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AscensiOn's Fine Crops-HBure,
larry.


ASCENSION PARISH, Jane 90, 1873.
DEAR CHIEF: ssls
The weather this week has been teoidedbz
favorable TO the crops daily showers visited
us since last Wednesday, doirg immense
good. The season has been exceedingly
aaspieioas for cultivating, having scarcely
lost week by bad weather so far. Cane is
growing rapidly and all planters have com.
meneed laying.by. Upon the whole the
crop promises we'll
Although cane is king with US, sa sxtea,
sive corn crop has been raised this year
the largest eince the. war ~
Your correspondent visited several sugar
plantations lately and noticed splendid
crops on the following j. c. Cofeld's Point
Houmas, L. A. Bringers Hermitage, j.
Burnside's Riverton, Clark and Donaldson.
Some time, during Thursday night, 9th
inst, burglars entered the store Of Mr.. VIII
lam Venus, situated on the upper liRe of
st. James parish. left bank. aad carried away
several articles of Eaefehaadise and fifteen
d0llaRs IN currency. The entrance was eff
fectesl through the front door of the build
ing. No clue to the thieves.
r. Yours traly, CoRNHILL.s
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-29

District Judge Dufel this week
held preliminary examination ia
the cases of the State Us. Hineg Will
liams and Peter Borland, wherein ac-
cused were charged upon each others
information with causing the death of
Adeline Williams, the "wifen of
Hillery and step daughter of Borland.
The evidence showed that the woman
had been sick long time and died of
internal hemorrhage. There was no
proof that Hillery had maltseated
her, but he testified that Boria.sA had
once kicked her violently in the
stomach while she was in delicate
health. As this alleged kicking took
place in Rapides parish aud the wo-
man died ia st. James, it was clear
that no. jurisdiction is possessed in
the ease by the Ascension authori-
ties; Furthermore, it is doubtful if the
alleged maltreatment was even re-
motely connected with the cause Of
death. The Judge discharged both
the accused. sss |
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A grand fair and ball will be given
at Blue Bucket Hall on Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday 6, 2 and 8 insts.,
for the benefit of the Crescent Band
composed of the young colored maa of
Donaldsonyille. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be devoted to the
purchase of new set of instruments.
Every one should attend and con-
tribute their mite towards the adj
sancement of the nraisswoathy OBJ
iect in view.
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Political.

Ata.meeting of the Parish Central Com
mittee of the Democratic Conservative par
ty OF the parish of Ascension, the following
resolutions were nHanimNualy adopted, viz
RESOLVED, That convention of the Demo
cratic and Conservative voters of the parish
OF Ascension, for the purpose of eiectinp
delegates to the State and Congressional
Convention, and for the organization of the
party in this parish for the next campaign,
be called to meet at the Court House il
DonaAsonville, at l2 o'clock NJ,
Sstzlsday. the Goth OF July, next.
Resalssk, That the Democratic onserya-
dive voters are invited TO meet in their re-
spectiye wards at 5 O'Clock z. NJ. on
Thursday, the 10th Of July, next,
TO elect delegates to the sAsEe called Parish
Convention aud Ehe .ehairmaa of the Parish
central Committee appoint commissioners
10 conduct said elections, and that said cleo
lions be held at the places, and for the num-
Der of delegates herein set forth. "a follows !:
LIST ward, at r. O. Landrys ataEe, A Delegates
2nd - "A. Riehsrds - 3 q
3ra Court-Houae A v
4th :" g r, Brands ~ 8
5th 81 g Mt. Houmas - 3
9Th q " Ashland Warehasse :.
lth :" "V P. Landry's store 4
sth g Gus. Landry's !" 5 I"
r. PROSPER LANDRY.
Seea'e&ary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-29

A heavy storm of wind and rain
prevailed in this vicinity Thursday
afternoon, but fortunately it was of
brief duration and there was conse-
quently little damage dune. The
only serious occurrences We have
learned of were the blowing down of
the cane shed on Gen. Allen Thomas
plantation and the prostitution of the
brick walls in process of creation for
the new sugar-hoase which Mr.. 2. @.
Landry is having bnilt on his place.
The walls were about half completed
at the time of tho aeeidept. A colered
woman was seated under the cane
shed when it fell, and being caught
in the debris, she suffered fracture
of one leg. Gen. Thomas kindly sent
the woman in his buggy to her home
in Port Barrow, and she is in fair
way to speedily recover from her in
jury.
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CRIMINAL MATTERS.

n
On Wednesday the criminal bust.
ness pending was disposed of by the
following sentences:
Wilson Childress, Aaron Carter
Fountain Banks and Octave Lauye
for the wilful murder of Narcisse
Arrieax were separately brought into
court, 10 irons, and sentenced to be
hanged by the neck until dead.
Childress, the most guilty wretch of
the lot, whose confession was the first
tangible evidence which led to the
detection of the murderers, pro-
claimed his innocence in a fitful
speech, saying nmy life has been
sworn away By false Witness but I
hope to meet you all in glory" Carter
received his sentence In silence.
Banks said in a persuatiye tone,
!" Judge, didn't know nothin' about
Mr.. AErieux gettin' killed; | was at
the store early in the evening to get
acme tobacco, but went home fore
dark and went to bed deed / did,
OctaYe Lauye, with the reticence
which has characterized him from the
merely said, az know
noting bout it, and was the least
moved of all the four. On the way
back to Jail Banks exclaimed that his
life bad been sworn away for money.
Thomas Ryan. esuvioted of the
murder Of John Evans, was By rea-
son of the qualified verdict of q gnilty
without capital punishment sen-
fenced to life imprisonment in the
State penitentiary. What he had to
Jay appears By the lengthy statement
which we publish elsewhere. On mo-
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Other matters have SO fully occu-
pied our time that the Arrieux mur-
der has been unayeidably deferred to
some future issue. We shall endeayor
to give it within week on two. The
condemned men are daily visited in
prison BY priests; ministers or the
good aisters of st. yincent's, and
every encouragement is given them
to repent and seek the consolation of
religion. We understand that they
are not impersious to these solicita-
tions and express desire to make
meet preparation for death. OF course
we do not know whether they have
made any confession of their guilt to
their spiritual advisers, but to Others
they persistently maintain that they
are innocent. It remains to be seen
whether they will maintain this false
hood up to the fatal nlomsnt when
the vengeance of the Law will be yisi-
ted upon them.
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Mayor Duffel has issued q proclaim
alton calling upen the patriotic peo-
pie of Donaldsonviiis to abstain from
business on the Fourth of July, AUD
we believe there is general dispose
ton to heed the suggestion. The
ICannsneers are making preparations
for their visit to Baton Rouge on the
st. Mars, and they will be aecem-
panied by large number of excur-
sionists.
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a preliminary examination of the
case of Messrs. Shields, Spencer and
BUST, charged with stealing horse
and buggy belonging to Mr.. &ehon-
berg; viii be held next Friday before
Parish Judge Nader. Accused .ex-
press eaaRdencel i'm their ability to-
prove their innocence of any intent
TO appropriate the property, and We
have heard it animated that they
may institute proceedings against
Mr.. Sehonberg for false imprison-
m6nt.
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P0cketbOOk Lost.

n OST-In Donaldsonville, ON Sunday,
IL May 26, q pocketbook containing q
small amount of money and a photograph
The latter was highly priced by the owner,
and II the GRder viii EetnRn the photograph
70 the CHIEF office, he Is weieone TO retain
the poeketbOOk and the money.
Ascension, June, ~, 1873. PIT.
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Anqinteresting embellishments will
take place Mt st. Joseph's Acadesn,
next Saturday eyeing, July 6. Mr. D.
Webre, the well known photograph
JIG artist, has recently imported from
Paris, stereopticon of great mag
nifying power, with which he will
exhibit q series of European and
local views of great beauty and made
rs natural as life by the instrument.
This, in connection with other features
viii afford a plaasaat aud inatruetzxe
entertainment, which we recOmnlaad
our local readers to attenl--and don't
forget TO take the children. A por-
tion of the proceeds of the exhibition
will be devoted to q charitable pur-
pose. Admission so centss children
half price.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-29
JOS BILIEsssss
COPPER,
Tin and Sheet Iron w orker,

D0N4LDs0NVILLE, La.
Manufacturer of Strike Pans, Eyaporatinp
Pans, CHARTERS, Juice Boxes. Syrup Tanks,
Chimneys and Breeehings, Force and Lift
pumps, etc. Steam Trains put UP and fully
ply of Iron Pipes and Fittings, for steam
and water use. Jo5bing aud e0as,sps orders
promptly attended, to at moderate charges.
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Plenty of rain this week, and crops
smiling.
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LOCAL JoTTTNqs.

Police Jury meets Monday.
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BASE. BALL.-The Burnside club
visited Painconrtville last Sunday
and met tire Modocs In friendly aame
on the grounds of the latter.
achieving very pretty victory Big E
score of 40 to z. The Modocs have ey-
cellent material, as we have before
stated, but they are greatly in need
of practice. The Ascension BOYS
played a very correct and sklIfnl
game, showing themselves especially
proficient in the matter of throwing
The score, by innings was as follows /:
! q 8 4 s. 7B9
Burnsides- 2 6 1910
Modocs- 0 5I o 0 OIL 9 90
Umpire-H. B. Foley,
Scorer. s. Reynaud,
Time of gasue-2;;3O.
We hope the Modocs will not be
discouraged by their defeats, but
nerve Themselves to greater exertions
in the future. They are a gentleman
~ set of young men aud it will
always give our base ball PLAYERS
pleasure TO meet them on the dia-
mond field.
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TOsEPH FERasER.
Blacksmith.
WHEELWRIGHT & COACHHAKER,
1e0maldsonviEIe, Asss.


Mr. Joseph Terrier informs his friends and
the public, that the pastlePship heretofore
existing between Mr.. Jos. Ieaed and himself
has been dissolved by mutual consent,
He viii continue the same kind of business
ut the old stand, where he is ready to exc
cute at shortest notice all work entrusted to
him, pertaining to the trades of
eSunsmish, Locksmith. Blacksmith, Wheel
wright and csaehmaker.
Bnggiss, Carriages, Wagons and Carts
repaired ia a workmanlike manner. at prices
to suit the times.
Old Vehicles taken u. Exchange for aew.
The Manufacture of
Plantation Carts and Wagons
specially. Inspection and eosaparison OF
work and prices with those of ether makers
will show q difference OF from ten to twenty
per eesaf, AAk SveRI< KsasEramteeJ.
Doasldsonyille, La. March Is, 1877,
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We publish in another column OF
this issue resolutions calling parish
convention of the Democratic Con-
sentative party, adopted by the
executive committee at its session of
Thursday. The election of delegates
will take place July 10, at S o'clock
+. NJ, poll to be located in each
ward at the places designated in the
resolutions, and commissioners APP
pointed by the chairman of the par
lsi committee will supervise the
voting at the respective polls. Twen-l
ty-nine delegates are to compose the.
convention, apportioned as follows:
first ward 4, second 3, third 4, fourth
., fifth 3, sixth 8, seventh 4, eighth
3. The convention will meet at the
Court House in this town on Saturday.
July 20, to choose delegates to the
State and Congressional con ventions
and select new parish committee to
conduct the approaching campaign.
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/ kill, vas condemned to imprisonment
tor sig Aso0ths in the penitentiary
AR appeal was also taken in this case
retaraasfe, like the others, at Mon
rae.
In the case of the State ps. Loui.
Lefort and Sam St. Martin, charged
with shooting at r. S. Smith, the Dis.
trict Attorney entered o aolle pros.
Court adjourned sine die.
A meeting of the Republican parish
COMMITTEES was held in the school
room Of the st. Peter NJ. E. Church
to-day, at which three committees
were appointed-one ON registration,
one to cOnfer with a similar commit
tee from st. James relative to time
aud place for holding the Senatorial
nominating convention, and the third
an advisory committee the duty of
which will be to devise the best plan
for conducting the coming campaign
and the most effective means of secur-
ing its snccess. A proposition to dis
band the parish committee and call
an election for a new one was voted
down with emphasis, two thirds of
the members present taking the view
that this is an inoppottune season for
precipitating such agitation and that
it is preferable to defer reorganiza-
ton of the committee until parish
convention is held. It was developed
during discussion that the purpose
of the Republicans of this parish is to
conduct their campaign with an eye
single to local questions and inter-
estE. The Senatorial fight will be the
most interesting item, and the ball
opened on this question ia tho COM
mlttee session to-day. The appoint.
ment of the conference committee
and the defeat of the dissolution
scheme indicate that Senator Pierre
Landry has won the first victory In
the preliminary skirmishing. The
parish committee adjourned, subject
to call of the president.
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Attic instance of leading spirits in
the movement for the Organization of
Greenback and Laboring Mans
party, meeting was held at the
Court-House last Sunday evening for
the purpose of forming club. We
understand that the attendance was
good, and that nearly a hundred
names were entered on the roll. The
following officers were chosen:
President-H. O. Maher,
First Vice President-Lou Lefort.
Second R. s. Smith
Secretary--J. H. Profitt.
s. Treasurer--JOseph Terrier.
Marshal-James McCray,
DOorkeeper-J. j. Sullivan, Jr,,
Conductor-Nathan Ross.
We have not yet learned when or
how oft6n this club will meet. 1t ia
tho intention to organize clubs in
every ward and to open lively cam
paign. We propose to make our
selves familiar with the objects. char
acter and progress of this new party
and to keep our readers fully
informed relative thereto.
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In the case of the State ps. Louis
Lefort and Sam St. Martin, charged
with shooting at r. S. Smith, the Dis
trict Attorney entered o molle pros.
Court adjourned sine die.
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H~=a HH
THE STATE OVER.

Victoria ColmiH--The expiring city
administration has been perhaps more
economic than any for the last five or
six years Quite II large reduction has
been made in the oitys indebtedness
which certainly was movement In the
right direction. Captain j, n. kecrau
killed on last saturday, within n few
hours, fourteen rattleNsnakes in one
den near his place ON the Garcites creek
The snakes were OF various lengths
from three to five feet With these
unpleasant neighbors near, we should
recommend the.captain to keep ON hand
liberal share of preventative in case
of need. "A difficulty occurred ON last
Monday night at the Senate saloon
between Mr. Henry Garner the pro-
prletor, and John Grissom, y young
man from the upper portion of Jackson
county. Grissom was shot through the
cheek, tho ball passing through the
lower part of the ear. The wound
proved not to be u dangerous one, and
Grissom left for homo the next day
Mr., Garner Immediately surrendered
himself to the officers, and waving al
examination before the magistrate, was
placed under bond OF $1,000 for appear
ance before next district,
Nci.eaHm Comty. - Frank Brown
(colored) was tried and convicted in the
district court Wednesday, for burglaril>
ing smoke house to the extent of one
hundred pounds of bacon. The jury Ms
sessed his punishment at three years in
the penitentiAy. Richard B.
Hayes was quite painfully injur d yes
terday afternoon by u fall from his
horse. The accident occurred in the
country several miles from town He
was removed in carriage to his home,
on Second street, where physicians ats
tended his injuries. An atlray occur
red at the Rancho saloon on the
square at six o'clock Tuesday night
which resulted in tho serious Stabbing
of a gambler 10y the name of John DeS
laney. 1t seems that Delany was stand.
ing at the bar with q mullato woman
known as Eliza jackson, when Ben
Tut, also II gambler, entered the saloon
and qurrel onsued. Presently they
began lighting, and when parties inter-
Iered to separate them, it was dsscov>
cred that Delany had received three
stnbs with a knite--one in the left tenn
pie, one in the left shoulder and deep
dangerous wound in the side The
woman Jackson, who seems to have
been the cause of difficulty. also re-.
ceived cut ON one of her hands. De-
lany was removed to u drug store where
his wounds were dressed. and he was
then taken to Eliza Jacksons home a
shanty on North Second street
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REED Il LATHROp
500 Main ST, Dallas, Texas.
BOOKSELLERS:and STATIONERS
DEALERS IN
TwlneS, Paper Bags, Wall Paper
ana MOuldlngS.
spplSdtf
o4DINAN1n
To open Martin street, Murphy street and FYeb
street, rom Main street 70 EmSircet, 4.

To open Martin street, lhsrphV street and EY,5j
street, rom Main street 70 HmNrctt,
he It ordained by the city Council OF the
city OF Dallas
Section /, That Martin street, Muruhy
street and Field street, from Main street on
the south to Fam street on IN north, be and
the same are hereby established ns streets
and tina proceedings necessary for the openl
ing of tue same are hereby ordered.
Sec. .. The Mayor. CITY Engineer and CITY
secretary are here y dered 10 proceed as
provided In section lt3 and succ, rding sec.
tons of chapter TX OF city charter, 10 per.
iorm thelr respective duties for the opening
of said streets.
Sec. 3. The private property necessary ia
he COudem ned for use In opening said street,
shall be paid for by special assessment AS
provided for In section 30 and another sec.
tion OF chapter IN Ofchartet OF city.
Nee. !. said streets are 10 be opened %
prayed for In petitions OF citizens, Martin
street ami Murphy street to be OF the width
OF loOl feet, ana On \ line with that portion
of said st'ce's lying between Commerce and
Main STREETS, nud n continuance of the same
See. ;. Field street shall begin AT POINT
on the north side VI Main street 1874. feet
west OF tile alley nc LsOnsrd's southeast
corner; thence west 50 feet; thence north ~
feet Ia Elm street; thence east 50 feet along
south side Ut Elm street to said Leonard
u fthe II corner, thence south 40 feet tc be
ginning
Sec. q. The said streets a.e O. be psil for
by steclal assessments. End the general fund
Ot the city Is not tO he used for the purpose
see. I. The requirements Of city charlie IA
be strictly complied with in opening said
streets
See. $. That this ordinance no into elect
from and after It's pas sge.
Approved Decem Der p, ls77.
w. l. CABELL. Mayor.
j. b. HEREF'RD, secy. decs IDIOT
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Needing some money, Col Andrews
advanced some means "a me (as lac saynl
aud drew on j II i. n Coz at w
days, openly, because II was IA hank)
ndogbed hy Andrews, 'aguluat cotton
TO be shipped and Ia be charged TO mat
account elc, 4. II, Is. a Co asked Tor
thirty days extension, ~ maturity. ana |
ID was granted bat the bank (ball, !
Ilutohns a Coz did not grt thu toe
puu from Cob Andrews. and hence lllo
| draft WIS protested for u lcW days ms
In tho whole story IN nulshe'-t
purely personal, private, commercial
transaction aud IL would mover nave
been noticed by the infamous schyanRer
(ihe independently had II not 30 nap
ponad that j, H. Burnett one OF tue
members Of the cotton house, was also
ono Of tho firm Of Burnett " Fitzpatrick,
essees OF the penltontlary,
Surely, il the governor had any In
tcrest IN the lease he would have con
tlnuod II until 1879, which be refused
TO do though earnestly prayed Tor by
h. A X. aud their friends. Not only
no, but hearing that malicious parties
had ntimatcd that ! was Interested J
demanded AN explanation from McHsrb'
II. n r. and obtained from them u
sworn denial Of the statement
The Attorney General, tho Penltcn'
tiary Commissioners (Mcssrs Sheppard,
White aud Gaines), aud Hon, A. j,
Poeler attorney for the state IN TIA,
matter Of releasing the pontenlary)
all know that | gave written prcrmp
tory orders TO- Mossrs b. a X that they
g must obey the regulations, and particu'
= larly that they must furnish the nec9s
a sary clothing for winter wear to The
conyicls as required, on pain Of lmme
date depriyal Of the lease. Further
@ than this ! have, by this letting Of /
q new lease Just made, saved to the stat,
# thousands Of dollars, obtaining undc
snid new lease over 100000 per annum
or over II quarter OF II million dollar
N for the five years that the lease has t
II run. And my office shows that hay,
n already saved to the State by my tenn
-. porary lease, thirty thousand dollars
y appropriated 10y the Legislature Tor III,
q purpose of rcsumption-which ! nigh
" have used -- beside the twcntysnin
a thousand paid by Mcssrs b. n X, (th
- latter paying all the expenses of stat
y officers at the ponitentary,) agalns
II twenty thousand dollars only, paid b.
I, Ward, Dewey a Co. Thus it will b
r. seen that the State at least does no
y. suffer if do by these damnable oalum
MES of designing enemies,
u am not asking anyone to bc m
o champion. am not on the delensy,
J, nor do propose to be- My politica
and personal friends have right t
know Just how it il, ami then | hay
b. performed my duty, and will then def
o W. have heretofore these encmled
/, You have seen, presume, the proml
ia and indignant card OF Col Henry /
Andrews, of San Antonio, pronouncin
= the whole statement OF the lndepel
dent malicious lalsehood lie is tn
u friend who favored mo and WAS my ii
,r dorscr, and kneP all about this trans
/ action, Very truly your friend
" H. H. IIVBRARD,