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Proceedings Of Common Council
81 Town Of Donaldsonville. 0
SPECIAL. MEETING. :
Courr-HoUsE, March 20, 1877


'~ CoUnr-HoUsE, March 20, 1873
The Council convened by order Of the
Mayor at 1880 o'clock A. NJ, Mayor s. Vein
schenck in the chair, Aldermen BurDr1dge'
Conway and Smith present.
On motion, the reading Of tho minutes OF
last session was dispensed with.
Alderman Smith offered the following re-
solution which was read and adopted:
Be IL rcsolred, That the Treasurer of the
CORPORATION OF Donaldsonville be and Is
hereby ordered and Instructed to not pay
either interest or principal on the consolidated
bonds of tho town OF DonaldsOnviIle, from
and after this date.
Alderman Smith offered the following,
which was read three times and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, the succession Of SchOnberg
has utterly failed to comply with sec. OF an
act entitled an act "Granting Ferry Privileges
to Marx Schonberg and William Murrel,
their heirs and assigns, across the Bayou
Lafourche, Mt Donaldsonville," by an act OF
the Legislature of tho State of Louisiana,
approved March 10Th, 1870, although called
upon by the City Attorney and the Treasurer
Of the town Of Donaldsonville, to pay as re-
quired by said sec. 4, of said act.
Therefore, be IL resOtrcd, By the Common
Council of the town Of Donaldsonville, that
the Governor of the State OF Louisiana be
requested to direct and authorize suit to be
brought in q competent Court III the name OF
the State of Louisiana to annul, set aside and
forfeit said grant given by said act OF the Leg
islature, on the ground that said grantee,
Succession of Schonberg being the sole
proprietary has failed to comply with the
h II. IL act n
Legislature, said succession OF Schonberg
having refused and failed to pay into the
Treasury Of said town of Donaldsonville,
monthly, the sum of forty dollars as required
by sec. q, Of said act.
Be it resolped, That the Governor of the
State of Louisiana be notified that Morris
Marks, District Attorney, is administrator OF
said succession Of Schonberg. and by reason
Of said office is incapacitated from acting i'll
the premises, that the Governor be requested
to authorize and direct an attorney at law
to try suit.
Be it resolreel, That copy of these resolu-
tons be at once forwarded to the Governor
of the State Of Louisiana for his action
thereon.
Respectfully submitted by the town Coun-
Gil of the town of DonaldsOnville to his Ex
cellency the Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Alderman Smith called the bill of K.
Mousse of $50 O5 from the table, and on mo-
ton, it was ordered to be paid.
A bill of j. Burbridge of $40 90 was passed.
ILL of j. T. Blouin Of $l1 90 was passed.
On motion, the Council adjourned sine die.
A true copy from the original records:
w. G. WILKINSON, Secretary.
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Post-omce Notice.
DONALDsONyILLE. La,
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DONALDsONyILLE, La,
April 8, 1879. :
Mails AH.rive-Frosn New Orleans Mt
IL NJ. daily (Sundays excepted).
From Thibodaux Monday and Thursday
at 6 o'clock p. NJ.
From st. Francisvillo Monday and Thurs
day at 8 o'clock A. N.
Mails nre ClOHeia-Fox New Orleans
at 1880 A. NJ. daily Sundays excepted).
For Thihdiaux On Monday and Thursday
at $40 r. NJ.
For st. Fr:,ncisville Monday and FRIDAY
at $50 r. NJ.
Post-ofice will be open every day from :
A. NJ: to $50 7. NJ. except on Sunday, when
it will be open from to 9 A. NJ, and again
from IL A. NJ. to IL NJ.
Persons having business ut tho Office VIII
please notice the regulations and guide them
selves accordingly.
Money orders can be obtained ut this Office
upon post-offices in all parts Of the United
States. list Of money order offices can be
seen upon application.
+. LANDRY. Postmaster.
+. FOBB. Asst. Postmaster.
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nERsONAL-TICKNOR 4 CO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & CO,
the celebrated clothiers, announce the
introduction of q plan of ordering cloth
ing by letter, to which they call your
special attention. They will, on appli-
cation, send YOU their improved apd &C
curate rules for Self Measurement. Illus.
trated circular and Price list, with full
line of samples from their immense stock
Of Cloths, Cassimeres, &C., &c. thus en-
abling parties in any part of the country
to order clothing direct from their house,
with the certainty of receiving garments
Of the very latest style and most perfect
fit attainable.
Goods ordered will be sent by express
to be paid for ON delivery, with the nm
Outstanding that if not satisfactory they
can be returned at TicknOr's expense.
As is we'll known throughout the South
and West, they have for II years EX
CELLED in all departments of their
business. which is q guarantee ~ to the
character of the goods they will send
out.
Your orders are solicited, and when in
ST. Louis you are invited to call at the
extensive establishment of Tickn0r e.
Co, manufacturers and retailers Of men
and boys Clothing and Furnishing goods,
COL and 6O3 North Fourth Street, St.
Louis. Mo. Boys clothing n specially
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List Of Letters
Remaining in Donaldsonville Post-0A6oe
April LIST, 1873.

April LIST, 1873.
Alb
Albarcs, Me Manuelle Bryant, Mrs. Mary
Bird, Robert Bidstrup, H l.
Brown, w A Barras Miss Mirthec
Barpaw, Lcttslum Backstrom, Charles
Bosemen, Miss Rosalie
e.
Colman, MRS. Nancy Coutors, Mrs LIE
Coal, A l. Conious James
Conway, Frank Crumson Miss Malinda
Domson, David Dngas, Miss Georgina
Denny, d
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Fires, Paul II Figaro Paul
Faw, Louisa Foley, Charles
q
Gravois, Seraphin Gibbons, Alex.
Hixcnhangh, Marthy Heckcl, George
Hale, William Hall, Jack
Juner. Genia Jumonville, Adolph
Joseph, Mrs. Angelic jackson, James
JONES' Thomas II
XII
King, Joe Luhrs. Johann
Lalassie, CT Landry, Mrs. Harriet
Lasurc, Antune Landry, Kebeller
Leonard. Lemmel
M
Minor. Harrie Mitchell, Gaddeus
MaIlabar, William Mouse Raphael
Martinez. Monroe, Jefferson
Minncy, Mrs. Mike Morris, Wesley
Malancon, Miss Alvyres Gorick
Ncttle, Miss Octavia Ource, Renee
Pinkard, H w
Rolrigue, J B Randel, Page
Rodriguez, Prosper Roggc, Vim.
Russ, Mrs. Hannah Ryan, Samuel W
Ruiz, Mrs. Mary
Spark. j Smith, John
Schwing, b X Stewart, WIN.
II
Turan, John Treadward, Alex
Thcriot, Miss Constance
Wv
Vella, Frozin Wilson. Henry
White, Henry Woodsith.
Ward, Aguest Wesley, Joseph
p. LANDRY, P. N.
F. FoBB, Asst. p. NJ.
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TvIIE PRAIRIE FARMER.
PIONEER AGRICULTURAL NEWSpA.
PER OF THE GREAT WEST.

PIONEER AGRICULTURAL NEWSpA.
PER OF THE GREAT WEST.
The Prairie FMrme, has now been nul,.
lished for over thirty years, and been the
companion OF the great industrial masses of
the West. Its v.
Varied Contents.
Devoted to Stock Growing, General Agricul-
turc and Improvement, Orc1artline. IT.
rigation and Drainage, Education.
manufacturing Building, etc.
make it Just the paper that should be in the
hands M OF every agriculturist in the land.
afford to have it, e"'.
Being published Weekly, it's matter is al
ways new and timely 50
TEEMs.Two dollars per year, in advance.
-. - ei.D OF nve names. with $40, will entitle
the sender to Q copy free for one wear.
Sample copies sent free, on application.
Address, PRAIRIE FARMER CO..
Chicago, Illinois.
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The Carlists of Spain seem to be
gaining strength, and the young Re-
public will have to fight for existence
against their encroachments. Amer
jean sy mpatly is against the revo-
lutionistS, if that is any satisfaction
to any body
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HORRIBLE OCEAN CALAMITY.

A dispatch from Halifax, Nova
scotia, dated April lst, says, that
on the night Of the 3lst the steam
ship Atlantic, Of the White Star New
York and Liverpool line, running
short of coal made for the port of
Halifax, but ut 2:3O A. NJ, when
about twenty miles from that place,
off Cape Prospect, ran ashore on
Meagher's Head. She had on board
over $50 men, women and children,
only $50 of whom succeeded in reach
ing shore. The remainder, including
all the women and children, were
lost. The captain and third officer
were saved; the first officer was
drowned. On the first receipt of the
news Of the disaster, q Cunard and
government steamer started to the
assistance of the Atlantic but the
third officer, who arrived at Halifax
at $50 P. NJ, the day of the disaster,
says the vessel and cargo are total
loss.
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Last Sunday night q gang of rowllies
broke into the Office of the Attakapas
Register, published at Franklin, La,
scattered the type over the floor and
broke the press. The Register sup
ported the Fusion ticket during the
late campaign, but when the legal
State Returning Board declared that
the Kellogg ticket had been elected,
it at once counseled the people to ac-
cept the fiat and yield a hearty, cheer
full allegiance to the proper State Gov
eminent. For this it excited the dis
pleasure Of the Democratic rowdies of
Franklin, who have sought to stife
it's truthful voice by an application of
mob law, the resort to which invari-
ably rebounds to the discontinue of
those who employ it and the advantage
Of those whom it Qersecutes. The
publisher of the Register announces
that his paper will be at once revived,
despite the attempt to suppress it.
All good citizens must disapprove
Of revival Of the practices Of the
Ku-klux Democracy in 1868.
The attempt to stife the voice of
the press must prove futile, and be-
sides the people must foot the bills
for the destruction of printing Offices,
SO let the dirty work he nipped in the
bud.
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FOUNTAIN AND NOLEHILL.

MOUNTAIN And MoLEHILL.
The Journals Of this State, Liberal,
Democratic and Republican, are all
having their say just now upon the
subject Of tax resistance.
One paper will publish an editorial
demonstrating what simple thing it
is to successfully resist the collection
Of taxes; another will clearly show
that the project is impossible; while
third will shake its editorial head,
as it bestrides the fence, and hazard
the opinion that the scheme might be
successful, then again it mightn't,
perhaps it is wise, perhaps again it
isn't.
Now the truth Of the matter is our
brethren Of the press are making q
mountain out Of u molellill. Tax
resisting, to be successful, must be a
general and united movement of the
property holders all over the State,
and it is simply absurd to talk of al
association in any one, two, or three,
or half u dozen towns or parishes ac-
complishing the object. Does any
right minded man suppose such a
general movement rs we have NEIL
toned will be formed in this State
The promptness with which tax payers
in q majority Of the parishes are
coming forward and settling their tax
dues settles this question beyond
cavil and tolls the knell of the foolish
resisting scheme hatched by Office
seekers but discountenanced by the
people.
Another thing which has been taught
us by.precedent is, that the very men
who organize tax resisting societies
and are most loud mouthed in favor
thereof, are also the most prompt to
walk up to the Collectors office,
albeit in a very quiet way, and pay
their taxes. They are mere spectators.
They take advantage Of the deprecia-
ton in value Of State and parish war
rants, CAUSED by the formation Of their
resisting associations, to purchase Of
these securities at heavy discount and
with them settle their tax bills. thus
saving their own precious pockets a
considerable outlay, while their more
honest but imprudent associates are
left to pay the penalties and costs of
legal proceedings for non.payment Of
taxes within the limit prescribed by
law.
Every tax resisting movement in
Lonisiana-and there have been sew
eral-has proven failure, and the
mass Of the people will profit by OK
pcrience and avoid participation in
any more Of them. Our humble advice
to the country journals-aye, ag1d our
city con rcyes as wells this: Either
drop the subject Of tax resistance
altogether rs one you are not COM
petent to comprehend, or pocket the
microscope Of your imaginations and
look upon this much talked of move
ment with the naked eye Of common
sense, and, our word for it, you will
perceive the mighty mountain gradual
ly dwindling down to diminutiye
molehill. r..-.
The Madison journal is n paper we
have u deal of regard for, and when
we see it cultivating a habit that may
bring the gray heads of its ancient
friends, the glossy capnts Of its youth
ful admirers, and the smooth craniums
f its baldleatlel devotees in sorrow
To the grave, we feel constrained to
juterpose in mild but decided man.
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The Madison journal is n paper we
have u deal of regard for, and when
we see it cultivating a habit that may
bring the gray heads of its ancient
friends, the glossy capnts Gifts youth
full admirers, and the smooth craniums
Of its baldllenied devotees in sorrow
to the grave, we feel constrained to
juterpose in mild but decided man
ner to effect u reformation. The
dangerous habit of which we speak is
that Of reproducing the editorials of
the, CHIEF and passing them off for
original with the Journal. Now it is
enough that we should be placed in
jeopardy by writing such articles as
we do, but we earnestly protest
against our contemporaries sharing
in the danger by assuming the respon-
sibility for any Of our productions.
Dear brethren, leave us to our miser-
able fate, and rejoice that ye are not
like lis. Think not that We do us a
Kindness by taking part of o. load
of iniquity to yourselves, for We are
better satisfied to bear our burden
alone. While We thank thee, friend
Journal, for the kindly spirit thou hast
shown us, We must, for thy sake and
the sakes Of thy friends, urge thee to
refrain from endangering thy reputa-
ton by publishing our dcpravcd senti-
,nents az thine own.
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regard to medical services r r l. hereby
Garcia, Town Ces. .t.a9 81, .ame Se paid.
A,dAman DulFsl moved to amend inc =
solution Us follows: a,,t If
p,oy;ded. That the same DC pm, i I
ffVes"' .1,at may he due to sald OosoYl
any .lon y r"nstable and that the same ~ ro
...s,s;.,.,i IN f,1ll satisfaction by the S't'
p. Lafon. a.. 70.
~ a,,,s Ri, If p. Landry for us 90, wss On
motion of Alderman Conway, taken rom
the table and passed. - -
A bill Of f. Fobb for assessing n ~ . - :,
AIS 90 was OH motion, cut down ~ ss' ~
and passed.
A hill Of the Sheriff, Of % 90, passed
A bill Of 4. Noel, u 50, passed.
On melton, the Council adjourned sac "'e'
A true copy from the original minutes
W. q. WILKINSON, Secretary.
FREDERICK DUfFEL. X. PROSPER LASN's'
D,nffel & Landry,
Jaw AND NOTARIAL OFFICE,
Opposite the Court House,
u.onaldsOmv1lle, La.
Will attend promptly to ail professional
business. No charges made for RECORDING
,'atar;aI scts 6apr72
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ieCui iSstlH iL inc next session, to
which the consideration of Senator
Wright's suggestions appears to have
been remitted-of course there is a
good deal to be said both for and
against the innovation thus proposed.
1t is argued that in a body so numer-
Gus as the Senate has become with
seventy-two members, some rule of
the kind is absolutely necessary to
facilitate the dispatch of business.
When John p. Hale was q member of
the body, he endeavored to have some
sort of gag law in force in order to
prevent certain senator's from speak
ing hours and sometimes days at a
time.
The Republic, q monthly magazine
published here, copy Of which you
have, Mr.. Editor, doubtless received
ere this, is receiving much favor from
public men. In the capitol alone the
subscription list already swells up to
500, aud from all parts of the country
letters endorsing it, are received.
The report that Senator Harlan has
been retained as attorney by the N.
Y. Central Railroad Co., is entirely
unfounded Harlan is not law
yer, and doesn'taspile for any position
that will call into requsition legal tai
ent. ALERT.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-08
Tennessee Resources.

Representative Kerr sends US the
Preliminary Report of the Bureau
of Agriculture. From its pages we
extract the following matter of vital
interest to every one, and especially
the people Of this State:
"Of the agricultural resources, it Is
not at present our purpose TO speak
in detail. 1t is sufficient to observe
that out q nearly 1900, 900 acres of
land, only about $500, 600 acres are
contributing anything to the wealth
OF the State. A great portion of this
now uuproductive land is fertile, and
will produce, with luxuriance and
profit, every farm product of the
United States, sugar and rice only
excepted. Our mountain heights,
that are now of but little benefit,
either to their owners or the State,
might, with proper encouragement,
be made more profitable in wool
growing than the Highlands are to
Scotland. The comparative mild
ness of our winters, the sheltering
rocks and perennial grasses, obviate
the necessity of much care and feed
ing during the winter months, so that
the best judges estimate that the cost
of keeping sheep in our State does
not much exceed tvo-thirds of what
it costs in Scotland. And yet WOOL
growing is estimated to be one of the
most profitable branches of husband
ry in that country.
The members of the Bureau men,
ton these facts incidentally, to show
what field the State of Tennessee
offers to industrious citizens, and how
little the facts have been appreciated.
1t gives me pleasure to state that
the Secretay's report is in course of
preparation, in which will be set
forth in detail all the leading agricul-
tural features of the State, as well as
an account of the mineral resources.
This report will soon be ready for
few months in order to give time for
the preparation of an Agricultural
Map to accompany it.
1t was thought by the members of
the Bureau, at its last regular meet
ing in December, that the publica-
tion of this map-the preparation of
which is entrusted to DIR. Stafford
would add great value to Me report.
Its design is to show, at a glance, the
various products grown in the State,
the quality, aptitudes, and capacities
of its soils, the seat of mineral wealth,
and the leading typographical fea-
lures of the State. The idea of an
Map is believed to be an
original one, and of its value there
can be no question"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-08

I'VE NEVER KNOWN have new
er known q poor man to be respected
because he was poor.
1 have never known a rich man
but what he was respected for his
riches.
1 have never known q merchant
to continue his conversation with a
poor man when i rich man enters.
have never known a white-hand-
ed hairy-faced Office seeker to be very
conversant with a poor man after his
election.
/ have never known anything too
ridiculous to be followed.
l have never known q system of
religion too absurd to find followers.
L have never known political abe-
litionist that would put u negro in
his bed.
/ have never known a man TO be
better than he should be.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-08
Our Present knowledge of the Sun.

Prof c. A. Young, of Dartmouth
College, delivered his lecture, "Our
Present knowledge of the SUM-" at
the Cooper Institute. He said the
distance of the sun was 1000, 900
miles. The possible margin OF error
is about 100000 miles; but by tae pro-
jected scientific expeditions Of the
different Governments we expect to
reduce this margin to about 25O, 900
miles. 1t would take arailroad train
263 years to reach the sun, so that the
Pilgrim Fathers, If they had started
for the sun, would not have reached
it yet. Laughter A cannon ball
going at its fastest speed would strike
the sun in nine years; light would
reach it In eight minutes; sound in
fourteen years. If touch anything
/ do not feel it Immediately. Well
If had an arm long enough to reach
the sun, and would touch the solar
surface, it would take me one hun
dred years before / would find il out.
its bulk is ,250, 900 more than that Of
the earth; but its weight is only 325,-
900 times more than that of the earth.
Its temperature has been estimated
at from 10000 to 100000 degrees.
And now, as to the heat of the sun.
If q mass of ice forty-seven miles in
diameter were to be thrown at the
sun it would never reach it; the ice
would be melted before it could strike
suns surface. Prof. Young then ex-
planned, by means of diagrams, the
last eclipses and the various aspects
of spots.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

The Cumberland river is 5O3 miles
long, and the Tennessee ~.
Giles county has IS .conyicts in the
penitentiary.
Miss Mary Rolston, of Iowa, now
in Washington city, ii is said, has .
suit of hair sixty-tive inches long
A eolored infant fell in the fire and
was burned to death at the Baptist
Female Academy in Jackson on
Wednesday of last week.
r. Newton, in long commuuica
ton TO the MeMinnville New Era,
endorses the theory that great battles
produce rain.
Bridge May, q brakeman on the 4.
t., Va. and Geo. railroad, was killed
by train running oyer him last
week, near Denoir's station
A freight train, southwark bound,
on the Mississippi Central railroad,
was thrown into ditch near Hick-
ory station. No one hurt
An attempt was made last Friday
night to burn the west side of the
public square in Pulaski. Irvine and
Lindsay's house was fired in the rear,
but was fortunately discovered in
time to prevent serious loss.
A two year old son of j. s. Hays,
of Giles county, having seen a bob
tailed cat which Pleased his fancy,
converted his dog into bobtail by the
vigorous use of q hatchet, and like
George Washington, he wouldn't tell
Mrs. Lucy Davis, a sister-in-law of
Hon. Jefferson Davis, died on the
18th ult, at the residence OF Mrs.
Strother, in Fieksburg.
The furnaces of st. Louis produced
sc, as tons of pig iron last year.
The British squadron in the Tagus
has been placed at the disposal OF
King Amadeus.
Gordon i. Ford who succeeds Mr..
as publisher of the New York
Tribune, was formerly President of
the New London Northern railroad.
A benevolent lawyer of Danbury,
hearing that the working girls Of Bos-
ton lost all by the fire, shipped them
sixteen volumes of Patent ofiice re-
ports.
The Postmaster General has decid-
ed that neither the Postoffiee Depart
ment, the Postmaster, or any one else
is responsible for the loss Of registered
letters. Postoffice orders are safe, but
registered letters are simply invita-
tons to thieves.