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New Atlantic Cables.

Four Atlantic cables have been laid,
three of which are in successful opera
ton. Over the first, in August, 1858,
u few messages were sent, as if to
show what could be done, and then
the signals stopped. The second, laid
and broken in 1865, was picked up and
completed in 1866. The third was
laid in 1866. All three had their
American termini in New Newfopnd-
land, and the second and third now
belong to q company almost wholly
English, with it's head office in Lon
don. The fourth, laid i'll 1868, from
Brest to New York Tor rather the coast
of Massachusetts,, belongs to the
Societe du Cable Iransatlantique Fran
cais.
The Great Eastern, lying in the
Midway "a small tidal river, which
Joins the Thames at Sheerness) has
just received on board the whole of
the deep sea section Of a new Atlantic
cable, the property of the French
company, which is to be laid in the
last days of next month and the be-
ginning Of June, the great ship being
appointed to leave her moolings
on the twentieth of May. Though
nominally owned by foreigners, there
is good deal Of English money in
this concern, and the wires will leave
and enter British soil. Besides this,
there is now in circulation III the
United States and Europe, the pro-
spectus Of ''direct United States
cnble," to be laid about the autumn of
1874. Next year, therefore, if these
designs be accomplished, five tcle-
graph lines will connect this country
with Europe.
The cable, now on board of the
Great Eastern, is to run from Corn
wall, the southern extremity of Eng
land, into Freshwater Cove, in the
harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, thence
q branch cable to Hog Island, near
the end of Long Island, about fifteen
miles from Sandy Hook, and as much
more from Brooklyn. II all goes we'll
this fourth cable will be working to
New York by the twentieth Of July.
its construction is mucI, like that Of
the French cable of 1868, but it will
weigh nearly two hundred weight per
knot more than any previous cable,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

THE HENpEcKED MAN.-The hen
pccked man il most generally mar
ried; but there are instances on the
record Of single men being harrassed
by the pullets.
lu cain alwus tell one ov these kind
.ov men, espeshily if they are in the
company oY THAR wives. Thay look
rs RESIGNED tew THAR fate az a hen
turkey in IL wet day.
Thare amt nothing that will take
the starch out ov a man like being
pecked by woman, 1t is wuss than
\ seven months of the fever and ag.y.
The wives Of henpecked husbands
most alwuz out liv THAR victims, aud
hav known them to get married
agin, and git hold ov q man that time
ithank the Lord! who understood all
the henpeckcd lodges.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26
LA, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1873

fer, however, that the injury inflicted
upon the second and third years
growth of cane amounts to a total
loss By no means: in some places
it is better than in others, and even
mych Of that supposed to be injured
or totally destroyed, may yet come
mp, flourish and yield good crops in
return for the labor expended upon
it. There is time enough to deter
mine the full extent of the injury q
month or six weeks hence, when all
that is likely to come up will he
above ground. When we speak of
the fine appearance of the stands Of
seed cane and the quantity in the
fields, it must be borne in mind that
by far the greater portion Of the cane
i'll this parish last year, was reserved
for planting, consequently the num-
Der of acres of plant cane are greater
than they have been at any time
since the war closed.
Such are our prospects at this early
day for good crops, and we think we
hazard nothing in saying that we be-
lieve Il prosperous season is ahead of
us. OF course allowances must be
made for unpropitious weather and
the chances to which cropping is sub
.jected to in the Indifferent and scarce
ly efficient labor we now have. An
other and by far the greater fear lies
in the possibility Of foundations from
the rapidly rising river and should
they not occur, another though lesser
fear is that the river may remain up
until late in the season when seep-
age water and Indifferent drainage
have their injurious parts to play.
We have now stated all that is nee
essary for our readers elsewhere to
know concerning the condition of the
cane crops in the middle Of April for
this part of the State. Without any
Of the set backs enumerated above,
and favorable season follow from
the present until grinding begins, tie
yield must be good-perhaps greater,
III proportion to the land under cul-
tivation, than any year since 1862.
TO see crops in the fields any thing
like those of 1858 or 1862, ut grinding
time, would make our planters rejoice
from the very bottom of their hearts.
What money would be thrown in cir
culation, what debts paid, what cred-
it restored, what condolences replaced,
in fact the golden sun Of prosperity
would again seem to shine upon Lou
isiana, cheering every heart and stim-
ulating every one to renewed energy
III cnltivating the great staple Of our
our State. SO mote it be!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

When three Irishmen dug a ditch,
for which they were to receive four
dollars, the trouble was how to divide
four among three and have it equal.
One of them remained quiet and the
other two at last deferred to his judg-
ment, as he had been to school and
knew arithmetic, to make the division.
lie did ut once, saying: "It's aisy
enough! Shure there's two for you
two, and two for me, too" "Begorra, y
said ono Of his co-laborers, what a
great thing it is to have learning! "
= And" said the other, as he pock-
eted his single dollar, TO know
arithmetic, too! It's the like of us
tod niver divided them four dollars
aqually."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26
Discovering the Thief.

Nick Bowers was q member OF the
original Christy Minstrels, and, in his
day, was the greatest middle man
and mterrogator known in the pro-
fession. Nick used to tell, with great
merriment, IN accident of his boy
hood. To preserve the flavor OF the
relation, we will record in Nick's own
language, and only regret that we
cannot accompany it with his mimi
table gesticnlation.
"My old man." said Nick, Gas gen.
eral thing, was q pretty steady old
gent, but once in Il while he would
get oblivious, and water was not the
cause is it. recollect certain holi-
day was approaching. and had been
shining around to get little money
to have time with it on that day /;
but the fates and purses were against
me. 1t was but two days prior to the
anticipated holiday, and | hadn't nary
red. Remember this, boys, when |
add that on the same afternoon Icame
into the house, when 10 there on the
floor, totally overcome by his libations,
lay my respected daddy, and beside
him lay six shining half-dollars,
which had rolled from his pockets.
Boys, I've been an honest man all my
life; but once, when q boy, l COM
mitted a theft. | hooked one Of those
lalf-dollars. Thinks I to myself, the
old mans been on a ,jamboree, and
won't know how much he's spent, and
will never miss it. But, mark you,
the next morning I and my two
brothers were summoned into our
fathers presence. The old mans face
lowered. / thought Of the halfdollar,
and knew that a storm was brewing.
Boys said he, last night when
l came home I had six half-dollars.
One of 'em's gone. Your mother din't
take it. There's been no one else in
the house. Which one Of You took it p
We all protested our innocence.
Boys said the old man, that
half-dollar never walked off and Pm
going to find out which one Of you
took it,
Turning round, he took down from
the wall an old fiint-lock blunderbuss.
This he deliberately loaded with
powder and buclslot in our presence !;
then fastening it upon the table he
cooked it, tied q string to the trigger,
took IL seat behind it, holding the
string in his hand, and in solemn
tones addressed us tl,usly:
Boys, I'm going to discover the
thief and punish him at the same time.
You must each Of you blow into the
muzzle Of that gun. When the guilty
one blows, off goes his head. Now,
then, you have u chance will you
own up or blow =
'Ben,' said the old man to my eld-
est brother, "have you got that half
dollar =
NO, sir
'Takc blow
Ben did q III safety.
Nick, (eh, boys, | tell you the
chills began to crawl down my back }
got that half-dollar
No, sir said l with q defiant
swagger.
Blow in that gum
| walked up bravely, gave Il blow,
and-dodged
Nick said the old man, in Il voice
of thunder, where is that half dol
lar?'
He had me. The truth lodged out
out of me. Said [: 'Out in the barn,
pop"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

The Democratic press seeks to make
capital ont Of the increase of the
Presidents salary. President Grant
receives Il smaller salary than any
head of !, nation in the world. Queen
Victoria receives $8,O27 per day and
the President $l27. The Kings of
Prussia and Austria receive larger
per diem than Queen Victoria. OF all
nations America is most able to pay
her chief executive, while it is well
known that all the perquisites OF the
office have been found inadequate to
the social and necessary requirements
OF tho position.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

The scarcity Of change is illustrated
by IN incident. A man rendered a
twenty dollar bill to another in pay
ment of an account Monday noon.
They at once adjourned to the first
store to change it, and right afserward
to the store adjoining, and SO on down
the street. When last heard from
they were working towards Norfolk,
and Que of the parties had sent home
for his spring clothes.-Donb"'y Nems.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

One ov these kind ~ husbands il
an honor to his sex.
The hcnpecked man, when he gifts
out amungst men puts OH All air oy
bravery and defiance, and once in n
while will git Il leetle drunk and then
90 home with q firm revOlve that he
will be captain ov his household; but
tho old woman soon takes the glory
out of him, and handles him just rs
she would haff grown chicken, who
had fell into swill barrel, and had to
be ,jerked out awfully quick.-Josh
Billings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

A Sacramento lawyer remarked to
the Court! = 1t is my candid opinion,
Judge, that you are an old fool" The
Judge allowed his mildly -beaming
eye to fall upon the lawyer brief
moment; then, in a voice husky with
emotion and suppressed tobacco juice,
said: "It il my candid opinion tllNt
YOU are fined $780,"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

Josl, Billings says: Mackrcl inhabit
the sec generally but those which in
habit the grocery alwuz taste to me
~ though they had been fittened on
salt. They want a deal Of fieshening
before they're eaten, and also after
ward. IF l ken llev plenty Of nackrel
for breakfast, can generally make
the other meals on water.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

Our valuable contemporary, the
Honolulu PQlynesian says: :" Ia hook
ahora ko kiaaina Oahu, J. Kaona
ma kahi J. Kaaukai ka mel make
tho hci." We agree in Substance with
this view of the case.
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Subscribe for the CHIEF; SO a year

A veterinary surgeon who lives at
Wilmington tried to "founder" Ills
mother -in-law BY dancing a polka with
her until she got warmed, up, and then
giving her all the iced lemonade she
could drink.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26
+" "Secretary Armstead Declines. .

Such is the heading Of Il letter going
the rounds of the Democratic Journals
Of this State, and the only regret ex-
perienced by us is that "Secretary
Armstead can not write such IL letter.
The Democratic orators and journals
last fall told Mr.. Armstead and their
Democratic audiences that he (Arm-
stead) had been nominated for the in
significant position of Secretary Of
State merely as II political experiment,
and insulted all the rest of the colored
people in the State with the exception
of "Secretay Armstcad." After the
election, and during McEnery's bril-
liant campaign in "Odd Fellows
Hail." Secretary Armstead was sup
posed to have little back office some
where in the building.
The Liberals, having failed to elect
the so-called Secretary Armstead
even as q political experiment, pro-
ceedcd to put him to some use, and
instead. of signing the proclamations of
McEnery, Or the harmless bills claimed
to have passed the Fusion legislature,
in his capacity as Secretary Armstead,
we find that Woodward and some
other white man signed them as As
sistant Secretary. The reason given
for this, we are credibly informed, is
that when these proclamations and
bills came into Secretary Armstead's'
supposed place of business, he was
dispatched by his Fusion friends to
bring them some cigars or something
to drink.
Colorcd men in the State laugh
when they read Secretary Armstead
Declines" and they seriously doubt
that he has ever read the "declina-
tion," much less signed it; if he did
it is the only time to our knowledge
that he has ever enjoyed the pleasure
of signing himself "secrctary of State"
The declination is as follows:
1regard your appointment as an III
suit, which, hope for your sake as
we'll as my own may not be repeated.
SAMUEL ARMSTEAD,
Secretary OF State.
Not only for Gov. Kellogg's and
" Secretary Armstead's" sake, but
for the sake of God and humanity,
and especially for the poor lunatics
at Jackson, we hope and pray that
Secretary Armstead's'' declination
be received, and not co.hpel the help
less lunatics to share with Secretary
Armstead" the "insult" of such an
appointment Baton Rouye Grand
Era.
RULE, NOT REAsoN-At school,
Horne Tooke was asked why lie put
Il word in some case or mood, and an
swered, 81 do not know for which
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its local paper. Take the CHIEF.
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RULE, NOT REAsoS.-At school,
Horne Tooke was asked why he put
a word in some case or mood, and an
swered, ~ do not know for which
hel was instantly flogged.- Another
boy was then asked, who repeated the
grammatical rule, arN took his place
in the class. On this Tooke cried.
His master asked him what he meant,
and Tooke said: II knew the rule
as we'll as he did, but you did not ask
for the rule but for the reason. You
asked why it is so, and do not know
that now" The master is said to
have taken him aside and given him
Virgil i'll memory of the injustice
done him, of which Tooke is very
prona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. 6-P. NJ.

With the exception of Pacific Mail, which has been
active to-day and made an advance of about one per
cent on the purchase of 10000 shares the stock spec
ulation has been excessively dull, with fractional
decline early in the day. the ST. Paul stocks showing
the greatest weakness account Of the passing OF
the regular semi-annual dividend. At the close
however, the decline substantially recovered.
good buying movement having set in late in the
day. The remainder of the list was dull and devoid
of interest The investment, miscellaneous and ex-
press shares partoOk of the prevailing duness, few
sales having been reported The following were the
opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices for
leading stocks sold to-day:
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And the following for city bank shares:

The Directors of the NewYork Fire insurance
Company have declared semi-annual dividend OF
10 per cent, payable on demand.
The aggregate amount of Exports exclusive OK
Specie) from the Port of New-York for the week
ending Aug 3, 1873, was S6,O96,224.
The Philadelphia stock market is finn; Penn
syvania Skies 1O6l Philadelphia and Erie Railroad.
"a; Reading Railroad, 55l; Pennsylvania Railroad.
a. Gold 1854.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07
BANKING AND FINANCIAL
BANKING HOUSE OF FISK II HATC

BANKING HOUSE OF FISK N HATCH, {
No s NAssAU-sT. NEW YORK August 5, lSI3.S
We recommend to our friends and customers IOP
investment of surplus capital or in exchange for
Government bonds,
THE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO SEVEN PER CENT
GOLD BONDS Principal and interest payable IN gold
coin in New-York; interest Jan. l and July ,
coupon OF registered. Price 90 and accrued interest
The CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD Is COM
PLETED TRUNK LINE BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC SEA-
BOARD AND THE GREAT WEST 42O miles in length,
extending from Underwater az Richmond 10 hunting
ton the most favorable point of railroad connection
with the Ohio River, aud developing the richest
RON, COAL and TIMBER REGIONS in the United
States.
It's FREIGHT TRAFFIC AND PASSENGER TRAVEL,
are already large and remuneratlve, and they NJ
creasing with rapidity which shows the Chesa-
peake and Ohio to be one of the most valuable and
successful railroads in the country.
THESE FACTS TOGETHER WITH THE THOROUGH
CONSTRUCTION AND SUPERIOR CHARACTER OF THE
ROAD ITSELF, ITS ADVANTAGES FOR ECONOMICAL,
AND PROFITABLE OPERATION, AND THE UNQUEsuON-
ABLE SECURITY OF THE BONDS OF THE COMPANY,
ENABLE Us TO RECOMMEND THEM WITH THE UTaCST
CONFIDENCE
Pamphlets containing full information coneern-
ing the road and the country it traverSes will be
furnished upon application.
We also have on hand for sale the CHEsAPEAKg
AND ONO SIX PER CENT GOLD BONDs, at SSi and
accrued interest Interest payable May and Noyem-
Der. Denominations $1,000 $500 and 600, Coupon
or Registered.
We continue to deal in GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
and CENTRAL PACIFIC and WESTERN PACIFIC SIX
PER CENT Bonds buy and sell Stocks and Bonds at
the Stock Exchange on commission, for cash make
Collections, receive Deposits on which we allow n-
teTest at the rate of -Four per cent aud do general
banking business. FISK q HATCH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

Money is about the same as yesterday the rates on
call loans beng and per cent, and discounts I'M
changed Time loans of currency are quoted 4G5
per cent for 80 days 5G6 for GO days; 607 for 90
days. and gold to per cent for the rest of the
Time loans of gold reported as follows: fiat for
80 days to per cent for 60 days; ! to per cent
for 90 days and to II per cent for the remainder of
the year.
United States securities are quiet, but prices are
held up firmly in all the Issues The market closes
OH the basis of ll9 to 1le for 1s67s. Fisk a. Hatch
report "a follows:
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BONDS AT A BARGAIN.

MoNrCLATR RAILWAY BoNDs,
guaranteed by the Midland Railway, for sale at 81
JAMESON. SMITH & CoTTING. Il Broad-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

The London adyices are favorable, Consols and
United States bonds showing a steady movement
Money seems to be much drug there as here the
rate in the open market being one-half per cent
lower than at the bank The rate for three months
bills is 5-16 per cent below the bank minimum of 81
per cent. The bank gained on balance to-day
f53OOO sterling, which leads to an expectation on
the part of some of the foreign bankers that the
discount rate will be further reduced tomorrow.
Gold was not affected by the foreign news, the
speculation lacking life and vigor. The range for
the most of the day was 115s0ll5l, but sales were
made as high 1853. On gold loans the rates were
and per cent for carrying to fiat. The Assistant
Treasurer paid out 100000 in called bonds and
$4,000 in coin interest on the public debt. The oper-
atoms at the Gold Exchange Bank were: Gold
cleared, $23,S3s,OOO gold balances, S1l269l6; cur
rency balances $l,4l5,922 The following were the
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lRI,F PORTRAYED.

A NOBLE LIFE PORTRAYED.
~ ENLARGED BDITION OF HORACE GkBkLBNSAUIO
BIOGRAPHY Appendix containing Memoir Of s later years ana
De and The best ofhis famous Campaign Speeehes
POsTRAiT EYsR PueLltHKp, bPRK.
,ENTiNs HrN THE SUNHEE eE 1872.
The for Mr. Greeeys Autobiography and also LOT some
more Of wonderful Intellectual display which be
mad dnrug Western IN the Presidential Cam
pnqn Of l12 Of The Autobiography
with large Appendix eouungthe story OF his hs 70 zoe end
pK the more sinking suggestive Of bis admirable and
speeches aud concluding with an exhaustive ana
prepared
James Pike ststes Minister The Hague There H.,
besides pretty collection OF Mr. Grsee Miscellaneous
Winnings including Others his famous controversy h hV0e'
Dale Oven Marriage aud Divorce. g.. N -,
cloth, with two PorIats
u,,ob ,oceiut OF pee Address TRIBUNE. Eew-York
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PRESENT DELykRI
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[cneIunr reportea tor rnE rssrxs. ]


WzDSEsDAY. Aug g. 1873.
AsHFsThe receipts todav u page aodert,y
and ady quoted 1t IS p. Pearls du sul
COTrON-There demand spot
prices Sc lower all Ordinary and the cses
ForsErd deiyees-Lber
Ice decnc late months unchanged; sales follows al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE BoNDs-CoupOn or
Registered interest ! per cent, guaranteed by the
EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY. Capital, 5000 go.
For sale ut the Office Of the Company No 10 CEDAR
ST., n. Y. JONATHAN EDWARDS, President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

There was q small business in State bonds, and
prices were without important change. Tennessees
improved a fraction, selling at 81. The following
were the quotations: