The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-16


favor OF tile latter.
Our handsome friend Gus. Knight, one
of the most polished and popular colored
citizens Of Ascension. is carrying the tri-
weekly mail OH the Donaldsonville, New
River aud Island route.
Seven hundred dollars is the handsome
snm now offered for the apprehension Of
Gustave Harris, tile murderer Of Erwin
Garrett. An advertisement announcing
this fact aud giving a description Of The
fugitive appears in this number Of the
CHIEF.
Our kind and highly esteemed frienas,
Messrs. John and George B. Reuss Of the
Gcrmania, Cuba and Mulberry Grove
places, have the thanks Of this editor and
his better half for the annual present Of
dennijohn Of delicious syrup and batch
Of fine large pecans.
II order to supply the increasing
public demand Postmaster Lefort will
aoon have sixty-four now boxes added to
tho Donaldsonyille postOffice. The re-
cyi,,ts Of the office from bog rent are
probably sreatcr now than ever before,
and the prospect is that they will be
considerably augmented in the future.
Steps have been taken to prevent the
abolition Of the Hohen Solms post office,
i'll this parish, and to secure daily mail
service over the Donaldsonville and Ho-
lien solms route. Mr.. Lapeyre, proprie-
tor Of the Hohen Solms store, will qualify
rs postmaster as soon as he receives the
necessary blanks from the Department.
Mr.. Horny G. Braud Of the ffth ward
made flying trip to town yesterday,
and with his usual thoughtfulness. did
not forget to drop in and favor ua in q
manner that il always most acceptable
to newspaper man. Friend Brand IS as
obliging as lie is handsome, and we could
hardly pay higher compliment to Ills
courteous disposition.
The r. E. Lee Hotel will not he trans
furred to it's new location on Crescent
Place until after the holidays. Business
is 50 brisk that it would seriously incon-
yenience Mr.. Lafargue and his guests to
make tho change at this time. The new
building has been put il arple-pie order
and the Lee will shine like now dollar
when it opens at our end Of town.
Mr.. j. Is. Hebert Of New River was here
Tuesday on business appertaining to his
position as Deputy Sheriff. We were
glad to meet him and to learn that there
is room for royal sport hunting SQUIRREL
in the seventh and eighth ward woods
We propose to take hand i'll that fur
very shortly. Kill hog, Second, ant
we'll come out and help you eat it.
Mr.. Rosemoud Te,nplct, an old residen
of the New River section, died ut hi
home last Monday, Of pneumonia. Hi
remains were inferred in the cemeter
attached to the New River Catholi
Church, at noon OF Tuesday, III the pres
cnce Of large concnurse Of sorrowin
relatives aud friends. Deceased was Dor
ut Pierre Part Settlement and had al
tanned tho age Of sixty years.
Three Of the Jury Commissioners, COZ
.-stituting majority Of tho board, met 3
the Courthouse this morning and Dire
from the general venire box tue names {
eighty persons to be summoned for Sc
vice us jurors during two weeks Of til
February term Of District Court-fft
for the first week, thirty for the secon'
The official list Of tho names drawn
printed in another column.
Mr.. Lenar,l T. Duffel is rapidly con
pleting arrangements for inaugurati'1
his new saloon on Mississippi street wit
the advent Of the now year, and there
no doubt the business will start off wit
u big, big boom. Friend Mack" l'
been so fortunate as to secure tho valu
BILE services of that popular gentlema
Mr.. IT. A. Prudhomme, to nssist him
the management Of the saloon, and IL
two will make the strongest kind Of
team.
Travellers and shippers should not 4:
10 notice the advertisement Of that swi
and elegant New Orleans and Plaqu
mine packet, Jesse Z. Bell, the pride
the Red River and Coast Line. The Jes
is a royal craft, her officers are amor
the most experienced and popular on Il
river, while her freight aud passeng
tariff is always down to the lowest Il
urcs. Capt. Dick sinnott walks the hu
ricane roof and Capt F. Berge:on b
charge Of the Office.
The locomotive Of q construction ira
got off the track yesterday at Whiteca
tie switch, ten miles above Donaldso
vile, causing u delay of several hours
the passage of other trains. The sal
engine has met with !, similar accide
at the same spot on two previous occ
sions and the railroad men are at a lc
to account for the circumstances. I