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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

Last Saturday night about IL
o'clock, Barthelmy, or Baltimore, the
shining colored light of the fourth
ward Democratic club, got into diff
ficulty with some one at the Blue
Bucket Exchange, on Railroad Av-
enue, during which he received a
couple of blows on the head from a
stick, inflicting slight wounds. 1t is
said pistol was fired during the
melee, but the ball struck no one. 1t
seems that during and subsequent to
the Democratic torchlight parade,
Barthelmy had been very boisterous
and abusive, denouncing Republicans
and their candidates in most oppro-
lbrious terms, aud out of his disgrace
Iul conduct the trouble arose. Such
occurrences are co be regretted, and
we repeat our warning tn our political
friends to refrain from any appear
ance of violence or intimidation but
We are glad to be able tu say, in this
case, that leading Democrats who are
cognizant of the circumstances of the
affair freely admit that the conduct
of Bartheluy was reprehensible and
outrageous, and that his punishment
was lighter than he deserved. Free
man Bell has been also guilty of such
department as provoked the assault
,upoR Rarthelmy. These men delight
in broaching political subjects and Of
fensively advancing their opinions
whenever opportunity offers. They
Teviie and depounce Mr.. Packard in
slanderous, abusive, indecent lam
guage, aud declare those who support
him are amcnable to the same cpl
thets. It is not to be wondered that
men thus assaulted and abused occa-
sionally vent their indignation upon
the dirty -mouthed slanderers, nor
that the respectable members of the
Democratic party disavow and dep
reeate the actions of their disreputable
political protegees. We hear that it
has been proposed to expel Barthelmy
from the fourth ward Tilden and
Nichols club, and the treatment of
both him and Boil in this manner
would work no disadvantage to the
opposition.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

is not enough simply to carry Ascen-
sion we should aim to carry it by a
larger majority than ever before-we
should get out every Republican vote
remembering that it may decide
the result as TO the State ticket and
the President ial Electors. This is no
time for internal dissensions, personal
chickering's or swapping horses"
We do not dwell so earnestly upon
this subject because any considerable
number of our vsters are dissatisfied
or blind to the necessities of the hour,
but because we wish to convince the
few who may be, and to secure the
active cooperation of every man who
processes Republican principles.
We are informed that gentleman
who has large plantation interests in
Ascension and St. James has expressed
his intention to order operations at his
sugar houses suspended from Saturday
night preceding the election until the
Wednesday following, to give the en-
ployees upon his places opportunity
to attend the closing mass meetings
of the campaign and to visit the polls
on election day. He says the Repub-
lican officials of the two parishes have
comported themselves SO fairly that
he takes this step more to favor them
and their friends than for any other
object. Such conduct is highly appre-
ciated, and tends to improve and
maintain the generally peaceful and
tolerant state of political feeling that
happily exists in this section.
The Republican sub-executive COM
mittee met on Wednesday and COM
pleted the parish ticket by the nomi-
nation of Police Jurors. The selec-
tions we regard as judicious and cal
culated to add strength to a ticket
that already possessed those elements
which command the confidence and
respect of voters. In the first column,
second page of the CHIEF, we print
the ticket i'll its entirety.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

The Tammany Democrats of New
York nominated their city ticket last
week, headed by Smith Ely for Mayor.
The German Independents have nom
Snated Andrew II. Green to the may
orally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

The new wharf building is nearly
completed. A coat of witewash has
been applied which gives it a neat,
bright appearance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Auction next Saturday at Smiths
auction house, Lafourche street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction! Auction !!

On Saturday November 4, 1876, l will sell
at public auction, one-half acre of
New and Second Hand Furniture,
Cooking Stozes, Bedding,
Moss and Hair Mattresses,
Household and Kitchen Furniture of every
description
AT j. f. SMITHS Auction House, No. l9
Lafourche street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28

SUrcIDE.-Mr. H. C. CRUDE informs
MS that on Wednesday night, while
8he steamer Ouachita Belle was MAX
ing landing at some point in St.
Charles parish, a young white man
jumped overheard from the lower
deck, near the wheeihouse, and was
presumably drowned, as nothing more
was seen of him. He was a young
man, wearing a black moustaclle, and
was registered upon the passenger
list by the name of Talbot or Tauhert,
with Donaldsonville as his destination.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-28


PROPOSED CLOSING OF BAYOU La
FoURCHE.-Our office was visited last
week by Col. A. f. Wrotnowski, Chief
State Engineer, and NJ. w. barton,
Esq, civil engineer representing the
the Louisiana Levee Company, who
Informed us that they had visited
Doualdsouville for the purpose of
taking the measurements and making
the plan for dixie to be built across
Bayou Lafourclle, the prime object
being to avoid the heavy annual ex-
pense of maintaining the levees along
, the course of the stream. There are
grave public interests involved in this
project, to which we shall give due
attention in future issues of the CHIEF.
In the meantime, we should be pleased
to receive communications or sugges-
tions upon the subject from those
who feel an interest in it, to the end
that the matter may be thoroughly
discussed. We believe it is unlawful
to interfere with the course of a navi
gable stream without the aut liOrity of
IL special act of Congress. Ii this is
the case, and any persons feel that
their interests would suffer by the
closing Of the bayou, it will be a sim
pie matter to arrest the proposed
operation by an injunction obtained
from II United States court. The en-
gineers have prepared their plans for
the dixie, and we are informed that
every thing is in readiness to put
force of laborers at work at any mo-
ment deemed advisable.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
Funny Scene on an AccOmmO-
datiOn Train.

A VERY amusing incident occurred
on Fort Wayne Railway train Sat
urday afternoon. Just before one of
the accommodations pulled out from
the Federal street station a we'll
dressed, respectable-looking individu-
al, slightly the worse for a little
"tam," entered one of the ears and
approached a lady who was occupying
part Of a seat and said:
"Madam, is thi hic) is seat taken"
The lady very pleasantly answered,
"No, SIR
"Madam, may I 81 (hic) it DOWN.
"Yes, sir, you may"
The boosy individual took seat
and in few moments the train start
ed. He sat seemingly sontented and
happy for few minutes. All at once
he threw his arms about his fellow
traveller and kissed her yehemently
several times.
Several passengers in the crowded
car at this became greatly incensed.
The fellow kept up his loving method
of procedure and the lady appeared to
be resisting him as best she could.
Finally number Of the most deter
mined Of the passengers made stimuli
taneous bounce for the boosy man.
One individual raised window, and
it looked as if the fellow was going to
hunt terra .1frnaG when he suddenly
seemed to take in the situation.
"What does vi (hic) you fellows
waptS"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
An Odd Marriage.

A NOVEL marriage ceremony WAS
performed at Washington few days
ago by "a Unitarian clergyman from
Boston," The bride was the third
daughter of Mr.. S. p. Brown, was
handsomely dressed, of course, and
equally of course looked pretty and
frightened" The groom was Samuel
l.. Mattinglv, and the unnamed clergy
man was "pompOus in manner and
faltering in speech He sung out the
name of Samuel while reading the
marriage certificate. lie atterWard
asked for two rings, and, turning his
back upon bride and groom, held
ring in each hand, and called upon the
company to witness that there were
two rings; they were round, which
was symbolical of the marriage. Then
he informed the guests that the rings
were of gold--another piece of valua-
ble information; no base metal thlS
time. After the rings were sufficient
" eulogized, he wheeled around and
addressed the trembling pair, and,
told the groom to put one ring on the
brides finger, and she must put the
other on the gentleman's finger, and
both repeat, "With this ring | thee
we'd" After a prayer, he announced
that the deed was done, and that Mr..
and Mrs. SAMUEL Mattingly were
prepared to receive the fluctuations of
their friends. Everyone said they
never saw or heard of such a cere-
mony before, and, no doubt, the min
ister intended to produce that impress
cinn
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
The Ants and the Honey.

A LADY once had a pot OF honey,
which she found often visited by ants.
She tried various ways to keep them
from getting at it, but all in vain. AT
last she fastened cord round the YES
sci which held it, and let it hang down
from a hook in the ceiling.
Now, it happened that there was
Just one single ant left upon that YES
sci. The lady thought she had swept
them all off before she hung it up; but
this little fellow had escaped her no.
tice. When he found himself alone
with that ocean of sweetmeats, he ate
as much as he wanted. Then he
mounted the rope; climbed up to the
ceiling; crossed the ceiling; marched
down the wall, and made straight for
home.
As soon as he arrived, he told his
friends he knew how to find the honey.
and was willing to show them the way.
Directly great company of them were
ready to follow him. They formed in
a line of march. He headed the line,
and led them down that cord into the
"happy valley" at the foot of it. At
once they attacked the treasure. Each
one took load and started for home.
Soon there were two lines of ants to
be seen along that cord; one was 60
Ing up Sull-the other was coming
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
TURNING GRAY.

LIES sands are running fast away,
The buoyant step of youth has gone,
Tie falling hair is turning gray
And time seems now to hurry on
More tleetly than in days of yore,
Before the heart became its prey,
Before twas sadness TO the core,
Before the hair was turning gray.
Yes, turning gray! age comes like snow,
As still, and carves each careworn line;
Its wrinkles on the brow will grow,
The hair with silvery streaks will shine,
The eyes their brightness lose, the hand
Grow dry and tremulous and thin;
For life. alas, is gu ckly spanned,
And death its gates soon closes in.
Ali turning grayl we vain would hide
This sign how long with time we've been;
These deepcned wrinkles side by side
Cut by the sorrOws we have seen.
For feeble beats The heart as years
More thickly cluster on our head,
As autumn raindrops hang like tears
On some fair flower that's nearly dead!
Like perished petals from the flower
Our hopes and widest joys are laid,
Born only for day Or hour,
Sweet gambols by the fancy played.
As age comes on we long for rest,
As saints near shrines will long to pray;
But still we love that time the best
Before the hair was turning gray
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
GEORGE STEPHEN BROWN.

A LOUD scream came from the next
room, then another and another, fol-
lowed by loud crying, which grew
| louder and louder. Suddenly there
burst into my room little boy of five
years, his face covered with tears, and
his mouth wide open, as he screamed
and sobbed, and ran toward me, cry
ing, "Auntie, auntie"
| had seen him in this way more
| than once, and SO knew he was not
hurt. | sat still, and he threw his
arms around me, hid his face in my
neck, and cried till the tears made my
collar quite wet.
"What is the matter, George 2"
sad |.
mamma won't let me 90 to town
in the carriage with her to-day" he
said, with 50 many sobS | could scarce
ly understand him.
"Mamma knows best, said | ; "and
it must be for some good reason that
| she does not take you.
shall haze to cry if l don't go; cant
help it. Oh, mamma might let me go
| Just rs well as n0tr and he cried
! louder than ever.
I waited till he began to be calm,
and then said, gently, "Georgic, don't
you love your mammal
"Yes, I do" he said; Il love her
very much.
"Then why don't you like to do as
she says" | asked.
81 don't know" said George.
81 know" said |, "and l will tell
you; it is because you love somebody
else better"
"No; | love mamma better than
anyone in the whole world" he said.
"Well, l know some one you love
much BETTER said |.
"Who is it?" said George.
cit is boy about your size, named
George Stephen Brown.
George stopped sobbing, stood up,
and looked at me in surprise; for that
was his own name.
eyes, l said; you love that boy
better than anyone i'll the world. You
are always thinking of what he wants,
and what will please him. Now this
George Stephen Brown does not know
what a simpletOn he is, and has very
bad habit of crying and screaming
when told to do or not to do anything
against his own will He often an,
noys your mamma in this way, ant
you let him do it, when you could Stol
him at once if you chose. Your man
ma loves you and you know it; bu
you do not care to make her happy
You care only for your precious
George Stephen Brown. Every tint
| hear you crying | know YOU are fol
lowing the example of George Stephel
Brown. You love him very much
and your mamma very little"
said all this with such a sober face
that George did not know at frs
what to make of it. He looked yer,
thoughtful for few minutes; thel
his face frightened up, and he said
"Ill go and help mamma get read
for town. I'll do all can to pleas
her; and you shall see that do lov
her a great deal better than tina
nahghty George Stephen Brown
Nursery.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
Johnny's Dreadful Punishment.

JOHNNY had been naughty. It's
astonishing how naughty two-year-old
babies can be when they try; and
Jshnny had tried. His blue eyes didn't
look as usual. and his hair wasn't as
golden, and instead of a bright smile
a cunning-oh. dear, what am | say
ing?-an ugly pOut rested on his pretty
little mouth. There he stood in the
middle of the floor, baby fists on baby
hips, feet very wide apart, the sweet
est mean the ightiest-wee rebel
that ever defed mamma. Just think
of it, only two years old, and defying
mamma. "Will you be gOod?' asked
mamma, sternly. "No, mamma"
replied Johnny. Mamma opened her
eycs-they were not as blue as john
ny's-very wide. "You won't?' she
said. "No, ma'am,' repeated john
nv. "Then," said she, solemnly,
"you must be punished. Go into the
store-room and stay in there until you
can say, Yes, ma'am.' Johnny
went, and mamma closed the door, ex-
pecting to hear the wished-for Eyes,
shouted forth instantly. But, to her
great surprise, she heard not word
or cry. Five minutes passed; utter
silence. Ten minutes went by; not
the slightest sound; and mamma be-
gan to grow impatient-for, after the
manner of mammas, she was longing
to kiss and forgive her boy. ooh!
the blessed darling" she said to her.
self, as the twelfth minute stole away !;
"the punishment is too dreadful for
him. How could 1 have been so hard
hearted? To shut merry little thing
like that in dark place; a baby, that
should never be out of sunshine ex-
pect when he's asleep; it's too bad. y
And she flew to open the closet door,
"John," as his father calls him, looked
up at her, his whole face sparkling
with fun. The blue had come back to
his ewes and the gold to his hair and
the smile to his lips. In his chubby
hand he held the last piece Of what,
lust fourteen minutes before, had been
fine, brown, fragrant, fresh-baked
loaf of cake. Crumbs covered his
face from chin to eyes, his cheeks
shone, and sundry crisp fragments
clung to his neck and bib. "Good
graciousr said mamma. "Dood
taker' said Johnny.--Madge Elliot,
in BuldaUin'S Monthly.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
A-"oAD.

OK the sth the Russian Minister OF
Finance submitted to the Emperor re-
mort on the finances of the Empire, IN
which he strongly deprecated war.
DIR. WADDY, who was made President
of the Wesleyan Conference in 1893, dleu
in London on the Sth.
CALCUTTA dispatches of the 9Th say a
cvclone had devastated the district OF
Backergunge. Upward of 1000 native
houses had been destroyed. The town OF
Dowluttkan had been submerged by the
waves and over 5000 of the inhabitants
perished.
SIR THOMAS WHITE was installed Loro
Mayor of London, with the usual ceremo-
nies, on the 9th.
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch OF the 9th
saws the Khan of Khiva had offered to
surrender the remainder of his territory TO
Russia.
MoSrENEeRo has opened directnegotia'
tions with the Sublime Porte for peace.
NEARLY 100000 in American golo
was Withdrawn from the Bank OF En-
gland, on the 10Th, for shipment to ne"
York.
CAIRO Egypt Dispatch received OF y,
the 10th, says the Egyptian Minister o.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-16
An Unfortunate SOmnambulist.


TOMMY HARRISON walks in his
sleep. He is ashamed of it. but he
can't help it. He was born so. Last
week Tommy changed boarding places,
securing nice set of rooms at the
Oliver House. Thinking that perhaps
us the bed, room and furniture were
all new and strange to him he might
indulge in his propensity for noctur-
nal pcrambulations he called to his
room Just before retiring the colored
porter, who plays with the seven-story
trunks and bouncrS impecunious
boarll-hilI forgctters. To this individ-
uaI, who stands just seven feet high
in his stockings, he explained the
whole matter, and handing him dol
lar bill said: " Now, Charley, Just you
. keep an eye on my room during the
night, and in case you hear me moving
about inside, come in, Shake me Il lit
tie, I'll awake. and then everything
will be all right The porter said he
understood, and departed. Tommy
undresScd, turned out the gas. threw
open his window and jumped into bed,
and was soon sound asleep. Patiently
the man waited in the hall outside
of door No. -. But not a sound was
heard. About half-past twelve o'clock
the air blowing in through that open
window in Tummy's room became so
| uncomfortable that Tommy awoke
! Shivcring like 4 frozen Chipmunk.
| Seeing the cause of the difficulty he
| sprung out of bed to close the win
/ dow, and in doing so tumbled over Il
chair. That was Just what the pOr-
| ter had been waiting for. With one
/ bound he Was in the room, and seeing
/ Il form outlined against the window,
! he made a grab for it and caught it
with Il grip of iron. Tommy yelled
with pain, and told Charley he was
awake, that it was all right, he wasn't
walking in his sleep. But Charley
! wouldn't have it in that way. He
trippcd up the unfortunate somnam-
| lJllIlSJ tIltl lIltN IlllIl Oll lIlt lIool
with Il thmp that ratified every bone
in his body. Then he sat down on
| him and began shaking him, by thump-
| ing his head up and down on the floor.
| In vain Tommy insisted that he WAS
not asleep, and had not been that
night-thc man kept right Oh. Ev-
gT ti~e dP ne TomPh Ph, mH4S H4sS Rv5 HI 52itt5mp' 5 s ts
chest and pinned him to the floor, all
the time keeping up his shaking pro-
cess. At length, all tired out, Tommy
remained perfectly still, and the por-
ter, surprising by this time that he
was quietly sIumbering after his attack
| of the JIM jams, placed him on the bed
and retired. The next morning that
colored porter came to Tommy and
asked him for another dollar on account
Of the trouble he had in getting him
out of his tit.-TOlet}O Biude.
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Finance had been dismissed and impris-
oned Tor conspiracy against the Khedive.
The khedive's son had been appointed
Minister of Finance.
A TELEGRAM from st. PETERSBURG on
the 11th gives the full text of a speech de-
llvered by the Gar, at Moscow, Just after
the report of Lord Beaconsfeld's speech
faVoring Turkey had been received. He
expressed his most ardent desire that the
conference at Constantinople might be
successful, but said, if the neces-
sary guarantees could not be given
Tor carrying out Russia's demands,
he should act independently and vigorous
ly. lie was convinced the whole of
Russia would respond to his summons
should he consider that Russian honor re-
quired it. Berlin, Paris and London dis
patches of the 18th say this speech had
produced the profoundest alarm through
out Europe, and almest precipitated
panic upon the various stock boards. Its
tone was considered extremely warlike.
IT is reported that the loss of life in
India, caused by the late cyclone, will
reach from 20,00o to 10000.
THE United States frigate Franklin,
with VIM. Nj. Tweed on board, arrived at
st. Thomas on the 9Th, after a tcmpestu-
Gus voyage. Tweed was in excellent
health. The Franklin ran short of coal,
and was compelled to stop at St. Thomas
to replenish. She sailed for New York
on the Sth.
HONOLULU papers received in San
Francisco on the 11th announce the ar
rival at the former place of the brig
Three Brothers, with 100 Of the crew of
the whaling feet abandoned in the Arctic
The statements made by the masters of
the Three Brothers and Arctic are corrob-
orative of the story Of those masters of the
abandoned ships who reached San Fran
cisco.
On the 18th the Eastern question had
assumed an exceedingly grave aspect
The conduct of Russia was considered
extremely aggressive and that of Turkey
vacillating and calculated to menace the
peace Of Europe. The Turkish Govern
ment had telegraphed its representatives
abroad that it should insist, as a condition
precedent to any negotiation, that the in
tegrity of the Ottoman Empire should be
guaranteed by the comforting Powers
Berlin, Vienna, Paris and London dis
patches declared the Conference would
fail. Russia was daily Withdrawing her
Consuls from the interior of Turkey.
AT Montreal, Canada, rumors of Fe-
nian raid prevailed on the 18th, and the
Dominion Government was collecting
troops to meet the anticipated invasion.
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down empty. They never stopped till
they had left the vessel perfectly clean
of honey; and when the good lady
came to take down her jar-behold, it
WAS empty,
OF course ants never heard the
eighth commandment. They know
nothing about stealing. but lay their
hands on everything they find that
suits them. They are noble little fell
lows; they are always ready to help
one another, and to share with others
all the good things they get, Let us
learn from the ants lesson of kind
neSS.-N. Y Observer.