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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-08-18
Domestic.

Waco, Texas, had a $l20,000 fire.
Two blocks of buildings burned at
San Francisco.
A fatal horse disease has broken out
at Jersey City.
Brandywine woolen mills, near
Schenectady, burned.
A wind storm demolished 425 bath
houses at Coney Island.
Columbia Life Insurance Company
of New York is insolyent.
The permanent Philadelphia exhi-
bition will be opened to- morrow.
DIV. Sherman, leading merchant
of Troy, N. Y, failed for 100000.
Knights of Py thias are holding their
fifteenth national council, at Phila-
delphia.
Secretary Sherman will make a
financial speech in Ohio during the
campaign.
Strike e stopped nine pumps at and
around Carbondale, Pa, and the mines
are flooded.
Blaine thinks the Presidents South.
ern policy will be lost sight of, owing
to the strike.
The yacht Pimlico capsized in ;
squall near Chicago; four persons
we've drowned.
Workingmen in various large cite
are moving for the organization of
new political party.
A new railroad bridge has bee
built at Reading, Pa, to replace tia
destroyed by the rioters.
The sale of arms and ammunitio
to Indians, except in the Indian Tel
ritory, has been prohibited.
A passenger coach went over n
embaDkment near St. Joseph, Mo
, injuliug twenty-five persons.
The steamship Denmark, from L0r
don, was seized al New York for a
legged frauds upon the revenue.
+ Mrs. Barbara Pioth, aged 4
, drowned herself at New Orleans q
! account of financial difficulties.
! Three passenger cars wen. over
} bridge at Oceanport, N. j., injurir
: thirty persons. Two have died.
n President Vanderbilt has presentt
e the employees of the New York Cel
n tral and Hudson River railroa,
:, 100000, in recognition of their fo
bearance during the late troubles.
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Mr.. T. Tupper, who acted as chair
man of the New Orleans delegation
to the Postal Convention lately held
mt Old Point Comfort, has sent in II
full report to Mayor Pilsbury, from
which it appears that the postal SER
vice in the South, instead of being in
creased in it's facilities, as at the North
and West, has actually been decreased
since 1861. The Convention passed
resolutions calculated to have these
discrepancies in the service equalized,
so as to give the South, as far as pos
sible, equal facilities with other Sec
tions, and to this end information of
the necessities of our own and other
Southern States in their different Sec
tions ought to be gathered, to aid the
Postal Commission in bringing the
subject fully before next Congress.
The establishment and perfection OF
Mexican, South and Central American
postal communication, via New Or
leans, should particularly be urged,
as also the increase of the star, Or
stage coach service throughout the
interior of the Gulf States.
i Price Current
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REGIsTRATIoN.-The printing of the
blanks in accordance with Act No.
l0l, Sec. 4 has been enjoined by the
State printers. The section referred
to provides that the contract for
printing and preparing the books and
blanks shall be let ont to the iuwest
bidder. The State printers eentend
that their contract covers this as
it does all other State printing, hence
the delay in furnishing books of reg
istration. The Secretary of State has
notified the District Court Clerks That
there will be no registration this year
in consequence OF fhe snit now pend
ing. Natchitoehes indicator.
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A man was lately killed out near
Deadwood, in the Black Hills, by a
stroke of ightning. The mans name
was Coates Kinney-a party who was
once journalist of rare ability, but
who became stroller and an outcast
by some misfortune. 1t will be IL sur
prise to all who read or sing when we
inform such that this man, Coates
Kipney-the victim of thunderbolt
in far away, wild and desolate spot
was none other than the author OF
the sweet and tender little poem,
commencing with the verses:
When the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spf eres,
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears
What a joy to press the pillow
Ofa cottage chamber bed,
And to listen to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead
Every patter on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart,
And thousand recOllections
Into busy being start;
And a thousand busy faneies
Weave their bright hues into wo9t,
As we listen to the patter
OF the soft rain ON the roof.
Chicago Journal.
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Weekly News Summary.
Foreign,

Famine in Madras is increasing.
Much sickness prevails in Russian
camps.
Escobedo and party are at Laredo
without funds.
Gov. Rushworth, of Jamaica, died
of yellow fever.
Turkey has levied forced loan of
600, ,0O0,0 900 piastres.
Ex-President Dominique, of Hayti,
died in exile, aged II.
The Russians were repulsed in a
hard fought battle at Lovatz.
All positions below the Balkan
mountains have been abandoned by
the Russians.
Steamship Eten wrecked off Val
paraiso, and out of l63 souls on board
100 were lost.
Turkish ironclads attacked seven
Russian gunboats on Sulina river and
destroyed two.
The Emperors of Germany and
Austria had satisfactory private in
terview at Ischl.
Two thousand workmen are COM
pleting the Gallipoli Notifications on
the plan of 1855.
In an engagement with Mouktar
Pasha, in Asiatic Turkey, Russian
force was repulsed.
Turks aud Russians are doing lit
tie more than watch each other while
awaiting reinforcements.
Nine. Titiens has been obliged to
undergo another operation, and is in
state of great exhaustion.
Five thousand Turkish cavalry at
tackled the Russians at Lasson, neal
Plevna, and were driven off.
Cooks saw mills at Winland, 0nta-
tario, burned loss, 100000 25C
men thrown out of employment.
The Turkish commander on the
northeastern frontier of Montenegro
claims to have repulsed an attack on
Kolaschin.
Warlike preparations in Greece
have augmented and all available
troops are being sent to the frontier
A declaration of war is imminent.
A steamer constructed for the pur
pose, landed cargo of American
beef in France, in good condition, IL:
days after loading.
A force of 5000 Turks, the last o
the expedition to the Caucasus, wa
embarked by Hobart Pasha's fleet, be
ing in critical position by. reason 0
the advance of the Russians.
Herzegovina insurgents unde
:. Gen. Desopotovieh were defeate'
, with loss of 800 and driven aeros
the Austrian frontier, where the.
were interned and disarmed.
The fisheries commission has begu
its sessions at Halifax, and each par
t ty has presented its case. The Brit
, ish Government demands $i4 ,25O 900
for the twelve years'lease of the ad
vantages which the treaty of lS7
7 offers to the United States.
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Mr.. Morris, a planter, near ST. JOS
eph, Tensas parish, La, reports that
he has accidentally diseoyerd a cheap
and effective means of destroying the
cocoa grass. 1t is to sprinkle coal
oil THAT in its crude state is the best)
on the grass ont of an ordinary water
ing pot, putting /. on so that about
FIVE or six drops will be on each stem
that goes down TO the nuts in the
ground. The best time to put it on
is when the grass is perfectly dry,
free from rain water and dew.
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NUMBER 40.

Rear Admiral Leroy sails October
Is, to relieve Admiral Worden, COM
the European squadron.
Thos. f. Purnell, U. S. Marshal,
was shot and seriously wounded at
Austin, Texas, by Frank Britton.
Tie national dental convention met
at Chicago last week. Niagara was
chosen as the next meeting place.
The cases against members of the
strikers executive committee In st.
Louis have been nolle prosecuted.
Deputy Marshals seizing tobacco
factory in Henry county, Tenn, were
captured and driven off by a mob.
A child who disappeared from her
home in Camden, N. j., a year ago,
has been discovered at Ware, Mass.
The boiler of a portable threshing
machine exploded at Lawrenceyille,
Ills, killing four and wounding five.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company will mortgage its property
for SIC, 100000 to take up its bonds.
A Massachusetts brick manufac-
turer, VIM. II. Walcott, has plead
guilty of forgery to the amount OF
$4,000.
w. j. Murtagh, editor of the Wash
ington National Republican, was cow
hided by James R. Wheatley of Ken
tucky.
Senator C0nkling kas returned from
Europe and was rendered brilliant
reception, at which he made foreible
speech.
Hon. VIM. B. Ogden is dead. He
was the first mayor of Chicago, and
first president of the Union Pacific
Railroad.
The centennial anniversary of the
battle of Oriskany, n. Y, was cele-
brated at that place with much en-
thusiasm.
A little daughter of the proprietor
of the Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia,
fell from fifth story window and
was killed.
Three white men, named Story,
Fitzpatrick and Bush, werei killed by
a negro, near Pickensville, Ala. The
murderer escaped.
A wealthy Cleveland lady in poor
health jumped into the sea from
hotel window at Oakland Beach, r.
l., and was drowned.
The colored crew of n coasting
schooner off Oak Bluffs, r. l., mu-
tinted, seized all the money aboard
and escaped to shore.
A family shooting affair between
four Floyds and three Martins, at
Hopewell, KY, resulted in the wound
ing of all the former.
| Lightning struck the Swedish Luth-
eran church at Jamestown. N. T.,
killing boy and prostrating an old
woman and two girls.
Fifteen Mexicans entered Rio
Grande City, broke open the Jail, shot
Judge Cox and the iailor, and released
two notorious outlaws.
Leslie Hanks, consul general fol
Guatemala, killed John E. Daley, q
stock broker, at San Francisco, and
committed suicide in prison.
John Connors, a convicti en- route
to Baton Rouge from New Orleans
jumped overheard from the steamer
Yazoo Valley and was drowned.
A gallery upon which o gentleman
and his wife were sitting, in New Or
t leans, gave way, and the parties fel
thirty feet. The lady was seriousl.
injured.
Trouble continues in mining dis
tricts of Pennsylvania. Six member
of vigilance committee at Scranton
have been arrested, charged Will
y murder.
Thomas Owen, formerly purser q
: the steamship England, was ARRESTED
in New York, charged with aiding il
It smuggling 1000 pieces of silk and 20
pieces of lace.
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creditors is $l3, ,453.
U DeSoto Democrat A notorious
colored desperate and murderer, Hen
~ jackson, was shot and mortally
wounded while resisting arrest.
v Ouacl,ita Telegraph {: Wooden
buildings situated within the fire
limits Of Monroe are being torn down.
There is only one case OF small
pox in town.
to Iberville South We think it
would be good thing to abolish the
offices of Mayor and Aldermen alto
cetler, as it seems the town has been
getting along smoothly abont quar-
ter of the year without their assist
ance.
" Baton Rouge Adrocdte Several
young colored men who assaulted
and beat companion were sent to
Jail by the Mayor, and colored man
from West Baton Rouge was commit
ted for striking another negro in the
head with hatchet.
.g Terrebonne Republican Robt.
Brown, the colored murderer recently
arrested in New Orleans, escaped
from our parish jail IA burglar
entered the residence OF Mr.. Hermann
Lovenstein and carried off his watch,
money and other valuablcs.
y Calcasieu Echo Mr.. Willie
Haskell, while bathing in Lake
Charles, was bitten by an alligator,
tie reptile seizing him by tire back OF
the neck and head and lacerating one
side of his head severely. The wound
is not very dangerous, however.
Ey West Feliciana Sentinel: Will
son Burcll, colored lad aged Ia
years, pointed pistol with which he
had been playing, at Henry Green,
colored, aged IL years, and the
weapon was discharged, the ball
striking Green's spinal cord, pro-
ducing death in few hours. Wilson
was arrested and furnished bond OF
500 to appear before the District
Conrt.
~ st. john MeSchdcebe: j. Tels-
sier's store, on Mr.. Murray's planta'
ton. st. James parish, right bank
was destroyed by fire. When the
fire was discovered the building was
wrapped in flames, and the inmates
barely escaped with their lives. The
whole stock ofgoods and books were
lost. The eonfagration is attributa
BILE to an inccndiary. About one
third of the loss is covered by insur
ance. Mrs. Marie Louise Webre
widow of Firmin Troxlair, veteran
of l8l4-I5, died Sunday evening a
the age of IS years.
u Clinton Pat Dem Rev. Z. y
Andrews, president of the Centenar.
College, had his collar bone broker
by jumping from his buggy when tn
horses we're running away "A ne
gro boy was drowned on Sunday las
while bathing in the Comlte.-.
Louis Parker was shot and martali
wounded by Frank Thompson at tii
Huey place. Both were colored mel
IA. j. Donahoo, who was conyiete
of manslaughter, for the killing
Mr.. John F. 0verton, and sentence
to one years imprisonment in tn
penitentiary, made his escape froI
the parish jail.
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The latest thing out are mum"
parties, where those assembled may
nod, wink, grimace, beckon, point,
pinch, motion, cough sneeze, whis-
tie, dance, eat, drink, go to sleep or
indulge in pantomime, but whose
ever forgets, and speaks, pays TWEEN
ty-fiye cents TO a church fund. -fo1,-
kerS Gazettes.
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Transient advertisements 81 per square
fl rst insertion; each subsequent insertion,
cents per square.
Official advertisements 81 per square first
insertion; each subsequent publication Oh
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, Donaldsonville, La.
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AGENTS FOR THE CHIEF.

w Plaquemines Obserrer. The in
debtedness of this parish to Judgment
creditors is Sl3. .453.
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When our not always sagacious cOntcm-
porary. the WorH, announced that th"
khcdive. out of his great fondnoss and adj
milation for America. had determined To-
make u- present Of the 'lHOTHNITs ohcli-k
commonly called CLEOPATRAs Needle. il
did moi di-clu-" the source If it, iniurma-
tion. Perhaps 1t never would have done this
had not an engineer Of this city published a
letter in which he offered to undertake. the
removal Of the ohrli-k ana its establishment
upon any designated site in this city. within
four miles of tidcwatcr ion Sl0o.gon the sum
named 10y tho English contractors The New
York engineer Justly remarked that the
work OF removal, il done at all. should be-
done by American enterprise. He not only
offered To do NOR" for the money than the
British firm. bat also undertook to guaiun-
tee toward the fund $4,000, onc-twcutcth Of
the cXpen-" Of bringing the shaft across the
brny deep.
This proper and crcditablc offer. we are
surprised to s"c j. rchukcd by the Wnhi
a. piece of importincnt mcddliug. That
journal pretty plainly mtimatos to TIN"
American engineer that he had better mind
his own business ana not interfere I'm mat
ter which concerns only the Word AMI the
British contractors If appears that the
New York gentleman first sent hi- PROPOSE
tion TO the nOrM which declined 10 publish
il a refusal which our contemporary re-
CARDS a. an act of kindness. since II spared
the author an exhibition OF himself in the
ignominious attitude Of a moddleeomc fool
The kh"olNo, We are now informed by the
Wodd is willing and anxious 10 hc-tow
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tractors who. for the sake Of a rcmuncrative
job propose to signalize Egypts affection
for America. "This is the whole story"
says the World 1T is as plain aud straight
forward Il business transaction as need be-
So IL appears. We do not believe that the
WorM is "A partner in this business transac-
ton, or that it hopes to turn an honest penny
by Specializing in souvenirs Of TnOTHMEs
III. We merely suppose that it has been de-
ceivcd by artfully contrivcd appeals to its
international sympathics and its deeply
grounded admiration for what is at the
same time "opulcnt and respectable"
our liberal fellow citizens had better with
hold their subscriptions until they hear from
the Khcdivc himself. II he really desires to
testify to his esteem for America and
New York. he will not care n continental
who moves the monument; and the
work ought to bc done by the low
est responsible bidder, English or Amcri-
can. II it il the English contractors
who are managing through the columns of
our innocent nciglbor this striking proof Of
lsMAiL PaSha's good will and respect for
the American people. we ought 10 let them
severely alone. and give our undivided at
tcntion 10 securing the pyramid Of CHEops.
the removal Of which does not depend upon
the enterprise Of any firm of English con
tunrt,r4
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MIR. Blunt OJERHIULED.
Cnearthing - Board or Commissioners TO
urmM Eat Salnrics.

In Juno last the Shipowncrs' Association
appointed a commission to investigate the
Board Of Commissioners for Licensing Sailors
Boarding Houses. Mr.. james J. Ferris Of that
commission submitted his report on Wednes-
day last. setting forth tho following points:
/. That the board has held no regular meeting
since 1862 except one in 1873 at which George
w. Blunt was elected President. III. That no
member Of the board has ever personally visit
ed or inspected any of the boarding houses to
which licenses have been given. III. That
since 1873 George w. Blunt has constituted
himself the whole board following the prcce-
dent established by c. G. Duncan in 1862 The
action Of c. G. Duncan was severely commented
upon in 1869 by Recorder IIackctt in the trial Of
a criminal casc. ". That although the law has
been on the statute books for eleven years,
there has not been single arrest or Indictment
for violation Of it land there have been many
gross violationsl. other than for non-paymcnt
OF licenses. v. That disrcpuiabe persons have
been allowed TO board and ship sailors. to the
great injury of the commercial marine. VI.
That the law is a dead letter. except as to the
collection 81 the fees which have been pOckcted
by men holding positions.
In support Of his charges. Mr.. Ferris SAYS
that, Of the many thousands Of dollars collected
~ the last eleven years, only ;92I3 has been
disposed uf for the benefit of shipwrcckrd and
destitute sailors, the majority OF the receipts be-
ing dcvotcdto the payment of salaries for which
there IS no warrant in the law establishing the
commission.
Mr.. Ferris says he has made many efforts to
have meeting OF the board called, hut always
without success. On the 18th Of September h.
went to the Grand Jury rooms. in obedience to
summons, and presented his summons 10 the
doorkecpcr. He was kept waiting. He saw
messenger Of George W. Blunfs enter the
room twice. and asked the dOorkccper whether
he thc messcngcrl had been summoned. Oh
no. was the reply he knows one of the men
insidcW Then he asccrtained that Mr. Bunts
messenger had told the Grand Jury that he
represented the whole thing" After waiting
some time longer he sent message TO the
Grand Jury asking whether they wanted him.
and received an answer in the negative.
The report and n supplementary letter. in
which Mr.. Ferris gives some figures. were ac-
ccptcd, and a committee of three was appointed
10 confer with other societies Interested in sea-
men.
The following table shows the number 81
and Tia" salaries and incidental expenses Tor
the years named:
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We cannot find fault with Mr.. SrASLEY If
his letters from the west coast of Africa are
not So full Of geographical details Il. We
had hoped lie anticipates our disappoinl-
mcnt aud promises Ms fun accounts before
long. which cannot fail To be- deeply inter-
r-tlng. Without doubt the most remarka-
bic feature in his discovery is the entirely
unexpected course OF the Congo, since the
transverse water she'd j. thus thrown much
further north than was supposed and the
mountain system of central Africa ASSUMES
n most interesting coullguration. Mr..
STANLEY docs not mention having travrr-ed
the largo Lake Sankorro, rlmors al which
had reached both LIVINGSTONE aud CAM
EkoN and a. "" cannot suppose that even
in n ha-ty letter he would have omitted
all mention oi 50 important a sheet Of water.
ii it had amy existence. "" are constrained
10 believe either that it j. amyth. or Of very
insignificant proportions.
On the other hand. he tells u- of a stream
entering the Congo to the north OF the oqua-
tor which is 2ODO yards wide al it, mouth
and this river he -upposcs is ithorHn olllucnt
from the Albert Nyanza, or from the gull
which he discovered in q minutes north lati-
tude and which hc now for the first time con
lectures may ice a separate lake. cor is it,
b" asks, "tho Wrllc of SCIIwEINTUKrn -
Wear" surprised that Mr. STANLEY. who is
evidently a much better explorer. than
be- Is Fnuslnph"r should think il posi-
bic That This river can have il, source
IN the Albert NyauM. Although ho j.
i'm ignorance uf Mr. Gr--is explorations
1Di- question wa -cl at lo-i 10y sir SANrlL
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The balance in the fund in 1896 was 81 s9s.7l
that in 1876 was SlSuGl

Mr.. Ferris further says that in 1870 and 1873.
I'm which years. according to the records Of the
board. no liren-cs were granted boarding house
keepers took ont and paid for their licenses as
usual.
A supreme Court judgment for s. 2G2 -
against Pilot Commissioner George W. Blunt.
and In favor of Edward q. Tinker. Harhor Mas
ter and Acting Captain of thu Port. was recorded
on the 9Th inst. On Monday when the interest
began To- run. Deputy Sherin JudSon Jarvis
called upon Commissioning Blunt.
COMMISSIONER Mr.. Jarvis said. lam sorry
to have Ia cMl your attention TO a judgment
against YOU
On you're one 81 them - Democratic
Sherins, arr. YOU Commissioner Blunt eX-
claimed. We'll. I've got nothing 80 70 ahead
and satisfy your Judgment
Commissioner." Mr. jarvis continued. smil-
ing. have rcad and admired your commune
cations in the Eramg Post. but. until this mo-
ment. did not know that YOU are rude us well
lou - impulont fellow" Commissioner
Blunt shouted. his rage at white heat. | want
you To got out Of hpre.'
Permit me- 10 ~lre You. Mr.. Commissioner.
that You are not exceptional in this respect. |
know of no instance of % deputy sheriff lring
welcome under these circumstances. ! Ni-A
you very good day.
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Judge BLACK 10 As.is, In Prosecuting the Re
turning Board

The ease OF Wells. Anderson. CasSanavc.
and k"nucr, charged with forgery of election
returns from vernon parish viii come NJ soon
which resumed business Monday. The Hon
Jcrr Black Viii assist the State. and Shclln-
hdrser of Ohio and Wilson of Iowa W IN defend
the Il turning Board. II the charge is proved
tine members of the board can Ice sent tu tho
prnitcntiary under the laws OF Louisiana tor
fourteen years.