
Just like TaCe-horse, o,
o, darkies, now our Greeleys come,
And the days OF Ju5ilO.
Now, darkies, when November comes
We will march of to de polls,
And as he fought for us so long
. We Will work with heart and soul,
And when the sun sets on dat dag
We will gather every one
And help de mRssa pack his trunk
To be President in Washington.
Chorus-Massa Grant viii run, you bet
Just Like a Tace-borse. o,
o, darkes, now our Greeley's come,
And the days of Jubiio.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
Nc AdvantnRe af fsrnnninn.

"A French physician is out in a long dis
seItatlon on the advantage of groaning and
e sryIg IN general, and especially during
9Uo51cat operations. he contends that
IONS oy which nature allays anguish: that
Inose patients who give way to their natu,
Ia RAJ feelings more speedily recover from ac-
cluents and operations than those who sun
pose 1t unworthy man to betray such
symptoms OF cowardice as either to groan
I VI IcLyc he tells OF man who reduced his
b oIrs 1I E 10 20 o. IN the course of a few
~ lOo 10y oy giving full vent to bis emotions.
IA accordance with the above, the CRYING of
onliqreq should not be too greatly discour-
a9e9', what is natural is nearly always
t GTSeIul, and nothing can be more natural
o onan Cne crying of children when anything
tai pain. guy 7Io''l VI -ll9-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21

n how " IS It that women manage to Iool- 20
V ping aIo %sF mit Te oa A man win 60 flap
hand, hat on the back of his head b Glilei IN
narrow strip of shade on the s ti,dIggl41g
with logged desperation, that nToieo+; 1Ih
Stops cellar doors and wheelbarFoJygs J Iii
nlgh heIghten to insanity, and main NJ Gil,
show OF himseIflike boiled carrot e+asr5
ing from the pot; while woman T Fam
Woman-WllI turn out in streaked dT rasss
PaG On some 1i4tI KIND mot. OF fynet around her
a lace collar, and sail along under no anu
day sun, looking as cool and graeef1I H y"
Norway pine on its native hills, WIN i "a ;t 3
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
JIM FISK DEAD BROKE.
The Bullet Saved Him from the Bapkr,lr
F'OurF.

Court.
New York Correspondence Rochester Democrat I
Many things are now brought out con
corning Fisk which may surprise his adj
mrers. One is the fact that at the time of
his death he was running down in business
habits, and that had Le lived he would soon
have been ousted from his welI-feathereL
nest. Fisk was not a tirst-Class business
man. His friends claimed this distinction
TOR him as compensation for his bad
haOlt5. but 1t IS now evident that he was
vastly Overrated. 1t may then be inquired
new ne could have obtained 80 important a
position. The reply is, that he cot into the
confidence Of Daniel Drew, who had an az
tensiTe influence in the Erie road, and de-
sired the former to be in its service, In
TINS manner Fisk was placed in a position
WhiCA he improved to commit the most
reckless robbery. It is now said
tnat Drew became disguised with
Flsk5 management and had for three
months Planned his removal but was an+ici-
pated by the assassin. Fisk, at the time of
nls death, was utterly insolvent He had
wasted large part Of his steaIings in dis
sipati0n OF a costly character, and It is said
Mrs: Mansfield had powerful rival, whose
establishment cost an enormous sum. 1t is
supposed that Fisk spent from $1,000 to
2tO0S per week; This rate is suggested by
tle TACT that his pocket money. found on
ms person after his death, consisted of
fifteen one hundred dollar bills. This was
not, business funds. Indeed, had it been
such, 1t would have been deposited in bank
1t was evidently his "Ioose change" to use
a common term, and it is probable that it |
you'd have been all gone before Mondav,
+. was, overrated prodigiously, because
ms DraVado passed Tor courage and his i'm |
pudence for enterprise. His history reminds |
us OF the ass in the lions skim and had |
he lived would soon have been torn awav, |
Sudden death 10 doubt saved Fisk from |
0eeRming a street loafer,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21

E A clergyman at Waterloo, Indiana, has
Tour itg boys, the youngest of which il named
LiDoxoIogyi" because he is the last of the