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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

Mr. and Mrs. James Teller left here on
Sunday INST for summer s5oRrn at one
of the popular watering places. We hope
they will have pleasant time and re-
turn to As carly in the autumn refreshed
and benefited by their trip
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Notice to TaXDayers.

NOTICE is hereby given to the taxpayers
~ of the parish of Ascension, in conforms
ty with Section 25 Act No. II Of 1880, that
the Assessment Rolls for 1881, setting forth
the taxes assessed for said year, are now Oh
file in my Office and also in the Mortgage
Office Of the parish Of Ascension that the
taxes thereon are now due, and will become
delinquent on the 3ist of December, 1881
bearing eight per cent. per annum Interest
accordance with Article 2l0 Of the Constitu
ton of this State.
Sheriff's Office, Ascension Parish, Don
aldsonville, June &, 1881.
p. A. JONES,
Sheriff and Tax Collector
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GRAND CoNCEEr.-Saturday evening
June Is, q grand vocal and instrumental
concert will be given at st. Joseph's
Academy, i'll this town, for the purpose
of raising funds to pay the balance due
upon the new organ purchased for the
Catholic Church last year. The manage
lnent of the affair is in competent hands,
and an extremely attractive programme
has been arranged for the occasion. The
artistic merit ard worthy object of the
concert should insure large sale Of
tickets and crowded house. The ad-
mission price Will be fifty cents; children
under twelve half price. Doors open at
! O'clock: performance begins 1T :.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

A meeting last Sunday with oar es-
tcelmed friend, Mr.. John Reuss, Was a
source of much pleasure. We were glad
TO find him in the apparent enjoyment OF
robust health.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

The match between the Quicksteps Of
New Orleans and the Grassheppers ct
Donaldsonvilse, played on the public
square last Sunday, was witnessed by
the largest audience ever get attracted
by such game in this town, but proved
the least interesting of the series of
games between the Quicksteps and the
Donaldsonville clubs. The score was as
follows:
Quicksteps--- 0 0 2 4 3 go
Grasshoppers, 0 9 4 Q 3 2-l6
Scorer-Wm. F. Stockmeyer.
U,npire-D. P. Casey Of New Orleans.
Neither club played ia good form and
tile game was marked by an unusual alb
sence of brilliant fielding on either side,
while a number of errors and Wild
throws were noticeable. Jumonville Of
the Quicksteps aud Stockmeyer Of the
Grasshoppers made each pretty stop at
second base, and members Of both mines
did some effective work at the bat.
Sharp purpesely muffed All easy fly at
short stop to effect {: double play at
third and second bases, but many of the
1 loOkers-on were not able to distinguish
between proper play and q bad mutt,
and did not accord the credit due in this
| instance. Iu such cases, it requires more
skill and judgment to drop the ball than
| to hold it. At least six runs were made
by the Quicksteps on balls struck over
and owing to the absence of any previ-
GUS understanding between the captains
Of the opposing mines respecting such
balls, the runs were counted. 1t is the
| uniform practice here to allow only one
base to he taken on such balls, and if
this rule had been followed the result of
Sundays game might have been reversed.
Two or more runs were scored by the city
club OIL a ball picked up and thrown by
an outsider. Several disputes arose as
to points involved i'll the play, and, as
we have said, the match was the least
satisfactorily " any WV Hdu wan CAo
Quicksteps. The prize, consisting Of a
pair Of beautiful foul flags, made Of
white and blue silk, with red fringe,
and bearing the inscription in gilt let
ters, Presented by Donaldsonyille, y
was taken in charge by the Quickstcps
and carried off to New Orleans.
A match is to be played on the public
square tomorrow by the New Hope and
Grasshopper clubs.
Afessrs. Dunn and Graves, pitcher and
catcher of the Clarke's, played under
their real names in the Quickstep- Grass
hopper game of last Sunday.
1t was intended that last Sunday 8
match should be for a prize of 5000, but
an effort to raise the amount by suLscrip-
ton resulted in failure. Although the
game attracted large crowd of visitors,
and benefited a majority of the business
establishments of the town materially,
very few Of those applied to were dis
posed to contribute any thing to the fund.
The Burnsides Of this place arrogate
to themselves the title Of champions Of
the coast, and will gladly cross bats with
any club disposed to dispute the claim.
They would like to arrange another
match with the Quickstcps at an carly
day, and are anxious to meet the New
| Homes. White Oaks and RamlunctiOus
/ Mines
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We werc more than glad to receive i
visit last week from our bosom friend
JOS. Hughes, Esq, formerly mail agent
on the Donaldsonville and New Orleans
railroad, and now filling similar post
on the Mobile road. Joe is the same
genial, warm hearted, estirnable fellow
he has always been, and his many friends
in this place were delighted to meet hi III
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

While we can all join in mailing the
establishment of railr DAD connection
with the new State Capital, it is I'M
pleasant to learn that we are shortly to
be deprived Of the daily visits Of Shat
model and popular mail packet, the
Morning Star. AS the mails will be
transported between Baton Rouge and
New Orleans by rail, of course the Stars
occupation will be gone as soon as the
rail service is inaugnrated. The boat
has shown herself u pattern of perfection
in the performance Of the obligations of
her mail contract with the government,
and has been such convenience to the
travelling public and the people gener-
ally, that her withdrawal will be viewed
with universal regret. 1t is more than
probable that the Star will be employed
to maintain daily mail connection be-
tween Baton Rouge and Red River Land
ing after the railroad has been completed
to the former city. We hope this project
will he carried out, in which event,.it is
safe to say Capt. Pennywitt and his
splendid little steamer will soon become
as popular with the people of that section
as they are with those along the Baton
Rouge and Donaldsonville route.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

FA1R-On Friday and Saturday, the
oath and 25th instants, a fair will be
given at Napoleonville, under the aus
pices of the ladies of that town and
vicinity, for the benefit of the Episcopal
rectory there. The Independent Band of
Donaldsonville will attend Oh the clos
ing day, and an effort may be made to
induce the Cotield Guards to be present
and give display drill. Capt. Sharp's
steamer Minnie will probably make an
excursion to Napoleonvi!le during the
progress of the entertainment, which
will afford favorable opportunity for
residents of our town and it's neighbor-
hood to take a pleasant trip at slight
expense, besides contributing something
to the success of the worthy purpose for
which the fair is to lie given. The ladies
Of Assumption have an enviable reputa-
ton for the management of snch festivals,
and 10 better assurance of an enjoyable
entertainment can be given than the
announcement that it IS to be under
their directions.
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Clothing, Shoes Hats Groceries, % DnalWi

TO THE FRoST.-In order to keep mp
with his mottr of Cheap Tony to the
'FRONT.' that enterprising merchant, A.
D. Vega, Esq, again assumes a leading
position in the phalanx Of the CHIEFS
advertisers. A glance at the upper mar
gin of our. third page will verify this
statement, and visit to the Boss Cheap
Cash Store corner Of Railroad Avenue
and Mississippi street will satisfy pur-
chasers that it is blue-ribbon place for
getting satisfactory bargains. Cheap
Tony is one of those far-sighted mer-
chants who doesn't allow the cry of dull
times to intmidate him from reaching
out for public favor by offering good
bargains to the people through the me-
dunn of judicious advertising, and his
enterprise will win success hy deserving
it.
1t was expected that the railroad track
would he completed to Plaquemine by
Thursday or Friday of this week, and
perhaps the inhabitants Of our sister
town have ere this been gladdened by
the appearance Of the long expected iron
horse in their midst. The date heretofore
assigned for the establishment Of railroad
connection with Baton Rouge has been
the LIST Of July, but it probably be nearer
the 1st of August before that desirable
consummation is attained. We hope
nothing will interfere with the calcula-
ton Of the Company to have their road
put through to Shreveport in season to
aid in bringing the cotton crop of the
Red river country to market this fall.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

A DAMNABLE DEED.-Last Sunday
night, little before 10 o'clock, while the
excursion train which visited this town
Was making its way back to New Orleans,
at Il point about two miles below Don
aldsonvillc the engineer discovered an
obstruction upon the track. He quickly
reversed the engine and applied the air
brake, and the speed of the train had
been greatly reduced when the COW
catcher struck the obstruction, which
proved to be a pile Of cross-ties laid
across the rails. The force Of the COLI
sion scattered the ties, throwing all but
one clear of the track; this one caught
in tho COW catcher, but was removed
without much difficulty, and fortunately
caused no serious damage. The railroad
authorities are wholly unable to surmise
who committed this dastardly attempt to
wreck the train, us they know of no one
having any real or supposed grievance
against them that would he likely to
provoke an effort to wreak such terrible
vengeance as the destruction of train
containing several hundred passengers
AS will be seen by the advertisement in
serted in another column, the railroad
company offers reward of $1,000 for the
conviction of the person OF persons who
placed the obstruction on the road, and
it is to he hoped somebody will earn the
reward. Every member Of the community
is interested in ferreting out the black,
hearted tiend who perpetrated this crime
the existence of such monsters IS 4 con
slant menace to the lives and happiness
Of their fellow beings, and they shoule
he hunted down and placed where they
will have no further opportunity for ex
ercising their inhuman criminal instincts
There is no punishment known to on,
laws too severe for such abandoned
wrctches.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
$1,000 Reward!

VFF1CE NEW UKLEANS
Pacific Railway Company, :
New Orleans, June 6, 1881. }
THOUSAND us DOLLARS l. ,s will, b,
persons who placed obstruction Oh the track
of the New Orleans Pacific Railroad neal
Donaldsonville, on the evening Of June 5.
II. s. MORSE, Supt
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D0NALDs0NVILLE, La,
Saturday, June II, 1854
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY,
NEW ORLEANS DIVISION.
Daily Passenger Train, leaves New Orleans,
Morgan's Ferry. foot of Elysian Fields
street, A. NJ; arrives at Donaldsonvillc
l2M Returning, leaves Donaldsonvil4e
at 1890, arrives at New Orleans 4:3O r. NJ.
Daily Freight 1ra;n each way. arriving at
Doaaldsonville before and leaving after
the passenger traiu.
rs. MORSE, supt
OFFICE: No. 20 Camp street, New orleans.
BATON ROUGE e. DONALDs0NVlLLE
Steamer Morning Stay, connecting with the
n. Q. Pacific Railway at Donaldsonville,
cepted) at $50 4. n, arrives at Donald
sonville II 4. NJ. Returning, leaves Don
jacksonville 1890 r. H., arrives at Baton
Rouge 6 Pm.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11
River News.
Staeesf Water for 1881, Compared = High,
Water Mark Of 1874.
Ashland Store, June 8, 1881.

ASuliLuu CLUtC, OuuC Q, 1904.
THOS. MILLER.
The Whisper has come out of the dry
dock with her hull in ,tip-top order.
She is now having a new shaft put in,
and will be lrepainted before resuming
busir ess.
The bark Albert Schultz was sold at
U. s. Marshals sale, in New Orleans, aud
purchased by Mr.. Jno. Long for $12, o75.
Morgan's Texas Railroad Company has
purchased the sternwheel iron hull
steamer John T. Moore.
The Lake Providence Herald says:
Tho land in the neighborhood Of the
wharfboat continues to melt away with
fearful rapi'lity. Not a day passes without
large quantities going into the river, and as
the river declines it is thought it will grow
worse. The caving is of such magnitude
that Mr.. Purify was forced to move his
warehouse to safer locality.
The jesse X. Bell has been laid up, after
very prosperous season, and will lie
put in apple-pie order anent the begin
ming of next falls trade.
At latest accounts the water running
through the break in the Alsatil ;evee
was less than foot in depth, and the
planters in the vicinity are yet hopeful
of making part of crop on their over
flowed lands.
Capt. Lloyd T. Belt has purchased the
steamer Ashland from the Red River
Packet Company for $4,000, and will
place her in the Teche trade.
Capt. VIM. Kroutter bought the City
of Augusta at Marshal's sale for $500.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Ouachita river packet John Fl. Hanna
fifteen miles above New Orleans, Wednes-
day evening between 6 and o'clock
As the boat was OH her way up stream
running alongside her rival, the st
John, the middle flue Of the starboard
boiler collapsed, damaging the boat to
the extent Of about $1,000. Thirteen oil
the men employed on the lower deck OF
the boat were terribly scalded by escaping
| steam. Two of the unfortunates, ren-
dered frantic by their horrible sufterings
jumped overheard and were drowned
another died while being conveyed to
the Charity Hospital, and six others
expired after reaching the hospital
1t is the opinion of the attending physi-
clans that only one of the injured mel
| will recover. The Hanna was towed
back to the city from the scene of the
accident by the St. John.
Capt. Blanchard's favorite Bayou La
fnurche packet st. Mary is off on an OK
cursion to tho gulf shore. She passed
down the bayou yesterday morning, and
will return Monday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

An enjoyable and successful collation.
or fair was given last Saturday and Sun
day evenings by the True Friends Be
nevolent Association, from w'fich about
S175 was realized for the benefit Of the
Association. The committee of arrange
mcnts publish a card If thanks to the
friends whose kind assistance did so
much towards making the entertainment
pleasant and profitable.
Our energetic New Orleans correspon-
dent, Epsilon Nh, has furnished ns with
copy Of the petition for writ Of error
III the Echevcr1in 'caso and copy of the
writ itself, but lack ofsrace compels rs
to defer their publication until next
week. Plaintiffs have been officially
notified Of the granting Of the writ, and
the case Will now 60 to tho Supreme
Court Of the United States for final de-
termination.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

liSU A4OLNldS 0SCuiH33 AuA 4SouASSN AS
follows:
President, l.. E. Bentley,
Vice President, G.. Kline,
Recording Secretary, David Israel,
Financial Secretary, Jacob Blum,
Treasurer, Sylvan Tobias,
Foreman, Henry Cook,
First Assistant, Baptiste Walker,
Second Assistant, Z. w. Cook,
Warden, Luke Eris.
All these officers, excepting the War
den, were reelected, having served in
the same capacities the previous year.
In nearly all instances the selections
were made by reclamation, showing the
great harmony that prevails i'll this eff
cient company. After the meeting adj
iourned, the members visited the Lee
Hotel and drank to tho health Of the
officers and the continued prosperity of
their organization, sentiments that are
warmly seconded by the CHIEF,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

AN ELECTION.-The annual election of
officers Of Ascension Hook and Ladder
Company took place at the truck-house
last Monday evening, and resulted as
falln,ua
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-11

April Is, came up from New Orleans
Thursday and surrendered himself to
Capt. j. C. Green, manager Of the Mount
Houmas plantation, under whom he was
working at the time of the shooting
Yesterday Preston came to Donaldson
Vile ut Capt. Green's suggestion and
expressed q willingness to be taken into
custody. He was accordingly confined
in the parish Jail. The fugitive having
voluntarily surrendered, of course 10 ono
can lay claim to the $3.50 reward offered
for his capture.
The lsraelitish festival Of Shabuoth,
Pentecost or Feast Of Weeks was cele-
brated on Friday and Saturday Of last
week, the 3rd and 4th of June. This
festival commentaries the reception by
Moses Of the decllogue, OH Mount Sinai,
aud occurs on the fftietA day alter the
third day of the Passover, the word Pen
tocost signifyiag 6fticth. at was in
stituted," says n historian, to oblige the
people to go to the temple of the Lord,
there to acknowledge His absolute do
minion over the country, and offer Him
the first fruits Of their harvest also, that
they might call to mind and give thanks
to God for the law which He had given
them"
At the Central Church, New Orleans,
OH the 1st of June, the commencement
exercises of Straight University took
place and were witnessed by very large
audience. Tho graduating class of 1881
consisted of Mcssrs. A. +. 7. Albert and
ID. r. Jackson of New Orleans, A. NJ. Adj
Olson Of Port Gibson, Miss, l. NJ. Terrill
of Anderson, Texas, and Oscar Landry OF
Donaldsonville. All acquitted themselves
crelitably i'll the exercises and the adj
dress delivered by Mr.. Landry was one
of the most successful incidents of the
occasion. He graduates with high honors,
fact that has given pleasure to his
many companions, friends and relatives
in this town and parish.
4 note received yesterday afternoon
from Mr.. J. w. Hunsaker, telegraph op-
orator and station agent at this place,
conveyed the following valuable infor,
nation: 1--WE hope to have our wire
completed to New Orleans by 6 z. NJ,
to-day, and will probably be ready to
accom- modate the public by Monday 1t
latest" This will be good news to all
who have occasion to transmit or receive
telegraphic dispatches. While in urgent
eases the railroad authorities have per
mitted other messages than those refer
ring to their own business to be sent
over their wire, the necessity OF using
the wire of the Morgan Company at Al
ciers has made it impracticable to thro"
their line open to general public use
Now, however, this obstacle is removed
and Mr.. Hunsaker will be prepared by
Monday to receive or send kilograms fo'
the benefit Of all whom il may con
Germ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
New STYLE Postal Cars.

The Portland Company have just completed
two large and elegant postal cars for the Maine
Central Railroad, which are ahead of anything
of the kind in the State. They are painted in
lake, with gilt and silver trimmings They
have six wheel trucks, making twelve trucks to
each car. They are fitted with the Miller
platform and vacuum brake and have all
modern conveniences. On the inside they are
arranged in new style from plans furnished
directly by the government. None like them
are in use except a few in the south. They
are finished in cherry and ash, and all the
metal work is silver plated In one end are
Only. In the middle of the car is the arrange
ment for the accommodation of the newspapers.
This consists of SIS deep, slsnting boxes, ar
ranged above a broad counter. The papers
are put into the paper boxes as fast as they are
assorted. On the, other side, at the lower end
Of the boxes are hooks on which to hang the
mail bags A small door, in each box allows
the contents to slide easily into the pouch
which is ready to receive it, In the other end
of the car is plenty of room for slowing the
loaded hays. The cars will be lighted with
Pullman lamps and heated by patent steam
pipes. The ventilating windows at the top are
covered with fine wire screens which serve to
keep out all coarse dust and sparks. The cars
are very large being 60 feet long BY nine feet
wide. One of them is named the Augusta"
and the other the Bangor" They were
built under the supervision OF Mr. N. S. Hesel-
tine, master car builder of the Portland Com
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
East Poland Campmeetisg.

Aug. -, 1901.
This morning closes one of the pleasantest
meetings ever held upon this ground. 1t was
under The efficient management of Rev. 6. G.
Mason, Presiding Elder of the Lewiston Dis
trict. The weather has been of the finest,
save a trihe warm; the attendance good, es-
pecially on the Sabbath. A number of Ger
versions have been reported, especially as oc-
curing in connection with the South Paris So
ciety, Rev. G. W. Simons, pastor
The public service of Sunday commenced
with numerously attended love feast, in
which hundreds testified in delightful man.
ner to the joy Of conscious salvation.
At1O.3C Rev. H. W. Bolton, d. D., of Bos-
ton, preached cheering discourse on the vic
tory which overcometh the world, from Jno.
"a The great congregation was profoundly
moved
In the afternoon still larger crowd gath
cred to the stand to hear Rev. DIR. Mckeown, of
Portland. preach on the New Birth from Jno.
33 Sketching rapidly the scene of the con-
yersaton between Nicodemus and Christ, he
proceeded to answer, as the body OF his dis
course, these three questionS.-W is the
kingdom of God? What is it 10 be born agains
And why is this change necessary in order TO
enter it? The sermon was a strong presenta-
ton of these points and held for an hour the
closest attention, not only of those oecupying
The seats but also of those standin or walking
on the grounds, until at least 5000 people were
listening TO the preachers words 1t was fol-
lowed by an altar service, in which several
presented themselves as seekers of religion.
The ownership of the grounds has lately
changed hands, Rev. DIR. Benz left and DIR
Cofferan, of Boston. being the purchasers, who
have given the Association a new lease, the
Association having been reorganized by the
election of new board of officers, of which
Hon j. j. Perry is Treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
Portland Theatre.

The preparations for the opening of the sea-
son at Portland Theatre-to take place Sept.
9Th are nearly completed. The walls of the
stairway and lobby have been reprinted, the
dados vanished rich brown color, and both
look fresh and neat as could be desired. The
screen for the main entrance to the auditorium
has been painted in Japanese style to CORE
spond with the decorations of the ceiling and
proscenium. The new act-drop is completed
but will not be displayed until the opening
night. The proscenium drapery has been
changed so that the colors are better adapted
to the lighting up of the stage, and the old
medallion that stared the spectators in the face
has been removed.
Mr. Curtis will not be present at the opening
of the theatre. He is in Chicago where
'Samn of Posen" opened last night