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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

jessie and Richard Lott, sons Of Hon
IL. Il. Lott of West Carroll parish, We're
killed by l.. Sage i'll a street shootin.
atiray at Floyd, La, on the oath of May
According to the account published by
HE Lake Providence Herald, the Lofts
were l'c agSressors and began the shoot
Ing. Bot, were young married men
with interesting families. Sage mounted
his horse and left Immediately after the
KILLING.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04
nllel.if's Sale.
State Of Lousiana-Twenty- Second judicial
District Court-Parish Of Ascension.
Felix Boud:eau
VS.. No. 90,
Mrs. Emeline Leblanc, wife of
OneZime LEBLANC.

Mrs. Emeline Leblanc, V life of
Onezime Leblanc.
DY VIRTUE of and in obedience to a
- writ of fl. ia, issued by the Honorable
Twenty second judicial District Court, par
isll Of Ascension. in the matter Of Felix
Boudrcau rs. No. SO Mrs. Emeline Ie-
Blanc, wife of Onezime Leblanc, dated
May 10th. 1881, and to me directed, l
have seized, and will offer for sale at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at
the Court House door of the parish Of AS
cension, in the town of Donaldsonvillc, on
Saturday, the 18th day of June, 1881,
at L o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wIt:
First. certain lot Of ground situated
I i'll the town of Donaldsonyille, parish of
Ascension, State of Louisiana, in that part
Of the town Familiarity known as :! Faubourg
Lcssard, and designated on the plan of
said town as being lot No. sixteen [l61,
fronting on Lessaru street, bounded on one
side by lots Nos. fourteen and fifteen TIA
and lo], on the other side by lots Nos. sew
entecn and eighteen r., aud Isl, and in the
rear by lots Nos. thirteen and nineteen Il3
and la], together with all the buildings and
Improvements thereon and thereunto be-
longing. being the property of the said Mrs
Onezine Leblanc. from having acquired tie
same at Sheriff. sale of the succession of
Augustus Richard, on 18th March, 1853.
duly recorded in Mortgage Office of his
parish, III Book OF Conveyanccs No. %, D.
5l2 ct seq.
Second. All and singular the buildings
anu improvements situated on the lot at
| the corner of st. Patrick and Iberyire
streets, leased by the said Mrs. Leblanc
from the Roman Catholic Church of Asccn-
sion, and consisting of a dvcling-ho,,sc, out
| houses. and all their dependencies and an
purtenances without exception or reserve,
Seized in the above suit
1tras aua Condit,as Cash in United
States currency.
Parish Of Ascension. May Il. 1881.
"a. JONES, Sheriff.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Mr. IT. s. Morse, Superintendent, and
Mr.. N. r. Spc!man, General Freight and
Ticket Agent of the New Orleans division
of the n. O. Pacific railway, accompa-
MED the base ball excursion train to
this place Sunday before last. We were
pleased 10 make the acquaintance Of Mr..
spe!man, who. like Mr. Morse and all
the other gentlemen connected with the
railroad named whom We have met, is
genial. courteous and seems TO possess
special requirements fitting him for the
position hr holds. Under tile direction
ri such officials Is these, the New Orleans
Pacific can not fail to become i popular
route Of travel with the public.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Miss Pricl, daughter of Mr.. Thomas
.Plich of Caldwell parish, La, had her
clothes catch fire while she was supcrin-
tending the cooking Of a meal, and was
50 badly injured that death resulted III a
few hours.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

The West Baton Rouge Sugar PtaMo
declares that the people Of that parish
are determined that their Sunday law
shall be maintained i'll one form or an
other, notwithstanding the decision OF
.he Supreme Court pronouncing Act No.
II of ISIS unconstitutional. The beneti-
cial effects Of the law have been so APP
parent that public opinion m its favor is
very strong.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Balloting for United States Senators
to succeed Messrs. Conkling and Platt
has begun in the New York Legislature.
The administration men have developed
unexpected strength ami the prospect is
that neither Of the resisniny Senators
can be reelected
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

A severe hailstorm destroyed the cot
ten and corn crops on four plantations
belonging to Col. Ed. Richardson, near
Skipwith, Miss, May %. Hogs and cat
tie were killed outright By tho hailstones.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04
Saturday, June z, 1881.

Mr.. Edmund Maurin of New Orleans Is
authorized TO act as general agent and rep
rcscntative of the CHIEF, to solicit adver-
tisements and subscriptions, and receipt Tor
payment therefor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Hon. Blanche X. Bruce, the distin-
Inlshvl coiorcl ex-senator from Misss-
..pr', las been appointed hy President
Garfield 10 The important post of Register
of the Treasury. The Presidents selec-
ton Ill this instance is warmly common
,'rd throughout the country. not only by
the organs Of co'orcd sentiment but hy
the press and people generally Mr. rruee
is an able and clean man whose honor
able record reflects credit upon himself
and the colorcd race.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

The Supreme Conrt has decided that,
under the operation of the constitution
Of 1879, the monopoly feature Of the
New Orleans Slausilterhonse Company
i, abolished. Another slangh terhouse is
10 be erected by the Butchers Bcnevo-
lent ASSociation
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Mrs, President Garfield has been very
i'll, and grave doubts of her recovery
were entertained. The crisis an the dis
ease has passed, however, and she is now
cony aicsccnt.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

No action having been taken hy the
Senate upon the nomination Of Hon. @.
II. Brewster To he Surveyor General ot
HE Land Office FOR his State, it is stated
that another appointment will hc made.
~ tile President The most prnrliuent
llanir inc, ,.lri in connection with the
position j. tliat ~ State Senator ,yacnucs
y. G!a, " East Carroll parish. and 4
better selection eua1i not hay, hep,,
1'A''". Mr.. ella is enc Of the worthless
IN" most respected representatives of the
-'olo''d people of Louisiana: his record
: without i Flemish, and he cnioys ,1e
tNfrtm ana condolences, net only ii. H..
lr"rl" II MS ralisll ana district III, ~
~ Who AtrM Lin. I'i> appointment
"t'l h" !.ai;''.i N!tn . a,lne.S l'y Tie co.
"''d i'e"il, and Repaid; ans II. par.t.,5-
IN. .'> an evidence OF ;I, iufc,tI,,, ~,
resident Garfield 10 assign to III, ia
idi ''if' n ~ fle SAT- nirn whose i.;i1t,,,
tfa.s .t.ils> vl MN. a#el.4,ir ii,>,,..I .,t
.aaash nr'slf plif>.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04
ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Shop, Good Work, Low Prices
CHRISTIAN WELKER,
Copper, Tin and Sheet
Iron Worker,
Avenue, next door to Weber'5 St
EeOnaf<ssoMyifse. Ia.

salEUIU AFt!lLt, NeXt door TO NeblTs store,
EeOn:siGeonyifse. la.
Begs leave to announce that he has
opened a shop on his own account, at the
stand lately occupied by Mr.. Walter, where
he is prepared 10 do all work belonging 10
his trade III the very hest style. at prices
which will defy competition elsewhere.
Iron Pipes and Fittings. Steam Gauges,
Pumps, etc, manufactured. supplied or re-
paired at short notice. All kinds Of sugar
house. saw-nill and other machinery sub
stantially and skilfully repaired. Work
warranted to please in every Ease. Orders
trcln the country solicited.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Mr.. Amos S. Collins, formerly editor of
the Louisiana STATE Register, a brilliant
independent Republican journal pub
lished at Carrolton, died suddenly in Il
railroad depot at Cincinnati, while en-
route to Kansas on a trip for his health.
He was native ofPennsylvania, 46 years
Of age, attained the rank of Second Lieu
tenant in the thirty second Iowa reSi-
mcnt during the late war and Of First
Lieutenant i'll the eighth regiment of the
Veteran Reserve Corps after tie conflict
had closed. His remains were brought
to New Orleans and inferred i'll Chal
mctte Cemetary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Hon. W. Jasper Blach barn, formerly a
prominent journalist il this State. is t.
IN political editor ot / daily Republican,
paper ahaEf W Y. established at Li-tfe
Rauiz, Arkansas.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

John r. Ditch was shot and danger
ously wounded at Berwick City, La, by
his stepfathcr, Charles Brown.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

When the appointments Of officials for
the Western Judicial District Of Louisi-
ana were sent in by the President, the
list included the name of Major Ross
Wilkinson of Caddo parish for Marshal.
The following day intelligence of the
death Of Major Wilkinson was received,
and his name was substituted by that Of
Mr. j. C. Wcaks Of Morchouse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

To- The CHIEF is received by all subscIl
bcrs POSTAGE FREE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

~ Postmastcrs are authorized and re-
ouestel to ast rs agents for the CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

r Job printing! in the highest style OF
ire art at New Orleans prices! Leave yon1
orders at the CHIEF Office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

Our valued and brilliant contemporary,
the st. Bernard Eayle, kindly remarks
that
Linden +. Bentley. Esq, of the Donald
snnsile CHIEF, is said to be a candidate for
ti,9 nouirntinn of Collector OF Internal
Revenue. Ne should be pleased to see
Louisiana journalism so w"rthly rcrresen-
ted as it would be in the event of his success.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

y hoilcC explosion at the saw-miil OF
NJ John II. Burberry. ten miles from
tilntnn, l-;-. fatally wounded He l,o-
ritrt"i, WM, .l..1 An ilt.-.'s laEs t Nh ti4.
1r..l.lt4t
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
Good.Bye, Oleomarearine.

The following bill passed the Ohio
legislature. If every State would adopt
a similar law it would soon kill the
manufacture of oleomargerine, alias
butterine, alias suine:
Whoever manufactures, sells, or Of
fers for sale, or causes the same to be
done. any substance piirporting TO be
butter, or cheese, or having the SEM
blance thereof, which substance is not
made wholly from pure cream or pure
milk, unless the same be manufactured
under its true and appropriate name,
unless each package or vessel contain
ing such substance has distinctly stamp
ed or marked thereon the true name
of such substance, together with true
analysis thereof in ordinary bold faced
letters, or whoever sells knowingly any
such substance to consumers, without
delivering with each amount sold, a
label, on which is plainly printed in
Roman letters, the true and appropriate
name of such substance, together with
its component parts, or any proprietor
of hotel, boarding house or restaurant,
or other place of public entertainment,
who shall knowingly place before any
guest any such substance without ac-
quainting him of the nature of such
substance, if the same be not made
from pure cream or milk, shall be fined
in any sum not less than $40 nor more
than $500, or imprisonment in the
county jail not more than ninety nor
less than ten days.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
The Laugh OF a Child.

The laugh Of child will m AXE the
hottest day more sacred. Strike with
hands of fire, oh weird musician, thy
harp strung with Apollo's golden hair,
fill the vast cathedral aisles with SYM
phonies sweet and dim, def TOUGHER Of
the organ keys: blow, bugler, blow,
until thy silver notes do touch and kiss
the moonlit waves, and charm the
lovers wandering mid vine clad hills.
But you know your sweetest strains
are discords all, compared with child
hoods happy laugh-the laugh that
fills the eyes with light and every heart
with joy. Oh, ripping river oflaughter!
thou art the blessed boundary line be-
tween beasts and men and every way
ward wave of thine doth drown some
fretful fiend of care. Oh. Laughter,
rose-lipped daughter of JOY! there are
dimples enough in thy cheeks to catch
and hold and glorify all the tears of
Grief. Robert Ip,nersOH
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26

the Improved instruction of Deaf
mutes, who had been brought thither
to give a public exhibition Of their pro-
ficiency in lip-reading and vocal articu-
lation. They numbered 122 boys and
girls, ranging in age from7 to 8 years.
Many OF them are the children of par
ents well able to pay for their educa-
ton, but the majority are members of
poor families. All were neatly, and
many ofthem handsomely, attired, and
each wore small bouquet. Nobody,
unless aware of the fact, would imagine
that the bright, handsome children who
sat in tiers, laughing and conversing
eagerly without gesticulating or using
the sign language, were deafmutes.
Yet such was the fact, but, thanks to
the admirable instruction afforded,
those in attendance were enabled to
hear the dumb speak. At s o'clock
when Mr.. James Pearce, NJ. B., played
the opening march on the organ, the
hall was filled by an audience embrace
ing many of our best citizens. After a
class of Mr.. Pearce's pupils had sung
Behold how good and how pleasant it
is for brethren to dwell in unity" Chief
Justice Shea, of the Marine Court, took
the chair and delivered an address in
which he gave an interesting history of
the institution. 1t was an institution,
he said, not possessed either by Paris
or London, and one of which every
citizen of New York should feel proud.
Mr.. ID. Greenberger, Principal of the
institution, then excl cised his pupils.
They showed wonderful proficiency in
llp-cultureand articulation, understand
ing his words at distance of 2O'teet
across the stage, and readily answering
back in perfectly ineligible words,
pitched from the throat, the questions
asked them. Illustrations of the man.
ner in which beginners are first taught,
" re next given, and then the classes
we're examined in all the various branch
IS of study as impaired in the public
schools. They showed a thorough
of arithmetic, penmanship,
geography, history, and bookkeeping,
md several were conversant with the
,erman tongue. The exercises alto
ether were exceedingly interesting,
nd the efforts of the pupils were greet
d with plaudits unheard by those
those proficiency had elected them.
During the exercises Miss Mary Shea, d
aughter of the ChiefJustice, sang, to
ne accompaniment of signor Mario,
ne of Gounods waltz songs, which was
ARMY encored, On the LIST August
ext the institution will remove to it's I
andsome new home, occupying the !
attire front of the block between the !
eventh Regiment Armory and the
ormal School. I
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
Married People Would be Happy.

If home trials were never told to
If they kissed and made up after
every quarrel.
If HOUSEHOLD expenses were proper
toned to receipts.
If they tried to be as agreeable as in
courtship days.
If each would try to be support and
comfort to the other.
If each remembered the other was a
human being, not an angel.
If women were as kind to their hus-
bands as they were to their lovers.
If fuel and provivions were laid in
during the high tide of summer work.
If both parties remembered that they
married for worse as we'll as for better.
If men were as thoughtful for their
wives as they were for their sweet
hearts.
If there were fewer silk and velvet
street costumes and more plain, tidy
home-dress.
II there were fewer "please darlings,"
in public, and more common manners
in private.
If wives and husbands would take
some pleasure as they 60 along and not
degenerate into mere toiling machines.
Recreation is necessary to keep the
heart in its place, and to get along
without it is a big mistake.
If men would remember that a
woman can't be always smiling who
has to cook the dinner, answer the
door-bell half dozen times, and get rid
of a neighbor who has dropped in, tend
to sick baby, tie up the cut finger of
a two-year-old, gather up the play
things of a four-year.old, tie up the
head if a six-year- old, and get an eight
year-old ready for school, to say moth.
ing ofsweeping, cleaning, etc. A woman
with all this to contend with may claim
it as privilege to look and feel little
tired some times, and word of sym.
pathy would not be too much to expect
from the man, who during the honey.
moon wouldn't let her carry as much
as a sunshine.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
The Leading Hotel In Mexico.

A correspondent writing from the
City Of Mexico describes the Character
lstics of a first class hotel there: The
force consists Of sad-looking clerk
who writes the names Of the guests in
chalk on blackboard, a melancholy
custodian of the keys, two bare-footed
Comanche boys for general utility,
and two walters for each floor. 1t is
owned by the Iturbes who are the rich
est family in Mexico. they paid 3d.
' " O,W O0o for the property, and make
$4O,O 600 or $50, a year from it. They
own the whole block, the Hotel Bazaar,
the Hotel San Carlos, and whole blocks
OF the best property in the city. There
are two of them and their fortunes
are estimated at go, OOO, 600 apiece.
What . transformation there will be;pro-
suced in that sleepy caravansary when
Leland, for instance, gets a chance to
convert it into a first-class American
hotel! .
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
D'he Duke Of Sutherland and His Party
Visit the Government Indian School.

The visit of the distinguished Duke
OF Sutherland and his party to the Car
Ii. lie Indian School was the event of the
week here. They were accom- panied
by several railroad magnates and by
the Hon. Judge Watts, of this place.
Captain Pratt, in full uniform, escorted
them to the instruction departments
first, showing them the practical work
ings of the schools. The ducal party
were very much interested by the diff
ferent phases of Indian instruction
they witnessed. The first room was
occupied by lady teacher and her
dusky pupils in the study of reading.
The next was an exercise in calisthenics,
and the next was singing by the girls.
The visitors asked many questions, con-
versing freely with both teachers and
scholars. Mr.. Crossfeld was particu
larly happy and his audiphone was in
constant use.
heard one gentleman remark as
they entered the grounds (probably
Bull Run RusselD that this was the
place that 'our friend Fitzhugh Lee
bombarded and burned" They saw
the Indian youth in a variety Of char
acters, as readers, writer's, soldiers, car
penters, timers, shoemakers, singers,
band members, ETC., etc. One tall
youth appeared in all the parapher-
MALTA of old Spotted Tail, !" armed with
bow and arrow, shooting at a target
several hundred yards distant.
One bright little princess of the Pu-
eblo tribe came tripping and laughing
up to the Duke, attired in magnificent
apparel of robes and bells, feathers,
hogs teeth, rings, and so on, and deity
slipped into the Dukes hand neat
purse Of her own make, for which the
Duke kindly thanked her. After visit
ing the schools and workshops the $50
scholars, with TIC teachers and visitors.
assembled in the chapel. Captain
Pratt named each tribe separately and
the members Of each stood up as the
tribal name was announced. Under
Mr.. Curtin's direction, the band of
twelve Indian boys played "Nearer My
God to Thee" for the guests, and were
greatly applauded. Those boys are a
solemn set of fellows. Their counte-
nances do not evince whether they like
music or not, but as an old band man
| pronounce them good tooters for the
time they have been at the business.
The Duke made an address. He
spoke in high terms of the work
of the teachers and of Captain
Pratt; he told the lads and lassses be-
fore him of the grand work being done
by kind government for them, and
charged them not to abuse their privi-
leges when they returned to their far
off homes" if they did abuse their
privileges they would be indeed most
ungrateful.
The Duke seemed to be much affect
ed when he spoke. One lady accom-
panied the party. They enjoyed the
visit greatly.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
A FUNNY "AFFAIR OF HONORv
The Insult and Challenge Sent by
TELEGRAPH

charlotte, N. c. Dispatch to Chicago Times.l
A strange affair of honor took place
atGastonia, between this place and Co.
lumbla, N. c., last night. The novel
feature of the affair is that the insult
and challenge were both given and the
hostile cartel accepted by telegraph,
and the combatants were both tele.
graph operators. More than two wears
ago Reg nald de Febre, a well-known
telegraph operator at this place. in an
irritable moment received an insult
from John Cove, an operator at Green.
v'llc,S G. Though the two men had
never seen each other, De Febre could
not forget the insult. He has been con-.
sldered one of the best natured men in
the Geographic service, and was noted
Tor the evenness of his temper under
the most trying circumstances, He
never lost his good humor when re-
celvlng press, and no matter how late
the special correspondents kent him
up, he smoked his inevitable cigar and
licked away. But the Greenyi|le in
suit was too much for him. It has SO
happened that this month there has
been more than the usual. amount Of
telegraphing going on between Green.
vile and Charlotte, and De Febre and
Cove have had to talk repeatedly, On
Saturday they broke out into hickerii,y
and pretty soon the instruments were
clicking hot words, and the deadly in
suit was given and received.
"Will you meet me and give me sat.
isfaction?" clicked De Febre.
II will, was the curt dot.and-dash
message.
"Where?"
"On halfway ground. The passen-
ger trains meet at Gastonia. I will
meet you there"
The arrangements were completed
for duel, and yesterday afternoon two
telegraph operators in new busters GOT
OFT the train at Gastonia. They bowed
frigidly to each other, and left for the
hotel accompanied by friends. 1t was
decided that instead of the pistol duel
practice, the parties should meet in an
open field and settle the difference in
man-to- man fashion by square-stand.
up-and-knock-down contest. In order
to prevent interference, the hour fixed
for the meeting was l o'clock in the
morning. The moon was shining
brightly when the two men, accompan.
led by seconds. met in the field. De
Febre was lightweight, while Cove
turned the scales at no. After close
contest the heavy weight told, and the
Chariot man was beaten. 1t was n
hard fight, and the men were badly
punished.