The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-24
A Trip to Donaldsonville.
Some Interesting Items Concerning Our
S;atar nitv.
N. O. Democrat, April 2


n. O. Democrat, April 20.
Sunday morning, u representative
Of the Democrat boarded the Morgan
Railroad cars ut the Algiers landing
for the purpose Of making u flying
trip over the Donaldsonvillo branch.
At 8 O'clock exactly the "all aboard !"
rang through the depot, aud !. few
minutes ride brought the reporter to
that part Of the country desolated by
the Sharpe crevasse. For = distance
Of three miles the ruad- he'd emerged
above the flooded land some six
inches, and ut every hundred feet,
through the culveits, rushed the Hood
with seetlliug fOrce ~ the woods in
the rear. These culverts were, in the
incipiency Of the crevasse, unable to
Offer free passage to the impetu6us
flow Of the waters, bnt now, ut each
one system of v shaped dams weak
ems sufficiently the momentum Of the
waters to facilitate their easy influx
to the swamps. In the course of u
few hours DOnaldsonville VAS reached,
aud the reporter, awaiting himself Vi
the moderate cOet Of ono of tho um-
merous "stages at the depot, made
rapid but satisfactory inspection If
the town. ...-..r.
Doualdsonville is exactly sixty. five
miles from New Orleans by rail, aud
about seventy two miles from the city
by the river. It is a town Of some
1000 souls, noted for the hospitality,
genial aud enterprising disposi ton of
its inhabitants. It has 4 number Of
groceries, dry goods stores and other
places Of business, where all the COM
modities aud Injuries II life can Us
obtained on moderate (city) terms.
Among the entcrplising meu IF the
town MIR. b. Lemann eau be justly
ranked, ard his name is mentioned by
the reporter without fear of being ac-
cused of "pufting," for Mr.. Lemaun,
in his extensive store, corner Of Cres-
cent street aud Railroad Avenue, il
able to fusnisi' every thing to his cus-
toners, from lhx IF saldiues up to
a complete set of parlOr furniture.
Next to him, anal III the same block,
is the dry goods store Of Mrs. NJ. Israel,
an establishment 80 we'll furnished
that the Danziyers Or Holmes would
not be ashamed to acknowledge it as
tlieil own.
charlottesville has also u we'll Or
ganized and efficient fire department
Of three companies, which are fully
able to furnish all the help needed in
case Of fire, viz: Ascension Hook and
Ladder Company No. |, Phoenix Firs
Company No. l, and, lastly, very
efficient bucket corps, composed Of
culored men.
Ascension Hook aud Ladder Com
pany was organized OH May IL, 1874,
aud has tue following officers: Presi-
dent, L. f. Bentley ; vice president,
Z. Kline; treasurer, S. Tobias; re-
cording secretary, David Israel; tinan-
cial secl, tary. Jacob Blum; warden,
Il. J. Green; foreman, Hy. Cook; first
assistant. B.Walker; second assistant,
S. Scbonberg; marshal, Camille Mol.
lere assistant 'uarshals, E. Gau.liu
and j. Il. Nolan.
Phoenix Fire Company No. l has u
hand engine, which does excellent
service. The company has the fol.
lowing list Of officers: President,
Henry o. Maher; vice PRESIDENT, A.
J. Reynolds; secretaries, E. N. Mel:.u-
con and J. N. Heating; foreman, w.
q. Wilkinson; first assistant, Chris.
WelkeI; second assistant, j. Dvlgarlo.
On the ninth Of May proximo, the
annual parade of the Doualtlsonville
fire corps takes place, in which the
Aisiers companies will participate.
Saturday there was Il grand concert
given in st. Josep!,'s Academy by the
ladies and gentlemen of the town to
raise funds for the purchase Of an
organ for the Catholic Church. The
programme was well chosen aud fire.
quently applauded by the numerous
audience.
The church is under the pastorsee
1t Rev. Father Francois CMppsns, a.
sisted ~ Rev. Father Julien Charles.
Attached to the church is y school tor
boys, very well attended. There il
also u Young girls ac:.de.ay, the :. st.
Viacent's School," kept by the Sisters
Of Charity.
A notable event in the town Sunday
evening was the turnout Of the Coheld