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United States Centennial a
mission. s.

70 the People Of the Uaited States: a....,;.;;s
The Congress Of the United States Aaea
acted that the completion Of tho 0nsD
dredth Year of American Indepeaamses -
be celebrated by IN 1ntssnstienas Exl1f6n
Of the Arts, Manufactures, ard Produle4
the soil and mine, to be held at Philsdeljhi
in 1876, and has appointed Coniiii3dl p
consisting Of representative from eack u
and Territory, to conduct the celebraaiiuL
Originated under the auspices Of tn +.
tional Legislature, controlled 81 j Mo-
Commission, and Designed Is II Is b itCis
memorate the ifRst Century Of cur ID i
by an Exhibition of the Natural reeoureed
the Country and their Development, - Z
our progress in those Arts which 800
mankind, in comparison with those. q III
Nations, " it is to the people ct largo taafCke
Commission look for the aid which i ,IDerE
sary to make the Centennial Celebraei1a -
grandest anniversary the world hasnvR
seen.
That the completion Of the first ceats1 Z
our existence shoald be marked By s0l6nt
posing Demonstration. l., We sbslieye,, d =
triotic wish of the people Of the whole -
try. The Congress Of the Unitnd States
wisely decided that the Birth OF tA6e Ell
Republic can be most ,fttingly celebrated b
the universal collection and display asn1e
trophies Of its progress. Il d .desiue1It
bring together, within Q building ceya
fifty acres, not only the varied prpdnets
OF our mines and Of the soil, but fypM 81
the Intellectual triulnphs of osr cttieuA
specimens of every thing that Aalesiesln
furnish, whether from the brains or thsA1ns
Vt her children. and thus make evident t0th
world the advancement Of which q seH oF
erned people 10 capable. i I: E-ss.l sas
In this Celebration" all nstians M il
invited to participate; its chafaet9 -
International. Europe win display ~ q
and manufactures, India her eufi0as q
while newly oDened China snd .Iapa -
lay bare the treasures which4 FIR Icon1r
their ingenious people have been pesfeetnft
lAch land will compete I'M eeneross dyslU
fer the palm Of supsfior eucealence. 80 8
10 hb grand gathering every se11 "
contribute its fruits and ceroalk NJ 1illt
shall be wanting; for what the East lhc1atte
West viii supply. Under one roof xilL t.
south display IN rich luxurianco he9 k1ve
cotton, and the North in nainieture. &c.,
less machinery of her mills conrertao
cotton into cloth. Each section Of tie l
will send it's best offerings to this exki61
ana each State of the Union. &c . nnentef 4
one united body polite, will show 70 ~ =
ter States and to the world. how, ma .
can add to the greatness of the nation 4 III
she is harmonious part. 81
10 make the Centennial Cele1ratioa -
success as the patriotism and the psi1t .
every American demands viii require thee&
operation Of the people Of the whole ees1lt17s
The United States Cenfenial Cozh
receives no Governnont aid, such q
France to her Universal E1positioa, yit =
labor and responsibility imposed 1Raa 81
untlertakinos r. !. 90. g. y S' ia -
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The BALL.-The grand ball to be
given by the D. s. G. B. at their ele-
giant hall next Morday night will with
out much doubt be one of the most
brilliant affairs that has occurred in
our town for years. The preparations,
now most complete, are extensive and
ample. The various committees, on
arrangements, invitations, receptions,
ETC., are composed of some of the
leading citizens of .sDonaldsonville,
whose connection with the ball is, in.
itself sufficient guaranty that the en-
tertainment will be Of the highest
order, both as regards its respecta-
bility and the facilities afforded
guests for enjoyment. Several ladies
have volunteered their services to sell
tickets for the grand chop" and a
handsome prize is to be awarded the
lady disposing of the greatest num-
Der. Tickets are also to be had at all
the principal stores in town, and we
advise every one of the young men
of town-aye, and the old and middle
aged as well-to be sure and supply
themselves with cards of admission to
the D. S. G. B. bali of Monday next.
Price Of tickets 81 so; ladies admit
ted free.
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List of Letters q.
Remaining in Donaldsonyille Post Office
January LIST, 1873. e
| @ Alb
Adler. n Bailey, Theodore
Baulent, Miss Mary Basemare, Miss Tcnpa
Babm, Bergeron, r u
| Brown, Edwin
| 81 v. #.z,.... C. f
Clark, Miss Jane Calk, David
Cantey, Mrs. Mary j Coyii, Henry =
Clay, Henry Canning, Miss Susan
Dugas & Leblanc Davis, Horace
Denis, Frank Davis, Nancy %i.'
F-G 1uY H EJ
| Fowles, Moses F Goodhue. H
| Guedry, y Gabrial Miss Marg't
Green, Mills Green, Mr. Charles
Hopkins, Henry Henderson, Robert
Henry, Richard Hebert. j e.
Harvard, klnna Harrison, George
1... Houbre,J ...
J-K
Jostiing. Jenkins Toby
Joseph, Grosan Kearney, Primes
Long, Frank H Landry, Al
Lemon, U Lesponde, Jean
Lear, Maggie Landry, Ames
Leblanc, Rene Leathers. Miss Gil
....s4... M
Melancon, Aristide Mathis, Mr.
Mohr, Manrutf, j B
Macklin, Wyatt Morris, G
Morgan, Lyman Mitchell, Joseph
Aire, Fernand
N
Neames, DIG Nicholas. Susan
Nazette,
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Outin, Cesar Orions. Denison
p f t-
Pinkard, II W Pettisbow, Nj.
Plesend, VIM.
10
Ricard, NJ Rhitt. RIB
Reese, Robert
stevens, Mrs A Streck, Miss Cordelia
SStephens, george Stewart, James H
Ss1IaWoerry, jimmy Stripping, Edward
omltn, Edward Stafford, Samuel w
Smith, II III
.G
thompson Nathan Tariani, Me Dominica
vaimetre, Samuel Vacaresas, Raphael
,,. w
,Wllllams, George Warton, George
w washington, Watt White, Davy
wright, N Z Weavers, Mrs r
p. LANDRY, Pm.
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state ofLouisiaua,

@ S90tS Oh 4/OQl0H0m ~ ff7s4
Parish Court Parish Of ascension.
John A. Akridge, Samuel Il. Field subroga-
ted, rs. No. 166, j. 2. Wilkerson.
RY virtue of and in obedience to a writ of
- il. ia. issued by the honorable the court
aforesaid under date of the 10th day of De-
cember, 1872, and to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered suit, have
seized and will offer for sale 1t public auc-
ton, on the premises of Sam. u. Webb, in
this parish, on - }i s.sst5p FsSig s .
Saturday, the 9Th day Of
February, 1873,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, viz: ff's'' '''f -7s's = fFEs7S-71s9
One yoke of oxen, 4&ggt5s .safi
Two bales Of Gotten. u, .ivAf.s az
Terms cash. Eta.+ {sfsF
- A. HILL, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Parish of Ascension, jan
uary 2, 1873. + -
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However long and bitterly de-
feated aspirants for Office aud the
more partizan newspapers of Louis
lana may continue their denunciation
Of the means employed to secure the
installation Of a Republican State
Government, it must be apparent to
an observing mind that there is a
growing determination visible among
the eool-headed and reasoning men
and newspapers that supported the
Fusion party, to accept the situation
and acquiesce in the recognition of
the Federal Government SO plainly in
dictated by extending the strong arm
of the military to support the ruling
of the U. S. Circuit Court. Every
week our exchange mail brings some
new convert to the doctrines Of the
CHIEF, which are dictated by plain,
unassuming common-sense and con-
cientions opinion of what is best for
our State and her people.
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= BY reference to the table of adyer-
tising rates published in the first col
umn OF the first page, our readers will
ascertain that we have made some
changes in few Of the items, increas-
ing the prices in two instances. but
reducing them in several others. These
rates are now as reasonable as we can
in Justice to ourselves and the pro-
ression make them, and they will
be adhered to. We solicit the patron
age ofadvertisers, feeling assured they
viii realize a handsome return for all
money expended in inserting notices
designed to meet the public eye in
the columns of the CHIEF.
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subscribe for the CH1Er; s3a year.

. The Inauguration Of Kellogg will
take place on Monday, the 18th inst,
and the election Of q United States
Senator on Tuesday, the 18th. Both
events will excite much public inter-
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The New Orleans Times reap
fpeared in its old form Thursday,
and was welcomed, by large NUM-
Iber of patrons who prefer its vim
and enterprise to the antiquated de-
pertinent and milk -and-wateriness OF
the Picayase, grandmother Of the
New Orleans press. We have little
admiration for the violent, abusive
political editorials of the Times, but
we recognize its value as newspaper,
and have no reason to grudge it
financial prosperity after emerging
safely from the temporary embarrass-
ments caused by the prosecution Of
its half-proprietor for debt. So soft
ened is our heart by the misfortunes
Of the Times and the merry season
through which we are passing, that
we wish the Times happy new year.
Do you wish to make present dur
ing the holidaysf If so, there is moth
ing more suitable than music, and
nothing in the music line can equal
Peters Musical Monthly. A subscrip-
ton to this valuable Magazine will
give your lady friend all the new music
she can desire. Its arrival will be
hailed with delight, from month to
month, and need we add that the giver
will be remembered with each pleasure
that the fair musician culls from the
hundred and odd charming pieces that
subscription will place before her.
The January number, price 80 cts,
is before us, and contains the follow
ing pieces. They are also published
in sheet form at the prices annexed.
chorus, Hays, 40 cts. Recollections of Child
hood, baritone song, banks, 80 cts. Farewell,
Darling, till we meet, song and chorus,
ROsowig, 30 cts. Close the shutters, Willies'
Dead, song and chorus, Stewart, 30 cts.
Lord, my God, soprano and alto solo and
quartet, banks, 80 cts There is but one
Imperial City, four hands, Strauss, IS cts.
Belisario, Kinkel, IS cts. Silver Spray, ca
price mazurka, Kinlxel, 40 cts. fleur des
Champs, valse elegante, Tonel, so cts.
1t will be seen from the above that
the publisher gives SO 20 worth of
music for 80 cents, or, in other words,
about $40 worth of music to every
yearly subscriber. 1t is published by
]. L. Peters, 500 Broadway, New York.
Price, So per year; two copies for S.;
four copies for SO. Bound copies for
1872, price $5. ,.l.
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General John A. Dix has teen in
augurated Governor of New York and
promises the people that his shall n 0
be a partisan administration.
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Despite the vehement and oft-re-
peatcd declaration Of the more hot
headed Of the Fusion journals that
Loaisians is on the verge of financial
ruin, With no prospect Of redemption
unless McEaery is Governor, State
warrants and other securities are
steadily increasing in value. This
fact will 60 further with sensible
people than a thousand columns of
newspaper balderdash. ."1--H-
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No man is too poor to pay SO a
year for live paper like the CHEZ.
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1872. INDUSTRIAL CAMPAIGN ra>a
OUR HOME JQuRNAI..

The live Agricultural and Family Paper Of
the Southwest, has the largest number Of
Practical Contributors of any Weekly Paper
published in the South. p''
Its circulation in the Southwest is over
double that of any Weekly or Monthly Aeri-
cultural Paper published =
1t has taken the first Premium at the Tex-
as and Louisiana State Fairs, as the ,aentcet
printed Weekly Paper in the South
PLANTERS
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The PoET's CoRNER.-In order to
increase the attractions of the CHIEF
we have added a new feature with
the new year, in the shape of a " Poets
Corner which will always be located
in the first column of the fourth page,
and, will contain each week two or
more choice selections from the cur
rents poetical productions of the
times. We should be happy to receive
and publish meritorious original con-
tributions from some Of our readers
who are POLITICALLY inclined, believing
such will serve to enhance the pop
ularity We aim to achieve for the
"Corner." '''i -
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OUR HOME JOIJRyAT,

Is an Illustrated Weekly Paper
For the Farm,
The Plantation,
The Workshop,
The Office, and
The Family Circle, 7{
DEVOTED TO III. "a "a
Southern Agriculture, General Indns4r~
News, Literature and Domestic Eeonomry
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The Cheapest Paper South

Sirteen q,tarto pages, published reeklv n, 4:
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to each S"bse'ibev. IN Gibbs Of 10 at d. e
each, 20 at g. IS and 40 at So 90. ~ ~
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Attention, Hooks !

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT, BY
~ vote Of the Company, at meeting held Nov. 10th
the Regular Monty Meeting changed from the FIRST
70 the SECOND MONDAY Evening In each month.
JOHN F. KENYON, Sec'y pro TEN.
Honolulu, Nov II, ls7S $50 IN
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-12-24
Prairie Fire,
PanIe-strreIsen school children Burned to Death

Panlc-Strfcken School Children Burned to Death
On Tuesday last prairie fire started
somewhere near the Otoe Indian reserva-
ton, southeast of Beatrice, and travelled
at least twenty-five miles. The long dry
grass was fitting food for it, and the
flames licked it up and swept on across
the prairie at an appalling rate to Bear
Creek and six miles east of Beatrice.
Near Wilbur, and ten miles south of
Crete, this advancing avalanche of flames
approached a school-house filed with
children. The teacher knew that the house
had been provided with the usual safe
guard. that it had been plowed around,
and endeavored to keep the children there
as the safest place But they saw the fire
coming, and ran out in a panic to run
from it Ten were overtaken, three were
burned to death on the spot, three others
SO severely that they cannot live, and
four more were terribly manned by the
fire, but it is believed they will recover
Most of the children were little girls
about seven or eight years of age, but
there was certainly one boy among the
sufferers, and perhaps more.
Mrs. Morey is the name of mother
who saw three of her children in the ap-
palling situation we have described. She
ran to their rescue, was herself in the
flames and SO terribly burned that she
will not recover.
Several houses and large quantity of
grain were destroyed by the fire. 1t
spread terror throughout that section of
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would not allow him to pass sentence
commensurate with the awful crime the
prisoner had committed" In which re-
greet the nation will concur. 1t was no
doubt good thing that Jim Fisk was
killed: but Stokes was not exactly the
right sort of an avenging Nemesis to be
the means of his taking off. Or, if he
was, he should have served his country
by giving Fisk chance to "snuff him
out" at the same time. To lay in wait
for his adversary at the head of a stair
way, like the cowardly assassin that he
was, and shoot him from above, was such
dastardly one-sided affair as to place
him in the front rank of eold-blooded muir
derers, and nothing less than imprison-
ment for life should have been his doom.
But then Stokes was rich, and had infu-
entail friends; besides, New York justice
is blind in only one eyes. j. Mercury.
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Coal in England.

The coal famine in England is not a
mere scare. Sir William Armstrong ex-
presses the opinion that the country is
nearer the end of its fuel supply than the
outside world has any idea of This rests
upon the belief that the calculations of
the capacity of the English coal fields
were radically erroneous and have de-
ceived everybody. At late meeting of
engineers at Wolverhampton this opinion
was endorsed by Que of the speakers who
had at first deprecated the alarm. In
proof he cited the counties of Stafford,
Worcester and Shropshire, were efforts
to make new discoveries have failed, and
where, at the present rate of supply the
mines will work out in less than twenty
years. In the county of Salop the mines
are already nearly exhausted and borings
have failed to discover new veins Many
similar cases might be cited. If the Ameri-
can market had been thrown open to for
eign coal free of duty and the English had
exported coal hither as they have iron their
famine would now be far greater than it
is The inevitable result of the inereas-
ing scarcity of both coal and iron in Eng
land must be to transfer many British in
dustries to the United States. Those
who have written so profusely of our in
ability to compete with the English in
dustries because of the difference in the
cost of raw materials and labor now find
all their arguments wasted, because the
English favorable conditions have ceased.
1t is true that prices have fallen, but only
because of the stoppage of so many iron
works and other industrial establishments
and the consequent reduced consumption.
The trouble about the future supply still
continues and is now understood to be a
substantial reality.-Am,erican paper.
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A "Danbury FuneraI."

The day Mr.. Ruby across the way wa:
to be buried Mrs. Moriaty told her daugh
ter Clarinda that she guessed she would
attend, as she wasn't feeling very well
and a ride would do her good. She knew
there would be several covered carriages
furnished at the expense of the family,
and she was equally confident that it
could be SO managed that she would oc-
cupy portion of one of them. She was
among the first at the house and occupied
prominent position.
As the other friends arrived she took
occasion 10 recall "reminiscences of the late
Ruby that brought tears to their eyes,
and when the services were over, as the
first carriage drove up for its load, the dis
tress of Mrs. Moriaty at the death of Mr.
Ruby was so marked as to excite the live
lest sympathy. Then the second coach
came up. Mrs. Moriaty had got down to
the gate by this time, and as the door of
the second coach was opened, and a call
made for the occupants, it seemed ex-
tremely doubtful if she could hold up an
other instant. She leaned against the
post, and stared into the coach, and over
its rich upholstering, and said the late
Ruby seemed more like a son to her than
a neighbor. Whereupon the usher look
ed appropriately sad, and called up the
third and last coach. This had yellow
cushions and pink straps, and Mrs. No
riaty didn't hesitate to protest that in the
death of Mr.. Ruby the community had
met loss that it was not possible to re-
cover from, and that she would follow
him to his last resting-place if she had to
do it on her knees, and would feel CRATE
full for the opportunity.
Then the third and last coach filed and
drove off to take its place in the line, and
Mrs. Moriaty dried her tears, choked back
the sorrow of her heart with one mighty
gulp, and strobe into her own house, shut
ting the front door without the aid of the
knob. She told Clarinda that it was the
scaliest affair she ever went to, and had it
not been for the body there would have
been no funeral at all-Ddn5ry Ne,os.
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Mark Twain.
His Lecture in London-HIs Own Introduction
Of Himself.
From the London 7Gmel, oct0ber i4th.

from the LONDON ltnlc4, NctOoer A1tn-
Last evening Mark Twain" (Ir. S.
L. Clemens), the well-known American
hurnorist, delivered lecture on "Our
Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands, .
at the Hanover Square Rooms. There
was a very large audience, including many
dramatic and literary celebrities, both
English and American, among whom Mr..
Barnum, the Z" Yankee" Snowman, now on
visit to this country, was especially no
ticed The lecturer, upon making his APP
pearance upon the platform, was warmly
greeted. He stated that it was proposed
that evening to deliver, and on the four
following evenings and on Saturday after
noon next, to repeat, lecture upon the
Sandwich Islands, the habits and customs
of the natives, the character of the coun-
try, and so forth. He should ask their
permission to introduce to them "Mr
Mark Twain" gentleman whose varied
learning, historical accuracy, veneration
for the truth, and devotion TO science
were only equalled by his personal come
illness, his grandeur of character, and ma
tive sweetness of disposition. 1t was of
himself that he gave that vague and mod
est description; and, finding that it was
the custom of this country to introduce a
lecturer, and not wishing, though he dis
liked it, to break through that custom, he
had chosen to make the introduction him
self with the object of getting in all the
facts. In view of the liberality of Eng
land, who had sent to America all the lee
turers that she could spare, he had felt it
nothing but right and fair that the United
States, in however imperfect way, should
reciprocate the compliment, and he had,
therefore, voluntarily thrown himself into
the breach. He was present that evening
under those circumstances, but not in his
own insignificant individual capacity, but
as a representative and exponent of the
gratitude of America, and SO firmly was
he impressed with the Importance of his
diplomatic mission that to make amends
for past neglect he should insist on send
ing to Great Britain in future fourteen
Yankee lecturers for every one who left
these shores.
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Inundation nj Sc. Petersburg.

New YORK, November 6th.-Foreign
papers received contain some particulars
of an inundation at st. Petersburg by the
overfowing of the Neva, October l4th.
The weather had been unusually warm
during the day. At sunset it became evil
dent that a storm was approaching, and
towards o'clock it blew a hurricane.
The water rose rapidly and the lower por-
tons of the town were completely flooded.
Bye A. NJ. the water was almost ten feet
above the usual height, so that it flowed
into many streets which had not been sub
merged since the great inundation of 1924.
Some of the thoroughfares were literally
converted into rivers; trees in public gar
dens were broken or uprooted; ships in
the river were torn from their anchors
and thrown against floating bridges, all
of which were more or less damaged tel
egraph communication was suspended
and many posts were thrown down and
the wires torn away. At the extremity
of Vassilie Astroff several coaling ships
foated into the streets. Wooden pave
ments were destroyed, fences carried
away, chimneys Frustrated, roofs torn off.
Poor people were panic stricken and
many were obliged to abandon the little
property they possessed, being only too
glad to save their lives. Some were taken
off in boats. The Geological gardens
were completely under water and the
proprietor had great difficulty in saving
the animals. The effects of the storm
were felt for many miles around st. Pc
tersburg. There were no less than four
fires, and the head of the police was at
his wits end as one disaster after another
was reported. Soon after o'clock the
wind veered to the north, and the current
being no longer impeded the water fell as
rapidly as it had risen. The loss of pro-
perty was immense, but it is believed at
st. Petersburg that no lives were lost.