The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-13
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
Coal! Coal!!

Coal! COal!!
The undersign will be at the point,
head of Bayou Lafourche, on Monday,
August Is, Will, flatboat load of first
quality Pittsbnrg coal, which will DO
sold to residents of Donallsonville and
vicinity at so cents box.
J.w. CARNEs.
Judge John A. Cheevers is sojourning
at the Montross House, Biloxi
A second hand planning machine, good
as now, is offered for sale at Il low price.
1t will plane Il 22-inch board. SEQ adj
vcrtiscment.
Gen. J. L. Brent of Ascension has
changed his summer abiding place from
White Cliff Springs to Lookout Noun
tain, lena
Parties who deposited watches, clocks
or other articles with tho late Mr.. p, l..
Maiilette for repair, are notified that the
same must DO claimed within the ensl-
ing thirty days. Soc advertisement.
A report Of the condition and progress
of the Sunday School of the St. Peter NJ.
T.. Church has been handed us by the
Superintendent, Mr.. G. ,. G. Bryan, aal
We shall take pleasure i'll Publishing it
next week.
In another column will DC found reso-
buttons adopted by the Donaldsonville
Cemetery Association, expressive Of the
regret felt by tho members for tho death
Of their late efficient and esteened COZ
league, Robt. J. Duke, Esq.
We have received u report Of tho
action Of the Baptist council that last
week investigated the charge Of bigamy
preferred against Rev. Spencer B. Rob
crtson of the Nazareno Church, but lack
Of space compels us to defer it's publica-
ton until next week.
When the levce engineers passed down
office was honored by visit from Messrs.
H.C. Brown, a member, andH. j. Illemp-
son, Secretary of the State Board Of Eli
gipeers. We regretted having been
away when tho gentlemen called.
A heavy wind and rain storm occurred
Thursday evening, which caused some
damage to cane and rico crops, but VIC
haze not been able to learn the extent OF
the injury. Fortunately the storm was
of very brief duration; had it continued
the damage would have been much
greater.
Residents Of the New River section 0l
our parish report that the receat wet
weather has damaged the cotton consid'
cuiskiy, causing shedding Of forms .tlat
dimnishes tile prospects Of a good yield
very materially OH many farms. Nc
worms have yet been seen i'll the cotto,
fields.
Tho Secretary of tho Board Of Scloo
Directors has received from the Superin-
tentlent of Public Education Il warran,
for Ascension's share of the school funds
in tlcStatc treasury, amounting to some
thiuu over $500. which is more than SUI
ticient to pay all the Boards outstanding
obligations.
1t is with regret We note the dePar
turc of our genial friend MIR. VIM. I. Bar
yera for New Orleans, suffering from
relapse from his recent illness; but W
llspo tire skillf,,l nursing and tender car
he is receiving at the hands Of his mothc
will soon restore him to us i'll robins
health Mr.. Barrcra's father takes hi
placc at the st. Charles Hotel
A colored man named John Riley,
resident Of Port Barrow, was drowned
the river near the head of Bayou la
fourchc, last Tuesday forenoon. lie vi;
helpins to navigate a tlatboat, and til
craft getting aground, he jumped int
tho water to push her of, and sank b'
meath tho surface. The body was reco'
cred few hours after the accident.
By card Of thanks published in tn
issue of the CHIEF tho Terpsichorea
Social Club of Donaldsonville express'
its grateful sense Of obligation to IL
Rising Star Debating Club of Bate
Rouge for tho cordial reception ali
handsome entertainment accorded by Il
latter organization to the members OF Il
Tcrpsichorean Club who visited Il
Capital two weeks ago.
We regret to hear that Mrs. l.. l.. re
naudez, wife Of the gentlcmanly M'ss'
sippi street barber, met with seflo'
mishap ono day this week. While wall
ING in the yard Of her residence on Chef
macles street after Il shower, she sliPpt
= and fell, breaking a leg. A phys'c''
was summoned and under his care Il
patient is doing rs well rs could be g
pected.
SALE OF FERRY PRfy1tEGE.-By OF
cial advertisement in this issue OF o.
pa,,er it is announced that the Sheriff
the parish Of Ascension will offer !
sale at public auction, OH the 9th
August, the Bayou Lafourche ferry PR
ilese granted by the Legislature of Is
to Messrs. Marx Schonberg and WI
Murrell. and now owned by the heirs
~ c,o,,l,orr The sale IL 10 lie ma,