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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
The DonaldsonyilIe Railroad.
New Orleans Times, lith inst.

new OTloanS Times, litn inst.
In our court reports this morning
will be found two Important decisions
by Judge Billings, relative to the
railroad from here to Donaldsonsvile.
The first. cancels the present COM
pany, and the other is an order for a
new sale of the property. The New
Orleans, Mobile and Texas Company,
commonly called at the time the
great !" Chattanooga road,1 built both
the Mobile aud Donaldsonville roads,
when it bursted and passed into the
hands of trustees. From the trustees
the Mobile end was purchased by a
new organization, called the New Or
leans and Mobile Companr, and the
Donaldsonyille end was bought by
the present New Orleans and Texas
Company, which was composed of
four-ffths in amount of the bond
holders. The other fifth would not
come into the new concern, and the
hope of pushing the track on to Texas
was abandoned. This hopeless tangle
could only be unraveled by a new
sale, such as has been ordered, and
to which all parties apparently agree.
The bondholders, who constitute
the present company, will most likely
be the purchasers, and they will have
to. pay out their pro rata to the OBJ
stinate fifteen bondholders who would
not enter the company.
This eighty miles completed track
ought obviously to be purchased by
the New Orleans Pacific, and become
part and parcel of that great route.
But all of that eompany's resources
are not sufficient to complete the rest
of the line. 1t would therefore be a
great aid if the present bondllolders
of the Donaldsonville stump should
buy it ii and incer rpofate il iIio tlIe
Aew Orleans Pacific OF ~ oqaitas.a
basis. THIS, there is reason To be-
lave, IS what viii be done.
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Hon. ]. I'LL. AckIen.

A Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times says: Mr.. Joseph H.
Acklin, who is entitled by the recent
action of the House in the election
case of Acklen against Darrall for the
third Louisiana district to preface the
syllable " Hon" to his name, is the
youngest member of that body. He
was born in 1850, and is consequently
only % years old. He is rather
small though compactly built man,
with personal appearance which is
dashing, to say the least. BY many
judges he is accounted the Apollo Bel
videre of the House, that distinction
having previously been conferred by
common consent upon the Hon. Gill
bert C. Walker of Virginia. Acklen
has jet black hair, parted neatly in
the middle, with one of the most
beautiful black curling mustaches
ever seen, and pair of black eyes
which are simply indescrihable. He
is native of Nashville, Tenn, and
was educated at Belmont, the sum-
mer home of his parents, who were
Louisiana people. He graduated at
Burlington college, after which he
went to Europe and took degrees at
two of the universities there. He re-
turned to his native country and en-
gagged in the practice of law in Nash
vile and Memphis. The cares of his
estates, however, weighed upon him,
and he was forced to abandon the
law to look after his plantations.
tell the story as told me. | do not
know how many plantations Mr.. Ack-
len has charge of, nor how many acres
any one of them may contain. The
term plantations" is good enough
for me. 1t is vague, irresponsible,
and suggests an infinite reach of mag
nolia groves; cotton fields with count
less negroes in bare heads aud cotton
breeches, bending over the cotton
bales, as l have seen in the pictures
of my geography when a school boy.
However this may be, there can be no
reasonable doubt that Mr.. Acklen is
destined to cut figure in Washington
society, for he is not only of an an
cient first family in cotton State,
with youth, beauty and wealth at his
command, but he is widower of five
years standing. Mr.. Acklen has the
chivalrous bearing of his section, to-
gether with that nameless fascination
which attaches to a handsome young
man who has no wife to care for him.
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YE LOVERS QUARREL.

" William" she said, as she gazed on he
VIII,
" Why don't you gaze on met"
He smole smile that was full of bile,
And answered icily:
" It is well for you, deceitful maid,
That you.weep, for have wope,
1t is well for you, for you know it's true,
Your vows you haven't kope.
You know that I've been true for years,
And many sigh I've soze;
But now / see-ah woe is me,
That many lies you've loze.
Many q time when others have slept
never sleeped slope,
But thinked of you and thunk you true,
And my reward I've rope.
Go wink your wunks at other men,
And sing the songs you've sunged,
But when you sing, no joys will bring
The thoughts them songs once brunged.
Farewell, farewell, you've erode your cry
Your folly you have sawned,
OF tears the trace is on your face
Please wash it when I'm goned."
" Willyum" she shrieked, Willyum
Willyum
BY heart is tored in two!
Oh cruel, cruel, cruel man,
You knows not what you do !"
She fell into her Williams arms
And William fell into hern,
Each strive stroye the more to love
And did not G i've dern.
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Baton Rouge Election.
Advocate.


Party lines were broken on Mon
day IN the contest for Administrator
of Improvements and Commerce,
and very large part of the colored
voters who have heretofore acted
with the Republicans voted for Jolly,
and larger proportion of Democrats
either voted for Aricer, the Ipdepen-
dent candidate, or did not vote at
all. The matter was closely can
vassed and those who are in a posi-
ton to know say that great many
Democratic voters who participated
in the primary election that nomina-
ted Mr.. jolly voted against him at
the election last Monday. Spurts of
this kind, however, are periodical in
this city. In 1875 and in 1877 the
same thing was done. The result
of it was that in 1875 Republicaa,
and in 1877 an Independent Repub-
lican were elected.
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DIR OWN.


If l had known in the morning
How wearily all the day
The words unkind
Would trouble my mind,
l said when | went away,
had been more careful, darling,
Nor given you needless pain,
But VIC yex our own"
With look and tone
We may never take back again.
For though in the quiet evening
may give you the kiss of peace,
Yet it might be
That never for me
The pain at the heart should cease
How many go forth in the morning
That never come home at night
And hearts have been broken
And harsh words spoken,
That sorrow can ne'er set right.
We have careful thought for the stranger,
And smiles for the sometime guest,
But oft for Tour own
The bitter tone
Though we love our own" the best
All lips, with curse impatient
All brow with that look of scorn
'Twere cruel fate,
Were the night too late
To undo the work of the morn.
Illustration Star.
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Weekly News Summary.
Foreign,

Cardinal Guizeppe died at Rome.
There is a scarcity of water in tho
city of Mexico.
Bad feeling between Roumania and
Russia continues.
At Vienna hopes of the conference
are still entertained.
The salvors of the Cleopatra obe!isk
have been awarded $4,000.
Jefferson Davis and wife called
upon President Diaz of Mexico.
Germany is doing evrything possi-
BILE to revive the congress scheme.
American bark Adventure wrecked
on the English coast. No lives lost.
The annual race of the Oxford and
Cambridge boat crews occurs today.
Turkish newspapers have been or
dered to cease their attacks on Eng
land.
The appeal of the French Commu-
mist Garcius against sentence of.death
has been rejected.
A report from Canada says Sitting
Ball, with a large force, is preparing
to raid across the border.
Property embargoed in Cuba for
political offenses on the part of the
owners is being restored.
Typhus is prevalent throughout
Servia, and is virulent among Turk
ish prisoners at Belgrade.
Austria is said to have assured the
Porte she will oppose any effort to
enforce the San Stefano treaty.
1t is announced from Constanti-
nople that feeling in the Turkish gov
ernment is wholly against Russia,
The Khedive of Egypt has an-
nounced that he will declare his III
dependence should Turkey form any
alliance against England.
Russia offers to send an ambassador
to the Vatican un the Pope's accept
ing the present condition OF the
church in the Russian empire.
The Earl of Lietrim was assassina-
ted while riding through his estate IN
county Derry, England. One OF his
tenants is suspected Of the deed.
A native chief in Transvaal, Eng
lands newest Cape colony, has re-
belled and fighting has occurred.
Further complications are feared.
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pOcketb0Ok Lost.

IL about February 4, 1873, a pocketbook
cotaining few dollars in currency, three
notes of SCI each, payable April 1, October
/ and December 81, 1873, signed and en-
dorsed By Ben. Gibson, and other valuable
papers. The finder is welcome to keep the
currency if he viii leave the pocketbook and
papers at the CHIEF office Donals1sonville.
mrl6 ALEX s. LANDRY.
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Domestic.


An $85, 900 fire occurred at Mobile.
Pinchback interviewed the Presi-
dent.
I Gen. Thos. G.. Devin, commandant
at Fort. Laramie, died at New York.
John j. Powers, a well known Chi
cago telegrapher, shot himself dead.
An Oregon Greenback Convention
nominated w. Wilkins for Governor.
Rev. DR.. Seymour of New York de-
clines the Bisllopric OF Springfield,
Ills.
G.. X. Clark, Jr., a grain dealer, has
,lisappeared from Detroit owing S10,-
| 900.
Forged paper issued by J. w. Bug
bee of indianapolis amounts to Sl3o,-
900.
Moss g. Martin, the largest cotton
buyers in Yicksbnrg, suspended pay
ment.
Secretary Sherman has gone to
| New York to place the four per cent.
bonds.
At Forsyth, Ca, the only remain
ing hotel and three storehouses
burned.
Steamer Agnes went ashore sixty
miles South of st. Augustine. No
! lives lost.
John S. Wilcox of Elgin, His, a
speculator, has failed for nearly
| S 100000.
John w. Ames, United States Sur
veyer General for California, died at
San Rafael.
The steamer Northern Light is en-
closed in sheet of ice off the Nevn
SeotiaB coast.
Justin E. Colburn of Vermont has
been appointed Consul General to the
City Of Mexico. as
Cephas Jones, convicted of rape, at
Washington, WAS sentenced to thirty
years at hard labor.
The German Catholic church Mt
Pottsville, Pa, was robbed OF sacred
utensils valued ut $500.
An express train on tho Texas Pa
cific railroad was stopped and robbed
Mt Eagle Fork Station, Texas.
Rev. A. p. Adams of Westfield,
Mass, has been suspended from the
NJ. e. Church one year for hesesy.
Lottie Malloy, an actress, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed on the stage
Of the Opera House at Pawtucket, Il. l.
The Indians eonfiHed at st. Angus
tine have been ordered by the Secre-
tary of War to be taken to Fort Sill
and released.
On the petition of bis creditors,
John McCool of New York city, ex'
Register and late candidate for Sher-
if, was adjudicated bankrupt,
The safe Of the treasurer of the
Eatonton, Ca, branch railroad was
broken open and $1,000 taken also
| $40, 600 iD notes and mortgages.
The boiler of Levy & Co.'S stamp
ing factory, Cambridge, Mass. ezr
ploded, destroying the building, kill
ing four men and wounding ak.
otio Of tire buildings Of tife stetlse.n
ise8anfy poor house, tiear Bsttifs y
/ i1aaied and fifteen Inmates II lsalefs
! Il was set On fire bg al iaeaua pas sss,g.
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UNDERTAKER's ESTABLISHMENT.

TOFFINS of all sizes, styles and prices,
" at G. W. MltcheH's Livery, Sale and
Feed Stable, Railroad Avenue, corner Iber-
vile street Hearse for hire.
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SQUARES. mo. l2mos. 3mos. 6mos. year

Transient advertisements 81 per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion,
rs cents per square.
Official advertisements 81 per square first
insertion each subsequent publication so
cents per square.
Editorial notices, first insertion, 90 cents
per line; subsequently, 10 cents per line.
Brief communications upon subjects of
public interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is notres ponsible forthe views
of correspondents.
Address: CHEF, Donaldsonville, La. :
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BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.

q GOETTE, Boot and Shoemaker, Mis-
De sissippi street, opposite Maurin,s store.
All work in best style at bottom prices.
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MILLINERY.

NNRS.} NJ. BLUM, Milliner, Mississippi
| I'VE street, between Lessard and st. Pat
rick. Latest styles of Bonnets, Hats, French
Flowers ETC.; also, all kinds of Ladies' I'M
derwear.
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BARBER SHOP.

T L. FERNANDEZ, BARBER Shop, Mis-
Lie sissippi Street, near corner Lessard
Shaving, hair-cutting, shampeoing, etc., in
most artistic style.
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GENTRAL DRUG STORE, corner Rail
" road Avenue and Iberville street, L.
Blanchard, proprietor. Fresh Drugs and
Medicines.
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BLACKshIITHs, Etc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

TOSEPH HISS, Saddler and Harness
q Maker, l59 Railroad Avenue. Saddles
and harness of all styles and prices made to
order All orders for repairing and paint
ing of Carriages and Buggies promptly ex-
eeuted
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CIGAR DEALER.

TOSE REBERT, Dealer in Havana s.
- Domestic Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes,
ETC., corner Mississippi and Lessard streets
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

ID RYBISKI, Apothecary and Druggist,
De Mississippi street, between st. Patrick
and St. Vincent streets, adjoining Gondran's
store.
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SODA WATER MANUFACToRY.

CODA WATER MANUFACToRY, H.
y Hether, proprietor, No. IL Mississippi
street. Soda, Mineral, Seltzer and all kinds
of aerated waters manufactured, and sold
at lowest prices.
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CABINET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, Henry
u Gartz, proprietor, Mississippi street di-
agonally opposite the Catholic Church. All
styles and sizes of pictures from SO cents up
ward. Copying and enlarging from old
and faded pictures speciality.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-07
THE CASE OF DIR. BRADFORD.

OPENING FOR THE DEFENCE BY WILLIAM F. HOWE
The trial of DR.. Orlando E. Bradford for
causing the death of s. VctOria COnnOrs continued
Yesterday before Judge Sutherland the Court OF Gem
eral sessions UnimpOrtant testimony was given by
Mrs Henrietta Burr and Thomas Cohen. Mary Lynch,
an inmate OF the same tenementhouse, in which the
girl and her mother lived testified that she heard DE-.
Lay called Fred" He much interested about
Miss ConnOr Lay had been so intimate she said that
he went the girls room late at night and did not
leave t until early In the morning. Miss Hosmer who
employed the dead GIRL testified that until three months
before her death she seemed strong aud healthy girl
DR.. Frederick Miller, Deputy Coroner, wlo accom-
pguci usprctOr Murray, testified that when the body
Them nearly all healthy. The condition OF the womb
lght be- called metro pertODIus, but certainly not
pneumonia consumption. ,
william L. Hove, counsel for the defendant, asked
leave before opening his case to call Dr. Thomas G. Fur
neil This witness declared that the effects spoken or
by Or. Miller often resulted from natural causes. MI
Howe then opened the for the defence He claimed
That Il deceased girl had been seduced by Lay, one Of
tn witnesses for the prosecutions that Lay mad sworn
falsely on the stand to shela himself Be would not
claim that Lay was guilty. II might have been that the
rl herself rsked her life hut finding that her life
was In danger Lay tOOk her 10 DIR. BradfOrds Office III
mis- absence and while DR.. Bradford mad done all he
could to save the girls life and shield Dr. Lay. u was
the latter wuO II there any erin naltty was tue
criminal. Mr.. Howe examined at length the ey-
deuce including Lays OWu to show that 1t agreed with
this theory. The court then adjourned
New-York tribune., 1878-12-07
civil. NOTES.

The German Exchange Bank, in a suit
against Ehers and Others forth that 1t is greatly
annoyed by suits OF those who paid license fees to
the old Board OF Excise IL asks leave pay the money
II holds for that board into court and that on such pay
ment il be relieved by injunction from the separate
suits most OF which brought in the district courts
rr small amounts but expensive TO defend Judge
Lawrence IN Supreme Court Chambers, granted yester'
day nm order compelling all the suitOrs ID the minor
courts to come into this suit show cause to the con-
trary.
The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
has begun suit against the Central Union Telegraph
Company to restrain 1t from using the same routes for
its wires employed by plaintiffs. The latter state prac
teal difficulties which must arise from such proximity
and are sustained in their claim by NOrvln Green and
Alfred t. Brown, both Of the Western Union company
JuIrr Spclr granted Yesterday temporary injunction
with an order ~ show returnable on December l3
i'm superior Court. Special Term, why 1t should not be
made permanent,
Mary Jane Bradley, whose husband was
killed by car Of the Second Avenue Railroad Company
obtained yesterday for herself and her seven children
verdict for 81 900 The suit tried before Judge j.
+ Day 10 Common Pleas Trial Term yesterday, and the
eyIdence was conflicting. Judge DAILY commented
syercy the evidence of two witnesses one OF whom
had MS repeated witnessing OF accidents
IL would be unfortunate day when class OF profes
sionul witnesses should invade tie courts.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-07
MR.. BEECHER AND MR.. BOWEN.

THEY ARE APPOINTED TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS
or AN OLD MEMBER OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
The hearing in the case of the will of Miss
Marnla Wood who died in June last ut her resdencein
sullman-st Brooklyn, set down for yesterday be-
fore Surrogate DALEY, but neither Henry Ward Beecher
nor Henry G. Bowen, who made the trustees and
executors Of the esators estate appeared in the court
Miss Wood was a member Of Plymouth Church almost
from the time when 1t established Her will, dated
September H. 1852 is curious document IL In her
own handwriting and covers about page and
a half OF foOlscap paper, now yellow with age
The main part Of the will provides that
all her estate real and personal, be given to Henry
Ward Beecher and Henry G. Bowen, their heirs aDd
assigns in trust, to pay all her debts and funeral ex-
pnnses and with the residue TO establish seminary Tor
cOOred women IN this State, TO be conducted on plan
similar 90 Mount HolYOke Female Seminary. The VIII
proceeds: "Should pub ic opinion prevent (Which may
God forbid y said seminary from being established IN
the state OF New-York within hye years aftef my de-
cease tucn said trustees shall select location iOr
said school in Oftne free states or canada IS
stipulated that these positions be settled within Ten
years after her dcccase or before, II possible.
Four OF the eight OF the latc Miss Wood gave
notice Yesterday OF taelr intention TO contest the Will
Counsel also appeared Tor the American Seamen 5
Friends Society and for the Presbyterian Board or
EducaOn both Of which societies claim To De lcgatees
under former will of the deceased
New-York tribune., 1878-12-07
TROUBLES OF BUSINESS FIRMS.

Considerable establishment was caused in
the jewelry trade yesterday by the from
Providence OF the embarrassment Of suckett, DAVIS
Co. manufacturing jewellers. The firm WAS OF the
oldest IN the trade their credit being unquesoned.
They had been In business In NewYoTk for thirty
wears in Maidenlane. few months ago they removed
from their store at No 10 Maidenanc to their factory
az Providence Competition had impaired their busi-
ness but 1t Is thought that their troubles are manly due
10 real estate They have given trust deed OF all their
property for the benefit OF their credtors but IL said
hcy are perfectly solvent, their liabilities Delng about
5000 600 while the assets estimated at 100000
nearly ali their Indebtedness Ia IN Providence The firm
was Incorporated several years under the name OF
the sackeit & Davis Manufacturing Company WITH a
capital OF 100000, the resident partner in New-York
being George H. SacBett.
Assignments for the benefit OF creditors filed yes
ferday by Samuel RosenOach and Isaac Lauerbdeh, OF
s. Rosenbach & Co., dealers In hides OF East Forty
fourlhst., whose liabilities 100000, to Ferdinand
jung; by David +. DeLara to Samuel Greenbaum, aud
by Joseph LOwenbcrg and Peter LOwenberg 10 Louis
sClWaTZ
New-York tribune., 1878-12-07
THE COURTS.

STARTLING CHARGES AGAINST A CHURCH.
THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE ALLEGED TO HAVE
SECURED SUBSCRIPTIONS BY FALSE REPRE-
sENTATIONs.
William j. GelstOn, formerly a trustee Of
the Brooklyn Tabernacle, after he offered his resgna-
tiOn, brought action against the church to recover
S13i0. which he alleged he had loaned to It, The de-
iendant set up cOunterclaim that on February H.
1873 the plaintiff subscribed 81 900 to the fund OF the
church, and that this amount had not been paid To
this allegation the plaintiff served answer yesterday
He says that February IT, 1873 the entire debt OF
the Tabernacle was S97, sos o. On that day, he
alleges, at meeting held in the church. Mr.. Tai
mage asked Edward Kimball the "Church debt
raiser" to sOlict subscriptions from the congregation
TO pay of the entire debt. representing that the total
debt was $4,000 1t was announced that no suoscrip
tiOn should be binding unless the whole amount OF nc
Indebtedness secured Ii Is further alleged that Tue
terms which certaIu subscriptions were made were
concealed from the congregation. aud that II was an
nOunced that Mr. Talmage gave 10000 ana the sunday
school S5 900 The plaintiff claims that he deceived
by the suppression OF facts and believing the suDserp
tions made IN good faith and on condition hat the
entire indebtedness should be paid within six months
he verbally promised to pay $1,000.
not made in good faith, but with the under
standing between Mr. Talmage and certain officers
years. 81 900 year 1eng deducted from MS salary dur
ing thlt me and a scheme was subsequently CON
paying any part OF his subscription by having his sal
airy increased $4,000 year. On May 26, 1873, the
solicit subscriptions from the congregation, saying that
$4,000 bad been subscribed, and that it only needed
$40 900 more free the church from debt SuOscrlp
tons were asked the same condition. as
before. Thereupon, It is alleged, certain officers
OF the church, for the purpose or securing
subscriptions, announced subscriptions Of from
800 to 81 900 from the Infant Class, the Advance
Guard Bible Class" etc 1t is asserted that these sub
scbers infants and others OF no responsibility or
legal liability whatever and that the subscriptions can
cat be collected Reference is made in the answer to
the jubilee meeting held in the Tabernacle on May 29
when Mr. Tamage called all Brooklyn aud all New
York and all earth and all heaven to rejoice that the
debt the church had been sunk in the midst OF the
sea-" This meeting is characterized as mock jubilee
AT This time the plaintiff asserts there were two valid
mortgages on the bulding-One for 800 and another
for S2l OOO-besdes Otncr Indebtedness, amounting IN
10 Ss5 900 In last September he adds, the Lay College
Building was sold, and the proceeds used to pay on
portion OF the debt and the debts now due and unpaid
by the church amount to more than $4,000.