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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09
" ID. EARHART,
Law OFFICE,

DONALDSONVILLE, Id.
Practices in the Fourth Judicial District
comprising Sc. Charles, st. John. st. james
and Ascension parishesl. and in the Supreme
and United States Courts, mJS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09

To-day the citizens of the parish
residing outside the town of Donald
sonyille will vote upon the Police
Jury ordinance prohibiting the sale
of liquor on Sundays. We hear but
one opinion expressed relative to the
result of this election, which is, that
the ordinance will be ratified by a
decided majority. Even those who
oppose the measure concur in this
view. 1t is to be hoped that the gen.
eral expectation relative to this mat
ter will not be disappointed, and that
fruitful cause of a large proportion
of the crimes aud offenses which oc-
cur in this and other parishes will be
removed SO far as Ascension is con-
cerned. An erroneous impression has
prevailed to some extent that the vo-
ters of the town are to participate in
this election, but such is not the case.
The authority of the Police Jury does
not extend to the adoption of ordi-
nances or regulations for the govern
ment of the town of DonaldsonviIle,
save alone the right to impose parish
taxes upon property within the cor
poration, which is function express
ly bestowed by State law. With this
exception, the power to prescribe po-
lice regulations for the municipality
is vested solely in the Town Council,
and the voters residing in Donaldson
vile must look to this body for an
opportunity to express their wishes
upon the Sunday prohibition ques-
ton. This opportunity should be ac-
corded at an early date, in order that
Donaldsonville and Ascension may
stand in accord upon this matter, SO
vital to the best interests of the COM
munity at large.
Posters are displayed about town
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09

Mr.. Harry Gould, recently of the
Iriuae- Democrat, and still more re-
Gently of the CHIEF office, left on the
St. Mary Wednesday morning bound
for Assumption parish, where be will
bide a wee with relatives and en-
deavor to recuperate his impaired
health. Wish him pleasant time
and speedy recupe." copyright
acknowledgements and dissolute
editors will please take notice and
govern themselves accordingly
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09

The benefits of life insurance are
universally acknowledged. Every
provident man ard woman should
! hold policy in the sonndest COM
pany in the United States-the Pied
mont and Arlington.
CHARLES w. May, the erratic young
Englishmen who was once convicted
and subsequently acquitted of settirg
fire to the residence of DR.. Legare, is
now ON Mr.. VIM. Kings farm in the
eighth ward, where he turned up at
late hour last Monday night and asked
for shelter. He was given quarters
for the night, and showing DISPOSE
fion to work, was next day sent'"'into
the field to pull up last seasons cot
ton stalks. We hope Charley's past
experience has had a salutary effect,
and that he will never again become
involved in ouch an affair as that
which recently came so near landing
him in the penitentiary. His head
piece is undoubtedly weak, but if he
is kept under proper discipline, We
believe he will be quite harmless and
not conceive again the peculiar no,
ton that it will be rendering a.friend
a service by burningihis house.
The professed apprehension of the
st. Charles Herald that Judge Duffel
will display political partisanship in
the exercise of hiS judicial duties, is
discourteoas to All honorable gentle
man, as implying h disregard of the |
most sacred attribute of his high po-
sition; and is quite as groundless as
the assumption that the Judge is a
bitter Democrat; Pending the con
test among the.sfrisends Of the several
aspirants to the District Judgeship.
representation of this character
were quite freely circulated by GER
tain opponents of the Ascension can
-iidate, but happily Gov. Nichols was
mpervious to such argument" and
knowing Mr.. Duffel to be eminently
capable and with character of I'M
mpeachable integrity, rightly refused
% consider the question of his politi-
al opinions in connection with an
'ffice so thoroughly non political as
hat of District Judge. And it may
De well to remark, while the subject
s IN hand, that concerning Judge
)utfefs political record and status,
III erroneous impression has obtained
credence in the lower
parishes of the district. He is not
Democrat of long standing, nor yet
LAST Ditcher. An old-line Wing be-
ore the war, he found himself with
mt party after that eyentful epoch,
nd i'll affiliating with the Democracy
Ie merely followed the footsteps of
inety nine out of every hundred of
he former Wings. He says that he
ever has been Democrat in the full
cceptation of the term as applied to ;
'olitical partisanship, and does not
Unsider himself one now. That he
) not to be ranked with the proscrip- +,
i've element of the Democratic party
Tas shown by his connection with the
liberal movement in this State six
ears ago and that as Judge he will ]
e neither Democrat, Republican or I
'ld-line Wing, the futule will album :
antly demonstrate. '
A Gard.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09

The first quarterly conference of
the M. Z. Church of this place will be
held at the St. Peter Church, corner
Houmas and Claiborne streets, this
afternoon, commencing at 8 o'clock.
Rev. j. C. Hartzell, Presiding Elder of
this district, arrived by the train from
New Orleans to-day, and will preside
at the conference. He is accompanied
by Senator Landry, the new pastor of
st. Peters, who will also take part in
the afternoons proceedings. At IL
A. NJ. tomorrow MI Hartzell will
preach a sermon at tue local church,
and return to New Orleans by the
afternoon train.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-09

The benefits of life insurance are
universally acknowledged. Every
proyident man ard woman should
hold policy in the sonndest COM
pany in the United States-the Pied
mont and Arlington.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
Memorial Exercises.

The services held at the Court House
Tuesday afternoon in honor Of the memo.
ory of Mark W. Bailey were of very i'm.
pressive aad interesting character. The
local Attorneys with Messrs Pcttigrew
and Winsor Of Sioux Fails, came within
the Bar accompanied by Clerk Cuppett,
and Sheriff Dixon, The table around
which the gentlemen became seated was
placed an elegantly bound bible. A va
cant chair pla ced at the head of the table
also bore the habliments If mourning
The Clerk VIM. NJ. Cuppctt presided.-.-
AL opening ode was then sang by q quar-,
te, choir, Messrs Nash and Guintcr, and
Mrs. j. II. Holsey, and Mrs G. p. Keeler,
Mrs. Holsey playing the accompaniment
upon the organ. 0. S Clifford the surviv-
ing Law partner of the deceased then de
livcred an eloquent eulogy. J. W. Garter
presented in behalf Of the members, me-.
mortal and Resolutions, acc ompaning the
presentation with brief tribute to their
subject fie.srs. Rca. Jerauld, Wlnsor
and Taylor also in seconding their adopt
ion cloquently spoke Of the life and atlri-
butes Of the decease brother 1t is pc.
culiar but wise provision, that the good
Of men Is rarely told until beyond their
hearing, but it comes as solace and
soothing balm for stricken hearts when
the grave has won victory.
SO with Mark Bailey, The good he has
done lives after him. and his friends are
greeted with gems of praise from those
who knew and realized his worth.
The rush of men, and the confusion ad
hustle of strife for wealh and power, IS
yet to come for tins quiet community,
where our brother had waited with Us fer
this coming change, other and strange fac
es will appear in the Bar, and time will
send his now surviving brothers over the
river which he has just crossed, but his
memory will be reversed by those who
knew him, as long rs reason lights the
mind, and the "Garnered sheaves
"Of his lites fair ripening grain
will remain as monument Of the faithful
use he made Of his talent.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
Special Correspondence.

BELOlT, WIS, Nov. 30, 1873
Dear Sir:
l have just returned homo from
visit Al Milwaukee, for few days with
my old friends IN that beautiful city. !
conycrsed with the business men, who wer
interested in r. r. enterprise, farming IN :
tercsts, and the general welfare of the
west, and found amo ng, such men as Al.
eXander Mitchell, s. S. Merrill, John
p.anNiaton, John B lack the Mayor of the
city, that they ell felt interested to hear
what | had to say about that section of
the country, where l have been for few
weeks, and after conversing about the
prospects Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul 4. r. Co., putting their Road
through to Dakota, had strong assurance e
cs Of the road being pu, through to the
Sioux Valley as soon as possible for the
season, and that it would cross the river
near Bcloit, and 60 on through Dakota to
the Black Hills, as early as prActicable.- =
Now Judge this is to be the road for the
benefit of all your section OF that country
YsnHtol people are anxious to have the
Road go there, Sioux Falls people want
the same, but neither wi get it. as 1t will
go through Lincoln Co. westward to the
Black Hills. | regret | have no more
time to write you about this matter, but
be assured Judge / am deeply interested
in this matter, for the benefit Of my friends
at Beloit and Canton.
Respectfully Yours.
7 CHAPMAN
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
Worth Twice the Sum.

We are just in recei ipt Of the Chicago
Ledger the leading family paper of the
West, which is now entering upon its sew
enth volume The Ledger is large 4S
column weekly printed upon bold, plain
type, which can be read with ease, by eth.
er the old or young, and is filled with
choice stories and matter Of peculiar in
terest to every household. This excellent
journal is supplied to subscribers, postage
paid, for the extremely low price Of $l50
o year In order 10 more rapidly increase
its present large list Of readers, the pub,
fishers of this poper have just made a
new contract for the III anufacture of sew.
era, thousand fine Nickel plated English
Steel Barrel and Cylinder seven shot Re
volvers 80 caliher they propose
to distribute among their subscribers al
cost, and therefore offer one Of these elc
giant weapons of defense and the Chic ago
Ledger for Three dollars. The revolver
will be sent by mail, postage paid, on re-
ceipt of the price. The have already dis
tributcl 5000 revolvcrs and are mailige
hundreds daily. Now is your time to get
a tirst-class revolver and the best paper in
the country for less than half the actual
worth Of either Three sample copies Of
The Ledger will be sent to any address for
ten cents. Address The Ledger, Chicago,
III.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05

Mr.. William A. Cobb, him self u jour
nalist, in an an address at LIckport ten
days ago, told his audience what some Of
the trials Of tho newspaper are. lie Gnu
mernted the following: "Tho placldity
with which correspondents write upon
both sides of the sheet thus setting all the
composito1s to breaking the Third Com
mandment: the appearance in the sanctum
of the man who has grievance; the
presence of the ticnd who carries away the
best exchanges; the coming in of the man
who has the latest news-one of those
characters who has an idea that when he
goes West the East tips up, and Uicc cersa
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
S. S. MERRILL.

The following resolutions were adopted
by Centennial Lodge No. 10, I. 0. o. F.
of which Hon. Mark w. Bailey was a
worthy member.
WHEREAS: BY a dispensation OF Di.
vine Providence our beloved brother
Mark ". Bailey P. G. Of Centennial Lodge
No. 10, |. o. D. F. ON the 14th inst. ex.
changed time for eternity Therefore,
Resoloed: That by his death VIC lost
A highly esteemed brother, the communi-
ty at large, valued member of society,
and his wife kind and atfectionate hus-
band
Resoyced That in the person Of our
deceased brother, we recognize the high
est type of manhood and realize the loss
sustained by this community.
ResoIoed: That the members of Centen-
nial Lodge No. 10, l. o. O. +. tcrdcr to
tho bereaved family and relatives of our
deceased brother our heartfelt and sim
cere sympathies in this sorrowful afiiict
ion.
Resolped: That a copy Of these resolu-
tions be placed upon the records Of this
Lodge, that u copy suitably engrossed be
presented TO the widow of our deceased
brother, ard that copies be furnished to
the Siorx Valley Neps, and the Canton
Advocate for publication.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
The New Policy

Congress convened on Monday, with
229 members Of the House present. After
the reading of the Presidents message,
Wood of New York, manifested disturb.
cd condition Of mind at that portion Of the
message that alluded to the fearful condl
ton of matters in the South. Anything
that squints towards a checking process
that is liable to suppress the lawlessness
there existing worries these Northern
Dough-taccs. In alluding to the Southern
Policy the President says, "But more gen.
eral enjoyment of the freedom of suffrage
by the colored people, and more just and
generous protection Of that freedom by
the community Of which they form part
were generally anticipated, than the record
Of the election discloscs, * IL but IN the
States Of Louisiana and North Carolina at
large, but in some Congressional Districts
outside of these States; the records Of these
States seem to compel the conclusion that
the rights of the coored voters have been
elections not permitted to be either gcncr-
al or frecr
He further state. in plain language that
is the duty to enquire into these matters,
and for the executive and judicial depart
mcnt to punish the violations oflaw which
have occurred, and says "that whatever
authority rests in me to this end I shall
not hesitate to put forth. No means
within my power Will be spared to obtain
a full and fair investigation Of the alleged
crimes, and to secure the conviction and
the punishment Of the guilty.
What fair minded citizen can fail to en-
dorse this new policy Not only will
Republicans north and south rejoice at
this, but consistent and justice loving
Democrats Only those in the South ard
their renegade allies at the north that are de-
termined to bully by outrageous and inhu-
man treatment the colored voter into the
support of contemptious party, will de.
mur
The christian and law abiding scnti
ment will be rallied to the support of the
President, but the rebels, outlaws, cut
throats, kluklux and other representations
Of the Internal regions, Will from this mo-
mout INCREASINGLY danounce and and
embarrass the executive. This is not un-
expected, the north are used 10 such con-
duct, and after its bitter experience will be
less lcment with these peace daslroycrs.
The North may as we'll trim ship for a
rough gale, that will last until the close
Of the Presidential campaign in 1880, and
asst it was inevitable from the unwarranted
couduct of those whose necks were spared
the halter through the mercful influence
of leinent and forgiving .piril, and more
sure the victory for the right
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
This will Pay.
Respectfully Yours.
J. A. CHAPMAN.

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These numerous Engravings make this
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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
a Fancy Fair and Festival

y
Will be held at the School House in
Canton on the evening Of December 18Th,
by the ladies of the Episcopal society for
the purp Sc of raising funds 10 aid in the
erection OF Church bunting. -" 20 ' ,.,''
There will be Instrumental and Vocal
music and New England supper.
Soliciting Committee: Miss. Edna Mar.
tin, Miss Hattie Loomis, Mrs. A. +. Ru.
dolph, Miss. Ray Miller, Ms. J. ". Car.
ter, Miss, Dollie Dixon.
Statesmen: Mr.. o. Z. Rca, Mr. James
Keller, Mr.. Henry Conklin, Miss. Emma
Harlan, Miss. Ray Miller.
Reception Committee; Mrs. G. W. Har-
Ian, Mr.. Geo. p. Keeler, Mrs. }. W. Carter,
Miss Annie Miller.
On Preparation: Mr. Saml Keelcr,
Mr.. Thos. Gray.
AT Grand Forks, Dakots, small pox is
raging with alarming malignity.
AN Omaha family few days ago depart.
ed with servant girl, and now the family
Is looking for the girl and about $500
worth Of household,
An old lady, being It loss for pin
cushion, made one Of an onion. On the
following morning she found that all the
needles had tears in their eyes.
Vail, superintendent Of Railway mail
service has been superseded by Mr..
Thompson. Capt John White OF Chicago
was disappointed aspirant.
CARL HANSON has been found guilty by
Yanktoa Jury for the murder of his
father. Another spectacle Of the gallows
is thereby foreshadowed
Six years ago the i4th inst occurred the
blockade on the Sioux City & st. Paul
road, when the snow almost complcly bar
1ed traffic for nearly three months. A
pleasing contrast between then and now.
Sheldon Kasl.
Rock Rapids Rscie,c: Dakota seems to
be the grand theateHof actions for the great
contest of the railroads. A number of
companies aro strainlng every nerve to
first obtain possession Of the coveted prize,
and the result will doubtless be that Dako.
ia will next year see more railroad builing
than any other state or territory.
Lsmberlon (Minn) Commercial: Some
Of the weather prophets are predicting an
unusually severe and stormy winter be-
cause there is more hair in the butter and
the wool that the politicians usually pull
| over the peoples is thicker than custo
| mary But no matter whether the prcdic.
ton is verified or not, it will always pay
man to stock his cellar and celler his
stock.
INDIAN summer reigns all along the
| frozen zone Of the Northern Pecifc rail
road, from the open harbor at Duluth to
the freely flowing Missouri at Bismarck
while the so-called temperate attitudes OF
the Missouri Pacific are swept by storms
of hail and slcet and smothercd with ava
anches Of binding snow.
ANGEL, who left Chicago with $120
900 of the Pullman Car Co.'S money, has
been captured in Lisbon, Spain. $80,00C
in money and bonds were found in his
possession. The search made Tor this re-
fuge was Of an extraordinary character
10000 photographs were sent to every con
trail railway Office, sailing and banking
house in the world, and descriptions nc.
companied by an offer Of n reward o.
$1,000 were sent to every considerable
| pos: Office.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
CANTON P. O. DIRECTORY.

so,thern daily mail arrives every day except Sum-
..y"tT N. Departs every day except Sunday
Norihern daily mail arrives every day except Sun
avst7 7:O0P. NJ. Departs every day except Sun
GS.nton and Milltown mail arrives every Tuesday
.,I Friday ut ON. Departs same days at l P. NJ.
G.nton Richland mail arrives every Friday, at
sr.n. Departs every Saturday, at A: NJ:
,rom to P. NJ, and one hour after the mail ar
riyes from the North.
JOHN TALDE, Postmaster.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
Christmas Night.

A Grand Masquerade Ball will be given
by the Gay and Happy Club Of Canton,
December 25th. to be held at Kellar's Hall.
Supper will be provided at tho Harlan
House. Invitations and other notices will
he given in due time.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
Notice.

Delinquent Tax Payers are respectfully
notified that If the taxes due are net paid
on or before the 18th day of January 1879,
that it will be incumbent upon me 10 en-
force the collection of the same.
G. W, NAYLoH
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05

Lost.

On Saturday last between Mine mile
creek and lower Canton, Ladies basket,
containing Hat, Nabis, aud one kid
mitten. If found please leave at this office
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05

THE receipt Of the great Catholic Cathe-
dral fair in New York we're over $i60,610,
and the attendance was over quarter Of a
a million.