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VIM. NJ. LADD, II, ID.

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To COnsuInptives.

TO Consumptives.
The advertiser. having been permanently
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The COugh and Lung syrup

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Remember that 1t
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
OLD SLEDGE.
BY vANDYKE BROWN.


You may eulogize whist as a game WHICH re.
quires
The stolid skill of our English sires,;
You may risk your luck on draw at poker,
Or patronize euehre-but not with the ioke er;
You may find that in cribbage there's some
thing to do
When you lay out a sequence or fifteen two;
You may build at casino, or enter party
For quiet game of piquet or ecarte-
But there isn't Il game in the whole of the
pack
That can hold a candle to highlow. jack!
Blest Puritan game in the far away time.
When innocent sport was condemned as a
crime,
The boys of New England would HE them
away,
To friendly barn with its sheltering hay,
On the afternoon of the Sabbath day,
To digest the sermon and blunt its edge
With thy multitudinOus charms, Old Sledge
They shuffled and dealt with a cautious hand,
For their pasteboard friends were contra
band,
But ever and oft, as they made their scores,
They carelessly called the game all fours."
And afar on the California slope,
In the days when the Argonauts, flushed
with hope,
Were searching for "pockets ;" and stalking
Inelf clalInS,
They counted thee then the prince of all
games.
BY the blazing campfire gathered round,
What solid comfort i'll thee they found
Those bearded men, who carried their lives
Clutched in their hands, as they carried their
knives,
Dealt out the cards and brimmed their cup
Of earthly pleasure with seven-up.
With all thy changes of form and name,
At heart, Old Sledge, thou art still the same;
Thy laws are laws of life in a way,
Where all must shuttle and deal and play
Where the pack is cut by those who would
live,
Where some must beg and some must give;
Ii We hold the high it is safe, we know,
Butwe need to be cautious with only the low,
For knave will carry his point like a brick,
Where king would fail at taking "a trick !"
N. 2. Clipper.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

The Supreme Court has decided
that Judge Morris Marks, of the 4th
judicial District is not eligible to the
office which he was elected to fill, on
account of not having received
diploma from the State University
and not being admitted to practice
law by the Supreme Court. The
Judge has asked for new hearing,
but will be refused. Some members
of our bar are of opinion that this
decision will also make Judge Fon-
telieu ineligible as Judge of this Dis
trict.-Attakapas Register.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
Our New York Letter.
The Money That Men leave
POlfticHI-The ColOrcd Baby
SElOW-AmOthcz' DcfalcatiOn-
T'he Trouble with the Liquor
EReaHsa.S

NEW YORK, Dec. is, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Money isn't worth much after the
man who made it lets it pass out of
his control. Vanderbllt's estate is now
ii foot ball in the conrts, and where it
will finally go, and to whom, is
question. 1t is so immense an affair
that if it is divided each of the heirs
will have ten times as much as any
one ought to have, bnt by the time
the lawyers and the courts get
through with it, the shares will be so
pared down as to make difference
in the showing. And now comes an
other money trouble. Moses H. Grin
nell died recently, leaving a fortune
OF several millions, and he made a
will, also. He left half million to
each of his children, except q daugh.
ter, Fanny, TO whom he bequeathed
only $4,000, the reason for the dis
elimination being that she had mar
ried Il Boston millionaire, and was
rich already. 1t is question whether
Fanny and her husband will concur
in the propriety of this distribution,
and the chances are that there will be
a squabble over this estate. Why
don't these men distribute their mill
ions before they die, and save all this
trouble /? That is what l am going to
do. | never will have my children
fighting over hundred millions and
dragging my bones out of the grave
for the inspection of the public. The
Vanderbilt case is dragging its slow
length along, and the lawyers are
a bitter fight over it. The
children have succeeded in establish
ing the fact that the old man was a
fearful old wretch, and that he never
deserved the success he met with.
They have shown that he was cruel, |
and altogether wicked. And |
it will be proven that he was con-
fessed spiritualist, but it may be
demonstrated that he could make a
will for all that.
Senator COnkling has declared war,
md has locked horns with the Presi-
lent. The President has determined
lpon the removal of the officials at
New York, for the reason that he
wants men in Office with whom he
AN work in the direction of reform,
md for the reason that the reforms
Ilready instituted were not, as he
,laims, carried out in good faith. 1t
s true that several hundred en-
'loyees of the Custom House were re-
moved by Collector Arthur, in ae-
with the orders of the Sec
etary of the Treasury. But it is
laimed that the men intended to be
emoved were the ones retained.
hat is, the political strikers and
7ard politicians were kept, and the
eally effective workers who were {
'ithout political Influence were dis
lissed.
The colored baby show will be ;
nened next week, ard it win be .
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
NUMBER Is.
Weekly News Summary.
FOREIGN,
The Pope is much better.

4
The Pope is much better.
A great fire occurred at Saatander,
Spain.
Car Alexander is EN- route to st.
Petersburg.
Erzeronm is being surrounded by
the Russians.
Greeee's Cabinet resolved to adhere
to II peace policy.
Emile de Girardin was elected n
Deputy from Paris.
Gen. Aurelle de Paladines, life Sen
ator of France, is dead.
The total Russian loss, I'D to De-
cember IL, was II ,658 men.
The principal block of buildings in
Newcastle, Canada, burned.
A Christian has been elected Presi-
dent OF the Turkish Chamber of Dep
uties.
The Montenegrins have severed
communication between Podgoritza
and Scutari.
Minister Hilliard, our new Brazilian
representative, has been presented to
the Emperor.
Turks We're worsted in an attack
On the forces of the Grand Duke Vlad-
imir at Metchka.
Elena was burned and evacuated
by the Turks the Russians have re-
sulned their former position there.
The horses attached to Lord Der
by's coach ran away, killing the coach
man. Lord Derby escaped with slight
injuries.
The Car placed his own carriage
and escort at the disposal of Osman
Pasha, and returned him his sword
in recognition of his bravery.
Gen. Huerta, former governor of
Sonora, is reported in Mexico with
1000 American flibusters, statiuued
near the Sonora line, preparing for in
yasion.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

Transient advertisements 81 per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion,
IS cents per square.
Official advertisements S per square first
insertion; each subsequent publication 50
cents per square.
Editorial notices, first insertion, 90 cents
per line; subsequently, 10 cents per line.
Brief communications upon subjects of
public interest solicited
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views
of correspondents.
Address: CHIEF, DonaIdsonyille, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
LOUISIANA NEWS.

D Tensas journal Monday night t
the store of Messrs. Strands g. Nicks,
on Lake st. Joseph, was burned to
the ground.
V Shreveport Times: Willis AL
exander, negro. was killed in Mug
ginsville by Mr.. Charles Madison, who
detected him in the act of robbing his
stable.
B st Bernard Eagle: James Scat
ter, an old colored man, had his right
arm crushed between the rollers of
the sugar mill on the Hermitage plan
tation, and died from his injuries.
p Morgan City Register: A shoot
ing affair took place on Capt. Pharr's
plantation, between Robert Alpha
and colored man, which resulted in
the latter being shot twice, though
not seriously.
II Thibodaux Sentinel: A diff
Guilty occurred among some colored
laborers on G. G. Taylor's plantation,
three miles:north of this town, in which
cane knives we're freely used. Two
of the combatants were badly cut.
~ Richland Beacon: Wednesday
night a crowd of men went to the
house OF Isaac Myrick, negro living
near Girard. called him to the door,
shot him and then took him out and
hung him. At least that is the report.
D Monroe Electric Letter: Rarney
Debit and Wiley Moore, living on
the liver below Monroe,' had diff
ticulty i'll which Debit was shot in the
lungs and chin, wounding him seri-
ously, ifnot fatally. Moore acted in
elf-defense.
" Minden Democrat Saturday
night Mr.. Willie Berry, when return
ing from a visit TO Il neighhor was
fired upon from the roadside, and his
horse received two bullets in the neck.
Dave Lewis, negro thought to be
implicated i'll recent murder, has
been arrested on the suspicion of hav-
ing made this attempt at assasssina-
tiOn.
" Mansfield Reporter Mr.. Ed.
Foster, Young man living in the
KeaclIi neighborllood. while engaged
in ginning his cotton got his arm
caught in the gin, the hand was near.
ly severed from the arm, and the
bones of the arm were cut to splinters |
up to the elbow. Amputation of the |
limb was effected, but the patient |
died from loss OF blood.
|" Natchitoches VindicatOr: A col
ored man, Henry Smith by name, was
killed two weeks since, by some un-
known parties on Black Lake, in this
parish Ben Grant went to Felix
Laven's house and after calling him
out, demanding and receiving his
money ISL SOY, shot him down on his
own door step, inficting dangerous
wound. The would-be murderer is
in Jail.
~ Franklin San: The night of
the 5th inst, some one attempted to
murder Mr.. M. w. Newcomer, at
CrOckett's Point. One shot was fired
ut him with double barreled shot
gun, at distance of not more than
six or eight feet, in the dark, without
effect, and as he started off the other
barrel was fred, four shots taking eff
feet IN his left leg, without breaking
any bones.
20 Claiborne Guardian Richard
Williams, colored man of good
character, was shot and killed by
some party unknown, near Summer /
held, Thursday night The gin ,
house of Messrs. Taylor & Burnham
accidentally took fire aud burned,
with quantity of cotton. : The res l
ldence of Mr.. Isaac Brown, near Col
quit, was destroyed by fire. = Mr.. A.
l.. Atkins, the only merchant in the
village of Athens, lost his residence
oy fire.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
Domestic.

Presbyterian University, Chicago,
burned.
Taunton Savings Bank, Taunton,
Mass, suspended.
Oriental Savings Bank of New York
has closed business.
Crawley cotton mill, Philadelphia,
burned, oustiug 100 men.
Mrs. Gilman, wife OF the New York
forger, has recovered her reason.
Republicans carried Boston by 22O0
majority, gain of 5000 OH last years
| vote.
Charleston was carried by the DEM
ocrats in the municipal election lust
week.
Thomas Behan shot and killed
Alonzc Beatty i'll II saloon quarrel ut
Nashville.
Mrs. G. NJ. Y. Midere tried to kill
herself in IL New Orleans hotel by TAX
ing laudanum.
S. NJ. Bixby e. Co., the well known
New York manufactures of shoe black-
ing, have failed.
Conkling's friends are wire working
for control of the Union League club
of New York city.
New York city has received nearly
$500,0 900 from Sweeny aud Woodward
of the Tweed ring.
British bark Merry England, with IL
cargo Of mahogany, wrecked off Key
West crew saved.
The President has pard0ned Henry
Schreiber, convicted ut New Orleans
of robbing the mail.
The net earnings of the w. U. Tel
eeraph COG for the present quarter
will exceed 800, 1000.
John Jones, colored, was hanged at
Marion, Ark, for the murder of Joseph
Colwell, also colored.
Mary Stewart, u little colored girl,
was fatally burned at New Orleans by
falling into Il furnace.
President Hayes and several menu
bers Of his cabinet will spend Christ
mas in New York city.
A fund is being raised for erectinga
monument to Senator Morton. Presi-
dent Huyes subscribed 500.
Ned Norman was killed at New Or
leans by IL blow from Alexander Shell
TONS fist. Both colored men.
Ham: the Kansas City swintller, has
been sentenced to ten years in the
Texas penitentiary ut Austin.
Snn H,,lF Il 4
who murdered Sheriff Napier in 1869,
has been arrested at Stanford, Ky.
An old colored man unwittingly
killed himself ut New Orleans by
burning charcoal IN his sleeping room.
a SOS, 900 fire occurred ut Helena.
Ark. Among other buildings de-
otfoyed were the pOst-oliice and ITorld
office.
The Baroness de Bussicre, daughter
of Benz. Halliday, the California mill
lionaire, died at New York OF pneu-
moni;l.
Boiler at Clark g. Bucks machine
shop, Vincenhes, nd., exploded. kill
ing two nien aud hurting several
others.
A train of ears loaded with oil
burned at Paterson. N. j. Bnrning
oil ran through the streets and several
houses canght fire.
Schooner Elizabeth Edwards, from
New Orleans for Providence with cot
ton, went ashore on Long gslaud and
is total loss.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

Henry Watterson, editor of the
CoHrier-JourRaI, thinks Grant will
be the Republican nominee for the
Presidency in 1880. He furthermore
scouts the idea of the cold line
Wing Party" being resuscitated it
is, he says, utterly gone, and the men
who composed it i'll the South are
now the most earnest Democrats.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22
DoNADsoNyIILE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER % 1877

oiS buIiS' AHci6 Will Uo TWO CnouSduH
Ethiopian babies, of all ages under
ten, and their mothers. Every State
east of the Mississippi will be repre-,
sented, and they will be CLASH
fed properly. 1t will draw more
people than anything of the kind
ever held. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be plenty of bathroom in
the building, and that due attention
will be paid to ventilation.
Two collecting lawyers, both mem
bers of fashionable churches, and
very prominent in them, absconded
this week, with something like quar-
ter of q million of money belonging
to their clients. It is the old story
high living and speculation in Wall
street. They had the confidence of
everybody, and they did the business
OF the best houses in the city. But
they would speculate, and lost, and a
flight to Europe was the way they
settled it. Aud speaking of financial
troubles, the explosion of the National
Trust Co. is the last thunderbolt.
This institution possessed the conf
dence of the business community,
and no one supposed it was in diff
culties. But all at once rumors be-
gan to gather about it. An investiga-
ton was ordered, it was reported
" with ample assets" but when those
assets came to be examined into they
were found to be of the most himsy
character, and thousands upon thous-
ands that had long figured as " good,"
had no existence at all.
Case, the President of the Security,
has exhausted all his legal lodges,
and will spend FIVE years of his life
in Sing-Sing. Dr.. Lambert, his rival
in infamy, is being tried, and he
will get longer sentence. If the
good work goes on, there will be
enough material to organize life in
surance board i'll the penitentiary,
commencing with president, and
going all the way down to an office
boy. There are sound and good COM
panies, and they play an important
part i'll the economy of things, but
there has been an awful amount of |
fraud in it.
The police surveillance of the |
liquor business continues. Over a
thousand places have been shut up,
and their licenses declared illegal.
The tavern dodge did not work, for
the courts hold that tavern must be
l tavern indeed, and not a mere place
itted up to evade law, and the po-
ice have shown no discrimination.
Delmonico and the hotel bars have
shut up, just the same as the smaller
and the only way drink
,an be procured, is to slip in at the
'ide door, and only regulars are ad-
nitted at all. Whatever may be said
Is to the justice of this raid upon men
who have paid license, there is no Gues-
ion as to its good effect. The arrests
or drunkenness have fallen off half,
md the presence of drunken men mp
m the streets cars has ceased alto
,ether, and there is a noticeable do
rease III the number of brutal crimes.
altogether the effect upon the morals
# the city has been splendid, and the
league is making use of it
o encourage Il continuance of the
york. SCRIBE.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

We have heard it said that the eff
fort on the part of many politicians to
have constitutional convention at
an early date, was simply move to
get rid of the Nichols government
=((nplnnSnS journal
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

Wages of miners in the Wilkesbarre
region have been reduced ten per
cent. The men have agreed to the
reduction upon condition that old
wages will be restored when price of
coal warrants it.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

A body Of armed and masked men
took possession of the town of Osce-
ola, Mo-, entered the courthouse and
seized the tax books, carrying them
away. The trouble grew out of an
obnoxious tax levied to pay interest
on railroad bonds.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

Cheyenne Indians will remain with
Gen. Miles during the winter to assist
i'll chastising hostilcs should further
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07
Have You Dsspepsia!

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mess, Waterbrash, distress alter eating,
etc.? II SO, take DaCost&s r ,dlcal
Cure and be we'll. Its result is aston
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1t assists digestio tones up the stom-
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stores natural appetite, and as a liver
regulator mas no equal. A clergyman
OF Philadelphia says: 1t is the very
fountain OF health. 70 all who's sui
ferIng from disordered stomach or
liver, or who need gentle spring or
summer tonic, we say try it, and you
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25c. Sold by JOHN hEESHAN, SlXth
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Sixth and Mound streets, and ii. f.
Reum, corner Filth and Broadway.
Also Agents Tor Prof. Parkers Pleas
ant Worm syrup, which is sure death to
worms. Pleasant to take and requires
no physlc. Price 25c Try it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07
NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING.
A HOrrid, Ugly Snake, You Know, and Wha
Woman bid About 1t,

A Horrid, Ugly Snake, You Know, and What a
Woman bid About 1t.
The San Jose Herald gives the follow
ing: In this city resides lady noted
among her friends for her timidity and
nervousness, together with an extreme
aversion To snakes, toads, and other rep
tiles. The sight of a lizard was al
most sufficient to make her
tremble, and close proximi-
ty to a snake was accompanied by sort
of Mysteries. A few evenings ago, while
walking in the grass plot near the
house, she felt something suddenly
strike her underpinning between the
ankle and knee; instinct told her that a
SNAKE mad at last fastened to her."
and, giving one loud screen, she polted
lor the house.
At the first few jumps the thing
seemed wrathy, and she could feel Il ill.,
serL its fangs, almost to the bone. Be-
fore reaching the door she was aware
that the cold, clammy coils had unW0und
themselves, and she reached the inte-
rior with just sufficient lie TO get to the
cupboard.
Her faculties were at work instantly
to think up an antldote for the poison,
and in looking at her pedes tails, she
could see the bright red spots where she
was wounded. There was no one in the
house, and she, remembering she had
heard brandy mentioned as being of
service, took down the bottle used
lor making mince pies, and turning the
neck into her mouth drained The bottle,
and offering a prayer for the speedy re-
turn of her husband, threw herself on
the bed,r and scraWing on a visiting
card, POISONED by a snake" went to
sleep. How long sne remained this way
is not known.
Her husband arriving saw her, tried
TO awaken her, and then noticing the in
scrlption on the card, ran out and down
to town tor doctor. Arriving, the phy.
siclan found that she was still alive, ana
in turning her over to get some medi.
cine into ner gullel, goI has proboscis in
line with her breath and shifted
the whisky. Without saying much
to the frightened husband, he
administered the potlons used
to sober people, and i'll less than an
hour the woman who had been toe
drunk TO move, was sufficiently recoy
cred to relate what had happened. A
search for the snake ended in the dis.
covery of a few wires belonging to .
hoop skirt that she had stepped upon
and in her eAdeaVor to Tree herself tht
wire mad pierced her skin. imagination
and liquor did the rest.