The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-26

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Office in Crescent Place.
Subscription Price Two Dollars Year.
D0GALDs0HVILLE, La,
Saturday, February 90, 1881.
LOCAL JoTTINGS.
Cincho-Q uinine cures chills and fever.
Is your name on the jury listf
New goods ut Kline's Old Reliable.
Look ont for Cheap Charley's new
advertisement next week.
The street and sidewalk bridges are
being substantially repaired ainler the
supervision Of Alderman V. Gabrielle.
Another week of fine weather! Isn't
it nice! The mud is rapidly disappear
ing and orr roads and streets are again
becoming passable.
CHANGE OF scHEDULE.-Baton Rouge
and Donaldsonvilie nsail packet Morning
Star will hereafter lay over at Baton
Rouge on Tuesdays instead Of Mondays.
The old railroad bridge is nearly de-
molished and considerable portion Of
the lumber to be used in the construc-
ton of the new one has already reached
here.
Arrangements for Phoenix Fire Com
pany's masquerade ball next Tuesday
night are complete, and . jolly affair is
anticipated. Those who fail to 20 will
miss treat.
About twenty members of Ascension
Hook and Ladder Company will visit
New Orleans next week to participate
with Jefferson Fire Company No. 22 in
the firenen's parade Of Friday, March 4.
The proceedings Of the Police Jury at
their session of the 18th inst, which
were crowded ont of our last Issue, ap:
pear in to-day's paper. The license ordi-
nance fer the current year is also pub
lished in another column.
The weak places in the Port Barrow
levee OH Bayou Lafourche have been re-
paired by authority of the Police Jury.
The work has been we'll done under the
supervision Of Mr.. H. I. Richard, Over
seer Of Roads and Levecs for the second
ward.
Tardily, but none the less heartily, do
VIC thank our kind young friend Geo. B.
Rcuss, Esq, for a den,ijol,n Of the splen
did syrup manufactured on his Germania
place. This is a Kindness which Mr..
Reuss insists upon performing regularly
every year.
The river is nearly bank full and still
exhibits all upward tendency. A civil
engineer who is cOnyersant with the
matter, informs us that the water is only
about seven feet below tho highest
point reached in 1874. Driftwood is
running in immense quantities.
From to-day until next Tuesday ex-
cursion tickets will be sold on the mail
steamer Morning Star at 81 each, good
for the round trip from Baton Rouge,
Bayou Gonla and all intermediate points,
to New Orleans and return. Holders of
these tickets will be able to remain III
the city until next Saturday morning.
FRESH GOODS AT Mr.. G. Kline's Old
Reliable Store, corner Crescent Place
and HOumas street, we note the arrival
of large invoice of fresh Spring goods,
including clothing, ladies' fancy hats,
shoes, notions, etc. Mr.. Kline invites
the especial attention Of the ladies to
his new stock Of hats, comprising the
neatest and finest goods to be found i'll
Donallsonville and the latest New York
and New Orleans fashions.
District Court was opened last Mon
day, pursuant to adjournment. Judge
Hahn was present and listened to argn-
ment OH an exception i'll the Cheevcrs
case and took it under advisement
until the third Monday of March, to
which day the cause cclebrs was con-
timed. Defendants counsel filed their
then ordered the final adjournment of
the February term of court. :
DR.. j. Delgartlo entertained a number
of his friends pleasantly at a soi,ee given
at his residence on Opelousas street,
Thursday evening, the 10th inst. It was
the first entertainment of that character
the Doctor has given, and its success
will doubtless encourage him to frequent
repetitions. in the future. The young
men of the CHIEF Office return thanks to
DR.. Delgardo for the courteous invita-
ton extended them to attend the s0irec.
At meeting Of citizens from various
portions of the parish. on Thursday, pre-
liminary action was taken looking to
the formation Of y stock company to
build bridge aeroas Bayou Lafourche
at Donaldsonville. Subscription lists
were opened aud placed in the hands Of
a committee. Persons wishing to sub
scribe for stock are requested to apply to
DR.. w, n, McGalliard or Mr.. JnO. J.
Nolan, Jr.
The moment it became patent that the