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On Saturday, December 10Th, the
President of the Police Jury will sell
at public auction the lease of the
Mississippi river ferry, opposite Don
aldsonville, for term of five years
from the 10th, of January, 1875, and
also the lease of all other ferries
under the control of the parish, for
andduring the year 1875. The lessee
Of the river ferry will be required to
furnish steam tug for conveyance of
passengers and fatboat for horses
cattle and vehicles, besides skiffs
for crossing persons during the night.
The rates of ferriage will be mater
tally reduced, according to the or.
dinance of the Police Jury adopted
at the last session of that body, min
utes Of which are repnblished in the
CHIEF this week.
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Such of our readers as have not
already become aware of the fact
will learn by the notice which APP
pears elsewhere in to-day's CHIEF
that Dr.. w. NJ. McGalliard of this
place was united in matrimonial bonds
to Miss Maria D. Garrett, on Thurs
day last, in the parish of Assumption.
The Doctor has brought his bride
home, and his bachelors den has I'M
dergone a transformation that can
only be appreciated by those who
have experienced the comforts of
married life. The numerous friends
of the happy couple, will join us in
wishing them many years of life,
health, prosperity and conjugal
bliss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-21

Rain at last, after many days of
drouth and dust! The grateful mofs-
tule commenced descending at noon
of Monday, and continued without
material cessation until next morning,
bringing welcome supplies of water
to many empty cisterns and abating
the nuisance of dusty streets that has
been the bane of every housekeeper
and merchant in the town for two
months or more. There has been no
other rainfall since Monday, but now
that the dry spell has been broken
aud the clerk of the weather is at his
post again, we may look out for
juvenile deluge most any time.
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DRowNED.-Henry Smith, a young
white man about eighteen years OF
age, who has been employed as deck
sweeper on the steamer Seminole, fell
into the river at the landing of the
Bayou Lafourche packets, at 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning, and was drowned
before help could reach him. He was
one Of two sons of widowed mother.
Mrs. Getnay Smith of Algiers, La,
and his death will leave his brother
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Sale of Ferries.

pUBL1C NOTICE is hereby given that
l. shall proceed to sell to the highest
bidder. at the Courthouse, in the town Of
Donaldsonville, OH
Saturday, December 10Th, 1874,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the Lease of the MIS-
SlSSlPPl RIVER FERRY. opposite Dom
afdsonvllle, for a term Of five years from
the nth day OF January, 1875, in accordance
with an ordinance of the Police Jury adopt-
ed on Tuesday, Nov. 10th 1874.
Also the Lease of all other Ferries estab-
lished by law and subject to the control Of
the Police Jury, for and during the year
1875.
p. LANDRY,
President of the Police Jury of the Parish of
Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Nov. 18th, 1874.
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There seems to be no provision in
the existing election law for the pay
ment of commissioners of election.
but as the intent of the General AS
sembly was to require each parish to
pear all the expenses attendant upon
elections held within its borders, the
commissioners must look to the Police
Jury for compensation for their SER
vices. We have high authority for
this opinion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-21

A youthful friend of the CHIEF
brought to our Office last week a stalk
OF cane nearly ten feet in length, pro
:duced upon the Hermitage plantation
OF Aessrs. NJ. D. Bringier e. Co. 1t
was about the fa1sess specimen of
sugar cane that has ever come within
the scope Of our vision, and if we had
known it was frostbitten we should
have kept it on exhibition instead of
destroying it with a jack knife under
the delusion that We were preparing
luscious morsels for jaw full of
/" sweet toothses,r
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Proceedings of Common Council
Town of Donaldsonyille,
REGULAR MEETING.

MAJORS OFFICE, November 9th, 1874.
Members presents. Weinschenck, Mayor
Joseph Burbridge, B. Lemann, Ist ward r
Noel, 2nd ward.
Absent-Jos. johnson, j. F. Link.
The reading of the minutes of the las
meeting was dispensed with.
The following communications were pre-
sentcd and read:
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen
| GENTLEMES-Beingc called upon to state
the terms upon which will do all the ad
| vertising and printing of the Town of Don.
aldsOnvllle, have to state that | will do
all the advertising required by the Town
| for one hundred dollars per annum, paw
| able quarterly in currency or its equivalent.
Respectfully,
PHILLIP WINFREE,
Editor and Proprietor Ascension Leader
DoNALDsoNvILLE, October End, 1874,
To the honorable Mayor and Town Council ::
GENTLEMEN-In response to the inuuirv
OF your honorable body, have to say that
will undertake the publication of all pro-
ceedlnss of the Council and official adver-
tlsemcnts pertaining to the Town Govern
ment for one hundred dollars per annum in
certificates OF Indebtedness used to rnpre-
sent obligations of the corporation
Trusting this may meet with your favor
able consideration, | remain
Very Respectfully,
l.. E. BENTLEY,
Editor and Proprietor Dville CHIEF,
On motion Of Jos. Burbrilge duly Sec
onded:
Resolred, That the proposal of Mr.. L. E.
Bentley to do the Town printing be accept
ed, and that the Mayor be authorized to con
tract with Mr.. l.. E. Bentley to do all the
Town printing for the term of one wear for
the sum OF one hundred dollars, payable
quarterly.
Adopted.
On motion of B. Lemann Only seconded:
Hesolred, That the committee on Public
Works be authorized to have repai1ed the
bridges on Houmas and Claiborne streets.
Adopted.
The following bills were approved:
Bills of Y. Cantrelle Coroner s34 90
L.. LetOrt, --.---.........l II 90 \
Cadet Guedry, s 90
On motion duly seconded, the Council adj
jOurned sine die
A true copy:
DAVID ISRAEL, Secretary.
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We had hoped to issue this number
of the CHIEF promptly upon the
proper day of publication, but the
editor and foreman have been absent
during the entire week and we are
thrown behind time again.
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Senator E. L. Weber of West Fell
clana arrived in town to-day. Rumor
has it that the purpose of his visit is
to carry off one OF Donaldsonville:s
fairest daughters to adorn his home
in Feliciana.
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Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
EXTRA SESSION,

| EXTRA SESSION.
! CoERrHoUsE, Nov. 10th, 1874.
The Police jury met this 10th day of No
velnber, 1874, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, pursuant
to a call made by the President
| Members present-P. Landry, President
Messrs J. b. Hebert, H. Heyman and H.
! Rice.
Ahsent-Louis Leblanc.
The reading of the minutes OF the last
| meeting was dispensed with and were a.
proved.
The following petition was received and
! read:
To the honorable President and members
of the Police Jury:
GESTLEMFS-The undersigned respect
fully ask OF your honorable body tue priv
ilege OF keeping the Ferry opposite Donald
sonville belonging to the parish, for the
term OF five years, to date from the 10th of
january next 1879, upon the following con-
dltIons to-wit: They pledge themselves to
place good and substantial ting boat, ca
pablo OF crossing foot passenger, together
with good substantial hat-boat attached to
said tug to cross horses, mules, vehicles of
tug will cross every half hour during the
day from \. NJ. to 81 o'clock p. NJ. in VIM
ter and 1 o'clock A. Nj. to 4 o'clock p NJ
in summer, with the following tariff, viz:
For each foot passenger. 10
buggy or carnage 90
g & sulky or two wheel vehicle | 90
empty Wagon l 90
loaded ------..---.---- l 50
They further agree to pay annually to
your honorable body the sum of SIPS, paya-
BILE quarterly, furnishing good and solvent
security to the full satisfaction of your
body, and also furnishing bond and security
for the faithful performance of their con
tract in the sum which your honorable body
vii: require. They further agree to comply
with all the Police Jury ordinances con
corning said Ferry.
Very Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) VALSIN BOURGEOIS,
MICHELE LANOUX.
The District Attorney being present said
petition was referred to him. who after q
few minutes gave his opinion,
On motion of Henry Heyman the forego-
ing petition was laid on the table.
On motion of Henry IIeymap:
Resolred, That the sum of one hundred
rendered to the Supervisor OF election, and
that said amount be paid out of the election
funds.
On motion of j. B. Hebert the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That the claim of A. S. barrow,
Esq, for laborers who worked on the levee
during the last high water, amounting to
to the sum of eighty-two dollars be paid to
him out Of the election funds if any of said |
funds yet remain.
bill of John d. Cantey. Esq, of 500 Is,
for }aborers who worked Oh the levees dur |
ing the last high water was laid on the
table.
On motion of H. Rice:
Resolred, That the sum of five dollars be
paid out of the Paupers Funds to Johanna
Porter for nursing one George, an INDECENT
person.
An account of Aaron Hill of $27 IS for ar
lcles furnished to the jail was approved
On motion of Henry Heyman the follow
ng ordinance was adopted:
Be it enacted by the Police Jury of til
1arish of Ascension in session convened, tina
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Some one with two thousand spare
dollars has an excellent chance for
profitable investment. See ad YER
tisement of Mr.. J. NJ. Delavallade of
Plaquemine.
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ST. VINCENT SCHOOL,
Under the Direction Of Sist~rs
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Terms-Payable in advance:
Primary classes, per month % M
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French Drawing; Painting in water
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