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

Last Sunday evening these Donald
sonville clubs played Il match On the
public square, which proved Il veritable
Waterloo for the Grasshorpers, as the
subjoined score will show:
Burnsides- - 3 4 2 10 GO
Graeahoppcrs 0 0 2 / 1 2 6
The game was ump:red by Mr.. VIM. T.
Stockmeyer, and his decisions We're APP
plauded by both clubs as uniformly i'm
partial and correct. The Burnside nine
were i'll fine form and their playing was
much admired. Tearney led the score,
with six runs and two outs. Dngas made
two home runs in quick succession, ex
erting himself to such an extent that he
was compelled to retire from the game
to rccuperate. Terrio at second base,
Sharp at short stop and Melancon at
third base distinguished themselves by
some pretty fielding, while Vacarissas,
Bcrteau and Wilson did very effective
work at the bat. Bentley, as catcher,
plumed himself upon not having a single
passed ball scored :ageinst him. On the
side Of the Grasshoppcrs Heating led the
score. The insects are nothing dauntcd
by their defeat and propose to tackle the
Bnrnsidcs again at an early day.
The Quicksteps will be up again to-
morrow to play the Grasshoppers the
match arranged for Sunday before last but
put off on account of bad weather. A
grand excursion has been organized for
the occasion and a big crowd from the
city will accompany the Quicksteps, in
Guiding Batteries A and d of tho Louisi-
ana Field Artillery. The train will az
rive at noon and depart about 5 o'clock
in the evening. In addition to tue base
ball match i'll the afternoon, a game OF
billiards for !. prize Of 500 will bc playc ed
in Phoenix Hall at Z p. NJ, by Mcssrs.
perts.
The Hancock club met at Burnside's
Hounas store, last Sunday, and reorgan
lied, adopting the name Of New Hope
and electins the following officers:
| Geo. Chastant, President,
| Henry G. Brand, Secretary,
Il. L. Hart, Treasurer,
VIM. c. Smith, Warden,
| l.. A. Bringier, Jr., Captain.
The first nine will be composed rs fol
| lows: Peter Costing, pitcher; Geo. NJ
Bootc, catcher; Sam. j. Boote, Geo
| Chastant, G. A. Chastant, L. A. Bringicr
j., Chas. Mathcr, Gerard Hcbert and Jo-
scph Marshall. The pitcher and catcher
arc said to be excellent players and We
have no doubt they will be well sup
ported. The New Hopes are undoubtedly
stronger than the Hancocks We're, and
their games will be awaited with inter
| est
The Grasshoppcr and Rambunctious
clubs arc to play at paincourtville on til,
10Th inst.
The Old Eagles of Darrowville and the
Excelsiors of Donaldsonville, both col
ored clubs, played at Darrowville las
Sunday, the game resulting - to II j,
favor Of the Eagles. A scrub game o
three innings was then played, the score
standing 6 to l in favor Of the Donald
sonville boys.
The pitcher and catcher Of the Quick
step club, who play hero under tho
names Of Lum and Mckay, are Messrs
Dunn and Graves, regular pitcher and
catcher of the Remy Clarkcs, one of til,
prominent League clubs of New Orleans
The Clarkes played Il game of seven in
nings will, the Lees, champions of New
Orleans, last Sunday, and the score stoo,
5 to 2 in favor of the Lees.
TAX SALEs.-At the Court House of til i
parish, Saturday before last, the Sheriff
offered for sale the immovable propert
upon which the taxes Of 1890 had no
been paid. OF the forty-odu delinquent
advertised in the CHIEF all but eigh
had settled prior to the opening Of til
sale, and Of the latter number three wcr
enormously assessed, the identical prop
erty having been taxed under the name
of other parties and the taxes paid. TIL
property of the Succession of S. Decui
was bid i'll by Mr.. r. NJ. McCulloh for
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redeemed it, the purchaser kindly exact
ing nothing from them beyond the pric
he paid. Mr.. Frederick Dnffel purchase
the property Of Mrs Alice Weber for S3f
and Judge Sims that Of Mr.. Jno. d. Can
tcy for so, but the Judge declined t
pay over the price when he learned tina
the sale did not wipe ont the back take
due On the place. Two pieces Of prop
crty were bid in for the State-those {
Messrs. Ernest Pedesclaux and ARISEN
Bourgeois. The latter has been sine
redeemed by the owner. Ascension there
fore presents the splendid showing {
having only two pieces of immovabl
property within her borders upon wh,c
the State and parish taxes of the pas
year have not been paid. 1t should l.
stated, however, that a large portion {
the lands of the paris}l-those comprise
within the Houmas claim and designate
as public land-are not subject to tax;
ton, the occupants being required
pay taxes only on their Improvement
stock, vehicles, etc. Many owners {
this description Of property are still 0
the delinquent list and their possession
are being offered for sale by the Sheriff.