The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-07

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Alc6e Solomon was before Justice
Lccbe this week charged with stealing (.
skiffbelonging to the Lafourche saw-lnill.
Accused was released on bond
The steamer Ed. Richardson takes the I
place of the burned Lee in the Vcksburg
and New Orleans trade and made her l
first trip this week, passing up Tuesday t
night.
Mr.. J. p. Kennedy obtained the con ..
tract for rebuilding the Arizona levee in
the parish of Iberville. We learn from
the Iberville South that lie has begun
work with Il force of sixty men. !
The contract for building the Dugas- q
Gaudin levee in this parish has been J
awarded to Mr. D. i. Stanton, who will
put force Of men at work on the job
next Monday. The new levee is to be
from $50 to 700 feet long.
The favorite Bayou Sara packet Jno. o
w. Cannon came out Of her summer 7
quarters this week looking as bright as +
q new silver dollar, and has resumed her :
place i'll the trade where she has earned &
such an enviabe reputation: c
beautiful view Of the large comet Il
that daily appears in the eastern sky can v
he had about S o'clock in the morning. !
The sight is well worth getting up early G
to see The comet is heading towards II
the SUI, and is rapidly approaching its
periheIon. II
Antoine Curse, Jr., II boy about 10 :.
years of age, was found iii an insensible :,
condition in one of the bitches Of his =
fathers farm Oh Bayou Lafonrche, and il
is believed he was bitten by poisonous !,
snake. The boy died yesterday and was ;, ;.
buried to-day.
Steps are being taken for the establish a
ment of a Democratic club III Donald IL
sonyille. A preliminary meeting was y
held at the Office Of Capt. r. p. Landry &
one evening this week, and the club will
be permanently organized during the Ell
coming week. st
Our neighbors Mr. and Mrs Dominique -
Variani have had the misfortune to lose
u charming little daughter aged about
% years. This is not the first time they
have sustained such q; bereavement, and
we sympathize sincerely with them in ., .,
their affection. -
We regret to learn that Mr. Antoine fl
Sanchez, section boss on the Texas
Pacific railroad and d resident Of Port II
Barrow, is very low with an attack Of b
malarial fever. We hope he will pass the
crisis of the disease safely and soon re- A
gain his health.
The work of grading for the Mississippi ii
Valley railroad is proceeding rapidly Oh y
the left bank of the river, and, at last
accounts the large force Of convicts EN- .
ployed in the labor had almost reached d
College Point. They will soon be work p
ing in Ascension. -
We republisl the minutes of the last +,
meeting of the Common Council to sup 8
ply an omission. In the copy furnished 4
us by the Secretary he failed to insert IL 4,
statement Of the bills approved, and did a.
not discover the omission until after the g
proceedings appeared i'll the paper. q
The following placard, which had been
tackled wrong side up to a fence on La t
fourche street, was handed us by friend a
n few days ago. We omit the name of b
the party to whom it as addressed: j
Dear Mother | don't want to stay with you A
any more because you don't give me no eating. 7
Parishe of Assertion.
It gives lis pain to learn that Mr.. Henry
Meter has suffered a relapse and is again \
FRUSTRATED by the pre-, alent malarial t
fever. We trust the second attack will Il
be but temporary and that friend Henry
will soon be at his post behind the coun- !,
ter of his fine new store ut the Saulsburg d
place. b
We have been favored with a letter 81
from our eStCculcu 1tlCHa3 Sopp' 80 -'' | U
Sharp of Plaquemine, bearing upon the
Congressional contest in this district o
which we shall take great pleasure in IL
publishing in our next issue. Capt s,
Sharp is a man who has decided opinions d
upon matters of public interest and is i
not afraid to make them known to all A
men. Il
Mr.. J. r. S. Hallowell and wife, until s
recently residents of Donaldsonviile q
where they taught the colored public Il
school, are now living in Golad, Texas. 8
Mr. Hallowcll writes us d postal card II
under date of September %, and reports u
that he aud his family are we'll. Their ,
Donaldsonvillc friends will wish them
much prosperity and continued good u
health.
Messls. Bernard and Myer Lenann, !;
composing the firm of B. LenaDn & Bro.
arrived homo this week after spending !,
the SUMMER ia the North aud West.
Friend Myor is in his usual health and =,
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