The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-25
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


the passenger train.
HIS. MORSE, supt
OFFICE: No. 90 Camp street, New Orleans.
BATON ROUGE & DONALDSONVII4LE
Steamer Morning Star, connecting with the
n. .. Pacific Railway at Dnnadsonville,
leaves Baton Rouge daily Tuesdays ex-
cepted) at $50 A. NJ. arrives at Donald
sonville II 4. NJ Returning, leaves Don
jacksonville 1890 r. NJ, arrives at Baton
Rouge p. NJ.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Ey Mr.. Allen f. Mavor will visit the
their Indebtedness on account of sub
scriptions and advertising. We solicit
for him pacific reception, and tender
thanks in advance to all who kindly
favor us by payment Of the claims he
will present in our behalf.
An adjourned meeting Of Phoenix Fire
Company was held last Monday night,
no business having been transacted at
the meeting of the previous week.
The total eclipse of the moon the night
of the 11th inst, was an interesting
spectacle The moon entered the eartll's
shadow about II o'clock and emerged
four hours and half aftcrward.
Mrs. N. Israel has returned from Gin
cinnati with her son Melville, both safe
and sound. Master Melville's young
friends have been delighted to welcome
him home and to find him looking so we'll.
More Williams, a colored youth living
on Lafourche street, fell from the second
story to the lower floor Of Cooks ice
house this morning, striking on his head
and shoulders. He is injured severely
and we are informed that his condition
is quite critical.
We are glad to announce that, by vir-
tue Of an ort'er from the Post Office De
partment at Washington, the steamer
Morning Star will continue to perform
daily mail service between Baton Rouge
and Donaldsonville until the completion
Of the railroad to the former city.
Money orders Can hereafter be obtained
at the Donaldsonville post office payable
at money order Offices in the following
countries: The United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland, the German
Empire, Italy, France and Algeria, Den
mark, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Grand
Duchy Of Luxembourg and the Dominion
of Canada.
A fair is to be given i'll Doial.lsonviilc
OH Saturday, Sunday and Monday, July
Traveller Baptist Church, of which Rev
II. Nelson is pastor. The fair will open
at 8 o'clock next Saturday evening. No
charge will be made for admission and a
general invitation to attend is extended
to the public.
Gingry, the painter, is turning ont
some pretty work from his paint shop
on Crescent Place, his latest jobs being
the new signs displayed on the shops of
NtSSlS. Cu!HISS tth&A '5ShuSl oii Aedll-
road Avenue. He executes promptly and
in the best style all orders intrusted to
him for house, sign or ornamental paint
ing, and his charges are always moderate.
An old planter who visited our Office
last evening said that the cane had stood
the drought much better than he would
have expected but that corn and COW
peas were suffering greatly for rain.
The shower Of yesterday evening was
the first his crops had received for eight
weeks, and if the moisture had been
much longer delayed, corn and peas
would have been almost if not quite q
failure
Two accidents have recently occurred
at the sawmills OH the river bank just
below Donaldsonville. On the 18th inst,
at Esneault's Picayune mill, Mr.. Albert
Esneault had his left hand severely LAGER
uted and confused by accidental contact
with the saw, and on the Goth inst, a
similar accident occurred to Mr.. Elphege
Capbern at Brands mill. Mr.. Capbern's
is the most serious injury, but both young
men are doing we'll and hope soon to be
at work again.
Persons who desire TO see a comet can
have their curiosity gratitied by getting
up about O'Clock in the morning. In
order that the gentle reader may know
\ exactly where to look for the phcnonl-
enon, we beg leave to say that 1t is
located in the constellation Auriga,
about eight degrees from Capela. 1t IS
described as having a bright centre and
fan-like tail about fifteen degrees in
length, and is supposed to be the comet
first discovered in 1912.
Yesterday evening, just about the
time we were thinking to indite the
customary weather item without which
the columns of the rural paper are in
complete and were endeasoring TO find
appropriate language i'll which to de-
scribe the injurious effects and uneom-
Portable character Of the two months
drought that had prevailed here, the
premonitory symptoms of an approach
inn storm became visible. Before night
f,lI these indications had been happily