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FORCED TO EXpLAIN.-TheS Shreve-
port Southeastern Ieleyrcm says that
Mr.. C. j. c. Puckette, at one time
proprietor and editor of the NatcIlito-
ches Times, and i Senator in the Nc
Emery Legislature, finding that his
independence of opinion led to mis-
representation and abuse, has found
it necessary to publish to the people
with whom he was raised, and for
whom he has submitted to loss and
adversity, the following card:
4 For some tinle past have main-
.tiaed political opinions not in accord
Kath the p,es;,iling sentiment of those
who have heretofore been my politi-
cal friends. What those opinions are,
all who have conversed with me
know. They were honestly my con-
victions, and l believe that future
events will prove that my Judgment
was correct, and that the srrest way
to political reform at the present
juncture is for all really liberal men
to give their support to all persons,
white or col"rcd, outside or inside the
Republican party, who would Join
with them in a crusade against cor
ruption. In other words, that the
true feature of this campaign should
have been reform, and uot political
ostracism. My convictio1,s are stron.
and can not be changed. leave it for
the future to prove tle wisdom of my
cOllISt
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

AS an offset to the stercotyped
phrases one meets among the asso-
ciated press dispatches whenever
Louisiana INDUCES in Il revolution,
Texas will send ten thousand men
to assist the people to throw off the
yoke" ;" Alabnma stands ready to
furnish, twenty thousand brave men
and true to aid her fallen sister, - ETC.,
etc, it is refreshing to read that
"Gov. Hartranft of Pcnnsylvania
has rendered President Grant the ser
vices Of the State militia, if required,
to quell the Louisiana rebellion"
There tis this difference between the
phrases quoted the first means bun
combe the latter business.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26
A Woman Without Bones.

The social Developments across the
water show IA lamentable state of af-
fairs due apparently to TO other
cause than a deficiency of backbone
III one or two individuals.
When such disastrous consequen-
ces proceed from the weakening of a
part only of the human framework
we sincerely trust that there NAV be
no spreading OF the disease lately de-
velopcd across the ocean in the per-
son of an Irish woman< who lived to
sec her entire skeleton waste AWAY
until it was but fourth part az
heavy as Il new born babe.
The case occurred in Dublin. and
may truly be called extraor(inary.
The victim, forty-five years old, was
patient in al insane asylum. For
five years she was confined to bed.
complaining of no pain, but sradu
ally becoming weaker, while dwind-
ling in statue until she lost half her
hight.
AS the disease progressed. her limbs
were colled up i'll every possible
shape, the bones becoming extremely
light, soft, fragile, and atrcphied in
every respect. AT death, All that was
left of her skeleton, includidg the
skull, weighed two pounds :ln.. a half
The number of fractures was prodi-
gious. The ribs were in a hundred
fragments. The head of the humer,.s
was bent; the tibuln was cnrvel +: the
thigh bones and ptlvis were hurdsled
together: the bones Of the yetcbra.
were tl'inned and worn away across
the fioIl5 O. fhejr bodies; the lower
jaw was atiophied and broken into
three pieces; the base of the skull
Was rr'hiform all through. Had she
ilvcd Il little longer, it was thought
that not a ve>tige of bone would
have been left in her body. What
allied her no one could tell, the dis
ease being almost unhe;lrd of and di
ticu't to diagnose, treat, or even
name. Professor K. W. Smith, of
Dublin University, who brought the
case before the Pathological Faculty,
looked upon the condition of the
bones not as a disease but as a man
hesitation Of diseased condition as
yet unknown. possibly related to
lickets.-Srientifc imcricGn
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

Troubles are reported in West Fe-
liciana and troops are called for to
quell the appre'lentled disturbance.
Accounts of the origin of the affair
are so conflicting tl,at we can form no
well defined opiI;on relative sateteto.
Whites charge 1t !1pon .thc blacks,
and vice veyss. Some reports indi-
cate that the ill-feeling existing be-
tween John Gair, bolting Senatorial
Candidate, and his Republican OPP
ponelts, gave rise to the excitement
Whatever the cause, we hope the af-
fair will be settled without bloodslled
and that the fomentors will be fer
rcted out and punished.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

John, the usarper, has again left
the temptations and turmoils of the
great city andfpetook his weary way
toward his rural home Oh the winding
Ouachita. Wei.ope he will be al
lowed to spend the rest of his days
under the sylvan shades of his own
gaoseberry bush, and never again be
called forth, like another cincinnatus.
to assume the direction of Il govern
mental ghost or othci;li p:santom-
or perrile pretension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

A chance to win $4,000 in gold or a
homestead in Texas by an outlay .ot
two dollars presents itself. Read the
advertisement of the Texas Grand
Prize Concert, on fourth page. This
scheme is vouched for as fair and
honorable by the Mayor and City
Council Of Houston, Texas, and no
one who invests his money in the
purchase Of tickets need fear be will
he swinaled.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

President Grant is credited with
saying, ~ am determined that any
man from any where shall be safe any
where in Louisiana" Better language
might be found to express the sen
timent, but no better sentiment could
be conceived for language. Our Pres
ident, has undertaken worthy pur-
pose, apa he is not the man to
abandon it half accomplished. God
speed his efforts to make American
life and liberty secure on American
soil.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

A terribleslisaster occurred at Fall
River, eMassysop the Goth. The Gran
ite cotton, and woolen mills were de-
stroyed by fire, and forty operatives,
mostly young women, lost their lives,
some fr0nr suffocation others by leap
ing from the windows.
Dockcry, the American newspaper
correspondent who was arrested in
Cuba by the Spanish authorities for
collusion with the insurgents and
sentenced to life imprisonment, has
been sent 10 Santander, Spain, and in
carcerated there.
Mexican advices report revolt
among the soldiery at Los Arroy as,
which the Secretary Of War is taking
measures to suppress and punish. In
dians are committing depredations on
the northern frontier. -
An attempt was made to assa assinate
Captain General Conclia, in Cuba, one
evening last week. Volunteers who
were guarding Concha's residence are
suspected Of participation in the af-
iair. Three shots were fired by the
You'd be assassins. ....f
The Plympton Manufacturing Co.,
of Hartford, have been awarded the
contract for furnishing the P. O. De-
partment with stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers during term OF
four years from October Ist.
The New York Republican Conven-
ton met at Utica on Wednesday.
Gov. Dix was unanimously renomina-
ted, and resolutions indorsipg the
National and State administrations
adopted. Senator Conkling delivered
a stirring address. 7e'd
The following Congressional no,ni-
nations have been made Nintl, Mis-
souri, district, David Ray, Democrat
twentieth Ohio district, Henry K.
Hayne, Democrat: fifth Maryland dis
trict, A. B. Hag,,er, Republican; first
Maryland distEct, Ex-Gov. Phillip
Frank Thomas, Democrat.
Mr.. Anderson. father of two of the
six young men who were drowned at
Niagara Falls about six months ago
by the capsizing Of the yacht Foam,
purchased the IL fated vessel and de-
stroyed her by fire in the Toronto
harbOr last week.
The Independent Republicans Of
South Carolina have rcbelIed against
the nomination of Chamberlin for
Governor because lie has been closely
connected with the corruptions of the
Moses government. The Independents
will probably nominate Judge j. P.
Green against Chamberlin.
Secretary Of War Belknap sent a
telegram from Columbus, Ohio, to |
President Grant, ON the 18th, stating
that the Society Of the Army Of the |
Cumberland, then in session at Co
heartily indorsed the action
Of the Presidentt;n the Louisiana case. |
The superintendent of the prison
from which Bazaine made his escape,
Col. Villette, and four OF the warelens
have been convicted Of completely in
the Marshal's flight. Villette gets six
months imprisonment, Rull ten, Plan
in six, Domeau two, Gideoux one.
Five masked men entered the resi-
ience Of president Robinson of the l
First National Bank, at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, on the 18th, bound and gagged
he inmates, compelled the cashier,
Who is 4 son of the president, to ac-
company them to the bank and throw
'pen the vault, which they robbed Of
;jO, 900 in currency.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

Governor, Kellogg daily receives
letters from various parts of the
country, mainly from old ARMY COM
radcs, conglatulating him upon his
restoration and the suppression of
the. White League insurrection.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

All the old Maine Congressman
have been reelected. We'd like to
be a Maine Congressman. There is
something certain about his tenure
of office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

When the revolutionary -goyern-
mept collapsed, the McEpery officials
in St. Mary and other parishesqnietly
,abdicated, and the legal officers re-
sumel their duties. That's tive
proper way to accomplish revolutions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26
Republican Genital Executive Committee,

State of Louisiana.
s, B. PACKARD, President.
JAMES LEWIS. Vice President.
CHARLES HILL, Secretary
l.. LAMANIERE, Assistant Scc'y.
j. K. G. P1TklN. Corrcsp'l'g Secy.
b. +. JOUBEKT, Treasurer.
sUB-ExEcUTIvE COMMITTEE.
s. B. Packard, Chairman es-ot1icjo
i. r. Flanders, James f. Casey,
Is. +. JOubcrt; &. ~. Lowell,
Michael Hahn, James Longstrcet,
James Lewis. G.. G. Antoine,
John :. Harris, r. T. A1laia,
K. A. Bray, F. Riard.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Q. C. Blandip, Chairman.
Is. +. JOubert, i. B. s. Pinfhback,
&. +. I.add, I. b. Stamps,
Levi DarraIl, JOHN Gair.
William +. L~an, j. l.. Herwig,
Thomas A. Cage, l.. E. Bentley.
A"olr'os*n MEMBERS.
+. w. Devices, George J. kclso,
K:sford Blunt, Allen Greene,
J. Ed. Burton, y. c. p. Kill,
Louis J. Souer.
Communications should be addressed to
the president, Hon. 8 b. Packard, New Or
leans, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

y Mr.. Charles Q. Dornaud is invested
with full authority to solicit advertisements
and subscriptions for the CHIEF in New Or
leans and elsewhere, and to receipt for pay
7nsnts therefor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

Messrs Walker, Taylor 4 Co., advertising
agents, 1874 Balmitore stree: gilmore, Md,
are authorized to act as agents fos. the CHEF
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26
Republican Congressional Committee
Third District Ut Louisiana.
Republican Parish Executive COMMITTEE,
Parish of AscensioI,.

lug. .S'i i : -,
Parish of ASCENSION.
PIERRE LANDRY, President.
L. E. BENTLEY, Secretary.
II. A. JONES, Assistant Secretary.
q. H. HULL, Treasurer.
,Lonis Butler, Samuel II. Mullen,
'Charles n. Lewis, Isaac jenkins, :
George Diggs, Peter A. Jones,
Owen White, Carpenter Jenkins,
Willis johnson. George Woodside,
Manuel JOHNSON, Pierre Landry,
n. n. Conway, Louis j1cfort,
Robert Noel, Nathan Havs.
Joseph Rcynaud, Fre,letck Fobb.
Il. E. Bentley, Edward Cantey,
Beverly Willis, VIC: Can tfelle,
Gl0ster H. Hill, Albert Hautly,
Hillery Rice, CAbic jackson.
Calvin Carter, Charles Henry.
Aaron Hill, | vote, j. Robersop, vote.
Henry Hayman. Joseph Carter,
John w. Graves. Milton Norris,
Augustus knight, A. Stephen, vote,
.lsam Thority, vote, Arthur Burnett,
'f' - Aichael Clay.
.ComnMnications should be addressed to
the Secretary, L. E. Bentley, Donaldsopsillc.
=! - ~ ! >. \.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

Not fur-len!ss White League.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

Brief communications upon subjects Of
public interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views
Of correspondents.
Address: CHIEF, Donaldsonville,,La.
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Transient advertisements 81 90 per square
first insertion; each Subsequent insertion,
IS cents. n,
All ofici.l notices 81 90 per square. each
publication.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

.ComnAnications should be addressed to
the Secretary, L. 2. Bentley, Donaldsopsillc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-26

After the Battle, Peace--Reopening Of
the Theatres-Base Ball and Boating
Items, etc.
New ORLEANS, La, !
September 22nd, 1874. )
DEAR CHIEF:
, 1874-12-09

Cuban outrages 80 long as other nations
hold aloof. But wo canno. consistent
" with our own dignity, nor in justice to our
own interests, nl1ow such people 10 s1augl-
ter our eftsonn md then tlclny just satisfnc-
ton for tho Outrage. The Virginius alfair
Inns hung IN n',oynnce long enough. Lot 11s
llnvo n prompt satisfaction Of nil orr cains
IN tlliH nnttor, or, IN dcfntit thereof, lot ns
taks Blol. stcps toward rotributiou as com-
,noa humanity s''ggcsts mud ottr national
dignity demands. There IL nothing In our
1'aut relations with spain, nor in the promise
Of tho future, nor in tho Spanish character,
nor IN its sham 1sopnh1icnnism, nor in It's
conmcrcfnl tlenliny, nor in t1Io Inv of nations,
which claims II longer forbcnranco Oh our
.,nrt
, 1874-12-09

The currency question has been precipi-
tatetl in the Lower House Of Congress- much
sooner thhn anybody expected. Alr. Kel1ey's
convertib1e-bond scheme catno up in Com
rnittco Of The Whole yesterday, and it wes
mndo tho theme of q tlebnto which ut
times took 4 wide range. Neither n1r.
Kelley nor Mr.. Butler, so for as
we con sec, touched tho merits
OF tho bill. They dwolt rather Upon tho op-
pressed state Of tho poor 1aboring man and
tho enormous iniQuities Of the 'bontlholt1cr," !"
and said, with that refreshing impuderce
wlicl, is characteristic Of them, TINT tue con-
vcrtible-bond scheme would f1lrnial romcay
FOR the wrongs of tho poor. It was generally
understood on tile floor Of the Ho1lse TINT
both Mr.. Kelley and Alr. Dnt1er wero at-
tempting to frighten the Republican 1nenl-
bers by an exhibition Of what they can
do on m occasion, aud q hint Of what
they will do, if they are driven to
extre1aities hut tho Republican 1nem-
bcrs didn't scarce. DAwes md Gnsdic}tt met
the attack skillfully and bravc1y, with q firm
hess quite worthy Of their best regulations.
Kelley and But1or will understand, before the
session is over, that the Republican party can
do much better without thcn than they col,
do without the Republican pnrty.
, 1874-12-09

The Chicago produce markets were gener
ally tame yesterday, except in provisions, and
they ware weak. 3Iess pork was Ecsive, aud
42i@a0o per brl lower, closing ut >alo.25@
1880 cash, and S1o. s0@lo.90 seller February.
Lard was aetiya aud 10000 per 1f>f, lbs low
er, closing at Slo.75@12.s0 caah, md 513f5
for February. aIcats were quiot ind easier,
ut 1-2o for shoulders, q Lie for short libs
aud 6-sc for short clcarn. lIighwines wero
IN light demand mud stoady ut o7c per gallon.
Dressed hogs weIe qulot and ilnner, c!ouing at
e7,75@8.95 pcr l00 tbs. Flour waa dull md
unchanged. Wheat was quiet a.to lower,
slosing at 800 cash. md ~ 3-lo for January.
Corn wss quiet with little change, closing at
76 1-2o for old, Tic for new. aud 72e seller
lTay. Outs were quiet aud oasier' closing at
IL l-ao cs.ah, aud 14o sallsr January. Kya waa
on. u; '''stls IL luer. at IN 1.2619+o, Barley
, 1874-12-09

Tic gentlemen III Washington WHO are SO
loul III their talk about tho currency will
grin something in point Of prorriaty mid
accuracy by using words precisely. Tho
word "bontllolt1cr," for instauce, does not
convey to tho ordinary thinker the itlea
which Gt4. Butlor mud Mr.. Kelley wish it
to express. They should III sonlo way mako it
olcar TINT when they say " bondiollors II
they do not nleall the capitalists who fur
nishcd the Government with means Of carry
ing on tho War Of the Rebellion; and, 1lav-
ing done this much, they should oxplai,l
whom they tlo consider bonlho1ders," aud
the nat,1re of their oflenses. We shall ulon
understand Gen. Buffers statement that the
Republican party has bondholdetH at its head
and negroes at its tail.
, 1874-12-09

R,s: Your snpre,ao uourt editorials haya leon 70
M s'srIrso + ecen,a that YOUR criticism aoul
aprnalet caars reversed This fact exoucraea tho
lawyers. Tho Julges u tio luwcr cGsrtg hGvn ~
igorantly aorlcd or Hagcd tho caso That tho lawyer
Tho Supreme Court nnrr frcnucniy a,la:ains the
!awyers appealing than tho JniHrs appealed from. No
wonder II " satest Tor tho Supreme Court to rosew
the Wolo cahc, and ths tley feel compelled 10 !yo MI
law. Tl.cqe csroneoua sccions uutf 10 be reversed
mil reWaaes by tha hlghcE Cnurt. Io,v cAn my law
unecting tue snpIe1au Court ai.ntnia .ho erroneous
Why nliouA slle acoi'e " tiu Court hu contrHcte1
When It everywhere iida error7 THO oust IL nr,ts,.
izet 10 oscrr1o error. nt ought to have tho opior-
wherovor oStAtlnr, although II may cxnero,,oo tho
Inconvenience III Which thu aAw alwayH nhnMnls
Ondido of tho inconveliectA tsae.l to unfuiI!ny
so!erY ol tho error 20 iaho tn oxist III our appeao
I fail 10 sec anything OF Importance. LAwyEu.
Wo aro surprised that lawyer" haa roal
our Supreme Court editorials with 80 poor nh
understanding. IIo 1noo:h but ono point, while
NO hayo underworld to cover tho whole caso and
po'nt ont tho proper romedloB. Wo hayo ulready
Aown that, Under our laws. tlis Court Ia forcol
to gigo contrary instructions fnrnial.ol by tho
opposing attorneys; and tlat, nfter I'll tho
rnltugB mud Instructions, tho jury IL itself tho
Judge Of the Law, md mny disregard tho points
OF tho Court wl,onoycr it aoes tit. Wo hnvo
called for the repeal Of tho Btatutca which permit
Of the proee,lt abuses. II there il Lawyer
rho faiiB to comprehend tho arguments we hnye
mntlo at length. vo must dccline to 60 all oye1
tlom again for tho benefit Of his individual
obtuaenesB.
, 1874-12-09
TEN MILLIONB GONE.

Tho Secretary Of tho Interior in hia annual
report gives rs the total cost Of construction,
surveys, equipment, and operating expenses
of tho Northern Pacific Railway the sun Of
$a1, ,sb9, ,41G, and the amount Of outstanding
bonds aud other indebtedness at s81, ,556, ,Ge1.
What haB become Of tho missing ten millions
of dollars? It will DO noticed that the tle-
flciency is full 30 per cent Of the cost Of the
road. For every dollar expended on tho
road, somebody hos taken toll Of 20 CENTS
Instead Of ten millions surplus, equal to the
construction Of several hundred miles Of
rpiroad, the Company owes that much in ex-
cess Of what it has expended on tho part Of
tho road completed. Has this money Or any
part Of it been "plaecd where it will do the
most gool"? Who has got It? and what
was the consideration therefor?
The Company which has wasted this sa2,-
900, ,v0o-aotual1y given away one.half as
much rs it has sunk it t.:o roadway Of a Use,
lcas ronl-is at Washington asking Congress
10 give It fifty or sixty millions Of dollars out
OF the Treasury to complete its useless road
Failing in this, It proposes to surrender its
land grant in consideration Of SO many tho,,-
sanla OF dollars per mile. Substantially, 1t
proposes to ael the land back for double
what it is worth to tho General Government.
That is whipping tho doyil around the stump
with yongonnce. In the meantime, with
tho fact lint the Company has already given
away or suunnlersa ten millions Of dollars,
ana expended but twenty.one millions, Con-
gress ought to understand whnt will become
Of auy subsidy that may ba voted by the Gen.
| oral Government out Of the Nationnl Treas.
,,ry. Tho Oretlit-aTobiler affair Is not SO old
t4s to be forgotten, and has not yet blown
over, a,,d ono rotten and dishonest operation
| Ia no juathoation for another. No ,nnn oa,l
vote for this subsidy, or any subsidy to this
or any othos rood, without doing 70 with a
, 1874-12-09


There il only Quo point OF comparison 1,o-
tween the Presidents message and tint Of
Mayor Colvin,--length. President Grant
went over tie whola field Of our domestic
and foreign relations RS nation ii little
less space than A1r. Colyin required to deliver
himself On the condition Of single city.
The Mayors message was sort of mosaic;
and, as such, may be regarded as literary
curiosity. The varieties Of style which are
presented III Blk columns orc exactly equal to
tho number Of heads Of departments in the
naatle to pay the penalty of his contribution
by having to read tile entire document before
the Council; but, perhaps, ho was
the only man connected with the
present Administration who is familiar
with tho various hanawritings Of tlo
departmental chiefs. The composite sty1o is
novelty in Executive messages, but, con-
siaering tho tedious length which it necessi-
tates, we can scarcely give it our approval.
The message might llayo boen longer (tllough
this is hardly possiblo) lllld not Mr. Colvin
started out with the comforting assurance
that this is not "one Of those special occa-
sions at times which call for prompt legisla-
tive action" So far NJ 1lr. Colyin entered
upon tho suggestive field, he directed his cf-
forts to the State Legislature and not to the
Common Council. For tho rest, those who
are willing to drag through several colsnnnn
OF heterogeneous matter to discover few
specimens OF very funny styles Of compost
tion will bo rewarded for their pains.
Mr. Colyiu must have been in q pleasant
frano OF mimi during the construction Of his
message, for he allowed every head Of every
department to congratulate himself I'D fbitu'n
upon tho admirable lnanner in which ho had
conducted l.is branch Of tho City Government
during the past twelve months. II would
layo boon mora satisfactory to the general
public to havo Ind Ill Intelligent exhibit Of
tile city's indebtedness, md practical augges-
| tiona aa to tho wayB mt! ,nonne inr escaping
from the tlnancial cmburlnssmcnts which wo
vaguely feel to bo hanging oyor liz. IL !'laoa
of Ills, howoyor. lle presents as with soAe
tliuiointetl paragraphs mud d'ooolneotesl 1lg'
ures TINT utterly fail to throw any light npor
our present condition. Tho most wo rau
1oar,l in, that wo ows somewhere botwoen Six