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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-19


Over in the rather out-of- the-way
parish Of st. Helena there is published
a little newspaper which manages to
exc out a precarious existence under
the euphonious title of the Weekly
Star aid Journal, having for its po-
litical creed an apparently firm belief
in the delusion that McEnery is Gov
ernor of Louisiana and Kellogg an
nsurper whose power is about being
teetotally squelched by the mastery
inactivity of the Passive Policy DEM
ocrats. Now We have no earthly OBJ
cction to the existence of this very
small journal, nor to its hugging the
delusion mentioned with all it's little
might and main, but when it i'm
pudently steps forward and challenges
the veracity of the CHIEF, we can not
refrain from gentle remonstrance
that will teach our Eeighbor the error
Of his way, and as the saying goes,
''put him in his place." The state
ment of the CHIEF to which the Jour-
nal takes exception is, that the Me-
tropolitan militia thrashed and sub
lued the New Orleans rioters, upon
the occasion of the recent outbreak
there. before e. S. soldier was to
have been seen upon the streets. The
Journal maintains that the troops
dispersed the rioters, giving as au-
thority for the fat contradiction of our
statement the very vulnerable reason
that :" the n. O. Picayune reporters
would not utter palpable falsehood."
Now, having visited the scene of the
fight in person Immediately after its
conclusion, We know positively that
Gen. Badger and his police had dis
perse,l and beaten the mob and re-
stored perfect quiet in the vicinity
nearly two hours before the arrival of
the troops. As we have good pair
of eyes, d quite retentive memory and
are never afflicted with touches of tenn
porary insanity, we insist on Mainta TAIN
ing the correctness of orr statement
against the attacks of the Star and
Journal, the n. Q. Picayane or any
other journal. In good faith we adj
wise 0nr confiding little country con-
temporary to find some better ground
for charging us with Misrepresentation
than the assumption that the Picayune
will not lie, or else to abandon the
business entirely. As evidence that
the Pinayane will and does prevaricate
we ask the Journal man to read one
Of its numerous issues in which it is
asserted that the property holders of
New Orleans are not paying their
taxes, then peruse in another column
Of this weeks CHIEF the table giving
the comparative amount Of taxes col
lected in the Crescent City during the
past few years. If that doesn't con-
vince our st. Helena critic, then we
submit that his fit occupation is far
from being that Of a public Journalist,
Perhaps he would figure better as
wooden man to stand IN front of Il
cigar store. .m.M m."U~
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Those who have the interests of a
community at heart will encourage
its local paper. Take the CHIEF.
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The tax collector of the Fourth Dis
trict although he did not open his
Office until the seventh of March. has
made collections exceeding double
those Of any previous year. The
amount of licenses for parts of two
months already collected is nearly
equal to former collections for whole
year, and the collections increase dali
", both in license and tax accounts.
There was collected in March enough
funds to pay nearly all the interest
OIL the State debt, and there has been
paid State debt coupons past due
amounting to s48, 1888 30, in addition
to which, since January l, there has
been paid to John G.. Gaines, of. the
Citizens Bank, fiscal agency, $685.
600, which had been overpaid last
year, which payment settles the inter
est account of the bank against the
State. Within twenty days the Audi
tor expects to be prepared to pay all
arrearage Of interest debt up to date.
At the City Hall the financial pros
pect is far more cheerful. Since the
first of the month the corridor of Ad-
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It is said that ex-GOv. Warmoth is
to be elected President Of the jackson
g. Great Northern r. r.
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GJBSCRIBE FOR-ADvERTISE II
The Dona1dsouyille Chief.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Devoted to Home Interests. News. Etela-
ture, and the Dissemination Of Lib
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become operative till July LIST, our
fishermen found fishing within three
miles of the Canadian shore are still
liable to prosecution under the Canada
laws. The Dominion government how
ever, has agreed not to take any Off
cial notice of such infractions, but
private parties can not be prevented
from acting in a very annoying way
by instituting individual prosecutions.
Verify this is a strange medley Of law
and diplomacy. It is whipping the
devil round a stump.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that a promissory
note given as a consideration for Con-
federate wax bonds, issued by. the
Arkansas secession convention, is il
legal and void. It is q healthy sign
of the times to find our judicial au-
thorities steadily ignoring, even the
de facto authority of the rebellion as
far as it can be done with safety to
the rights of innocent parties.
Congress, a year ago, reduced the
taxation about $50, OOO. 900 per annum.
The present rule of income however
indicates that from the growth of our
resources the deficit will soon be made
good upon q lower rate of taxation i.
It was estimated that our internal
revenue receipts could not be greater
than $4,000, 900, whereas in the first
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WE have had little to say about the
Credit Mobiler corruption business, for
the reason that the facts, in the first IN
stance, were eked out so slowly by the
committees having their investigation in
charge, being frequently denied simulta-
neously with their publication, that it was
next to impossible to form any accurate
Judgment in the premises. We feel now
precisely as we have felt all along through
the interminable investigation. that the Re-
publican party could not afford to take the
sins of any of its offenders on its own Shout
ders. 1t ought not to condone any wrong
for which it is not responsible. 1t must
show that it does not hesitate to condemn
the delinquencies of its own unfaithful SER
wants. Let it do this and its position is Sc
cure. 1t cannot suffer if it has the wisdom
and the frmness not to shield any who have
forfeited its confidence or betrayed their
trust. 1t should be true to itself whoever
falls. Without surrendering any innocent
man to appease false clamor, it ought not,
on the other hand, to sustain any one who
is guilty. 1t has fought corruption. 1t
has protected the public interests. 1t has
claimed the support of the people for its
fidelity to their cause. And not for any
man OF set of men must it forfeit or haz-
ard this lofty position.
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The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, who
was elected the other day member of the
Forty-third Congress from the Eighth dis
trict of Georgia, had no opposition to him,
the Republicans seeming to regard posi-
tive man, although an enemy, better than
common southern Congressman of late
years. Mr.. Stephens entered Congress
from Georgia in 1913. and served sontinu-
ously until 1859. He has always been a
Democrat of the severe school, although he
was an unwilling rebel. One fact will
recompend Mr.. Stephens for Congress: he
has never been Unidentified with any of the
jobs which have figured SO largely in late
legislation, and is scrupulously an
honest man, as well as a man of command
ing ability.
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RICHMOND AND DANVlLLE R. r

On and after Sunday, December %, 1871
GOING WEST,)
Train No. Through Passepger) leaves Rich
mond daily Except Sunday at 5:le A. M; leaves
Danyille al 1868 r. M; arrives at Greensboro
Train No (Lynchburg passenger) leaves
Richmond daily ats26 A, NJ; arrives at Lynch.
Train No. 10 Through Mail and Express)
leaves Richmond daily at ESQ +. M; leaves
Danvlle daily at lu64 p. M; arrives at Greens.
boro' daily at 1870 A. M.
GOING EAST:
Train No. / Through Mail and Expressly
leaves Greensboro daily at l:40 A. M !; leaves
DanviIle daily at 1872 A. NJ; arrives at Richmond
daily al l245 r. M.
Train No Through Passenger) leave
Greensboro daily Except Sundays at lilo A
M; leaves Danville at 1862 p. NJ; arrives at
Richmond at $3.50 p. M.
Tram No. Uychburg Passenger) leaves
LynehbuIg daily ate A. NJ; leaves Burkeville
Pm.
Trains Nos. Q and 10 connect at Greensboro
with trains on North Carolina railroad for all
points South.
Train NO 10 connects at Greensboro with
train for Raleigh; arriving there at 7.06 A. NJ
Passengers leaving Raleigh at 7:l5 p. M I, con
meet at Greensboro with train No. for Rich.
mond.
Train No. connects at Burkeville with train
on Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad for
all points Southwest and South.
Lynchburg Accommodation leaves Richmond
4:o6 P. M, daily, except Sunday, arriving at
Lynchburg in time to connect with morning
Passenger Train on A. M. & o. r. R. for the
Southwest Passengers coming East leave
Lynehburg after arrival of A. M. g. o. Passen.
ger Train from Bristol, and arrive at Richmond
at 9.4S AM
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
Southwest can be procul ed at the ticket office in
Richmond, and of r. F. WALKER, Agent of At
liant c, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, No. 1925
Main street. Richmond
Papers that have arrangements to advertise
the schedule of this company will please print
as above. JOHN X. MACMURDO,
General Ticket and Freight Agent
NJ. R. TALooTT, Eng'r and Sup't au2
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-01

THE AMERICAN FARMER, for March.
is full of seasonable things for farmers for
the coming spring, every branch of farm
and garden work being treated by the
editors, or by able and practical CORE.
spondents. The latter are numerous, and
include some of the most experienced ag-
riculturists in the country. This reliable
and practicable old journal is commended
to our farmers. Published by Samuel
Sands & Son, Baltimore, Nd, at $3.50 a
year. or at 81 in clubs of five or more.
Handsome premiums for clubs. Specimen
numbers sent free.
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Tenorance ana C,iminailty.

We are pleased to see that The Wing
speaks approvingly Of our position
in regard to the education Of all the CHI
dren in the State, and in condemnation of
the action in the House requiring the ex-
clusion from the public schools of those
children whose parents have failed to pay
their capitation tax. Here are some facts,
which we give on the authority of the
Boston Globe, that it would be well for
the Legislature of Virginia carefully to
consider. Unquestioned statistics show
that eighty per cent. of the criminals in
New England have nothing like an educs-
ton. The same is true in Ohio as well as
10 other states. More than eighty
per cent. of these state criminals
never mastered any trade; for ed
ucatioh in labor bears the same proper
ton to crime as education in schools.
Three-quarters of the New England crime
is committed by foreigners, or children of
foreigners. The old ratio remains about
the same as to intemperance; more than
pinety per cent. of those confined in the
Connecticut prison being incorporate, as
we'll as grossly ignorant. So, too, ninety
five per cent. of the juvenile offenders
come from idle, ignorant and drunken
homes proving, with the other facts, that
the mass of criminals have never had
q chance to be anything but criminals !;
that. having received nothing from
the state, they think they owe the
state nothing. Law seeming to
them the oppression Of the poor for the
benefit of the rich. they detest it. Religion
appearing the thinnest of all shams, they
avoid it. So the criminal classes are
doomed, before birth, to police courts
prisons and scaffolds are ripened for them
from infancy. New England certainly is
rearing an immense brood of future crimi-
nails but they come mostly from Old Eng
land, and in shoals of ignorance and vice.
Three-fourths ofthe criminals in the Connec-
tlcut state prison are ignorant foreigners and
negroes, and in some of the other states
the ratio is about the same.
Shall Virginia rear her children for
the state prison by barring the doors Of
education against them, or shall she take
an advanced position in this regard, and
throw her schools open-wide open--to
all +? Let the Legislature do as The Whig
suggests, reconsider its action of the other
day, and max education as near free in
Virginia as Is possible under our present
imperfect system.
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STATE JOURNAL,
Richmond. Va.


E,OR SALE CHEAP, Na
Il ON LONG TIME, Is:i
one of the BEST FARMS in Fairfax County
rwo-thirds open land, one.third coed young
TIMBER, Oak and Pine.
New HOUSE of seven rooms. modern built !;
well, stables, tobacco barn, and several tenant
houses.
This farm contains about SIX HUNDRED
ACRES, and borders the Potomac River nearly
three-fourths of mile The soil is dry loan,
with few sandy spots adapted especially to
grass, corn, tobacco, trucking, and fruitgrowing.
1t would make a fine DAIRY FARM.
1t is located twenty-five mil. south of WASH
ington, near steamboat lauding, and four
miles from a station on the railroad from Wash
ington and Richmond Good nshing privileges,
and neighborhood pleasant.
PRICE: $4,000. Enquire at
de 20--tf STATE JOURNAL OFFICE
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THE Reverend Chadbands of England
are industriously endeayoring to show that
Charles Dickens was scoffer. He GER
tainly was so far as the Chadbands were
concerned; but he wrote more telling
words in behalf of good religion than
they ever dreamed of, and all
the cloth who are not Chadbands
recognize the fact. ''The ire We
renee" remarks the London Evening
Post, complained of in the case of Dick
ems is genuine, but the object of it is mis-.
stated. He had an intense irreverence for
all religious eharlatanry and clerical cant !;
but the cause of honest religion never suf-
fered. The Chadbands may have got the
worst of it, but Christianity never did; and
doubtless the Chadbands have more to do
In raising this hue and cry to-day than
Christians have"
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HERE is fruitful question for the law
yers. A jury is composed of twelve per-
sons-we mean petit jury in an ordinary
law suit in court of record. We suppose
verdict would be set aside should it APP
pear that there were but eleven iurymen.
And for the same reason the verdict found
by jury of thirteen would not be good.
Out in Wyoming women serve on juries,
and defendant who was found guilty by q
mixed jarv Of men and women, now asks
to have the verdict set aside because one Of
the jury women had her baby with her
during the deliberations, and thus the july
room had in it thirteen persons when the
law provides that only twelve should be
there. Nice question; and nice time on
mixed juries, when they are locked into
room together all night-Jones' wife with
Mrs. Verjuice's husband, you see
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-01

CARRIE JOHNSON, the colored girl
who lay in trance twenty-four hours, in
New York the other day, and only revived
as she was being placed in coffin, may
thank her stars that the trance didn't
afflict her in one of the streets OF that city;
for in that case she woulo have awakened
to find that she had been dissected hours
before. The coroners of that locality give
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD

On and after September 30th PASSENGER
TRAINS will leave Richmond Except Sunday
follows:
$3.50 A. M-MAIL TRAIN for White Sulphur
Springs connecting at Il ordonsville with Orange,
Alexandri8 and Manassas train for Washington
and North, and l., nchburg and south.
4:S6 p. M.--ACCOMMODATIO TRAIN Tex
cept Sunday tor Gordonsyile, arriving at Sl8
z. M. This train connects at Gordonsvills with
the night ira ms on the Orange Alexandria and
Manassas railroad for LYNCHBURa and
WASHINGTON.
THROUGH TICKETS, at low rates, sold to
all points Northwest and Southwest.
Steerage tickets from Liverpool, Queenstown,
Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Havre, Rotter-
dam, Bergen, Copenhagen, and Gothenburg, to
all points on this road can be bought of the Ge-
neral Ticket Agent AT Richmond, or can be or
dered through any station agent on the road.
Further Information may be obtained at the
company's offices. A. H. PERRY,
General Superintendent.
JAMEs Z. METH RRLAED
SC General Ticket Agent. je1
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Il HI H
STATE JOURNAL FOR 1873

We call the attention of our friends
throughout the State to the very liberal
terms upon which the STATE JOUR-
NAL is offered for 1878, and the extraor-
binary inducements to form clubs, espe-
cially for our Semi Weekly and Week
ly editions.
Clubs can be made up from as many
different postoffices as there are names,
which can he sent in, with the cash, as
fast as obtained, AND when completed the
extra copy will be forwarded to any adj
dress named.
Make up Club at once. or send in your
name. Remember that S5 will pay for
six copies of the Weekly for one year,
and $40 will pay for ten copies of the
Weekly and one copy Of the Semi
Weekly for one year, and for every ten
subscribers for one year to SEMr.W EEK
LY or twenty subscribers for one year to
WEEKLY, we will give a copy Of the
"Great Industries of the United
States" worth $3.50.
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RICHMOND & YORK RIVER R. B.
RICHMOND AND YoRs RIVER RAILROAD CoM'Y, Z
RICHMOND Va, December 2, 1879.

RICHMOND AND YoRs RIVER RAILROAD CoM'Y,
RICHMOND, VA, December 2, 1879. :
NOTICE.
On and after this date December q the PAS
SENGER and FRIGHT TRAINS over this
route will be run as follows
PASSENGER TRAIN daily Except Sundays
between Rlchn ond Il d West Point, leaving the
depot at 2:3u r. NJ, and on WEDNESDAYS and
SATURDAYS connecting with the fine steamer
STATE OF VIRGINIA for river landings on
the York kiver, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, and all points North and West
FREIGHT TRAIN for through freight leaves
Richmond on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Satur.
days at 4 O'Clock A. NJ
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN, between Rich
mond and West POINT, carrying local freight
both ways, on Wednesdays and saturdays, leav
ing Richmond at O'Clock A M.
WILLIAM N. BRAGG,
j. l.. TAYLOR, Superintendent
Genl I icket and Freight Agent, Richmond.
de 2I-tf
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STATUARY marble lis now quarried in
several parts of Vermont which is equal in
all respects to the best found in the world.
1t is worked with as great facility, and will
polish as handsomely under proper manipu-
lation as the best ever chiseled in Italy.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-01

Mr.. FRoUDE, who recently arrived at
his English home, expressed great satisfac-
ton with his American trip. He thinks
much better of us than he expected to, and
says he did not meet single vulgar person
in this country. Few native Americans
could say more than that.
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fINhIs Is 10 GIVE NOriCE-That on the
i Sd day of February, 1878, a warrant in bank
ruptcy was issued against the estate of Joseph
A. White, OF Isle of Wight county, and State
of Virginia, who has oeen adjudped bankrupt
debts, and the delivery OF any property belong
Ing TO said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and
the transfer OF any properly bv him, are forbid
den by law: That meeting of the creditors of
said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and choose
one or more assignees of HIS estate, will be held
at Il court OF bankruptcy, to be holden at No. 26
Bank street, Norfolk, Va, before Benjamin b.
Foster, Esq, Register, on the 2oth day OF
February, A. ID. 1878, at II o'clock M
JOHN w. FARRELL,
Deputy Marshal as Messenger.
fp S-S9w
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man just ninety minutes in which 10
show cause why he is not dead, and if the
cause is not given they Immediately saw
him up.
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SHIPPING.
FOR NEW. YORK.
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP

VLD UUMlNIUN SIEAMSFIIF -E~
COMPANY.
The side-wheel steamships OLD DOMINION.
WYANOKE, ISAAC BELL, SARATOGA, nj.
AGARA, ALBEMARLE, and HATTERAS,
leave New York for Norfolk, City Point, and
Richmond, every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and
SATURDAY, at 2 o clock p. M. Leave Rich
mond every TUESDAY, FhIDAY, and SUN
DAY, at high tide
These ships are entirely new. They have
The fare, accommodations. and attention are
unsurpassed.
Close connections made with steamers for all
Southern, Eastern Western and European
ports.
ne For further information apply to
JOHN w WYATT, Agent,
ia 1-tf No. Governor street.
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THEY haven't heard yet at Washington of
that most excellent and convenient western
verdict, mot guilty. but you mustn't do
it again."
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
L UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia.
In the matter of John Clark, bankrupt in
bankruptcy
Eastern District of Vfrginid, Ss.
Notice is hereby given that general meet
ing of the creditors of the said John Clark,
bankrupt, will be held at Richmond, at the
office of w. w. Forbes, register in bankruptcy,
in said district, on Friday. the 2sth day of
February, 1878, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the
purposes named i'll the 9Th section of the bank
ruptcy act OF March I'd, ls67.
dated ut Richmond, this Sth day of February,
1878
w. w. WOOD,
fe l5-S2w Assign. e.