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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19
PORTER, BOYTS & co.
Successors to StouTer. Porter &c Co.
Fl O N D r
Machine T. EO1ye Works,

Water Street. Opposite Ii. 4 o. Il II Depot. ConneiIsviIie, Pa
Manufacturers of Railroad and Machine Castings, II. X.
Frogs, Switch Stands and Brides, Trucks, Pit Wagons, Lar
ries, Iron Wheel Barrows, Stone Picks, Hammers and Chisels,
Bridge Trusses and Bolts, Plows, Plow Castings,
Cook, parlm & Heating Stoves, Crates & Fire Fronts, Tenders, Hollow Ware.
Miscellaneous Castings Made to Order.
Machinery o. all kinds built and repaired at Short Notice and Reasonable Terms
Also on hand all kinds of Material used about Steam Engines.
Has, steam and waaFP Pipe Fittings Bras Valves Brass Wire Gum Hose Gum and Fhrus
Packing, Leather and Rubber Betting, Couplings Spiral Cars Springs RietS
April II. B O L T s ETC
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19
PA NTS.

+. A. Lehman, Solicitor Of Patents. Washing
ton, DC. No patents ~ gay. Send FOR Circu-
lar. April Is, l year
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FRUIT GROWING.

S. c. Davis Of Orleans county, y.
Y, has 80 acres Of orchard. contain
ing 1880 apple trees, 500 Of which
were set in 1858, and the remainder
~ lse2 and lscs. Tbs young or.
chards cover 81 acres. and are chief
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19

Let there be a big turn u It our
County Fair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19
RURAL TOPICS
rxrrnIMENrs wIrn wHEAT.

Written Tor the HERALD by a farmer, Ez.aener
and ~fruitsgrover Of great experience.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-19

sNe ~ ceOAnuSu niu NuaN u uetu "
be. ! am gittin' old and have tC
hsvs things better than | used to
| feel il AL day IL | don't have coffee
in the mornin', and ] must have q
great many other things which they
amt used to in the South. And
besides all this, they are too handy
with their weapons down Their. IL
the North when they git after ut
they arrest US, and take US very care.
fully to q Jail, and they brings US
tracts. aud treats Vi kindly, 30 as tt
reform us, and the wimmin visit us
to try the effect of kindness on u:
erin ones, and they feed us mighty
well. and altogether, it amt a bac
thing for a rest. And then we gifts
out, and goes our way, recooperstid,
and good for a great deal of walkin'.
Now down South it amt that way @
all. If you go into q house ant
scare the wimmin, the men amt fal
of, aud they git on Their horses and
hunt us And they don't arrest III
nuther. When they come up with us
they are just as likely as not to put
a charge of buck-shot through US, ior
Their amt nc inquiry about such
things. Out of party of fourteen o.
us that went down into North Caro-.
lima, only FIVE ever got back North.
And then | don't like niggers, and
you have to do a great deal of stay,
in with them. Niggers amt to my
.aste-I never did like 'em, and
can't overcome the prejudis. They
are an inferior race"
Don't you end it rather hard to
Gnd comfortable places to sleep, In
the city ~
Sometimes. Now aud then we
git into the Station-house, aud ther'
ere always empty boxes and warm
corners. 1t amt as pleasant as the
Windsor Hotel, but we are satisfied"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

That very sweettempered journal,
the Louisiana Sugar Bo,Ul, ;sssails the
Republicans of the nation fiercely,
denouncing them as party of thieves,
organized for robbery" who began
f." by stealing negroes, then the prop
erty of the Southern States" and,
=" finding the underground method
too slow, they brought on the war so
that they could steal by the whole
sale"
Ifany Republican newspaper should
assert the prevalence at the South of
the spirit which prompted this out
burst of animosity-plainiy the spirit
of the " unrepentant REBEL" bewail-
ing the lost cause and the abrogated
institution of slavery-the paper
would at once be accused of SANDER
ing the Southern people for political
effect at the North. It is asserted,
and not enormously. that the belief is
widely entertained in the Northern
States that a majority of the Southern
whites have not accepted the results
of the war in good faith and treasure
still in their bosoms the spirit of re-
bellion which found vent in armed
insurrection in 1861. This fact is bit
terly complained of in the South and
uniformly attributed to the misrepre-
sentations of Republicans, when the
truth is that it is mainly due to Just
such expressions of opinion from just
such sources as that We have quoted
above.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
. BEAUvAIs,
Proceedings of Common Coun Gil,
Town of Donaldsonville.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
MAYORS OFFICE, Dec. IL, 1876.

ADJOURNED MEETING.
MAYORS OFFICE, Dec. IL, 1876.
The Council met this day at o'clock P
NJ, pursuant to adjournment
Members present.. A. Cheevers, Mayor;
n Ross, A. Montecino, Aldermen LIST ward
Jos. Hiss, Alderman 2nd ward ID. Butler,
Alderman 3rd ward
Absent. A. Duffel,
The reading of the minutes of tho last
m Getting was dispensed with
The following report was presented, re-
ceived and adopted:
DoNALDsoNgILLE, Dec. Is, 1876.
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of the
town of Donaldsonville
Genhemen-Your committee to whom was
submitted the proposition OF leasing ont the
batture in lots for number of years beg
leave to report unfavOrabiy and against the
project for the following reasons, TO wit: lst,
that said batture is public property and de-
voted TO the use of the public for the pur-
pose OF landing boats. logs, etc., catching
wood and preparing the same for market,
and by leasing out the same q great many
poor people would be deprived of the right
of cutting and making wood, and conse-
quently be an injury to the public generally.
Ind, that the said battnre in its present
condition is not susceptible of private own
6rSnlp elInof Dy Lne tcWD OF riparian Of IfOuG
proprietors until the present levee be re-
moved further back. 3rd, it is the opinion
| OF your committee from information received
| that d majority of the citizens of the town
are opposed to the leasing out OF the said
batture lots for the reasons given above and
also for the reason that it would spoil and
deface the front of the town to have any
buildings thereon; wherefore we respectfully
| submit this our report
NATHAN ROSS,
JOSEPH HISS.
On motion of Joseph Hiss, duly seconded
the following resolution was presented and
adopted:
ResolUed, That committee of three to-
| gether with the Mayor be appointed to pre-
pare license law for the year 1877, and re-
port the same at the next regular meeting
| of the Council.
| The Mayor appointed on said committee
Messrs. Jos. Hiss, N. Ross and A. Montecino.
The newly revised Code OF Ordinance
prepared by Jno. A. Cheevers and David
| Israel were presented to the Council, and
on motion duly seconded. the same was re-
| ferred to q committee of three members of
tho Council, to which the Mayor appointed
| the following committee Messrs D. Butler,
Jos. Hiss and N. Ross.
| The following bills were approved:
w. G. Wilkinson (stationary) SIS rs
j. j. Sullivan, tpoisoning dogs) 90
e" $ (Constable) 90
lburying carrian) 1 so
On motion duly seconded, the Council ad
journed.
| A true copy:
| DAVID ISRAEL,
| Secretary
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

On Tuesday, the 9th inst, the Gen
eral Assembly of the State, in joint
session convened, will proceed to the
election of two United States Senators,
one to fill the seat denied to Gov.
Pinchback, the other to serve for the
term of six years from the 4th of
March. A number of candidates are
mentioned: Gov. Kellogg, exGOv-
errors Pinchtack and Warmoth, Sen
ator West, Col. James Lewis, sLieut.
Gov. Antoine and perhaps others. 1t
is the general impression that Gov.
Kellogg will be one of the Senators,
and we shall not be sorry to chronicle
his election. He has occupied the
position before, and acquired the rep
utation of an active, able and faithful
representative of the interests of Lou
isiana. We feel assured that he will
do as well again, if the opportunity is
given him. Without disparagement
to the claims of other prominent and
deserving aspirants, we think one of
the Senators elect should be colored
man, and any oIe OF the three we
have just mentioned would do honor
to the station. Mr.. Pinchback has
nndeniably strong claims for consid
Grafton. He was once elected, bat
deprived of his seat by political eom-
plications which for time threatened
the supremacy of our party in this
State he received Il unanimous pledge
of support for e-eleetion from the
Republican State Convention of 1876,
his ability and fitness are beyond
question. The sole objection of APP
preciable weight which can he urged
again st him is that he accorded IA
tardy and lukewarm support to the
State ticket in the recent canvass, and
his opponents will contend that by
this course he canoe He'd the pledge of
the convention. We Very much doubt
if it will be good policy for the Re-
publicans in the General Assembly to
violate the party faith upon such a
| pretext, and we trust the matter will
| receive due consideration to the end
that justice may prevail and our
hands be strengthened by the issue
of the Senatorial contest now close
upon us.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Mr.. Spencer, one of the Democratic
congressman from this State, distin-
guished himself during "a political de-
bate the other day by charging that
the Republican party is responsible
for all the difficulties which occur in
the South. This is very brash state
ment, and yet in certain sense Mr..
Spencer is right. The Democratic
party seeks to control all the Offices
and manipulate the governments of
the Southern States. The Republican
majorities viii intrude upon this com.
Portable family arrangement, and then
the " difficulties s. ensue. The nature
OF the Republican responsibility is APP
parent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
Medical Notice.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, La,
December /. 1876,

December !, 1876 {
"HEREAS, 1t is a fact we'll known to
w every practitioner of medicine that
there Is class of persons in every cemmu.
nifty who, while able to remunerate their
family physician for professional services,
habitually defraud him out of his honest
dues, anu exchange him for another as soon
and P"S n'Vn' Is 'nS'S'ea on LOT past services
whereas, This system of fraud has he.
come such nuisance in this communitv
That some concerted action on the mart ri
physicians has become necessity for self
protection; therefore.
ifesotped, By the citizen physicians of Dom.
atdsoneiite and of the parish of Ascension.
mat we, and each OF. us will, within thirty
days from dat,., make complete list of onr
deiinquents, and notify them by writing nj
the amount OF arrears due, with the ipfor-
nation that If these arrears are not paid or
satisfactorily arranged within thirty DAVIS
from date of such notice, their names will
appear on the general Black List. a
copy OF which will be in the possession of
every one of the undersigned.
HesotDed, That the undersigned hereby
pledge themselves not to give prescription.
medical advice or attention to those who
permit Their names to appear on said Black
Last without the payment of the fee shall
be secured before such services are rendered
hesotceG, That nothing in the above shall
apply to those who are not able to nav. Or
interfere in any manner with that work Of
charity which every humane and honorabIr
medical man delights to perform.
ED. DUFFEL, M. D.,
JNO. DOMINIQUE, NJ. D..
j. CELL LEGARE, M. d.,
DIR. B. CLAVERIE,
JNO. E. DUFFEL, M. D..
W. NJ. McGALLIAaD, M. D..
d2-im E. r. CoNNELL, N. d.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
Official Notice.
TREAsURER's OFFIt

TREASURER OFFICE, 4
Donaldsonville, Dec 4, 1876 {
IN conformity with the ordinances of the
Il town of Donaldsonville, / will offer for
sale at public auction, to the highest bidder.
at the Courthouse in the town of Donald
sonyilie, ON
Tuesday, the End day OF January, 1877,
at 12 O'clock NJ,
l. The lease of the Market-House. and
Market dues, for the term of one year from
the 10th day of January, 1877.
2. The lease of the Mississippi River Ferry,
from the 10th day of January, 1877.
Terms and Conditions:
Purchasers to furnish their notes with
good and solvent security, to be approved
by the Common Council, PAYABLE to the
Treasurer at his Office, on the 3lst day of
January, 18th day of February, 3lst day of
March, Both day of April, 3lst day of Nav.
3Oth day of June, 31st day of July, 3lst day
| of August, Both day of September, 3lst day
OF October, Both day of November and 3lst
day OF December, 1877, bearing eight per
| cent interest from and after maturioy.
Purchaser of the Market-House dues shall
besides furnish bond with approved security.
IN the sum of one hundred dollars, and tie
purchaser OF the River Ferry will likewise
| furnish hond in the sum OF two hundred and
fifty dollars for the faithful performance of
their duties
The purchaser of the Market-Hou dues
shall be guided by the tariff of 1876, and the
purchaser of the River Ferry shall be guided
by the following tariff, and also the follow
ing persons and articles shall pass over said
| ferry free of toll, to-wit: All persons sub
| jeet to militia duty, going and returning
| from muster, their horses and equipage; ali
military stores belonging to the United
States or State OF Louisiana; all the State
officers engaged in the service of criminal
process; all Grand and Petit Jurors. and
witnesses in criminal prosecutions, all CIer-
gymen of every denomination, and all chill
! dren going or returning from school.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

The January number of Peterso,a's Maoa-
zine, that paragon of the lady's books, is out
in advance, and is, we think, the most SUI
perh we have ever seen There are two
beautiful steel engravings, one of little
girl and water-lillies; the other "The Wan
derer," illustrating story by Frank Lee
Benedict. The mammoth colored fashion
plate is unusually elegant it is a picture as
well as tashion-plate. In all, there are
some thirty fashion patterns in the number.
But the great feature is a magnificent colored
pattern of new kind of fancy work, crib
bon Embroidery" which every lady will be-
wild to learn, and which is besides. the most
costly establishment ever seen in any mag
azlne. The stories are even better than
usual, and no lady's book has such writer's
as Peterson. This magazine is cheaper than
ever for 1877. Single copies are two dollars
year, but five copies are sent for So. with
an extra copy to the person getting up the
club, or six copies for 80 CO. with an extra
copy, and the large-sized steel engraving.
" CORVALLIS Surrender" All are posta te
free. Fer larger clubs the prices are even
lower. Specimens are sent, gratis to those
wishing to get up clubs. Peterson ia EN-
phatically the magazine for the times. Ad
dress Charles j. Peterson, 300 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
THE RETURN1Na BoARDoUTDoNE.


as to the manner in which the Dem
ocrats, in organizing their dual State
government, would overcome the OBJ
stacle of an admitted Republican ma
iority in the House of Representatives.
It ia notorious fact that according
to the returns of the election promul-
gated by the Democratic State Com
mittee, majority of the members
elect of the lower house of the Cen
eral Assembly were Republicans. The
Democrats made weak pretense of
disputing this fact by chasing three
well known Republicans-Messrs. Es-
topinal of St. Bernard, Kennedy and
Brown of Jefferson-as Democrats,
besides including in their list OF sue
cessfnl candidates two Democrats who
were shown by the official returns,
the correctness of which is unques-
toned, to have been defeated.
The method adopted to manufacture
a quorum for the rump Democratic
House is without a rival among the
achievements which have been at
tributed to the Returning Board by
the opposition press. In the sublimity
of it's impudence it stands unparal-
leled. 1t was developed when Mr..
Trezeyant, former Clerk of the House
of Representatives,, stood up III St.
Patrick's Hall and called a roll pur-
porting to embrace the names of the
Representative who received ma
iority of votes on the face of the re-
turns, as promulgated by the Demo-
cratic committee.
Among the names called were those
of three defeated candidates from the
seventh district of Orleans parish,
whose election had never before been
claimed, even by the most sanguine
of Democratic ready reckoners. This
trio of minority representatives ac-
cepted the position assigned them
and by their presence made up the
bare quorum of 81 which Clerk
Trezevant reported present in the
rump House on Monday.
This species of counting in" is
entirely novel, and, as we have before
said, surpasses any thing ever charged
upon the Returning Board. There
was no previous pretense of the right
of the three candidates to be consid-
| cred as members elect no form OF
contest was ubserved-llo inquiry
made into the merits of the case. The
Democratic managers found them
selves III IA desperate extremity with
out quorum Tor one branch of their
mock Legislature-aHd they sought
relief i'll a desperate measure, which
should make them and their bogus
government the laughing stock of the
country. What would under other
circumstances he regarded as a luost
4 infamous aud monstrons outrage upon
popular tights, becomes in the exist
ing state of affairs fit subject for ridi-
cule-an inimitable piece of buffoonery
perpetrated by the leading clowns in
the holiday burlesqne of "a State
Government" performing and to be
continued for limited period at st.
Patrick's Hall, New Urleans.g
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

The official reception at the White
House on New Years Day is described
as one of the most magnificent ever
held in the presidential mansion. The
callers comprised all the leading do
nestle and foreign officials in the
capital. besides many private citizens.
Mrs. President Grant gracefully pre-
sided over the ceremonies, assisted by
Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs. Fred. Grant and
several other ladies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
MEXICO.

At last accounts Gen. DiaZ was still
in possession of the City of Mexico and
had also occupied Queretaro, Iglesias
having returned to Guanajuato. A
struggle between these leaders is iInmi-
nent, as both claim the Presidency. fhe
reported capture of ex-President Ler-
do and shooting of Gen. Escobedo is
contradicted. Lerdo and Escobedo
are at Mazatlan, on the Pacific coast,
from whence the constitutional gov
eminent will probably be admins
tered if the deposed President con-
cludes to make an effort to regain his
position and reassert his authority.
A deplorable condition of affairs
exists at Matamoras. The commander
of the troops at that place, Gen. Re
veultas, has not proclaimed his allegi-
anee to any of the presidential aspi-
rants, but is taking advantage OF his
power to extort tribute from the mer-
chants and property holders of the
city. Property is being seized and the
owners thrown into prison. In several
cases such outrages have been per-
petrated upon American residents,
and an appeal has been made to our
government to interfere.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
For Sale.

II OF No. IS, lying at the corner of Lessard
4 land Attakapas streets, in Donaldsonville,
together with the improvements Ehereupon,
consisting of one desirable DWELLING
HOUSE, with six rooms four CRATES, back
gallery, double kitchen in the rear, cistern.
buggy house, stable and shed; all in good
repair.
street, adjoining the above property, con-
tanning three rooms, tive CRATES, double
kitchen, shed and cistern attached; all in
good repair.
The property viii be sold upon reasonable
TERMS For particulars apply to
j. B. LECHE,
d23 At N Bells drug store, Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

An item in the Morgan City Regis
ter conveys the Information that Mr..
Acklen has served notice of contest
upon Congressman Darrall. This
seems is be chronic habit with the
defeated Democratic candidates in
this model Republican district, aud
the most plausible explanation of the
circumstance which suggests itself to
the inquiring mind is hankering af-
ter the per diem and mileage usually
accorded to contestants. Mr.. Breaux
tried the little game two wears ago.
but his claims were so weak that no
recognition could be secured them in
House with eighty Democratic ma
jority. Mr.. Acklen has been more sig
nally beaten in fair, quiet election
than Mr.. Breaux was in 1874, and his
chances of obtaining the seat to which
the people have chosen Dr., Darrall
are just about as slim as Tilden's pop
ular majority in South Carolina.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Those people who have been SO
confident that South Carolina was
fraudulently " counted in" for Hayes,
will be surprised to learn that the
Democratic House Committee which
has been investigating political affairs
III the Palmetto State is unanimously
agreed that the Hayes aud Wheeler
electors received about 700 majority
on the face of the returns made by
the commissioners of election.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

A frightfnl railroad accident oc-
Cured at AshtabuIa, Ohio, on Friday
eft last week. A passenger train of
eleven cars went through a bridge,
falling seventy FIVE feet into a river
covered with ice. All the cars caught
FIRE and the people in them were sub
jected TO danger of death from both
fire and water. There were about IFS
passengers on the train, of whom full
~ One-third were killed, most of those
who escaped death.receiving injuries
more or less serious.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

President Grant has rendered an
apology to che French GoverDmet for
the arrest of an attache of the French
legation by policemen of the Phila-
delphia Exposition.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

The appointment of Judge John E.
King of st. Landry as an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court is rec
ignition of the worth and legal ability
Of one of Louisiana's best citizens aud
most learned jurists, The selection re-
fleets credit upon Governor kellogg.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Congressman Levy from this State
presented a memorial to Congress
for the Improvement of Red river
from Jefferson, Texas, to its mouth,
the document being signed by leading
business men 1T New Orleans. Mr..
Levy will introduce bill approx rat
ing $3.50, 900 for the work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

The two Republicans who eonsorted
a few days with the Hampton Legis-
lature in SoRth Carolina, returned to
their seats in the legal House before
the session closed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

The Seuate Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections is investigating
the Oregon electoral case. Govenol
Grover, the Secretary of State, the
legal electors and Cronin, the Demo
cratic pretender, will give their testi-
mony.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
A Card.

70 all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c, I
VIII send recipe that will cure you, FREE
oF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by missionary in South America.
Send self,addressed envelope to the REV.
JOSEPH I. Imam Station d. Bible House
1'ese I"fN- nil-6m
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Lncius Robinson and Zebulon b.
Vance, governors elect of New York
and North Carolina, were inaugurated
ON Monday.