The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-02
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Morgan's Ferry, foot of Elysian Fields
street, a. NJ: arrives at ponaldsonvllc
II NJ. Returning, leaves Donadsonyille
at 1890, arrives at New Orleans 4:30 p. ".
unity Freight Train each way. arriving at
Dona.lsonyillc before and leaving after
the passenger train.
HIS. MORSE, Supt.
OFFICE: No. 20 Camp street, New Orleans.
BATON ROUGE & DONALDSONVILLE
Steamer Morning Star, connecting with the
N. o. Pacific Railway at Donaldsonvillc,
leaves Baton Rouge daily Tuesdays cx-
ccptcd) at $50 a. ~. arrives at Donald
sonvllc II A. N. Returning, leaves Don
jacksonville 1890 Z. NJ, arrives ut Baton
Rouge 6 pm.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
Mr. Allen F. Mavor will visit the
local patrons of the CHIEF with bills for
their Indebtedness on account of sub
scriptions and advertising. We solicit
for him n pacific reception, and tender
thanks in advance to all who kindly |
favor rs by payment of the claims lie
will present in onr behalf.
Figs and watermelons, two most de |
liyhtful fruits, have made their advent
attended here and there by a few peaches
of early varieties.
NJ. Israel & Co. arc making a speciality |
of bnygies offering good, substantial We
hiclcs at prices heretofore unknown i'll
the South. Call and see them.
Mr.. Solomon Barmon, one OF the solid
citizens Of lower New River, was in town
Thursday and favored us with call. He
reports the crops in his vicinity suffering
for rain.
An attempt is being made to organize
a lodge of the order of Knights OF Pytii-
ms in Donaldsonvlle. There is favor
able prospect for the success OF the
movement.
The railroad company are strengthen
ing their bridge over Bayou Lafourche
by bracing it with hog Chains. The work
is being done in best style and it will
improve the bridge materially.
We hear it reported that Mr.. Charles
Gccks, formerly of this parish, is now III
st. Louis earning livelihood as Il m"-
stefan. 1t il said he lost all his means u.
lis Central American venture and has
lscu compcll4l to resort to his musical
talent to repair his fallen fortunes
The New Orleans City Item conveys to
its readers the stale intelligence that the
Doualtlsonvillc post-oflicc has been maze
!, money order Office, classification IL
las enjoyed for about ten years. What
the Item should have said is that the OF
fee at Donallsonvillc has been author
izcl to issue international postal orders.
Several deaths have recently occurred
on New River, in this parish, among
which we have learned OF the following
DR.. Hcisen, all old physician we'll known
and highly esteemed throughout the
New River and Manchac sections; Old
Mrs. Mayo, who died at the residence OF
her sou-in-l law, Mr.. Simon Lan"u; an III
FAINT child of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Heath
All residents of this section who desire
TO procure awnings of amy description
will find it to their interest to get then
of Mr.. Michel D'Esposlto, corner of hon
mas and Taylor streets, Donaldsonylllc
who makes them us good and as cheap a
tl,ry can be had in New Orleans or else
where. He refers to all who have testc'
his work and prices i'll snbstantlatl"n
the claim that he can compete success
fully with city makers. Encourage hom
industry by giving him Il trial.
DR.. w. NJ. McGallard has been tryin:
for some weeks to find time for Il shol
summer trip, but up to TINS time III
professional engagements have been q
such Il pressing and important natur
that he has been unable to get off. Mex
week, however, he proposes to n'ake
break for tc,,-day vacation, which h
will spend at Ashevillc, i'll his natlv
Stat, Of North Carolina. The Doctc
has not treated himself to such II respit
from work since 1876 and he is ccrtainl
entitled to holiday. We hope he wi
have an enjoyable time and return HON
; much invigoratel by his trip.
Messrs. Solomon harmon and Ada1
NJ. Guedry of this parish have receive
I from the State patents for the tracts
land they occupy on New River Ines
: tracts each contain about 1861 acre
and are embraced within tho Conwa
norton OF the Houmas grant, which Ii;
been declared to be public land. Oth'
, settlers in the Conway district Shout
! take steps to secure their patents ut on
and be no longer subject to the appr
= tensions caused 10y uncertain It'll
Z which have for many years surround.
: occupants Of the back lands OF the CO..
= brated Houmas claim.
Mr.. l.. w. Armitage, OF tins paris
whose presence at Browns Wells, Mis-
. in search of relief from dyspepsia
noted last week, has returned from IN
place to New Orleans. In a letter to
friend he reports that he derived
h.netit at Browns Wells, but since !
arrival at New Orleans about two wee
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