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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

Messrs. Berger and Bowden, the work
men employed by the King Iron Bridge
Company of Cleveland to put the finish
ing touches ON the pier of the new Bayou
Lafonrche bridge at Donaldsonville,
completed their task this week and took
their departure on Thursday, en- route
for South Pittsbnrg, Tenn, where they
have another bridge to put in order for
the Cleveland company. The job of
lowering the Donaidsonyillo bridge two
feet was safely accomplished and is d
decided improvement both in the APP
pearance and utility of the structure.
We hear q report that the pier leans
several inches out of he perpendicular
and that the local company will decline
to accept the bridge for that reason, but
our information is not positive and wedo
of the statement. The misunderstanding
relative to the, broken approach to the
bridge on the left bank Of the bayou is
still unsettled, the building company
contending that that portion of the work
had been accepted by the local company,
and that therefore the former is not
responsible for the damage inflicted by
passing steamers and not compelled to
repair it, This view of the matter is
by no means concurred in by the board
Of directors of the local company, and
unless the question can be adjusted by
mutual concession or the receding of one
of the parties from their present position,
a lawsuit is likely to grow out of the
controversy. This condition Of affairs is
much to be regretted, since it must in
iuriously affect the reputation of the
corporation. building the bridge, on the
one hand, and deprive the people of the
use of the structure for an indefinite
period on the other.
A PROSPECTIVE ExECuION.-On last
Tuesday the Clerk of Court for this par
ish completed aud forwarded to the Gov
ernor a transcript Of the proceedings IN
the case Of the State of Louisiana u.s.
Gustave Paul, alias Charles Gnstave,
who was convicted of murder at the last
term of the District Court and sentenced
to death. Gov. McEnery promptly i'm
spected the record and on Wednesday
issued the death warrant, directing the
Sheriff of Ascension to have the sentence
of the law carried into execution on FRI
day, the 9Th of December. Paul is a
young colorcd man who OIL the 18th of
last January stabbed to death colored
woman named Eve Thompson. The pair
had lived together as man aud wife, but
the woman left Gustaye and resisted all
his entreaties to return, and he became
so enraged finally that he intercepted
Eve on the road in front of the large
gate of Mr.. Adlard Laildry's plantation
in the first ward of this parish, at an early
hour Of the morning, and plunged II
knife eight times into her left breast and
side, killing her almost instantly. The
only living witness to the crime was the
woman's little daughter, Victoria Nelson,
whose testimony, corroborated by con-
vincing circumstantial evidence, was
primarily influential in securing a
prompt verdict of guilty from the jury
empanneled in the case. The accused
was ably defended by Juo H. Hsley, Esq,
but the evidence of guilt Was SO over
whelMing that conviction was ineyita-
bIe
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

Mr.. C. Kline has had a very pretty
little residence built on the upper side Of
his lot at the corner Of Houmas aud
Ibervillo streets. The building faces on
Iberville street, opposite the Office af DIR.
McGalliard. 1t is one-story eaifice,
cor taining four rooms, is nicely finished
outside and in, aud is the handsomest
little house in town. The fancy work on
the front gallery is particularly fine. Mr..
A. P. BUST superintendent the construc-
ton of the building and Mr.. A. J. Gingry
did the painting and granting. The work
is highly creditable to the skill of both
builder aud painter,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

The total vote cast for delegates to the
Democratic congressional convention III
the wards of New Orleans. belonging to
the second district was 594l, of which
Mr.. Ellis received 1891, aud Judge Hous-
ton 1850. The majority for Ellis was
2041, being more than the entire vote Of
his opponent. The delegates from the
parishes Of jefferson, st. Charles and St.
John the Baptist were also favorable to
Mr.. Ellis, leaving the St. James delega-
ton the only one elected in opposition
to him. It is not to he wondered at that,
with such an overwhelming preponder-
ance of tue convention committed to his
support, the eloquent, able and indepen-
dent Representative Of the Second Dis
trict was unanimously renominated. He
will he as triumphantly reelected in
November, since his Republican oppo-
nents are going at him with two candi-
dates instead of one.
We had visit on Thursday from Mr..
Geo. S. Chase, agent of the firm of Hersey
Brothers, South Boston, Mass, manufac-
turers Of Hersey's patent sugar dryer and
granulator. Mr.. Chase is endeavoring to
secure the introduction of this ingenious
aud useful invention i'll the sugar-houses
of this State where the centrifugal pro-
cess is employed. He has one in salts
factory operation on the Yale plantation
in this parish and We propose t" inspect
the workings Of the apparatus and report
the result in our next issue. Mr.. Domi-
nique Gentil, sugar maker On the Yale
place, has favored MS with q sample OF
sugar passed through the Hersey appa-
ratus, and We venture to say nothing has
been produced in the parish this season
to equal it in dryness or size Of grain.
Mr.. Chase is an agreeable and accom-
piished gentleman, and from the evidence
before Gs We feel confident he will meet
with success in bringing the Hersey
dryer aud grannlator into general use
anlrng Louisiana stasar planters.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

When physicians have made use Of prescrip-
ton for years in their private practice with
certain success, it is a duty they owe to mankind
to put such remedieswithin reach Of 81. and this
is done by s. copyright, such Is the case with
DIR. Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters, and they
have proved to be q blessing to mankind.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

Onr handsome young friend VIM. F..
Stockmeyer, Esq, formerly typo in the
CHIEF Office, paid visit to his home in
Donaldsonville three weeks ago aud was
warmly greeted by his relatives and
many friends here. Bill" had just
returned FROM an excursion trip to Chi
cago and was looking as fine as fiddle.
He only stayed with us a couple of days,
his duties as compositor OH the Times
Democrat requiring his presence in New
Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

Misses Marie and Julie Seghers of New
Orleans, who have been sojourning in
DOnaldsonville about three months as
the guests Of their relatives, the family
Of DR.. John E. Duffel, left for home last
Sunday OH one of the coast packets. We
trust that the amiable young ladies had
q pleasant visit, and that they ex-
perienced u 1.-THE Of the regret in leaving
Donaldsonville that their departure
caused among number of our acqt,aii,
tances who shall be .nameless.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21

Local PoLIucs.Two Republican
meetings were held in the fourth ward
Sunday before last, one at Leinannville
during the afternoon and the other at
Lacroix settlement later In tho evening.
The Sc. Joseph Band was In attendance
and large crowd of voters were present
at each gathering The speakers were
Messrs. Milton Morris, E. Fl. Flowers, j.
]. Sullivan and VIM. H. Thomas, and
their remarks vers greeted By frequent
hearty applause. The candidacy Of Sen
ator Kellogg for Congress was enthu-
siastically Endorsed, and the fourth ward
!. will give him heavy vote and large
majority.
Last Sunday q large and very salts
factory meeting was held near Frennd's
store, in the first ward, which was adj
dressed by Messrs. Morris, Sullivan, Thorn
as, Edmund Manrin, Augustus Knight,
Pierre Landry, VIM. Z. Davis and others.
The latter explained the reasons which
led him to abandon the Beattie boilers
and give his support to the regular nomi-
nee, and he also took occasion to refute
. charge aud repel all insinuation made
against him in tue Beattie campaign
organ of last week. All the speakers did
well and the audience was attentive,
earnest and enthusiastic. A number of
white citizsns were present, who seemed
favorably impressed by the proceedings.
The boilers had a considerable following
in the first ward, but the Republican
situation now, and they will vote the
regular ticket.
A meeting of Republicans held at the
Southwood plantation i'll the sixth ward
last Monday night was addressed by
Messrs. Manrin, Sullivan, Morris and A.
P. Dominique with excellent effect.
Three boiling leaders were present and
attempted to disturb the meeting. but
they found themselves entirely alone and
were effectnally suppressed. The sixth
ward is in line for Senator Kellogg, the
regular nominee. The only crooked place
III the ward is Mount Houmas, and that
is rapidly Strengthening.
The meeting at Darrowville on the
goth inst, promises to be large one.
Senator Kellogg will surely be present,
accompanied by. other eminent and elo-
qneut speakers.
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List of Letters

Remaining In tho Post-onace at Donald
sonville, Ascension parish, La,
October FL, 1882.
Abadie, Lucien Hidalgo. Prudent
Allen, Mrs Melinda Jones, Miss Sillina
Antwine, Joseph johnson. Miss Y
Bell. Thos Landry, Mrs Justine
Chestnut, Lewis FL Landry, 8 A
Cole, Alfred Lester, Sim L
CLANCY, Dave Col Pleckmin, p
Grisby, Miss Eliza Stiffie, Jules
Hubbs, Stephen Taylor. Mrs. Suzanne
Hawkins. w N ValIen. H.
Harris, Alfred We've, Mrs Narene
Wilson, Edward
If not called for In four weeks will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office.
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Roscoe Conkling specifically and en-
phatically dsnies' that his seeking re-
election was a voluntary not Of his own.
He says: "My nsme was used for 70
election, and l went TO Albany because
Of the urgent ADVICE or request OF all
those with whom / had an opportunity
to consult. My going to Albany was
one of the most reluctant acts Of my
life. ] did not go there to solicit votes.
I never asked any man to vote for me.
My presence there was insisted ON by
others on the ground that it was due to
all that information and explanation
should bs given respecting the resigna-
ton and the causes which led 10 1t, and
that such information ahould come di-
rectly from me-" He further says: "Not
ono Of those whose judgment had been
given in favor Of my standing for re-
election ever advised or suRgestod a
withdrawal. On the contrary, though I
Repeatedly made the suggestion myself,
not one u We friends whose advice had
determined my actioa ever approved or
aassnted 70 any course other than the
one pursusd. No bargain, corrupt or
otherwise, 10 which was party, was
ever made or proposed in the whole
course Of the Senatorial controversy.
I know Of no fact giving color to such
an allegation. II there be such fact il
u unknown 30 me-
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pllIf Posi-lIfELIlaETtER


fit were possible for any human BE-
inc to comprehend thousands OF mil
lions and billions, the following. recent
IL written bv Prof. Richard A. Proctor
the amineut astronomer, would be intelil-
oible and enjoyable. He says that IN
evs.y second of time the sun gives oos
=. muoh heat a would come from the
consumption Of ten theossnd n'i'noos
Of uslI5ons Of tons Of the bs@ sntnls-
q, 81 Hut a II ths trs"sedo
- spteas part in two thoesand mt
,;o.s r,ochss the earth, and the planets
Of the solar system together do NOT re-
go more than ons ray Of solar tgns
and heat out Of two hundred and thirty
millions. Il seems - though there were
an almost infinite vss$e Of the most
vouderous sxpsuditurs Of snssU o.
vh,oh sc;uncs hasdirsct knOwlsdRe. Yss
even this = little compared with the
waste We seem to recognise vhsn "
consider that the story told ~ BY the
sun d rspssAsd By sAoh cns Of those w
tia suns Of his, the stars. Each ct these
like him, il probably attended by a
schsms Of eirclina worlds; but all tho
planets attending on another SON can
rsoeivs but Q minute portion OF tnas
suns light and hsnt. In some OF those
other systems there may Be somewhat
lea waste than IN our own, bat IN some
20 msy b spys thsrs b yet greater
waste. Nov, shsss are millions Of stars
that is 70 say. millions Of suns within
telescopic range, and doubtless Tor eacn
ssar ve can ~ there are millions lying
far beyond tho range Of the most power
full telescope man has yet been able 70
construct or probably that ne can ever
construct. So that the mystery OF waste
presented BY our solar system is multi
piled many miiiionfold among the stars
within tslesoopio range, and PROBABLY
usnv bllhonfold within the true uni
vssss It slass."
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Mr.. w. Is. Cooper endssvors TO show
that it is. II. he says, We accept the
tsnets of evOlutionists, a race adapted
to certain circumstances will, IL these
cirournstan noes be altered, become modi-
fed in corresponding degree. and rot
repression may result as well ~ inn
prOvsment, and this modification may
be confined to certas part or organ.
What forces, then, have exerted their
influence on the casket of the BRAN?
First, natural selection, in the case Of
those creatures that engaged in tier0e
oombats. would tend to eliminate those
individuals with frail craniumS; and, III
man comes within the category of bel
iigerent creatures, when barbaric var
fare and the dangers Of the chase we're
common occurrences, natural selection
would, of course, exercise a powerful in
huence in maintaining . standard of
cranial strength. Thee, too, in tho
presence Of repeated violence, adapta-
ton would undoubtedly provide sulta-
BILE armOr for this delicate and import
ant organ. In civilized man, however
at all events, In tho higher grades of
medern civitixation-natural selection
may be said to exert no influence in that
direction; war Is too infreQuent and en-
cages too small portion of mankind,
while the forces with which it deals are
of a nature to alter the whole aspects of
the case. Aud while adaptation UNI
doubleday operates upon other portions
Of the frame to maintain their riRidity,
Il il rarely that the skull is called upon
to support any greater pressure than
that exsrted by the head gear. 1t is not
to be overlooked that among semi-civil-
izod people the head il often made TO
support considerable weights, and, ex-
cept whare rigid rules prevent intermar-
riage Of classes, the joint rction of
adaptation aud heredity disseminate
tho effects Of this custom throughout the
community. A blow that Wguld shattsr
European skull falls harmless on that
Ut q negro. There probably never was
time III the history of the world when
the skull WAS subjected to SO little vio-
lence a. since the introduction of mod
srn methods Of transportation; and,
whom We recall the fact that il was but a
few centuries ago that the more advano-
I'd nations of the present day were bar
baric, it il too soon to look for any
great change. Yct il il not uncommon
70 hear Of cases 0f the fracture of the
skull which are ascribed to its unusual
thinnoss. May not these be the results
Of the co-opsrStion Of the agencies refer
red tor 90 - A.
II the foroe Of tho position assumed
BY Mr.. Cooper 10 accepted, the logical
conclusion Is that We arc approaching a
tiue when the human ctanium viii b.
como much thinner-so delicate, In fact,
that it will be sasily fractured; We may
then, he thiukG. oxpo0t "A revival of nat
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vsrv fsv boys know boz 70 run. 1
don't mean that most boys can't run
fam-I mean they can't run fat.
don't believe thsre IL one boy m nifty
of those who may readsthis who can run
a quarter of mile a. a good smart
mace without having to blow like por-
noise by the time he has made his dis
lance. And how many boys are there
Who can run, fast or slow. full mile
without stopping: 1t hardly speaks
we'll for our race. does il. that almost
any species Of animal. iafge or small
in creation that prstends to run at all
can outrun any Of us? TAKE the small
ct tAS1iAe dog yoo can Ind that Il
sound and not Q pappys ond " . race
with lin. Hen hoat yop 1adly Heu
run . bird fagtae than you, md ten
times a. far, and this with legs not
more than six inches long, and then =
good hound will sometimes follow 9
fox for two dsys and sniznts without
stopping, going more than I'D m1les,
and he will do it without eating or sleep
ing. Thsn you may have heard hot
some Of the runners in the South AZ
riean tribss viii rum for lang distances
hundreds Of miles carrying dir
patches and making bat fsw. stops.
make these oompaRieons to show
that our boys who cannot run a mile
without being badly Wipdsd are very
pooF runners. Bat l bsjsiEs that can
tell the boys somsthinR that will make
them run bstteY ! wns . pretty old boy
Whsn found il out, and the first time
tyisd it ran Q mile and = quarter In
one dash, and was not weary or blown.
And now / am going - give you the ~
cTet.
Breathe through your nose.
Some animals. such IS the dog and the
fox, do open their mouths and pant
while runniDg, but they do this TO cool
Themselves, and not becaose they oan-
not get air enough thfoagh THAR noses
There are many reasons why We ought
to make our hoses furnish all the air
to our lungs. One is, the nosc is filed
with httle forrest Of hair, which II al
wayh kept moist like all the inner sur
facs of tho nose, and particles OF dust
that would otherwise rush into the
! lungs and make trouble, are caught and
kept ont by this little hairy net work.
. Then tho passages Of the nose are long
Or, and smaller, and moro crooked than
that Of the mouth, " shat ~ it passes
through them tho air becomes warm.
| Bot thess are only few Of the rez,sons
why tue nose ought not TO 10 switched
OF and left idle a. q Qroat many nOsee
are, while thsir owners 60 putting
through their mouths.
ALI trainers Of mon for racing and
rowing, and all other athletic contests,
understand this, and teach their pupils
/ So ~ "a
plan thew will soon sss what difference
It will make in their power of endur-
anoe. After you have run few rods
holding your mouth tightly closed there
WI, come y. tune When probably a,a ". !. VAL va
enough air through the nose alone; but
don give up. Keep right on and in A
few moments yOu will overcome this.
ST. Nicholas.
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ApPReACuIsG ELECTIONS.

States and Territories hold elections
.I;..e. 80 S>Sss.>~-~. At.t.~..." Rantr"kv
Tsnnessee and Utah in August; Arkan-
sas. Maine and Vermont in Septsmber;
Georgia, IadiAna. Iowa, Ohio and West
Virginia in October; California. Colora-
do, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, IL
Iinois, Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota. Mississippi, Missouri, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Penn-
sylvania, South Carolina, Texas, VIII
Rinia. Wisconsin. Arizona, Dakota, Ida
no. Montana, New Mexico, Warrington
and Wyoming in November All except
Iowa, Mtnissippi. Ohio, Pennsylvanis,
NiehiQan and Rhode Island elect Legis-
lAturss; Kentucky elects a Clerk OF the
Court Of Appeals in August. United
States Senators are TO be chosen in
twenty-six States, who will take their
seats March 4th, 1888. This will make
legislative contests very interesting.
The great contest will be over the cleo
ton Of members Of Congress. The
Democrats will make An earnest effort
TO recover the lower House of Congress.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-16

At the end of last year there were in
circulation in Germany ABB nevspa-
perA OF these 50 were older than the
present century. Among them was the
Frankfw-;er Journal. 2G1 years old: the
Nogdebnrg ZsdtHng, 2.S3 years old: ths
Leipziger ZtffaRg. 221 years old: the
Jenrische ZeifuraJ, 207 years old: the
Augsberqer Posfzettung. 195 years old; the
Go,hniscb> Zeito.g. $50 years old: the
Vosetc1e Z>itang, 159 years old; the Bsr-
lin Inselligensblat., 12s years old; the
Koi1isch Zeifunq, 81 years. There ara
200 newspapers averaging from 30 to 50
years; LII averaging from 80 to p
years; $40 between 20 and 6 years; and
1,80 between yeaS and m0nths old.
HtoRetkef there arr /, AS1 German news
pspeys moro than 20 years old. That q
rsWspapsr's existence in Germany is
often very ephemeraI one may be in
ferred from the fact that 70 per cent. OF
the newspapers which circulated
through the German postofice in 1880
came first into existence within the
same year. and the average existence OF
these newspapers was no; more than SIX
months. Some have been more hardy,
aud have survived into the present
year.
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now 70 sECURE HEALTH.

II is strange any one will suffer from
arrangements brought on by impure
blood, when Scoyill's Sars0parilia and
Stiilingia, or BLOOD and LIVER
SYRUP will restore health to the phys
ical organization. 1t is a strengthening
syrup, pleasant to take. and the best
BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered
curing Scrofula. Syphlilitic disorders,
Weakness Of the Kidneys, Erysipelas,
IasEa; AsSy2Rs sa De q sSys
Blood, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach, Skin,
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The Oregon Short Line Railroad. u
gsutlsman informs NJ who claims to b
posted, Il heading straight for Seattle,
and coming a. gait that will bring 1t
into our limits certainly within two
years. With that line. connecting rs
With the RAse via tho Union Pacific;
with the Northern Pacific, running via
Portland to Lake Superior; with the
Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad, to
NewsasGls and into The Green River
country; with ths Seattle, walla Walla
and Baker City. completed its full
length, and With the Seattle, Puget
Sound aud Graya HaSbor road built,
~ will try and content ourselves during
tAs next three ysasA After which we viii
want road into Bntish Columbia, an
ether into the SPOKANE country. and .
third via Lewiston, into Montana. What
~ have mapped out will do for . 6vs
ysars' railroad building campaign.
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In 1854 the total amount of tonnage
entered at ssaports in the United States
from foreign countries was 4,167.43l
tons, of which ! $50, 43i tons were Amer
lean: ard 2,5l2,W tons were foreign,
In 1881 the aniOdnt OF tonnage entered
had increased to Is, 639. 81 tons, of which
I2711,3 92 tons we're foreign, and only
2,sl9, i49 were American. Yet people say
there is little money in shipping. If
he United States owned the amount Of
ocean shipping that they employ. surely
such vast amount Of tonnage would
gife live and prosperity to many indus
tries new almost unknown here.
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The Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Com
pany seems 10 b Q kind Of ceubinatioo
Of all the elhse Fsslao oompanisA In
iss lass Beard Of DirseGors appear The
names Of Thomas Nicksrso0. Jay Gould.
u. p. CAsnsy. O. p. Huntington. and
others, rcpsssenting the Union Pacific.
Northern Pacific, Central Pacific, South
srn Pacific. Tcxns Pacific, and Atohison.
Topeka and Santa Ee.