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THE Bite SIonE. Our readers will
Doubtless be surprised e obserye tliat
Che inside pages Ut this number Of he
gmEF are printed with blue ink iilsiead
Of the regulation black. W. take pleas
l1Te iii stating that this innovation il
made iii honor Of one Of the leading mer-
camille establishments Of naldsonville,
the Blue Store 0f that venerable mer-
chant Mr.Jo Gondran, who first estab-
lislled himself In business here IN 1916
and achieved permanent success BY nlak-
ing and maintaining reputation for
1iberality and fair dealing TINT is known
throughout tile length and breadth Of
Ascension and adjacent parishes. 4 visit
TO the Blue Store will convince customers
that It's proprietor and his statesmen arc
e true blue and that tic rates at which
goods are sold Is enough to make high
priced dealers look blue Dis indigo.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic regulates the
bowels.
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Schlitz's white beer at Gondran's Blue
Store. 1t is first-c1ass. Try it.
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MINISTER'S ISATITETE.--A session Of
tIIs Baptist Ministers Institute Of Bible
school organized b this parish under
the auspices Of Dr.. ". H. Roberts, was
held last Saturday at Rev. q. Suther-
land y church III Smoke Bend. We pre-
sent q condensed report OF the proceed
fngs:
The meeting was called to order BY }.
w. Gray, president, q quorum present.
After singing and prayer, the Bible les
son for the day-the ton commandments
and sixth chapter Of Matthew
tahen up and fully discussed, then the
following preamble and resolution were
read and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Police Jury of this
parish has, in conformity with State
laws, adopted al ordinance requiring
stores, saloons, etc, TO be closed on Sun
day and whereas, In our opinion the
measure is good one aud should long
since have been III operation; and be.
lieying that such steps are germane to
the religious and moral improvement of
our people and especially tho rising gem
Grafton, upon whom the positions and
responsibilities we now hold iii life must
soon dsvolve; therefore be it
Resolred, That we, the ministers and
leaeons Of this Institute do hereby ex-
press an unqualified approval of the or
dinance of the Police Jury relative to
observance Of the Sabbath day, and will
do all III Unl power to assist in the en-
forcement of the salutary measure.
We are indebted to Mr.. P. A. Jones,
Secretary Of tho Institute, for copy of
the constitution and regulations Of the
organization, besides q copy of resolu-
tions adopted ut its first session, to
which we shall give attention in tile col
umns of the CHIEF at all curly day. The
objects which are sought to be accom-
plished by the Institute are eminent1y
praiseworthy and beneficial, and the
CHIEF will do all i'll Its power to encour-
age thesgoo1 work.
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Lonsda1e A cotton at Jos. Gondran's
Blue Store 10 cts. q yard.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures dyspep.
sia.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents mala-
ria.
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Police Jury Ordinances.
Parish of Ascension,

PARISH OF ASCENSION, J
Court House, Jane 8, 1880.
No. 10. New Serics.j
AN ORDINANCE amending and reenacting
Section Of Ordinance No. 9, new series,
entitled Gan Ordinance requiring stores,
shops, groceries, and ether places of
public business to be closed on Sunday
and prohibiting the sale or barter Of the
stock in trade Of such places Of business
on that day, and prescribing penalties
for violations of this ordinance"
Be 1t ordained by The Police jury Of the
parish of Asrensio,l, That Section 3 Of OrGi-
nance No. 3, new series, adopted May Is,
1880, he amended and re-cnacted to read as
follows:
SEC. 8. BE it further ordained etc, That
the provisions OF this act shall not apply to
drug stores, barber shops, apotllecary shops,
undertakers' establishments, public and pri-
waite markets, bakeries, livery stables, rail
roads, whether steam or horse, hotels, board
ing-houses and steamboats, and other vessels,
warehouses for receiving and forwarding
f:eights, restaurants and telegraph offices,
coffee stand, ice-houses, retail or wholesale,
and vending OF ice cream and sherbtrts in
hand carts or wagons; provided, that stores
may be opened for the purpose Of selling
burial material.
he u JftF{hcf Ofd0tHcG. i naI all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
lie and the same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury OF the parish
Of Ascension. June s, 1880.
Yeas-Rodriguez, klopnaan, Hanson, Bar
mon, Br,ud, Gibson.
Absont-Blouin, Duffel.
Il. I. HANSON,
President.
A true copy:
Il PROSPER LANDRY Secretary
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PARISH OF ASCENSION, J
Courthouse, Nav 1S, 1880. (

Court House, May Is, 1880.
No. Z. New Series.]
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Sheriff of
the parish of Ascension to collect rents
upon certain parish lots and to deposit
the same with b. Lem Inn pending the
decision Of the suit OF G. Kline Us. the,
parish Of Ascension.
WHEREAS, Certain rents due the parish
Of Ascension have been garnisheed in the
hands Of the lessees Of parish lots in the
town Of Donaldsonvlle, and in the matter
Of Christian Kline us parish Of Ascension, j.
z. Boulanger ct ats, garnishees, No. 1899 OF
tho docket of the late 9TH Judicial District
Court, anti HOW pendinE OH apptstf bcfUrc
the Supreme Court of Louisiana; and
Whereas, further, 1t is to the mutual in
terest Of all parties to said suit that said
rents be collected pending said litigation,
and the consent Of the plaintiff to collect
said rents s,endentc lite having first been OBJ
tanned in writing and filed this day with the
Secretary OF the Police Jury therefore be it
Rcsolycd By The Police y't'y Of the parish @
Ascension, That the Sheriff of tile parish
lie authorized to collect said rents pending
said litigation, and that when said rents are
SO collected that the same be deposited with
Bernard Lemann Esq at the rate OF eight
per cent. interest per annum on every one
hundred dollars SO deposited Said rents to
remain 50 deposited until final judgment i'll
said suit. In the event that Judgment be
rendered i'll favor of the parish, then said
rents SO deposited shall be turned over to
the Parish Treasurer, but if said Judgment
be rendered against the parish, then said
rents 50 deposited shall remain in the hands
OF said Lrlnann, subject to the orders OF the
court.
Adopted by the Police Jury of tho parish
of Ascension, May Is. 1880.
lrfT ~ Dol,
son, Braud, Gibson, Blouin.
Il. T.. HANSON,
A true copy: President.
r. PROSPER LANDRY, Secretary.
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rARlsA 90 A -, ;So
1os'lt-iio''so' -n'J - iooo'
No. 3. New Series
~ opD1NANcE renn;r;nr stones sho,,
r,,c.r;es and orh.r nl:,ces of nn,,l;c
business tn ba clnsed ~, SUNDAY md
nrnL;hi,i.r the sale or bnrtcr If tLe
stncl in tr,,a If snrl, nl,cns ut husinass
on that day, and prescribing penalties
En- y;,l,t;n1s M this nr,l;, ma.
oEc. J.. nc u ornui"ea ny ~ &c tottce '"fy
o. INC P''',sn q .asce'St ',e,, inaC from anu
aitef 'Ae l'tI u June, looo an Stores SHOPS
groceries, saloons anl an pi'ces ol puohc
BUSINESS, whlc.i us - lnay ~ llc1hsen IN
"si s.ny "a" - ,ie '''l y. axe
relalreu 10 Ut ci"se't AZ * ,'"och Oh oatur
day nlsalt anu 10 i*san:s1, Closed LOT twenty
1o"I slo'fs' 1urins Wi'ii peilo't OF tiihe IL
s,''.li no. nc itMiu' !ol 'nc Ps'liietor oy EN-,
ploSees lhcieoi - sNe' 'ia'.e' oat.er ~ sen
Any oi ine stoch ~ tl',s'e - s,'ol' ts'aplisi-
ihent, us tle case may oe. -,
SEC' DC i',."e'' o'u,tt''co' et.. lhaI
M.osoesei sl'1n N.stste .',e PROVISIONS oi
thlS aet' iof eiscil ohense siiaii DC deemed
gullty ol illlsue.ae;lhof, ah''' o. ttiai ana
cohVictlon ~. l,efeol' shall pay hlle OF NOT
Aess Ih;.n soo not luoiI lht.n @Joo, " lihprls-
ohient lor h"' 'e>s ,h't, teh "1Ss nor more
th:th th!rIy Gays or ooti iIiie anu i'hprisoh-
h'eht' IL 'h9 discretoii VI the court.
sic. D. DC y"Itne' otaa'n@t' etc., mat
ihe provisions o. thls ;'ct shali hot ;lhpiy 10
drug stores, paroel SHOPS apothSc:tfy shops,
uhucftaheis ee.anlls!iluents. puo'ic anu pri-
vate marhe1s, paAerles' ilsefy stables ral,-
roads whether steam of morse, noCcis' BOARD
saFs w'',L"nses for rrcr;vin" and f,rw,rI-
mo tr4;uhts. restaurants ana ,elnyranh If.
fees Drori,tcd, that stores NAV be opened far
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PATE II rs

obtained for new inventions, Or for improve
ments in old ones. Caveats, Trade Marks
and all patent business promptly attended
to.
Inventions that have been
rejected may still, in most cases. be patented
by Us. Being opposite the u s. Patent
Office, and engaged in
Patent Business Exclusively.
we can secure patents in less time than those
who are remote from Washington and who
must depend upon the mails in all transac-
tions with the Patent Office
When Inventors send model or sketch we
make search i'll the Patent Office and advise
as to its patentability free Of charge. Cor
respondence confidential, prices low, aud
no Charge unless Patent is
obtained.
We refer to Hon. Postmaster General ..
NJ. KEY, Rev. +. d. POWER, to officials in
the U. s. Patent Office. and especially to
oul clients in every State of the Union and
in Canada. For special references, terms.
advice, &c, address
G.. A. SNOW & CO.
Opposite Patent Office. Washington, d. C..
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Scientific Miscellany.

M. Simnonar has produced IL pc
.culiar effect in portraits. A negative Of
tile sitter is taken with his eyes wide
.opcn, and another with his eyes shut.
Ono of these is printed on each side Of
she paper in such way that the front
and back images exactly coincide. When
.thc two sides are then alternately illumi
mated by Il lamp Il portrait is presented
with the eyes opening and shutting, and
if the light is moved rapidly the singular
spectacle of u winkiny photograph is
shown.
A Granmc machine is Icing built
for IL French establishment which, by
the electric current, will transmit over
wires to considerable distance !. normal
power equivalent to that Of toll horses,
with Il large increase of power gtn6I'
special conditions.
The probable fact that certain liquids
.a.lay be dissolved in gases is one OF the
late remarkable discoveries in chemical
.science. On comprising Il mixture Of
five volumes of carbon dioNide and one
:-yolume Of air, Cailletet found that the
former at first Fqtities: bnt that as the
Tarcssure is increased to ono hundred and
fifty M two hundred atmospheres the
liquid is gratsally lcssened e,htil it final
ly disappears altogether, being dissolved
:hy the gas.
An interesting novelty is embodied
hn Il new safety lamp proposed by Fret
herg mining student. The action Of the
lamp is based on the property of platinum
black OF condensing on its surface not
only oxygen but also light carburetted
hydrogen. In Il wire-gllze chamber are
placed pieces of pumice-stonc impregg
mated with platinum black; and us all
.tlle air for maintaining the combustion
passes through this chamber, all fire
damp is destroyed before reaching the
open flame.
-Fle.Ms new diving apparatus dis
penscs with the use of air-pnmpS, pipes
and other cnmhrous appliances; and ell
ables Il diver to carry in his dress an air
supply sufficient Tor Il four hours stay
amber water The principle of the in
sention consists in purifying TIE eNhalcd
.sbreath by means Of ca,tstic alk;lli ard re-
vivifying it again with oxygen. IN this
Nay the diver breathcs tho same air over
,lll uvera.ain minus the carhonic acid
and plus fresh oxygen ut evcy inspirl-
ton. The oNs scE'ls stored in Il reservoir
) N the helmet, from which the diver him
self admits it to The ail space in his suit
rs he requires it, u small valve giving
him perfect, control over the supply. 4
recent test of the apparatus i'll England
rprovru very satisfactory. With much
establishment, WITNESSES u the expert
sanentai trial behrl1 Il man completely
submerged ;tlr half an hour or more with
out apparent injury.
-Oceairwasc>anl cnrres.tseAcrt in az
.rraatr paWsr of wllicl, w can form hu:
:. faint conception. In he west of Sect
Stand, Stevenson found the average force
Of the waves striking he co:.st to he I'll [
.s,unl.lS per square foot InrIn. the SIM
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PARISH OF ASCENSION, !
Courthouse, May %, 1880. s

PARISH OF ASCENSION, !
Courthouse May y, 1880.
mo. s. New Scries.]
AN ORDINANCE to levy, collect and en-
force payment of an annual parish IL
cease tax upon all persons, associations
OF persons and corporations, pursuing
amy trade, profession, vocation, calling
or business in the parish OF Ascension,
except those wlo.are expressly exempt
from such tax by Articles 2O6 and 2O7 Of
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of The parish Of Iscetsion, That there
is hereby levied apon each person, associa-
ton OF persons and corporations, pursuing
any trade, profession, vocation, calling or
business in tl.e parish Of Ascension Except
those expressly exempt from such tax by
Articles 2O6 and 207 of the Constitution OF
the State), the same annual parish aicense
tax for the year 1880 lin anlo.lnt) us has
been levied by the State for State license
taxes by Act No ll9 OF the General Assem-
bly, approved April 10, 1880.
SEC. 2 BE ii further ordained, That i'll
order to make said levy Of the annual parish
license tax, as provided for i'll the preceding
section herein, so rs to conform to the pro-
visions Of said Act ll9, the grading into
classes and eaumeratiuns INCLUDING levies
to each respectively OF the kinds of bust
ness, trades, professors and callngs in the
parish OF Ascension upon which the parish
license tax is herein levied, shall be the
same as provided by the provisions OF said
Act No. ll9. and to that end the provisions
of said Act No. ll9, are hereby adopted and
made a part of this ordinance; provided, that
for every business conducted by an insur-
ance company, society, association, corpo-
ration or other organization or firm doing
an insurance business of any kind, fire, ma
rine, river, life, accident or other i'll this
State, whether located here or operating
through 81 branch department., resident
board. local office or through the medium OF
agency, including private underwriting of
Insurance policies, the license shall be based
ON the gross annual amount of premiums.
as follows, viz: Ii premiums are $50 900 or
less, shall pay S25; if over $50 900, shall pay
$50. prOUiaed further, that all travelling
commercial agents from other States offer
ing any species Of merchandise for sale or
selling the save same in this parish shall
pay an annual license which shall not ex
ceed twenty five dollars.
SEC. 3. BE Il further ordained, That the
parish license taxes herein levied shall be
collected i'll the same manner as is provided
for i'll the collection Of State license taxes i'll
said Act l? of the General Assembly.
SEC. 4. BE ii further ordained, That all
ordinances, regulations or resolutions in con-
tlict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury, parish of AS
ccnson, May IS, 1880.
Yeas-Duffcl, Rodriguez, Klopman, Ham
80 r. i. HANSON,
A true copy: President.
K. PROSPER LANDRY, Secretary.
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State OF LOulSlana-l Wenty-SecOuu judicial
District Court
Albert Labe No. 40, His Creditors.
PARISH OF ASCENSION, May %. 1880.
ITO MESSRS. Yale & Bowling; Berkson
il Bros; Folger & Co.; Wakerbartll &
Joseph; A. Wolf & Co; Peter Boebm: In
surance Oil Co.; Schwartz & Fcitel G. Il.
Finlay & Co.; Goudchaux & Silbernasel;
Julius Meyer; Rice, Born & Co.; G. Jouhert
& Co.; J. K. Levy & Son; J. H. Alden
White & Byrne; E. De Lanzac; Albert &
Reinerth; NJ. Pokorny E. Booth; A. Gnger-
helm: Joseph Visnes; 4. Fasnacht; Felix
Loeb; Morris McGraw: j. Dreyfus & Co..
L. Lipman: A. A. Greenwood; III. j. Mullen
Miller & Diellnan; Menu & Paul of the
city OF New Orleans:
Gentlemcn-Iou are hereby notified that
by virtue of au order issued by the Hon the
2:2nd judicial District Court Of the State of
Louisiana in and for the parish of Ascension,
on the Goth May. inst, $50, on the applica-
ton of Albert Labe of the parish of Assem-
sion for respite, a meeting of his creditors
will be 4eld before me, the undersigned No
tarS. al my office, on Crescent place, in the
town of Donaldsonville, on Friday, the 9Th
day of July, A. D. $780, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Respectfully, etc,
FELIX REYNAUD,
Sotary Public.
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Advance and Retreat,
Personal Experiences in the
United States and Confed-
crate States Armies.
BY GEN. ]. B. HOOD,
Late Lieutenant General Confederate States
Army, published for
The Hood Orphan Mem
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By
General g. +. sEAUREsARD,
New Orleans, 1880.

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BOARD OF ScHooa, DIRECTORS:
Louis Lcfort, acting President;
+. N. Pugh, Secretary;
Francis Vicknair, Treasurer;
lIenry ID. Minor, Augustus Knight,
u. ID. Blouin. Jacob G. Warner
$Dr. Il. Clavcric, j. A. Gonzales.
JURY CuMMIssIoEERs-Allcn Thomas, n.
slsel, Austin Duncan, Henry 9. Braud, l.. E.
Bentley, Clerk of Court, &c o.tscio Secretary
of the Commission.
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mer and 2Os6 pounds in the winter. A
ground-swell beating against the Bell
Rock Light House he estimated to give
pressure of nearly three tons per square
foot. Several instances have been re-
corded Of the moving Of huge masses OF
rock by the waves, in one case block OF
concrete weighing 1875 tons having been
pushed more than three feet from its bed.
His studies upon the influence Of for
csts on moist currents Of air passing over
them. have convinced NJ. Fautrat that
pines and other needle-leaved trees have
strong attraction tor watery vapor: re
believes that resinous trees absorb much
more water than other trees, and exhale
it more rapidly.
The Marshfield tornado Prof. Tice
believes to have been storm Of electrici-
ty, and entirely independent of wind.
During several hours on the night OF
March goth, Il shower of metcorlc dust,
containing fragments Of metallic iron e.
gether with organic PARTICLES, fell ut Ca
tania, Sicily. Such showers are supposed
to a,e of not infrequent occurrence, al
though they are not often observed.
The phylloxera was lately discovered
upon wild vine of Panama which grows
in forests far removed from localities
where the cultivated grape is found.
This fact seems to confirm the opinion
that the destroyer Of SO many French
vineyards is of American origin.
-Basihg his calculation upon the rate
at which the delta Of the Mississippi is
deposited, Prof. Undge reaches the coz
clusion that man has been OH the earth
not less than two hundred Thousand
years. M*.
The negatives Of Uny bridges instan-
taneous photographs Of moving animals
are taken during an exposure to the
images Of ossly tAc ve-thousandth part
IF a second.
A prize Of 500 has been offered by
the Royal College of Physicians, London,
for the hcst essay on hydrophobia.
The longest recorded drought in
America is said to hay 9 occurred in 1862.
No rain fell from the first of May to the
first of September-a period of 1913 days.
Recent discoveries have shown the
interesting fact that the ancient Chal-
deans and Babylonians attributed chang
es in the wether to lunar influence, and
kept up system of regular observations
Of the moon for practical purposes.
According to 4 recent patent, paper
may be rendered non-combustiblc by
treatment with solution of silicatc OF
soda.
There will probably Ire a contest in
Congress over the general deficiency
bin. 1t makes appropriations for the
Courts, Marshals' fees, convicts' sup
port, and pay of Marshals for fiscal
year ending June 30, 1880. The con
test will be over orders" objection
able tn the Republicans aud insisted
upon Ivy the Democrats.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Twantu-Second Judicial District.

Twenty-Second Judicial District.
Comprising the parishes of Ascension and
ST. tnaes.
,Di.tr;ct Judge. .Jno. A. Checvers,
- ,tr;ct Attnrney. f. b. Earliart,
Post-office address, DoDaldsoRyil4e, La.
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Town of Donaldsonville.

Mayor, .-.-.--........-..D david Israel,
Secretary, George Jacobs,
Assessor, Notwithstanding. Bercegeay,
Collector, Jos. Thompson,
treasurer, Victor Maurin,
,t:onstahle, Joseph A. Dutfel,
sWharf lessee, .--.-.--.-.Fe Felix Leblanc,
Market Lessee, .--....... Raphael Mousse,
y;siveg Ferry Lessee, -
official Journal .Don'ville CKIEF.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN:
First Ward, ID. Variant, Nathan Ross.
Second :. -....R. J. Green, S. Schonberg.
Third 's 80. G. Fcitel, V. G. Cantrellc.
Regular mceting,, at the Mayors Office,
in the Courthouse. first Tuesday OF each
month, at : O'clock p. NJ.