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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

There is iuueh rejoicing along Red
river over the successful accomplishments
"t the task Of closing Tones bayou, &
Troublesome outlot that has seriously
impeded navigation in the main stream
by directing y large portion of its waters
from their proper course. Capt. Bietly,
who has charge q tho work, anticipat cd
4 rise Of tie :yer and caiia,, upon She
planters il. tie s;ci4ity for reinforce
mcnts Of teams aud labosars. The ra-
spouse Vas prompt aud general, ana a
substantial Temporary dam, reaching
two tlet @,ioyo tic present water marx,
was quickly constructed, which has com
l'et''. asGtste.,' the fox OF water into
Tones bayou, Capt. i;setr> is confident
,'"a dam will afford ample protection l.,
rs '"aAa wt:a'S, which is being rani..i>
:''.}t, = ',ss't.ss1t ts,x,,. ,,.lgtsnn.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

An addition Of twelve feet to its Office
building, now ceiling throughout, {: coat
of whitewash to the entire structure and
the acquisition Of a Pearl press to Its job
department are the latest evidences Of
tho progress and prosperous condition
Of the Iberville South. Mr.. Bryan has
improved the paper greatly, and it richly
merits the liberal need of appreciation
which it is winning from the reading
aud advertising public of our neighbor-
ing parish.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
{ eEllOVAL! REMOVAL
8 oettez
B1gE& ~2-SAtpM Maker,
Donaldsouvil1e. La.

Having established himself in a new shop
on Railroad Avenue formerly property Of
Mr.. Jos. Hiss, is now better prepared than
ever to receive old and new customers, and
to execute with neatness, cheapness and
dispatch all orders for work in his line.
Thanking the public for the liberal patron
age heretofore extended him, he respectfully
solicits Il continuance Of their favor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

Mr.. Won phul Of West Baton Rouge
parish has established a largo central
factory on his sugar plantation and
divided the place up into small farms,
which no will sell on reasonable terms
to parties who win cultivate cane and
sell it to him for conversion into sugar
at the factory. Tho Baton Rouge Capt.
tolian praises the action of Mr.. Won Phul
and says that if other landed proprietors
would follow his example :" 8 vast area
Of idle lands would soon DO dotted with
comfortable homesteads and teen with o
sober, steady and industrious population
tho very class Of people needed in
these Southern localities"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

Gen. Leon Jastremski, editor of the
Baton Rouge Capito1ian, was married at
Shreveport on the 18th inst, to Mrs.
Sallio Ashton, daughter of the venerable
Judge L. T. Land Of Caddo. We extend
warmest congratulations to our esteemed
confrere and his accomplished bride, and
hopo thoir married life will be long
and happy one. Gen. Jastremski is q
gallant, high minded gentleman, and
we doubt not he has found in Judge
Lands daughter {. helpmeet in every
way worthy Of him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
M W. BARTON,
Civil Engineer & Surveyor

Parish Surveyor of Ascension.
Will attend promptly to work in all
branches Of his profession, such as survey
ing, mapping, leveling for canals, bridges,
rice fumes, etc, estimating cost and super
vising construction of same. Orders left at
the CHIEF Office will meet with immediate
attention.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
For SALE.
Desirable Property in the Town
of DOna!dsonyille.

n OF No. 81. together with all tho build
El ings and improvements thereon, stu
ated on Chetimaches between Mississippi
now rented by f. 3. Earhart, Esq Lots
Nos II. IS, 10 and 90, on Lafourehe, between
Mississippi and Iberviile Streets, together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, known as the Braud property.
For terms and conditions apply to ROD.
BRAUD, Agent, half-nile below Donald
aonville. or to FREDERICK DUBFEL,
Attorney at Law, at his office opposite
Courthouse. mY7-tf
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
4 FARCE.

stances surrounding the movement in
augurated in this parish for the organi
cation Of colored laborers' association
! with view to demanding an increase O
wages and enforcing the demand by {
strike in case it is refused, we do not
hesitate to class it rs q FARGO, only de
serving Of expostulation and notice fol
tho sake Of the ignorant people who may
| be delnded into taking part in it in good
faith under the belief that they are sub
serving their own interests.
Tho mon who are engineering this
scheme are not identified by pursuits
and interests with tho people they are
seeking to lead; they have not tho in
telligence, experience or judgment re-
quisite to the proper management Of
such an association /; they are not in a
position to guarantee the faithful use of
the money which they propose to col
lect, and we only re-echo the prevailing
sentiment of the intelligent classes of
the community when we express the
opinion that the prime objects Of the
scheme are to put money in the pockets
Of tho originators and build up an in
nuenoe to he used for their personal and
political benefit in the future.
In addition to these reasons, the sea-
son is unfavorable and the methods pro-
posed arc inappropriate to the accom-
plishment of the avowed objects of the
organization, and it viii be failure
even if conducted with pure aud disin-
terested motives.
At proper times and in proper ways the
CHIEF, in common with I'LL the true
friends Of cur laboring population: Will
seek to secure on increase of their wages
and such anlelioration Of thor condition
as may lie within the power Of employers
and capitalists to concada and encompass.
but certainly we do not propose to 70
about the task in manner that common
sonse and the history Of labor strikes all
over this country and in Europe teach US
almost invariably result to the disadyau-
tage Of the participants.
The best way for our planters and in
te!ligent iabcrcrs TO treat this labor asso
citation hunlbug is to let it severely
alone-c1copting in so far Us it NAV bo
necessary to discuss it for the enlighten-
ment Of people whose ignorance may de-
l"de Thorn into @ participation which
better information would cause them to
avoid. The character of tho scheme will
work out its own rctribution upon the
leaders, without the necessity Of active
opposition By its opponents. Men who
recklcssly handle Ere are sure to got
them fingers burned eooner or later, and
the ring,eaders of this so-callod strike
movement will undoubtedly have cause
to appreciate tie force of the trite and
homely maxim.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
Succession Sale.

State Of Louisisna-parish of Ascension
Twenty Second judicial District Court.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

~ The CHIEF is received by all subsc,i,
bers POSTAGE FREE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

~ Postmasters are authorized and re-
quested to act as agents for tho CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

Succession of Widow jacques P. auedry,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22
gUKPRURzO ACID.

have hand heavy supply of suphuric Acid Planters
and others need of this their interest to
chase of and will underse prices y1y
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-22

DEAR CHIEF:
am glad to see you are giving the col
ored people timely warning not to engage
in strike. heard something about an
attempt of that kind being made by persons
very laboring classes whom they are trying
to mislead. The laborers of Ascension have
nothing to gain and everything to lose by
following the counsel of men who arc evi-
IDENTIFY anxious to handle the money to be
paid by those foolish, enough to listen to
thor sweet words.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
N r r VI N E
-oA-
TONGA ,SPECIFICA,
a Booa 20 Roth sexe.

A REMELN WITHOUT 4 RIVAL 6,r
all diseases aiisiug from Nervous Debil-
lly. sex dAi Disorders, over indulgence .tf
vicious haDNsi ah well A. IRON the pros
traiion Of Old age. It's curative prop.sr-
hrs ia NiUIfIt ana chronic forms OF the
!oAoNllE Glseases have been AIlesled TO
uy the most Eminent PAyslciAns;
~ isPEPSlA SEAUA TX HAUSTION
skI.F ABUSE sPERMATURRhE
u EADACHE CTS kh Il DEBILITY
DIZLl y tsrS iMPOTkNCN
PREM AZURE DECAY, 6c., &c.
II lste been IN Use over forty years and
- lo-lay tne most popular remedy n1T
Tie diseases above mentioned In me
WORLD. Al can be used without regard
" Diet, Is pleasant IA TASTE, aud setter
tudh al, Il u a sure, sale anu certain cure.
IL ls 10 Quack medicine, bul stands upon
- 1A . iuuglls. a. any lTlal viii amply
deln1a stfate. since iS5e. tnis remedy aas
always DsSh sO4u FJr q much larger price
LiIsA lhal iOE which h IL nov sold but
pslas to IAv facl tAaI toe lime fll he
PAYNE at 81 an enormous royalty upon ils
DanuieEtl tlre ha- expired. Il IL offered to
The su4es.us OI bOtn se1es AZ one doiiar
per b#1, - - 10 De Wfta4n the Tea.en O
All A. WLIch price II viii be sent 10 an1
aauEts- lree Vi l4rtaer cEHTgt.
A4.3l---, DN = lillian YOUNG.
40 spruce st, Pnlis
Nay pe consulted On al diseases i,
mat cav oInos
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

DIVORCE IL NEW ENGLASD.-The be
New York Herald learns from number
Of unpleasant facts collect BY Rev. sam
III w. Dixie, Of Vermont, and embodied
in q Monday Lecture al Boston, thai New
England appears to fAI bey ond tbe newer
countries i'll regard TO practices that
threaten the sAUcily and influence for q
family relation. Divorce, which is
characterized by the preacher as partieu-
laTly Connecticut inStIluIion,is becon-
Ing more common in New England as
the years 90 on, unul the ratio, in pro
portion TO population, is greater THAI
that Of France in lbe days The ReTolu-
ton. The vice seems 10 follow the race
OF be carried BY il fol the Western Re-
serve, in Ohio colonizsd mainly iron
Connecticut, in one of The counties, sad
TO be the banner county Of the aiou,
divorces are TO marriages as fourteen 10
one hundred Most Of The parties 10
divorces in the States meDtioned make
but slight claim to intelligence OF reli-
gion, and the complaints ar generally Of
cruelty or deserjon.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

THH United States Senate viii be
shameiully derelict IL duIy 70 itself aud
~ the Judiciary Of ibe nation, If il shall
Dobpronp,iy ana overwhelmingly reflect
he nomination OF EdEAri &. Billings
~ be United States Circuit JuueeshIo.
Il IS noi Wan ing in ability, bat bis pui .
nc record Is blOued all over with frau
aud lAwies4Dess, and his Confirmation TO.
ths second judicial position IN the Re-
public Eouid be a consuming reproaeb
% our free institutions. There is no
dispate In regard 10 his unscrupul0
crimes against order, law aud lust! G.
during lhe notorious reign Of tie CARPET
Dagger in Louisiana, and bis appoint.
meni stamps falsebood upon every pul-
nc profession President Hayes has made
IN favor OF an bonesl judicial service. II
may one day be forgotten that he rewAr-
ded scores Of criminals gIth high uffjciaj
positions for political crimes, but tie ap-
Polntment Of Billings - a Di.trIct
JCdgeship must forever cloud The mem
Dry Of his administration with shame
Times.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
a NEW VIEW OF THE .TELE
GRAPHIC SYSTEM
From tie II usirated Cosmos,


While many people are looking for
ward 10 great disasters and pGssibi4
destruction OF the human race during
Lbe period from ISL 10 1851, it NAV nos
be out Of place to mention one sou,ce
Of danger not thus far recognized. We
would not offer ii as EN- bodyiug All ~
modern wisdom, Bor a. cryslallfziug
tie modus OF prophesy. Yet as a curl.
JsIty IA theories il viii lake rank. W.
all suppose thai polarity depends upon a
cutreLt OF electricity passing al right
angles 70 the direction Of the polp..
be polarity Of lhe earth is supposed 10
depend upon he electric or heat cny.
rents Of the sun; aud Il is highly prob.-
Die Il a. the eartL's inclination 10 tn.
elliptic Is governed by its polarity. If
therefore, there were Instantly eSah,
llshed sufficient electrical connection hs
wires around the earth, with the earth
itself, 70 Instantly equslize the current
and produce complete reduction Of All
electrical excitement, what would h
the effect on the polarity, and, secondly.
on tie inclination TO the eclplic? Nav
there not be sudden change Of polari-
tles-the Arctic region becoming ropa.
torial, and The tropics suddenly changed,
TO polar ten perature The sudden
melting of the vast ice fields would pro-
ducs another glacial food the pre- sen,
race would disappear, and man Of the
quar:eEary would begin life over again
al lie aatlpodss All this is 10 be ac.
complished by the continuation OF com.
plete circuits for teleglaphing around
tie glObe. OF course tremendous
earthquakes would follow, as the poIar
diameter istwen'y-six miles too sbor,
ant the equatorial twenty-six miles too
long.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
General news

The population OF Wisconsin 10 l,.Sl5,-
4SO, Of whom 6Ss,S74 are females, 1OSr
AIT foreign born, and 5S5S colored.
The President yesterday appointed
Beverly Tucker, Of Virginia a Com
missioner Of the Worlds Fair in New
York in 1855.
The President yesterday nominated
Stanley Matthews, Of OHIO, to pe Assc-
ciAte Justice Of the Supreme Couit OF
the United States in place Of Swayne, re-
| signed.
Mrs. Frances Collier, aged 50 years,
was burned to death in Blanford, Vir-
gibiA, yesterday morning, by falling with
lighted coal oil lamp Ia her hands.
The schooner Alfred keene, from
Richmond, Virginia, for Boston, with
coal, ran ashore OIL Peaked Hill Bars,
near ProvincetoEn, yesterday morning,
and will probably so 70 pieces. Her crew
were saved.
Nearly foo; OF snow fell yesterday In
Western New York. All the freight
trains in that section were abandoned.
and the passenger trains rSn very irregG-
larly.
A Deputy U. 8. Marshal Jeff Boston
yesterday for New Orleans with Oscar
Rice, charged with embsEzling $4,000
which Internal Revenue Collector in
Louisiana four years AsO.
Barton, the American charged with
bond robbery,EAs committed for trial in
Que5ee on Tuesday.
William voorhees, Grover, tried al
Freehold, New jersey, for shoot ng his
wife and acquitted on the ground Of
insanity, has been sent, by Judge Wall
ing, 10 ibs STATE Luuatic Asy lum, at
Trenton.
In joint convention Of the New JERSEY
Legislature, yesterday, Wi lam J. Sa-
Well VAS declared elected United States |
Senator for the term OF SIX years, beginn- |
ing March 4th next PhIlelus SAWYER |
Wa declared elected UAiled Sta es Sen |
a'or IN The Wisconsin Legislature, and 4
johnson NJ. Camden IN the Legislature /
Of West Virginia.
Mr.. Jesse b. Bright, who was expell-
ed from the ULiled States Senate 10 |
1851 for disloyAlty, died last Wednesday at
ms bone IN I3oiauApols, Ind. Sixteen
J ears ago Nh Bnght wa, stricken with
paralysis In New York and has been al
almost helpless invalid ever siRce.
his surviving children IS K. j.
bnsht, SefGeant-sl-Arnis Of the United
States Senate.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
THURSDAY. JANUARY 27, IssI.

THE only railroad bill which exeites
any interest in the Legislature is the
amendment to the charter of the VIII
mington AMI Western. This bill is
10 permit the extension of the VIII
mington and Western to the State line
and connect with q through line from
Ba-, ,imore to Philadelphia. Should
the bill be defeated, it is said the pro
posed new road viii run just outside
of our State. 1t would thus lose quite
3 large yearly bonus, and this city
would not be recipient of vast
amount of labor that would be de-
iected here should the bill pass and
the road run within our limits. This
seems to be the state of facts.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE

The train on the Delaware Rive
Railroad leaves PenHsgroye early every
morning, in time TO coaBect with the
{ O'Clock accommodation at Woodbury..
on the West jersey Railroad. The fire.
man started the ire in the engine as
nsuai, one cay last week, and then went
to his home close by TO get his break
last. In his absence the engine sud
denly began moving out Of the engine
house and n a few minutes was speed.
ing down the road in the direction of
Woodbury.. The affighled fireman
reco iected that he had left the throttle
valve open. Fortunately there wa
only a small head of steam, VII eli
could not last loug. TIE engine had
hardly gone three miles before il bean
10 slscken mp, and an Old farmer in a
field close by saw there was no one To
engineer il and be boarded the locomo-
We and knew just enough about il to
IT verse it and bring it back 10 Penns-
grove.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

IT Is charged that New Orleans
by its neglect to the necessities for
draining that city, is inviting a visi.
tation of the yellow fever next sum
mer. The rear portions of the city
are so inundated that boats have to
be used, the water in some places
being .hree feet deep and extending
over square miles of ground occu-
pied with dwellings. This state of
affairs has existed three weeks, with
no prospect of relief. 1t has been
suggested that the National Board
of Health should admonish the au-
thorities of the duty they owe in
this respect to the rest Of the people
of the Union.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

TIE snowy South sounds As smoothly
As the sunny South, but 1t must feel de-
eidedly cooler. Augusta, Georgia, on
Monday was quite Astounded by q snow
storm Of eight hours duration, which,
however, melted as it fell. In New Or
leans the fall was only about four IL
ehes. There has been no such snow fall
then for quarter Of century. Mobile,
Alabama, also experienced q cold ard
heavy storm, that is said to have done
great injury.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

IAE worst pOss ble tenant Tor dwell.
ing house IS ghost. Other people seem
10 be particularly shy Of interfering with
tnls wandering aud mysterious proprietor
ana hesitate much before renting the
premises. Probably upon this account,
has the proprietor Of the Baltimore
AD'erioaH been sued for an alleged libel
n stating that house 10 tha, city Is
haunted,
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

COMPETITION Of the railroad COM
panies has put down the price Of i'm.
migrant tickets to the west. Instead
Of cutting each Others throats and
picking their own pockets why do not
The three great lines consolidate, like
the telegraph companies, and, by
ceAsing to bleed each other, have un-
interrupted opportunity to bleed the
public.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

PERsEcUTIoS.-The Federal elec-
ton laws were framed under partisan
disiation with partisan malice, and
were intended 10 overawe and intimi-
date the people 70 keep them from the
polls, Or make them vote the Radical
ticket; and IL they sho~ed resistance
persecution was 70 follow. The same
spirit of partisan malignity that die
tated this legislation 1t.ed expressly
TO keep the offices in one party and
hold the government in the hands Of
the minority through the aid of the
negro votes, secured through the same
species Of legislation, still exists. Ii
crops out on every occasion. It's
worst feature is that il is intended 70
destroy that feeling of freedom and
equality that had always been enjoyed
by the people of this country prior TO
the dreadful reign of terror in 1862.
The same spirit that denounced a
Democrat then and threatened to
torture men. and did torture some
with imprisonment and hunger, and
with ball and chain, because they
would not be convinced that bloody.
savage and useless war was necessary.
sill exists, and no Democrat can rely
upon exact justice from Fedora
Courts or Federal partisan jurirs
urged TO convict by paid partisan
counsel, who demonstrate that every
feeling promulgated in such cases is
antagonisuc TO humanity and the
equal rights of citizens 10 the ballot
For years this same party carried the
elections by the use of the bayonef-
when this became intolerable to the
people, as their minds became free
from the animosit es engsndered By
the war, the ingenuity of the worst
enemies of equal rights was exhausted
in the arrangement and enactment o
the Federal election laws, that the
same results might be attained through
them that was secured by the use of
the bayonet.
Deputy Marshals were appointed in
great numbers, armed with special
powers to threaten arrests and to at.
tempt arrests without cause purposely
to cause disturbance aud give a pre-
text for throwing cut election returns
where they could do so. In this city
attempts to make arraL gements be.
tween Federal office holders and tie
Officers appointed by the States to see
that the nights of all were preserved
AMI that the peace of the city should
be preserved were rejected by Il e
Federal authorities. These author.
ties are now rosorting TO proceedings
in the Federal Courts to persecute ard
distress the people who could not
brook the insolent authority assum d
by some Of the Deputy Marshal,.
The State officer appointed to defend
the rights OF citizens and preserve The
peace, could hardly tell where the
bounds of lis duty were. These
officers are now under bail, and it is
the duty of the Stae to defend them
in all that is right and yet the snir,t
of partisansm is raised in opposition.
1t is vain to hope for justice and fair
dealing. The desire is to force these
poor men to prison and to penalty.
that others may be intimidated into
submission to the tyrannical powers
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

When we advertise an article
as being q great bargain, it
must be lower than the lowest
market price, and if persons
who are attracted by the ad-
vertisement, did not find the
goods as advertised, we would
not expect q second visit from
them. The articles we wish to
call especial attention to are
Table Linens, Napkins and
Towels. There are many bar
gains in our linen department
but we will mention one lot Of
German Napkins, German
linens are finished without dress
ing full { in size at 81 so per
dozen, actually worth $l.75.
One lot Of Damask Towels, 20
and 40, at 25 cents, would be
cheap at 81 cents. We are
showing the most complete
line of Bleached and I'm
bleached Table Damasks, Tur-
key Red by the yard or patte.n
with napkins to match. Fancy
bordered table cloths with nap
kins to ma .ch. White table
cloths with napkins to match.
Napkins and Towels in great
var ETY. at the very lowest pos
sible prices.
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
NJ OIIaL.- fer.ons j. L. ,rrr- -,.-.,--,----

veL.- Persons wHo were arA1lt.t IN
~ Lne sIAle OF DelA SaIe FOR tue Init.ri
nsa.es .l iliIafy serve n May Jao. ar
Ss.s ,ooi, anu paid com mmu iation fees
49,, eSel elNArds again dTafLed ia ist5 ard
neIe we're required 70 procure a subsiItut.s an
s.ssf s,-si ths mliltary service under Ghe iaiter
1ill, NllI Ind IL Lo their al vantage Ia e,1,,Ss
n - Lhieate, either personally or by letter
~ 80 ule underslgued, VINO has been AN
ssoIiBed by the state Leg stature 10 tsojiaci
iis ,oh ule Secretary OF War, Lhe aommnts-
aoh y money paid by suah uerspns. Tna
. SeeietAry of Mar having been directed bS
" oi Oongress 70 reiund tue eonmuIs
on paid on sucll eases q a a -
Dovsr Eel. Iulv 70 so
The daily gazette., 1881-01-27

Of the government officials who super
wise the elections under the direction
of the central power at Washington.
A small portion Of the money of the
State could not be put to a better use
than for the defense of innocent eiii-
zens who were in its employ and who
are indicted and tried to satisfy
partisan malignity.