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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-14

NEW MASONIC LoDGE.-Tbe CHIEF
office was favored with visit last Sat-
urday morning from delegation of
prominent co!ored Masons, who came
from New Orleans for the purpose Of in
stituting alodgo of their order in Dom
aldsonville. The delegation was headed
by our old-time friend Mr.. Calvin F
Ladd, the portly Janitor of the Custom
House, who occupies the eminent posi-
ton Of Most Worshipful Grand Master
Of Masons for the State Of Louisiana and
he was accompanied by Messrs. VIM. G
Brown, Fred. +. Wright, W. John De
Lacey, j. E. Trosclair, Henry Hicks aud
J. V. Labostrie, all holding high stations
in Masonry. Messrs. Brown and Wright
are also friends of Qurs of many years
standing, and We regret that our absence
at the time Of their call prevented us
from bidding them welcome. Saturday
evening the Hiram Masonic Ledge Of
Donaldsonville was formally instituted
and the following officers installed: Isa-
iah Lawson, w. NJ; ]. !. Sullivan, S. W.;
Jos. A. Duffel. J. W.; Joseph Thompson,
Treasurer; c. D. C. Bryan, Secretary.
The lodge begins it's career under favor
able auspices and promises to become
prosperous and influential organization.
On Sunday the visiting delegation re-
turned to New Orleans, evidently pleased
with the experiences of the trip and their
sojourn in Doualdsonville. They were
cordially received and entertained by
Messrs. Landry, Sullivan, Thompson, Lc-
fort, Lawson aud other prominent colored
citizens Of the town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-14

Mr.. Byron Sholars, respected resi-
dent of the eighth ward Of this parish,
died at his home in tho Manchac neigh
borhood on the 3rd inst. Mr.. Sholars
was about 80 years of age and was born
and raised in the eighth yard.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-14

Tho SESSION OF the Police Jury which
ought to have been hold last Tuesday
failed for want Of quorum. The men,
bers in attendance adjourned until Tues-
day after next, ftl!e oath inst. npca
which day it is expected that sufficient
number of the Jurors will be present to
proceed with the transaction of business.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-14
List Of Letters

Remaining in the POst-Oflice at Donald
sonyille, Ascension parish, La,
Jan, IL. 1882.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-14

# not called for in four weeks Yi!l be sent
to the Dead Letter Office.
W. G. WILKINSON, N.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24

per pound for phosphate of lime, we
can at once compute the money value.
Of the manurial residue from the ton
of food consumed, supposing no waste
to occur in the after treatment OF the
manure. And yet how many waste en-
tirely the liquid portion of the manure,
that contains large proportion OF nj
trogenous compounds, while the re-
mainder is scattered to the four winds.
We shall never reach high standard
of agriculture till we take care OF the
manure made on the farm, and apply 1t
To the soil.-DetTOit Post
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24

the sight of me gave pain TO your gen.
tie heart, would go away, and never
trouble you again"
$50 awayp-the words repeated
themselves over and over in Janet's
mind. No, she could not bear that now,
and one OF Janets little hands was laid
detainingly upon Mr.. Graham's arm.
Clasping it within his own, he said:
"Shall stay, Janet?"
Then the love that Janet had
held so long in check burst its bounds,
and reaching up her arms she drew
her lovers head down upon her breast,
exclaiming passionately as his lips
sought hers:
"Robert my kingl I love you! I
love you'll
Her woman's heart had spoken, and
Robert Graham knew that he had found
rest at last.
Then, the rich color dyeing her cheeks,
Janet loosened her clasp, only to find
herself pressed close in her lovers
arms. This time she did not resist,
but nestled in the safe shelter with o
little sigh of contentment.
For a moment neither spoke, when,
somewhat shyly, Janet said:
"Do you know 1 was so frightened
when fonnd out what famous poet
You were? And to think had let you
read my poor little verses!"
Drawing her still closer to him he an
swered:
"Do you think there is line of your
poems L do not know by heart, my ia
net? And 1 am proud OF you and
them"
A happy light sparkled in Janets
eyes at the praise of the man she loved,
as he continued with:
my wife will always let me see her
work first, will she not?"
For answer, Janet raised her lips to
his, and, as he bent to receive the seal OF
her promise, he murmured caressingly
Little Janet, little Janet"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24
THE BOY THAT 1 KNEW.
by vANDYKE BROWN.

Among the people I've CHANGED TO know,
In the course OF my varied career,
Was certain youngster who, years ago.
rollicking biue-eyed, mischievous lad
Not painfully good nor shockingly bad,
Though tribe prccocious, fear
He was wise I'm the larger wisdom that comes
While the fingers still number ones years;
He was staggered by none OF lies nara sums,
Dismaycd by none OF its fears.
The future that stretched away at his feet
Was full OF promise and tempting and sweet,
And free from the gall of tears.
And wonderful things he intended to do
This boV whom used To know
For fame he would win, and fortune, too,
When IN mans estqte he should grow.
He would help the poor. lift UP the oppressed.
And cause his sme by the world to be blessed,
As he told me, with checks agiow
And then. in good time. he would WOO and wed
Amniden bewitching fair,
With ewes like the night and lips ruby red,
And coils OF raven black hair:
And she would be always and ever his Queen,
The prettiest girl that the world has seen
His joys and his triumphs to share.
And well for his golden plans:
III he failed to tread IN the dreamed-o of ways,
Call the fault not the boys, but the mans;
III the world. as he found IL, was not the same
As that which he dreamed would bring honor
and fame
Twas the world which youth ever scans!
They tell me he still is alive-the by
Whom / knew in the years long fed
And would not their simple faith destroy,
Though know. in truth, he IL deadl
He diSi when the freshness OF faith went out
In disappointment and sorrow and doubt,
And the man was born insteadi
Yes. he died forever. the laughing lad,
When the bitter lesson he learned
That the world grows bleak and the soul grows
sad
Whatever the hopes that have burned.
He died, and the trustful, happy youth,
Who jumped at the stars and guessed at the
truth,
To the doubling cynic was turmoil
know that the world declares to-day
That am that youngster OF olsl-
That the man Is the boy grown bearded and
gray
But the world has been wrongfully told!
For Time has killed the gentle youth,
With the sharp, keen blade of naked Truth
And left him stark and cold!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24
Stopping Bullet With the Thumb.

Acurious and little-known experiment,
showing the resistance of the air in guns,
is described by Prof: Daniel Colladon.
OF Geneva. He was long in the habit of
showing it to his classes. 1t resembles
the feat that was sometimes performed
by soldiers with the old Swiss carbines.
M. Colladon fully charged with COM
pressed air the hollow iron breech of an
air-gun. serving as a reservoir. Having
screwed up the gun, he introduced a
round lead ball, running freely, but
nearly filling the bore; then placing the
gun vertically, he seized the upper end,
and pressed his thumb vigorously on
the mouth. The gun was then "firedn
by an assistant; the thumb remained in
position, and the ball was heard to fall
back in the bore. Thereupon after re-
charging the brecch and with the same
ball, he shot the latter Mt pine-board
about one-fourth of an inch thick, or q
pane OF glass, and it passed through
The experiment, M. Colladon says, il
without danger if the operator is sure of
the strength of his thumb, if the gun is
more than thirty-two inches long, and If
the ball is spherical and nearly fills the
gun TN which it must act like piston).
Ihe least uncertainty in the very vigor-
Gus pressure of the thumb, and the her
metic close of the gun, may entail ser
lous injury to the thumb. While M.
Colladon has repeated the experiment
twenty or thirty times without the least
Inconvenience either from shock or
heat trial of it is perhaps hardly to be
recommended
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

To CLEANSE shells, wash them first
in cold water, and then in boiling milk.
OLD boot tops cut into pieces of the
required size and lined, make good thick
iron-holders.
LEMONS may be kept fresh for long
time by putting them in cold water and
placing them in cool place. The water
should be changed every two or three
days.
AN excellent aquarium cement is
made of equal parts of clean sand, plas-
ter of paris ard litharge, mixed well
and made into stiff putty with boiled
Hnseed oil.
MICA in stoves when smoked. is readily
cleaned by taking it out and thoroughly
washing with vinegar little diluted.
II the black does not come off once, let
it soak little.
To KEEP seeds from the depreciation
of mice, mix some pieces Of camphor
with them. Camphor placed in trunks
or drawers will prevent mice from do
ing them injury.
To RENEW blacl, cashmere take q
udll Dlnt Va oho eOl'Ao
water to dip the cashmere in. Then
hang the goods on the line to drip; dry
partially without wringing out, and
iron dry on the wrong side, and it will
look like new.
To REMOVE ink stains from wood, take
half teaspoonful of oil of vitriol and
dilute it with tablespoonful of water,
and apply with feather to the damaged
spot. Let it remain for few moments
and then rub it off quickly. If not sue
cessful the first time, repeat until the
ink is entirely removed.
To REMOVE freshly-spilled ink from
carpets take up as much of the ink as
possible with teaspoon; then pour
cold sweet milk on the spot and take
up with teaspoon as before. Keep
pouring on the milk until it becomes
only slightly tinged with the ink; then
wash with cold water, rubbing only o
little.
To CLEAN carpet nicely, wet papers
and wiring them out well and scatter
about the floor; sweep thoroughly, go
ing over the carpet several times; then
mop the carpet as you would an oil
cloth with slightly damp cloth, and it
will look as bright and nice as new. 1t
is we'll to do this every weekly sweep
ing day.
To CLEAN fnely-polished furniture
take bowl half full of tepid water, q
little fine toilet soap and tablespoon
full of sweet oil. Apply with piece OF
old flannel, rubbing vigorously; then
take piece of old soft fine cotton and
rub Thoroughly with it and repeat the
process until all the liquid application
has been removed.
How TO MEND CHINA.-Should the
china be of dark color, or any color
but white, it can easily be repaired by
placing little shellac on the joint and
holding it to lighted candle. The
flame melts the shellac and forms q
strong cement. The detached portions
of the china must be kept close together
for few minutes, until the joint be-
comes hard.
A GOOD method of causing labels TO
adhere to tin is dilute solution of
white gelatine, or, better still, of ISM
glass. It's strength should not be more
than one in twenty, and it may be APP
piled by means of pencil or sponge.
1t has this advantage, that labels APP
piled to the surface so covered do not
adhere permanently at once, but may
be slid about long enough to permit
their proper adjustment and straight
eninp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24

QUARANTINE was invented in Venice
in the year 1927, all merchants and
others from the Levant or Eastern
parts being obliged to stop in the house
of ST. Lazarus or the Lazaretto forty
days before they were allowed to enter
the city. Various Southern States
copied the example of Venice; the
habit was soon spread into every
European country, and was introduced
by the Venetians into Syria and Egypt.
At GAIA or Beyrout the guardian who
formerly with long pole, freely exer-
cised, kept one denizen of the Lazaretto
from communication with another, was
a Venetian, while the sick were attend
ed by an idiot of the medico hailing
from some part of Italy, who looked at
them from safe distance through
asafmtida smoke.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24

A BosroN editor bounced the cook,
cufled two children, left his wife IN
tears, and made bee-line for the Office
and wrote IF You want to make the
world brighter and better, begin by be-
ing kind and loving to those In the
small circle of your own family, and
from that as q center. work out rs you
are permitted to go"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-24

THE aggregate system Of the Penn
sylvania Company covers 1905 miles
of track.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-06

ing, with 8 feet 2 inches in the canal and
| feet on the falls. Weather warm, with FIRE
quent showers during the evening.
V-IcKsBURG, August 5.-Riyer fell 81 inche
and now stands g feet z inches by the gauge
Weather cloudy and warm. Departed: Cit
of Greenville, st. Louis.
PrrTsBURG, August 5.-Noon-RiyerI foo
4 inches, and falling. Weather cloudy anc
warm. Night-River 1 foot 4 inches, ant
stationary. Weather rainy and warm.
81. LOUIS, August 5.-Night-River riser
8 inches, and is now IS feet by the gauge
Weather clear and warm. Arrived: City Of
Baton Rouge, New Orleans. Departed
John A. Scudder, New Orleans; City oil
Vicksburg.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-Noon-Rlver Il
feet s inches, and falling. Weather fair
Thermometer, So. Night-River IA feet 6
inches, and falling. Weather warm and
threatening. Departed: Vint Shinkle, Mem
phis; Golden Crown. New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. August 5.-Noon- River
stationary, with Is feet on the gauge.
Weather cloudy and warm; thermometer, 73o
to Slo. Night-River stationary, with Is
feet on the gauge. Weather clear and pleas-
ant; thermometer, $40; light rain this after
noon. The Cons Millar is due tonight.
CAIEo, August 5.-Noon-Weather cloudy,
rainy and warm. Arrived: Henry Lowry,
ST. Louis, 8 pm; Ste. Genevieve, Memphis,
z am. Departed: City of Cairo, Vicksburg.
s pm; Henry Lowry, New Orleans, 5 am;
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis, s am. Night
River 10 feet 9 inches, and rising. Weather
cloudy; thermometer, 500; light rain this
afternoon. Arrived: Andy Baum, Cinein-
natl, 5 pm. Departed: Andy Baum, Mem
phis, Z pm.
OPFIcESIeNAL SERVICE, U.S A.,
MEMPHIS, TENN, August 5, 1881.
The following observations are taken at the
same moment Of time LOS PM at all the
stations named:
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EuTuRE

The City of Alton, Captain Dan Able, il
due up this evening for ST. Louis.
The Rene Macready, Captain o. K. Joplin
is the Tuesday packet for St. Francis river.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed Nowland,
is the Wednesday packet for Arkansas river,
The Plow Boy, Captain Postal, is the
Wednesday packet for all points on White
river.
The new Anchor-Line steamer City of New
Orleans is due down early this morning for
New Orleans.
Thu Gold Dust, Captain J. 7. McCord, is
the Anchor-Line packet this morning at 10
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis. Henry
Dietrich is her clerk.
The Mark Twain, Captain W. P. Hall, is
the packet Monday evening at 5 O'Clock for
Dyersburg and intermediate points. Colonel
J.. ID. Fuller in the Office.
vert, is the Anchor-Line packet Monday
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo and ST. Louis.
George Walton is her clerk.
The Coahoms, Captain Henry Cooper, is
the Lee-liner Monday evening at 5 o'clock
for Osceola and the upper bends. Hugh
Tomlinson and Charles Bourne are her
clerks.
The City of Cairo, Captain George w.
Vickers, is the Anchor-Line packet this
morning at 10 o'clock for Ncksburg and the
bends. Thomas White and John Crane are
her clerks.
The James Lee, Captain Stack Lee on
deck, is the. packet Monday evening at 5
o'clock for Helena, Friars Point and all
way landings. Arther Brown is her chief
clerk, assisted by Plat Rhodes and J.. C.
Wycoff.
The Dean Adams, Captain Mark r.
Cheek, is the United States mail packet
Monday evening at 5 o'clock for Arkansas
City and all way landings. A. L. Cummings
is her chief clerk, assisted by Lee Cumings
and Walker Outlaw.
The Andy Baum, Captain n. ]. Vinton, is
the Tuesday packet for all points on the
Ohio river as far as Cincinnati. M. M.
Deem has charge of her Office, assisted by
Ned Sherman. The Baum will give cheap
rates to all points North and East.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-06
MEMPHIS COTTON STATEMENT.


At New York the spot market opened
quiet; at 1890, quiet; at 2:30, quiet, closing
with prices as follows: Ordinary, 10 11-16c.
good ordinary, IL 15-l6c; low middling. 1890
,siddting, Is 1-16c; good middling, IS 7-]6c;
middling fair, IA slice; fair, IA l5-16c
Sales, 391 bales; contracts, 1900 bales.
New York futures opened quiet; at IL 80,
dull; at 1880, dull; 1:30, dull; at 2:30, dull
and easy, the market closing at the follow
ing quotations.: January, II .S2@lI.83; Feb
ruary, IL .94911.96; March, 12O6@I2OS,
April, 12.1S@l2.2O; May, IL SO@l2.32.
June, -; July,-; August. 12.9S@12 SO
September, 1257@12.5S; October, 1880
l194; November, lib; December, 11.7SH
liza Sales, 10 900 bales.
AT New Orleans the spot market opened
quiet; at i 80, quiet; at 3, easy; closing with
quotations as follows: Low ordinary, 94c; or
binary, l0sc; good ordinary. 1lsc; low mid.
ding, l23c; middhnq, 1899; good piddlirg
l3c. Sales, 400 bales.
The New Orleans future market opened
dull; at IL, dull; at 2, dull, closing at the
following quotations: January, IL .5Si
February, l1.67@1l.69; March, I1.7S@11.S0:
April, 11.90@11.9l May, l2.O1@l203 June
July, -; August, 12.40@1244; Sep
TENDER, 1I.9O@1I.si; October, 11.6O@l1.61
November, 11.46@ll.47; December, I1.46@
II.47. Sales, 1900 bales.
The following bulletins indicate the con-
dition of markets at other ports:
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NEW YORK CITY.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-06
GENERAL NEWS.
Business dull.
Buslness dull.
Weather considerably mixed.

Weather considerably mixed.
No cotton received by river yesterday.
Signal service report: River IA feet IL
inches-decline 8 inches yesterday.
The Bransford got away for White river
with afair trip of freight and several pas
sengers.
Paducah Ners: "Harry Sullivan, lately on
the City of Greenville, is home on a visit oil
two weeks, and goes second clerk of the new
Anchor-Line steamer Arkansas City"
The John E. Maude arrived from 81. Louis
yesterday morning with 1909 packages
freight, and returned in the afternoon with
a light trip of sundries for the upper bends.
Tho City Of Cairo, from st. Louis, arrived
yesterday afternoon with 704 packages for
Memphis, and has a good trip for Vicksburg
and the bends, whittier she goes this morn
ing.
New Orleans Times Democrat: "The off
GERS of the Fanchon report the wreck OF
the John Wilson as settling rapidly, and
showing signs OF going to pieces. The stencil
80 much SO that the Waterman in charge
has had to leave"
Louisville Courier-JournaL Friday: "Mr.
NJ. NJ. Deem, clerk of the Andy Baum, who
recently had the sad misfortune to part with
his mother by death, went down on the boat
Yesterday for the first time for several trips.
We are cory to see that Mr.. Deem is not
enjoying good health himself, and we trust
he may soon be in excellent physical condi-
tion."
Geographic advices from Marietta, o., OF
August Sd, say: Thirty feet of the dam on
the Muskingum river gave way this after
noon, sending the water out with great force,
sinking a government fat, two barges OF
coal, and scattering a dozen others belong
ing to w. Backus and the Monitor Towboat
Company. The loss will foot up several
thousand dollars and delay the ice harbor
| work a month";"
New Orleans Times Democrat, Friday: "The
following steamers are lying idle at this
port: J.. NJ. White, Edward J. Gay, E. w
Cole, Belle, Maria Louise, Kate Kinney,
John Howard, Alexandria,, Martha, Isabel,
Shields, John D. Scully, ]. B., jr., Ed Rich.
ardson, Fanchon, Robert E. Lee, Sunbeam,
Natchez, Jesse K. Bell, H. Hanna Blanks,
Fred A. Blanks, Cherokee, ReubeniR. Spring.
er, Katie P. Kountz, Gus Genin, Lizzie Bay.
lies, Pauline, Painter No, 2, Annie P. Kelly,
United States snagboat A. G. Wagner, wreck.
| ing-boat 7. F. Eckert."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-06
PROVISIONS

Hog products active, with good demand
prices unchanged Butter quiet. Lard steady
at prices.
BUTTER-common, I21@l4c; country, 15@
TIC; Western, 17@20c; fancy dairy, 20@22c
creamery, 27@29c.
MESS PoRK-S2S 25 per barrel; sugar
cured hams, SIS 50@16; breakfast bacon,
S15@l5 so per cwt.
Observation-Disclosures side, $l4 S74@15,
clear rib, S14 374; shoulders, 81 374.
BULK MEATS - Packed clear sides
SIS s7A; clear rib, $13 25@l3 S73; Shout
ders, $40 373; strips, $12.
New YORK, August 5.-Pofk dull; new
mess, $2l.50@$22. Lard weak;grime steam
12.75c. Butter quiet but frm, H@24c.
CINcINNATI, August 5.-Pork qniet, $2l so
Lard quiet but firm, l2fc. Bulk meats steady
shoulders, 94c; clear rib, 13c. Bacon firm
shoulders, 104c; clear rib. 1Stc; clear, l43c
Butter dull; choice Western reserve, lSc.
NEW ORLEANS, August Pork; SCI G
@2I rs. Lard-refined, ~tierce-l2sc; keg,
13bc. Bulkmeats-shouldess, packed, 10sc.
Bacon-shoulders, 103c; shortr rib and long
clear, 14fc. Sugar-cured hamt-canyased, 143
@154c.
LOUSY LILLE, August 5.-Provisions-de
mand fair and market firm. Mess pork de-
clined 25c. Observation-Disclosures, 93c; cleaI
rib, 13c; clear sides, 13&c. Bacon-shoulders
l04c; clear rib. 1890; clear, 14sc. Hams
sugar-cured, 14ac. Lard-prime steam, 12a
@l2sc; choice leaf, lac.
BALTIMORE, August 5.-Provisions firm
Mess pork, 500 25@23 25. Bulk meats
shoulders and clear rib sides, packed, 11@
1890. Bacon-shoulders, lie; clear rib sides
154c; hams, 12@16ic. Lud-reined, lac
Butter quiet; Western, packed, 14@20ci
creamery, 23@27c Eggs higher, 1Sc.
ST.. LOUIS, August 5.-Butter quiet; dairy,
15@22c; creamery, 20924e. Eggs steady
12@124c. Pork slow; ~jobbing, 81 25. Dry
salt meat quiet; shoulders, SIC; short rib,
12SOc; short clear, 13fc. Bacon steady and
firm; shoulders, 104c; short rib, 135c; short
clear, 14@143c. Lard nominal, 12.15c.
CHICAGO, August 5.-Batier easier but NOT
quotably lower; creamery, l9@234c. Bacon
quiet and unchanged. Pork unsettled and
generally lower; $40 7O920 IS cash, $40 Sc
@20 70 August, $40 723@20 70 September,
$40 $4,000 IS October, STEELE 05 the year
Lard in fair demand but at lower rates; 12fc
cash, SOC, September. II. 373c Octo.
ber,,122O@12 224c the year. Bulk meats ir-
regular; shoulders, 94c; short rib, 12ac;
short clear, l3. 10c.