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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

At the last meeting of the police
iury resolution was passed which is
likely to give the Tax Collector con-
siderable work. The approximate
list of parish expenses consists OF
twenty-five different appropriations
for various purposes; as for coroner,
$500, jail physician, $40, etc. Con-
sidering the tax to be collected Tor
each of these appropriations spec
ial tax, the jury has ordered that 1t
be levied separately on the assess
ment roll, and that no warrants be
received in payment of same except
those that have been drawn on sucl
seperate fund during the present year.
If a man, therefore, wishes to pay
his parish tax in warrants, he must
come to the collectors office with
scrip of the present year OF twenty
two different denominations. The
rate per cent. of the levy for some
of these appropriations will be the
merest fraction of a mill. Despite
the vast amount of labor which this
mode of collecting taxes will entall
upon the collector hereafter, it will
necessitate the payment of the taxes.
in many instances, in currency, and
thus will increase the yalae of all war
rants issued for the present year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

Mr.. G. Kline has sued and OBJ
tanned Judgment against the parish
for some SIIOO, amount of his fees as
Sheriff during the years 1871 and
1872. This will necessitate the levy
ing and collecting of special tax.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

The Senatorial Nominating Con-
vention meets to-day and ere the sun
sets the Republican nominee for Sen
ator will be known.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20


MEETING OF CITIZENS. meeting
of the citizens of this parish was held
at the Court House last Saturday for
the purpose of taking the Parish
Funding Bill into consideration. MIR.
E. Jones Mccall was elected presi-
dent, and Mr.. E. n. Pugh secretary,
on motion of Mr.. Pierre Landry. A
committee composed of B. Lemann,
r. N. Sims and r. L. Hanson were
appointed by the chair, in accordance
with resolution offered by DR.. Bal
lard, in order to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of the sense of the meeting.
The committee reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, A meeting of the tax payers of
tile parish of Ascension has been convened
at the request of the Police Jury, to take
into consideration whether or not it is to the
interest of the tax payers OF said parish,
that q certain ACT, passed Dy DUN HOUSES
of the last General Assembly, entitled an
/" Act relative to Funding the Floating In
debtedness of the parish of Ascension. and
authorizing the issuance of bonds for the
same. Fixing the duties of parish Officers,
and providing penalties for violation OF
same" should become a law by the sigma
ture and approval of the Governor.
And whereas, it is the sense OF this meet
ing that said Act ought not to become law,
and that its approval would not snbserye
the interests of said tax payers, but ON the
contrary would be prejudicial thereto.
Be ii therefore resotucd, That his Excellen-
CIV. Governor Kellogg, be and he is hereby
earnestly and respectfully requested and
urged to withhold his approval and sigma
ture from said Act, and to veto it at the
next session of the General Assembly.
Be 1t further rcsolped, That all members OF
this meeting approving these resolutions
shall sign the same, and that absent taS
PAYERS shall have the right of signing the
same at any time previous TO their being
presented to the Governor.
Be IL further resoleeds That committee tG
| be composed of two tax payers shalf be ap
pointed by the chairman, to present tlIest
resolutions to the Governor, and to express
| to his Excellency the thanks of this meeting
| for having protected the interests OF thu
| tax payers of this parish, in not approving
and signing the said Parish Funding Bill.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

Some subscriber, who is too modest
to permit his name to be published,
presented us with large dish of cx-
cellent honey this week, for which
we return thanks. In q note attached
to the present, he states that he is too
poor to settle for his subscription and
wishes to induce us to wait upon him
for a short time. We are open to
more inducements of this nature.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

District Court met last Monday,
and Judge Flagg has been busy dur
ing the week dispensing justice. The
jury first drawn was objected to by
one of the members of the bar, ov ing
to some informality in the drawing,
and, the Judge sustaining the Objec-
ton, was dismissed. A new jury
was Immediately selected, however,
and the business of the court pro-
ceeded with.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

po..cr ITRoRs.-Pierre Landry, Trest-
aant.J n. Hebert, Louis Leblanc, Henry
HeymaI, Hillery Rise.
Board s VI Rodolphe Braud, Score
fary and Treasurer; e. IL; hlil' T.
Lewis. Jacob Warner, jackson 'ol''fAA' - L.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20
0CF1CIAL DIRECTORY.
Fourth Judicial District.

fComprisiag the parishes OF Ascension No st
80 81. JoEn the Baptist and St. Charies.J
Distriet judge, -OIhe!on NJ So
D;striet Attorney, ------. Morris harhs'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

LET ALL THE PEOPLE READ An
aoupcemesst Extraordinary 1T is a
well known fact that the great panic
in financial circles last winter, fol-
lowed by the poor sale of very ordi-
nary cotton and sugar crop, have pro-
duced a great demand for ready cash
among the merchants generally and
especially those who furnished plant
ers with provisions and stores neces-
sary for carrying on their places. TO
this latter class our largest merchant,
Mr.. MARX ISRAEL, has proven no ex-
ception, nor does he seek to conceal
the fact. On the contrary, he wishes
his friends and the public generally to
know that he is in urgent need Of
CASH
to carry on his extensive business, te
obtain which he has marked hia mag
nificent stock of goods down to the
lowest possible figures, offering in
ducepsents to cash purchasers never
excelied for their liberalty i'll the an
nails of Donaldsonville mercantile his
tory. This announcement is no adj
vertising dodge, but plain, matter
of-fact business notice, and those wht
visit Mr.. Israel's large establishment
and price his goods will be assured o
he truth whereof we speak.
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comprising the parishes OF ascension an"
St. James.
State Senator, ....--.-----VeoiS 20 "
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20
Parish of Ascension.

- 44;,-a Pierre Landry,
Nepreseh Charles n. Lewis,
-. ra.o John A. Cheevers,
Parish Attorney, --'.-'' n I,.ntav
Clerk Oh s'le S0 Charles Gecks,
hecoder, Octave TerriO,
Treasurer. - Da,+Io,-
Lax Sohoe'o-' Aaron Hill,
Sheria, 49,. w. NJ MeGalliard,
jan ny S S..I .Don'ville CHIEF
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20

Parish of Ascension, May 2srd, 1874.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20
LOCAL JoTTINGS.

Proprietor DosALDsosytLLE CHIEF,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of
Breslau was deprived of his income by
the Emperor of Germany. The tax
Nbllectors, however, demanded from
him his usual income tax. which he
declined to pay because he had no in
come. The German Minister. to whom
the matter was referred. rendered this
decision: That the Archbishop of
BreSlau stood charged on the books of
the Treasury with so much sala ":
that if it had been withheld by the
Minister of Public Worship. the ct
was in the nature OF q penalty tia t
constructively the salary has been paid,
and the usual income tax must be
levied. And levied it was, and paid
besides.
Mark Twain has resolved not to
''GS,d around" any more. and talk sense
and nonsense from lecture platforms.
III Il letter to Mr.. Redpath he says:
''Yo,tr Offer OF $50, 900 to lecture filtv
nights does not tempt me. mean
to live and die at home now. if starve
at it. | love you, but cannot lecture
amy more. >
y Yankee poet thus breaks forth:
Oh, the snore the beautiful snore. fill
NE, lliC CiitIillJti 1IOIl SCiiLLI- ~ lIoJL.
over the coverlet, under the sheet, from
her wee dimplcd chin to her pretty feet,
Now rising aloft like bee in june;
now tlute-1ike sr,hsiding, then rising
again. is the beautiful sI1ore of Eliza
beth Jane.
General Howard, Military Comman-
der ofthe Department of the Columbia,
is now OF All official tour of the Sound,
accompanied by Colonel Green, Il vet
eran officer.
Every act passed by the recent Leg
isllture has been -igied BY the Cover
nor and filed With the Secretary OF
State.
Mr.. Christian X. Ross, father of the
abducted child, Charlie Ross, IS re
ported TO he i'll dying condition.
1t is said that for several days past his
reason has been growing fainter.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

the total vote in Mason county. W.
T.. was 96. Slarpstcin received q
majority OF 81.
The Right Rev. Bishop Lootens. OF
Idaho, it is said, will he the successor
of the late Bishop O'Gormon, III Oma-
ha.
There are 4 good many persons sick
with the scarlet fever in 1aGnhill coun-
y at present.
More real estate changed hands in
Marion county in October than in any
previous month during the year.
Miss irene Smith is Iresidantess of
the excelsior f1locutionarv Society of
Corvallis. Miss Lou Taylor is, Treas
urer.
ID. r. n. Blackburn. ESD, ofIane,
was last week admitted to practice
III the courts Of the Second judicial
District.
The Marion county Council Of Pat
rons of liuSbahdl'v is called to meet in
Salem on the third Friday of present
month. Delegates and Masters are re-
questcd to be present, as special huSi-
ness of Importance is to be transacted.
The Yreka JourAM saws several
teamsters from Oregon Were in town
last Saturday with heavy1oads OF flour.
which they. offered at 50 25 per 100
pounds. by the quantity. Rogue river
flour. OF course.
Mr.. PutSmit!i. of !yalIa WaIla. late
II purchased in Jmatilia Il band OF
1.3tD head of sheep ut an average of
s. per head. They will be brought
down tIa river. and i,lonaI ~, Ga11y-as-
Island and 1lttened for the Portland
market.
Tt is reported that the Rogue River
Patrons OF !iusbaudry propose the con-
StrItction Of the proposed wagon road
from the head OF illinois Valley to
Chetco harbor, on the coast, aud that
the surveyors are now making out tie
line Of the road.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

4 member Of the Saginaw county
bar. was recently in one Of our thriving
interior towns on professional busi-
ness. IN the Office OF the hotel he was
accosted by a very agreeable gentle
man, evidently OF the ge,,as drummer.
who wanted to know .'where he was
FROM" The legal gentleman not cx-
actlyrelishing the strangers familiari-
tv. answered shortly, From Isetroit
The next question was ''i7or what
house are you trveling?" For my own.
..You are, May l ask your name? on
may" Pause-enioyable to the law
yer.embarraSsing to the other. '.Nell
desperately. What is your name?"
jones' Nv hat line are YOU in"
Il don't undersrand you. sir"
"W hat are yon sellipg?,' limpatiently).
'Brains, :" tcoolyl. The Uyummer saw
his opportunity and looking at the 9th
er from head to foot, he said slowly.
We'll. you appear to carry a deuced
small line OF samples" Blackstone
says he owes that drummer one.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

TIIE GAME OF DRAW POKER.-Tt
was Mr.. Simmons deal. was the
oldest man, and the blind was three,
calls seven. Ike Rugglcs saw it; then
It was risen by Jones to fifteen for to
play. Brown came i'll and also the
dealer stayed. Then ttook me twelve
to make it good. which put up, and
remarked to the society that it would
cost only twenty-five more to draw.
Every last gentleman stayed. but it was
not risen any higher. Then the dealer
says to me, = How many will you
take" Says I, "a card" | lad aces
and kings. and got an ace in the draw.
Ike took three and Jones two. but
Brown had enough. and told the deal
or to help hisself, which he took only.
five. There was now about 100 chips
on the board. Ike bet one. Jones
went ten better. and Brown raised it to
twenty. because he stood pat. The
dealer sa d that his'n WAS valued at
twenty more. Then said |, ''How
many does it take me:'' Some one said
forty chips which invested like
wise. with sixty better. Then all
passed up to Brown, and | wanted him
bad to stay with his steal, bat his sand
gave out, and he passed. Says the
dealer to me. ''ITow many did you
draw" Says |. IA card Well"
says he, Il don't want to lay down
this hand; l viii bet sixty more than
you," Now the dealer was a stranger
like to our party. He was from the
country. and did not know much about
D. Z. So | thought it was my clarita-
bic duty TO let him down easy, and |
only call him. 'sWhat have you got:
said l. '.rwo pairs.'' said Mr.. Sim
mons. Then it was my turn to be sor-
ry that | had an ace full on kings.
But" said the genial Mr. Simmons.
Mine is two pair OF jacks" Then |
said ''O." and put on my nat and
went down OH to the street to look Tor
Christmas. As went ont of the door.
Brown asked me ''hOw many took?
But Brown always was Il person who
will kicl. man when he is down.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13
Pacific SI0rerS

The Alden Fruit Drying Company.
Of Salem, has purchased $4,000 bush
els of apples to start on.
The regular meeting of the Board
of school Land Commissioners is post
poned until "Wednesday, the 10Th inst.
\ we'll known Salem ieweler has in
vented q new wafer wheel to run his
machinery used i'll his business. The
wheel only requires a Streamone-eighth
of an inch in diameter.
4 Good Templars, Lodge in Polk
county was dismissed summarily by Il
storm which shook the building so in
which tho body was sitting that the
members lett without the beuedictiOn.
The late rains have raised the Yam
hill river about four feet. and cleared
out tile oa5ffS from the effects of blast
ing, so that boats can now go up to
the warehouse at Lafayette.
At 4 p4rty in the ''Grubby-End" of
Chehalem. recently. there were two
.'knockdowns." Too much bad tar
antula juice appears to have been the
cause.
/ given Jacobs about - majority. and
the Republican ticket.
With the last weeks issue of the
Vancouver ED!H'Ster. the connection of
Nr. [. f. Hicks with that paper
ceased. Mr.. Hicks goes TO California
to reside permanently. His successor
is not yet announced.
The total vote iii Thurston county
by precincts was as follows. at tine late
election: Olympia, 391; Tumwater, IS:
Coal Bank. IS: Grand Mound, 80:
Yelm, 81; Union. -; Black River. II.
/ and Chambers Prairie, H.. Total, Col .
An Immigrant family has arrived in
Seattle over the mountains. via the
SnoqHalmie Pass. whose mule team
gave out. and being destitute. assist
ance lad to be sent to them. Mr.. John
Baker collected $50. sent a team with
! supplies, and brought them III safe.
! A short time since. farmer in
Thurston county, desiring to sell his
place, advertised it in a New York pa
per. \ gentleman living in Pcnnsyi-
vania saw the advertisement. cores
ponded with the farmer, and eventu-
| ally purchased the place, and is now
! living on this farm. His coming has
induced a number of gentlemen in his
vicinity TO come to Puget Sound.
On Monday night of last week n
messenger arrived in Baker City from
Rye valley to procure a physician to
go to Rye valley and dress the wound
| of VIM. Blame, who had been shot by
man by the name OF Scott. The on
| lv particulars that we have heard are
| that Scott, who was somewhat under
the influence of liquor, was put out OF
/ the house by Mr.. Blame, aud that he
drew his revolver and shot Blame, the
ball taking effect in the lower portion
Of the bowels. Scott was arrested.
! The Olympia Transcript says: ''Tn-
dian Harry, the savage that killed one
of his tribe about a year ago, got on a
| big drunk OH Tuesday night, and Sc
verely injured, by beating about the
/ head, an old Indian called one eyed
Bob. Marshal Mossman arrested him
and put him in jail. The next morn
ing he was taken before Judge Elder
and fined $50 and costs and sent to Jail
until paid
Z .
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

One of our Yankee cruisers, the
-4shuelot, has sailed up the Yang-tze
river, in China, over 200 miles. or
more than $50 miles above Hankow,
an considerably above the point hith-
erto reached by foreign vessels. At
one stage OF the steamers progress the
assemblage along the banks of the river
was computed at $4,000 to co. 900, inn
mense numbers having repaired to
Ichang from the districts around to see
the extraordinary visitor.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-13

The table OF Sewing Machine Sales for
1919 shows that our sales last year ann
thirty two thousand, four hundred ami
fOrty-fOurl Machines, being large in
crease over tho sales of the previous ye;,i
(Is72.j
The table also shows that our sales Ex-
cfed those 0f,,ny other tsnHany- for
the period named. by the number OF 3D.
3Ia NackkIaKpss- or nearly double thOSt az
amy other Company.
Ii may be further stated hat the sales
of $50 as eohpared win those OF Ie'2;
snow q rcls5f lively ia"ect incFea~c- hey ond
the sales of other llitilers, than of amy
other year.
For instance in 1872 we sold 45.G0o 1IloI3.
Machines han any other Company, where
as. in 1873, the sales were
iL3,35t ss;scItiIsH~ i's Excess OF our
slightest Competitor.
These figures are ail he more rcmaTly
able for the reason that h4 sales of The
principal Companies in 1873 are less tEaan
their SRies iEs ts.2= whereas, Is EaS
been shown, 0nr safes have largely
The account of sales Is from st,oa,,, returns
male to the owners ofthc Sewing Machine
PATENTS
II will hardly be denied, that the superi-
ority OF the SINGER MACHINES is fully
demonstrated 1T all eVenfs thai their
popularity III the household is unqucs
tionable.
Name of No. Sold. on
Singer Mig 10 75s-a35, Il In. ia,i,s
W. X W. Mfg Co. .I746-S II9,i9o I)c. 81, ,s!ts
Domestic :. N. Co. 49.55l 49,I!i :. 9.tie
Groy er y Baker Co. - .G10 :G.l79 g 15.sSl
Wilson $. NJ. Co. 236G6 2I.a47 :. I.fi9
How Machine Co. mo rcturrs.l
Wilcox Il Gibbs SO. 1913 l5,9sI g T.7jS
American r. II Go. 1880 li.ls2 g AIS
Florence ;. NJ. Co. IJ,753 S.a60 g G,s33
TIE SINGER MANUFACTURfNG CO..
n Union square, New York.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-16
KlrtIand's Testimony.

One Kirkland received from ono
C%hlttenden Of Chicago the sum OF $72,-
600. rs a friendly glft. It doa,t appear
that the parties had known each other
long. But still Chlttenden told the
District Investigating Committee this
story, and refused to tell them what
the money was paid for other than the
Inferred motive OF love aud friendship.
The committee didn't believe that
much love aud friendship possible In
these commercial days, and they ssnt
after Kirkland for the explanation.
He was hid away In New York, but
detectives found him and brought him
to Washington. He was examined,
partly In secret, AZ to what he did
with the s72,0 900 given him by Chitten-
den for love, friendship, influence and
90 on. Aud now the Chicago Times
april 30th) says at has leaked out
as q current report that Kirtland's
statement shows that $50, 900 of the
$72,0 600 paid him by Chlttsnden was
used as bride meney In brlblng high
officlals whose anne are not d.
vulgsd." C~hittsndsn, we know, So
cured the fat contracts no wac after,
and what the country wants to know
and ought to DO told, 10 eho are the
high officials who got the $4,000 bride
msnsy? The Committee knows, II
this report be true, and they should he
forced to dlvulEe the damnlng secret,
no matter whose head 1t mashes.-
Sac. Union,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-16
Barnum and BallooaInu.
New York Evening Pest, Nay ~

INeW fork hssnIhs rssE ny u
p. 7. Barnum, who arrived In this
city yesterday BY the Scotia, last hight
made Q public appearance In the Hip
pedrome. During the last dinner on
beard, the health Of Mr.. Barnum was
propossd. and In reply no said some
thing about his transatlantic balloon
s~ntsPprlse. He had consulted In Eng
land. he said. with the most celebrated
ssronauts. and had found much diver
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-16
A Warm Spring Sensation.

A funny incident occurred at the
Palace Amphltheater last evening. As
had been announced the Warm Spring
Indians occupied o prominent position
to witness tho entertainment. During
one part OF the performances Monsieur
Dockrill appeared In his Indian act on
horseback, and toward the last he sud
denly leaped down and "scalped"
Joe kenebsl Of tho remarkable wig no
wears. At this cur Warm Spring al.
lies became wildly excited, aud Il was
with the greatest difficulty that they
could DO restrained from leaplng Into
the arena and taking n hand In the
proceedings. An Immense uproar en-.
sued. but our tawny brethren were
finally quistsd Down and resumed
their seats. They, however, persisted
In giving Mr.. Dockrlll two hearty re-
calls. As he made his bow for the sec.
end time the Warm Spring Indians
greeted him with Q mighty and ear
piercing genuine Indian yell. This
little episode In the evenings pre-
gramms created no little stlr among
the moro civilized portion OF the audi
ence.-S. y. Ala Nay l2h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-16
Shorts and Bears.

The San Francisco Alta Of May IL,
gives the following relative to the
manipulation OF the stock market:
The amount Of business IL small be-
cause the public generally are not as
yet buying. The stocks are In strong
hands with little disposltlon to part
with them. Tho demand 10 from the
shorts and they exercise great caution
In attempting to get In stock. without
causing m advance. assailing with
vigor an inclplent rise In any prom
insnt stock, ssch As Crown Point, the
advance OF which this morning was
met with vigorous resistance. No
great amount Of any description Of
stock can be had but at a material ad-
vance, and the bears are carrying n
weary load. Sixty days since Crown
Point sold at ISL aud Bslcher ut $50.
Tho bear raid was then active ; short
sales were made and stock borrowed
aud sold. and the short gamblers Or
gan filled tho air with It's crsaklngs:
"The February dividend Of the Crown
Point was paid from the reserve"
"Crown Point Is not worth more than
$40" When Belchsr and Crown
Point stop their dividends what will
become OF tho othersp" Amidst their
braying tho bears borrowed stocks and
sold them freely. Let US see how they
stand. One thousand Belcher, bor-
rowed AZ $50. cost $50. 900 two dlvl-
dsnds. IS each, since paid, cost $780,
900; Ia per cent. per month for $780,
900 put up 10 $4,000. The bear bor-
ROVER 10 out, therefore, $4,000. The
price Of the stock to-day 10 stiff ut
$SlR; II called upon for the stock and
he could get 1t In ut that IL would cost
$Sl, 500, and he would receive back only
his $50. 600 ferjlt, losing $500. He thus
loses dividends, interest and differ
snce, SIC, 900, and 1t Is estimated some
operators are short i've or six thousand
shares; bat the stock cannot b got
back under 800, perhaps 500, and
there may be a loss OF $50 per share.
On the other hand, tha lender OF say
1000 shares received 5000 from the
borrower, who, by selling the stock,
forced the price down to ga, ut which
rate the lender could buy back the
stock for $1,000, having 5000 ovsr.
lie then draws two 50 dividends on
the 1000 shares he loaned, gets TWO Is
dividends on the 1000 shares he bought
In, making 5000 In dividends, and
his stock l. to-day worth Isl. 900. n
he calls In the stock he loaned, and the
bears generally should DO compelled
In cover. IL micht senl tina stork IN |