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e.. ARTHUR's ILLUSTRATED ,.sa
HOME MAGAZINE FOR 1875.

+ Bright, cheerful. progressive, always up
t. the advancing thought of the times. The
Home Nagasine takes rank Will, tie lesding
and most Influential periodicals Of the dan
I II 10 on the side Of teml.eraAce and frur
christian morality. Whatever il hurtft1l It
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itself felt in the hol.,es Of the people - -
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than any other periodical in the eDuntsy.. !.
DEB0RAu NORAadiN;; her ,cork, and
her REGARD" new. seriar story BY +. s.
Arthur will be commenced In January.o ~
! s.'FIFl'P YEARS AGO; or ne cabins Of
the Wcst," by Rosetta Rice. We announce
this new series Of articles with real pleasure.
knowing a. We do that II will he among tho
most attractive that we shall offer our read.
ers next year. Miss Rice, besides hoIslisg
the pen Of ready writer. has in her possess.
sion largo amount Of original material
from wliich to draw, and u wide acauaint.
anec with people whOae personal reminis.
ccnces arc rich with pioneer incidents aud
'H0NEs EoR THE People, /. scr ;.
les OF admirably suggestive articles on homes
and how to make them pleasant and at
THE STORY TELLEL." This depart-
ment will be unusually rich. Besiles an
abundance Of short stories. two Or three
serials will le given during che ycar., II
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deGueator of home life and eiaraoters ~ III
have an article in every number. -
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sroN1sH1NG.-The progress made BY the
Wson Shuttle Sewing Machine. Inventive
ski has been taxed to its utmost, and the
rlt is the most perfect and desirable ma
d,ed. 1t is simple and easy to operate, il
NJ liable to get out Of repair, its work is
Il best, as was shown by the first premi'
us awarded it at the Universal Exposition
ilNienna, 1873, and it is sold at less price
TIN any other machine Of its standard ex'
c1ence. Machines will be delivered at any
raroad station or steamboat landing IN this
psish. free Of transportation charges. if or
deed through the Company's Branch House,
Is Canal street, New Orleans, La.
hey send an elegant catalogue and chrO
m circular free OH application. 81
his Company want q few more good
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PERsONAL.--We are pleased to
note the return Of j. G. Matthew,
Esq. from the sea-shore,5 much i'm
proved in health. The Judge favored
US with a brief call Thursday even~
ing. I'm &" ars ,ar.
Col. G. W. Terrell, General Agent
of the Piedmont g. Arlington Life In
surance Co., succeeded III inducing
quite a number Of the citizens Of DON
aldsonville and vicinity to insure in
that excellent company. We are
glad to know that the Colonel at
tributes much Of his success to the
advertisements inserted in last Sat-
urlay's CHIEF. He will remain in
town until Monday evening next, and
we would advise those of our citizens
who have not already insured, to call
on the Colonel at Lefevre's Hotel and
take out a policy with him. @..
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igality only exceeded BY the medioc-
rity Of his poetry" We haven't
seen the eaLlsiea fanprint yet, heH-
ever, aud sug lest 70 4he fof1sfn q n.y.,
bird whose warblings have faaisn npa
unappreciative editorial ears, that he
close at once with the offer of the
CHIEF to publish the same for $3,
strictly in advance. The job would
be dirt cheap for twice the money.
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The Blue Bucket Fire Company has
made application to Join the Donald
s"nville Fire Department, and the
Chief Engineer has referred the mat
ter to the companies forming the De-
partment for action thereupon. We
understand that there will be opposi-
ton made to the application op the
ground that the Blue Buckets are not
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Steamboats, Regular Packets.

Vicksburg aud New Orleans,
Ouachisu Bsite I'm place Of r. e. Leg passes
mp Tuesday night; down Sunday between
and 3 Pm.
Katie passes up Thursday night; down
Tuesday night. III ~
Natche= passes mp. Saturday night; down
Thursday afternoon.
Bayou Sara and New Orleans.
h. Il. Hodge lin place Of W. S. Pike) passes
mp Monday and Friday nights; down
Wednesday and Sunday nights.
Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Cu.ric A. Thorn passes up Thursday and
sunday; down Monday and Friday.
Bayou Lafourche and New Orleans.
Era No. 10 passes up Tuesday aud Friday
mornings; down Wednesday evening and
Sunday morning. - p -T<s ~ fff'
Henry Zcte passes UP Tuesday and Saturday
mornings; down Wednesday and Sunday
MOfuiASAs Ss4 Its4 48 Ff1M S X,
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| + ssActing under the recommendation
If Gov. Kellogg and the opinion Of
Asst. Atty. General Steele relative
to the intent Of Act. No. 2 Of the
extra session Of 1875, Auditor Clinton
has authorized Tax Collectors to re-
ceiye payment Of delinquent State
taxes up to and including the LIST OF
November next without exacting the
penalty Of Is per cent. per annum.
AS will be seen by his circular, pub
lished in another part of our paper,
the Auditor does not direct suspen-
sion or delay of summary proceedings
to enforce payment of delinquent
taxes, but on the contrary, requires
that such measures be instituted and
prosecuted vigorously. The Tax
Collector of this parish has been 10th
to resort to extreme measures to in
duce a settlement on the: part of re-
calcitrants, but this course has met
with such slight appreciation from
those most interested, and been SO
severely criticised by the Grand Jury
and parties who pay their taxes
promptly, that the Collector will no
longer delay the seizure and sale Of
property for back State aud parish
taxes.
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W A. short time since we received
from some person signing himself
81" a sonnet dedicated to "a. E.
S., with a request that the. same be
published in the CHIEF. We notice
by an item in the Opelousas Journal
of last week that 81" also sent q
copy of his production to that paper,
and for aught we know to the con-
trary he may have scattered other
copies around among all the the news
paper offices in the State with prod
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Post-Omce Regulations.

'hapter NJ, section 1856: Letters brough1
bstcamboat should be marked steamboat
athe time Of receiving them. ~
section 1872. At the post-office where de-
psited, they will be charged with double
rlcs Of postage, to be collected ut the Office
otlelivery that is to say, six cents for the
sigle weight it marked, and four cents the
sisle weight if delivered at the office; but
ifsuch letter has been prepaid by United
ae, no additional charge will be made. II
oily partly prepaid by stamp, the unpaid
bl.nce will be charged and collected on
dlivery. =. 9&eo* - - y T, q" =.
No letters after July leth, 1875, shall leave
til Offices befare the above instructions are
csmpli.,d with. IS 2 p - r -
80, Gzss- F.sFOBR. Postmaster.
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ie July number Of the Republic maga'
zii has been received. 1t is an excellent
huber, well stocked with valuable articles
Tllcading ones are: Vaticanism in Ger
MY Free Labor in the South, The Mu
tn Relation as the Price of Gold, Green
b;ils, Silver Bullion, and Silver Coin; The
Cetennial celebration The Whisky frauds
II South; and how its wants may be sup
pill. As a faithful advocate Of Republican
prciples, this magazine should have large
cilllation. Volume v. begins with the
Ju number. Send % to Republic, Wash
inpn, d. G. tt"t
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO Tax Collectors.
CIRCULAR No. 4.-SER1Es OF 1875.

GATE OF LOUISIANA, AudltorR Ohce, I
New Orleans, July 9th, 1875.
DHIEVINGs THAT to allow the widest
ID Interpretation to act No. I, extra session
of i55, is justifiable, notwithstanding the
ambiguity Of its title, You are hereby in
struted to continue collecting delinquent
take without adding penalties thereto up
to ;.1d including November LIST, 1875.
remission Of penalties does not operate to
postpone collections beyond the usual time
after service of notices, and you are required
to vigorously enforce collections, both OF
current and delinquent taxes. ....,..
fa CHARLES CLINTON,
Auditor.
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Mr. VIM. Klopnaan Of the firm Of
Mrs. NJ. Israel & CO. win leave for
New York tomorrow, the 18th inst,
to purchaselthe largest stock of goods
ever brought to- this parish, and dur
ing the 60 days Of his absence fancy
dress goods clothfns, etc, will bo
disposed pf 1t and below cost prices
at the Israel emporium. Buyers will
consult their interests by calling and
making theig sEnrchases during this
interval Of general and unprecedented
clleapness. A' eA@'as- --s
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The Donaldsophnvi1lc cannoneers
have asked and received permission
to use the truck-house of Ascension
Hook and Ladder Co. for a meeting
room until other arrangements can be
made. tr%8 4Jr n. s.ft / ,,.tG
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A Card.

SSOl6 90. ts,a,e :.
DECEIVED, Donaldsonville, La, July
IL 2nd, 1875, of the Piedmont e. Arlington
Life lns. Co. of Virginia, through G. w.
1srrell, its General Agent and Mana
gsr in New Orleans, F1pe IAoassas,d and
erhteen Dollars (&50ls}. in full and prompt
pigment of . policy on the life Of my hns
band, Marx Israel, deceased.
WitLcSs: JULIA ISRAEL.
w. KLOPMAN,
HENRY WILLoz. jy3-lt
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| A bill Of Y, Cantrelle, amounting to t4a
was presented and laid on the table.
On motion duly seconded, the Council ad
journed sine die. tr. s. Re-. .....:ff
| true copy: s=.r dos f. +.a
L. H.. q. DAVID ISRAEL, Secretary
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Il BEL BERT r.. nrQUo1,
- as Collector. r..4 >.

Respectfully ffers his services to tho babts
meas public snutha friends generally. in the
parish Of Ascension and town Of DpDaldson.
vile for the Collection Of accounts. Any. bus
mess entrusted TO his care will receive the
proInpfest attention janis
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A fair win be held on the grounds
Of the Second Baptist Church, Smoke
Bend, to-day and tomorrow, the
funds realized from the entertainment
to be devoted to the benefit of that
church. Rev. Jacob Warner, the
pastor, assures Us that persons from
town who may conclude to pay the
fair visit will meet with warm
welcome and receive the best treat
ment. Admission only . cents, and
all kinds of refreshments served at
corresponding1y low rates.
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NTH Senatorial District,

nsg Parish Of Ascensisa.
Representative, Louis Butler.
....... .&lestef II. Hill,
Parish Judge, Hesey. u Msier,
Parish Attorney. Frederick Duffel,
Clerk -1f the CN1re, :. !. I. John y. Cahtcy,
Recorder, Charles Gecks,
Secretary ..,.. Octave Terrio,
Trcasursfs. !. !. Christian Kline,
Tax Collecto or. -. -. L. +. Bentley,
Sheriff. ~. =. .ai =. Aaron Hill,
Coroner. ,. =. Nv. o. Gabrielle,
Jail Physiciasl,. :. :. . :. John Z. Duffel,
Super visor Of Registration, Louis Lefort,
Public Administrator, jean g. Matthew,
Official journal. -D'viilc CHIEF.
Police JURoRs.--L. d. Arceneaux, Presi-
dent; Henry Heynan, lIillcry Rice, William
Diggs. 3agFss DILL. ~ Y #M:-
BoARD OF SCHOOL. Pierre
Landry, President; Rodolphe Braud, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; q. Il. Hill. Henry Q.
Mahcr, Jacob Warner Chas. r. Nesmith,
Augustus knight, L. +. Bentley, Louis
Butler. y "a* III sai-t g 25 '''> A
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Wanted.

.f Wanted. -7
A FIRST-CLASS SUGAR MAKER; also
~ q competent ASSISTANT OVERSEER.
Address, r. +. SPANGENBERG,
je:6-lm Carrollton, Jefferson parish, La.
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D0NALDs0NVILLI, La.
Saturday, : July 10, 1875.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.

Parish scrip will not he receivable
for taxes or licenses after Monday
next, Julyy ,.z..ss
The regular monthly meeting Of
Ascension Hook and L9a der Company
occurred hst Monday evening.
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aduly chartered Organization, but Il
this objection can he overcome we
shall be pleased to chronicle, the adj
mission Of the petitioners, as they
would prove valuable auxiliaries at
fires and would increase the efficiency
Of the Department. IN no small degree,
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Aes .7asgsIm3alt4 8ss* t21# aaA
House, Sign and Ornamental
itii Painter, ay,f = st1fee
Donaldsonrille. IL,

- y DQnaldsohrille, IL. go, :.
, GRAIN1NG. Glazing. Marbling. Kals4.,
mining and Paper Hanging in all their
receive prorspt attention. III avg Lily !
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MUSICAL CHIMES.

= Hsr =
MU SICAL CHI M Els.
A new Class. Book for Females Voices.
The SisginR-class Department ia very conn
.plcte. and the Music is Of sbetter order than
is usually found in works Of this class. (, u.
. Price u each; - per Dasen.s !
HOLLANDS COMPREHENSIVE
METHOD FOR THE GUITAR.
The Largest and saly lAnplets Instr,e- :
ton hook for this f4vgrite kustrameut. gas
f''se' " ~ m 1.es4 Po'epq'a ss.ss +,
'Th~ AlGATzs1fsRisnUlTA DlST.
Z A Collection of Favorits bS41Es, Uhdfussss
and iInstriinaentel Euif ars1 l,ntG sbt .u1sE
l)anks. Stewart. kipkel and stlsesss fawesise,
authors 1; I : b q. Y koss.
tOPERETTAS s's1f6 C. NTATAS,
+. $50 hastIrkBLf. rof: hssN ssf : % %
- SCHOOL EXH9niTIONS..s h93'
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II Fourth Jadl6al Disrict

~ Fourth Jadl6l District
Comprising the parishes OF Ascension. st.
DANES, St. John the Baptist and st. Charles. !
district 1sias, .. -. Dthello !. Fla.g,
District Attorney, .-...-.. Morris Marks.
Regular terms Of Court in Ascension oreh
On the third Mondays Of june and Deccm-
Seventh Senatorial District
(Comprising the parishes Of Ascension and
ST. .lal6es.
State Senator, Pierre Landry,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-11
TiltOn's Evidence.

The New York Star says Beecher will
be the gamer by Tilton's evidence. Til
ton has made scores of confdants and
has made several statements, one of
which he calls ''true story" and one is
dignified as q sworn statement" It
will be difficult for him to stand by all.
Besides, Mr.. Beecher wanted him sworn.
When he heard his counsel intended to
oppose the reception of testimony, he
said, :" Nonsense I want Tilton, Mrs.
Iilton, Tom, Dick, and Harry, and every
body to be sworn, and to tell all they
know, or think they know, and be done
with it." The Star wants Mrs. Beecher
sworn, too. Let her tell her version of
Moulton, of Tilton, of Elizabeth, of
Laura, of Victoria, of Sarah Jane and
Miranda. If she were to swear that her
husbands confidence had been hers from
the first, and could prove by facts how
much better she judged men than did or
could her lord and master, we imagine
the fur would fly with agility and en-
phasis beyond any fight we have seen.
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room, even after she had bent and kissed
the cold, stern face for Geral,l and for
herself.
| will not take it" she whispered,
hot tears raining on the dead woman S
face will not take cent of it. but it
has given me such CLEAN Of happiness.
God forever bless you for it"
Then the people began to pour in, and
the ceremony commenced. Luane's were
the only tears that were shed. and the
most OF the guests came from civility or
curiosity. Miss Erism had taken but
little active part in the world for many a
year, and the poor lady was very soon
put away and forgotten.
The most important part of the pro-
ceedings was when they returned from
the burial to hear the reading of the will.
Luane trembled when the pompous
lawyer unrolled the parchment, and be-
gan III a sonOrous voice: Z" In the name
of God, amen!''
What would they think of her-what
would they say of her? Oh, how glad
she was that the only one she cared for
in the world knew all about it, How in
nocent she was, and how ignorant
But even while she thought thus she
heard the lawyer read: "To my beloved
nephew, Gerald Erism, I give and be-
queath all my property, personal and
| otherwise. Luane could scarcely be-
heve her ears. She listened to the end,
and heard at last: "To Luane Williams,
my faithful nurse, give mourning
ring and the sum of $50"
Then she went up stairs to Gerald.
=" The King shall have his own p she
said.
"Only on one condition" said Gerald.
"I'll take your money only on one con-
dition"
you'll take my money!" echoed
Luane-.'my poor little fifty dollars 2"
Luane's face shone with profound joy.
"Your aunt left her money where it be-
longe, Mr.. Erism. I have just heard you
declared her sole surviving heir"
Gerald remained stunned and be-
wildered
"Where is the codicil?' he cried to the
lawyer, who stood at the door. my
aunt left her money to Miss Williams.
She told me SO when she was dying"
Oh, that was when you bought the
horse I was afraid there would be
trouble then but, bless your soul, she
got all over that"
"And the money is mine 2" cried
Gerald.
"Of course it's yours, and the lawyer
went down the stairs chuckling at his in
credulity.
/ Then Gerald held out his hands to
Luane.
81 was going to be magnanimous
enough to marry you despite your
money" he said "now there is no OBJ
stacle to our happiness. Come, my sweet
Luane, and bless the life you have given
me -
Luane became his wife. Mrs. Grundy
said that he married her to spite Emily
Thorpe. The lawyer chuckled still
| more, and thought Of the codicil. But
we know that it was love, and for love
alone.
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A Favored Prisoner

She's sorry, sir remarked Bijah a
he handed out Katie Worden, black
eyed girl with scar on her nose.
g Yes [ am, " she added as she pushe,
tear from under her eyeid.
[ suppose So" unused his Honor
The officer says you were so intoxicated
that you didn't know q od-pile from ;
harness shop, and that you created a goot
deal Of trouble"
"Try meg i've me one more chance
she pleaded.
" Couldn't do it, he replied "You'vt
been here twenty times within a year
and it is time you understood that Law
can be clothed in the fleece of lamb o.
the skin of a tiger. You've come here
once too often, and I shall make it sixty
days.
"Oh Heav- oh I shall faint
oh -"
"Be placid, Miss Worden," he re.
marked. If you should fall down in 3
faint Bijah would have to cut your corset
strings, throw water on you and fan yor
with the dust-pan, and your present neat
and tidy appearance would be destroyed.
"But my heart beats So" she walled.
g Yes. Well, you may sit down on the
half-bushel measure in the corridor and
smell of the carbolic-acid jug. It's a
favor we don't grant to every one, but ]
want you to understand that it is a stern
sense of justice and not personal malice
which influences me. "-Detr0it Free
Press.
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TiIton and His Mother-in-Law.
[From Tilton's Cross-examination.

[From Tiltons Cross-examination.]
Q.-Now, these interviews had been
during that interval before May, 1871,
more or less of confidential conferences
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-They had been confidential com
munications? A.-Yes, sir 1 can't an
swer whether Beecher had considered
them confidential or Moulten had, but I
had spoken to some of my friends. But,
understand, that whatever [ communicate
ed, l never spoke to Mrs. Tilton's de-
traction but [ was never anxious to
spare Mr., Beecher.
Q.-Although they all aided to dis
closures about your wife? A.-No, sir !;
the only protection which I put over
Beecher was just SO far as it was neces-
sary to protect Mrs. Tilton, and, if it had
not been necessary to protect Mrs. Tilton
l would have allowed Mr.. Beecher to go
to his destruction four years ago.
O. understand you to say that, not
withstanding the whole motive Of this
interview of the Both and what followed
it was to protect your wife, and not love
to Mr.. Beecher, yet you did not scruple
Immediately afterward to disclose as
much as you pleased of what was going
on? A.-Yes, sir, I did. was under
no obligation to keep anything secret,
except for the sake of my wife, and not
for the sake of Beecher.
CT have not asked you anything
about that. I want to know whether
you did it? A.-Yes, sir, I did, to those
I had previously spoken to about the
matter.
Q.-Now, as far as you know, was not
it from your transactions that there ever
came the first allegation of the transac-
lions then purposed and carried on dur
ing that early season that finally reached
Mrs. Woodruff? A.-No, sir, it was
Mrs. Morse.
q How did she find ont what had
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Tilton's Damaging Admission.

From the Chicago Tribune.]
The defense in the Beecher case on
Tuesday last struck it's first material
blow at Mr.. Tilton in securing from him
the admission that he was the first to
give currency to the scandal himself.
This does not affect directly the question
of Mr.. Beecher's guilt, but it furnishes
the defense very important element in
its theories, and will undoubtedly be
used with great effect when the time
comes. In this connection Mr.. Tilton
testified that all his interviews with Moul-
ton were for the purpose of keeping
secret the adulterous relations between
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton that Mr.
Beecher did not communicate the facts
to Mrs Woodruff which she made pub
lie, but that Mrs. Woodruff obtained
them through the open gate of the lips
of Mrs Nathan B. Morse, his mother
in-law, and that this latter found out what
had passed confdentially between him
self, Beecher and Moulton, ''because
/ told her, and she told the world. :"
What are we to think of man who, after
pretending to shield the reputation of
his wife for two or three years, and
threatening to shoot MI. Beecher if he
divulges the terrible secret, deliberately
goes and tells the whole whole dreadful,
scandalous story to woman, knowing
the weakness of the sex when possessed
of a scret, and that woman, too, mother
in-law, who had all the infrmities of the
conventional mother-in-law in a most I'M
usual degree? Had Theodore Tilton de-
sired to find the surest and speediest
medium of disseminating the scandal he
could not have made more fortunate
selection. Mrs. Morse, the mother-in-
law, did the work in the most thorough
manner by handing it over to the most