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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

In another column will be found all
advertisement headed Auction" DR..
j. Delgardo has decided to leave Don
aldsonville and wishes to dispose of his
household appurtenances. We are sorry
to lose the Doctor, as lie has always been
good, quiet, orderly citizen, and he
carries with him our best wishes for his
future welfare wherever he may go.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

A Mississippi street grocer with a
literary turn Of mind asked Railroad
Avenue bookseller if he had " Hogg's
Tales" No replied the book vendor, but
we have Bacon!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

We are indebted to Mr.. and Mrs. Emile
Won Hofe for very polite invitation to a
cold collation. at the Riverside Hotel
tonight. 1t is certain that the repast
will be enjoyed, we'll knowing as we do,
Mrs. Won Hofe's aptitude in preparing
such things.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

Last Monday morning at an early hour
a shooting ARRAY occurred between two
colored men at the Dugas plantation be-
low town, which is likely to prove fatal
to one of the parties. Frank White, the
injured man, relates that while coming
to Donaldsonville in a cart filled with
furniture which he was moving, Louis
Hart stopped him at the plantation gate,
saying, "You said you wanted to shoot
me-" Without giving time for a reply
Hart drew and fired his pistol twice.
Both shots took efect-one in Whites
month on the right side of the upper lip,
knocking out two teeth, and the other in
the rear part of the right leg just above
the knee. The wounded man was
brought to town and is under the care of
a doctor, bnt not expected to recover.
Hart has surrendered himself and is con-
fined in Jail, awaiting preliminary
examination of his case.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

Many will regret to learn of the sad
accident which few days ago caused
the death OF young Abram Jacobs, Il
brothor-in law Of our acknowledgements :,
S. sehonberg. While engaged at prac-
tice on Il Schooner at Newport, r. l., on
the 10Th inst, he was struck by a swing
ing boom, knocked overheard and
drowned. Young Jacobs was one of
many lads who, with the intention of
entering the United States Navy, recently
Joined the training ship New Hampshire
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

Amid the solemn and impressive cere-
monies of the Catholic Church many
children received their first communion
last Sunday morning at low mass. Four
teen boys and about forty or fifty girls
taking this step forward in their christian
lives, renewed the VOWS made for them
at the altar by their sponsors in baptism.
The service was a solemn one and the
address to the children before partaking
of the communion was in explanation of
different symbols Of the articles Of the
Catholic religion belonging to the sacr;,-
ment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

Expectation has been rife about the
Chief Office aud elsewhere in regaId to
that conundrum thrust at the present
editor and the pro tenn captain of the
Nolan nine, by y. a. p. i'll our last issue,
with the avowed intention of making
them all "give it up" Sticking to his
promise, however, which by the way is
always done by newspaper. men, he has
worked up an answer. Well, what is the
difference? Answer: The ball-tosser is
a Tearney, while the quill-driver is an
attorney-that's the difference to t.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

Notwithstanding the many and Oft
repeated representations of the ultimate
collapse of the Broom Guard, the organ
ization is stronger than ever
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

change the suhject-it makes me faint to
even think of this one.
We sighted the Tortugas islands, the
most westerly of the long line of Florida
reefs, Tuesday evening at o'clock, and
during the same night we rounded the
southern extremity of the Floridian
coast and pointed our prov in north
easterly direction. Thursday evening at
sunset we were abreast the lighthouse
on Tybee island, at the mouth of the
Savannah river, and as our coal supply
was running short, a high wind prevail
ing and the skies had a threatening look,
the Captain deemed it wise to abandon
the intention of going on to Charleston,
and putting in at Savannah instead. We
entered the mouth of the river aud found
that no Savannah pilot was available to
take us up the river to the city, fourteen
miles distant, and Furthermore that we
would have to lay up until morning to
await inspection at quarantine; there
fore, as the wind seemed subsitling and
pilot offered his services to take MS
into Charleston, our commander con
cluded to follow ont his original plans
and came on to this city. We arrived
here at daylight, zig-zagged into the har-
Dor past famous forts Snmpter, Moultrie
and Castle Pinckney, passed muster at
thequarantines station and dropped along
side wharf on the eastern front OF tile
city, where we are now taking on coal.
| am going out to take street car
view of the South Carolina metropolis,
and I'll give you my Impressions Of the
place i'll nv next letter
We expect Cd get off this afternoon
and, with favorable weather, to reach
New York OH Monday. Till then, dear
CHIEF and kind readers, l subscribe
myself, Sincerely yours,
THE EDITOR.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12
THE FORMATION OF COAL.

All attempts to explain satisfactor-
ily the formation of coal have thus far
proved unsuccessful, though it is gen.
orally understood that it is the pro-
duct of the decomposition of vegetable
matter. Just how that decomposition
has been brought about chemically is
a matter which chemists have not as
yet been able to solve. The principal
difficulty has been that it has been
impossible to obtain a clear insight
into the chemical construction of coal.
1t has been thought hitherto, and this
Is still the popular belief, that coal is
in the main pure carbon, mixed with
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

We should no more lament that we
have grown old than the husbandman,
when the bloom and fragrance Of
spring have passed away, should la
ment that suls'mer or a,.tumn has
come.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

Whatever you sex or positiotl; life
is a battle in which you are to show
your pluck, and woe be to the coward.
Despair and postponement are cow
ardness and defeat. Men were born
to succeed md not to fail.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

varying quantities OF bitcminous sub.
stances. 1t has been generally be.
lieved that, as the product Of distilla:
ton of coal is principally carbon, it
would be safe to conclude tina. free
carbon actually does exist in coal.
The fact that sugar, starch, etc., un,
der simila! circumstances, leaves a
resduum consisting of carbon has
never been considered proof that
that clement existed in these bodies
IN free state. 1t is we'll known that
Goals which may have the same per
centaae q carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen do not by any means, in cox
ing, yield the same products of distil:
lation, and we have a complete anal.
ogy for this in the behavior of cellu-
lose and starch when subjected to dis.
lillation. Evidence points to the Con-
clusion that coal is mixture of many
and complex compounds; and the
difficulty, amounting almost to an i'm:
possibility, of separating these colii-
pounds has much to do in rendering
a chemical solution 8. the questions
invol7ed in the formation of coal a
very arduous task.
The production Of coal by artificial
means is met by great obstacles, among
which the absence of all knowledge
concerning the conditions under which
that process actually took place is the
principal one. The question whether
the vegetable matter to which our
coal veins owe their origin was amass:
ed by drifting or was carbonized in
afu, has been much debated, and there
has been much discussion on the point
whether it was obtained from water
or from land plants. DR.. Muck, Ct
Bochum, in a recent work to which
we shall refer at greater length in the
future, takes UP the theor,rsAAe.. algm
have mainly contributed to the forma-
ton of coal. 1t is urged that the re:
mains of marine plants are rarely found
in coal veins, and that shells, ETC., are
not often met with. DR.. Muck calls
attention to the fact that marine plants
decsmpose.easily and completely; los
ing their form entirely; and that the
disappearance of the calcareot's te;
mains of mollusks is readily explained
by the formation of large quantities of
carbonic acid gas during the process
Of carbonization. In accepting the
marine origin Of coal it is not neces-
sary to resort to the assumption Of i'm
mense pressure and high temperatures
to explain decomposition and the to-
tai destruction of the structure of the
original substance. DR.. Muck COM
bats Fremy's bog theory at length.
His views are we'll supported by re-
cent Investigations made by Herr P:
F. Relnsch, who has examined 1900
sections of coal, coming to the con-
clusion that that mineral substance
has not been formed by the alteration
of accumulated land plants. Herr
Reinsch claims to have discovered
that coal consists of microsccpical Or
ganic forms of a low order Of protop-
lasm and though he carefully exam
ined the cells md other remains OF
plants Of a higher order he computed
that they have contributed only frac-
ton ofthe matter Of the coal ve.Hs,
however numerous they may be in
some misunderstanding Amey.tan.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12
ness of veins, and along Anthracite
creek and the north fork are hundreds

ness of veins, and along Anthracite
creek and the north fork are hundreds
of thousands of acres underlaid with
pure anthracite coal six to eight feet
thick, and but few feet from the sur
face: Magnetic iron ore exists in un-
limited quantities in close proximity
to the coal, and on the slopes of the
high mesa excellent timber grows in
abundance; and is found to square
from twelve to twenty inches-mostly
yellow pine and spruce.
RAILROADS.
The Indians were not out of sight
when they left for Utah, before two
outfits of railroad engineers were in
here surveying routes for the Denver
& Rio Grande railway, and the Gun
nison branch of the Union Pacific
railway. Both these roads will trav-
erse the Gunnison and Grand river
valleys from Gunnison City, (Which
is the supply depot and metropolis of
all this western Colorado) into Utah.
There are now over 5000 men here at
work on these rival roads.
COLLISION.
No country embraces agreater num-
Der of factors that contribute to make
a country prosperous than this of the
Grand and Gunnison valleys. In
close communication are the mineral
deposits of the Elk mountains the vast
silver and gold lands of the San Juan,
and the rich quartz lodes and placer
deposits of San Miguel and the mines
of Ophir, with an abundance of lead
and iron ores, coal, timber. water,
together with the fertile agricultural
lands below, forming more perfectly
economic arrangement than ever
found elsewhere. Surely this country
can be made an Arcadia. L. D.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

Thomas Carlyle sums up the wisdond
acquired by his lifelong experience
in ths following important aphorism
"Do tie arty that lies next to you"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

Experience ough, to be a headlight
which throws its rays on things to
come /; instead, it is generally a
stern light which throws its rays
on what We have already passed
through.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

We always find wit and merit in
those who hook at us with admirations
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12
XQW BASSICK SPENT HIS
IN & a-~ - ;,ss- s-7,-;' =, - -.

tsS ~ as32s.t ". ~ = - =.
Every man has an idea peculiarly
his own regarding the way in which
he would use his wealth, if he could
only ''strlke it," We knew cold man
Bassick, F" and ths following lively mar
rative will cause almost every would
be millionaire to declare that he could
improve upon Bassick's ideas: Not all
people take kindly to sudden elevation,
but ape the imperfeetions and affecta-
tions of their superiors, instead Of pre-
serving a steady and kindly simplicity
which would command respect.
Ed. Bassick, or cold man Bassick,"
as he was jocosely style, poor pros
pector, made lucky " find" near
Roslta, Col. His wife and step-daugh-
ter took in washing. So it Will be seen
that the Bassicks were not very aristo-
cratic. However, they were virtuous
and hard working, and so deserve res
pect for their conduct in their poorer
days, if their weakness in their richer
ones causes smile.
Basslck himself did "odd jobs,"
prospected, as everybody around Rosl-
ia did, loafed a good deal, and drank
more.
One day he wandered farther and
longer than usual, climbed hillside,
and sat down to rest. After a few
minutes he took his pick and began
to dig idly. At the grass roots almost
he struck mineral, and his senses,
clouded as they were by liquor, had
been too actively trained not to seize
upon the "color." When he returned
that afternoon he told that he had
made a "strike," and offered half Of
his claim to a merchant for SIS. But
the "prophet was without honor," and
Mr.. Basslck's munifcent offer was
politely declined.
Well, the mine was a big thing, and
Bassick made immensely out Of it,
though it would have been ruined if
It had remained long under his control,
for his old passion for gambling and
drinking came upon him, now that he
had means to crafty them, and he
would, whenever he wanted money,
set men to digging and hacking away
at the mine in the most unscientifc
manner.
Fortunately for the mine, it was sold
to a New York company, with Dennis
Ryan, well known on Wall street. and
a practical miner, in charge. The
Bassick, or Maine mine, has so grown
In importance that town of SEQ has
sprung about it, of the families of the
miners. 1t is now named Querida, by
Mrs. Charles G. Francklyn Of New
York, whose husband is one of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-23
FavorIng the Chinese.

Chicago, 22.-Speeial from Toronto:
At the Methodist conference held here,
the Rev. John Crosby, from British
Columbia spoke pronouneedly in favor
of the employment Of the Chinese in the
work OF constructing the Pacific Railway,
and Denounced in strong terms the policy
of those who advocated their exclusion
from Canada. The great national high
way, he pointed out, should be con-
structej with all possible speed. The
people of British Colum bia we're vir-
tuslly interested in it and any needless
delay on the part Of the Dominion gov
eminent would be vigorously resented
By the people. In the absence of suffi-
cient white labor there was nothing for
it but to secure that of some other race,
in order to have the work of construction
pushed rapidly forward. The Chinese
were precisely tue class ofpeople for this
undertaking, being steady and industri-
Gus and reasonable in their demand for
wages. He felt no apprehension thst
their engagement would yield bad results;
they would not remain in the country to
be in competition with native labor, but
after saving up money would return to
their own country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-23
TELEGRAPHIC
Some Trickery.

Washington, 21.-Tkere is a very
pretty row between the members of the
House commerce committee and Repre-
sentative Van Voorhees,, of New York,
that may lead TO something of q scene
when the subject is brought to the atten-
ton Of the House. Van voorhees, is
to regulate immigration, that passed the
House under suspension of rules on Mon
day, certain amendments agreed to by
the committee and which it was supposed
were contained in the bill. The commit
tee this morning decided to ask the
House to recall the bill from the Senate
and resolution for that purpose was
adopted.
Van Voorhees, was the original author
of the bill and he seemed dispensed that
the committee should have changed it
in any particular. One feature Of the
bill as originally introduced gave power
to state charitable institutions to apply
the proceeds Of head tax on emigrants,
which steamships are requested TO pay,
and criminals arriving here from foreign
countries.
1t was the judgment Of the commit
tee that paupers should be detained and
sent BACK directly upon their arrival and
that it would not be wise to have officers
engaged in sll states hunting up antece-
dents of psupers and sending back to
countries from which they came at
government expense. The bill was &C
cordingly amended in this particular.
Van voorhees, was allowed to inspect
the amended bill and it remained in his
possession four days. He deliberately
erased certain Of the committees amend
ments and gave it to Reagan (Texas)
who moved its passage without an in
vestigstion OF its contents. Van Voorhees,
says he consulted members of the com.
mittee before making the changes, but
the committee had a meeting to-day and
expressions of severest censure of Van
Voorhees, action were uttered. The
subject will be brought to the attention
of the House.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-23
The Turf.

Hartford, 2l.-"Picsrd" won the 2.2d
trot: straight heats; best time 2.l8H.
"Cornelia, won the three minute class;
HI Hartford. Conn, 21.-In the 2.26 race
to-day "Ea-ly Rose" won; best time
2.201z, in fourth heat: IN
East Saginaw, Mich, 2l.-"Rose
WilkssU won the 2'2S trot; best time
2.2IK. buffalo Girl" won open to all
race: time 177l, I51z, 151z
Sheepshead Bay. L. l., N.-Coney
Island iocky club races, one mile, the
StonehenQe "Julietts" colt won, "Bar-
ret,' second, "Fellowplsy" third; time
1887. Coney Island Derby, mile and a
half won by "Runnymede", "tor'
ester'' second, "CArley B." third; time
2.S7. Mile and quarter won by "Fslr
Count" blue Lodge" second, Little
Buttercup" third; time 2.l1H.
Steeple chase, regular course, "F=ank
Shortj won, 'BernardinA" second,
HDsy Star" third; time 5.28X.
Cleveland, Ohio, 22.-The Cleveland
Jockey Club has decided to offer 81, Zoo
for 2.25 PAGERS at the July meeting;
entries to close July 10th.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-23
Capital Chatter,

Washington, 21.-The House commit
tee on commerce directed an adverse re.
port on Belmont's bill, which proposes
10 repeal the tonnage duties upon mer'
chant ships and vessels Of the United
States, and upon certain foreign vessels
Over twenty amendments have been
offered in the Senate to the river and har-
Dor bill. The amendments, if agreed to,
will increase the appropriations over the
amount passed by the House 81, S77, 600;
to this it is proposed to add s., 500, 600 fol
the reclamation oftheP otomsc fats, max
ing total increase over the House bill
Of 81, 577, 600. The bill rs it now stands
appropriates something over 1000, 900
and this would swell the total TO fully
$2I. 81, 900.
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The Strike Fever.

Pittsburg, 21.-A strike among glass
workers on August 1st is contemplated
on account of the fact Of western manu-
facturers paying higher wages than east.
srn.
Chicago, 21.-1hs strike among the
stevedores at the iron ore docks of the
Joliet Iron and Steel Works, which led
to an assault On the train and woundinR
Judge Pillsbury, some days ago, came to
sn end to-day, the men returning to
work. The strike was against the en-
ployment of nen-union men.
Wilkesbsrre, Pa, 2l.-TWo thousand
miners and slate pickers have resumed
work at the various mines.
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3zk4s O0UeOtSSsss, Te1ssstSnS PsSess8i
EFssHaoGSV.
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Persons inqtsiTing for the above letters
are requested to state Obe7a advertised.
j. T.: LYNCH P0EaEnasteEs
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eass and soils RxshErgs on New York. sa
Francisco. ChiEaso, St. Louis. 0nAhAs
London and pFineIps! Continental Cities
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q. A. R.

Baltimore, 21.-The President and
party, who had been joined By General
Sherman, held quiet le7ee at the City
Hall. The parade occupied little more
than an hour in passing given point.
at the meeting after the parade, reports
were submitted and committees ap-
pointed.
A trip was taken down the bay in the
afternoon, returned to Schuetzen Park,
where dinner was served. Camp fires
were lighted 10 the evening, and there
were Nominations aad speeches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-23
Youthful Suicides.

Chicago, 22.-An Evening Journapi
Danville, Ills, special, says: Allie Mills
aged Il; Mary OgGe, aged II; and Mary
Jones, aged r. committed suicide thi
morning by taking arsenic. Allie Mills
gave her reason that her father lived
with ameless woman; Miss Oglie';
reason was that she was an orphan, and
Mary jones took the drug because thu
others did.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the PostoHce at Salt
Lake City Salt Lake County, Territory
of Utah, on the 23I day of June,
1882, which, il not called for In
one month, will be sent to the Dead
.atter office.
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MONETARY AND STOCKS
New York, June %. 1sS

Silver bars, 1884, money, 2e3; gov.
ernments generally unchanged stocks
firm; Western Union, 1875; Quicksilver
80; Pacific, AZ; Marlposa, 2; Wells,
Fargo, 12S; n. 7. Central, 1909; Erie,
655s; Panama, 205; D. and r. G., 55N;
Union Pacific, 1l1H; Bonds; IISN;
Central Pacific, 902<; Bonds, 117N;
Sutro, e.
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Boston, 21.-Two German expeditions
are deta lied to &c to American stations
to observe the transit of Venus In
December. Observations will be taken
at Stratford, Coma, Aiken, S. c., Babai
Blsnco and Punts Arenos.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
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