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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18
The Trust Renewed.

The sober seuse of the people has
triumphed after all. Twenty-one
States have been carried by the Re-
plblicans, and their l65 electoral votes
will make Rutherford B. Hayes the
next President of the United States
The victory is one of the greatest mo-
ment To the country, and will be the
occasion of very sincere thankfulness
among the majority of the intelligent
and law abiding portion OF the Amer
lean people. But the successful re-
salt of Tuesdays struggle should not
blind US to the peliIous nearness with
which tile Republican party has APP
preached defeat. The contest comes
so close to drawn battle jas to leave
but little room for jubilation. The
country has neither accepted the Re-
publican candidates With pronounced
enthusiasm nor rejected the Demo-
Gratis with decision. After making all
the deductions on the score OF intimi
dation aud sectional feeling, after
eliminating, in fact, the action of the
South from the moral aspect of the con
test altogether,we have still To face the
fact of very decided change Of senti
ment among Northern voters in re-
gard to the degree OF trust To be ac-
corded to the promises of the Repub-
lican party. The election of Tuesday
did not mark the close of the Repub-
lican party's long epoch Of power.
Bat it d ID place the eeudition of that
power On Il new basis, aud it did
accompany the renewed trust with an
emphatic intimation that it must be
more faithfully discharged in the flu
ture than it has been in the near past.
Had the power heretofore iutrusted
to the party been wisely used, had its
exercise been uniformly delegated to
honest and able men, neither tile shot
gun policy, nor the corruption of the
franchise could have reduced the par
ty to the narrow victory OF Tuesday.
The lesson of the election will be
thrown away If it be not accepted, in
part at least, as rebnke to the sell
fishness and the greed which have
been allowed TO disgrace the Repue-
lican name; and if it. be not used as a
tutdbo VIZ pHtii, y iHE thO pa y atV'h
influences which have furnished its re-
cord, and blurred ia public memory the
impression OF its great services and
noble aspirations. The party has IA
career before it greater than even the
one which lies behind it. But the
camp followers who have stuck to the
Republican party for the sake of the
spoils they could secure must be got
rid of. The leaders who have abused
the confidence of the party, by sub
stituting the pursuit of q selfish am
bition for devotion te its principles
must be deposed. Purified and
strengthened, the party will be pre-
pared to discharge the great and re-
sponsible duties which the people
have again intrusted to it with Il sim
gleness and integrity of purpose which
will prove that ii has not fallen away
from the ideal of its founders.-Ner
FORK Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18

The amount of valuable collections
in nature and art acquired by the
Government of the United States re-
Gently on presentations of exhibits
for foreign exhibitors aud commissions
at the Centennial exhibition, is repre-
resented to be most gratifying. Nearly
every government represented has
given something, while many have
given all, and Others the greater por-
tion of their specimens in certain spe-
eialries. In the department of Natu-
raj History, Mineralogy and Geology
especially the presentations have been
exceptionally large. The splendid
coilection of minerals from Russia is
among thesmost recent of these. All
these collections have been taken
Charge of By the Smithsonian Insti-
tute and will be removed to the Ma
tioual Museum at Washington.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18

~ Port Vincent Triaae: The resi-
denae of Philip Spiller Esq ut Beech
Grove. was completelv DESTROYED by
fire. An old dilapidated building
from which /" Uncle Phil" removed
about anarter of Il century ago. to
the one just destrnved, is now the
only shelter for his old age.
EF Amite City Independent, Nov.
II: 4 fight occurred among some
cnlored men at political meeting ak
The Conrt- House, Monday night. re-
snlting in the mortal wounding of Sol.
Wheat, who was shot in the back
while scufsiing with o peace officer for
possession of the latter's revolver.
Several others received slight iniurics,
one having his ear split by a razor.
u Lafourche Uaion: Rolling is
progressing rapidly. We are not snf-
fciently informed as to the result oh
tanned 80 far to risk any assertion
in relation thereto. Some planters
eomplain whilst others are apparently
satisfied. But few have YET cnt much
of their cane, still NIL agree that the
quality of the sugar is superior -
Bavou go low that even ffat-beats
find it difficult to navigate.
w Morgan City Register :. All orr
Teche planters have their sngar mills
in operation. The Yields fully as large.
as was anticipated. Morgan City
supplies a great portion of Galveston
with oysters. They are opened here
ana forwarded in cans or kegs by the
Morgan steamers. A schooner is
being loaded here with cross ties for
Dir. Morgan. She will land them at
Clinton, Texas.
" ST. John McscRdeebe: A colored
man died last week on the ST. Frus-
.srin plantation at the extraordinary
.Hge of 1913 years. The old man still
possessed all his mental faculties -.
About one arpent wide of the levea in
front of Widow Edmond Vicknair's,
eaved in to depth of about three
The sugar shed of Mr.. Watson's plan
tation was destroyed by fire Sunday
night. The sugar was. saved; the
molasses contained in the cisterns
was totally destroyed.
~ Ouacbita Telegraph: Ben James.
eolored constable of this ward and
recently appointed e. S. deputy mar
sha1, was conveying the ballot box TO
Ioatnwn. hut was shot and seriously
wounded in the head and arm about
two miles from Monroe. He was
brought back to Monroe. and is now
in a critical condition. The box and
papers he carried have not been found.
The residence of Mr.. Wesly Guth
rie and its entire contents were de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night. It is
believed the house was fred by an
iueendiary.
~ Clinton Pat Dem, Nov. IL: A
dificultv arose between James De-
Grey, Deputy Tax Collector. and
Aaron Robinson. colored. A ball
ffarn the pistol Of the latter grazed
the skull Of the former p. c. But
Ter and A. W. Delee met on the
Jackson road, Sunday morning, and
after little parley peppered away at
each other FIVE or six times. Mr..
sntfer came off without injury. Mr..
Delee received slight flesh wound,
and the mule he was riding was so
badly wounded as to have since died.
The difficulty arose from an old feud
between she parties.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18

West Feliciana Ledger: Capt T.
G. West, resident of this parish and
the Democratic nominee for Sheriff,
was shot aud killed on the night OF
the 9th inst. 1t is reported that he
and his company were out on a bull
doing expedition around Tom Rice's
place, and that they had surrounded
Riee's house when some unknown
hand fred the fatal shot. The same
night Rice's house was set en fire and
ali his bed clothes and furniture
burned; the house being built OF
heavy timber wonld not burn. As
there are two or three parties arrested
and charged with the offense, we re-
frain from saying more on this sub
ject in this issue. This was indeed
sad occurrence.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18

SUGAR PLANTING IN TEXAS. The
Brownsville Raachero thus refers 10
the advantages which the Rio Grande
country possesses for the culture of
sugar cane:
Cane only requires replanting every
five years in this climate, and il Que.
tenth of the capital to the acre is ex-
pended here, that is wasted in Louis
lama our desert can be turned into a
garden. The soil is iilexhaustible. No
fertilizers are required; no heavy TIM
Der to clear ditching is cheaper than
fences and can be done by machinery.
The only point against us is dry sea-
sons. when it will require systematic
irrigation. This can be accomplished
by turning out the water of the Rio
Granle at the head of navigation, or
by using either steam or wind power
along its banks. ALL the lagoons and
old beds Of the river if kept full would
accomplish the work, and but few
thousand dollars is required, if judi
eiously managed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18
The West Feliciana Ledger of last

Saturday says:
Our Republican friends abroad need
not be astonished at the result of the
election in East and West Felieiana.
1t is worth mans life here to be q
Republican, and if we have not been
able.to induce more To vote the Repub-
lican ticketat the polls, it was because
their lives and their property were
in danger by doing so. Even among
the few hundred Republicans in West
Feliciana who dared vote the Repub-
lican ticket on the day OF election,
manly have been discharged from en-
ploymeut, or driven away from their
crops, which to-day. lie wasting In
the fields. Considering the threats
to kill and starve them out, the col
ored men have done well under the
circumstances, especially without the
protection that was promised them
at the polls. Of course an election
held under such auspices is II fraud aud
ii farce, and will ut the proper time,
We hope, be declared null and void.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18
AGENTS FOR THE CHIEF.

ANNN rs EUIt 4 n Z NEAAEsA
ASCENSION. PARISH.
Wm G. Wilkinson, Donaidsonyille, La.
Or. John Dominique. Domineue's Landing.
Augustus Knight. l4inwood Plantation.
john Dixon, New River.
j. 4. Hebert,
Alex. Meyers, Manchae and Port Vincent.
ELSEWHERE
J. Curtis Waldo. New Orleans, La.
Gee T. Rewell g. Co., New York.
Rowell g. Chesman, st. Louis, Missouri.
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Transient advertisements 81 0O per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion,
IS cents.
All official notices 81 90 per square each
publication.
Editorial notices-in LEGAL columns, 90
cents per line.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18

Brief communications upon subjects OF
public interest aoficited.
30 attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views
of correspondents.
Address: CHIEF, Donaldsonville, La.
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~ Port Vincent T'riaae: The resi-
denae of Philip Spiller Esq +, Mt Beech
Grove. was completelv DESTROYED by
fire. An old dilapidated building
from which /" Uncle Phil" removed
about qnarter of Il century ago, TO
the one just destrnved, is now the
unly shelter for his old age
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-04
Important Railroad, Suit Decided.

WASHINGTON, January 3.-In the
suit of A. T. Richsr1s and Others against
The Chesapeake and 0hio rsilrosd com.
psny, j 1dge Bond to-day, in Alexandra,
read thu opinion Of the court, Chief.Jus-
tee Waite concurripg. The questions
before the court were, first, motion to
dismiss the suit from the United States
court for want of jurisdi ton, both de.
fendants and Plaintiff being citizens OF
the same Stale; second, 8 motion that
plaintiffs be themselves allowed to en-
ter common order Of discontiDusnce,
that they might be allowed to proceed
IN the State courts, whose jurisdiction
was uLquestioned. Judge Bond, after
full review Of the case and the action of
his court heretofore, announced that an
order would be Issued directing the re-
ceiver appointed by him, Tyson, to set
tie his accounts on or before day to be
fixed, wheTeupon he wilt be discharged
and the parties allowed to proceed in
the State courts, according to The de.
sire of large majority OF the creditors
of each class. The effects OF this deci-
sion will be to place the affsirs Of the
road in the bands of General Wickham,
the receiver appointed by the State
courts. C0unEe then agreed upon JAN
uary Goth as the time by which the re-
ceiver must settle. It js stated that
three.fourshs of all the creditors Of the
road ara favorable to foreclosure OF the
mortgages and a settlement OF affairs by
the State courts In accordance with the
decision cf the United States court to-
dSV.
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THE LAST STRAW.
ConVicts CauGhs GOURtorT fling I'm The
Ohio PenIientiary-Nh hat Next?

COLUMBUS, JanuGry 3.-The publica.
tIon OF the discovery tba. the cOnvicts
10 tie peuiteptisTy have gOs down to a
b bard-u;oney bssis Uy manufacturing spu-
rious uickels has made = sensation here.
A ruuor was current to-day that these
thrifty convicts had net Intined them
selves to coin, but had also Eesn manip-
ulaii9g gree7backs. The fact tn At
Charley UirieS, O1e OF the most expert
couuteifziteTs In Americs, is con-
fined here, at once polluted him
out as the lender Of the coUn-
terseiting gresEb3ck party, il such
a hing existed. Warden Innss was in-
tervieRed on the subject to'dsy. He
says thct if any erseDbscks have teen
made ia the prison he does not know 1t.
he Saws bogUs nickies were made by
two men, 3hu Fought, sent from the
Auglaizs county psOlhOuse for stealing,
and Harry P9rKsr, sent irom Lucas
county for burg aIy. These men work
close tokether ~ the moulding shop, and
there mate the cJin q ID mouids, gen.
uiue coin being psed for a pattern. The
material used wis an alloy Of copper and
zinc. The warden says the shop guard
was cocniZant of what the Een were
doing. buE it was thought proper 20 walt
awhile in order to discove-, II possible,
all The men implicated. This season o.
waiting continued three days, and then
tine warden found some of ne stuff III
the possession q hls little bog, who gem
erousiy presented his parent with two OF
the crooked coins. The toy said be had
already spent fse OF the cOins, which
weie gIven him by Fought and Parker.
Then the tw3 prisoners were put in the
dungeon, where they soon wilted and
msds Clean breast OF the whole thing.
The war len is CT the opinion tina! very
few coins were made, and that but few
OF these ever left the prison.
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generation to grow up so accustomed to
these things as t. regard them ss COM
monplace? Spain cannot hold Cuba
long. It is question OF days and weeks
aud months, AID they are numbered.
The island Is too near this free land.
The very birds that fit acrosa the mar
rev. wafsrs carry freedom upon their
wings. Ttoss ipfsn o i d0ubloJns Of re-
cent investment, the price Of blood,
stimQlst6 and excite 1t l. Is the duty Of
every American to give TO Cnba every
prsc ,ics5ie support aud encouragement
thst Insy not violate cur treaty stipula-
tiOns. And the time may come for the
government 10 say TO Spain, In some
form CT language: "This war must stop,
Its inhuman buicdery must end and the
oppression cesse.n But Cuba will yet he
free. As tn nationality, alliances or pro-
tectorgtes, let those things take care Of
themselves. CUba will be a free State.
And then-in twelve months the pOpu.
lation VIII double. Yankee enterprise,
southt rn skill and American brains and
money will rush into that beautiful land,
and is sbsll not be long until 1t will al
most be forgotten that Spanish tyranny,
blight and iaeftnees ever cursed the fair
and OueeDly island ...
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-04

pork, worth $50; $50 bushels Of sweet
potatoes, worth $3.50; turnips, $780,
cows, S75; hogs, 500; coal in excess Of
what was found there from last year,
Sl99, making a total credit of Si520,
which, dedlcted from Sl4 206, gives the
running expenses at Sl2 6S6. In conclu-
ding his report Dr. Beatty says: "The
average Of iDma es for the present yesr
has been ll5S, against an average Of
S6 last yesr, showing the increase OF
paupsrism Of the county for twelve
months to be about thirty-fve per cent.
II may be proper IN this report TO return
thants to the comm issiOneTs fo- the uhi-
form kindness and the firm support
they have st all times accorded me in
the discharge Of my duties"
TaE REFORT OF THE COM MISsI0NEFs
was received and filel. In their report
the commissioners say that they "take
pleasure in certifying to the good con-
duet, courtesy and unremitGng atten-
ton OF the superintendent, Dr.. A.
Beatty aud his subordinRtej, and Shst no
impropriety on the part Of the Otnce
Connected with this Institution, and
accountable to US, has occurred. We
cannot neglect this poitunity OF COM
mending TO your honorable body DR.. G,
K. Duncan for his untiriug energy and
his unremitting attention to the unfor-
tuuatts placed under his charge, and for
his D patience and kindEess to them upon
Eli occasions The ezsuing exT ases Of
the poorhouse, including provisions,
drug bills, and al other incidental ex-
pen5es not herein before accounted for,
amounts to seventeen thousand eight
hundred and six dollars and sixty cents.
This includes salaries Of the com.
missioners, physician, superintendent
and ell other employees, both
in the institution and on the farm con-
nected Herewith, which aided to the
sum OF S34G0, expended for permanent
mprOvemeDts, makts the sum $2l,-
POS so, a3 the full and entire costa to the
county of the institution for the year
1875. The cost per diem per capita Of
each inmate in the county poorhouse
for 1875, including salaries, farming ex-
penseG, clothing, provisions, and every
tbing, except the repairs and improve
ments on the place, is SO 2 80 cents in
cssh, or 40 cents in county warrants.
A SUGGESTION,
relative to the poorhouse, was submitted
by Justice Jones, to the effect that the
commissioners advertise the Institution,
and place 1t under charge OF responsible
psIties, who will pay the county suita-
bly, therefor. The suggestion was re-
ceived and filed.
Mr.. G. NJ. Calls was appointed con-
stable for the eleventh civil district, to
serve until an election shall be held
therein.
Adjourned to nine o'clock this morn.
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EsThe force Of money can no further 20.
A telegram from Cla.ksville, Tennessee,
says: "The suit Of the creditors of the
Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville
railroad company, against the city
of ClarksVille a1d Montgomery
county, was decided by the supreme
couEt of Tennssee in favor of the de-
PENDANTS, who thus get three hundred
thousand dollars on the original judg-
ment in their favor. There Is great re-
joicing, the schools are dismissed, the
courts adj0uIned, speeches made, bon
fires blazing, and bells ringing. Clarks-
vile was never so excited before"
4 telegram from Berlin says that
Archbishop Ledochowskis imprisOn-
ment terminates on February 3rd, and
that the Catholics of all Germany
propose to celebrate the day In an appro-
pirate manner. DeputatiOns from the
reichstag and laudtag will wait upon
the archbishop, and tender their con-
gratulstions. Archbishop Ledochowski
persists in his refusal to acknowledge
the Jurisdiction Of the new ecclesiastical
court, or the validity Of his deposition.
1t is expected that the government will
"intern'i him, as 1t did the bishop of
Paderborn, unless he prefers quitting the
country. Toe whereabouts of the bishop
Of Cologne are still secret. The POLEs.
zeitung invites all diocesians desiring to
present him with their New Years fe-
lcitations, to leave their cards at its
publishing Office for transmission.
The Mark Lane Express, in review Of
the British grain trade, says: "I675 has
unfortunately proved year of general
deficiency and inferiority. Barley has
shown the best yield Of the season, be-
ing only slightly below average, but it's
color has bean 80 generally affected that
its valne for mating purposes is greatly
reduced-perhsps. .eight to ten shillings
per quarter. Sales have been unusually
dull. Oats and beans are below average,
but better prices are paid for the latter,
which compensate for the defect. Peas
are considerably below average, having
suffered greatly in size and quality. The
wheat crop has suffered most-only one
eighth reaching average, while i've
sixths sink below it. Whatever dullnes5
now p1evatiG, and may for a period con-
tinue, our large deficiency will bsoome
evident as the season advances. Should
We have bad spring, an important ad.
vance must ensue.
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ALMOST A DISASTER.
The DragerJ' or a sTasue OF the Virgin
Catching Fire, Creates Panic
no One Killed.

Boston, January 3.-Whils about one
thousand children were attending Sun
day.school In the basement of st. Mary's
Ca aholic church yesterday, the drapery
OF the statue Of the Virgin Mary took
fire. Some of the children raised cry
of fire, and panic seizlng them, they
rushed for the door to escape. Tne
teachers promptly closed the doors, aud
the burning drspery. having been torn
from the statue, and the fiIe extinguish-
ed, the children resumed the exercises.
Meanwhile the alarm eff fire In the base
meat reached the congregation above,
and with one accord the people rushed
10 the narrow doors which open into
porch. These were chOked up in an in
slant, as were the narrow stairwsys
leading from the galleries. Many per-
sons in the galleries lesped from the
windows 10 the ground; many women
tainted, and il was not until the greater
portion Of the congregation had escaped
into the street thai the cause was ascer-
tained and quiet restored. There was
no loss of life, but there were several
casualties.
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The Acknowledgment Lamar.

Nicksburg HeIRld, lst.
When We first saw the vote on Hol-
mans snti-subsidy resolut on we thought
that, az there were only thirty-tWo
against to two hundred and twenty
three fer the resolution, that Colonel
Lamar had voted for 1t. We could not
conceive how he could consistently bein
favor of both the anti.subsidy resolution
and of the Southern Pacific railway, and
we criticised his action very severely and
unjustly, as it turned out that our dis
tinguished representative voted against
the resolution. When it is explained to
us Why he could only carry thirty with
him and why Kerr, who is opposed to
the Southern Pacific, appointed Lamar,
who claims to be in favor Of it, chair
man of the Southern Pacific committt e,
we shall have something moEe to say on
q subject which, st present, is inexpli-
cable.