The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-20
"A "TRIP TO DoNALDsoNv1LLE.
Some Interesting Items Concerning
Our Sister City.

Our Sister City.
Sunday morning representative OF thu
DEMOCRAT boarded The Morgan Railroad carr
at the Algiera landing for the purpose Of max
ing flying trip over the Donaldeonville branch
AT o'clock exactly the 'all aboard" ran,
through the depot. and few minutes ridt
brought the reporter 10 that part of the country
desoiased by the Sharpe crevasse. For die
ance of three miles th Q road. bed emerged
above the flooded land some elk inches, and a
every hundred feet. through the eulverts
ruehed the food with aeething force to the
wooda In the rear. These culverts were. In the
tnciplency Of the erevaase. unable to offer a
tree passage to the impetuous aow of the
watera, but now. OF each one system of
shaped dams weakens enilleieatly the momen.
Co the ewamps, In the course of few hours
ponaldaqnvlle .was reached. and the reporter
the nnerous etasss at The depot S made
rapid but satisfactory inspection OF the town.
Donaldsonvie is exactly sixty. Ave miles from
miles from the city bs the river. Il is a town oil
some 1000 souls. noted for the hospitality genial
aud enterprising deposition Of its Inhabitants.
and other. places of business, where all the
commodities and Injuries of life can be OBJ.
talned on moderate lei!yl terma., ~
Among the enterprising men of the town Mr..
%. Lemann can be Justly ranked. end his name
Ia mentioned by the reporter without fear of
aeeasea Of store enrnsr t 81 az III
and Railroad Avenue. is able to. furnish every
thing TO his customers. from d box OF sardines
Next to him, and In the same block. is the dry
goods store OF Mrs. M. Israel an establishment
no we'll furnished that the Danzigera or Holmes
would not be ashamed 10 acknowledge 1t az
Donaldsonville has also a we'll organized and
efficient are DEPARTMENT OF three companies,
and Ladder Company No. !. ph@.ix Fire Com:
pans No aas u Serg es efficient
Ascension Hook and Ladder. Company was
prganiged on May, 10. 1874, and has the follow
presaent d kine sreaaarer Tosas sree
retsry. Jacob Blum; warden. i, ]. Green: fore
cnd assistant, y. Schomherg; marshal. Camille
Molletre:. assistant marshals. b. daudtn and j..
spnmnix Fire Company No. has hand en-
glne, which does excellent service. The ce..l-
pany has the following list Of officers: nreel-
aD Hnry O. MasT S0s aaeoes and
! assistant Chris. walker: secopi assistant. JOS.
On the ninth of May rroximo the annual
parade OF the Donaldsonville, fire corps takes
place In which the1leters companies will par
Saturday there was grand concert given In
men OF the town TO raise funds for the pur-
chase of an organ for the Catholic Church. The
programme was well chosen and frequently
anrlauded BY the numerous audience.
The church IL under the pastorege OF Rev.
Father Francois .Aeppens. assisted by key.
Father Julien 0hailles. Attached to the church
is school for boys. very well attended: There
is also q young girls academy. the ST, VIM
cents School" kept by the Sisters OF Charity.
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nv e. Orleans Artillery. in full uniform headed
by band of music and conveyed In three
immense carts. They went down the coast to
pay q Visit to their sponsor. Mr.. C2held, whose
plantation Is about five miles below Donald
sonville. ,.,.
First came light barouche eontaining Ook a.
J. Rachemin. of the Orleans Artillery; Capt; ID.
E Jones. Lieutenants P. klopman. /; u. Ear
hart, j. j. Lsfargue and the reporter. Next fol-
lowed the carts with the band OF music and the
die. On entering MIR. Cofleld's place Capt. Jones
placed bis men In line In front Of their spon;
sor and In few well chosen words explained
that the Wait of the military was to show Mr.;
Cofleid what his boys" knew about drill and
discipline Capt. Jones then put his men
through various difficult and pretty manou.
vres, which were greatly admired BY all present.
especially the ladies' After drill MIR. Oofeld in.
vited everyone into his house, where many and
many glass was drained to the health OF the
host and the prosperity of Coaeld's battery; Al
eight o'clock Sunday the reporter boarded the
RI H. Lee and arrived safe and sound at mid
night In New Orleans.