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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-09-04
~ 1t doesn't make much differ

~ 1t doesn't make much differ
erence to US country people whether
there are poor crops or not; or
whether there is to be an overflow
this year. But by. all means let us
know which New Orleans paper has
the largest circulation, the Times or
the Picdyune. We are then ready
to die.-Attakapas Register.
~ Brashear Ne,cs, 28th: The pi-
oneer ship of Mr.. Morgan's New York
line, landed at our wharf OF Tues
day night from New York. She had
a large cargo Of merchandise, which
she put off in about fifteen hours, and
commenced taking on freight for her
return trip, was loaded, and left this
port for New York ut noon Thursday.
~ We have at last had regular
soaking August rain and if this sec
ton does not now have plenty of
1" peas and potatoes" }" and turDips, it
will not be the fault of the apper ele-
nents. The fear now is, that we
shall have to much of the latter
rains" for the good of the cotton
>'f,.p; >;;:a1 saa "! for drying ffo'''-h0"e'
II Some Of cur parishioners who
went, to TexAp Last year, have come
hack. aud Others want to come back,
but. they can not raise the Z" where:
with" to come. Texas is undoubt-
edly a good country, but there is
none better naturally than this. All
we want is railroads and more epter-
prise among the people.-y0pelousas
Journal.
- For about three mouths the
rain has been continually falling in
this parish. If it continues much
longer it will do great deal Of dam
age, after all the promises we had for
fine crops. The corn out in field in
some portions of the parish has COM
menced to rot Oh account Of too
much rain. 1t has also kept many of
our planters from getting out their
wood for neutrality-suspicious. Re
publican.
TWe heard from nearly every
section of the parish during the past
week. In some places the crops have
suffered greatly from tue recent heavy
rains, and in others the caterpillar is
said to have made it's appearance:
This is contradicted, however, aud
even if so it is too late for them to
destroy the cotton. Corn, as gen
eral thing, is looking remarkably
vel-better than for several years
bast. The "signs" promise an
abundant harvest.-Madison journal.
n Prof. Tice, who is generally
very correct in his weather predic-
tions, warns us Of an early and severe
winter: and with the lights now be-
fore: us, il, this direction, we should
take heed and guard against any
josses that might occur to crops from
early frosts; our sugar planters gen
erally suffer more than others from
early and severe winters, and to them
the light of science may be put to
profitable uso.-Son Of the Soil.
EF Cotton in Pointe Coupee has
been considerably injured by rain:
The corn crop is uniWured and good,
and tile cane crop, without further
bad weather, win turn ont better
than that Of last year. The water
ia still running through the Morganz,a
ireyasse and the back water grad
nally rising and encroaching on tle
plantations of False River. IN fact,
It has reached the cultivated Lands III
many places, threatening the crops
R6publicaR.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-09-04
Agents for the Chief.

Agents for the Chief.
ASCENSION PARISH.
Wm G. Wilkinson, Donaldsonville, La.
DR.. John Dominique, Dominique's Landing
Augustus Knight, Linwood Plantation.
DR.. A. b. Robertson, Dutch Stores.
John Dixon, New River.
j. Is. Hebert, $
Alex. Meyers, Manclac and Port Vincent.
Thes. Mcintyre, New Orleans, La.
Geo. r. Rowell l. Co., New York.
T. II. Walker & Co.. Baltimore. Maryland.
Rowell & Chesman, st. Louis, Missouri.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-09-04

Transient advertisements 81 90 per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion,
IS cents.
All official notices 81 90 per square each
publication.
Editorial notices-in local columns, 20
cents per line.
public interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views
OF correspondents.
Address: CHIEF, Donallsonville, La.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

and before the New Year dawnod my cousin
Milliccnt was "frced from her husband
parted 10y death She heard the sad news
calmly, asked that he might I've laid beside
their little one, aud when we went TO the
grave together it was with no outhurst of
passionate sorrow that her tears fell, but
with some snch feeling as mother lays a
wayward son in the tomb. She seemed TO
feel that be was safe now. The grave COW
cred his sins aud faults IL gave her peace
aud rest
Frank never spoke to her again Of love or
marriage but he remained her firm, true
f-iogd forever. When the autumn leaves
blazcd in their golden glory. Mr.. Newland
returned from his soioum in distant lands.
and when the Easter lilies dccked our altar
q beautiful pale bride stood below and my
cousin Milliccnt became the happy wife Of
the Rev. Lionel Ncwland
We 20 together Millicent aud Ito the
two graves. She brings flowers to both but
it is 10 the little mound she clings the
closest, ] keep the larger grave free from
weeds, aud train the vines over Il tendorly
for if ! had been like other girls who
knows ?-i might have loved him, too
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10


4 VALUABLE PREsENr.-A magnificent
necklace and ear-drops Of diamonds were re-
ceiyed last "Wednesday, at the New York
custom house, for delivery to Mrs, Lieut..
Thomas W. Fitch, nee Miss Minnie ShalA
man. They were sent 10y the khediye of
Egypt as a wedding present to the daughter
of Gen. Sherman, in token of his apprccia-
ton of the advice concerning the re-orcani-
cation and discipline of officers for his army
given by the General during his visit to Cairo,
in 1873. They were forwarded through On
penheimer Brothers, the Paris bankers. and
were consigned to Drexel, Morgan & Co., of
New York. The necklace is aperfectmass Of
large diamonds artistically strung, and with
still larger diamonds hanging down at inter
walls in the form OF pendants. Tho earrings
are composed of a number Of the larger sized
diamonds arranged TO match the necklace.
Both are contained in a superb jewel case of
velvet, and are accompanied by eongratu-
latory letter from the Khedive. Lieut..
Fitch, accompanied by several Of his wife's
relatives, called at the custom house and
viewed the present. All who saw it were
enthusiastic in their expressions of admira-
ton. 1t still remains in possession of Dep
uty Collector Lydecker, pending the conclu-
sion of some formalities necessary to its de
livery. Congress recently, by joint resolu-
ton authorized the Lieutenant to receive
it. Its value is estimated at s2j0,OO0, and
the custom-house duties on it amount to
s75OOO.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

iWoMENs' TEMPERANCE CoSvKNrioS. Tn ev.
cry true woman asking, Lord, what wilt Thou
have me to do2' the call is, Come, work in my
vineyard" II it reaches dead ears and ndi,ter.
ent hearts ii is with prayer that they may be
quickened into life and that the Lord, Lord,
which with life springs to heart and lip, may end
IN the toinJ of the will Of the Master with our
fathers, brothers, husbands and sons exposed and
falling loathsome victims to intemperance-ls II
possible for mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
to remain Indifferent? II there are those who
have neter tasted the bitter cup of which 40
many of our sisters have drank the drees LEI
them, on their bonded knees, thank God. and
faithfully commit themselves to the work OF nm
doing the heavy burdens from their less favored
sisters. Then can they consciontously ask 10 be
delivered from this evil, with the assurance on
ye loose the hands of wickedness," "undo tbo
heavy burdens and let the oppressed 90 free -
" ciothe the naked, feed the hungry. then
shalt thou call and the Lord shalt answer. thou
shalt cry and lie shall say Here am l." Wbo
so needs to be loosed from the bonds Of wicked.
ness as the drunkard? Who so heavy burdonl
carry so naked, SO hungry In soul and bodv a.
the drunkard's wife and children? God nitv
them' lie does, and calls upon every man and
woman, by all that is true in thcm, To come 10
this work and thus meet His conditions Of answer
to prayer.
As the pestilent vice with which we are contend.
ing stays not its food of evil consequences for
MEND or foe, so let this convention call out class
Of workers. so earnest and perseyerlng, that
cold, or any inclemency Of weather, win only
Prore the strength Of purpose brought to the work
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

Mr. MILLS, school superintendent in Chicago.
makes out examination questions for teacher. In
way peculiar to himself, winding up every
question with, +" II not, why NOTE" One Of m.
teachers tells this story about him: She say. she
boarded once at the same place where his "girl ="
boarded One night he came, rang the bell, and
asked 'he servant Is Miss - in; and II So
why? Is she engaged, and hows Then he went
in, aud little tattle-tale, listening at the kew.
hole, heard him say My darling, do You love
me7 II not, why notg After awhile: Give n
synopsis Of Your employment during tho week
Analyze thoroughly aud completely the state Of
your sentiments towards me-" When he left, af.
Yer kissing her, he remarked "Be prenared ON
sunday next, at halfpast two r. Al, to state aeon.
nney anu eoneisely when, by whom, and under
formed [" '"'' pe per
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

DEFEAT on MATT CARrENrrn.-Th sen
atorial deadlock in the Wisconsin legisla.
ture was ended, Wednesday, by the election
of Angus Cameron he getting sixty-eight to
flty-nine for Carpenter, and three for Ha-
zleton. The election of Cameron was brought
about by coalition Of the democrats with
the boiling republicans. The democratic
caucus, Tuesday night, nominated Cameron
conditionally upon his acceptance of the
platform that includes hard money, tariff
for revenue only, and supremacy of civil au-
thority in time Of peace. Mr.. Cameron.
the senator-elect, was born in Caledonia, Liy.
ingstone county, n. Y, in 1926, and emigra.
ted to Wisconsin In 1857. lie has served
six years in the Wisconsin state legislature,
and was speaker Of tbs assembly in 1867.
He is lawyer and n prominent member of
the Episcopal church.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

GRAND EXcuRsioN.--1he PENNSYLVANIA
railroad has arranged excursions to Florida
10y ten different routes. passing through
many Of the principal southern cities. The
tickets are sold for the round trip from New
York to jacksonville, Fla. for the very low
price Of fifty dollars, or by paving ten dol
lars additional, the excursiorist may 90 bv
one route and return by different one.
There has been large Increase Of travel to
Florida during the past ten years, and as a
consequent result all the essential links of
railway construction have been completed
so that the journey can be made as comfort
ably and with as little detention as to any
part of the Union. The climate Of Florida
is undoubtedly its greatest charm, and the
winter and early spring month"; are wonder
fully soft and balmy. But the state has also
numerous attractions 10 others besides those
who 90 there ia quest of health The natu-
raj scenery is beautiful and pleasing; the
state abounds in fine orange groves and other
tropical fruits the rivers are filed with fish.
huge turtles, and numerous kinds Of water
fowl, aud alligators deer, bars. and other
game are abundant in the forests. There is
probably no portion of the country that poses
SEES a richer historic interest than Florida. II
was first visited by Ponce de Leon, governor
Of Spanish province, in 1912, and the city
of St. Augustine was first settled in August
1865, aud is the oldest enduring European
settlement in the United States. On the
whole, the excursion is one OF the most de-
sirable for northern people that could be de
vised, and we believe will be very largely
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

NEw SrArEs-The question of the adj
mission of Colorado and New Mexico will
again come up before Congress before its adj
journment, aud there is great pressure
upon that body to admit four Senators and
two Representatives into Congress, with no
constituency, comparatively speaking, for
them to represent. Colorado has only about
fifty thousand inhabitants, a fraction more
than the city Of Portland now contains,
whileof New Mexico, which has about ninety
thousand inhabitants, General lIazen saws
IL costs many million dollars for its ad.
ministration yet take away the army, its
hangers-on, and the transient miners, and
tina remaining American population could
SIT in the shade of good-sized apple tree
The movement for the admission of these
territories is simply to furnish fat places for
politicians. No good reason can be addueed
in its favor.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10


PRosrRnous.--The Baptist Examiner
notes, with evidont satisfaction, the rapid
progress of the Baptist denomination in this
country, During the past year there have
been added to this branch of the Protestant
church hfty-three associations, nine hundred
and ninety churches, seven hundred and
tiity-six ordained ministers and one hundred
and twenty-seyen thousand six hundred and
thrty-two members making the present
grand totals nine hundred and forty.three as.
sociations, twentyone thousand Ave hun.
dred and ten churches, thirteen thousand
three hundred aud ifty-four ordained min.
isters, and one million seven hundred and
sixty-one thousand one hundred and seventy.
one church members, of whom one hundred
and two thousand four hundred aud seventy
six were received by baptism the past year.
The Eraminer adds sin 1910, a little more
than generation ago, our church members
were as one to thirty Of the whole popula-
ton they are now not less than one TO every
twenty-three of the population"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10


We give to our readers elsewhere ietto
from General Grout. The question Of III
wisdom Of The law hardly need, any di.
cussion now When the subject was frs
brought to the attention Of the legislature
last fall We took occasion 10 advocate an in
dustiial school for girls. OF the ncccssit,
for such school we have NOT changed ou
opinions nor indeed does the letter Of ou
correspondent change the conviction that II
vas exceedingly unwiso to establish such .
school for girls In connection with the boys
reform school
We may US well say here that our conclu
sions on tins subject are not matter Of rea
soning and philosophy iii little difficult
Tor u.s. however to see the philosophy which
. reasons from the wisdom OF the natural re-
la'lon OF brothers and sisters III the family
ana IN familiar home education' to the pro.
pnety oil placing the criminal and Migrant
oil both sexes together in q reform school
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

MOUNTAINEERING the month of Janu
airy, the following well-known persons passed
away Ex-Chief Justice Hardin and ex-Gov
ernor Bramlette, OF Kentucky; Eber b
Ward the Michigan millionaire; letter
sttedt, the monagenarian Swedish naturalist
Emile Periere, the French banker; the de.
posed Elector of Hesse Cassel the young
Emperor of China Charles sprague, the
B'stou poet Charles Kingsley, the Englisl,
author and Broad Church clergyman
Mannsell b. Field, judge, diplomatist, and
authori George Trask, the anti-tobacco apps.
tie y Dr. Leahy, the Roman Catholic Arch.
bishop of Cashel, Ireland; and Colonel Al
len, Congressman-eiect from the Thirty-third
district of New York.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

Thar RuLE.-rhe first principle of a re-
public is that the win of the majority shall
be the supreme power, but this principle
seems to be wholly ignored in the rules By
which Congress is now guided in the trans
action Of business, As the case now stands
the rights which common sense vests in the
majority are held in the minority, which is
able 10 restrain the action of the majority at
every point, and to actually dictate to it the
order of the legislation. OF course the
minority has its rights, which should be
carefully protected. The majority should
not have the power to force measures through
the House without debate, nor TO deny to
the minority the rights of protest and OF
motions which shall delay action until time
has been given for a fair understanding of
the matter in handi but the idea that the
minority should have the right TO iilibuster
for days, block all legislation and dictate its
own terms to the majority, is subversive of
all our ideas of government.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

The CIVIL RIGHrs Bill passed the House.
Friday, by a vote of one hundred and sixty
two to one hundred "A few Republicans
having their names recorded in the negative.
1t provides that "all persons within the
jurisdiction of the United States shall be en-
titled 10 full and equal enjoyment Of the Ac-
commodations, advantages, facilities and
privileges Of inns, public convcyances ON
land and water, theatres and other places of
public amusement subj ct only to the CON
ditions and limitations established by law
and applicable alike 10 citizens OF every race
and color, regardless of any previous condi-
ton Of sevitude." II is further provided
that race or color shall not disqualify man
for service as ajuror, aud imposes severe pen
ahies, which may be recovered in the United
States courts, on persons who violate the
provisions Of the act by denying colored per
sons the same rights as white persons in
inns, public convcyances and places of
amusement. The provision of the bill relat-
ing to schools was stricken out before its
passage, many of the eolored people of the
south being in favor of separate schools
The bill goes to the Senate for concurrence
That body at the last session, passed a more
stringent bill, and ii vote is reached at
this session the Senate will pass this bill
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10
wATCHMAN JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY TO-
The Reciprocity Treaty.

As we stated last week ,be nronosod roo;
nrocitv treaty with Canada was defe,,od IN
the senate. without a division, sena,or
Morrill, If This staie called mn tho ro.,iu
tions Of tbe Vermont leoislatur, .c,;,s, ,ho
protosed Canadian reciprocitv ,re,,y o,,d
smoke In opposifion % the ratification ~ ,ho,
treaty. lie argued that tho pr,o,od trea,y
Womb no, prornote mnexaiiou a,d,oho,,oJ
senator's would not be deceived hv ,he rros
ent commercial caressos of onr Canadian
friends. who seek to extinpuish tbe ,ne,,orv
of their conduct during orr civil war no,
by the benefits they are to confer. but Inv Tho
favors they are 10 receive. lie contcndod
that the treaty was unconstitutional and
quoted from number of documents in su,.
port thereof The result of its on.ration
upon the fisheries, he said, would De detri.
mental. We had already surrendered more
than we had gained, and by openinc our
markets. we had so injured the occupation
of our fishermen that their numbers are be.
ing yearly diminished. As to their canals
We as a great nation, should build WAYS Of
trapsnortatiou.-- borro,y mr. ,,o, al.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

PROPOSED COMPROMISE IN LOUISIANA
An effort has been in progress for some tirno
to effect u compromise in Louisiana which
should reconcile all parties and establish n
government that will be generally sustained.
Any reasonable movement of this kind. based
upon equity and fair play, must have the
good wishes Of all rightnmded men. Its
success, If carried out in good faith, would
promote tranquility, order aud Justice. III
theeonse'vatiye caucus held Oh Friday oflast
week, such projected compromise was ear
ried by vote OF thirty-nine To twenty-seyen
At later meeting, however, this action
seems TO pave been reseinded and another
proposition was brought forward, which, as
we understand it, amounts to pretty much
the same thing, 1t contemplates that the
Congressional committee shall act as arbiters
and decide who of the contestants were
rightfully elected to the legislature. The
determination Of the committee shall be- ac-
eepted 10y both sides as conclusive; the legis-
lature thus established shall be recognized /;
aud Kellogg shall remain as Governor, with
pledge on the part of the conservatives,
who would probably have majority in the
House, that his title should be fully accepted.
This proposition remained at last accounts to
be decided, and the result was uncertain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10
Political lettings.

that they arc willing TO sit up all night L
defeat them
Is the opinion Of Hdrpers Weekly the re
pudiation Of Kellogg is the first duty Of The
administration.
IT is feared that so much democratic fli
clustering in Congress will get the party SO II
practice that it will 90 for Cuba.
A rRomniroRy law has been INTRODUCED
in the United States senate, covering tn,
District Of Columbia and the territories.
SENATOR CoxK1rNG's speech was tn,
ablcst one delivered on Louisiana. Senator
Couklng is both a statesman and an orator
Evrv tbe Roston 1,Jrer,i,,r now sovs II
has never been allie to see how the President
could do otherwise than recognize Kellogg
Tur Connecticut probibitionists bay,
nominated a mll state ticket Henry d
Smith Of Soutbincton being re-nominoted
| for goveruor
~, shorld ulo IN ,sl wordou pbiu;rs
who saw, he has meyer voted in his life II II
/. NOT rs much ,non,s dntv ~ yote for GOOD
u "'' ~ '""'" " ''"' ""'F !" '"U' l"' s"""
men, N To l'k against nad ones
Is one respect if all testimony is true,
Mr. Dawes will ill Mr. summers place. lie
IS thoroughly inconuptible; otherwise, in
his position he would have been rich now.
Tnr Boston Nems thinks that, "as things
are now drifting, it is not impossible that
llenry Wilson may prove the strongest Re
publican candidate for President in 1876"
Tnrnr is a propo,ition 10 revive the Lave
making congressman take the "irop clad
oath" It looks rs if the democracy would
behave badly enough to almost Justify such
tactics.
nine confedcrat, soldiers in the 'reupes.
see Senate and twentv-one in the House.
and three Union soldiers in the Senate and
nineteen in the House. voted for Andrew
johnson for senator.
II is a good reply to Mr.. Randall. the
Pennsylvania salary-rrabber who has lately
said that the last year "has been a bad wear
for ministers" that it has also been a bad
year for congressman.
V,cr pp,s,npxr wusoy .or.h.L..
csiycd moro Letters from a;eoront 49,. g
tbe countr, inlorsi,,, HE r.o,n,l,. n,,1i;,L.l
view. on the political situation Than be can
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

A CAKE Of ice sawed out by AN Iowa city man
had frozen in II bass, which is described as be-
ing perfect to the end Of its fins, and having the
appearance Of swimming.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10

liiK supreme court of Missouri has Just
set aside the will of wealthy Indian trader,
lately deceased, aud given his estate to his
heirs through an Indian wife, whose only
marriage certificate was the bin Of sale given
when the trader purchased her Of her father.
The court held that man could not be al.
lowed to take advantage Of his own wrong
by using the irregularity Of his marriage to
woman TO deprive her heirs of his prop
erty. The Justice Of the decision is evident,
and the moral effect Of a few such decisions
would probably be good.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10
Uafrhuiap &c NontpaL

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1873.
frHNs = % per wear strictly u adsanco s. 70 10 not
paid within three months.