The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-08-19

| RatiOns ON New River.
| Substantiation of the Disputed Statement
Relative to Distribution Of Provisions
| at Hope villa.
| EIGHTH WARD.
Ascension, July q, 1882
Mr.. EDITOR:
Ny attention has been called to the
| article headed Rations OH New River"
| in your issue Of June 10, wherein you
state, I" A reader Of the CHIEF and promi-
nent citizen of the. seventh ward has
complained to us that the statement of
our correspondent Nous Verrons' to the
effect that one-half or two-thrds of the
rations received at Hope Villa were
distributed among persons residing Oh
New River or in it's vicinity, is wholly
incorrect" You also state, "The gentle
man in question is probably as we'll
acquainted with New River section and
its people as any other man in the
parish, and he knows of only one colored
and not more than half dozen white
residents of that vicinity who obtained
any of the rations distributed at Hope
Villa" So far as the first statement is
| concerned, it was an open question that
your informant had a right to dispute,
and doubtless he made the last assertion
i'll good faith, but how any "well in
formed resident Of the Dutch Stores
neighborhood could endorse that asser-
tion, is too utterly utter for my limited
comprehension. lam almost constrained
to exclaim, n.irabile dictu! Therefore,
have thought proper to secure list of
all that drew rations at Hope Villa,
which is appended, and if your friend is
as we'll acquainted with the people rs
you would have your readers believe, he
will readily see that was f" wholly cor
rect when said two-thirds had been
given to New River and vicinity.
The following is a correct list Of those
who drew rations at Hope Villa and gave
receipt in this form:
HOPE VILLA, Parish Of East Baton Rouge, La
Received from J. d. Kenton, agent for the Re-
lief Commissioners for the State of Louisiana,
the following supplies, furnished for the use of
myself and family.
BERvILLE.
White--Henry Delaune Jos. 7. Babin, Ignace
Hebert, Albert Leblanc.
Colored-Adam York, Jerome Robinson.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
White-Jos. Daigle, Mrs. Angeline Heard.
Colored--Morton Brown, Mrs. P. Carroll, Jno.
Cain, Davis Carter. Ed. Morris, William viii
hams, Bob Osborn, Henry Patterson, Allen
ASCENSION.
Motion. Fssnf Wls1 @ & shaaa asssks Smith. 1esn john
anderson. Thomas Poresr, Bill Lewis, Victory
stsgena, en w;,s;a Joshua 5Aavecd Missouri Davis,
Cheney, Dan Bayley, Horace Morris, Spencer
Danridge, Andrew Green, George Green, Lef.
Cushingberry, Charles v.nste: VIM. Taylor,
Ash, Mrs. Mile Crawford Mrs. Eliza Wright,
Michael Clay, 81 Turner, Prank Thompson, A.
Mrs. Eliza Grayson. rays SAM Sam Haywood, lay; ay' Andrew
| Jackson, Isaac Thompson, Pierre Raphael,
Alfred f., White:
gems Hehert, Iacieu' sd;azbras Virsalla- naplas-
Brsaud, fsidere Hebe1t: J.; E: landry, Jos. JOS.
j. Fairbanks, Q: d. Webb, Antoine Duplessis,
Mrs. E. Brawley, Mrs. 81. Braud, Bernard King,
MI Mrs. 81. Jane Boprg, Z; NJ Landry, Lucas Parent,
Mrs. Evariste Babin, Mrs. Wm. Elisor, Joachim
King, Arsene Decoteau. E. F. Babin, ,Adolph
Hebert, Gilbert Babin, D. A. Berteau, Adam
Cambre, Philip Henderson, Henry Berteau,
Emile Hebert; Geo; Babin. Louis Parr, Mrs.
Julia Babin, Mrs. A: Heisen, Mrs. 9. Leblanc,
dry, A: Melancon, Florian King, A. R. Davis,
Wm. Blair, G4stave Daigle. Charles Richard,
Y: B9nicard, Hermogen@s e Landry, Clement Du-
Leblanc, Mrs. Emilien Babin, Simon Lanaux,
Mrs. OH. Webb. Mrs. I. 8. Fairbanks, Mrs. J..
Kodrgues, y; Hamilton, Jno. A. Duplessis, Mrs.
Myra Bayly, Sim Landry, Mrs. Marcelin Richard.
four correspondents list contains, beside the
names of all the foregoing persons who drew
ratons, the date of drawing in each case, the
number of adults and children for whom pro-
visions were obtained, and the quantity of meal
and pork or bacon delivered to each applicant
To publish all these items would require more
space and involve more labor than we can
conveniently afford at this time, hence we give
the names alone and hold the detailed list
subject to inspection and verifcation by whom
it may concern.-ED. CHIEF
Now, Mr.. Editor, it can readily he seen
that from the 18th of April to May
lots of rations were distributed), J, and at
or abont the time the communication
was written, 122 individuals had drawn
rations for 356 adults and 217 children.
Of this number, Is individuals were
residents of East Baton Rouge and Iber-
vile parishes, who drew rations for 54
adults and Is children, which shows that
1O7 residents of Ascension drew rations
for 3O2 adults and 100 children. OIL
these 10Y, eight are residents between
Almon Prairie and Bayou Ma nchac, who
drew rations for % adults and ls children,
which leaves SO who live OH New River
or between Almon Prairie and New River,
who drew rations for 2o0 adults and 1sI
children. 1t can also be seen there was
distributed 6453 pounds Of corn meal and
3142 pounds of meat, Of which residents
of Ascension living on New River and
vicinity received 1870 pounds of meal,
which is equal to same number of rations,
and 211O pounds of meat, equal to 1870
ratious.
Ideem it needless to call your attention
to that portion of the article which says,
Upper New River has had only l5O
ratlons altogether, besides the few re-
ceived from Hope Villa" l might call
his attention to the fact there is no half
dozen white and one cOlored residents
who drewsrations ut Hope Villa but the
aggregate would exceed the 150 rations
In conclusion, will take occasion to
say my only object in writing the letter
sigued "Nons Verrons" was to give you
certain information that thought was
desired for publication, aud am quite
sorry that any exception was taken to
the statement therein contained which
necessitated this reply, as l am by no
means desirous of getting up a newspa-
per correspondence about the needs,