The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-11

John w. Cannon, en- route to New York,
where he will superintend the purchase
If mammoth stock of Fall aud Winter
goods for the large establishment over
which he presides so efficiently. We hope
his trip will be an agreeable one and his
return speedy. He proposes to be away
about three weeks.
Alfred Levy, Esq, so long and favora-
bly, known as a leading salesman in the
large house Of N. Israel g. Co., and a life
long resident Of Donaldsonvil1e, left here
last week for Thibodaux, where he will
enter the employ of his brother-in-law,
a prominent merchant of that town. AL
fred's many friends here are sorry to lose
him, but they hope the change will re-
suit to his advantage and that he will
find his lines cast in pleasant places in
his new home.
ANOTHER ASSUMPTION MURDER.-We
learn from gentleman who resides near
in Assumption parish, that
q colored man named James Thompson
was shot and instantly killed by another
colored man, at Gamers plantation, four
miles below Napoleonville, Thursday
evening. The weapon used was a shot
gun. Tho murderer was arrested and
brought to Napoleonville yesterday, and
was incarcerated in the parish Jail. Our
informant had not learned the prisoners
name OF the cause of the quarre! which
led to the homicide.
The sudden death of Mr.. Ben. Tureaud,
Jr., on the Goth ultimo, occurred under
exceptionally distressing circumstances.
His father and the other members of the
family were absent from home-at some
of the Virginia springs, we believe-and
the deceased was left in charge of the
large Tnreaud plantation as manager.
He was taken i'll with pernicious fever
on Thursday, the 26th of August, and
died the following Monday might. The
funeral took place Wednesday, the LIST
inst, and the remains Of the lamented
deceased were. followed to the Catholic
cemetery at this places by large con-
course of sorrowing friends, among whom
the colored people employed OIL the Tu-
reaud place were largely represented.
RosH HAsHoNAH.-At sunset on the
5th instant the Jewish faithful celebra-
tod the commencement Of the year 564l
according to the Hebrew calendar, the
festival being known as Rosh Hashonah,
signifying beginning Of the new year.
The usual services were held in the Syn
agogue and the places Of business Of our
Jewish merchants were closed in COM
memoration of the anniversary. Several
not only closed Monday, but Tuesday as
we'll, the festival extending through two
days according to orthodox usage, though
we believe the Reform Jews observe but
one On the 18th instant-next Wednes-
day--will occur another holiday, known
rs Yom Kipoor, or Day Of Atonement
which will be observed with fasting and
prayer, the period Of fast extending from
sunset of Tuesday to the same hour the
following evening.
STEAMBOAT ITEMs.-The magnificent
steamers Lee and Natchez have "openet
the ball in the Vicksburg and New Or
leans trade, and with the White AM
Pargoud, will soon be transporting i'm
| mense loads of cotton to the Crescen
City.
The palatial Cannon has resumed he
place in the New Orleans and Bayo1
Sara trade, whittier the Gay had pre-
| cedcd her. The two favorites will do
rousing business this season.
There being, barely enough water il
Bayou Lafourche to float catfish an
light draught fatboats, the Assumption
and Clara S have gracefully retired fror
the trade for time. The Kate Kline
is running in the Assumptions stead TEN
porarily, making three trips week t
Donaldsonville.
The ubiquitous and rapid Whisper
the old reliable Of the New Orleans an
Plaquemine trade, and she is taking tn
blue ribbon for heavy cargoes of ric'
having landed at New Orleans last wee
51O7 sacks of rough rice, said to be til
largest load of that grain ever carried b
river steamer. Hurrah for Capt. Con
stocks gallant little "Sphake Aisy."
The Clara S aud Tensas are the tr
weekly Ben Tureaud packets, and al
said to be doing fair business.
The laborers' strikes in New Orleal
having extended to pilots, roustabou
and levee laborers, are giving steamboa
men considerable trouble. We unde
stand that the master of one Of our Goa
packets proved equal to an emergent
the other evening when his pilots strut
for 5000 month just as every thing WI
in readiness for the boat to leave Ne
Orleans. The captain refused to acce'
to the demand, and went on duty in tt
pilot-house himself, whore he RENAME
during the entire up trip, securing Il
, assistance of an unemployed pilot in Il
country to take the boat back again.
the labor question is satisfactorily solv
f at an early date, the steamboat interes
: have every prospect Of favorable Sc
] son before them. With the certainty
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