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Whtfe, lnvltatlOn, they VIII
attend the g. A. X camp lire. returning to the Cim-
ora, at Southwest harbor, by the steamer Lewiston
lSrfEviEwEKs HUNTING THE RUSSIANS IN
NEW yoEK-wHAr THE OFFICERS ARE SAID
TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
The presence OF Captain Semetschne and his sta n
al The Everett House has rcceaty given quite active
employment 10 tho bell boys. callers arrive about
every I've minutes, ana tho Russian agent has u
busy time receiving his visitors. Yesterday morning
FROM nine uniil eleven number OF gentlemen Gale d
and several carried large rolls OF plans ina, sub
soqucnty discovered TO be drawings OF few OF tho
steamers that ara being offered for sale Mr..
William H. Webb tho well known shipbuilder.
who built several vessels Tor the Russian government
shortly after the Crimean war, was among tho early
visitors, aud Ar. ~ Mckay Of Boston, also paid Cap
tain scmeischnc visit OF some length. There a
the press to pay the Captain VISIT but BIO did rot
appear ANXIOUS to DO interviewed, as no was always
engaged wien a reporters card was sent up. About
eleven A. 81. Captain Sometschine came down stairs
equipped Tor walk, and as he was leaving the hotel
he stopped and spoke TO the HERALD representative
lie was not In communicative disposition, MS, IN
answer TO the question whether the lnuringia ana
any other vessels were coming from Russia with
officers ana seamsn OF the Russian Navy AS passen-
gers he ssd he did not know OF any other vessels
that wore coming. The reporter then said:-
ANSWERING QUESTIONS
~ want 10 ask you. captain, whether you have
purchased the amor state OF Caiofna that Is
now being completed AT Crumps yard. IN PhlIade
phial"
TO Tins question Captain Seme:schinc replied that
nothing had boon settled as yet
Tho reporter then asked IN regard to tho trans
portation OF Russian seamen overland TO the Pachc
but II was waste Of words, a. Captain Semetschirc
rushed out OF the hotel, accompanied by Mr. Baker,
who was carrying him OF to exhibit something that
was for sale
The rest OF tho party still in the city and Cap
tain Grippcnborg, Of the Cmbra Captain T. Avelion
and Captain Alexen were around tho Westminster
during the day. Last evening Captain Gripponberg
paid visit 10 Captain Semetschinc.
TWO VESSELS SECURED
There doubt now as TO the intentions OF the Rus
SLAMS, and Is nearly certain that they have already
secured two vessels that will be immediately fitted
out CRUISERS one Is tho ste amer State OF
California and the other steamer that has been
purchased at San Francisco. Tho snip brokers that
are In communication with tho Russians also state
that there Is probability OF Two other vessels being
added 10 their nec, but Us the negotiations not
yet they declued TO mention the names Of
tho steamers In question. The news that purchase
had actually been made gavo rise TO good deal OF
conversation on the subject ami some speculation as
to what the English would do IN the matter. II vas
reported yesterday that quite a number OF English
naval officers have recently arrived from Bermuda
and are now stopping in thus city.
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GRAND TEMPLE OF HONOR.

GLovERsviLLE, n. Y, May 10, 1875
Tho GRAND Temple Of Honor was In session to-day
and largo delegation was present Tho officers occt
aro:-G. W. T., n. X. II. Dumars, OF Elmira; q. w. "
T.. George Bray, OF Cohoes; q. W. X, II. q. Bull, OF
New York; a. w. Treasurer, J. Halloy Lindsay, Of
Albany. q. w. Chaplain, A. 4. Thsycr; q. W. u.
Joan Doyle, Of Albany; q. W. o., J. 4. Hslling, Of
GoversviiIc.
reception and banquet took place to- night and the
officers were DstaiIed.
There will DO meeting OF the Council Department
and the Tuner Temple Tomorrow.
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THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY.

MONTREAL, May 15, 1873.
grand competitive review OF troops will be hold
hero on tho Queens birthday, May - Companies
will DO present from various parts Of Ontario
and Quebec. Two companies arc expected
from ST. Adams, VT. The proceedings viii
DO opened with a royal salute OF twenty ono guns
from a twcnty-io pound battery, alter which the
will pass IN review before the Governor General
A sham light is subsequently, to lake place
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CANADIANS VIGILANT.

PREPARING TO RESIST ATTACK ALONG THE
FRONTIER.
OTTAWA, May 15, 1873
No dispatches OF importance have been received
from tho frontier scouts to-day. Another battery
has been organized at Prescott In, gus Tor
their usc will DO removed from Kingston battery.
Tho Major General Is fully posted concerning the
movements OF tho maraudorG Tho threatened attack
and probabilities OF England becoming involved in
war with Russia arc topics OF general conversation.
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ENGLISH IR OPS SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL
FOR HALIFAX.
HALIFAX. n. s., May Is, 1873.
General r. l.. McDougaii commander OF tho iorccs
IN British America, sailed from Liverpool yesterday
for this port. A detachmcn OF 300 troops Tor tho
military corps In this garrison also sailed on tho
eutno
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1HE LOUISIANA LOG SEIZURE ].

LAKE CHARLES, La, May Is, 1878.
Tho log seizures investigation closed hero ycscr.
day evening The Commission announced at tho be.
ginning that ~ would wind up tho investigation al
New orleans, by taxing there only record evidence
All previously unsold logs, bought nj marshas' sales
last september by Carter for the government. we're
sold by Special Agent Adams TO los logs) Tor so o3
except about 1000 logs on the Caicascu sdo tho
Sabine RIVER winch Adams goes there to-day TO sell
AL the government officials ncctcd with the log
seizures are discharged The United States troops
will 10 nam here for the present.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs.

Bosroy, May Is, 1873
AZ tho session OF tho National Convention Of tho
Ancient order OF Hbcrnlans to-day reports
wcre presented by delegations showing an IN
crease in the strength Of tho order In nearly
every State several resolutions wcro introduced
ating To tho revision OF tho constitution 1his cvor.
ing a reception and ball was given In honor Of tno
delegates by mass divisions.
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RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE CHESTER TRADIs CUP WON DY PAGEANT.
(pY CABLE 10 THE HERALD

[py CABLE 10 THE HERALD
LONDON, May 10, 1878.
Fifty.iour yearly races have been run round
the Roodce at Chester since Doso Of Venice won tho
first race for tho Chester Cup with lbs lbs. on his
back. Tho race had ten starters to-day, and the
winner vas Mr. Grctton's bay gclding Pageant by
EIIand, dam Panoply. aged. carrying l24 lbs, with
tho betting at TO against him, no having been
first favoritc In tho betting ever since tho book.
making began this race IN the early spring Mr. r.
swindeli's chestnut horse Woodlands second, and
Mr. MAYORS chestnut horse Jester third. Tho last
betting against Woodlands was 3 to 1, and against
Jester 10 to 3.
The following isa
SUMMARY.
THE CHESTER TRADES Cur vi 500 sovs In specie, half
given by ths trades oil Chester and half By brand
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RAILROAD ELECTION.

ST. ALBASs, w., May Is, 1878.
Az tho annual meeting OF tho stockholders OF tho
Central Vermont Railroad, held hcre to-day tho old
Board Of Directors was unanlm ously Reelected
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A LIFE SAVED.
INDIANAPOLIS. A

lSDiASAroLis. Ind, May Is, 1878.
Governor Williams has commuted the death sen.
tsncs oil William y. Groeniy to imprisonmcnt for life.
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FINE S. SILK HAT FOR SO 20 t3ERBYs,
81 o. worth So 10 Now Church St. up stairs
BEST PLACE IN NEW YORK TO BUY BOOTS
Shoes CATERS. MILLER A co. $40 broadway Domestic
Building.
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A-FOR ALL SKIN AND SCALP DISEASES
Their. Is remedy superior NOODLES SuLrnURIAB
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At to-ays regular monthly drawing Of tho Louisiana
State l. ttery Ticket No So 3 drew first Capt.
tai Irizs.
Ticket No. . 900 drew second Capital Prize.
Ticket No. 5000 drew third Capital Prize of $1,000:
knId n Y Ut q York.
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FENIAN RUMORS.

WHAT AN FRESHMAN Is SAID TO DE DOING IN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THE RUSSIAN
ARMY AND NAVY.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HER,Lp1
PHILADELPHIA, May Is, 1878.
story is IN circulation here 10 the CT
feet that ono Irish leader In Philadelphia,
acting as q Russian agent, IS enticing freshmen
10 proceed to Russia, nominally as emigrants, but
really as soldiers or sailors The statement Is pro-
entirely sensational and untrue by the
ognizcd leaders OF tho Irish residents OF this CITY, and
tho alleged organizer Is said to DO wholly ire
spoosible. The name OF tho Is W. X. Harris, who
pretended to call for 2, 0o0 men.
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cIsco-sAIp TO BE ] OR RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.
INK TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD

SAN FRANCISCO, May Is, 1873
Tho owners OF the now steamer State OF California
refused to-day TO take freight Tor merchants here on
account OF negotiations pending between them and
tho representative Of Russia at Philadelphia Tor tho
sale OF that vessel.
ANOTHER FAST STEAMER SOLD
l. The Pacific Mail Company soid last week tho City
OF sydney for tho consideration OF one dollar: To
whom even the Argus eyes of tho BRUSH Consulate
have not YET discovered she Is last steamer m.
cious and probably the most useful vessel ON Tho
Pacific Tor Rus ian aggressive service sne sailed
irum here, IN the regular way, Tor New south Wales
ON Monday. anu u 50 destined can DO delivered TO
Russia on the waters Of tho south Pacnc any day
after arrival ~ sydney.
The mania tor settling TO Russia develops fapldly
Everything floating hero can b. bought II tho prico lis
large enough.
TIfk UIMBsIAs PASSENGERS.
Tho railroad authorities here have no int Of
the CimUrias pass, na srs coming West IL IS here
believed they are moro likely destined TO man tho
state oil California.
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A.-BY TELEGRAPH.

DANES AND DAMsELS SAY THAT GLENN'5
SULrnuR soar does the eompie xon world Of good
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GUM owDEn ron ST. JOHN, y. n.

QuenEc, May 10, 1878.
Five hundred barrels Of gunpowder shipped to.
day from tho citadel for ST. John, N. Is.
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SHOWN about the city today BY Mayor Hamiin. To-
morrow they Will dine aim tho Mayor an be driven
over the euy. On Friday morning they viii taks the
u'n Tor Portlipd. where, ny invitation. they will
attend tue o. A. X camp IRE. returning TO tho CIm-
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DYElNG AND CLEANiNG.-THE NEW YORK
Dyeing and Printing Estab snent Staten Island Offices
~ ruaEe 49, Broadway 6ly 9Th nv. Now York; iJd
Pierre pont st. Brooklyn Established ~ years
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THE crMDRIA's OFFICERS ALLOWED GREATER
LIBERTY

ELlswoRrH. Nc, MAY Is, 1873.
After the activity Of the last week tho Cimbria
seems 10 have settled down quietly for tho rest
OF the season. All orders Tor frequent reporting
have been rcsciuded and her officers arc scattering
over tho country several OF tho younger officers are
here several days leave. The nen roaming
about larger numbers Than before ana all indlca.
tons point TO prolonged stay; nevertheless INC
steamer 10 kept In constant rcndness 10 leave any
time
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ENTERTAINING RUS. IAN OFFICERS AT BANGOR.
BANGOR, Me-, May 10, 1878.
Three Russian officers. who arrived last night were
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NEITHER DRUG.ED, LIQUoRED OR wATERED-
DR. UsDgRHILLs PURE WINS. tho Croton Point
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SINGERS PATENT NON.GAS CONDUCTING
WASH PiPE Positive ion from gas pcrpetu
ally and without Public invited TO Inspect
7,lu rnad
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1878-01-05
[OFFICIAL.1
Proceedings Of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
REGULAR MEETING.

MAYORS OFFICE, December 5, 1877.
The Council met this day at o'clock P.
NJ, Mayor Duffel in the chair.
Members present--Fred Duffel, Mayor !;
Jos. Burbridge, DR.. B. Clnverie, Aldermen
1st ward H. S. Boudreaux, S. Ricard, 2nd
ward; Ursin Landry, V. Maurin, Bird ward.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Mayor Dutfel in his communication stated
to the Council that G. w Mitchell had fur
nished his bond for the contract of repairing
the streets and bridges.
The Committee on Public Works made q
verbal report stating that they awarded the
contract for repairing the streets, bridges
and bitches to G. w. Mitchell for the full
price and sum of $500 90, and in regard to
the Bayou Lafourche levee, there was only
one bid, which was rejected, the amount ap-
cient The committee woulds respectfully
recommend to the Council to repair the
said levee by hired labor to tho amount in
the Treasury appropriated for the purpose.
4hS 6PpOlAOOO W OAoLAIhO IIAO
bill of w. G. Wilkinson, ex-Justice of the
Peace, filed detailed list of the SAME
amounting to $l79 s73, and report that!he is
willing to settle the same for 500 co.. /,
On motion of H. S. Boudreaux, duly Sec
onded, the report was received, and the bill
was laid on the table indefinitely.
On motion of DIR. B. Claverie, duly sec
onded, the following resolution was ad-
opted:
Resolue9, That the Mayor be and is hereby
authorized to appoint committee of three
members of the Council to prepare License
Ordinance for the year 1873, and also n like
committee of the Council to fix the rate of
salaries of the officers of the corporation for
the year 1873, and to report to the Council
Thursday, December 6, 1877, at Ii o'clock
A. M.
The Mayor appointed the following COM
mittee
Committee on License-V. Maurin, DIR. B.
Claverie, S. Ricard.
Committee on Salary-H. S. Boudreaux,
Jos. Burbridge, Ursin Landry.
On motion, duly seconded, the Council ad-
journed to Thursday December 9th, 1877, at
IL o'clock A. NJ.
A true copy: DAVID ISRAEL,
Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1878-01-05
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ADJOURNED MEETING.

MAYORS OFFICE, December 6, 1877.
The Council met this day at IL o'clock A.
NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
Members present-Fred Duffel, Mayor :
Jos. Burbridge, Dr. B. Claverie. Aldermen
1st ward; II. S. Boudreaux S. Ricard, 2nd
ward v Maurin, Ursin Landry, 3rd ward.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
The committee appointed to prepare and
fix the rates of licenses for the year 1878,
presented the following Ordinance, which
was read and adopted section by section,
and finally adopted as whole:
AN ORDINANCE
To establish the rates of licenses for profess
sions, eallings and other business for the
year 1878.
Be il ordained By the Council of the togy. of
DoaaldSonriile That the yearly rate of
licenses, from and after the first day of
January, 1878, for professions, callings and
other business carried on within the corpor-
ate limits of Donaldsonville, within said
town, are hereby assessed and directed to
be collected at the sums specially set forth
i'll the following sections
|. From each Wholesale or wholesale and
retail merchant, dealer or trader, Forty
Dollars. From each and every merchant,
Fifteen Dollars.
2. From each keeper of livery stable
sale stable, or yard or livery and sale sta
BILE, with stalls and other accommodations
for horses and mules, Twenty-Five Dollars
For all stables selling feed in sack or bales.
such as hay, corn, oats, bran, etc. Twenty
Five Dollars. For every public hack, Ten
Dollars
3. For every keeper of warehouse, cot
orl INN hnP arl nth haT I,Io af,
storage for hire. Ten Dollars.
a. From every proprietor or keeper of
every billiard saloon, bowling alley, or pis-
tol gallery in which there is but one table,
alley, or target, Twenty-Five DoIlaFs.
Where there are two or more tables, alleys
or targets, an additional charge on each
one, Five Dollars.
hall or theatre hired or let for concerts, as,
semblies, balls, exhibitions or public meet
ings, Twenty-Five Dollars.
g. From each fortune teller, astrologer,
clairyOyant, veterinary surgeon or chiropod-
ist, every keeper of cock pit, photograph
gallery, book or job printing office or of an
engraving or photographic printing office,
every person, firm or company printing or
publishing q newspaper in the town of Don
aldsonville, every itinerant player on hand
organ or other musical instrument, and
every proprietor of an electric machine ex-
hibited on the street, every peddler, hawker
or dealer in imitation jewelry, notions, cut
lery, confectioparies, drugs, medicines, pic
lures, segars, tobacco, exhibited for sale
upon the streets, Ten Dollars.
Z. Every lottery agent, Twenty Five Dol
lars.
s. From every proprietor or keeper of a
restaurant, hotel, boarding house, lodging
house for the entertainment of transcient
persons or travellers or dodgers, Twenty
Five Dollars
g. From every person keeping stand for
the sale of coffee, tea, chocolate, or cooked
food, eating stand, fruit stand or booth ON a
levee OF street, Five Dollars
~, Every Keeper Of stand or booth at
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