The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-20
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That kang skunked his avowed pur-
pose Of hitting somebody hard enough
60 make their whole family sick.
That the clerks of Lemann & Bro. are
taking up q subscription to buy barrel
of crackers and cheese for the especial
editication Of certain clerks of Israel &
Co.
That Emile visits the largest store in
town every day from Monday to Friday
and begs \ piece Of candy from each
clerk, and
That OIL Saturday lie has cornet full
and presents it to his sweetheart.
That economy is the broad road to
wealth.
That a certain young lady will take
care that the window shutter is closed
before she prepares for the bath here
after, SO
That she won't tumble backwards into
the batll-tub while trying to "pnll down
tho blinds"
That Tom Collins says the New River
boys took the middle of the street so as
not to dirty the sidewalks
That Allen has religionsly oheyed
Flash's mandate not to show that poetry
to anybody.
That if hc doesn't get himself disliked
there are 40 snakes.
That Ally says he is reveHged upon
the young lady who scnfaed at the idea
Of a man writing poetry"
That Storkey si,ouldere,l bat and
wandered around Baton Rouge like o
lost spirit, mourning and refusing to be
comforted because he couldn't find that
base ball club.
That he wanted to know where the
Cdpitoliaa Office was after standing in
front of it ten minutes, but
That the Doctor discounted that by
installing the Mississippi river for
canal.
That Pierre and frankie got gu higl,
O'U iVbCSOHic tOSctUtf, AHA
That tho Lieutenant would have us
believe he was right side up with care,
but that the Bed Stick banqusttes were
scarcely wide enough to hold frankie.
That somebody is cconomizing truth
in relation to that dispatch to the Capt.
toll House about fire in Donaldsonville.
That tho proprietor Of the Capitol
House says no such dispatch was re-
ceivcd and that lie didn't tell any one it
had been.
That Nursey, alias Skipwith, looks
well with the cooks apron on.
A majority Of the members Of the In
dependent Brass Band, accompanied by
members of the Grassllopper Base Ball
Club and other residents Of Donaldson
Vile, visited Baton Rouge last Sunday,
taking advantage of the excursion given
10y the railroad company. The party
spent five hours in the Capital city and
enjoyed themselves greatly though the
base ballery were disappointed at finding
that there was no nine in the city ready
to give them a game. The band parade,l
the principal streets, serenaded the
newspaper Offices, and short time pro
vious to their departure were enter
tanned at lunch by tho Baton Rouge In
dependent Silver Cornct Band, When
the excursionists took their leave this
band escorted them to the river. The
only thing that married the return trip
was a groundlcss rumor that a large
fire had taken place in Donaldsonvllc,
destroying Cheap Tony's and Gondrall's
stores, the Ice Hotel and other build
inys. This canard caused much uncasi-
ness among the people from Donaldson
vile, who were greatly relieved to learn
upon approaching town that no fire had
occurred here during their absence. The
snjoined paragraphs from the Baton
Rouge papers will no doubt be pleasant
reading to the excursionists, and especi-
| ally to the members Of the band. The
| idrocdtc said:
| The excursion from Dona1dsonvillc yes
| tcr,lay was large and orderly. The train az
rived ON time, and the visitors interested
| themselves in taking a survey Of the attrac-
| tive points about the town. The Indcpcn-
dent Brass Band, led b. Mr. A. Claverie,
complimcntcd us with /; sercnade which
| was highly appreciated. This band is GER
tainly an ornament to their little thriving
burg The day passed in the most dccorous
and pleasant manner possible.
And thus the Capifolian
The splendid amateur Silver Cornet Band
| of Donaldsonvillc in their attractive gray
uniforms, were among the visitors, and dis
| cOurscd sweet music at intervals. They
| were conducted by their gcntlemanly lead
| er. Mr.. A. Clavcric, through whom the C0pi
| toiiun hereby expresses grateful thanks for
give it when Oh its way to the Capitol
This excellent band is one OF tho best in
| the State, New Orleans Bet excepted.
| ANoMAS MURDERED.-About1 o'clock
Wednesday morning Of last week, George
Watson, a colored man living Oh the
Linwool plantation, in the sixth ward
| Of this parish, went to the cabin occu-
pied by his wife, Rhoda Watson, fsoas
whom lie had been separated two Of
three months, and calling the woman to
the door brutality shot her with revol-
yer. The hall entered the hack part Of
the wonlan's shoulder, penetrating the
chest and causing internal hcmorrba.e
from which death resulted on Saturday
last, the 18th instant. According to the
testimony Of witnesses examined by the
| Coroner. Watson called to his wife two