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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

CRAYoN PoRrRA1Ts.-Mr. Thos. B.
Harris, well known citizen of New
Orleans who has the misfortune to be a
deaf mute, and whose occupation is that
of crayonist, practical matchmaker and
engraver, visited Donaldsonville this
week and favored the CnIEE with u call.
Mr.. Harris is soliciting wofk u his line,
particularly that Of crayon drawing, and
exhibited some hattering testimonials Of
his ability rs an artist. He makes u
speciality of drawing enlarged portraits
from photographs or dagnerreotypes, and
guarantees good likeness or makes 10
charge. The recommendations which he
can produce from, prominent people who
have entrusted him with orders will
satisfy any one OF his merit and skill.
His prices are very reasonable, being
considerably lower than ale usually
placed upon this work, and all who favor
him with patronage will be reaping o
benefit by getting the full value Of their
outlay, besides assisting IL worthy gentle
man whose limited means and double
aflliction render him especially enti-
tied to the sympathy and encouragement
of those more fortunately situated. Mr..
Harris will visit Donallsonville again in
couple Of weeks and will take pleasure
in calling upon all who may wish to
engage his services. His address in New
Orleans is No. 1G2 Clio street, near
Carondelet.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
Notice of Election.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension

STATE IOUlS1dud-1uT lHte u ASCtL5iOi.
DY VIRTUE and under authority Of a proc
ID lamation issued by his Excellency Samue!
Douglas McEnery, Governor Of the State OF
general election for Representatives in Congress
to represent the State of Louisiana in tie Forty
eighth Congress Of the United States Of America.
to be held on the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, eighteen hundred
and eighty-two, from Z clock i'll the forenoon
until O'Clock in the afternoon;
Notice is hereby given that an election will
be held in conformity with the existing election
laws of the State ofLouIslana, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of November. 1882,
from seven o'clock A. ~. to six o'clock P. H.,
throughout the parish of Ascension, at such
polling places in the several Justice OF the
Peace wards as shall be designated by TIE un--
dersigned returning officer. for the purptse Of
voting for one Representative in Congress, to
represent the Third Congressional District OF
the State of Louisiana in the Forty-eighth Con-
gress of the United States of America for the
term of two years.
FREDERICK DUFFEI4,
Returning officer for the parish of Ascension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Our obliging young friend, Mr.. Allen
Mayor, will accept our thanks for copies
of several readable humorous papers.
Allen is bossing the sugar scales and
marking pot ut NJ. Israel & Co.'S Salisbury
plantation, and declares that as much
sugar to tue pound is being turned ont
there as ut any other place i'll the State.
1t il mighty pretty sugar, too.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Mr.. J. B. Hebert, Clerk Of Registration,
has furnished rs with the following
statistics taken from the registration
lists of this parish. Total number of
registered voters 3745, native born 1854,
foreign born 81, whites 1o7G, colored
1869, whites Who can write their names
e42, whites who can not write 18l, colored
who can write 423, colored who make
their mark 2246.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
S1ieriTs Sale.
State of Louisiana Parish OF Ascension
Twenty-Second Judicial District Court.
Lucien@ Landry ct ais.
"a. M. 1Sf

Widow Apoiine Monsoon.
DY VIRTUE Of and acting in obedience to writ
- of il. ia. issued by the Hon. Twenty Second
Judicial District Court, parish Of Ascension. III
the matter of Lucien Landry ct nls. rs. No. 15si,
Alpholine monson, dated September 8, 1892. TO
me directed, have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction to the last and highest
bidder. at the Cout-House door OF the parish
of Ascension, On
Saturday, the 4tI, day of November, 1882,
at IL o'clock A. 81. the following described
property, to-wit:
a certain lot of GROUND situated il tho town
of DonaldsonyIIle, parish OF Ascension, on
Attakapas street. between Lessan1 aad st.
Patrick streets. designated On the plan ct aasa
town as lot No. twenty-five f25J tosstae- with
all tho buildings ard Improvements t.sereo.
and thereuu.o belonging.
Seized in the above suit
Terms and eonditions-gisTIi in United States
| currency.
Paris, 81 ts.seszzs:,n, seE,sezatee 80. ~.
Pa. JOSS JOSS. SSss..--ersst.f
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Mr.. Felix Reynand, native and life
long resident Of Ascension, who is prob
ably known by as many people in this
parish as any man who has ever lived
here, has gone to New Orleans with his
estimable family and taken up his resi-
dence 10 that city. IN common will,
their many friends we view their depart
ure with regret, and hope they will be
happy and prosperous in their new
homo. Mr.. Reypaud's eldest son, our
highly esteemed young friend John s.
Reynaud, will remain in St. James par
ish, where he is employed as q clerk in
Mr.. Henry METERS Salisbury store.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

It is gratifying to US to record the i'm
proved condition Of Mr.. Mayer Meter,
who has been SO dangerously i'll that his
life was despaired Of We sincerely con-
graduate friend Mayer and his relatives
upou his convalescencc and hope it will
not be i'm peded by any obstacle or relapse
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Tho ST. Charles Hotel building on
Crescent Place is being enlarged, inn
proye,l and painted aud will soon bo &C.
curied by Mr.. J. j. Lafargue as the Robt.
T., Lee Hotel. We shall be glad to see
this excellent house of public entertain
me,t established OH the Crescent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
List Of Letters

Remaining In the Post-ofIice at Donald
sonville, Ascension parish, La,
November 4, 1852.
Banks, Eiign Landry, Manuel
Bourgeois, Mrs FrancesSolomon, Gust
Battles. John Turner. John
Doret, Alex Thomas, Miss Amelia 2
Hosea. CE Western, Gindz
Hill, George Williams, George
Kennedy, Adam Williams, Lara
Ifnot called for in four weeks win be sent to
the Dead Letter Office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Etienne johnson, a colored laborer on
the Hermitage plantation, had Ills feet
and left leg scaltled by slipping into q
kettle OF boiling syrup. His injuries are
Of a nature that will disable him for some
fiflln
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

The Alexandria State Central Express
speaks in this kindly manner of the mem-
hers of the Nolan Base Ball Club ct Dom
jacksonville, who visited Alexandria on
the 22l ultimo to meet the Rapides
picked nine OIL the diamond field:
gentlemanly, unassuming department., and
though of course glad to beat them, We are
sorry to bid them goodbye. Boz. coydge, boys!
and when next we join issues and cross bats may
you be as successful as you deserve.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Sugar making is booming on the Bler'e
places in the fifth ward. Over 300 900
pounds of first-class sugar have been
manufactured ut the "Bcss" Clark place,
and Orange Grove follows close III tue
wake with about 100000. These old
time rivals will measure strength again
this season aud the outcome will be
awaited with the usual interest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Yesterday afternoon David Foster, a
colorcd boy aged about IL years, had
four Of the toes of his left foot mashed oil
hy being caught between the cog wheels
attached to the rollers Of Mr.. Henry
Couk's sugar mill. 49,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
DONALDS0NVILLE, La,
Saturday, November4 1882
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Office III Crescent Place.

simultaneously with the opening OF the fall
business season we are pleased to announce that
we have largely increased the edition OF the
CHIEF to meet the demand and supply stnnd-
intbrder for three hundred extra copies each
week. Merchants and business men will find
this b. most favorable time for inserting their
advertisements in our paper. We insure them
large and general circulation in Ascension and
neiefboring parishes. and confidently claim
that there is no other advertising medium IN
lower Louisiana with tho exception only Of
the leading New Orleans papers and the State
official journal that offers advantages equal to
those nossessed by the CHEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

All Saints and All Souls days, the LIST
and 2nd instants, were comnemorafed
by the usual impressive ceremonies in
the CATHOLIC and Episcopal churches, and
by the decoration of graves i'll the GEM
ctciieS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
Communicated.

ABADIE-In New Orleans, October 49, 1892,
at 23O A. NJ, CULBERr i. ABAD1E, aged Is years
and month, only son of Z. G. and Barbetta
Abadie.
During the past week the writer met
f. G.. Abatlie, the efficient commercial
travelling solicitor of the we'll known
house of Znbcrbier & Behan, New Or
leans. On accosting this otherwise smi-
ling, genial gentleman, the writer was
naturally surprised to observe, instead
of o countenance wrcathed with smiles,
one overshatlowed with mournful cx-
| pressions of sadness; instead Of u band
| invariably firm iii its warm, cordial
| grasp, one cold and trembling in its
| deep emotion. Then came from culver
| ing lips the sorrowful words, 81 have
just lost my boy, all only SOL, the idol Of
my soul, and | am disconsolate indeed,
with scarcely heart and courage enough
! to attend to oneruus and pressing work
for the house. He was a very bright,
handsome and promising youth, and
during my leisure moments, at our once
happy home i'll the city, was my constant
companion; whenever business called
mo away-which is very frequent-he
eagerly watched my return home from
voyages in the interior, and when the
moment arrived for my departure for a
tour through the rural districts, always
accompanied me to the steamboat land
| ing or railway depot; indeed, whitherso-
ever roamed in New Orleans, whether
in quest of amusement, recreation or
| business pursuits, he was ever at my
| side. Oft-times he would accompany me
in my BUSINESS trips through the rural
districts, affording me the pleasure of
his delightful, merry society,"" The wri-
ter has attempted as nearly as possible
to convey in the fathers own words the
painful "reminiscences of a lacerated
heart; words uttered while the eyes
we're streaming with tears of bitter
grief. 70 say that the writer profoundly
sympathizes with friend Abadie, but
family expresses his profound regret at
this unfortunate and heartrending
event. The same mournfnl sentiments
of sorrow animate all the friends aud
acquaintance of the bereaved fathe,
wherever he is known, all of whom will
join the writer in sincere coincidence 70,
| him and family. G.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Orr handsome young friend g. Adolph
Gondran, Esq, has returned from trip to
Mobile in very agreeable company. He
renews his legal studies with his GUS
tn,nary diligence aud application.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
A Fine Farm, for Sale
a Splendid Bargain.

TIyHE small plantation situated on the left
l. bank of Bayou Lafourche about u mile
below Donaltlsonville formerly belonging to
the late Gervais Gauthreanx, Sr.. and known Is
Peraimmon Fiat y is offered for sale on rea-
sonable terms. Tho Place contains about 80
acres of fine land. IIss u comfortable residence
in frst-class order..taving been recently re-
noyated and repaired az good az new-a double
cabin stable and out-hQnses. q large number OF
full grown pecan trees and other valuable adj
jnncts.
A splendid place for a dairy, market garden,
stock Or sugar farm.
For terms and further particulars. Apply to or
address &. KLINE,
T1aualas Vile. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
w anted.

4 SITUATION as foreman of q live newspaper
"A by a man with thirty year1' experience as
publisher Of neat, fiourishlng papers. Pub
lished the Carroll Co,,serputiue. Will work ON
reasonable terms and guarantee satisfaction.
Address J. A. D., In care Of the CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

ConosEE's v1Ews.-On the Goth of
October Coroner Vandegriff was called
upon to view the body Of Jean Hidalgo,
i: white infant aged 16 days, who died at
til. Bocage plantation, in the fifth Police
Jury ward. After due examination Dr..
VandegriH reached the conclusion that
death had been caused by general debili-
tv. and Il certificate in accordance with
the fact was fled.
On the same day the Coroner viewed
the remains of Marie Rosalie Sims, col
ored infant one year of age that died in
Donalllsonville, and it was ascertaiped
that the cause of death was commissions.
Both of tue children were buried by their
relatives.
Early in the morning of October 30 a
young white wan who spent the night
on the gallery of Martins coffee house,
corner of Railroad Avenue aud Conway
street in this town, was discovered by a
neighbor to be in dying condition.
Assistance was summoned, but the u'-
fortunate man was beyond human aid
and breathed his last. The Coroner was
sent for, viewed the remains, and found
that the man had died from dyseDtery
and exposure. Inquiry revealed the fact
that the moor fellow was w. L. Smith, a
native of Indiana, aged 26 years, who
had been i'll the employ of Robinsoh's
New Orleans Lightning Rod Company.
He was young man OF disslpated habits
and his untimely end was evidently
hastened by the inordinate use OF liquor.
Coroner Vandegriff telegraphed news OF
the death to the father of deceased ut
Seymour, Indiana, and received re-
spouse directing that the young MANS
effects he sold to delray the expenses of
| his burial. AS there were no effects to
| be found, the Coroner had the remains
| inferred in the Protestant cemetery at
| public expense.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

TO editor J. r. Waters of the State
Central Er,yess we return, thanks for the
complimentary personal notice given us
il his excellent paper apropos OF our
recent base ball excursion to Alexandria.
We can assure brother Waters that the
pleasure our meeting gave him was
mutual and that we but echo the senti-
ments of the No1ans and their friends
when we say that the enjoyment of their
sojonrn in Alexandria was greatly en-
HANGED by his kindness and hospitality.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

The stray dog that pre-empted an
abiding place OH the premises of this
editor few weeks ago has turned his
toes up to the daisies and incontinently
died without assigning any reason for
the peremptory procedure. II the owner
should put in an appearance now and
claim his lost property, we will cheer
fully turn over to him all the effects of
the deceased, consisting ola secondhand
leather collar with an iron ring on it, as
per inventory on file in this office. We
didn't know the name of the defunct
canine, and shall defer ordering his
tombstone until we obtain information
on that point. He answered to "Jack,'
"Bull," "Nebuchadnezzar" or any other
title one chose to bestow upon him, pro-
vided there was any grub i'll sight. Poor
pnrp! After life's fitful fever. he sleeps
we'll. No longer will lie while away the
happy hours between meals pursuing the
festive flea or making the gentle house
cat shin up the neighboring wood pile
10 more will his recunlbent form lie
prone Oh the front gallery for the boss
TO stumble over when he returns from
the lalge in the still watches Of the
night. Yes, he's Il shipwreck-a bark
lost forever. Gone. Gone! Dog gone
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Mr.. John Scott, skillfnl machinist
from our neiyhboring town, Plaquemine,
is about to introduce in this parish a
valuable invention Of which he is the
pateptee, that has met with marked favor
and SUCCESS wherever it has been oper-
ated. The invention is styled ditch
bank plOw, aud consists Of shaft attach
ment to the beam of any ordinary plow,
Dy the nse of which the mules are en-
abled to walk several feet away from the
edge of the ditch while the plowshare is
running within II few inches of the mar
gin. The value of this apparatus will at
once present itself to the mind Of every
planter, as it makes it possible to utilize
strips of ground along the bitches several
feet in width that have lain idle hereto
fore owing to the impraetibility ofreach-
ing them with the pillow. Col. l.. A..
Bringier, one of the most intelligent and
enterprising sugar planters in this State,
always alive to the employment Of i'm
proved machinery or devices which
promise to facilitate and advance agri
cultural interests in this section, has one
Of these attachments in use on his beau
tiful Hermitage plantation, and is so
we'll pleased with its work that he has
given Mr. Scott fattering testimonial
to that effect. We are promised an ad-
vertisenent aud more minute description
of this invention for our next Issue. A
plow with the Scott attachment can DO
seen at the blacksmitllshop Of Messrs. +.
Walter g. Bro, on Mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
Died.

MoCALL-At Evan Hall, Ascension parish,
La Nov 4, 1892 EMILE LEGENDEE MCCALL,
aged six months third son of Henry Mccall
and Lily Legendre.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

Lee Lodge A. 0. U. w. will meet Mt
Hook aud Ladder Hall Tuesday evening,
the 14th instant. The charter members
who have not yet been initiated, and APP
plicants who desire to be admitted as
charter members, are requested to be in
attendance. DR.. Jno. d. Hanson, Medi-
crl Examiner of the lodge, will hold him
self in readiness to give prompt attention
to all applicants who wish to gain adj
mission to this useful and admirable as
ISOLATION. As we have heretofore stated,
the A. O. u. w. is a mutual benefit, i'll
surance and benevolent order, founded
on the simplest aud most approved prin-
ciples of such organizations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04

r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-07
The Second District.

The Randolph Herald comes out in
strong article in favor of Mr.. B. f. Fifeld
of this village as representative to congress
from the second district, and well says that
with such men as Fifeld and Stewart in the
house Vermont would quickly regain her
former position and influence in that body
We heartily concur in all that the Herald
says of Mr.. Fifeld, but we have known for
a long time that professional engagements
Of long standing and of very important
character which he cannot honorably give
up would prevent him from becoming a
q candidate for the position named. lie
will therefore have to be counted out of the
race. In common with large number OF
republicans not only in this district but all
over the state we have recognized the para
mount fitness and capacity of MIR. Fiheld
for high public position. We have deeply
regretted that it would be an unavailing
service to bring him forward as a candidate
for the national house Of representatives, for
the reasons above named, and we shall share
with the vigorous and progressive element,
to which his candidacy would appeal with
irresistible power, the disappointment
it will feel in view of the announcement
which the recent public appearance of his
name in the lists requires should be made
as a matter of justice and honor, both to his
friends in the district and to Mr.. Fi6eld
himself
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-07
House Cleaning.

The national house of representatives has
been engaged during the past week in clear
ing from its list of members certain names
placed there through the agency of tissue
ballots. Chalmers of Mississippi departed
some time ago. On Wednesday, the 3lst,
the house reached decision in the famous
Mackey- Conner case, in South Carolina,
and the effrontery which put in the boxes g.
900 ballots in excess of voters and reversed a
majority of over 1000 was corrected. Count
ing the vote precisely as the democratic
managers of election counted it and as the
democratic supreme court of South Carolina
said the county canvassers ought to have
counted it, Mackey had stiIl left major
ity of eight hundred and seventy-nine. By
throwing out the ballots in certain pre-
cincts on various pretexts in violation
of the law of the state, majority in
favor of O'Connor, the democratic candidate,
was manufactured. Before taking his seat
O'Connor died and the democrats held
another election at which Dibble was
chosen, the republicans refraining from
voting since they claimed the previous and
regular election and regarded the last as of
no account The Bisbee-Finley case of
Florida, not so strong or so intricate as the
South Carolina case, was decided in favor Of
Bisbee, the republican contestant. The
Lowe-Wheeler case of Alabama was decided
on Saturday and the stamp of condemnation
put upon the frauds by which the latter OBJ
tanned seat in the house of representatives.
This publication comes late, but it is graft.
flying to know that it has come at all.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-07
Some Facts.

One of our st. Johnsbury contemporaries
asks for some facts as to the "meth-
DDS " by which the tax law has been evaded
in that town. We know that the local press
has had much to say of listing frauds and
evasions of the new tax law, and gentlemen
of standing ard intelligent judgment in
such matters in private conversation say
the allegations seem to be sustained by the
facts. Some things that have been charged
directly interest the Cdledonidn and it is 81
lent under charges that, if unfounded, it
should make haste to refute. Furthermore,
the following are some facts for which
the Caledonian calls. st. Johnsbury had,
by the late census, population of nearly
six thousand. The town has an area Of
209S2 acres. Its real estate valuation by
the appraisal of 1881 was $751; 46; per
sonal property s1,036,6l0. Montpelier has
a population of 5000 and an area of 4,2i2
acres. Her real estate valuation by the APP
praisal of 1881 was 1885, 206; personal
property, Sl,7O7164. That is to say, with
nearly double the population, five times the
area in valuable farming lands, and the
largest manufacturing industries in the
state, with all the additional wealth, real
and personal, that these things imply ST.
Johnsbury had a real estate appraisal more
than $4,000 less and personal property
appraisal more than $3.50, 900 less than Mont
heller The lopic of these facts would seem