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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
$50 Reward.
DosaIpsosy1LLE Dec % 1a

DONALDSoNVILLE, Dec. Y, 1880.
DEMARKS having been made BIZ some
IL parties that it wo,lA be impossible for
me to furnish hrstclass spring mattresses
at the prices have advertised, hereby
offer reward of
FIFTY DOLLARS
to any person who will prove that the mat
tresses Which now make for SIG to SO each
are not in every particul L equal to, and
manufact red from the same kind of ma-
terial in every respect az those which for
,nerly sold for S35 to $50. mean business.
| refer t. the following gentlemen. who
have in use my spr ng Hsttresses-some for
the past eight years. l have never had "a
complaint from the purchaser of mattress
Of my manufacture.
References:
B. Lemann, NJ. Israel & Co.. M. Tobias,
G. Feitel, J. I. Nolan. Jr., Numa Wives
Ulvsse Dugas, Just Comes, DR.. MtGaIiiar.l,
Henry Cook. S. Weinschenck, and many
others, too numerous TO mention.
H c. GRTRE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
The Sugar Crop.


Report 81 the Yield on Number Ut Ascen-
1 sion Plantations.
Mr Aalard Landry finished grinding
week before last, making 1876 hogsheads.
Nj. r. @. Landry finished few days
later, realizing So hhds. from 81 acres.
His crop last year was Il hIds.
Mrs. jas. Dodds has realized SO hhds.
Mr.. Henry Cook wound up ten days
ago, with 3s hhds. from 81 acres.
On Lemann's Rodrigne plantation, two
weeks since, about $50 lhds. had been
made, with ~ acres to be ground. The
manager, Austin Duncan, Esq, estima-
ted the crop ut $40 hhds.; as 3 Lemann
hegsheaf is said to mean 1400 pounds of
sugar, the yield will foot up something
like 5000 pounds, made from 2:'7 acres.
One Of tue best crops in the parish will
be that Of Lemann q LuIn's Palo Alto
place. A fortnight since, there were
400 900 pounds Of sugar made and $50
acres Of care still to grind. Palo Alto
u
H. G. Wilson, the very competent mana.
ger Of the fts mer place, entertains hopes
Of distancing his formidable neighbor.
A magnificent crop is promised on the
Honmas and Bruly plantations Of Ben.
Tureaud & Co. At the beginning of the
present week 100000 pounds Of sugar
had been manufactured, and $50 acres
Of cane remained to be ground. Mr.. Tu-
reauG expects to be- grinding until the
18th Ut February.
As we stated last week, Mr.. Ben. Glib
son expected to finish grinding on sun
day, with about ~, 900 pounds Of sugar
from 100 acres If cne as the encouraging
result Of the years labor.
We have he following figures from the
Burnside places III the fttl, ward: Or
ange Grove, AS hllds., $50 acres to grind.
Conway, 80 hhds., 12O acres to grind.
Clark, 500 hhds., $40 acres to grind. Dom
;ldson, 375 hhds-, lis aercs to grind.
Riverton, s.75 hllds., IS acres to grind.
Total, 2OaJ l,bas., $40 acres to grind. The
Rivr,ton will finish grinding during the
first week III January, tie Conway and
Donaldson scne ten days later, Clark
and Orange Grove about the 25th Of Jan
uary. Tie yield remains unchanged, the
average; being near two liogsheads to the
acre. The windrowed cane is keeping
very we'll. All accident occurred to the
mill Oh the Donaldson place Wednesday,
which will delay sugar making there
until next Monday.
A magnificent crop-the largest since
the warts being made on Burnside's
Ascension place in the first ward, and
Mr.. Eugene Tircuit, the skilIful mana
ger, has good reason to be proud Of the
results achieved under lis direction.
The whistle Of the Citizens Bank
(Waliis) mill gave its final toot Thurs
day evening, and we learn that Mr.. Jas
Teller expected to finish grinding the
same night. We have obtained 10 fig
ures from either of the three places last
| named.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

PHENIx ELECrIoS-At The annual
meeting Of Phoenix Fire Company, held
on the 18th inst, the following officers
were chosen to serve dnriDg the ensuing
year:
Honorary Presidential. 0. Maber,
President--W. G. Wilkinson,
Vice President-Joseph Ferrier,
Financial Secretary-J. NJ. Heating,
Record Secrctary-W. F. Stockmeyer,
Treasnrer-S. Goette, Jr.,
ForeInan-Chris. Welker,
First Assistant-E. N. Melancon,
Second Assistant-Louis Wild,
Warden-S. Pinel
After the election there was a brief
display Of conviviality over Il key Of Lee
feyre's best then the Independent Band
made Il short serenading tour, conpli-
meuting Mayor Israel, Mr.. Wilkinson,
City Hotel, Lee Hotel, Riverside Hotel,
The Place and the CHIEF office with their
excellent mnsic. The occasion was d
very pleasant one to all concerned, aud
we wish them many happy returns"
Phoenix has secured Il frst-class list Of
officers, under whose administration that
sturdy company will fully maintain its
exalted prestige and.popnlarity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Sale OF Ferry Leases.

DUBLIG NOTICE is hereby given that
I. the undersigned, President of the
Police Jury of the parish Of Ascension. will
proceed to sell to the highest bidders. at
public auction, at the Conrt-Honse III the
town Of DonaldsenFilIe, on
Monday, the 10th day of January, 1881.
at IL o'clock a. NJ. the lease Of the following
ferries for and during the year 1881
Bayou Lafos1rcle ferry. at Lnmville;
Dolniniane's ferry, Mississippi river;
Manchae ferry, opposite Hope Villa;
Amite river ferry, opposite Port Vincent.
Terms aud conditions TO be read ON daF
OF sale.
Ascension, December II, 1850.
R. r. HANSON,
President Of the Police jury
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Succession Notice.

Successions of } State Of Louisiana.
CAs1MIR and SARAH 22d Jud. Dist Court,
MARTIN. Parish Of Ascension.
WHEREAS. ALPHossE MARTIN, Tesla
w mentary Executor of the above named
euccessions has filed in this court his ae-
count and tableau Of distribution in the
matter Of said SUGGESTIONS;
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern. TO show cause ia ten days. if any
they have or can, Why the said account and
tablean shonld not be hefnologated by the
court aud the funds distributed in accord
ance Herewith
By order of said court
Clerks office. parish OF Ascension. Decem-
! - Der "a, 1880.
/sEALN T. E. BENTLEY,
NV Clerk Of Court.
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Notice.

Prof Tees Almanac for 1891 is out. Be-
sides the usual Almanac Matter, it contains
the forecasts of the Weather; their Wonder
full Notifications in 1890; how to Guard
Against Lightning; When it is Unsafe to
Enter Deep Wells, Mines &C.; how to Bake
and Roast; Cause Of Eight in Fruit Trees,
and much other valuable matter Alto
gether the present, surpasses any former
issue in practical information. For sample
copy and terms 10 the trade, send 20 cents
to THOMPSON, Tlcs Il L1LL1sGsToN. Pub
fishers, $40 Pine Street, st. Louis, Mo.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
A Paying Investment.

-I9UNAIsI,suNSII Tile, sAfssaz. Z, IboV. "a
DECEIVI.D Of f. IA CoIon,i,. General
III gent 0f the Louisiana Life and Acei-
dent Insurance Gu. OF New Orleans the sum
Of One Hundred and Twenty Dollars, being
the payment Of eight weeks indemnity due
me On Three Thousand $4,000 DolIal. pol
icy taken out by me ID January last with
the above named agent. which entities me
to weekly indemnity Of Fifteen f445) doI-
lars. the premium on same having only cost
me Fifteen ($l5) dollars for the year. The
above sum is III part payment Of said acct
dent which happened to me on the 18th day
Of June. Thanking snid Company for the
prompt payment Of SINE, am
Respectfully yours. B. RYBIsKI.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Coroner Vandegritf viewed the body Of
Kitty Gale, . colored woman aged so
years, who died Of heart disease, il Don
aldsonville, on the 18th inst. The old
woman dropped speechless near the cor
ner OF ST. Elizabeth aud st. Patrick
streets, while OH her way home from work
on Que Ut the plantations below town,
and expired just after being carried to
4 her house, @ sesss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

The river is rising with a boom, drift
wood is running in liberal quantities,
and there is ample water in Bayou La
fourchs for steamboat navigation. The
bayou fleet now consists of the steamers
Assumption, VIM. Pagan and Yazoo and
all seem to be doing good business.
The Belle of the Coast has not yet at
tempted trip to Thibcdaux, but will do
so next week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

SSSAE AAAUe
u Tint On Dit wishes every b.,dy 4 mer-
.s ClIldstma
That the chip Of tooth notoriety ltas
Supplemented that tale b. another about
sour sugar.
4 That the people who want to know !"
are legion.
That the young man who Dragged
abont embracing married lady should
remember,
Tie meanest thing this side of-Heaven,
Il il first To kiss and then 70 tell.
That the Baby Elephant will soon
commence housekeeping on economical
principles: !. marketing every forty days,
Tanner cocktails ii, the internin..
That the objects Of some young mems
affections are most patent.
Tint one of our young men is very
fond Of Widow Clicquot.
That the chap who shock the Court
House by rapping bis knuckles on the
walls, could have completely demolished
The structure BY lying bis cheek against
it.
That soc, 600 TBS. Of sugar from $50 acres
Of cane is prodigious, and
That alphabetical Davis thinks SO too.
That the struggle for championship
between tire Clark and Orange Grove is
as great as ever, and
That Jeems is longing to recover his
lost laurels.
That Mol1ie has got a hat Of her own,
but
That we wonder which chap Ferd.
lends his to oftepest, Julius or Sylvan 2
That Dan Rice's show was big sue
cess, and
That Mrs.LeBlanc's was too, consid-
ering how few Of our folks patronizt,
local talent.
That a splendid assortment of canned
goods has been received at Parks.
That the latest returns frnm the seat
Of war show that Clark il Is hogsheads
ahead Of Orange Grove and Jeems is
jubilant over his prospective victory.
John +. Park has received O large
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Minor Kenner, from the Ashland plan
tation, is in jail for the alleged theft Of q
pair.of shoes from the shop Of Mr.. S.
Gocttc.' When Assistant Constable Fer
nandez attempted to overhaul him on
Mississippi street Kenner tried to give
leg bail, but slipped and fell, and was
captured BY the officer. During the pur-
suit the Constable fired Il shot in tile air,
and when he came up with the fugitive
tapped him OIL tile side Of the head with
acane, giving rise to the erroneous re-
port that he had shot the prisoner. JUS
tice Butler examined the case on We'd
nesday and committed the accused fol
trial in the District Court. Bail was
fixed at 500, but has not yet been fur
,,isl1ed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

DR.. Jno. E. Duffel, Donaldsonville's
delegate to the Quarantine Convention
held in New Orleans last week, placed us
under obligations By mailing to the
cHIEF.a package Of interesting publiea-
tions bearing npon the important sub
ject Of the public health and its protec-
ton by means Of Quarantine, sanitation,
disinfection, etc. Dr.. Dufel was much
interested in the proceedings Of the Am
erican Public Health Association, Of
which he became member, and speaks
oft as body of gentlemen who are
thoroughly IN earnest in their attempts
tossalse tho problem Of thsspreventioa
Of epidenaies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Canned Lima bea,is, striag beans, sue
cotash, asparagus, etcz.at Parks.

Attention is directed to the change in
thes ertisement Of that sterling insti-
Suyfon, tlit Louisiana Life and Accident
Insnsas,oss Comp any, tbesonly company
doing business IN Louisiana that offers
absolute security to policy holders by
depositiDg aIeserve fund with the State
Auditor. Mr.. c. 2. Ellis succeeds Andrew
Patton, Esq, as Secretary of the Com
pa1y, and Mr.. Winslow Robinson as
sumes the position Of general agent at
Baton Rouge. The Donaldsonville agen-
'cy is still under control Of that we'll
known young gentleman, L. A. Co1omb,
Esq, and it could not be in better hands
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

DonaldsOnyille was literally repre-
seuted aboard the steamer Natchez on the
down tisipof that favoiite boat last week !:
among the passengers were DR.. Mccall
lard, Messrs. Pierre Klopman, J. j. La
sfargue and District Attorney Earhart.
These gentlemen made flying trips to
New Orleans, aud were all home again
by Saturday night. 81
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Park has just placed on lis sh1lvessa
full invoice of real Shaker preserves and
fresh canned vegetables and fruits Of all
descriptions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

No one whose blood is impure can feel
we'll. There is weary, languid feeling,
and often sense Of encouragement and
dependency. Persons having this feeling
of lassitude and depression, should take
Ayers Sarsaparilla 10 purify and yitalize
TIM bleed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Genuine Shaker preserves jnst received
at Parks. Quality guaranteed and pri-
ces the lowest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Wanted.
Wanted.

4 N HONEST and industrious unmarried
"A man (white), who has had experience
with stock, to take care Of a stable, milk
cows and make himself generally useful.
Wages $40 to $25 per month and board.
Must bring good references Address MAC,
care CHIEF. d4m
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

DR.. Peterson has secured the staunch
and rapid propeller Morning Star to car
~ the daily mail on III. misunderstanding
and Baton Rouge.route. She is char;.c-
teriztd IS " the strongest and fastest boat
Of her class Oh the river" and assurance
is given that she will make her adyer-
tised time regularly. "
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

To every reader the CHIEF presents the
npliments Of tue season, wishing all
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Position Wanted.

A s MANAGER on medium sized plan
IN tation, by young man Of six years
experience. Can furnish the best OF refer
ences Address 5. w. j., care OF CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
The concert for the benefit

Toys and other holiday goods in great
profusion and at lowest.prices at Parks.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Vivian attests the value Of printers
ink, and we are glad totassure her that
the young ladies Of Baton Rouge will
soon have Opportunity for making filing
trips to Donaldsonyille on the daily mail
boat and taking advantage Of the splen-
did bargains our merchants offer to their
customers. On behalf Of M. Israel g. Co.,
we can promise Vivian and her friends
that they will receive thirteen for a
dozen at that establishment, and no
doubt other stores will accord them SINH
lar Inducements.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Sale of Market Lease.

TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Donaldsonvilc, December IL, 1880.
TN OBEDIENCE to the Ordinances of the
l. town of Donaidsonsilie, will offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder, ut the
Courthouse door in the town OF Donald
sonville, on
Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1850.
the lease of the Market-House for the term
of one year from the 10th day of January,
1881, to the 9th day OF January, 1882, both
inclusive.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
Terms and Conditions:

1e7Uf3 H7t't DVHHtttOH6.
The purchaser to furnish his twelve prom
issory notes with good and solvent security,
payable to the Treasurer. at his office, at the
end of each aud every month. The pur-
chaser shall besides furnish bond with good
security in the sum Of One Hundred Dollars
for the faithful perform of bis duties
The SUI relics on notes and bond to be ac-
cepted by the Common Council.
VICTOR MAURIN,
Fawn Treasurer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

ETTY Dollars REwARD.-A splendid
ppoitunfty to make $50 is afforded any
one. who can controvert Mr.. Grnbe's as
Sertioil that he is now making spring
mattresses for SIS to $40 Of the same
frst-class quality of material used in the
mahafeet IF mattresses that have
heretofore sold for $50 to $50. Mr.. CRUDE
u,e.ns business, as may be judged from
his.new advertisements.
The little Intlian tale which appeared
in the CHIEF last week under the title Of
4tGrandnothor's Story, "s.was written by
Loulie Sims, aged 10 years, daughter Of
Mrs. WIN. Sims of Assumption parish.
W. surnfIse there are very fJw Misses Of
her tender years who can rival this lit
erary achievement, and her mother and
Other relatives may be justly proud of
the promise she gives of future eminence
in It's world II letters.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Andrew
Patton, who has been residing in Don
jacksonville assisting Mr.. L. A. Colomb III
the conduct Of the business Of the Don
saldsonyine agency Of tho Louisiana Life
and Accident Insurance Company, be
came Disguised with the bad weathe,
and eonsequent impossible condition Of
The rcads and has sought "green fields
ind pastures now" where locomotion is
less. difficult and the transaction Of bust
ness is not SO absolutely dependent upon
tlnstats Of thep nhlIc thoroughfares.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Fresh mince-meat IN five pound cans
at Parks. -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

The concert for the benefit Of Mrs. L.
D. Leblanc was comparatively well at
tended, but the audience might and
ought to have been much larger. The
programme, as published i'll the CHIEF Of
the 18th inst, was executed in the most
satisfactory manner; excepting that one
Of tile ladies advertised to sing was pre-
vented by illness from doing SO, and the
English dramatic performance was
omitted for the same reason. The dance
after the concert was enjoyed by many.
We shall speak Of the entertainment at
greater length i'll our next issue. n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Mr.. , Rybiski took $1,000 policy u
the Louisiana Life and Accident Insur
ance Company, costing SIS per a,inum,
and drew SIS week for eight weeks
while suffering from 4 hand disabled by
accident.
by pure coincidence, both struck the
subject Of tramways for plantation use,
this week. Another eAempliication Of
the old saw, that Great minds run in
the same channelv
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

John +. Park has received q large
and full assortment Of canned goods Of IL
kinds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25
LOG : Outings.

Cincho-Q uinine cures chlIls and fever
Reeds Gill Edge Tonic prevents malaria.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

The Fay Tenpleton Or Star Alliance
'. opera troupe, which visited Donaldson
vile last Winter and met with such a
favorable reception, Is billed to appear
here again on the Cd; Sd and 9TH Of Jan
suary
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

Aiphonse Martin, testamentary exec
utpr Of the SUGGESTIONS of Casimir and
Sarah Martin, has filed. bis account Of
administration in the Office Of the Clerk
Of Court. See advertisement.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-25

The whistle of the Citizens Bank
(Waliis) mill gave its final toot Thurs
day evening, and we learn that Mr.. Jas
Teller expected to finish grinding the
same night. We have obtained no fig
ures from either of tue three places last
named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-02
Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK. August 2.-The Posts financial
article sayS:-The Stock Exchange was opened
at II O'Clock. All the markets for bonds and
shares are strong to buoyant and the tide Of
bonds are SO well distributed that there is a
very small floating stock In the street and an
order for round lot is hard to fill. A con-
tinuance of easy money and weekly purchases
condition of affairs even worse for investors.
Considering the heavy purchases OF the Treas
nTy during the last year and the purchases OF
upwards OF S20, ,OO0, 900 IS by Mr.. Vanderbilt it
is not perhaps strange that this market Is as it
is AS we write the Is are selling at 109 ka1O9s,
The railroad bonds which the general investing
public all know are choice, are all selling very
high at prices Which yield a Scant per cent
Income. Not few shrewd holders Of this class
OF bonds are transferring money from them to
the public at large do not know are
good, are selling twenty to thirty per cent
lower. A transfer of this kind adds from Is to
Il to the capital account without reducing an
New York Central has advanced to 1884, Rock
Island to 1855, burlington and Quincy to l2Sk,
Chicago and Alton to lis, Illinois Central to iii
and Union Pacific to 969a. Northwest preferred
Is up to 115L. the common to 991f, Milwaukee
and st. Paul preferred to 1lO and S9s1 Lake
1855, Michigan Central to 9S1s. The more
speculative stocks are all strong today. Iron
Mountain having led the advance by rising to
81. st. Paul and Omaha has advanced to Al and
Mabash 10 AZ and 42H. Regular dividends on
81: PAU and Omaha preferred viii, it is said by
0f1lcers OF the company, be begun In September
and dividends On Wabash preferred are also
promised. The other stocks at all active have
neen Erie, the coal shares, Pacific Mail and
Kansas and Texas. Money On call is 2a2N per
cent, on TIME 2a4 per cent and on prime mer-
camille paper 31Ga4k per cent. To-day the for
e1gn exchange market is dull.