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RAILROAD MATTERS.

AS we announced last week, the New
Orleans Pacific Railroad Company as
snmed possession Of the Donaldsonville
railroad on the 10th instant. For the
present trains will run OH the old sched-
ulc, the use of the Morgan road from
Westwego to Algiers being accorded to
the New Orleans Pacific until arrange
ments are made by the latter company
for a special crossing, which will most
probably be located at Westwego. 1t
must not be supposed. however, that tho
abominable arrangement of six mile
trip OH ferry boat, from Westwego to
New Orleans, will be revived; the river
will be crossed directly at Westwego,
and trains will convey passengers and
freight from thence into the city.
It is confidently announced that the
New Orleans Pacific will be in full oper-
alton from New Orleans to Shreveport
by the 1st Of August. This will mako
the limo at once tue most important in
the State, and that it will do large and
paying business is a foregone conclusion.
The old bridge which spans Bayou La
fonrchc at this place is being demo1-
ished, and will be speedily replaced by
new and substantial structure. A force
of men is clearing and repairing the
track of the tcn-mile stretch froad above
Donaldsonville, and construction trains
will soon be travcrsing this long neg
lected portion of the road, carrying ma
terial for the extension Of the line
towards Lecompte until junction is
formed with the road builders working
thor way from that point in this direc-
ton.
! The ricketty old depot at the foot OF
Railroad Avenue is to be torn down and
new building erected, probably at thu
foot Of St. Patrick street, two blocks be-
low the site of the present depot.
With the certain prospect of these i'm
provemcnts and of six or eight trains
passing our town daily, to say nothing
Of the reasonable anticipation Of extern
siye railroad machine shops to be loca
ted here and Il narrowg gauge road con
Meeting us with Napoleouville and Thib
odaux, he must be a lugubrious individ
ual indeed who declines to put his faitl
in hopes Of a bright and prosperous flu
ture for Donaldsonville.
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George Eliot's RomOla.

A timely interest is given, by the death
of the author, to the new edition of her
masterpiece, " Romola," just issued by the
American Book Exchange, New York. 1t
shows her work at its best and strongest,
and at the same time gives the reader the
opportunity to acquire a lasting familiarity
with the scenes and society of medieval
Italy. 1t is one of the few really great his
torical novels of the world. 1t is issued in
handy and beautiful form, extra cloth bind
ing. simple but rare elegance and taste in
design, and like the other issues of the
:. Literary Revolution its cost is almost
nominal, viz. IS cents. 1t is one Of the Sc
ries intended to form library of classic tic-
ton, which will include one representative
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-19

and characteristic work of each Of the great
authors who have won l:,sting fame i'll the
realm Of fiction. Life is too short and too
full Of work to permit the reading OF al that
is beautiful and valuable in these creations
of the ina giuation, but even very busy peo-
ple can find time to read one book each of
the score of authors who have won immortal
fame and place in the affections of the peo-
pie Not to be acquainted with them is to
be ignorant Of much that is most important
aud most interesting in the history of ma
tions and Of men. Not to possess them is to
be deprived of most fruitful and profitable
sources of enjoyment. Among those issued
or nearly ready are: SCOTS 1yanhoe,'
Bulwer's "Pompcii.' Irvlng's s. knicker-
booker" Cooper's " Mohicans," Tom
Brown at Rugby" Adventures of Don
Quixote and y Uarda, u Romance Of An
Gent Egypt" Full catalogue OF standard
publications will he sent OIL request, by the
American Book Exchange, Tribune Guild
ing, New York.
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THE SUNDAY LAW CASE.-In the STU
prome Court, last Monday, Associate
Justice Todd read decision in the case
Of tho Town of Donaltlsonville IS. the
Police Jury Of Ascension, tamiliarly
known here as the Sunday law injunc-
ton suit. None of the merits of the case
are touched upon, hence tho questions as
to the constitutionality of the Police
Jury's Sunday ordinance and their power
to enforce it within the corporate limits
of Donaldsonville are still in allegiance.
The sole point decided by the Supreme
Court is, that an appeal will not lie from
a preliminary order of injunction. Our
."Epsilon Mu," has furnished us with a
copy of the opinion and decree in this
cause, which reads as follows:
The Police Jury of the parish Of Asccl-
sion having passed an ordinance requiring
stores, shops, groceries and other places of
public business to be closed on Sunday, the
Town of Donaldsonville, situated in said
parish, obtained an injunction from the
district Court Of said parish restraining the
Police Jury and tho District Attorney, as
ihc legal adviser of said body. from en-
forcing the said ordinance within the cor
lmratr limits of said town. From the order
granting the injunction the District Attor-
my applied for and obtained suspensive
appeal in the name of the State.
There is II motion made to dismiss the ap.
peal the ground. substantially, that no
appeal would lie from such au order, it be-
ing mere preliminary order of injunction,
rendered i'll a pending suit, interlocutory in
its character, and one which could not
cause irrcparable injury. We are not called
Oh to say whether an appeal i'll such case
would be taken by the State, or whether or
not tlt State WAS in any manner u party to
tue proceeding instituted in tho lower court
or had amy appcalable interest i'll the sub
jcct matter thereof. 1t is sufficient to say
that it is clear, under the express rulings OF
this Court and the settled Jurisprudence on
this point that an appeal from II mere pre-.
liminnry injunction will not lie. aud We fail
TO discover anything in the character of this
ease. after attentively considering tho argu
lncnt SD earnestly urged in the brief Of the
District Attorney, to take it out of the
established rule. % A. S69: 3 r. 4:}7.
The appeal is therefore dismissed at up
pellnnts cost.
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Mr.. Myer Lemann, the prominent young
Donaldsonville merchant, has been in
vested with the title Of Duke Of Ascen-
sion by his most puissant majesty, Rex,
the King of the Carnival. The Duke ar
rived from the royal capital on Thurs
day, specially commissioned to marshal
y great host Of people in his duke'lom to
visit the capital on Mardi Gras and do
honor to tile King. The Duke of Ascen-
sion is we'll qualified to undertake such
an important mission.
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DONiLDSONTILLE Ia.
Mandatory OF Strike Pans, Evapor ,tins
Pans, CHARTERS. Juice Boxes, Syrup Tanks,
Chmneys and Breechings, Force and Lift
pumps, etc.
Steam Trains put up and fully guaranteed
Also keeps on hand u full supply OF Steam
Ganges, Iron Pipes and Fittings, for steam
and water use.
Mr.. Billeisen begs leave to refer to the
following named planters who have used OF
are still using his Strike Pans:
Elmer BADER, Iberyille.
D. X. CARROLL,
LEMANN & BAILEY, Ascension.
LEM ANN g. LUM, g
LEMANN & son,
SEYMOUR & CO., 80
JOHN REUSS.
JAMES TELLER,
MRS. NJ. ISRAEL & CO., st. James.
HON. TAYLOR BEATTIE. Assumption
A. j. SHARP, -
E. j. VICKNAIR. g
HON. ID. +. kENNER, New Orleans.
Jobbing uaad country orders prompt:
attended to at moderate charges.
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Mr.. Mayer Levy of New Orleans has
purchased the large stock and goodwill
Of MFR. S. Moyse's fine store at Lemann's
old stand, OH Mississippi street, and has
determined to establish reputation for
the cheapness of his goods that will not
DO second to that Of any merchant in our
town. Mr.. G. Fetcl, commonly known
as "Cheap Charley" will be in charge
of tho establishment as Mr.. Lcvy's agent,
and his experience and reputation as a
purveyor Of cheap goods is sufficient OF
itself to attract liberal share Of public
patronage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-19

Mr,E, C.. Palmer Of New Orleans passed
through town on Thursday, en- route to
the city from visit to the Sonthwood,
Riverside and Mount Houmas places in
this parish. Mr.. Palmer estimates the
yield Of the three plantations at about
1875, 600 pounds of sugar, divided as fol-
lows: Southwood, 5000; Riverside,
100000; Mount Houn,as, ESQ., 900. With a
season Of favorable weather, the crop Of
these three fine places would have been
500 600 pounds greater.
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BE Wise and Happy.

l::yon will stop all your cxtravagant aud
wrong MOI ions IL 'loctorins yourself and fam
lily with expensive or hnmbus eure-alls that
do harm always, asld use only natures sim
p remedies for Ill your ailncnts-you will
be wise, we'll and happy. and save great ex-
rrll>e. The greatest remedy tor this, the
gre't. wise aud good will tell you, is Hop
Bi1tcrs-rey on it. See another column.
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The inquiries of Prof. Coin of Bres-
lin, indicate that shortsightedness is
rarely or never born with those subject
to it, and that it is almost always the
result of strains sustained by the eye
during study i'll early youth.
Even SO in1ammable a material as
cotton can now be used for the construc-
ton Of tireproof buildings. 1t is CON
verified into Il paste-by chemical treat
ment-which becomes as hard as stone.
It is nodded into large slabs, and desig-
mated as architectural cotton.
Another scare is to follow that in re-
gard to color-blindness. Statistics have
just been published by a learned Hcidcl-
berg professor to prove that engineers ON
railways are peculiarly subject to atfrc-
lions of the ear which might compromise
the safety of passengers.
The force exerted by the discharge
Of heavy guns is something tremendous.
In some recent experiments at Woolwicll
it was estimated that the pressure upon
the base of the gun at the moment of the
explosion was more than sixty tons per
square inch.
One Of Edison's inventions, in con-
| nection with his system of electric light
ing, is the pebe,meter. This is an ilstru-
ment for measuring the amount of cleo
tricity flowing through circuit, or, in
other words, a meter for electric currents
to tell the number of webers that have
been supplied.
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Saturday, February 10, 1881.

Mr.. Edmund Maurin Of New Orleans y
authorized to act rs general agent and rep
resentative of the CHIEF, to solicit advcr-
,tiscments and subscriptions and receipt Tor
payment thereof.
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1,'sss. S:,f..

4 81. NsliH.
OF No. 9. cerhrs "t Crescent Place and
IL Iounr;.> street, together witt, The large
building; thereon. heretofore ,ls..l AS ;.n ice
house. Que IF IL. hes: corner. in town.
Suitable for any kind OF i'nsiurss. lnins
near the Ma, k.t Hons. ;s,:.l y hart Apply
to L. T.. Dri:1yal ::,Ie, 80 :. Decatur St.
New Orleans, o. 10
FREDERICK nTFTE!..
l.ttnrl.av ut L:.:* l'nH..!hsunNi;lc.
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List Of Letters
Remaining in the Post-office at Donald
sonville, Ascension parish, La,

sonville, Ascension parish, La,
February 10, 1881.
Braud. Mrs Logan, James
Barnes, john Morgan. Mrs l. Ann
Blanchard, Neville Minor, John
Cooke, Miss Mary w Meyer, 4
Christensen, E Porter, Curtis
Clay, Henry Picou, Henri
Dale, D w Randall. Mrs Ellen
Gaines, Miss Rogers,
Gaines, Joseph Raymond, George
Haines, Gusta Z Smith, Mrs E
Irving, Ella Ruth Saltmann, Mrs c
lmalia, Salvatore Sanchez Mrs Ne
johnson, Miss Bella Sword Charley
Jones. Julia Smith, Joseph
Joseph, Glenn Trymon. Miss Harriet
johnson, Waner Watson, William
Joseph, Alphonse Walker. jamie
Williams. Mrs lena
If not called for i'll four weeks will be sent
to the Dead letter Office.
w. G. WILKINSON, p. NJ.
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Strayed.

EROM the Belle Grove plantation, five
II miles below Bayou Goula. black and
tan (black body and yellow logs) hound.
About y inches high, 2 years old, fine look
ing and playful.
JAMES 4. WARE.
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9E ||I',!|!| |]|IKI|y u I'M;

PHYSICIANS say it is Il PERFECT SUB
i STITUTE for the sulpbate quinine
Superior in tonic properties, and produces
no tlisagrecable effect.
Dose the Same as sulphate Quinine.
Sent by f.. j. Hart e. Co., New Orleans,
La, by mail for II so per OF.
Billings, Olapp & Co., Chemists, Boston.
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tttcrrav ut Lax. l'nn.s,,,lso
N0r ESs1,:lt,.

For Rent.
nNE large and comnodious frame dwell
~ ling containing eight apartments. with
spacious yard. situated on Lessar,i street,
between Att.k:'.as and Opclorsns, being
the house formerly owned and occupied as
q residence by Felix Rey;t.ua. For terms
apply to paul LECIIE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-19

Th.t sterling journal, tho Natchitoches
riua;cator, notes the significant and en-
couraging fact that
Nearly every paper in this State ignores
the discussion of political subjects and have
turned their attention to the discussion OF
local subjects and home questions, thus 1ol-
sonyilio CHlEr and Vindicator, some time
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-19

CAPT. j. J. Brown of the steamer E. J.
Gay, has purchased the Home plantation.
adjoining Hahnville, in the parish of St.
Charles.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-19

Mr.. Joseph Terrier informs his friends and
the public, that tic partnership heretofore
existing between Mr.. Jos. Icar,l and himself
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
He will continue the same kind Of business
at the old stand. where lie is ready to exc
cute at shortest notice all work entrusted to
him, pertaining to the trades of
Gunslnith, Lock<mitll, Blacksmith, Wheel
wright and Coac!,nalzer.
Bugsies Carriages, Wagons and Carts
repaired in IL wnrkmanlike manner, at price
to suit the times.
Old Vehicles taken in Exchange for nev.
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Abbeville is rapidly gaming unenvablc
notoriety as great place for poker playing.
One may sec - crowd OF players with their
corn chips heaped up around them, i'll
every cotfee-house, wfapt up i'll the entranc.
ing beauties Of the game which Shenck SO
skilfully calculated to the court Of St.
JamcS-Me1idiOnM
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Burglaries - HOOdlumfsIn - Attempt to
Blow up q Store-A Big Boom-Assassin-
Observation-Disclosures Street after the
Storm -Bernlardt Draws Immensely
Representatives from Donaltlsonville.
NEW ORLEANS La Feb L 1881
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TT postnasters are authorized and re
aucsted to act as agents for the CH1EF
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12

Dir. Michael McCann, a well-known
and popular manufacturer, of Syracuse,
n. y, writes: 81 felt generally debilita-
ted and my health failing ME. longed
and prayed for an iron constitution, that
! might be rid of the many annoyanoes
of ill-health. But dyspepsia and urina-
ry troubles, attended by nervous pros
tration, had gotten hold of me, and |
felt my time had come. Nothing SEEM
ed to give me any permanent relief. FL
nally | happened to see an advertise
ment Of Browns Iron Bitters. Bless
me- says l, that's just the medicine for
me precisely And 80 it was. By the
powers of old Ireland, it has cured me
OF all my troubles and given me con-
stitution Of iron.n
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12
Red Lips and Rosy Cheeks.

l
WHEELING, w. VA, May 80, 1881.
am an old physician, and have lost
many ofmy youthful prejudices. Learn
ing ofthe great good done by a certain
remedy in restoring to robust health a
former patient of mine who suffered Sc
yereiy from several chronic ailments
resulting from weak pulmonary diges-
tive and urinary organs, and whom
was unable to benefit with my most
careful treatment, determined to pre-
scribe it. have done so, and the re
suits have invariably been most satis-
factory. Under its use the blood be-
comes richer, the digestive, urinary and
pulmonary organs are made strong and
perform their natural functions readily
and without pain; all decay seems to be
Immediately checked and the progress
Of the disease arrested; the pulse be-
comes fuller and stronger, the lips red
and the cheeks rosy, the temperature
increased and more uniform, the action
of the heart regular, and the muscular
strength greatly lnvigorated. In jus
tice to the inventors, I will say this
remedy is Browns Iron Bitters; it is
preparation of Iron and vegetable ton
les; contains no alcohol, and is the only
preparation of Iron in a perfectly as
similable form and that does not black
en- the teeth. have never known it to
fail to give permanent strength to every
part Of the body, or to injure the most
delicate constitution. / have known it
to assist in curing many chronic disea-
ses when all other remedies failed
NJ. D.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12
BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA
NO. 100.


ftsyed at the bottom and patched at the.
elbow, and tho nurse pnh II his arms .
little roll Of flannel with baby hid II
it, be holds it as he would q banana, and
a. be looks at his girl wife on tho bed,
nearly dead from pain and exhaustion,
and he thinks that there is not provis
ions enough in tho house 70 feed : CO.
nary, q lump comes into hls throat and
be says to himself that ifhe had ii od6
over again he would leave that little
girl at home to grow up With her moth
er, and he would wait till be had six
dollars to buy baby flannel and ten dol
lars to pay q doctor.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12
Wearing tho Trousers.

Mr.. Edmund Yates writes in the Lon
don World as follows about the new dress
reform movement, with dimensions Of
q social craze: 81 had heard Of q "La-
dies" Dress Reform association" with
Lady Haberton for it's high priestess
but ! had no idea the reform had made
any practical progress in England till
last week, when / actually twice STUN
bled against ladies in the new garb
in the streets of London = one in
Bond street and the other in Crom-
well road. Well, ] am bound to say
like it. 10 be sure, the ladies happen-
cd to see in it were both handsome and
well set up, carrying themselves like
queens. But really in itself there ap-
pears nothing Objectionable, and the
dress certainly contributes to freedom Of
movement, and, ! should imagine, the
comfort of the wearer. It is for all the
world like riding habit cut short lust
above the ankle exhibiting merely the
extremities of the trousers. Imust men
ton them. Only instead Of the dress and
neither garments being in cloth those
saw were Of o black br0caded silk stuff
that fell gracefully, and looked quiet and
ladylike. Trousers worn thus, with
long skirt over them, are very different
from the loud, vulgar Bloomer costume
Of former efforts in this direction, and it
is just possible that the reform may
spread. But to do 50 it must come from
above, else society will not have it ON
any condition. At the Ladies' Dress Re-
form association may be seen a specimen
Of this rational Dress as it is called.
In this the trousers are at the extremity,
which combines with the skirt worn
over them, so that in all ordinary situa-
tions no persons could possibly tell thcrs
was any difference from the present dress
of a lady"
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12

Be neat and tidy while you are singh.
Turn onr cuffs regularly every other day,
wear stand up collar and neat neck
tie, doeskin pants, white vest and Prince
Albert coat. After you are married pay
no attention to your general appearance.
If your wife doesn't like it she can grin
and bear it, or get 8 divorce, and she.
won't get a divorce because she dislikes
scandal. So you sec you'll be safe in
going about so slovenly as you please. -
KeOkuk Gate City.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-11-12
s} Journal Of the City Parish
wooden spoon with which she was beat
ing the cake, and cried:

j WVOAOh CPOOIA WAUA AlNA bAO NssD W1eSV-
| ing the cake, and cried:
"You little wretchl How dare you,
this day of all othersp and bounced
along the entry, cooking-apron and all.
Mother, mother, it isn't-I didn't" I
gasped. ut is real lady,"
But mother did not hear me. Into
the parlor she few. A little figure IN
black silk, and bonnet and veil ex-
actly like our bolster figures, sat with
its back to the door.
"My black silk again." cried'myimoth-
or; land it must be your aunt's new
bonnet" and without more ado caught
the black silk shoulders with her hands
and proceeded, as she supposed, to shake
the bolster out Of them
The first touch must have convinced
her of a mistake, for living woman
turned ont and grappled with her, and
she tnmbled over in a heap On the floor,
the stranger screaming, "Help! save
me" and my mother, "Oh, I beg ten
thousand pardonsw |, for my part,
screamed still louder in my turn; and
in the midst Of the confusion my father
| entered.
He flew to the prostrate ladies and
picked them up, and stood staring at
them in astonishment.
"Notherw he cried, and the little
old lady threw herself into his arms.
"My dear son, "she sobbed, "why didn't
yon not tell me your wife was insane7"
The moment she saw me she snatched
off my bonnet and shook me. "Oh, my
poor son, what calaIhityw
SIS this your mother ?" cried mamma.
"Oh dear, dear! thought that Adeline
had fixed up the bolster again. Oh, l
beg your pardon"
''Has she no lucid intervalsY" asked
Grandma Barton.
"My dear mother, my wife is perfectly
sane," said my father.
"Sane and grabs off her mother-in-
laws bonnet at sight, and tells her she
took her for a bolster Do not try to
deceive me" cried Grandma Barton.
"Do sit down mother,' said my father.
~ will explain. Adeline, told you
If you ever did it again You should be
punished Go to your room at once
you shall have no supper tonight, at
least only bread and water. You have
disobeyed me-"
III haven't pa. / did not fix any
thing; told ma that o lady wanted her
in the parlor."
'erhe child has habit Of dressing up
a bolster to deceive her mother, and see.
ing you with your back around | sup
pose my wife made mistake and
Can't you explain, madam" said my
father, turning sharply on my mother.
''That ! looked like bolster! Please
call carriage--I am going" cried
Grandma Barton.
Go she did. Nothingwould, persuade
her to reYain. She spent the whole of
the time OF her visit with my fathers
brother, and returned to England with.
out having forgiven my mother. When |
she died she left the whole of her prop
erty to my uncle and to my father only |
one thing-a feather bolster-for which |
OF course, we never sent to England.
My mother declares 1t was all my fault.
l say it was all hers. Who is right'