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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

ment Of the State and the cruelty it
too often practised upon coiored men
was well known to the administration
fidelity in the Marshal upon the
scene was vital and that fidelity Mr..
Packard had continuously revealed,
and the more carefully for being him
self a professional lawyer. Had any
other citizen in the State-we care not
who-been accredited to his place by
the new administration, we are salts
fed that the entire Republican party
here would have demonstrated ex-
hanstively against such successor.
Mr.. Packard is of large stature,
compactly padded with flesh. He seems
just to have escaped obesity. but ma
ture has distributed his material for
large belly somewhat symmetrically
about his frame. His foot falls with a
tread that betrays both vigor and will,
and we conjecture that a grip of his
broad hand would speedily dispel all
doubt of those traits. In fact, the man
is we'll symbolized in his hand kind
frank hand but capable on demand as
an inconvenient fist. There is some
thing in his eye that notably empha.
sizes this idea-and we believe indeed
that there has as yet been little drain
on his wonderful reserves Of power
despite the memorable efforts he has
projected so successfully in behalf o1
Louisiana. He is the General Geo
H. Thomas of Louisiana politics, and
like that officer has never lost a battle
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

These grow on to the tail of the rep
tile; and the popular belief is that
the first joint, which is always of a
darker color than the others, takes two
years to grow, while afterward the
snake has an additional joint each
year. Some observers contest this,
and argue that the reptile forms its
rattle much faster than at this rate.
The wearing of this rattle in the hat
or bonnet is said to be an infallible
specific against the headache and is
frequently worn OIL that account
Harper's Weekly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

4 young lady Of rather exacting
manner, dropped into . store the 9TH
er day to get switch. After pulling
and hauling the miniature horse-tails
into an ipextricable tumble, she de-
elared they were not fit to tie q calf
with. The young man inocently in
formed her that they sold a different
article for that purpose. Thirty de-
grees below freezing point denotes the
Goolness between that couple just now.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

When the last "little event" in IL
Portsmouth,, New Hampshire, house
hold was anaounced by the doctor
and nurse, the happy father was only
restrained from suicide by the refiec-
tion that he would leave twenty two
helpless orphans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

KISSING THE BRIDE. stalwart
young rustic, who was known as
formidable operator in a " free fight,
had Just married blooming and beau-
tifnl country girl only eighteen years
Of age, and the twain were at party
where number of young folks of both
sexes were enjoying themselves in the
good, old fashioned pawn-playing
style. Every girl in the room had
been called out and kissed except Mrs.
b, the beautiful young bride
aforesaid; and although there was
not youngster present who was not
dying" to taste her lips, they were
restrained by the presence OF her Her
culean husband, who stood regarding
the party with a look Of sullen dissat-
isfaction. They mistook the cause OF
his anger, however; for suddenly roll
ling up his sleeves, he stepped into
the middle of the room, and, in tone
of voice that at once secured attention, !,
said:
Gentlemen, have been noticing
how things have been working here
for some length Of time, and l amt
half satisfied. doa't walst to raise a
fuss; but"
What's the matter, John! in
quired half dozen voices. "What
do you meant Have we done any
thing to hurt your feelings7"
"Yes, you have, all; all of you have
hurt my feelings, and I've got just
this to say about it; here's every gal
in the room been kissed mighty nigh
a dozen times piece, and there's my
wife, who l consider as likely as any
one Of 'en, has not had single one
tonight ard just tell YOU now, il
she don't get as many kisses the bal
ance of the time as any gal in the
room, the man that sights her has
got me to fight-that's all. Now GO
ahead with your plays!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24
NUMBER 81.
That Flag Of Truce.
From the Lake Republican

from the Lake N0PODatCau.j
"Is this dagger which soe befsre me,
The handle toward met Come, lot 10 clutch
have thee not, and vet sec thee still;
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
TO feeling as to sight or art thou but
A dagger of the mind: o false creature;
Proceeding from the heat oppressed brain y
We promised our readers in cur last
weeks issue to give correct state
ment of the Grant parisl, massacre,
being enabled to do 90 from the facts
given us by an authorized agent OF
the U. S. Government who visited the
scene of bloodshed and had ample
means for discovering the truth. From
the very beginning, when the Riony"ns
and its Fusion contemporaries begun
Haunting their fag-of- truce version
in the face of the public, we doubted
the statement; although, if true, 1t
would have been q very flimsy excuse
for such a wanton taking Of human
life. 1t turns out just as we thought,
that no flag of truce was ever raised
by the eolOred men at any time; but
that Hadnot and his crowd wdapprOached
the breastwOrks under q aag Of truce
demanding an immediate and uncon-
ditional surrender, which was refused,
and it was then that HadaOt was shot
Subsequently the colored men agreed
to surrender on being assured that
they would not be molested /; where
upon HadnOt's men entered the breaat-
works and taking the eOl0red men
prisoners marched them to the banks
of the Red River and there making
them face the river shot them In the
back of the head. Sixty men thus
killed at one time, the gun shots be-
ing uniformly in the back Of the neck
and head. -Four days after the mas
sacre 48 were still seen lying unbnEied
on the banks of Red River. Some
twenty or thirty more who attempted
to escape were shot in and about the
breastworks. The gallant charging
of the breastworks by the Fusiol,ists
| is ON par will, the flag Of truce f:.lse-
hood. 1t is wonderfully strange that
$50 Fusionists should charge breast
works and only two get wounded
whereas LOO cOlOEed men aye Killed
outright, who were inside ofthebrsast
| works. Still more wonderful 10 tht
fact that sixty who were found dead
outside the breastw0rks were On thl
banks Of Red River, every man with
/ wound in the back Of the neck. Tht
Picayuae T. Co., certainly believe il
| Voltaire's motto lie, lie again, some
| thing will he believed" This ont
rage on humanity can no longer b
covered up Will, that fiag-of.truc'
which to the FusiOuists is
4 dagger Of tho mind; false cfeature,
Proceeding from the hest oppsessed brain.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

A Washington doctor asserts that
" bald headed men die young" He
probably eonf0unds cause and effect,
and means that those who die young
are apt to become bald.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

The "Fat Contributor and his
wife don't live happy together, he
Gays, because she won't let him spank
the children with the thick end Of the
shingie.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

The basis Of local prosperity con-
sists in keeping money in circulation
Mt home. This can be best attained
by buying for personal and domestic
use Of home dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

None are SO seldom found alone, and
are 80 soon tired of their own compa
nv, as those coxcombs who are on the
best terms with themselves.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

Olive Logan spoke about "girls
at Richmond, Va, on the 18th. Olive
used to be q girl herself, fifty or sixty
years ago.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

Strange that a mans feet should he
dry when there are creeks running
through his boots.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

An Ohio man adFertises for ga wo-
man to wash, iron. and milk one or
two cows
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

"CHIEF, Donaldsonville, La.," or to the ed
itor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-24

A woman always lot,ks younger in .
light cambria Of simple pattern.
Something Of youth and spring are sag-
gested by them and yet they are ~
available by the matron - By sweet
sixteen. A charming wife ones con-
fessed her penchant for this inexpen-
sive toilet, "for," she said, 10 closing,
"gentlemen like them 80 we'll" TIscy
show very good tastc in liking them,
as the best Of the feminine sex have
found out already. English and
French women wear cottOas in sum
mer alternately with silks, and . most
captivating effect tloes the latssrknow
how to make, with her n,arvelsssay
fresh cambria, rufiled like , flower,
little chip hat and bread perssOl,
with the incest, plainest of bOots, snd
perfect gloves. 1t Is girlish purity
and womanly grace combined that
make the charm Of such dress. There
are stripes many and cOlors aas,sy but
the simplest are always best.
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The Movements Of the Stars.


We are but upon the threshold Of
that vast store house Of which that
most wonderful of modern Discoveries,
the spectroscope, has given us the
key. Each day brings us nearer and
nearer to the solution u preblcms
which have yexed the naas4cr minds
Of the world for centuries, and scignce
is permitted to advance still farther
into the realms of the unknown, pres
sing closer upon those it is Impossible
to transcend. We have placed other
worlds as it were in the balance and
weighed them by our intiniteaimal
standards; by the aid Of light origin
ated when our earth was but m un-
peopled mass, we LIvc recognized the
components and structures of 0rbs
beside the magnitude of which We are
as grain Of sand; We have deter
mined and set bounds to the wander
ings Of the vagrant spheres which
circle round our sun extending fur
ther into the Infinite, we have locked
upon the nebulous chaos which was
in the beginning, and lastly, armed
with precepts drawn from analogy aud
theory, we have boldly traced, to y
glimmering star in the Pleiades, the
central point Of our material universe.
With the erratic motion of tho
planets astronomers have long been
familiar, and the name itself, derived
from the Greek verb meaning to wan
der, was given in contrsdistinctiop to
that Of those stars to which the term
fixed" was applied. But lat4 dis
covery oyerthrows this discrimination.
The fixed stars are known no longer
to be motionless, but to travel over
distances SO great and at s,lcl, rapid
ity that the mind fails in their cOn
temptation; and yet the observations
Of centuries have failed to detect real
changes in position other than ex-
tremely small-so minute indeed that
only about thirty stars have, BY as
Economical calculations, shown to have
moved more than one second Of arc
annually, while in others motien of
but Il few seconds in q century has
been detected. Scientific 4nsericas.
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Transient advertisements. u so per square
first insertion; IS cents each subsequent
insertion.
All official advertisements 81 per square each
insertion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-18
Illinois Farmers Generation.

A convention, representing the farmers OF
Illinois, and the various Societies, Clubs and
Oranges, met at Springfield on the I'd inst., to
consider some Of the grievances Of which farm
ers have heretofore complained, and the al
legged impositions practiced upon them by rail-
roads and other monopohes. The reduction
and equalization OF freight rates was declared
to be one object at which the farmers aimed,
and vet but MINOR one. A higher object was
a struggle with monopoly in general, in which
the rights and liberties Of the whole people
were involved. This struggle. 1t was affirmed,
made political contest inevitable, though 1t
might not be partisan one. 1t was made ap-
parent that the intention OF the farmers OF Ili-
nois was to elect men to Office who would rep
resent their interests and not those Of the cor
porations. Seventy-three counties were repre-
scented by 291 delegates. Gov. Beveridge and
Ex-Governor Palmer made addresses, and the
following resolutions were read, discussed, and
adopted. together with one calling for the re-
peal of all duties on iron, lumber, &c.;
FIRST, That all chartered monopolies, not
regulated and controlled by law, have proved
in that respect detrimental to the public pros
perity, corrupting in their management, and
dangerous to Republican institutions.
SECOND, The railways OF the world, except in
those countries whore they have been held
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-18

merchandise. In dry goods there 10 quiet
trade, OWING to the broken westher. and values
are strong only on the leading staples. Nails
are s5 rs and tan plates s15 %, as before
Linseed oil is 10 higher. now 95c, and 81 90 for
raw and boiled. Kerosene firm at 10000
White lead, 111S@12c and very active. Opium
stiff at 90 75@7. Sugars are easier but not
quotably lower. A refined. liz @1l15. Coffee Is
dull Rio &c lower-22@25 for common to
prime; Java, 26@3O. Layer raisins advanced
to % 60. Green apples dull at - 25@3 per
bbl for fair to choice. and % % for extra
Steele's reds dried do offered freely at &c.
Beans continue in good shipping demand
picked, 90 1902 25; unpicked, 81 25@1 80.
Flour is moro active: white winter, $500 80
for good to fancy medium and amber easy at
81 5O@S so; Minnesota spring 1Oc lower-S@s-
8 60; Michigan rye, s5; Wisconsin do, S5 90.
Wheat is about 4c higher and quito strong q
few vessels have already been loaded, the re-
ceipts are only 5 or cars per day, and the stock
in elevator is reduced to $4,000 bu. Specu-
lators arc confident, especially for April and
May. No. white seller June, sold to-day at
81 81, buyer April at 81 s9J5. Cash rates
were: white extra, 81 So; No. white. S21S;
No. 2 Go, 1 6s15; No. l amber, 6S11@1 So
Corn is firm at 43o for No. and 44c for yellow;
sales of about so cars to-day. No. State oats
held at 36, with light inquiry. Barley grows
weak as the end Of the mating season approach
es-No. 1. 81 rs per Genital. Butter declined
2@3c-choice roll weak at s5@36c. Eggs Of
fered at 14915c very plenty and tending
downward. Beeswax, 2S@3Oc. Honey, 25@2S.
Hides, s@s11c. Sheep pelts, 81 1902 25. On
IONS firm at 81 75@G per bu. Potatoes, 95c in
store 80 on track. Clover seed weak at "a 80
and timothy quiet at % 65. Tallow steady at
71l@711c. Wool very dull washed, 45@46c
unwashed. Soc; combing, 5O@52c. Money
tight at 1O@1s per cent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-18
The Celebrated stallion,
YOUNG BASHAW,

Will make the season Of 1873 at the Willard
House Stables in Paw Paw, where all persons
interested in good horses can see him.
DESCRIPTION:
Young Bashaw ID a beautiful dark brown,
stands fifteen anda half hands high, and weighs
1900 pounds. He is fine, square trottcr, and
for age, symmetry, and beauty cannot be ex-
celed. He is Blk years old in May, 1873, and ia
half brother to the well known trotting mare,
Cosette owned by j. M. French, OF Detroit,
for which he paid $1,000. Cosetss rotted mile
heats on the Buffalo track in 2:2619. Sho also
took the first money at the State Fair at Kala-
mazoo last fall also took double money by
the side of Molly Newton, her mate. Old
Bsshaw, the sire OF Cosette and Young Bashaw,
took first money three years ago at the State
Fair, trotting low down IN the gas
Young Bashaw was never trained, he being
raised by Charles McCarty, Of Pontiac, and
purchased of him by us-shows nice, handy
gait.
PEDIGREE:
Young Bashaw was sired by Black Bashaw.
Of Pontiac; he by Bay Bashaw he by Saladin;
he by Young Bashaw he by Imperial Grand
Bashaw. The dam Of Black Bashaw was sired
by Andrew Jackson grand dam by Why-Not |;
by imported Messenger. This cross with the
Messenger combines more Of the Arabian blood
Of Imperial Bashaw than is found in any horse
in the State. The dam Of Young Basbaw was
sired by the Taye's horse; he by Dewitt Gin
ton; he by Old Clinton, Of New York. Dam
by the Ward horse; he by Persons horse. in
BEDFORD; he by Old Ehpse. 941
EMORY < CONNER.
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Probate Order-State Of Michigan
County of Van Buren,, 30. AT a session Of the
Probate Court, for the County OF Van Buren,,
holden at the Probate Office. in the village Il
Paw Paw, on Monday, the fourteenth day OF
April, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three. Present-Geo. w. Lawton.
Judge Of Probate. In the matter OF the rs
tate Of Horace Bonfoey, deceased. On resdin
and fling the petition, duly verified, OF Emil
Bonfoey, widow Of said deceased, praying that
her dover as such widow may be assigned to
her out Of the land OF SAID estate. Thereupon
il ID Ordered, that Monday, the twelfth day OF
MAY, 1878, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition, and
that the heirs at law Of said deceased, and all
other persons interested in said estate, are re-
quired to appear at session OF said Court,
then to be holden ct the Probate Office, in the
Village of Paw Paw, and show cause, II any
there be, why the prayer Of the petitioner
should not be granted. And 1t is further or
dered that said petitioner give notice TO the
persons interested in said estate. Of the penden-
CIV of said petition. and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy Of this Order to be published
in the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said County OF Van Buren,,
for three successive weeks. at least, previous
to said day of hearing. oats
GEO. w. LAWrON, Judge OF Probate,
A true copy. CIV. LAYTON, Judge OF Probate
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COMMERCLAL.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, April Is,

NEW YORK, April Is, 1873.
Heavy offerings Of gold by bulls brought the
price down from 118x in the morning to 1171<
at the close. Money for temporary use, 1s@4
per cent. per day. Commercial paper, short
time, with collaterals, 1O@12 per cent. per An
mum. Sterling exchange, 1O71<@1Os1I. Flour
very quiet but steady white winter brands,
% 50@1O so. Wheat was dull, but held with
considerable confidence white Michigan. 49,
Ce2 %; amber, 75@1 80. Corn, 64e651fc.-
Oats, 51@54c. Provision higher mess pork
advanced 25c during the day-closed at cit so
OF 60. Butter scarce and firm: western roll,
32@3sc common not wanted. Eggs. 18a19c.
Tallow, $4,000 for out OF iowa and city re-
spectvely. Sugar was about &c lower soft
white refined, 1O4@1O2l. Coffee was weak
with gold: Rio. 161i@l7 Java, 2Ocs21K.--
Cattle we're lower fair to choice steers, lilo.
1917. Sheep dull clipped Ohio and Michigan
7O@SO h.. 5sl@6; uDshorn, s@SA Hogs
59k@6 Wool was dull and heavy: Michigan
fleece, 5O@52c holders were anxious to realize
DETROIT MARKET.
DETROIT. April 16 1873.
Prices keep remarkably steady in genera
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-18

lines .7ddrcssed TO .Er. and Mrs Crane
on the Death Of their fnfdnt Son.
Mourn not dear, fond, dotng parents
For " Natty" though gone 80 soon,
For the sunbeam that shaded 30 quickly
Fer 1t reached the merida Of noon.
Often the kind, gentle sheppard,
Bears the tender lamb aoft
To WOO the parent heart thther
To the evergreen hills of God.
Think not Of the daik winged messenger
That came to your happy home,
Slckening your hearts with sorrow,
Ensnrouding it all in gloom.
But think OF the white-robed angel
Whose downy wing " reft the cloud"
DIsroblng the casketed jewel
And bore it back to God.
Think Of the new born cherub,
Just entered the beautiful gates-ajar,
or the tottering feet that are waiting
So near to the Golden Stair"
Think OF the loving Saviour,
Who said, let the little ones come
Don't forbid them 'Of such is my Kingdom"
And my ever beautiful home.
The bad I" you 80 tenderly nourishe6
Though pucked of it parent stem
Will bloom in perpetual spring-tme.
A shining diadem.
Exposed ia no blight or mildew,
Nor the witherlng touch OF time
Unfolding lts lovely petals
In far moro genial cline.
Transferred by the All-wise Father.
Whose goodness is never unkind,
At home 10 the bosom OF Jesus,
Its kindred amusements to find.
You !! see him and know little "Natty,"
When you reach the bright goal " overthere,
For his sweet paby spirit is waiting
At the top of the Golden STAIR"
PAW Paw, April 10, 1873. A. b.
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Chancery sale-In pursuance and by virtue
Of O decree made in the Circuit Court for the
County Of Van Buren,. IN chancery. In o certain
cause therein pending, in winch Daniel e.
Brockway is complainant and John f. Smith.
Lena Smith. Richard Coville and Marvin j.
Coville are defendants, bearing date the 10th
day Of April, 1873, ehall sell at public vendue,
to the highest bidder. on Saturday, the 7th day
Of June, 1873, at one o'clock, p. M, OF said day,
at the front door of the Court House, in the
village of Paw Paw, in said county OF Van
Buren,. the following described real estate, to-
wit:
All that certain piece or parcel Of land in the
town OF Pine Grove, Van Buren, County Mob
lgan described "a follows to wit The north
half Of the southwest quarter % of the north
east fractional quarter % Of section one 1
town one south, range thirteen IS west,
containing twenty EIGHT and 50-100 acres OF land
according to the United States Survey thereof
more or less.
Dated April II. 1873.
JOHN j. SHERMAN,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
HAYES " Epson, Complts Solicitors. 9i2tI
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-18

Chlucery Orde1-State OF Michigan.
Ninth judicial Circuit in Cbancery. SUIT pend.
ing in the Circuit Court for the County Of Van
Buren,, in Chancery. at Paw Paw on the TWENTY
fourth day OF February, A. ID. 1878. Lewis
Marville, complainant, vs.. Fayette Aldrich and
William J. Thorndike, defendants. II satis-
factorily appearing to me by affidavit in this
cause that the said defendant, William j. Thorn
dixie Is q non-resident OF the said State of Mich
igan, and resides in the state of Indiana. ON
motion OF Charles l.. Fitch, solicitor for said
complainant. it is ordered that the said William
J. ThondIke cause his appearance to be entered
in this cause within three months from the
date OF tins order. and that In case Of his ap-
pearance he cause his answer to the bull OF
complaint herein to be filed and copy thereof
to be served on said compliments solicitor,
within twenty days after service on him, OF a
copy OF said bill, and III default thereof, that
the SAID bill OF complaint be taken as confessed
by the said defendant, William j. Thorndlke
and on the like motion 1t is further ordered
that within twenty days from the date hereof
the said complainant cause this order to be
published in the True Northerner, a newspaper
published In the said county OF Van Buren,
and that said publication be continued in said
paper once IN each week for six successive weeks
or that he cause copy OF tins order to be per-
sonally served on the said defendant, William
j. Thorndike, at least twenty days before the
time specified as above for his appearance.
Dated February Gath, 1873. 0s5tT
JNo. j. SHERMAN, Circuit Court Commr.
&. /. FITCH. Compl'ts Sol'r.
= true copy. Samuel Holiness Register in
Chancery.