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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

Ex-Congressman L. A. Sheldon of
the second Louisiana district was last
week appointed by President Grant
assistant counsel for the United
States before the court Of commits
sioners of Alabama claims, and will
at once return to New Orleans and
take charge Of the business in this
section Of the country. Mr.. Sheldon
is a lawyer Of unquestioDed ability,
having enjoyed an. extensive prac-
tice previous to his election to Con-
gress, and he will discharge the du-
ties of his new position with credit to
himself and advantage to the govern
ment. The salary attaching to the
station is $4,000 per annum, and we
congratulate the worthy Congress
man upon the reward Of merit he has
received for his answering fidelity
to the interests Of his constituents and
to the Republican party during his
term of eight years service in the
lower house of Congress-.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

General Augur, who succeeds Gen
eral Emory in the command of the
Department Of the Gulf, is thus spo-
ken OF by the New Orleans Louisian-
ian: !" A thorough soldier and earn
est patriot, General Augur will be
found in all essentials the right COM
mandant for whatever juncture the
position Of public affairs here may en-
TAIL"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

The State Register is teetotally Oh.
posed to compromise OH the ground
that there is no law authorizing its
accomplishment in the manuer pro-
posed. There is lots Of common sense
and many Invaluable considerations
Of public welfare to back it, however,
and if the parties interested are will
ing to so outside the letter Of the law
to effect great good, We see DO rea-
son why either the Bulletin on one
hand and the State Register OH the
other should display such raneorous
"f vigorous opposition to the adjust
Ment,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

Gov. Kellogg has appointed Judge
II. r. Steele of Tensas parish Assist
ant Attorney General, vice Hon. H.
c. Dibble. This is an appointment
that will meet with the hearty APP
prevail of all who are acquainted with
Judge Steele, who is one of the ablest
Republicans of North Louisiana, and
in every qualified to fill the important
position for which he has been selcc-
ted.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

Lieut.. Gov. Antoine, snpt. Of Ed
ucation Brown, Col. James Lewis and
Senator J. Henri Burch left New Or.
leans last week on visit to Wash
ingtoD and New York. The MANY
friends of these distinguished Repub-
licans will wish them pleasant tip.
The CHIEF is one of the many.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

1t is rather early in the day to be
making nominations for Governor,
but the State Register advances such
worthy candidate that we consider
this paragraph deserving Of a place
in our columns:
The President will maintain Kellogg in
office and power, thus giving him every IA
cliity to make the Republican party respect
able and honest, and our only hope is that
something may be done in that direction.
and that the Republicans of Louisiana NAV
be able IN 1876 to vote solid
For Governor,
MICHAEL HAHN.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

Some unknown person, perhaps a
low Democratic barn burner, attemp-
ted to set fire to the Office Of the Lou
isiana Intelliycncer on the night Of the
18th inst. The proprietors offer 800
reward for the detection of the scoun-
drel, and we hope they'll discover and
punish him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

The editors of the Ouac},ita Tsze.
graph and Monroe Intclligcncer are
exchanging the compliments of the
season u la mode de country editors
AT last accounts one was a " detected
falsifier and slanderer,"' while the
other was seven degrees lower in the
scale Of creation than Darwin's orig
NAL man. Next thing we expect to
hear is that these two sociab1e gentle
men have gone out with shotguns, in
opposite directions, looking for each
other. We hope neither will get lost
in the woods.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

The New Orleans Bulletin has tired
Of having its party designated as "the
great unwashed," and proposes to es-
tahlish "a clean mans party" What
q quantity Of soap it will require
to fit the Bulletin men for leaders of
the new organization But as the
paper can furnish an abundance of
lye, the cleansing article can be pro-
duced at comparatively small cost.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

MN DISEASES. PERUVIAN RA,v.,
E removes PimPles, IsIack.le aaM
cure. lpure1x vs mSat1, &c. Natures own
tifnl SKIN send sssGi'ah ,. sivea clear beau.
h.a, a;sir Proetuccr," for ei ~ IS"
. Gs1afa. ~ FISkE, Chemist. Re-, he as,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

Mile. lima de Murska, the cele-
brated Hungarian nightingale, has
been for the past two weeks delight
ing the New Orleans public with her
inilnitable singing. She appears at a
farewell concert this evening at
Grunewald Hall.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20
Saturday, March 90, 1876.
The Telegraph reports q half-inch
fall Of snow at Monroe on tue 9th inst.

The CHIEF heartily congratulates
Geo. Buttrick, Esq, upon his reap
pointment as Tax Collector of her
vile perish. He is a faithful, deserv-
ing official, and enjoys tile esteem and
confidence Of the people Of Iberyille.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

The st. Charles Herald publishes a
number Of " Rules for choosing poul-
try" but the following popular. and
simple method is entirely overlooked:
Choose first dark night, then choose
the latest fowl on your neighbours
rOOst.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20
Partition Sale.
SUBMISSIONS Or PIERRE GRE
A1VD WIFE
HOMER OLIaE r. AIS,

! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF plERRE EIRE.
AND WIFE.
uourp xrrx,x, ~ ALs
1i0l - 8 ~ =. = {. ~
npa ~, rfry1R. tET AIS.
/ n..;.l, rou,t po,;sl, If AscensiOn.
| a'li0'' g 'u' - = '''1
my VIRTUE Of a Judgment Of the Hon.
Is II. @. Maher, Judge Of the Parish Court
/ in mud for. the Parish II Ascension, rendered
AMI s;gncti ~, liz. 1)th tlay Of February,
1875, in the matter Of the above entitlesl
| cause will proceed to seIl, ut pubic apc-
fion. for !, partition, ON the premises Home
Plaeel. PaIish II Ascensioas, o
'"o. .. :, CO., ,e,-,r
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

The New Orleans Republican states
that gentleman who.held the rank
of General in the Confederate army,
has enlisted as private in one Of the
regiments of the U. s. regulars, and
now bears musket. Poverty is as
signed as the cause of his enlistment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20
WM. GRscG,

Nm 0RsGG. Mrs. Ara GHkGG.
Once of
Greggs PURCHASING Bureau.
l54- Canal Street
NEW ORLEANS, Ia.
After mature deliberation. ~ to the want.
ana aa necessities peculiar to this section Of
the country, o'' "
GREGG's PURCHASING BUREAU
has been established in New Orlean. \
long acquaintance with the yarions Kind. 81
sewing Machfne.
i nas induced US to make speciality in ,A,s
Tie lowest rates. The new Upder.feed Rn.L'
Eye Hand Machine, only so. Second-h and
Machlnes III good order at half urire TIL
-; aatest ana best attachments for N r,aelin..
! fuckers, f,rthers, corslcrs, hi1ders. Mat.
' neimmefs, etc; The best needlcs for ali ma.
~, aa ihe best prepared sewing machine
vi. Inc pest sewing machine silk and annnIy
cotton We repair all macl,ines al in.s 49,
new ones. k'N. fSo "'eAs 'os'
Sewing Machines, Pianos and orr.n.
sold a. on monthly payments in the country
. parties giving references. -,
Mrs. Ada Gregg seIs..
respectfully offers her services 81 pnrc,.. -, :.
and forwarding any article Of annarnl ny,
s soma adornment or domestic goode sferf "a
eies and children's use, inefsdinoNM;I;
nery, dry goods, jewelry, fancy and to;i.+
a aI.s'es' patterns, undrrwesr. trin,,,,;,,,s..
~ .''A lK'lissaisitx. etc. etc. se.E
Any article st I::,iics' or children. 49,.
own supervision 80 -. - '1 1''.1 MY
\. bah inquiries relative to art;..,.
r nsuins a or Aiinncntionr. will l4 answered.
-. - H'HGe Our facilities for 1a,reh..
h'9 -. s"',is from manufacturers and frxe
a..''s enable ny TO get onr comm: s.;.,,.s
orr, Ion. .r.,. s'af.e TO PARTIES W. lay Tor. We
f H ,s safissastio1, in snrl:ty and pr;rs
.-.,i ''is, purchase rric.. should .ccr,,,'
L.ny the ORDER. the balance 10 he n,;.i -,
le c.le1ifrry Ut the goods Send nc,,..r w..
n1s.if' post-"ic. order, ex,,res. -,
iet,"r cotton consigned Il, u. y IN Is. ..,
anu disposed, ut to the btsf nd y. ~,
~ "'ia All instructions relative t,,.-...e
surety carried out '"eIetA
,,, "g f3tae, e. 4. Tyler Sampso. Rro.
o,.;a werisan samuei Jones, Jr.. Cash;er ~.
o. 1870 M o's'sl:s institution Col. j. i. pn,r
" 'acsson. Miss, and the .,,itnr "f IL; wv
send Tor catalogue and circular
Address: s=+
"Is'u - , PURCHASING BUREAU
TO. io4 Canal street,
sepl2-6 Ran.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20


Referring to the fact that U. S. Mar
shall Packard Of this State paid a brief
visit to New Hampshire on the eve
OF the election there, the New Orleans
Times of the 9th said:
=" Boss" Packard is evidently MAKING b;s
presence felt, for, for the first time in i,s his
tory New Hampshire is threatened with Fed
erai interference. The latitude is q little
Mgh to try it on, but we'll learn ere long
how the Boss succeeds,
Well, as the returns of the election
are now all in, will the Times favor Ms
with its views upon the degree of sue
cess attained by our most worthy
MARSHALL
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20
ADVERTISEMENTS.

| 0AS4 AsSAAAAASAS , SA
)GREAr CLEARANCE SALE
TO CONTINUE
FOR SIXTY DAYS ONLY!!
Closing Out the Largest and Best
Assorted Stock Of Goods
Ever offered for Sale in Donaldsonyille
Low COST!
AT THE OLD STAND OF THE LATE
MARX ISRAEL,
Mississippi Street, corner Of Lessard,
DON4LDSONVILLE Ii.
For the purpose Of settling up the affairs of
the Succession of Mr.. Marx Israel it is
necessary that the magnificent
ASSORTMENT OF
staple and Fancy IS
d R Y GOODS, "a
LACES, TRIMMINGS, GLOVES,
TOILET ARTICLES,
LADIES' AND GENTS UNDERWEAR,
Latest Styles of
MEMS AND BOYS READY-MADE
~ CLOTHING,
PLANT ALTON STORES, al
STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES.
BOOTS g. SHOES,
HATS & CAPS,
HARDWARE,
.+e sADDLERy. :.
HARNESS,
BUGGIES, CARRIAGES & CARTS.
Ere, ETC, ETC,
Shall be Disposed of Within the Next
SIXTY DAYS,
Dating from Monday, February 18th. |
The Public is requested to remember that
This Is q Forced sale i
md the the ENTIRE STOCK. of GOODS
must be sold as above specified
At Any Sacrifice! |
The inducements offered to purchasers
re such as have never before been equaled
n this community. All are cordially invi-
ed TO call and price the Goods.
Look for the big sign of
MARX ISRAEL.
On the Front street.
1874 DONALDSONVILLE. 1yr
= UBSCRIBE FOR THE CHIEF for 1875
, Terms. - per anDum
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

1t seems to be an open question vet
whether Or not there will be an extra
session of the General Assembly held
to carry into immediate effect the
award Of the Congressional Committee
under the Wheeler plan of adjustment.
The Conservatives generally demand
the special session while the Republic
cans are divided in sentiment relative
thereto. One serious objection urged
against it is the expense, which the
State can i'll afford to bear ut this
time, bnt we believe that the benefits
to accrue from an amicable arrange
ment of political antagonisms will far
outweigh all considerations Of present
financial cost. If the same state of
affairs continues in some of the par
ishes as has existed during the past
two years, the amount of public rev.
enue which it will be impossible to
collect will exceed several times the
sum required to defray the expense
OF five or ten days session of the
General Assembly. We believe that
the compromise will tend to produce
quiet and obedience to law in these
revolutionary communities, and make
the collection of taxes possibility.
which it seems not to have been in
1874.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20
TIE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION

| A4Ao N1 AA440A4 6xx4111
The result Of the election in New
Hampshire will prove rather surpris.
ing to those persons who had fully
made up their minds that Demo.
cratic avalanche was sweeping from
one end of the country to the othe,
and carrying every thing before it
When States heretofore strongly Re.
publican elected Democratic delegates
to Congress and Democratic Govern.
ors, it WIS deemed by the victorious
party and many timorons Republi-
cans that a State always so closely
contested rs New Hampshire was
safe to give heavy Democratic ma
jority. The event proves how erro-
| neous was the conclusion, land strength
ems US in the opinion that, SO far
from being dead. the Republican party
is. as full of vitality as ever, and only
needs to pursue with unwavering f.
deity the policy set forth in its ma
tional platform to achieve continued
triumph over the opposition.
The Democrats carried New Hamp-
shire at both the elections held in
that State since 1872, electing their
Governor, a plurality of the Legisla-
tare and two members of Congress,
but the result of the contest of March
9Th insures Republican Governor
and Legislature, leaving the Congress
sional delegation of the same politi-
cal complexion as before.
In view OF the great Democratic
triulhphs Of last fall, the Republican
victory in New Hampshire must prove
very cheering to the party at large
and awake 1t to renewed efforts in
behalf of the perpetuation of it's pow
er and principles. In the language
OF the New York Tribune, New Hamp-
shire has given I" a check to the Dem
ocratic advance" 1t has said "halt.n
to the hordcs Of Democracy moving,
as they supposed, upon White House
and Capitol with irresistible strength.
and " fOrward!" to the hosts of Re-
that were deemed in a
state Of decentralization and confusion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

| Inv AoAO"AuS personal nOClce,
clipped from the Iberia Progress Of
the 18th, contains a piece of informa.
ton relative to the charges of NAL
feasence in office against Hon. Geo.
B. Loud that we are glad to receive
| =. Talbot Esq, young lawyer of ability,
and most courteous gentleman, was in our
d0wn, last week, on professional business.
Inc indictments in the case Of g. B. Loud.
IN whose interest he appeared, were, owing
70 MS forclble argument, finally qssashed. We
anu predict for him q brilliant future. Should
MS lie be spared, he is sure to reach prom
1isent position among the members Of the
Louisiana bar.
1t will be remem bered that the
CHIEF warmly advocated the cause
OF Mr.. Loud when these charges were
first brought, and conclusively dem
onstrated that he was the victim of
a political conspiracy which aimed at
securing his downfall for purely mali
clous reasons. We feel gratifed that
III the qnashing of these indictment.
our friends will recognize a vindica-
ton of the course taken by the CHIEF
relative to this affair two years ago.
Among our News Itemsn of last
week appeared paragraph which
announced the close of the war be-
tween the Pennsylvania Central and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads. This
was mistake. The struggle con-
tlnues with undated ferceness and
rancor, and it is yet impossible to
conclude which Of the two giant cor
porations will be forced to knuckle
down. Both are backed by immense
capital and other resources, welded
by able and determined men, and it
is thought the contest will expand
into general railroad war, with all
the great lines Of the North and East
upon one side or the other.
AS complications like this greatly re-
duce the cost of travel and, trauspor-
tation Of freight, the public can view
the struggle with great degree of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

GRAINlNG, Glazing, Marbling, kalso-
mining and Paper-Hanging in all their
branches. Work intrustcd to my care will
receive prompt attention. aug LILY
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UBSCRIBE FOR THE CHIEF for I875
y Terms. - per annum. -
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-31
IRISH LIBERALITY.

The Irish heart is generous one
say what you will o. the faults of the
head. Colonel Cornelius B. Mitchell
referee Of the American team at Dol
lymount, who has arrived in New
York, tells how the warm souled
Irish treated the American rifemen.
" On all sides,o says the Colonel, :" it
was the same thing on the part Of our
hosts. The Irish would not even let
us spend our money. ! remember
going with Colonel Bodine to the
office of Sir John Arnott's paper, the
Dublin Times, to get a number of
papers to send to New Y DIRK, showing
by diagrams the shooting at Dolly
mount, published three days after
the match. We both wanted to pay
for our respective patches of papers,
but we were told that our money
would not be received. Thus it was
with us in numerous other cases.
This is little item, but it is one of
thousands of delicate attentions that
ought to make us feel a kindly throb
towards the Irish.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-31
CHEERLNG-

Considering that we are in the
" dog days. and that the financial
question is as briskly agitated as ever
it is remarkable how CHEEKY a feeling
prevails among business men. A let
ter from New York says:
"The wholesale houses are now
getting in stock for the fall trade and
there is q general inclination among
them to count on considerable activ-
ity. The crop reports from the South
and West have helped to stiffen the
backbone Of the business class gener-
ally, and that same backbone has been
needing stiffenlng mighty badly for
some time. never knew it in worse
condition than it has been for nearly
two years. If the millions that are w.
ing almost idle around Wall street
were set to work in the right way,
matters wouldn't bevery long impro-
wing.
"There is good deal of talk about
growing disposition to invest them,
and no doubt the fall will develope it
in some practical shape. OF course no
sensible man supposes we are going
to have good times right away, but
few steps in that direction would
encourage us all and brace us for a
stronger effort. The notion that
things generally are going to the dogs
is sheer nonsense. We all have been
getting into trouble by living too fast,
but things will come around all right
before long, and we will have a
chanceto go to the circus once more. "
1t is to be sincerely hoped that the
failure of Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
may not cast cloud upon these
bright anticipations.
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DEPENDING HIS Nd7TVE
SOIL.

AT a recent meeting of the Po-
tomac Fruit Growers Association in
Washington city, pending a discus
sion ON cherries, Major Williams, of
Fairfax county, Virginia, gave pref
erence to a high, grayelly soil for
cherries, while admitting that they
would grow in almost any soil, atmos-
pheric conditions being favorable,
but made the Blue Ridge the western
boundary Of the circuit of country
adapted to that species of fruit.
Thereupon the secretary Of the asso
citation, DIR. j. f. Snodgrass, came TO
the rescue Of his native soil thus, as
reported in the Washington weekly
Star:
"The secretary said he protested
against his stopping there. He had
seen as fine cherries ON the other side
of the Blue Ridge as on this side, and
the Shenandoah INDEPENDENTLY
on the soap-stone ridges and other
elevated spots. What was known as
Apple Pie ridge was as good for cher
ries as apples. The gravelly soil along
the tributaries of the Potomac, such
as the Opequon and Back Creek, he
had found from experience well
adapted to the species Of fruit under
notice.
This is not only true of the cherry,
but other fruits in the culture of
which for profit our farmers have too
long allowed other sections of the Old
Dominion to excel them to the en-
couraging or such loud Growing as
brought our fellow-citizen to the res
one
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-31

An interesting but melancholy
discovery was made the other day
at the foot of Mt. Blanc. A block
of ice, separated from the mass of
the mountain by the thaw, rolled
down into the valley. Upon closer
inspection it was found to contain
enclosed the remains of the Amer
lean John Black ford, who about
abont three years since attempted
an assent and has never since been
heard OF. He evidently met with
his death on that occasion and has
since laid in his coffin which has
preserved his body and clothing
admirably. When found, his fea-
lures were unchanged, as if he had
only breathed his last an hour be-
fore.
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Daring DaxlIgsat Rohne~x

BROOKLYN, July 29.-Y esterdav
Mas. James Reynolds, of Williams
burg, had occasion to go up stairs in
her residence, She was Mortified to
find that the front door had been
forced open. She gave an alarm by
shrieking for assistance. Two men
came rushing down stairs, one Of
whom threatened to shoot her if she
did not "shut up" The moment the
men made their appearance, some of
the citizens took up the cry of ''stop
thief!'' and gave them chase, two OF
ficers joining in the pursuit. While
fleeing, the thieves drew revolvers,
and Kept the crowd back. The APP
pearance of a boat induced them to
alter their course, and they SWAN to
one of themany private water fronts,
and after running short distance,
concealed themselves, but were found
afterwards. They gave their names
as John McNally and John McCar-
thy, 20 and q years Of age.