The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-04


| ~ election, held in this parish last Sat
ursl,y for the purpose IF choosing del
egatcs to the Democratic-C Con seryative
parish convention called to assemble ii
Donaldsonville to-day, was conducted
quietly and brought out about the ordi
nary vote cast on such occasions. Tit
following statement gives the result il
the various wards, SO far as we KAYE beer
able to ascertain it.
First Ward John H. Ilsley, Jr., Robt
Coquille, Jos. Richard and Theodule Ri.
chard were elected delegates by 26 votes
against six cast for ticket bearing the
names Of Henry L. Dufel, Allen Thomas
Henry Mccall and Victorin Melancon, Jr
Second Ward-Doddridge Smith, Ma
thias Rodrigne and Sebastian Gomez Sc
lected without opposition.
Third Ward-There were two tickets il
the field and the vote was as follows:
r. j. Duke, .....7O DR.. b. Claverie, .2s
G.. Kline, so B. Lemann, -. 2:
Victor Maurin,.49 DE. Jones, -2s
John Solozano, --48 A. Spies, .--...-.
Mr.. Dukes name was OH both tickets
and Mr.. Spies was not candidate.
Fourth Tard-E. Pedesclaux, Edward
Gaudin and Felix Braud elected with lit.
tie opposition.
Fifth Ward-Dr. A. C. Love, Henry C.
Brand aud L. A. Bringier, Jr., elected
without opposition.
Sirth Wa,M-Ben. Gibson, j. C. Green
and Stark Davis elected without opposi-
ton.
Seventh Wara-Dr. A. d. Hudgens, C.
d. Blouin, V. +. Landry and A. NJ. Cue
dry elected, receiving 81 votes each, ex-
cepting Mr.. Gnedry, who polled II, p. I
st. Amant polling 10. -.~@-...
Eighth Ward-H. d. Minor, P. E. Brand
Hercule Landry, Saintville Parent and
we Bo,licarl elected without opposi-
ton, receiving 81 votes each.
In quiet sort of way contest was
organized by poor men or small property
holders" short hairs" they f;scetiously
term ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the predomi-
nant element Of the parish committee,
designated us the erich men" or "silk
stockings" and the movement has re-
suited i'll the election of a majority OF
delegates favorable to the first named
faction. In the first and third wards par
ticularly this issue was clearly defined
and the triumph of the opposition was
complete. In the first ward, had the
friends of the parish committee antici-
pated such movement, they might
have checkmated it by mastering more
than twenty-six friendly votes ut the
poll, but they were evidently taken by
surprise when the Smoke Bend and Port
Barrow cavalcade bore down upon the
ballot-box with a solid vote of twenty
six for the Ilsley delegation. At Donald
sonville the opposition conducted their
campaign with similar discretion, but it
would scarcely have interfered with their
success if the other side had been on it's
guard-they would doubtless have out
voted the powers that be in any event.
The fifth and sixth wards elected solid
delegations favorable to the parish COM
mittee, while the first, third, seventh and
eighth wards arc doubtless solilly tho
other way, and the second and fourth
divided.
The tickets of the regulars were headed
by Judge Alcibiade DeBlanc Of St. Mar
tin for Congress. The opposition made
no expression with relation to choice of
candidates, but the New River or seventh
and eighth ward delegates arc said to be
unanimously favorable to Mr.. Acklcn
while q number of delegates from other
wards are known to lean towards the
same candidate. Acklen was unquestion-
ably an important factor in the contest,
and tho outcome is decidedly favorable
to his aspirations for denomination.
ASSESSMENT OF 1S5O.-Assessor Rey-
maud has completed and turned over to
the Sheriff, Clerk of Court and State
Auditor copies Of the assessment roll of
taxable property in the parish of Ascen-
sion for the current year. Following is
a copy Of Mr.. Reynaud's recapitulation,
showing the total assessed value of the
several classes of property subject to
State and parochial taxation:
Real estate, improvements, ma
chinery, etc, of residents, S954, 1856
Ditto of non-residents,. . 739, 428
Horses, mules, cattle, ETC., 7,747
Carriages, carts, vehicles, etc, 27,121
Shares of stock and interest in
steamboats,, ETC., .-.-........ 615
Money loaned on interest or in
possession, 1880
Merchandise or stock i'll trs.de,- 1885
Household goods, silver plate,
jewelry and mechanics tools, 500
Diamonds, jewelry, watches or
silverware, ........--..... 1885
Excess Of annuities, salaries,
etc, over $1,000. ........ 1850
Cash value of bonds of all kinds, 5000
Total, ------- --.-... 81 ,995, 627
The assessment roll of 1879, upon which
the tax for the current year would have
been collected but for the law of 1880
requiring new assessment, footed up
$1,507 $50. Therefore, the increase in the
assessed valuation of the taxable prop
1879 is S490, 9777, or about thirty per
cent.
We notice that among other employees