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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
v. AIAURIN;
s. REGARD,


0peelal S0lnn1ULee,
The committee appointed to ascertain the
probable amount of revenues arising from
taxes and franchises for the current year
that may be collected, and the probable ex-
penses for the same time, made verbal re-
port, stating that after having examined
carefully, they find that the amount of
taxes and franchises supposed to be col
lected for this year to be $5561 40 and would
therefore recommend the Council to reduce
the licenses and taxes in this town to one
half the present rate; whereupOn on motion
of V. Maurin, duly seconded, the following
resolution was adopted:
Be 10 resolved That tax of one-half of
one per cent. be and is hereby levied on the
assessment rolls of the Town for the year
1878, and the ordinance license adopted in
December, 1873, be reduced to half the rates
therein fixed upon all trades, professions
and occupations, that the tax as levied be
extended on the tax rolls, and the Collector
be instructed, as soon as the same is COM
pleted to proceed to a diligent and rigorous
collection of the taxes and licenses.
Resolved further, That n copy of this reso-
luton be furnished the Tax Collector and
Assessor for their guidance.
On motion of V. Maurin, duly seconded,
the following resolution was adopted:
ReSolUed, That in accordance with section
of the charter of the Town of Donaldson
vile that the Mayor be authorized to- see
that the proper notices of election for Town
Officers fixed by law for the first Saturday
of May, be given.
ReSoired further, That this Council pro-
coed to establish an election precinct in and
for each ward, and elect two commissioners
of election in each ward.
On motion of Joseph Burbridge, the
Courthouse was designated as the polling
place for the first ward. Adopted.
On motion of s. Rcard, the lower side of
the Market-House was designated as the
polling place for the second ward. Adopted.
On motion ofV. Maurin, Mr.. B. Lemann's
old store was designated as the polling
place for the third ward. Adopted.
The following named gentlemen were
duly elected as commissioners of election to
be held Saturday, May 4, 1873:
BE- Evans and j. b. Rodrigue, LIST ward.
Vileor Dupart and C. B. Israel, End g
L. D. Leblanc and j. Arnaud, Sr;, 3rd :"
On motion of S. Rieard, duly seconded,
the following resolution was adopted:
RcsoEped, That the sum of SIS 90 addi-
tional be allowed the Assessor for his SER
vices.
On motion of " Maurin, duly seconded,
the proposal of L. E. Bentley in regard to
the town printing was taken up; and his
proposal to do all the town printing for
STA 90 year was accepted.
The following bills were approved:
L. E. Bentley, roll hook, ...--.-.s5 90
d. NJ. Vidal, repairing bridges, .l2 90
NJ. Landry, /" -..-.-l5 90
P. Letory, E. Church, .-...-n 90
W. G. Wilkinson, stationery. 80
On motion, duly seconded, the Council
adjourned.
A true copy: DAVID ISRAEL,
Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
For Sale.
Music.

HNHE CRESCENT BAND of Donaldson
Il vile is now prepared to make engage
ments to furnish music for parades, excur-
sions, picnics, funerals, etc., at lowest rates.
Apply to or address
ALPHONSE MARTIN,
Chairman Committee of Arrangements.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
New Orleans & Texas Railroad

TIMETABLE
The steamer st. Francis Belle leaves head
of Bienville street, New Orleans, daily
Sundays excepted) at 7:45 A. NJ.
Mail train leaves Westwego daily (Sundays
excepted) at 9 A. M; arrives at Donald
sonville at 12:45 P. ". Returning, leaves
Donaldsonville at 1:30 P. NJ, arrives at
New Orleans at 5:45.
SUSDAY SCHEDULE-Boat leaves as above at
8 A. NJ; train leaves Westwego at 9:l5 ar
rives at Donaldsonville 1890. Returning,
leaves Donaldsonville Las, arrives at New
Orleans $50 p. M
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GRAND ANNIVERSARY
FireInen'S Parade.
Phoenix Fire Co. No. l and As
cenSiOn Hook and Ladder Co.
No. / of DOnaldSOnYille,
VIII commemorate their anniversaries by a
grand union parade and celebration on
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1878.


The procession will form on the public
square at 3 o'clock P. NJ, and move as
follows:
ROUTE
From the Square on Houmas street to
Crescent Place, thence to Mississippi street,
thence up to Chetimaches, down Chetima-
ches to Claiborne, down Claiborne to Rail-
road Avenue, up Railroad Avenue to Mis-
sissippi street, down Mississippi to Lessard,
down Lessard to Claiborne, down Claiborne
to st. Patrick, up st. Patrick to Mississippi,
up Mississippi to Lafourche, down La
fourche to the Railroad, thence to Railroad
Avenue, thence up to Attakapas street.
thence up to the Louisiana Square.
Members of the Companies, Honorary
members, and invited guests desiring to par
tieipate in the parade, are requested to as
semble at 3 o'clock sharp.
JOS. FERRIER,
G. C. BAKER,
A. j. REYNOLDS,
s. NJ. FUCICH,
II. j. GREEN,
H. NEITHER,
apl3td Committee on Parade.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13

nR. j. C. LEGARE,
Office Hours: IL A. NJ to | p NJ
OFFICE: Intersection of Mississippi and
Lafourche streets, next to Bells drug store,
DOm jacksonville.
RESIDENCE: Souvenir plantation, one mile
above town. feb575
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13

The Jail fence has been repaired in
accordance with the resolution
adopted by the Police Jury at its last
session, and horse-racks are being
placed in front of the Courthouse.
The job of erecting an iron grated
door across the hallway of the Jail
has been undertaken by Mr.. Joseph
Ferrier, and will probably be accom-
plished during the coming week.
These improvements were sadly
needed, and if the Police Jury would
strain another point and have the
upper portion of the Court House re-
paired and the saw-dust in the court
room replaced by mating, they might
rest on their laurels for a while.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
THE NEW COLLECTOR.

New Orleans has a Collector of
Customs at last, ex-Congressman
George L. Smith of Caddo parish
haviug been appointed to that posi-
ton and confirmed by the Senate.
For some days prior to the appoint
ment it was regarded certain that the
contest lay between MFR. Smith and
Hon. A. II. Leonard, also of Caddo,
with Mr.. Packard favoring the latter.
Mr.. Smith himself is represented to
have urged the appointment OF Mr.
Leonard, but the President, just be-
fore leaving for Philadelphia to dine
with the Union League Club, deci-
ded to send the name of Smith to the
Senate. The Committee on Com
merce reported favorably upon the
nomination day before yesterday and
it was confirmed the same day.
The political record Of Mr.. Smith
of course renders him obnoxious to IL
large class of people interested in the
business of the Custom House, but a
personal acquaintance with the gen
tleman aud knowledge OF his
capacity and agreeable department,
leads us to believe that he will prove
a competent, energetic and eventual
~ popular official. 1t was only rea-
sonable to expect that the President
would choose Republican to fill the
position, and to our mind he has
made good selection. Mr.. Smith
belonged to the liberal wing of the
Republican party, and it was greatly
due to his management that Mr..
Leonard, Judge Boarman and others
of that class in the Fourth Congress
sional District were induced to ally
themselves with that political organi-
cation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

No other medicine in the world was
ever given such a test of its curative
qualities at Boschee's German Syrup.
In three years two MILLION four hun
dred thousand small bottles of this
medicine were distributed free OF
charge by Druggists in this country
to those afflicted with Consumption,
Asthma, Group, severe Coughs, pneu-
monia and other diseases of the
Throat and Lungs, giving the Amer
lean people undeniable proof that
German Syrup will cure them. The re.
suit has been that Druggists in every
town and village in the United States
are recommending it to their GUS
toners. Go to your Druggist, and
ask what he knows about it. Sam
pie Bottles 10 cents. Regular size rs
cents. Three doses.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

Information has reached the Terre-
boune Progress to the effect that Mr..
Leon Godchaux of New Orleans, q
gugar commission merchant doing
u heavy business in the LafouHhe
parishes, cleared over $4,000 last
season. We are ignorant of the
source from which our contemporary
derives this infol nation, but We feel
quite confident that the statement is
erroneous, and that Mr.. Godchaux's
books will show a deficit on last
years operations larger :lian the sur
plus accredited to him by the Pro-
grsss. 1t would be anomalous for one
man to make heavy gains in legit-
innate business during season when
others in the same line either lost
largely or barely held their own.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
HORRIBLE FoREBoDINGs.

This seems to be an extraordinary
year for the production of monstrosi-
ties in animal life, in this State, 1T
least. Besides those we have previ-
ously noted, the Iberia Sugar Bosol
reports live four-legged chicken
brought to its Office the st. Charles
Herald editor has recently seen a
chicken with two bodies and but one
head, the bodies being joined at the
neck, and a pig with two shouts and
three eyes, two of the latter being in
their natural positions and one in the
centre of the forehead while ye fes-
tive Hyams of the West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter, seriously discourses
of neighbours phenomenal kitten
with five tails, four ears and an
extra fore leg. The tails all spring
from the same source and are OF
mixed colors the ears are in pairs,
while the fifth leg appears between
the two in front. Tails, ears and ex-
ira leg are well developed and do not
seem to Inconvenience the juvenile
feline in the least" Contemplating
the gradual yet startling augmenta-
ton of the wonderful and unnatural
as demonstrated by this swelling rec
ord, we begin to ask ourselves in
alarm where this thing will end. Can
it be possible. that Development OF
Species is about to undergo a total
disruption and that we are on the
brink of terrible Chaos7 Are the
laws of nature to. be subverted and
replaced by the tickle sway of
Chance !? Oh! for some Darwinian
peer who, instead of tracing our
genealogy back to the days of our
happy apehood, would pierce the
future with prophetic eye and re-
lieve our mind-if SO he might-of
the oppressive apprehension that the
tide Of degeneration has set in, and
that the earth will soon be inhabited
by conglomeretion of uniformed
and misshapen things, with four-leg-
ged chickens and five-tailed cats a
prominent feature of the distressing
spectacle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
Tortures that Need mot be En-.
6UPed.

People suffer great deal of pain unneces-
sariiy. Among fortunes that need not be en-
dured are those inflicted by the rheuma-
tisln and govt, since the acrid element
in the blood which produces them
by contact with the sensitive covering of the
muscles and joints may be eliminated by
the use of that matchless depurent, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, before the infIamma-
tory symptoms are developed to any great
extent. When it is considered what excru-
CHATTING fortunes rheumatism infiicts, and
what tendency it has, when fully deE9l-
oped, to attack the heart, the ACCESSIBILITY of
an early use of such reliable antidote be-
comes at once apparent. The rheumatic
virus is expelled from the blood by increased
action OF the kidneys-which act as strain
ers-produeed by the Bitters. ard the suf
terer will find, if he uses this supreme de-
fensive ageEt, that he will be protected
against return Of the agonizing complaint.
dyspepsia, fever and ague, liver and bowel
complaints aud other maIadies, are also
cured by this admirable remedy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

The Plaquemines Observer has q To-
cal correspondent of great wind pow
er, who, being an expert in the art of
notwithstanding, naturally assumes
the nom de plume of Veritas." This
individual was greatly piqued by our
uufayorable mention of q game of
baseball recently played by Plaque
mines clubs wherein the combined
score of the two mines aggregated 1872
runs, and retaliated by an ill-natured
and highly exaggerated. account of o
" home run which the editor of the
CHIEF was alleged to have made from
political meeting ON New River in
1876. The disgruntled correspondent
was as reckless of facts as of good
breeding in his diatribe, but we bear
him no ill-will and as an admirer of
the attractive game of base ball, we
are pleased to record marked i'm
provement in the playing of Plaque
mines Clubs. With practice they may
in course of time approximate the
proficiency attained by the devotees
of the sport in this section.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

Proposed amendment No. g, to the State
Constitution, provides that the Legislature
shall meet every two years, instead of annu.
ally, and limits the session to ninety DAYS.
If adopted, this would save the State about
100000 o year.-Bossier Banner
We hope, therefore, the Banner
which favored a constitutional con-
vention--is not among those mis-
guided journals frivolously calling
upon the people to vote down this and
other salutary amendments, out of
pure spite, because the General AS
sembly declined to recognize the
necessity for an early convention.
Such proposed amendments as
No. 8 viii be adopted by heavy ma
jorities the voters of this State are
not SO blind to their own welfare as to
oppose salutaTy reforms from mere
sentimentality, especially when by
doing so they run the risk of eontinu-
ing indefinitely extravagances and
abuses 10 the government which o
favorable opportunity is afforded to
abrogate entirely or materially miti-
gate.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

VIM. NJ. Tweed's last words, ad-
dressed to his attending physician,
were:
have tried to do some good, if have not
had good luck; am not afraid to die; I
believe tho Guardian Angels will protect
me.
1t is now ia order to have these
beautiful sentiments printed in tract
and circlated among the young
people of the rising generation, in
order that they may emulate the vir-
tuous career of the utterer, whose
upright life gave:him courage to meet
death and faith to believe in blessed
existence. beyond the tomb.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

At recent municipal election in
OPelousas a warm contest was waged
between the ms and the outs for con-
troll of the Common Council. The
ins kept in, while the outs are further
out than ever. Each ticket had the
names of four white and three colored
candidates, but the Courier report
thatsthe colored vote was cast almost
unitedly for the successful ticket.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
LET us HAVE A BRIDGE.

LII 10 La v - d o4h4ONos
The Directors of Thibodaux Bridge Com
pany met on April i3, and declared dlyi-
dend Of seven per cent ON the capital stock,
or one dollar and seventy-tve cents per
share, out of the revenues of the three
months ending March 81, l878.-1hatodaar
| Sentinel.
Isn't that enough to make us turn
green with envy, and to stir mp suf-
ficieut of the latent enterprise among
our citizens to secure the construc-
ton of bridge over the Bayou La
| fmrci,e at Donaldsonville? The tolls
charged for crossing the Thibodaux
bridge are more reasonable than
those exacted for ferrage at this
place, and yet the bridge yields a
revenue aggregating twenty eight
per cent. per annum on the capital
invested therein Certainly there
would be as much travel over a
bridge at this point as at Thibodaux,
if not more and there is no reason to
suppose the ratio of profit derived
from such an institution here would
be less than that yielded at our sister
village down the bayou. Where,
then, can such another favorable OPP
portunity be found for the remuner-
alive employment: of few thousands
of dollars, as is afforded in the fOrma-
ton of Donaldsonville Bridge Com
pany and the building of toll-bridge
to replace tho slow coach, primitive
ferry upon which we are solely
dependent for transportation across
the LafoGrehe at this place.
By the construction OF bridge
several desirable objects might be at
tanned: public convenience would be
subserved: an odious monopoly,
claiming authority under a venal leg
islative act to divert public revenues
into private pockets for some seven
teen years to come, would be effectu-
ally circumvented and money would
flow into the Golfers of those who
were possessed of the foresight and
public spirit to contribute means for
the establishment of this desirable
improvement.
We shall revert to this subject fire.
quently hereafter, and hope to place
the matter in such light that, when
the next General Assembly convenes,
our representatives in that body will
be called upon to secure the passage
of an act of incorporation for Bayou
Lafourche Bridge Company with its
domicile at Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

The State Central Committee of
the Democratic Conservative party
met in New Orleans on Wednesday,
and decided to call a State conyen-
ton, at Baton Rouge, 'on the first
Monday of August. Nearly half the
committee favored n later date, but
they were outvoted by majority of
one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

District Court will begin its regular
term il the parish of st. James on
Monday next. Judge Duffel created
quite as favorable an impression
among the people of st. John as he
did in St. Charles, and he bids fair to
become the most popular magistrate
who has occupied the district bench
since the war.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

European affairs are in statu quo'
Bismarck and GortschakOff are both
i'll, and this delays negotiations for
conference, but there is yet reason to
believe that the pending differences
will be settled by pacific arbitration.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
Saturday, May 4, 1878.

Several hundred gallons of wine
will be made from grapes and dew
berries in Pointe Cqqpee parish this
year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

The District press teens with
praise of Congressman Acklen, whose
maiden efforts in the service of his
constituents give promise of such
abundant fruit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

Pensions! Pensionsi! Soldiers and
Sailors war of 1912 or Indian wars,
their widows aud all pensioners whose
names have been dropped from the
Rolls, can now secure Pensions. Send
stamp with full history of case to
Presbrey and Green, Patent Attor-
neys, 500 9TH St., Washington, D. C.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

Our North Louisiana exchanges,
without exception, report the crop
prospects of that section of the State
as unusually fine and encouraging.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04

The proprietor of the London Times,
Mr.. Walters, is said to have written a
book for private circulation in which
he declares his belief that before the
close of the nineteenth century Russia
nnd-America will be the only first
class powers in the world.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Not Onr TsnIi.

We dislike rs much as any n tC
complain Of pOstofise officials not doing
their duty, but here of late ~forbearance
has ceased 10 be a virtue. IL has gotten
10 be an every week business that from
one to ten Of our subscribers complain
Of not getting their papers when called
Tor on Thursday afternoon. They
claim that they call at the office and
are informed that their paper is not
there. And in a few days aftcrward
they go there and get their papers. Ii
Is true that sometimes We overlook a
name on our list, but we kHOW It is not
IN every week business. We mail
the HERALD every week, always by IL
O'Clock a. m.-ncver have missed n sin
gle week yet; and If our subscribers
fail to get their papers regularly it is
no fault of ours.
On the other hand, We do not wish to
be too hard on u postmastcrs; We
know their trials and tribulations.
They are liable at any at any time TO
overlook a few papers ont of a Hat of
from three to four hundred. But in
the future we would like for him to be
a little more careful, and we'll try and
be the same way, and probably By that
the wrong may be righted..
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07


Editor Of Herald II can't resist writing
you. Such strange things arc constants
ly coming AROUND. We received No9rs
hecs' great speech on our financial con-
dition, which takes here like "ire In
the dry stubble.' Our politicians are
publicly crying, "more money, more
greenbacks, or we will repudiate the
bonds and all 60 to the wall together
All / believe here are Of the same opin-
ion as regards this II thing. They
want a good currency and enough of il
for commercial purposes. Every man
mere is a full grown politician and
means business. You may warn youT
friends and the country that "tle
thing has it," and if they want to save
their bonds and the credit Of the ma.
ton they had better listen to the peo'
pc.
One other thing must be told: One Of
Heavens windows was left ajar last
night and a little boy angel fell out
and was caught at Jake Carriers.
Yours truly, ID.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07

The Cleveland Silver Cornet Band
and Orchestra are going to Dalton, Ca,
on the 2Ist to give a concert. The
Band having been organized IL years,
and being composed of the best talent
in East Tennessee, we assure the citi-
zens of Dalton that they will do well
in giving them a rousing audience. We
venture to say there is not a town in
the South that has in it such musical
tclant as Cleveland-or II that can
furnish a better band and orchestra. n
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Weather Predictions for Feb

From the 1st to the 9Th cloudy and
cold, also coughs, Group and colds,
use "Spmphyx," from the 9TH to the
18th, probably snow accompanied by
sore throat, bronchitis and more
coughs, use the Grand Cough Rene
dy Symphyx. For the remainder Of
the month damp and cloudy with
more Group, consumption and pains
in the chest, use Harris Great Relief
externally and Symphyx internally
For sale everywhere.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07

Several Of the prominent pulpit ora
tors throughout the country have as
serted their disbelief a. 10 the existence
Of \ hell. win Carleton has written a
poem on "The New Church Doctrine"
which we publish in another column.
Any M who has ever read any OF
Cartoons works will readily recognize
IL a. his writings.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-02-07
Fresh Lima Beans at Cowan & Gaut's,
Newspaper Advertising.

Newspaper advertising is now recOg,
niZed by business men, having faith In
their own wares, "a the most eiiectiv,
means of securing for their goods
wide recognition of their merits.
Newspaper advertising impels in.
quiry, and when the article offered i,
Of good quality and at a fair price the
natural result isgreatly increased sales,
Newspaper advertising is the most
energetic and yigilant statesmen; adj
dressing thousands each day, always in
the advertisers interest and ceaselessly
at work seeking customers from all
classes.
Newspaper advertising is a perma-
nent addition to the reputation of the
goods advertised, because tits a per-
manent influence always at work in
theii interest.
Newspaper advertising promotes
Frade, for even in the dullcst times adj
Ferliaers secure by far the largest share
of what is being done.-John Manning.
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