The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-17

NUMBER 6.

r A Western man set fire to the prai-
3 RE for fun, but after he had run seven
miles and climbed tree, with his
pants about all burned off, he con-
, cluded the sport was a little too
violent exercise to be indulged in
oftener than once in lifetime.
A heavy frost fell Sunday night the
llth inst, throughout Kentucky and
Northern Tennessee over the great
tobacco region. 1t is said that great
damage has been done to the growing
crop OF tobacco. It is variously esti-
mated that from one-half to two
thirds of the entire crop has been
killed.
1n the Chattanooga Convention
which assembled III that city on
Monday, the 18th inst, Messrs. p. B.
| $. Pinchback, Judge Sloanaker, and
A. z. Field were appointed Oh the
committee to draft resolutions. Sem
atOr j. K. West was appointed ON tho
committee on address and II. e.
Meyers ON the committee On facts and
statistics.
The trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad announce the intell-
igence Of a sale in New York of
$2OO.OOO Ut Cincinnati seven thirty
bonds for the construction of the
Southern railroad. The bonds sold ut
par, with accured interest.
All the heavy grading between
/ nd hot 10
tract, and 600 men are at work upon
it. With the remaining millions Of
authorized bonds the trustees promise
to have the entire road ready for cars
III twenty months.
A professional man not far from
State street, Boston, returning to his
Office ore day, after u substantial
lunch, said complacently to his assis-
tant, Mr.. Peetkin, the world looks
different to man when he has three
inches Of rum in him. Yes," re-
piled the junior, without moments
hesita ton, ''a aud he looks different to
the world :"
A Western paper tells how "Mr.
Rim King, with Colts revolver,
killed a wild turkey, which weighed
twenty eight pounds, on the top OF i.
tree one hundred aud fifty yards dis
tant." A good sized turkey. certainly;
hut that Mr.. King should have taken
the trouble to weigh it On the top Of
tree, at that particular distance, is
little curious.
A gentleman whose nationality will
become apparent in the sequel, and
whose profession was the driving 0f
lYehicl lla,in9 AsaifOss 1af ssnsil ilskiu9s
a passenger and excusing the stub
bornness hisquadruped, remarked:
lie has quare ways, yer anner.
What wud ye think av a baste that
wud do the likes NV this !? Wan day
he swalled half a soverin, an all we
could get him to give up was sivin-
an'-six, all through conthrairiness."
The fact that General Beauregard
has been made president Of a base
ball club is bringing him prominently
into public notice. One exchange
says: "He will now probably not
accept the position offered in the
Argentine Republic"
The following epitaph appears on
= tombstone i'll Thompson, Conn:
Here lies the body of Jonathan
Richardson, who never sacrifi-
ced his reason at the altar of super
stition's god, and who never believed
that Jonah swallowed whale"
If the time ever comes for the ex-
planatiou of the mysteries of this
world, We shall be glad to know why
the young man who remarks on
leaving church, F." can preach bet
ter sermon than that myself, is con-
tent to wear ont his life over coun-
ter at $50 month.
1t having been asked by one cur
isus iii the causes OF things, "why
two-t thirds of the hotel clerks are
bald, a keen observer gives it as his
opinion that 1t may be ''because the
forces of nature have been diverted
from the scalp to the cultivation Of
supernatural cheek"
The manager of d eountry theatre,
peeping through the curtain between
the acts was surprised by glimpse
of the empty benches. ''Why, good
gracious!" said he, turning to the
prompter, ""whcre is the audience I"
I" He just stepped out to get mug
of beer" was the brief reply.
Several years ago IL hopeful young
minister left the shores for the Canni-
bal Island as .: missionary. On arri-
wing at the end Of his journey tho
native weighed him and cut a silver
off his leg as a sample. He come
home by the next boat, and is now
the travelling agent of a circus.
An amiable citizen of Burlington
called to see another, who was dan
gerously i'll. Attracted by a festive
pair Of boots in the room of the inval-
id, the visitor tried them on, when
turning to the sick man with much
sympathy, he remarked s. Surprising
the worst to happen, I'll take these