The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-23

st. James Jottinss.


Schools ard Crops-Departure of Judge
Poche-Death Of an old Citioen, etc.
ST.JAMEs, October z, 1880.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The new assessment rolls show the to-
tai valuation Of the taxable property of
st. James parish to be as follows:
Right bank of the river, 81, 126 ,610
Lett bank, oS2,3lU
Total, 81, O08, 800
Number of persons liable to poll tax,
$500. The total tax levy is 1871 mills,
subdivided thus: State tax, mills
parish, u; levee, S. This will produce
revenue of ss37 ,165 OF, exclusive of poll
taxes. OF course some allowance must
be made for the delinquent lists.
Registration is progressing slowly. Up
to the 1st instant only 118 new names
had been added to the roll, showing
total registration of 1887 voters, with
two wards still to be visited by the As
sessor-the seventh and eighth.
Our local Republican leaders have been
displaying some activity lately, and will
probably succeed in getting ont good
vote for Garfield. Hon. 4. John Ellis is
very popular here and is expected to re-
ceive the whole vote of this parish with
out distinction of party
The Republican parish committee met
last Saturday, the 2nd inst, at j. Billions,
and after q series of speeches from the
leading spirits, it was decided to reorga-
nize the committee. Victor Miles was
almost unanimously elected president,
the members saying they could no longer
stomach Richard SHINES, who they say
has long been wandering from the fold
of the truly faithful. V.Dickerson fought
hard to save his old colleague, but the
eloguence of Miles brought him down
Hon. f. P. Poche has removed his fam
lily and household effects to New Orleans,
and will hereafter reside at the corner ri
Robin and Constance streets i'll that city
The departure Of our beloved patriot and
friend has caused general regret in the
community, for no one stands higher in
the estimation OF the people of st. james
than Felix Poeie. AS a public man and
as a camarade his guides We're ever jus
tice, honor and integrity.
Our public schools opened last Mon
day. 1t is usual with us for these schools
to open a few days before all election,
hence this year is no exception to the
rule. Strange to say, none Of our School
Directors have any children to send to
school, and the coiored people, who form
q considerable majority Of our popula-
ton, have no representation on the
Board OF in our Police jury.
A great number OF our sugar planters
have commenced grinding, and as gen
eral thing results are very satisfactory.
Mr.. Philemon Guedry was the first to
begin, having started his mill on the 3Oth
of September. III his first run he made
eighteen hogsheads Of fair quality sugar
from twenty acres of old and thin rat
toons. The Bourgeois Brothers are also
securing good results on their Rapidan
plantation. The weather is just the sort
the planters need.
The general condition of cur public
roads is very bad, OWN. to the failure
of syndics to enforce the regulations of
the Police Jury. After spell of rainy
weather, some of the mud-holes are deep
enough to absorb buggy, horse and tray-
cler. There are some particularly bad
places i'll GENTLY, in front of the prop
erty of Messrs. L. Bonccaze, Clement SUI
bra, a. Gourdain, +. Blouil, DR.. Depoor-
ter and our good old friend Y. Hebert.
On the LIST inst, at noon, there died at
his residence on old Vacherie road, Mr..
John Valery Armant, aged SO years. He
died after an illness of only a few days,
and his remains were deposited in the
family tomb in the cemetery Of Gabrielle
Catholic church, whittier they were fol-
lowed by large concourse of relatives
and friends. Mr.. Armant never married.
At the death Of his parents he became
the natural protector of an elder sister
who like himself had chosen life of eel
ibacy, and together this affectionate
brother and sister have since resided.
When the late war broke out he was one
OF the first to offer his services to the
Confederate cause, and followed his
cousin, Col. Leopold Armant of the old
Eighteenth Louisiana, throughout the
conflict. He was the friend of the poor
and oppressed, his heart was pure as
snow, and in all his dealings he was just
and upright. His death is mourned by
all who knew him.
A grand Democratic meeting is called
for next Saturday, at the Courthouse,
but as no further notification thereof has
been given than that Published by the
State committee in New Orleans paper,
it is safe to predict failure.
Two brilliant sOirees have been recent
ly given at the residence of Judge n. S.
Landy, at which as many rs thirty
couples were on the floor at one time. A
grand ball is to take place at Rybiski's
Hall, Whitehall settlement, next Satur-
day evening, under direction of White
hall Social Club. Yours truly, K. l.. A.
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