The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-05-06
The Town Election.
SUCCESS OF THE ISRAEL TICKET.


The sickness of the editor during two
days of the week, a rush Of JOB printing
and other circumstances having delayed
the publication Of this number of our
paper until Monday, we can lay before
our readers brief statement of the
result of the town election of Saturday.
The contest was conducted peaceably,
as usual, and the Peoples Ticket headed
by Mr.. David Israel for Mayor, achieved
decisive victory, carrying every ward.
All the candidates on this ticket, with
the exception of a single Alderman III
the first. ward, are elected by the follow
ing maiorities: David Israel for Mayor
IS: J. J. Sullivan for Secretary 50; E.
A. Ramirez for Collector 204; Victor
Maurin for Treasurer l59; Felix London
for Assessor 80; VIM. Beckett for Con-
stable %. The Aldermen elected are
Messrs. Paul Leche and D. Variant, first
ward /; JOS. Terrier and John Solozano,
second ward; Prosper Camel and David
Ross, third ward. The only candidate
on the Wilkinson ticket elected is Mr..
Variant.
In our next issue we shall publish a
statement of the vote in detail.
LANDRY CREvAssE.-The moment is
not yet at hand when we can announce
the welcome news Of the closing Of the
crevasse at the Julien Landry place,
though i'll spite Of the numerous acci-
dents and set-b backs that have occurred
the managers Of the work are still conf
dent Of early success and show no dispo-
sition to yield to repeated misfortune OF
discouragement. Night before last,
when the long pending tasl, seemed on
the very verge Of a successful tcrmina-
ton, the powerful current sweeping
through the break carried off a portion
of the cribwork and increased the width
of the aperture to be crossed. Yesterday
morning, however, the untiring workers
went at it" as vigorously as ever, more
timber was sent for, and nothing that
human effort can accomplish with the
facilities at command will lie spared to
secure the stoppage of this damaging
creyasse. Again we record the confident
hope of those i'll charge of the work that
few days more will see their arduous
labors rewarded by well-earned triumph
over the terrific power of the Mississippi's
angry flood.
ABANDONED.
The issue Of our paper having been
delayed two days beyond the regular
publication day, we are enabled to give
unweleome intelligence that the terrific
force of the large volume Of water
pouring through the Landry break
has again swept away a portion OF
the work intended to check its flow, and
for the second time the attempt to close
the crevasse has been abandoned. There
is gap of about forty feet in width in
the new cribwork behind the original
break in the levee, and the depth of
water going through this channel is
about.twenty feet.
VISIT TO ST. JAMES.-In company Will
a couple Of agreeable young trlends, Wt
made trip to the parish of St. Jane:
by Monday evenings train, for the pur
pose Of attending musical, literary ant
dramatic entertainment given by TIN
students Of the famous Jefferson Colleg
! in honor of the birthday anniversary o
| Rev. Father Bigot, the talented Presl
dent of the institution. The entertain
ment took place in one Of the spaclou
halls of the College and attracted
large and brilliant audience, including
great many ladies.
The programme consisted of a spec
tac,llar drama entitled "St. Louis, KIN
of France" intcrspersed with severa
beautiful tableauS, determinations, song:
musical selections by an orchestra an
the College brass band, concluding wit
highly amusing afterpiece entitle
"The Gouty Man." The characters /
the drama and afterpiece were repressi
ted by Masters J. O'Brien, D. Major, ,
Folse, St. Mark Fortler, Z. st. Martin
Fl. Comstock, r. Truxillo, A. Aucoin, al
G.. Brou, all of whom acquitted then
selves III highly creditable name
The singing of ''The Danube River al
DE Little Log Cabin on de HILL" L
Mr. Paul Lambremont was much a;
mired, as was also that of Hope" I
: Master H. Comstock Little Masters
Cambell and D. McRedmond won heart
applause for their decIamations, SOM
body's Darling" and -" Little jim" I'll
pupils prepared for this entertainer
under the direction Of Father Henry, al
as only two CT them had ever befo
: faced an audience Oil such an occasion
, their admirable success was alike cred
table to themselves aud their painstakii
preceptor. In the audience were mar
ladies aud gentlemen from Ascension al
} St. John as we'll as st. James parlshe
and we have no doubt even those wi
came from the farthest distance to a
tend felt amply rewarded for the trip.
7 At the urgent invitation of Fathe
Bigot, Rapier and Henry we conclud'
i to spend the night at the College al
return by train next morning, thou!
originally intending to come back
boat that night. To these estimab