The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23

DoNALDs0NVILLE, LA. :,
Saturday, June %, 1877
a LOCAL JoTTINGs.
Loeb's new spring goods are tn
prettiestin town. Every body is 60
ing tosee them.
"a special meeting of Ascension
Hook and Ladder Company will b.
held Monday night.
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Mr.. Henry johnson Of. the eight
ward offers reward of SO for tn,
apprehension of his runaway son
See advertisement 4
Mrs. NJ. Israel q Co. will sell theil
entire stock of goods regardless O
cost, on account of a change to take
place in the partnership.
See advertisement of sale by the
Sheriff next Saturday of watches, Jew.
elry and silver-ware. The announce
ament is made by a thoroughly re-
sponsble party.
The Blue Bucket Fire Company is
making preparations to give fair on
the 9TH and 9Th of July, at the com
Hpany2sz new hall, corner of Conway,
and Lessard streets.
The members of the st. Joseph
Brass Band and their friends will
arnuse themselves at ball to he
given under the auspices of the band
at D. s. c. i. Hall on the 9th of July.
Mr.. Bernard Lemann is having large
quantities of brick hauled to his va
cant lots on Mississippi street, and we
Presume work will soon be-. begun
upon the large store which Mr.. Lemann
proposes to have built.
Crops arc doing spleDddly in the
seventh and eighth wards. The farm
aers have been blessed with several
good showers of rain and they are
preparing to lay by their crops" This
is the cheerful text of a memorandum
which Mr.. Winfree kindly left at the
CHIEF Office the other day.
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"a picnic will take place at Senator
Pierre Landry's place, on Bayou La
fourche, this. afternoon, the affair be-
ing under the direction of colored
society having its headquarters at
Donaldsonville. The picnic party
will go from here and return Tonight
IN q fiat-boat, and will be accompan-
led by Conway's field band.
! Judge Ii. O. Maher returned from
his Galveston visit Tuesday night,
and received a warm welcome home
from his friends whose name is le-
gion. The Judge did not find the sea
bieezes of the gulf city sufficiently
safeguarding to secure him immunity
from homesickness, so made his stay /
unexpectedly short. He solemnly as {
stres US that there is no connection {
between the great Galveston fire and $
|. he new blue suit which sets off his '
judicial anatomy to snch advantage. +
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A grand fair is to be given on Sat- :
lrday and Sunday next in st. james, :.
for the benefit of the public school :
'und of that parish. An entertain =
nent for such an object deserves lib :,
srs1l patronage, and we hope all resi-
Tents of DonaldsonvilIe and Ascension :.
who can make it convenient, will visit ~
be fair. The Independent band of :,
his town has been employed to fur ;,
lsh music fol the occasion, and those :,
Vh8 desire, to accompany the band n
ill probably be furnished transpor- :,
alton at small cost. p
BLOODY Observation-Disclosures
ious Murder withiR her Limits "A in
'iend living in the first ward of Ascen- tn
on writes US particulars of another de
eed of blood committed in the lower sil
ortion of the parish of Iberville. W;
Last Saturday night Sam johnson, wi
slaborer employed on Mr.. Henry tn
ares plantation, was assaulted by a bu
OBJ, who beat him numerically, and fnI
me member of the crowd finally CHI
ed at. Johnson with revolver, aud pr
esbal entered the left breast Of the ia