The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-11
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A YOUNG lady in Manchester, Iowa, the
fourth day after marriage, met an old lover,
who persuaded her to elope with MN,
and the couple have not been heard from
since.
Iowa has now an even 100 counties,
new one having been lately created out OF
the eastern portion of Pottawattomle, and
named in honor of General Belknap, the
Secretary of War.
A YOUNG lady personated Nicotine at a
San Francisco masquerade. Her dress was
made of tobacco leaves, her necklace was
cigars, and she carried fan and parasol
constructed of the weed. She received
several "puffs."
The Liberty Qnd.l Herald thinks it
enough 10 make "a Christian editor swear"
to be called upon to publish long obitua-
~ setting out the excellent qualities OF
some wealthy citizen who never took his
county paper while living.
A BILL has been introduced in the Cali
fornia Legislature to prevent the wanton
destruction of game and fish. Fish lad
tIers are to be constructed in the rivers
over every dam more than two feet in
height, and the shooting of game out OF
season is prohibited.
THE Savannah Meas says negro was
buried alive in a well at Butler recently.
His friends dug down to him in about four
hours, and found him alive and well. He
said that he never wanted to sneeZe so bad
in his life, but was afraid he would jar
down SEINE more dirt.
PETURE-BUYERs will be Interested IN the
Information that g a well-known artist in
Boston has a large number of assistants
who do most of the work on his paintings.
He then finishes them up and signs them,
selling Them as his own"
The Illinois Legislature has passed
law providing that any person adulterat-
ing milk with water, chalk, or other sub
stances, and selling the same, shall be
fined not exceeding $500, and imprisoned
not exceeding one year. This is probably
the severest law in any State against adult
teration.
A MARYLAND lady, Mrs. B. H. Conway,
of Frederick, has become quite famous as
railroad contractress, having completed
several large jobs with success and profit.
A few days ago she was awarded a SlOO,0O0
contract on the Western Maryland Rail-
road, and has also undertaken the work of
eXcavating a tract in Baltimore for building
sites.
A BIG bunch of black Hamburg grapes,
weighing thirteen pounds and four ounces,
was raised at L4mbton Castle, the seat of
the Earl of Durham, and was exhibited at
Manchester, England, last September.
The vine bore last year seven bunches be-
sides the one mentioned above, the lightest
weighing over four pounds. This pro-
ductive vine was started from an eye in
1869.
OK the announcement of the death of ex-
President Fillmore, in the United States
aprecedent for adjournment. Senator An
thony replied that Congress adjourned
upon the death of General Washington,
and it was upon that OCCASION that the
phrase, First in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his eountrymen,n was
uttered. 4
AN old bachelor in Orleans county, VT.
thinking over the subject, and particular
ly the expense, OF maintaining family,
set the table in his lonely abode with
plates for himself and an imaginary wife
and five children. He then sat down to
dine, and as often as he helped himself to
food he put the same quantity on each of
the other plates, and surveyed the pros
pect, at the same time computing the cost
He is still bachelor.
SOME years ago man in England who
was very thin exhibited himself as a living
skeleton. He made much money in this
way. and as he grew rich he became fat.
until several years after his retirement
from the show business hewas as fat as he
had formerly been lean. Lately, having
spent his fortune, he attempted to again
reduce himself to a skeleton, with the in
tention of returning to the show business,
but he died from exhaustion soon after
reaching the desired conditions
THE social and vital statistics of the
White House are reported as follows:
One marriage, Miss Maria Monroe, daugh-
ter of the President, to Mr.. G6uveneur, in
1920. Two Presidents have died in the
house, and third, Mr.. Lincoln, killed
elsewhere, was laid in state in the east
room. Several children have died at the
White House, but it has welcomed the adj
vent of but one newborn baby, James
Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thorn.
as Jefferson 80 ~
Mr.. GEORGE TREAT of California, the
owner of the well known horse Thad.
Stevens, offers to match him against any
other horse, mare, or gelding, in the
world, tor race of four miles and repeat.
to rule, for ten thousand dollars in gold
coin. Mr.. Treat also offers to match a
horse OF his, which be does not name.
fer five thousand dollars against TWENTY
five Thousand dollars that he will beat the
best recorded time ever made in the Uni
ted States by any running horse, to rule,
from one mile to four miles, Che party ac-
cepting this proposition to name the
length OF race to be run. Il
The Elizabeth On. ~ Herald says
" John Price, aged seventy-two years, and
probably one of the oldest Indian hunters
living, returned recently to his home in
Elizabeth, which he left when only twelve
years old. While serving under General
Harvey in 1856 he was captured by the
father of Captain Jack of the Modec tribe.
and was held a prisoner six months, but
finally escaped. He speaks the dialect of
twelve different Indian tribes, with the
chiefs of which he is personally acquaints
cd. After Captain Jacks capture he was
employed as an Interpreter, and material
~ aided General Davis during the Modoc
trials.n S. n
NINETY-NINE years ago the father of DIR.
Mark, who was the father of working
irt No .v.C NJ IN