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AsSIGNEE,s NOTICE.
mo. ISo1.l

mo. ISo1.l
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DIS
TRICT OF yIRGINIA--J0EL B. WATKINS
RICHMOND, VA. BANKRUPT, IN BANK
RUPTCY.
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, ss,:
Eotice is hereby given that meeting Of the credi.
tors of the said Joel b. Watkins bankrupt for ths
nurpose OF declaring dividend will be held ut Rich.
mor,d at The Office OF Thomas g. Atkins Esq, Regis.
Ter in Bankruptcy in said district. on MONDA? The
4th day OF February, 1878, at i0o'clock a. a., IN
the Revised Statutes of the United States.
Dated ct Richmond this 22d day OF January, 1S7 D
- a "a 800 rs 3 w. r.. M. KELLAMs Assignee.
NOTE-Proof of debt (HbetheI secured or .unse-
cured by deposition, with evidence of debt at
tached, IS necessary Ia all cases. - 2S-W2W
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INTEREST PAID TO NATIONAL BANKS
The Secretary OF the Treasury on Monday,
in answer to a resolution Of the House, sent
a communication to that body showing the
amount OF interest paid in coin and cur
rency to the national banks from bonds held
BY the Treasurer for the security and re-
demption of the currency-iSsues OF said
banks from 1863 to January l, 1878. The
recapitulation shows The coin-intcrest so
paid to be s244,27s,271.41; currency-in-
terest, $500, 2S5.36. Total, $252, 737, 556.T.
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Alabama.
INJUNCTION IN RAILROAD SUITS.

INJUNCTION IN RAILROAD SUITS.
MOBILE, January 29.-The United States
Circuit Court has enioined the complain
ants in the suits pending in Atlanta and
Huntsville to enforce the claims under
mortgage Of the Mills Valley Railroad Com
pany against the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad and it's purchaser, John Swami,
from proceeding further, and has ordered a
rule against them for contempt, and post
poned further payment by Swami until
the first Monday in June, on account OF
these suits.
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MARINE aNrE1.hTGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC-JANUARY 80, 1878

PORT OF RICHMOND, JANUARY 29, 1873.
ARRIVED.
Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, United
States mall merchandise and passengers, l.. b.
Tatum, agent. :,
Schooner jacob Birdsall, Blake, New York, salt,
Davenport Morris.
Schooner Thomas j. Seward, App'egarth. Balti-
more, grain, Dunlop & hcCance.
SAILED.
Steamship Isaac Bell, Lawrence, New York,
merchandise aud passengers, G. w. Allen Il Co..
agents. ~, ,,A, ,o..,.n
disc and passengers, W. p. Porter, agent.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Bark Brazelera, Jachens, New York, January 2oth.
1913 MEMORANDUM. kt1
scbooncrs John N. Parker and Lena d. Getting
ham, hence for Providence, II New 7 orS January
26th.
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New York.

BLAND's sILvER-BILL IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
ALBANY, January 29.-The New York
Senate to-day passed the Joint olution OF
the House against the Bland silyer-bill.
The vote was 23 to 5.
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Louisiana.
TROUBLES OF THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
p0LRD

TROUBLES OF
BOARD.
NEW ORLEANS, January 29.-The hiding
place Of j. Madison Wells, the absent men,
Der of the Louisiana Returning Board, has
not vet been discovered. Anderson's case
is under consideration. Arguments have
been had on the rule for contempt against
the United States Commissioner, Lane,
Deputy Collector Tomlinson, and Deputy
Marshals Warrenburger and Steel. On
motion the Court ordered that the prosecu-
ton against the United States officials
should 20 over until after the termination
OF the Anderson case.
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Vermont.

AN IRREGULAR BANK CASHIER.
BRANDON, January 29.-Samuel Bascom,
cashier Of the Brandon National Bank, is
irregular to the extent OF its surplus ana
ten per cent. OF its capital.
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GIahaa

FAILURE OF AN AGRICULTURAL FIRM,
3. HAVANA, january 20. Nicor, Fronitaso &
Co.'s agricultural commission house has
failed. Liabilities very heavy. 81
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THE PoLICEMAN'S STATEMENT.

The above statement is true. I procured the
VEGETYNE for him, and carefully observed his con-
dition from the time he commenced to use 1t until
he was cured. WILLIAM u. HILL,
Police Officer, Station 4, Boston, Mass.
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HOME md FgKEIgN NEWS
II THE rrxsAs.pacIr1c RAILROAD BILL.

AN AMENDsEST no DE OFFERED TO THE
SILVER LII - ETuRNfNG-BoARD
wELLs's HIDING-PLACE NOT Yields
(:ovERED-AccrpENT KILLING OF A
YOUTH AT GoRDoGsvILLE-THE T Q P E
PREPARING AN ALLoCUTIoN AGAINST
RUSSIA AND KING HUMBERT-MATTERs
AT wAsHINGToN-C COMMERCIAL FAIL
UREs-THE WAR NEWS FROM THE EAST.
THE Observation-Disclosures HAVING DIFF
FIcULgY IN MAINTAINING oRDER1N TIE
CAPITAL, &C., SC.
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crimes and Casualtles.

ACCIDENTAL KILLING OF A YOUTH AT GoRD0NS-
WILLIE.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.J
GoRDoNsv1LLE, Va, January 29.-At12:40
m. to-day, as the Virginia Midland south
ward-bound passenger train was approach
ing the station here, boy named Walter
Walters, who was in the act OF jumping on
the train, missed his balance and was
thrown under the cars. Two OF the coaches
passed over his body, killing him instantly.
He was about eleven years old, and was an
adopted child OF Mr.. Bailey, one Of our citi-
zens.
PUNISHMENT OF A NORFOLK WIFE-PoIsoSER.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.]
NORFOLK, Va, January 29.-In the
Corporation Court to-day, Jordan Berry,
the poisoner, was sentenced to twen-
ty-five years confinement in the State peni-
Tertiary. Berry attempted several months
since to take the life OF his wife and her
four step-children by poisoning the coffee
served to them for breakfast.
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EIQlIr.

Fine, $3.50; superiine. $3.50; extra superine
1928; common family. s7@S75O; fancy fainil,
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pIsMARcK's MINISTERIAL scHEME.

LONDON, January ga special to the
Times from Berlin says the prolonged min
isterial crisis has produced a first result.
Prince Bismarck has been authorized by
the Emperor to submit 70 the Federal
Council bill providing that the Chancel-
Tor, In che event OF his being prevented
from acting, may authorize any member OF
that Council to sign laws and DEGREES re-
curing the Chancellor's signature under
the existing Constitution. The bill is re-
garded as the first step toward the appoint
ment OF German ministers acting indepen.
IDENTIFY Of the Chancellor, but under his
leadership, and having also seats in the
Federal Council.
A Denial OF the Embarlkation at.
Constanfinople.
LONDON, January 28.-The Times authori-
tatireIy denies that part OF the Russian
army will traverse Constantinople and en-
bark at that place for home, as was men,
toned in the Daily 1eiegraph's special dis
patch OF Friday last reporting the peace
conditions.
Objections by England and Austria.
A special dispatch from Vienna to the
Daily Telegraph says: The Russian de-
mands will encounter serious opposition
from England and Austria. The latter
Power is particularly opposed to the retro
cession OF Bessarabia to Russia, and to any
conditions doing more than to cripple Tur-
key" =
The Daily NepS, in its leading editorial
article, says that sat the Cabinet council on
Sunday it was determined to persist with
the demand for the supplementary VOTE"
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|ITsu,k III Ey sE,Hs &
COS BROAD STREET..
HAS JUST orEHrD

Z a
HAS just orENsD
.1sseS sssssaa 81 fs1efss<8s1a
New styles sHrRTlHG-PRrNTs and rEHgAIEs;
New styles EARLY.sPRIEG PRINTS
LargeIine HAMBURG EDe1NG and INSERTING
.3 at very low prices; aa M
Bow style in cRocHET and EaBRornERY
EDGES cheap; ~. :;ost
Some great bargains in LINEN DAnAsK row
ELS; s5. e,.ss.. II 81 Is :
very cheap;
NAPKINS and D0nEs at exceedingly low
extraordinary bargains in cREpEs and cREPE
Wells; t9.i3s sc.
CROCHET and HoSEYcoMB QUILTS veryiow:
MARsEILLEs QUILTS ut lower prices tAaa ever
before; E.,sa
Remnants of IRISH LINEN at half their value;
CORDED PEoUEs at s,sc. andupwards; .f
GENTLEMEN's Two-BUTToN OPERA KIDS
at5oc.; -.
LADIES Two-BUTToN KIDS al soc. and ur-
ward;
New styles 10 NECK-RUFFLINGs, and lots OF
other goods, cheap, at
JULIUS MEYERS, COS Broad street
SINGERS MACHINE NEEDLES, csc. per
dozen; all other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES soc. Sent
by mali free. "a 3O-eod
=
HARDozo, FoURoUREAN 81 co.
HAVE THROWN UPON THEIR
BARGAIN COUNTER
LARGE LOT OF VERY DESIRABLE
STRIPED AND CHECKED BLACK
AND WHITE AND
FANCY SILKS
TO BE SOLD AT A SACRIFICE.
New styles of FANCY WHITE pIQUE;
Great bargains In HAMBURG EMBRolDE-
RlEs, of which we have grea. variety atvery
low prices;
Also, few CoLoRED HAMBURG EsIBR Old
ERIES-new and desirable;
A full stock of LADIES UNDERWEAR in greater
variety and at lower prices than the same goods
Lave been sold before, jass
THE CHEAPEST DRY GOODS IN THE
i city can be found at BROWNE & ROWE's:
NEW AND PRETTY PRINTS AND
o. pHLss SRSRz 4 Ee So&s sAsn
A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF BLEACHED
"a aud coTTo&sS s tgEF sp PRINTs'
DROWNE Il ROWE ARE SELLING AT
~ M M PRICES forthe next tan thirty
THE CHEAP DRY,GOODS STORE OF
L BROWNE ROWE is the place for bsreains.
nON"r FORGET THAT BROWNE &
IL ROWE are Offering great inducements for the
next thirty enS days. Call and as see BROAD STREET
Cash WHIST
DRY GOODS AT CosTu
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=, ftiSsfss

Tta Tories and The liberals the Turks
antlthe Russian England have arranged
s,y7 3 test vote fiji Che: u oiise OF Commons on
the question OF granting The money asked
Tor by the Ministry. There is TO be q four
nights bate, and then d vote. III the
Ministry are defeated, as they are sIre they
win not be, parliamentSwill be dissolved.
and an appeal to the people will follow.
Tho new elections will tell which party IL
In the majority. But where Sill Turkey
be by that time
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xLVTH CONGRESS--Second Sesslc

WASHINGTON. january 90, 1878.
-.. SENATE.
Mr.. Wallace addressed the Senate in favor
OF the silver bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The proceedings in the House were en-
tirely uninteresting.
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RUFEALO LETEgIA WATER.
THE BUFFALO LITHIA WATER
AS A STOMACH WATER.

ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE CASES
ON RECORD.
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,. VEG ETIN
prepared by
H.R. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS.
prepared by

YEGErINE IS SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
TIA 28-s&W2tl
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DRY GOODS AT COST!

We will offer, for the next sixty days, our
ENTIRE STOCK AT COST FOR CASH,
In order to reduce stock before taking inventory.
Buyers WHO wish TO secure BARGAINS will find
this 4 rare opportunity.
Our stock consists, in part, Of the following goods
CLOTHS, CAsSIMERES,. FLAHNELS. -.
WoRSTED DRESS GOODS.
BLACK SILKS, COLCRED SILKS,
TABLE DAMAskS, NAPKINS, TOWELS.
QUILTS, COMFORTS, BLANKETS.
SHAWLS, CLOAKS,
MERINO and WOOL UNDERWAY.
GLOVES, CoRsETs, IiANDKEHcNiEFS.
LINEN-EOsOM SHIRTS,
PLAIN and FANCY HOSE,
BLACK GRAPES, GRAPE Wells, sc.
COURTNEY C POWELL
429 Broad street,
jail between Fourth AID Fifth streets.
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,scrNpIARY rrRE--DEATH CAUSED BIT INJURIES
s arCEivED LAST MAY--ANNUAL CHURCH,
MEETING BETWEEN wHiTEs
, ~, NEGROES. &c. 3 VI
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, January 20, 1878.

OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WIIEAT.-White, 100 bushels. Red, 3,31s BUSH
els: Of which IL bushels were re-exhibIrcd.
CORN White. 100 bushels.
OATS.-1l6 bushels.
RYE.-5Q bushels.
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CASE OF JOHN p. KEELING, ESQ, STATED BY
DR. s. S. KEELING, OF PRINCESS ANNE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05
Among the bead Failures.

Of the past, how many bogus nostrums
may be numbered! Beginning their careers
with tremendous flourish of trumpets.
blazoned for time in the public prints and
on flaming posters, soon. but not too soon,
were they rele gated to the limbo OF things
lost on earth. But Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers is a living and thriving remedy. 1t goes
on, curing and to cure. Neither underhand
or open competition affect it. On the con-
trary, contrast with inferior rival prepara-
items only increases its popularity. 1t has
been repeatedly initiated, but without sue
cess. Counterfeits of 1t have been surrep
titiously introduced, but have fallen fat
Everywhere 1t entrenthes itself into the con-
fdenee OF the people; and well it may for
it is a thoroughly reliable invigoraut OF the
feeble, banlshes Dyspepsia and constipation,
braces the nerves, cures rheumatic ailments
and kidney complaints, and eradicates aud
prevents intermittent aud renlittent fevers
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05
Entomology.

The public are being educated to better
knowledge of Phrenology by the efforts that
are constantly being made by the publish
ers of the chronological JasTnal, that
staunch old monthly which has been pub
lished now in New York for forty years,
and during all this time has lost none OF
its vigor, and has attained much wider err
ulation than its technical name would lndi-
cate The publishers announce now great
reduction in price-fr0m three dollars to two
dollars a year-and in connection with this
a Phrenologicat Bust as premium to each
subscriber This bust is model symboiical
head, made nearly life-size, of plaster OF
Paris, so labeled as show the exact location
of all the chronological Organs. 1t IS
handsome ornament well adapted for the
mantle-piece, comfortable, library, or office.
With the aid of this and the key which ae-
companies it, together with the seri es of ar
ticles commenced in the January No. OF the
Phre,t0gogicGI Journal on Practical Phrenol-
ogy, each person may become quite familiar
with the location of the different phrenolog-
zeal organs. 1t is sent by express, carefully
packed. to every subscriber of the journal
who sends, III addition to two dollars, the
subscription price, twenty-five cents extra
for boxing and packing, or No, 2, smaller
size, will be sent by mail, post paid, on the
same terms Readers who desire a more
complete description, together with pros
peetus of the chronological Journal, should
send address on a postal card, or accept the
publishers offer, and send ten cents-half
price-for a sample number of the Journal
to S. r. Wells & Co., Publishers, 1877 Broad
way, New York.
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ssGernnnn sxrun.o

No other medicine in the world was
ever given such test of it's curative
qualities at Boschee's German Syrup.
In three Years two million four hum
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 IS
cents. Three doses will relieve any
case.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05
A FEW MILES OF RAILROAD IRON
AND CROss-TIES WANTED.

The Lake Charles Echo of last week
saws: "Thos. Kleinpeter, engineer,
informs us that he and engineer Barr
inspected the railroad road-bed east
wardly to n point about forty miles
east of Vermilionville, and found 1T
in much better condition than they
anticipated" 1t is a crying shame
that the commercial interests OF New
Orleans should be suffering and de-
clining for want of railroad connec-
ton with the prolific agricultural and
stock raising regionsr..of the great
State of Texas, when all that is nee
essary to secure this desideratum Is a
few miles of grading and the laying
of a few tons of railroad iron. The
extension of our New Orleans and
Texas road to the Sabine, opposite
the town of Orange, Texas, would
open connection with the road run
ming from that point towards Hous
ton. and develop trade that would
provo remunerative from the start,
and soon,make the New Orleans and
Texas the best'paying. railway in the
South.
In fact, the simple closing of the
little gap of dozen miles between
the western terminus of our. Don
aldsonville section of the New Or
leans and Texas, and the eastern
bank of the Grand river, would place
the line speedily upon a substantial
paying basis. This extension3.would
provide connection with steamboats,
PLYING the Teche, Atchafalaya and
various other streams throughout the
Attakapas region, thus insuring cheap
and rapid communication between
that productive section and the New
Orleans market. The benefits of such
consummation are obvious, but I'M
fortunately we can not entertain
much hope of their fruition in the
near future, as the lack of capital il
the South, aud the financial depres-
sion existing throughout the North
evidenced by the Numerous failures
daily recorded in the press kilograms,
demonstrate that the men who have
money to invest ares.few and far be
tween, and they will naturally be
very cautious in their ventures unit
there is promise of better times and {
sounder financial status ahead.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

The order of things which may be
looked for under the new dispensa-
tion is significantly indicated by the
result of special election held for
Representative in the parish of Caddo
on the 2nd inst. Notwithstanding a
Republican majority of from 800 to
1900 votes is usually cast in the par
ish, MIR. w. H. Wise, the Democratic
nominee fer Representative, has been
elected by 300 majority over R. j.
Looney, an independent candidate
who was secretly Endorsed by the Re-
publican parish committee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

The experience of Mr.. Leon Sarpy,
a sugar planter of the parish of St.
Charles, is somewhat singular, we
believe. The st. Charles Herald re-
ports that for some time after the
November freezes Mr.. Sarpy ground
his standing cane and made sugar,
but when he commenced on wind
rowed cane he found it worthless,
stopped grinding, and carted it to the
rear of his plantation, dumping it in
the fields. The fact that windrowed
cane was found unfit for grinding is
not exceptional, but that cane stand
ing in the fields should retain its sac
charine qualities longer than that in
windrow, seems to us in coDtrayen-
ton of the usual order of things, and
at variance with the theory held by a
majority of planters. We should be
pleased to have the views of some of
our experienced cultivators of cane
upon this point.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

The East Feliciaba Patriot Demo
crat calls a halt in the business of
bulldozing, which il seems is still
carried on by few of the freebooters
who attached themselves to the or
ganization of Legitimate bulldozeTs for
illegitimate purposes. Cur contem-
porary remarks:
Although we upheld the legitimate bull
doozer il. all that was done BY him during
the trying ordeal through which our section ton
passed during the memorable years OF 1919
and s. nevertheless we are now free to ut
ter our emphatic protest against the inter
ruption of hands employed by, and doml-
ciled upon the places OF our fellow citizens.
The capitalist who invests in land, and puts
laborers upon it for its cultivation, should
and must be protected III his rights and ln-
terests. We have now good government
one of our own selection-and deeds OF Ylo
lence are uncalled for and consequently
should cease.
The CHEF has persistently main
tanned that in the pernicjous prece-
dent, liable to be followed aud abused
bV laWleSs and vicious characters, lay
the main danger of the torcible plan
adopted by the white people OF the
, Felicianas to free themselves from
the rule of ali obnoxious local gov
eminent. The above paragraph, TIA
ken from the special organ and adVo-
cate of the bulldozers proper, shows
that the evil which we predicted is
impending. :. Having accomplished
the objects sought to be attained by
the prosecution of their chosen politi-
cal policy, the citizens of Feliciana
now owe it to themselves and the
good name of the State to counterfeit,
with unanimity and determination.
the bad effects of that policy, 1t will
require earnest and vigorous endeavol
to do this effectually, but we are con-
fdent that it can and will be done.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05
The General Assembly will begin

The General Assembly will begin
its regular session at New Orleans on
Monday next. The Senate chamber
aud Representative hall have been
reprinted and elegantly furnished,
aud present a delightful contrast to
their dingy appearance during the
late regime. There is much good
work to be done at the coming ses-
sion, both in the way of remodeing
and abolisting old laws and amend
ing defective new ones rushed through
wAhape proper deliberation during
the closing days of the troubled SEES
sion of 1877.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

A pelican was killed in Franklin
parish, two weeks ago, by Il wanton
sportsman who was evidently hard
up for something to shoot at. The
Franklin SHa says of the bird: g From
the immensely of its pouch we judge
it woald be an excellent bird for the
transportation of food into Il besieged
city or fertilization. The pouch will
hold rations for dozen men. We
give this idea gratis to the War De-
nsrtment."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

Hon Geo. G.. Vest of Missouri is now on a
visit to this section. 1t is hoped that he
may be induced to address our people on
the political issues of the day while here
Shreveport Times.
y Come now, this is rather too early
in the political year to be marrying
the patriotic citizen with the fumings
of the spread eagle orator. Shoot the
speech and pull down your Vest
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

Fred. R. Wright, the good natured
and slightly colored ex-Tax Collector
of Terrebonne parish, who has for
some weeks been in retirement on
account of an alleged deficit of some
$4,000 in his official accounts, has
re-appeared in his accustomed haunts
District Court having adjourned.
1t was asserted by Fred's friends that
he was rusticating in Canada, but the
Progress shrewdly guesses that the
Canada where he spent his leisure
moments during the Grand Jury's sit
ting, is not thousand miles from the
Lutetia p lantation, on Bayou Terre-
boune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

Mr.. Cornelius ODonnell,. the regu-
lar Democratic nominee, was elected
last Saturday as State Senator from
the tenth and eleventh wards Of New
Orleans, to fill the vacancy resulting
from the resigaatinn of Senator
Eustis. The total vote cast was only
821, a little over oEeh half the voting
population of the district. Mr.. Jno.
G. Fleming announced himself as an
independent candidate two or three
days prior to the election and polled
27I votes. Mr.. O'Donnell is work
ingman, and was put forward as the
special representative of the laboring
classes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

There is IA prospect of war between
the British troops in South Africa and
one of the powerful Catfre tribes in
llththlg the region contiguous to the
Transvaal Republic. Sir Bartle Frere,
Governor of Cape Colony, declares
she situation critical and dangerous,
aud reinforcements. have been sent
him by the home government.