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Speaking of the Louisiana election
and assuming the ground that the
Democrats have carried the State,
the State Register says:
The Republican party is neither
dead nor buried, and this seeming
disaster will be the means of restor:
ing it to its proper condition. 1t will
tumble its cargo Of thieves and ras-
calls overheard, and spring forth with
renewed energies, and with greater
capacity for good. The Republican
party has performed a noble work.
and it's record can not be tarnished
by defeat.
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Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
EXTRA SESSION.


CoURT-HoUsE. Nov. 10th, 1874.
The Police Jury met this 10th day of No.
vember. 1874, at lO o'clock a. NJ, pursuant
to a call made by the President
Members present.. Landry, President
Messrs. J. Il. Hebert, H. Heyman and H.
Rice.
Absent-Louis Leblanc
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and were a,--
proved.
The following petition was received and
To the honorable President and members
of the Police Jury:
GEsTLEMFS-The undersigned respect
fully ask Oh you1 honorable body the priv
ilcgc 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, 1915, upon the following CON
ditions, to-wit: They pledge themselves to
place good and substantial tug boat, ca
pable of crossing foot passenger together
with good substantial hat-boat attached to
said tug to cross horses mules, vehicles of
all descriptions and cattle. The said steam
tug will cross every half nour during the
day from ) A. NJ. to 6! o'clock p. NJ. in win
ter and o'clock A. NJ. to a o'clock P NJ.
in summer, with the following tariff, viz:
For each foot passen nger-......... 10
. s. buggy or carriage. ......-...$l 90
6 g sulky or two wheel vehicle. | 90
. empty Wagon. Observation-Disclosures. 90
I" I" loaded ... l 50
They 1urther agree to pay annually to
your honorable body the sum OF $l25, paya-
bic 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
will require. They further agree to comply
with all the Police Jury ordinances con
cerning said Ferry.
(Signed) EALSIN BOURGEOIS,
MICHELLE 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 Heyman:
Rcsoiued, That the sum of one hundred
dollars be paid to Robert Noel for services
rendered 10 tne 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:
Resoired, That the claim of A. S. Darrow,
Esq, for laborers who worked on the levce
during the last high water, amounting to
to the sum of eighty-two dollars be paid 20
him out Of the election funds if any of said
funds yet remain.
A bill Of John D. Cantey, Esq, of $29 25,
for laborers who worked oil the levees dur
ing the last high water was laid on the
table.
On motion of II. Rice:
Resolred, That the sum of five dollars be
paid out Of the Pa,lpers' Funds to Johanna
Porter for nursing one George, an INDECENT
person.
An account of Aaron Hill of $27 IS for ar
ticles furnished to the jail was approved.
On motion Of Henry Heyman the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it enacted by the Police jury of the
parish Of Ascension in session con vened, that
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ST. VINCENT SCHOOL.
Under the Direction of Sisters
Of CHARITY.

The exercises of this School will be re-
sumed on Monday, 2lst September
The Sisters OF Charity respectfully solicit
the patronage OF their friends, and the pub
lie i'll general.
The course of Instruction will embrace the
following branches of the English language:
Orthography, Reading. Grammar. Compo-
sition, Plain and Ornamental Writing Prac-
tical and Rational Arithmetic; bookkeeping;
Principles of Algebra Ancient and Modern
Geography; Use of Globes; Astronomy !;
Sacred and Profane History; Biography !;
Mythology; Moral and Natural Philos-
ophy; Chemistry and Botany Drawing
and Fancy Needfework; Music on the Piano.
Terms-Payable in advance:
Primary classes, per month .. 81 90
French; Drawing; Painting in water
colors, and Fanny Necdlewoork. each form
an extra charge of one dollar per month.
sep-574
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TIME TABLE N. O., M. & T. r. &
LOUISIANA DIVISION.

Dailv PASSENGER Train-Leaves New Or
leans, from head Of Canal street, at |:4s
A. n.
Arrives at Donaldsonville at ~ NJ
1" Whitecastle ut 1890 P. NJ.
Returning-Leaves Whilecast1e at l2:4' P NJ
Leaves Donaldsonville at l:3e r. II.
Arrives ut New Orleans at $50 P. X.
Trains stop at all way stations.
Freight Irain-Leaves Donaldsonville daily
and moiasses will be landed at the sugar
sheds, New Orleans, at A. NJ. the day
after shipment. Rates on sugar, 81 oO per
hid molasses, IS cents per bbl.
1os Hrcurs C.. w. ALLEN,
Agent. General Manager.
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Wanted.

A ACTIVE PARTNER with cash cap
"A ital of Two Thousand Dollars, to take
charge of the Ice House at Donaldsonvile.
For further particulars apply TO or adderss
j. NJ. DELAVALLADE,
oct l9 Plaauemine, La.
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A steam ferry at Donaldsonville is
the next public improvement on the
tapis. For particulars, read the pro-
ceedings of the Police jury and the
official advertisement of the president
of that body.
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tion or irregularities which are
claimed sufficient to invalidate the
result. 1t is very easy matter to
obtain names for a petition of any
kind, and of course the particular
document in question will be orna-
mented with several signatures and a
score of cross marks when it has
been the rounds, but it will not alter
the fact that the election of the 2nd
instant was one of most perfect free
dom, peace and fairness, and that the
only reason certain men were de-
feated was that not enough people
were willing to vote for them to con-
stitute majorities in their favor. No
intelligent, conscientious citizen will
question the fairness of the election
held here, and nobody but an.'unsuc-
cessfnl office seeker would have the
audacity to circulate such a petition
as the one referred to under the cir
cumstances. The Supervisor of Reg
lstration was applied to for his sigma
ture to statement alleging intimida-
ton, but he peremptorily refused to
sign the paper, knowing full we'll that
its allegations were at variance with
facts. The parties engineering this
petition business had better close it
out, for they are bound to make them
selves ridiculous and get. only their
trouble for their pains. i
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The session of the School Board
announced for Tuesday last was not
held. The old complaint, NO quo
rum"
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Since the frost the cane yields less
sugar but more molasses than before,
and the quality of each has slightly
deter iOrated.
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cKIN PERUVIAN BALM"
- removes Pimplcs, Blaclx-heads,
Frerklcs, Moth, SC. Natures own
cure. lpnrely vesetable) gives clear beau
tiful SKIN. Send a stamp for recipe. Csc
s. Hair Prolfucer,'' for a heavy
beard. NJ. FISKE, Chemist, Box 1872,
Plaiutinid, \. !.
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Rumors of intended chicanerv

Rumors of intended chicanery in
the compilation of the election returns
in St. James have prevailed here for
the past ten days. It was said that
the Supervisor of Registration had
decamped just after the election, and
that the Clerk of Court refused to re-
ceive the returns, alleging that there
were two Pierre Landry's" running
for the Senate, whereas all the votes
had been accredited to one. The sec
ond Pierre Landry is keeper of the
Picayune store, short distance be-
low Donaldsonville, and he was not a
candidate for any Office, SO this trick
could not have amounted to any thing
even if persisted in. However, latest
advices from St. James give the as
sllrance that the vote has been fairly
counted, compiled and returned.
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Marx Israel has the finest stock OF
goods in the parish. See his adver-
ment.
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| JUBILATION.-AD Democratic mass
meeting and torchlight procession
in celebration of the result of the re-
cent elections, is announced to take
place in Donaldsonville tomorrow
evening, and a jolly good time is an
ticipated by every Democrat and
every small boy in the village. The
spectacle of a torchlight procession is
quite rare here, and will doubtless
excite universal interest among the
inhabitants. Of course there will be
brass band to lead the marshaled
clans, and mayhap booming anvils,
sky rockets, Roman candles and sim
liar jigamariees will lie brought into
requisition to lend eclat to the oeca-
sion-to gladden. the hearts of the
nrchins and augment the enthusiasm
OF the adults. Gentlemen oflocal re-
pute as orators will be called upon to
address the masses, and of course the
welhin will ring with acclamations as
they depict in ornamental and high
falutin language the overthrow of
Radical corruption, tyranny, usurpa-
ton, etc., ETC., and the prospective
domination of the great and glorious
Democracy, the party of ancient ira
ditions and honesty, that will restore
the good old days we hear SO much
about, when every body was rich and
contented, with no work to do and
no taxes to pay. The Democratic
party will be made the symbol of all
that is truly good, and pure, and de-
s}rable, while Republicanism will be
declared synonymous with vlllainy,
corruption and numerous other ad
Jectlves suggestive of general de-
pravity and uncleanliness. In the
natural course Of things, all this is to
be expected. Political speakers the
world over save the country with
their own party and ruin it with the
opposition, so why should Ascension
present an exception to the rule Let
the Democratic rooster crow! 1t has
been so long time since he has had
any thing to crow for, that we do not
begrudge him single cock doodle
doc, but, on the contrary, are per-,
fectly willing that he should crack
his windpipe if it pleases him to do
so. The Republican chicken has re-
tired from the pit to rearrange his
feathers and recuperate for the Cen
tennial contest. He will come for
ward then, chock full of the spirit of
76, and snatch the other shanghai
baldheaded. Meanwhile, Democra tic
mass-meetings, torchlight professions
and spiritual Publications are strictly
in order, and Donaldsonville has a
perfect right to take stock in them.
SPECIAL NoTIcE !-Selling out at
Great Sacrifice Mr.. Henry Loeb
has the largest and most varied stock
of dry goods, groceries and hardware
in town, all of which he is selling off
at great sacrifice as he is erecting
magnificent store and wishes to dis
pose of his present stock in order to
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Fourth Judicial District.

Comprising the parishes of Ascension st;
James. St John the Baptist and St Charles.l
District Judge. -Othello J. Fagg,
District Attorney, Morris Marks.
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Seventh Senatorial District.

(Comprising the parishes Of Ascensaoh and
St. James.
State Senator. George E. Bovee.
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the President offs the Police Jury be and he
is hereby authorized to advertise the letting
of the Mississippi River Ferry opposite Don
aldsonville for thirty days in the official
journal OF the parish and proceed to let ont
the same ut the Courthouse of said parish
ut the expiration of said delay to the highest
bidder, according to Sec. 1902 Of the Re-
yised Statutes Ut 1870, upon the following
terms and conditions, viz:
Said leasec to be let out for the term Of
five years from the 10th of January next,
1875. The lesse thereof obligating himself
to place Il good and substantial steam tug
boat, capable Of crossing foot passengers,
and Il strong substantial Hat-boat attached
| to said tug boat to cross horses, mules,
stock and vehicles Of every description. The
said steam tug boat and flat attached to
cross every half hour during the day, from
o'clock A. NJ. TO u O'Clock 2. NJ in sum
mtr and from e o'clock A. NJ. to & o'clock
p. NJ. i'll winter. The said lessee shall have
the right to charge the following rates Of
ferriage:
For each foot passenger. ............-.. 1O
- s. mule, horse and horned cattle ~
" hog, sheep and goat......... Is
" - buggy orcarriage. "a wheels) 81 90
% sulky or two wheel vehicle 40
Peddlcrs cart. l w
empty wagon. w
AOuuCu ~
The said lessee shall besides keep good
and substantial skitf to cross passengers at
night whenever requested, for which he
shall be entitled to charge double terriage.
The said lesse shall furnish i'll representa-
ton OF the price OF his adjudication his GER.
tain promissory notes properly endorsed to
the satisfaction of the President of tue Po-
lice Jury, each for one-twentieth OF the price
of said adjudication, payable in three, six,
nine, twelve, fifteen, eighteen, twenty one,
twenty-four, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty
three, thirty-six, thirty-nine, forty-two,
forty-tive, forty eight, tifty-one, tfty-fonr
of January. 1875, to the order Of the Parish
Treasurer, at his office, and bearing eight
per cent. per annum interest from and after
their respective maturities.
The lessee of said ferry shall give bond and
security annually, payable to the President
of the Police Jury in the sum of two hum
dred and fifty dollars for the faithful per-
formance Of his duties as public ferryman,
conditioned as the ordinances Of the Police
Jury direct.
On motion of Mr.. J. B. Hebert the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Rcsolred, That warrants number 3S9 and
800 issued to NJ. Sagendorph by Octave
Terrio, Warrant Clerk, March 3lst, 1874
one for the sum of 80 and the other for SIS.
be cancelled and annulled, and q new war
rant issued to said Sagendorph of oue-third
of said amount, for services rendered as
Parish Printer in the month Of December,
l873 and two-thirds for said services rend-
cred in the months Of January and February,
1874
On motion of Mr.. H. Heyman the Police
Jury adjourned sine die.
P. LANDRY,
President.
Attest:
OCTAVE TERRIo, Secretary.
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Lots for Sale.

nN the Wyatte place. opposite Donaldson
" Vile, near the Ferry Landing, lots may
be bought containing from 3 to 800 arpents,
either for cash or one-third cash and the
balance ON time. For terms and further
particulars inquire of A. S. DARkOW.
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AS far as our information goes, the
frost Of last week did very little dam
age to the cane, and the fears of plan
ters were greatly exaggerated in re-
gard thereto. The weather since the
frost has been favorable for winrow-
ing and due advantage has been ta-
ken Of the situation by all who have
cane crops to care for. The prospect
for large yield of sugar which ex-
listed earlier in the season has beer
by no means materially impaired.
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DONALDs0NVILLE, La.
Saturday, November II, ~.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Windy to-day.
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has called down this extra-judicial ire.
It may have been sharp; but what If it
was? It was hardly behind public OPT
nion in that respect. It could not have
conveyed keener condemnation than the
adverse view Of Judge Mackey. When
Judge Carpenter read his brother
Judges order, which scorned to admit
Mr.. Youmans to practice in his court,
upon the ground that he was permitted,
as special favor, to do eso by him,
placing his right to appear there upon q
denial of disability, we should think
that his feelings would have been as
much excited. at least. as by few spa
per pellets of the brain" of an editor,
idly shot at his Judgoship from across
the Wateree. The one act was delibe-
rate, and intended to have, and did
have, meaning and point and effect. 1t
came from an equal in position. The
other was cursory, was merely opinion,
and carried no official weight. Why
turn against the lesser offender? Why
not meet this offender in the usual way
We could say much upon this subject,
and may return to it, if Judge Carpen-
ter persists in course which is unau-
thorized by law and unjustifed by
sound policy. There are evils enough
in the State to redress; let him run q
tilt ut some of them. We assure him
that the voice Of the country. uttered
in condemnation of whatever it pleases,
in advocacy of what it deems truth,
cannot be stiaed or controlled by any
star chamber decree of this kind.
"Give me the liberty" said Milton, ito
know, to utter and to argue freely, ac-
cording to conscience, above all liber.
ties. Though all the winds of doctrine
were let loose to play upon the earth, SO
Truth be in the field, we do iDjuriously
by licensing and prohibiting to mis-
doubt her strength. Let her and False.
hood grapple; who ever knew Truth put
to the worse, in free and open en-
oounter?"
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To the Public.

In view Of the recent accident on tie
Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
whereby Mr.. John Y Laue lost his life.
and tho testimony adtuced Oh the in-
quiries as to tho canse of the accident, I
will, rs boiler maker OF no limited ex.
perience, state that boiler that is in
constant use should be thoroughly re-
paired once at least in every eight years.
from the first sheet to the firc.box. The
stay bolts are, in the course of that
time, cut away by the luicksand that
accumulates in the boiler. The fore
man of tho shops of tho above road
Mr.. Evane) says that boiler with five
or six soft patches is as secure as q
boiler that has never needed patch. A
question like that ] leave to common
sense-is patchwork in any business as
safe and sound ns the whole piece or a
new article? The theory is absurd,
and the practice murderous In every
four inch square in boiler there should
be stay bolt, which affords the greatest
security. THOMAS KYALI,.
Boiler Maker, Columbia, s. @.
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BRILLIANT SUCCESS 1t is permitted
to- few men or companies to achieve
acknowledged superiority in any impor.
tant position or business. The present
generation has witnessed stupendous
rivalry in several branches of industry,
and notably the sewing machine busi.
ness. Amid multitude of com pctitors.
steadily and surely the Wheeler K vii.
son Company held their way from the
beginning, upon fixed and honorable
principles. Long since, their leading
position in America was established.
Abroad, at London, in 1862, they won
the highest premiums; ut Paris, in 1867,
they distancsd eighty-two competitors,
and wero awarded the highest premium.
the only gold medal for sewing mn.
chimes exhibited; and lastly, amid un-
paralleled competition. followed the
splendid triumphs at Vienna, noted in
onr advertising columns.
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The epidemic among the horses in
New York appears to have occasioned
serious alarm. The disease, the symp.
toms Of which have been tho same in all
GASES, has not been confined to any par
ticular condition of the stock, affecting
all alike. At first the animals exhibit
stupor land great weakness when seized
on the road, in some cases reaching the
stables with difficulty. For time thew
refuse NIL food, the eyes become swollen,
and copions discharge of matter
follows. In some instances tho ewes
become entirely closed.
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HOMESTEAD DECISION OF JUDGE
Cooke. In the case of Hall tS Thomp.
son, administrators, U.s. Gray, Sheriff
MoGukin was ruled to show c.use why
he had not made tho money on plain
'ia'H Judgment TI3i1 rnz {: .ca! o.sa
to try the validity Of the homestead Act
and the Sheriff answered the rule, thut.
in view Of the penalty for selling Tue
homestead, he had declined to levy his
execution on the property of defendant
given him rs q homestead The whole
proceeding was simply matter of form
to bring the case before tho court, and
Judge Cook announced his decision to
De, that, where judgement was obtained
before the passage Of the homestead
Act. tue property was liable for the
debt, but that no debts would be col
leetable off Of the homestead, unless Sc
cured by Judgment or mortgage oh.
tanned or given before the passags of
the Act. Under this decision, no home.
stead holds against judgments or mort
cages that date anterior to the 10th day
Of April, l8G8-the date of the adoption
of the new Constitution, and of the Ac!
in qncstion.-Anaerson C0mservutoa..
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IHE LATE w. d. MCCAw.-Ihe resO-
lutions adopted by the Tax Payers
Convention. on Friday, lamenting the
untimely death of Mr.. W. n. McCaw,
and marking the appreciation in which
his great talents and patriotism were
held. will be peculiarly gratifying to our
readers. It was fitting that body
which in fact represented the intelli.
gence and honesty, as in name the pro-
perty, OF the State, whose constituents
arc her historic people-the owners OF
tho soil-should render this tribute to
tho memory OF one who so courageous!y
and 30 faithfully stood forth as their
champion. 1t was fitting that the mover
IT these resolutions should be ono whose
name is o part of the history OF the
State, and who himself has led her for
tunes in PALMER days. when purity aud
patriotism were claim to political
eminence. The resolutions reflect equal
honor upon those who passed them,
and upon the memory OF him whose
virtues called them forth. This grateful
recognition, flowing from tue hearts of
people, has sometimes been the dearly
purchased reward of men whose COM
manding talents, trained in Geld of
popular action, have achieved for them
u conspicous greatness; but perhaps
never before has it been thus spontane-
ously offered to the memory of one so
young, whose distinction has been won,
not in popular forum, assisted by per
sonal magnetism or display-not in the
field OF arms, where tue young vie with
the old, and honor is taken by storm
but in the modest career of journalism,
in which rarely attained cninence ia
usually appreciated anl rewarded only
by the cultivated aud criticrl few, who
themselves are apt to be cstrunged
from the popular heart. He pledged
his talents to II task in comparison with
which the labor of Hercules in cleansing
the Augeau stables was d trifle, and
without ono ambitious hope. In the
midst Of discourugcmenls, few could
feel, OF temptations few could resist.
almost single handed, he gave himself
up to the noble work be had under
taken. aud fought the battle OF honesty
against corruption-of the people
against their oppressors How well he
sustained his cause, sapping away
slowly but surely the foundations of the
huge and seemingly impregnable struct-
ure which fraud and crime have reared
and called by mockcry the government
of the State. there is no one to tell. Those
whom he served 30 we'll have recol ded
their gratitude. This was the reward
he coveted above all others while he
lived; and now that, in tue fulness of
his PROMISE, ho has been cut of, the
triumph of his friends is melted into
sadness rs they place tho laurel upon
his Charleston Ncws and Courier.
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The mild winter wo have here is
scarcely less marked on the other side Of
tho Atlantic, and the effect on the grain
markets, not only in England, but on
the continent, is worth mentioning. In
London, it has served to check the up.
ward movement of prices, as imports
continue to be practicable where never
expected, for the mildness has not been
limited to England, but has reached to
st. Petersburg and Odessa, from which
latter place shipments are still made
commensurate with the new supplies.
The want of snow as a protection
against future frost is much felt in Rus.
sia. Germany and Hungary.