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Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Katie, leaves every Monday at P. ~; re-
turns every Sunday.
Z. b. Lee, passes up Tuesday night; down
Sunday evening.
Frank Paryosd, passes up Thursday night;
down Tuesday night.
Matches, passes up Saturday night; down
Thursday afternoon.
Bayou Sara and New Orleans.
Ouaehit1 Belle, leaves New Orleans every
Wednesday and Saturday at 5 p. Nj.
Seq. Alien, passes up Monday and Friday
nights; down Wednesday and Sunday
evenings
Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
81. John, leaves New Orleans Saturday at s
p. n. and Wednesday at IL NJ; returns
Monday and Friday.
Bayou Lafourche and New Orleans.
W.. Poiateue,st, leaves New Orleans Tues
tiay and Saturday at p. ~, returns Thurs
day and Monday in daylight.
Henry Tete, leaves New Orleans every Tues
day at 10 A. NJ, and Thursday and Satur
urday at ~ M; returns every Wednesday
Friday and Sunday, in daylight.
Assumption, leaves New Orleans Monday al
5P. NJ. and Friday at 10 A. NJ; returns
Wednesday and Sunday ia daylight.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13

A special Washington dispatch to
the New Orleans Republican, dated
January 5, conveys the information
that
Representatives Banks, Lapham and
Lawrence, Republican members OF the
House committee of nine sent to South
Carolina to investigate the electoral
vote, returned here last night. In
conversation to-day they say that the
half has not been told of Democratic
outrages ip that State. Even the
Democratic members concede the
State to Hayes and Wheeler; but, the
Republican members above named GO
further, and assert most positively
that the Chamberlain government was
fairly elected. and should be sustained
by the national government at all
hazards.
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THE SUN
1877. NEW YORK.

The different editions of THE Sun during
the next year will be the same as during the
year that has Just passed. The daily edltlot
will on week days be sheet OF tour pages,
and on Sundays sheet Of eight pages, OF oo
broad columns; while the weekly edltioh
will be sheet Of eight pages of the same
dimensions and character that are alretuy
familiar to our friends.
THE sun will continue to be the strenuous
advocate of reform and retrenehment, anu
of the substitution OF craftsmanship, wlsdom
and integrity for hollow pretenee, lmDecillty'
and fraud in the administration OF puelle
affairs 1t will contend for the government
Of the people by the people ana tor tne pep,
nile. as opposed to government by frauds III
the ballOt-box and in the counting OF votes,
enforced by military violence. 1t VIII en-
deayor to supply its readers-a BODY now
not far from million of souls-Wltn the mosG
careful. complete, and trustworthy accounts
of current events, and will employ for TINS
purpose IA numerous and carefully selected
staff of reporters and correspondents. It's
reuorts from Washington, especially, will be
! fuiI. accurate, aud fearless; and 1t VIII
doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy the
| hatred of those who thrive by plunderlng the
| Treasury or by usurping what the law does
not give them, while it will endeayor to mer-
it the confidence of the public by defending
the rights of the people against the encfoach-
ments of uniustified power.
The price ofthe daily sun will be SIS cents
a month or SO 5Oa year post paid with the
Sunday edition 80 40 year.
| The SUNDAY edition alone, eight pages
81 20 year, post paid.
| The WEEKLY SUN, eight pages of 56 broad
columns, will be furnished during 1877 at the
rate of 81 year post paid.
The benefit of this large reduction from the
previous rate for the WEEKLY can be enjoyed
nv individual subscribers without the neceS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13
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Don't Delay Using This.

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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13

The Democratic farce in Louisiana
is productive only of popular disgust.
Their pretense of another Legislature
is even more silly than their previous
performance of Il similar character
The Democratic Senators protesting
to hold certificates from Governor :"
McEuery, proceeded to knock out
their own undes pinning by formally
recognizing Governor Kellogg as the
executive of the State.-Cinefnaaa
Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13

The so called Democratic Legisla-
ture of Louisiana incidentally recog-
nized Kellogg's authority as Governor.
Governor Kellogg's administration has
been resisted and thwarted with as
much ingenuity and force as the Dem
ocrats could command, and yet it has
reduced their taxes more than halt
and paid the interest on the enormous
State debt. Their recognition, COM
ing earlier, would have been of some
public advantage.-CincinaGti Gd@ette
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SANDALWOOD

Possesses a great power in restoring to q
healthy state. 1t never produces sickness,
is certain and speedy in its action. 1t is fast
superseding every other remedy. Sixty cap
suies cure in six or eight days. No other
Medicine can do this.
Owing to its great success, many substi-
tutes have been advertised, such as Pastes,
Mixtures Pills, Balsams, etc., all Of which
have been abandoned.
Dundas Dick d Co.'S Soft Capsules con
tanning OIL of Sanddl,eood, sold at all Drug
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Wooster Street, Ne,c York, for one iy22-6m
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13

WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL
Do-The following disFateh to the
New York PoStfrom its regular Nash
iugton correspondent is believed to
EXPRESS the views of acting Vice PreSi-
dent Ferry relative to his probable
course in the counting of the electoral
vote:
If the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives agree as to the course 10
lac nur.ued. Ma. Ferry will act strictly
in accordance with such agreement,
he it what it may if no agreement is
reached, by the second wednesday III
FebYuary, Mr.. Ferry will proceed 10
omen and count the votes OF all the
States. excepting those from Oregon
Lou;siaua. South Carolina and Florida
The question of counting the woes
from the fouI above named States VII
be submitted to the two honses. L
they agree that Republican or Demo
cratic certificates from one or all 0
the States s! all be counted or rejected
Mr.. Ferry will abide by such declsiol
and act in accordance Herewith II
counting or rejecting certificates. l
nv the third of March concurrent ac
tiou of the Senate and House is no
had in regard to the fonr States, Nh
Ferry will then proceed to count tn
vote of said States and to declare tn
result. Mr.. Ferry will not attempt t
exercise judicial power or to decla
which are proper certificates from tn
States of Oregon, Louisiana, tlorld
| and South Carolina, unless the oenat
| and House fail to agree, but IN till
event he will proceed to act in accol
dance with the constitution as he III
terprets 1T.
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The St. James Sentinel pays com

The st. james Sentinel pays COM
pliment Co our new District Judge:
Once more Judge Marks has put on
the ermine, after an interval of four
years. during which time he has ably
and diligently performed the ardnous
and tlificuit duties of District Attor-
ney. We think we are safe in saving
that there never has been more eff
ficient and energetic prosecuting at
torney charged with State affairs i'm
this District; and we prophecy that
fle will be DO less worthy and capable
in his new position of District Judge.
His honors sit lightly upon him aud
his handsulae eonDtenance adorns the
bench equallr as well as the; bar, max
ing due allowance for the gravity
with which all Judges are necessarily
provided.
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THE PLAQUEMINE DIsAsTER.-Ihe
Iberville South gives some further
particulars relative to the calamity
which has been visited upon the vii
iage of Plaquemine:
Eight houses fell into the river, and
about "A dozen more have since been
torn down, and before the levee Is
built, over thirty houses will have DIS
appeared from the most populous por-
ton of the town. This is doubly
unfortunate as the greater portion OF
this property belonged to poor peo-
pie, who have been deprived OF their
homes by this sad disaster.
This cave will necessitate the build
inc of new levee abDut 1900 feet III
length. and as now laid off by the
State engineers, will deprive large
number of poor people of every vestige
of home.
On Tuesday night last, just atte1
dark, cave occurred just above the
mouth of the bayou, at Slaughter
landing. On Wednesday night an
other large slice went down, and ~,
Thursday the cave had extended int
the mouth of the bayou. The steame
| Ii. f. Sharp was lying in front of tn
first cave and was loading with lnm
Der. She lost all her ropes aud dritte'
down about half mile before steau
could be raised to bring her ashore
Netting remains of the former bank
from Slaughtel's warehouse, alloy
the bayou, to the head of Plaquemin
street in the town of Plaquemine, ex
cept narrow point directly in tn
mouth of the Bayou Plaquemine.
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A Card.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretious of youth. nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
sEill send recipe that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary in South America
Send self-addressed envelope to the Rev.
JOSEPH t. IMAM Station D, b IDLE House
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COCO Can't be made by every agent
OOOO every month 10 the business we
localities: Have no r9om to explain here.
Business pleasant and honorable. Women,
and boys and girls do as well as men. We
will furnish you a complete Ontft free. The
business pays better than any thing else
We viii bear expense of starting 3on. Par
tieulars free. Write aad see. Farmers and
mechanics, their sons and daughters, and
should write to us and learn about the work
at once Now is the time. Don't delay. AID
dress TRUE & Co, Augusta, Maine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13

Mr.. Kasson, Republican member of
the House of Representatives, fram
Iowa, has introduced bill co estab-
lisi a discriminating and additional
duty of twenty-five per cent. upon
products of sugar cane imported into
the United States being the growth
aRa Product Of s3ase labor.
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WHAT PAYS /?

proVemehts anu u'see oiies ~ III
1t pays the head % every l"lnly " ilitio
duce INTO MS housen o!u neHspap pc t :n"G =, -
instructive one tht1 lostets taSto ioi III
Vesnga1lon, anu proaoees t t n,,I anu oi
courases alseussioh diiiohs the lle"i"oi'
uxIE C,TESVTElC AMERICAN
hH HOA1N AZ IA LII - nv
which has been published weekly for the
last thirty-one years, does this, to an extent
beyond that of any other publication in fact
it is the only weekly paper published in the
United States, devoted to Manufactures,
Mechanics, Inventions and New Discoveries
in the Arts and Sciences.
Every number is profusely illustrated and
its contents embrace the latest and most in
teresting information pertaining to the In
dustrial, Mechanical, and Scientific Progress
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TaWn of DonaldsonYille.
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
New Orleans & Texas Railroad
TIMETABLE.

The steamer ST. Francis Belle leaves mead
of Bisnville street, New Orleans daily at
7:45 l.. NJ.
Mail train leaves Westwego daily Sundays
excepted) at 8:45 A. ~; arrives at Donald
aouyiIle at II NJ. Returning, leaves Don
jacksonville at 1:30 P. M, arrives at New
Orleans 4:3n
Sunday train leaves Westwego and arrives
at Donaldsonville rs above; leaves Don
jacksonville at P. M, arrives at New Or.
leans at S.
Freight train daily each way.
G. E. PAYNE, Gen1 Agt.
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Parish Of Ascension.


Ranraaap4ative. Frederick FOb3.
.Gloster H. Hill,
par;sb Judoa. Henry o. Maher,
Parish Attornsy. Frederick Duhel,
Clerk of the Court, -.-----L. Il: Bentley
Paclr5er W. ButOrd,
secretary and Treasurer, - +. Vieknair,
~ Collector L. <. Bentley,
Sbaaiff Peter A. Jones,
Tornper j. j. Sullivan, DR.,
1o;I hya;cian M McGalliard,
sinner visor of Registration, Louis Lefort,
Public Administrator, jean G. Matthew,
OficiaI Journal, -D'yilie CHIEF.
PoLIcEJURoRs.-R. o. Landry, President
Henry Heyman, Hillery Rice, p A. Alieman
and Arthur Burnett,
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIREcToRs.--Pierrt
Landry, President; Rodolphe Braud, Seefe
tarT and Treasurer; u. b. HUI, henry y
Augustus Knight, l.. Z. Bentley, Loul'
Butler.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Fourth Indinial District.

comprising the parishes OF ASCENSION nj;
James, St. John the Baptist and 81. ohafies'l
za;s+rict Jndqe. Morris Marks,
District Attorney,-----F- D. Earhaft'
Regular terms of Court in Ascension open
on tie third Mondays of June aRd Deeem-
her
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seyeuth Senatorial District.

Comprising the parishes of Ascension and
st. james,
State Senator, Pierre LaHdrf'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-13
A LFRED GUIGOU,
Successor to John Solozano,
& RETAIL
Grocer andLiqu0r Dealer.
Corner Chetinaches and Conuav Streets.

Corner ChetimdcheS and Con,cGy Streets,
DONALDSONVILLE
Having purchased the store of Mr.. j. Sol
ozaHo and procured fresh and well assorted
stock of groceries, wines, liquors, etc., in
vite inspection Of my goods and comparison
OF prices with other dealers. l will sell as
Cheap as tsre Cheapest. ianl5-ly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07
Yeternn EdItor,s Career.

The franklin Review and Jour-
nal of last week has its column
rules turned, as a tribute to the
memory Of the late N. j. Haynes,
of whom it publishes an elaborate
sketch. 1t SAYS of his long and
useful career in journalism:
On the 22d inst, at the residence
Of his son, Thsmas E. Haynes, in
this place, Natus j. Haynes de-
parted this life, being fifty-six years,
five months and eight days old.
He was born near this town 0cto-
Der IA, 1920, and was a pupil of
Mr.. E. L. Crocker, now of Whites
Creek, Davidson county, up to the
year 1886. In that year he left his
fathers roof and entered the print
ing Office of Van Peltas an appren-
tiee.
+. Mr.. Van Pelt was one Of the
pioneers of printing in this county.
The paper he owned was one Of the
papers which were finally merged
into the Review and Journal.
AT the expiration Of his appYen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07
Nv. MEMPHIS TENN. SATURDAY EVENING" APRIL 1877.

on the surface until over the trout,
when he made dive, and by a dex-
ferrous movement seized the trout
in such a manner that the jaws Of
the snake closed its mouth. The
fight then commenced. The trout
had the use of its tail and
fins, and could drag the snake
from the surface: when near
the boston, however, the snake
made use of its tail by winding it
around every stone or root that it
could reach. After securing this
tail'hold it could drag the trout to.
ward the bank, but, on letting 90,
The trout would have a new advan-
tage. The battle was continued for
full twenty minutes, when the
snake managed to get its tail out Of
the water and clasped around the
root of one of the willows men
toned as overhanging the pool.
The battle was then up, for the
snake gradually put coil after coil
around the root, with each one
dragging the fish toward the land.
When half its body was coiled it
unloosened its first hold and
stretched the end of its tail out in
every direction, and finding an
other root, made fast, and now,
using both, dragged the trout out
on the gravel bank. Itnow had it
under control, and, uncoiling, the
snake dragged the fish fully ten feet
up on the bank, and | suppose
would have gorged him. We killed
the snake and replaced the trout in
the water, as we thought that he
deserved liberty. He was appar-
emily unhurt, and in few moments
darted off. That the water snake
of California brooks will prey upon
the young of the trout, and also
smaller and less active fishes, l have
noticed, but never have seen an at
tack on a fish so large or one more
hOtly contested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07

ticeship he married Miss Elizabeth
H. Andrews, a daughter of the Rev,
NJ. L. Andrews. This most fortu-
nate event to him occurred on the
l4th day of October, lS41. From
that time, for years, he worked as a
printer here and in Nashville.
He worked for and was intimate
with the immortal "Jimmy" Hogan,
Jesse Mcmahon, Carey A. Harris,
John P. Heiss, the father of Major
Henry Heiss, managing editor Of
the American, Eastman and Zolli-
Golfer. This embraced work upon
the Union and American and Re-
publican Banner and the Review.
For short term he returned to
a farm, and there remained until
on the 1st day of January, 1857, he
became one of the proprietors Of
the Review. In short time he
became sole proprietor and editor
thereof.
The late war found him at his
case. Shortly after the close of the
war, he sold the Review to his son,
Tbos. E. Haynes and Hardin P.
Figuers. Since that time he has
been actively engaged in trading
and farming, with the exception Of
a few months before his death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07

Galaxy for April.l
The popular belief that the
moons rays will cause madness in
any person who sleeps exposed to
them has long been felt to be ab-
surd; and yet it has appeared to
have its source in undoubted facts.
Some deleterious influence is expe-
rienced by those who rarely court
slumber in full moonshine, and
probably there is no superstition to
which the well-to do pay more at
tention. Windows are carefully
covered to keep the moOnbeams
from entering sleeping-rooms, A
gentleman living in India furnishes
Mature" with an explanation Of
this phenomenon which is at
least plausible. lie says: cit has
been observed that when the moon
is full, or near its full time, there
are rarely any clouds about; and if
there be clouds before the full
moon rises, they are soon dissi-
pated; and therefore a perfectly
clear sky with a full moon is fire.
quently observed. A clear sky ad-
mits of rapid radiation of heat
from the surface of the earth, and
any person exposed to such radia-
ton is sure to be chilled by rapid
loss of heat. There is reason to be-
lieve that, under the circumstances,
paralysis of one side of the face is
sometimes likely to occur from chill,
as one side of thS face is more
likely to be exposed to rapid radia-
ton, and consequently loss of its
heat. This chill is more likely to
occur when the sky is perfectly
clear. | have often slept in
the open air in India on a clear
summer night when there was no
moon; and although the first part
OIL the nlght may nave been hot,
yet toward two or three o'clock in
the morning the chill has been so
great that l have often been ava
kened by an ache in my forehead,
which l have as often coUnteracted
by wrapping a handkerchief round
my head, and drawing the blanket
over my face. AS the chill is likely
to be greater on a very clear night,
and the clearest nights are likely to
be those on which there is a moon
shine, it is very possible that neu-
ralgia, paralysis, or other similar
injury, caused by sleeping in the
open air, has been attributed to the
moon, when the proximate cause
may really have been the chill, and
the moon only a remote cause act
ing by dissipating the clouds and
haze (if it be SOY, and leaving a
perfectly clear sky for the play of
radiation into space"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07
Do snakes Oa,ch Fish?

A. W. Chase, of the United States
coast survey, describes, in a note to
the editor of the Popular Science
Monthly, 4 contest which he and a
brother officer witnessed in 1857 on
the Purissima, a small trout stream
about twenty-four miles south of
San Francisco:
We had been fishing on the
stream, and came to a high bank
which overlooked a transparent
pool of wator about ten feet in di-
ameter and four feet in depth, This
pool was fringed with willows, and
had on one side q small gravel bank.
The trout at first sight was lying
in midwater, heading up stream. It
was, as afterward ascertained, fully
nine inches in length--a very de-
sirable prize for an angler. While
studying how to cast our flies to
secure him, a new novel fisherman
appeared, and so quick was his ac-
tions that we suspended our own to
witness them. This enemy of the
trout was a large water snake Of
the common variety, striped black
land yellow, He swan up the poo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07

unmistakably from the off-hand,
careless manner which they assume
when graspirg one Of their own
harmless specimens; and it is an
undoubted fact that these men
really dread the consequences of a
chance bite from a wild cobra quite
as much as other mortals do, and
are well aware that nothing can
withdraw the deadly venom from q
wound, or saye life, when once the
poison has mingled with the blood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07
wade HAmplOn's Appearance.


Washington Starl
Governor Hampton is a fine speci.
men Of physical manhood, standing
full six feet high in the clear, bar
ring boot-heels. His form is will
lowy, but well knit and compact.
His complexion is swarthy, tinged
with enough of the roseate hue to
indicate good liver-one who does
not intend to die in debt to his
stomach. In his movements he is
quick, and his manners are grace
full. His eyes are deep brown, al
most black, and they sparkle with a
good deal Of animation. They are
expressive eyes, of the kind which
reflect the inner feelings. His hair
is black, though there are places
where the gray is making sad in
roads. He wears side whlskers and
a mustache, the latter ending where
the former begins, something after
the style Of General Burnside,
though the whiskers do not stand
out so prominently as do those of
the Rhode Island senator. Both
mustache and whiskers are tinged
with just enough gray to serve as a
reminder Of the inroads of time.
He wears a faultless white shirt
front, with pearl buttons, and q full
black suit, the coat cut frock. He
is of that class of men who have
attractiveness which is noticed in a
orowd