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, 1883-03-29
RRIEF LOCAL ITEMS


Mas Duniway is lecturins in Seattle
MIR. Bowen, of the star, went to ISL
and Co, today
Mr. Lotzsesell and family, of Dunge-
ness. are in town.
TUE Kentucky Jubilee Singers will be
+be next attraction in this place
THE necessary papers foro our national
bank arrived this morning.
THE smallpox scare is subsiding IN
Eastern Oregon and Washington.
First Lieut.. NJ. Healy, OF the reve-
me marine has been made Captain in
the service.
THE law firm of Haller & Engle, Of
Seattle, formerly of this place, has dis
solved, Mr. Engle removing to Olympia.
The steamship Willamette, which is
now in the coal trade, is to be converted
into freight and passenger boat to run
between Seattle and San Francisco. She
will have accommodations for $50 cabin
passenge and $50 in the steerage. She
will be furnished throughout with all
modern improvements and will clear
from San Francisco direct for Seattle.
The U. S debt was reduced 81 $780, ,67S,54
during the month of February. This is
not as heavy reduction as has beenmade
il. some previous months, but it is a
pretty good showing for twenty-eight
days. The total debt, less cash in the
Treasury. is now $l,5S6,276, ia 43. Since
June 30 1882, the debt has been decreas-
ed $lO2,G38,346.
TowE lots, farm lands, timber claims,
and all kinds of similar property are
advancing in price all over the Sound,
and the land Office in Olympia is almost
constantly thronged with people ex-
amining the plots Of the public surveys
and filing upon and entering public
lands. From all indications the rush
has only just begun. - Courier.
ARREsrED.-A man named Shaw was
arrested on board the North Pacific this
morning, just as she was leaving the
wharf for Victoria, ona telegram from
the Seattle authorities. 1t seems that
he had got into some trouble with his
employers, store keepers in Seattle,
aboutmoney alleged to have been stolen
from suit Of clothes bought and after
wards returned. Alta preliminary ex-
animation he was bound over to appear
before the next grand jury, and was re-
leased on bail. When arrested, he was
on his way to Victoria, and his bonds
men evidently supposed he was run
ming away. City Marshal Finn and
Deputy Sheriff Lotus took the fellow
IN charge and conducted him to Jail to
await further action. He had hearing
before Justice Van Bokkelen late this
afternoon.
, 1883-03-29
SHIPPING NEWS.

Friday.l
Ship Helican arrived today from Port
land, Oregon
Br. bark Mabel Taylor, arrived today
from Blakely, lumber laden for Valpa-
raiso.
Bark r. X. Ham, lumber laden from
Port Blakely for San Francisco, was
towed out today.
Saturday.l
Ship Oriental, lumber laden for sgd
ney, arrived down from Tacoma last
night.
The coasting steamer Alex. Duncan
has been heightened 30 feet and placed
on the southern California route.
Captains Wilson's and Tackaberry, late
OF Portland, have taken command Of the
steamers Skuzzy and r. p. Rithet in
British Columbia.
OF the steamships lost last year, 1G
were American and 192 British. The
good luck of American steamships was
due to simple cause, to wit: there were
few to lose; just rs the remarkable good
health and exceedingly few deaths noted
on the Pacific slope thirty years ago
were due chiefly to the fact that
there were few persons here to sicken
and die.
, 1883-03-29


WE think it would be first-rate idea
to have that part of Water street near
the saw mill covered with cement and
gravel, SO as to make good hard surface
like the rest of the street. Asit is now.
afull load cannot be hauled from the
mill, owing to the wheels of trucks cut
ting deeply into the soft dirt of the road.
LARGE numbers OF black bass are be
ing caught nights off Union wharf; they
are 10y far the best eating fish caught
here. When man, however, will look
you in the eye, and swear that he caught
200 in two hours, you can Just set him
down for hoary headed traveller around
the truth.
A LETTER from Neab Bay informs us
that seals are quite plentiful on the
grounds off Cape Flattery, and that good
calm weather is prevalent, but the catch
so far has been small, owing to dense
fogs large portion of the time, render.
ing it impossible to go out The mum.
Der of sealskIns obtained by the fleet so
far is AT, of which the Lottie has caught
the largest number, the Seventy-six and
Teaser coming next in rotation.
RECENTLY man was tried inSalt Lake
for criminal assault on girl at South
Cottonwood. He was Mormon in good
standing and the testimony on the trial
showed some peculiar features Of Nor
mon life. Several women testified to the
practice of holding dances at which men
and woman drank whisky and INDUCED
in immoral practices. The singular fact
about thls was that hey gave these rev.
elations as though such orgies were too
commonplace to excite any comment
1t is such little incidents as these which
let light on the boasted morality of the
Latter-Day Saints.
THE work Of gathering in poor whites
from the Southern States for the Mormon
Church seems to be going on steadily.
In tho report of an elder now in Virgil
MIA the statement is made that a num-
Der of freshly baptized Saints will start
or Salt Lake in March. The elder also
adds: "a spirit exists to open new
ground and warn the people" 1t is a
great pity that some one could not warn
these poor people, who are deluded by
the lies Of Mormon preachers to aban-
don their homes and cast in their lot
with the polygamous crew of Utah. A
little warming would save them much
future suifering.-S. L. Chronicle.
IMPROVEMENTS Mr.. Christian Film
has purchased some land back of the
International House," and is erecting a
building thereon, to be used as a carpen.
ter's shop :. The frame OF Mr.. Fred
Rees's house on the hill is about COM
pleted. :. >. The dwelling OF Mr..
Schell, the carpenter, is completed, also,
that of Mr.. A. G. Swendson. Mr..
Eisenbeis has fenced in the block OF
land owned by him, on the bluff, above
the break-water, and has planted it with
oats. T.. Mr.. Allen Weir is fencing some
of his land, near Jas. Smiths, and plant
ing garden there. . The land owned by
II. w. dcLion, back Of Horace iIucKer's
residence is being cleared, and, we un-
derstand, q fine dwelling will be erected
thereon. The streets leading from Ma
pie avenue is being cleared out. Quite
number of Improvements have been
made on the residence property of MIR.
Horace Tucker. g. NJ. Gerrish's resi-
dence has been frightened up and i'm
proved considerably.
, 1883-03-29
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, 1883-03-29

Independence, Iowa, talks OF raising
$4,000 capital for the purpose of erect
ing plow factory.
, 1883-03-29
A Correction.
The following explains itself:
Diocese of Wash. Ty. /
Indian Missions. {

Indian Missions.
Industrial School.
NEAH BAY, March 20, loc3.
Ed. ARGUs:--Dear Sjr:-In the issue
OF the ARGUS, of March 8th, l noticed
an error in reference to this school:
We have 81 children on the roll, with
an average attendance of at least 30 in.
stead of 40 as reported.
! cannot as yet be called an "Episco.
pal Clergyman" although working under
the authority of The Rt. Rev. Bishop
Paddock, and being a duly recognized
Missionary of the Church.
Faithfully yours,
j. H. FORREST BELL.
, 1883-03-29

CLINTON, S. c., is sending shifting to
China. One of her cotton factories has
received an order for 500 bales
, 1883-03-29
BIDS RECEIVED.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Puget Sound Iron
Company, at 1rondale, for mining and
hauling Ore from the mines at China
cum to the Furnace at Irondale. Pro-
posals will be received in lots of 1000
tom each, to be open for bids until
March 31st O.
JAMES M. WHITE, Su pit.
, 1883-03-29
Occidental Hotel !

This Popular Stand has just been fitted up and
REOPENED.
Good clean beds, enlarged dining room and com.
Portable parors. No pains win be spared to
render every attention to boarers.
Rooms, with or without board by the day or week, ,
AZ reasonable rates.
43-tf Mrs. j. DALGARDNO Prop'r
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25
gaTATTnM IN OFFICE.

A repeaI of the act of 1920 limiting the
years. is the next step which the National
| Civil Service Reform League is seeking to
| take in pursuance of its purpose to purify
and improve the civil service of the country.
| At the request Of the executive committee
of the League, Mr.. Frederick W. Whitridge
has prepared an argument demonstrating
the advantages to accrue from the pro-
posed repeal, and these may be broadly
epitomized as follows: .
/. 1t will tend to take the civil service out
Of party politics and put it on the same
basis as the army and ncvy, making the
holders Of business offices the servants Of
the whole people and not of one party.
q By assuring Office holders that they
viii keep their places SO long as they are
efficient and faithful, it will remove the
incentive to run eaucuses and conventions
in order to influence the appointing power.
Mr.. N'hitridge contends that the League
is not enaeavoring to make any innovation
whatever. and that the effect of the aboli-
ton of the existing system of arbitrary
removals and rotation ia Office will not be
to establish either permanent tenure OF
office, Oh office holding aristocracy or q
bureaucracy. The repeai was proposed i'll
the Senate i'll 1926 and was actually carried
in 1886 by vote Of 81 to 1G, Webster, Clay,
Benton, Calhoun, Ewing, Southland and
nearly every other prominent Senator vo-
ting with the majority. It is sought to make
the status Of office holders inst what il was
during the administrations of Washington,
Adams, Jefferson and Madison; to restore
the system under which the Government
grew up and upon which all tho private
business Of the country is conducted that
of making employees feel secure in their
places during good behavior and as long os
they arc able TO properly discharge their
duties.
Rotation in Legislative offices isrecognized
rs wise and judieious in Il representative
government like ours, and the constitution
has provided for it by limiting the terms OF
Senators and Representatives, but it has
done nothing of the sort with reference to
administrative officers, and the experience
Of every business man and the testimony of
every civilized nation excepting Turkey and
the United States show that such o system
applied to officers of the latter character
would not be wise. The force and ability
with which Mr.. Whitridge vindicatos and
defends the position of the civil service re-
formers on the matter under discussion are
unQuestionable, and his views are strength
ened by quotations from the utterances of
such men rs Jefferson, Webster, Clay and
Calhoun, who all took strong grounds
against the act of 1920 and denounced its
evil effects.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

BADLY BITTEN.-A fight took place at
Hirsch's Bull Run store, in Assumption
parish, last Sunday evening at 8 O'Clock,
between Martin Knox, boss ditcher on the
Belle Alliance plantation, and Mike Book
ley, one of the men working in Knox's
gang. Finding that his antagonist was
likely to get the better of the set-to, Book
ley violated tho MARQUIS of Queensbury's
rules by using his teeth, with which he de-
tachod the end of Knox's nose and bit him
severely on both hands. Fearing to remain
in the neighborhood and stand the chance
of meeting punishment for his cannnbilis-
tic deed-which is a crime punishable by
imprisonment in the ponitentiary-Boo
made tracks and boarded steamboat at
the Donaldsonville landing Monday even
ing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25
TIE RIsHOP,s COMING.

Under the direction of the Board of
Church Wardens, every necessary prepare
ton has been made at the Catholic rectory
for the reception and entertainment of
Bishop Leray, who is expected here to-mor-
row, from New Orleans. ."..
The object of his prospective visit, as we
stated last week, is to confer with the COM
mittee appointed by DR.. Jno. E. Duffel,
chairman of the meeting Of Catholics held
on the 18th ultimo, with view to reaching
an understanding and effecting an adjust
ment, if possible, Of the matters involved in
the unfortunate controversy relative to the
management OF the temporal affairs Of the
Ascension Church.
The members of the conference committee
are Messrs. Felix Leblanc, Camille NJ ollere,
Jean Fegrier, Capt. Il. 2. Landry and Capt.
DE. Jones, and we feel sure that the judg-
ment, discretion and ability of these gen
tlemen can be relied upon and that they
viii we'll represent the interests and wishes
of their constituents. The desire for har-
mony appears to be universal among the
Catholics of Ascension, and deep and gen
eral disappointment will ensue if the com
m;ttee and the Bishop fail to reach an
agreement Catholic opinion will justify
great concessions on either side in order
that peace may be restored.
The coming CT Bishop Leray has given
rise to the report that he will bring with
him parish priest to replace Father Coup
pens, and that the Church will be recpened
Tomorrow and regular services resumed
1t is scarcely probable that the Bishop has
gone SO Iar, III advance Of eifecting an ad-
;testmellt witt! the }"ardens, but the circu-
iation of such rulnor indicates the public
anxiety for a solution of the pending diff
Guilty. Doubtless the wish was father to the
thought.
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y :
STATE NEWS.

Items of Interest Cleaned from the Louisi-
/ ana Press.
There is one case of small pox in Baton
Rouge and Clinton has two.
The residence of DR.. Martin at Red River
Landing was destroyed by fire.
Several cases of small pox have occurred
in the Oakley neighborhood of Franklin
parish.
| Fhe farmers are organizing anti-monop-
oily clubs in Union parish, something on the
grange order.
| Gilbert Dubois is in Jail at Alexandria
charged with the murder of Richard MCGEE
who was recently assassinated. The pris-
oner claims to be able to prove an abb.
VIM. Davis stabbed and dangerously
wounded Henderson Williams and woman
named Louisiana Robinson, in West Baton
Rouge. All the parties are colored Davis
is in jail
The contract for rebuilding the Morganza
levee has been awarded to Gen. &. A. Meyer.
He expects to begin work September /, with
force of 400 hands, and to complete the
leVeo by the LIST of January.
| The new steamboat company organized
at Natehitoehes has decided not to place a
boat i'll the Red river trade at present, the
| Red River and Coast Line having agreed to
reduce freight rates to the tariff of 1880.
| Abram Gurley and Andrew Williams, two
West Baton Rouge darkies, had quarrel,
| and Williams was stabbed once in the left
dition is precarious. Gurley is under arrest.
James L. Johnson and John Hugh, eolored
laborers, had q fight i'll West Baton Rouge
parish, which eliminated in the shooting
and dangerous wounding of Hugh. johnson
escaped and went to New Orleans, where he
was captured by the police.
DR.. Jos. Moncha, O respected physician
Of Avoyeiles parish, aged 70 years, was
stricken with apoplexy and fell from his
buggy while on his way to visit some pa
tients. His body was found III the prairie
three miles from Marksville.
A Negro child two years old was about to
ot buiiee Ill 1NatSiilloeHSS plltsn WlieH III
displayed signs Of life and is now nearly
well. 1t lay in @ trance twenty four hours,
and recovered animation while the lid OF its
coffin WIS being fastened on.
Geo. Chandler, colored youth, was acct
dentally shot and killed by Bill Lloyd, also
colored, in Franklin parish. Lloyd was OK
aiming Colts revolver belonging to q
companion, when the hammer slipped from
under his thumb, discharging the weapon
and shooting Chandler in the neck. The
Coroner's jury fully exonerated Lloyd.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25
ADVERTISEMENTS.
AYERS
uz q A- rIe Cure

contains an antidote for :,ll lnalariai disor-
ders which so far as known, is used in no other
remedy. It contains no 0ulniue, nor any min
eral ncr deleterious substance whatever, and
consequently produces nc injurious effects upon
the constitution, but leaves the system as
healthy as it was before the attack.
WE WARRANT AYERS AGUE CURE
to cure every case of Fever and Ague, Internit-
tent or Chill Fever. Remittent Fever, Dumb
Asne, Bilious Fever, and Liver Complaint
caused by malaria. In case Of failure, after due
trial, dealers are authorized, by our circular
dated July 1st 1892, to refund the money.
Dir. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

Or. Joseph JONES' the distinguished Pres
ldent of the State Board of Health, has IA
vored the CHIEF with copies of several doc
unents OF considerable value and interest,
one OF these is pamphlet giving 81. cut
line OF tho history, theory and practice of
quarantine, and treating Of the relation of
quarantine to constitutional and interua-
t1onal law and commerce; another is an
elaborate series OF statistical tables relative
to the commerce OF New Orleans from the
cessIon OF the territory OF Orleans to the
United States III 1903 up to md Including
tho year 1882; a third is the opinion OF +. c.
Iachane, Esq, attorney OF tho Board of
Health, sustaining the legality OF the quaI
amino laws OF Louisiana, and q fourtl. the
report Of the Secretary OF tho Board show
ing the registered physicians Of the State.
The treatlso on quarantine and the COM
mercial statistics were written ana cornniIod
by DR.. Jones himself, and evinco the dovo-
ton CT much time ana careful study to the
important matters considered.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

hIS.2H iTEM9.-lnorc promises &c be lively
times i'll the Bayou Sara and New Orleans
steamboat trade this season. ! breach hav-
ing occurred between Capt! J. J. Brown On
one hand and Capt, T. p. Leathcrs and Mr..
John }. Janney on the other--these ,rert}e-
men being owners Of iia L. j. Cav in the
proportion of one-tiiird eacil-Cae5t. Brown
has been deposed from the management of
that steamer, ana the former efficient and
popular clerk, Mr.. Sullivan S. Streck, Is
now III command. Capt. Streck, who halls
from Donaldsonvillo, has hundreds of warm
friends ail along the coast, and it will be
surprising il the Gay fails to secure liner
III share Of business under his na1sacement,
Nothing daunted by the action of his
partners, Capt. Brown has formed COM
bination with Messrs, Duncan +. Kenner of
New Orleans, jeremiah Supple of Bayou
Goula, John I. Irvine of Bayou Sara and
several other equally prominent and influ-
ential capitalists, under the title of the
Merchants, ana Planters Packet Conna,1v
and will run two boats in opposition to Tia
Gay and Hanna. One of the new com
pany's steamels-tle st. John-has already
been IN the trade some time under the com
maud OF Capt. Z. Q. NeIancon, and on tie
Ith OF September the Clinton, a swift and
desirable sidewleei boat will enter the
trade with Capt. Brown on the roof. me
clinton will leave New Orleans Friday and
Monday evenings, simultaneously with the
Gay. ;std The competition betwess, these
Steamers will be red-hot. The DAYS of the
st. John will be changed when the Clinton
comes out, which will bring the Hanna and
st. John INTO closer juxtaposition, so to
SPEAK, ana as we have said before, there
rRftl be lively tunes III the Bayou Sara trade,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

A glorious rainfall blessed TIE people OF
this town and vicinity on Monday, followed
by another Wednesday and third to-day.
The water famine is at III end and our citi
zens arc no longer in danger OF clogging
their interiors with snnd-bars from using
Mississippi river composition for drinking
prlrDoscs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

Bravo. The D. D. S. Club is first in the
field to celebrate the subsistence of the
small pox scourge and the opening OF au-
tumn with q public entertainment We
predict brilliant need Of success for tho
of the Dramatic and Social Club upon their
enterprise.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

Some time ago a relative of Gustave Paul,
the colored man who was hanged in thi;
town last January for murder, made appli-
cation at the Clerk and Recorders Office for
Il carpet sack owned by Paul which had
been filed with the Clerk, but it could not be
found. During the present week. Deputy
Clerk McCulloh accidentally discovered the
carpet sack on top of one of the armoirs,
and the friends of Paul can now recover the
valuable property.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

Two or three deaths from yellow fevor
navy yard, including Surgeon Owens, and
several new cases IRE reported. Though
the disease has not yet invaded the eorpo-
ratio limits OF the town, many OF the people
are panic stricken and hundreds have
eought safety i'll fight. Mobile has estab-
lishod rigid quarantine against Pensa-
cola.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

Mr.. Geo. Ell. Baber having resigned his
position rs station agent and telegraph OPP
orator for the Texas and Pacific railroad at
Donaldsonville, Mr.. S. S. Ingnlan has been
appointed to succeed him. Mr.. Baber has
gone to Marshall, Texas, and Mr.. mgman
3 on duty at our station,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25
Saturday, August 25, 1888.

An authoritative and emphatic denial is
made by the New Orleans Tiaaes-Densocrat
of the report that its managing editor, Ma
ior Il. A. Burke, aspiyos to succeed Hon. B.
T. Jonas as United states Senator.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

TELEpHoNIC NGw5.--The GRIEF WIS IA
vorco On Wednesday by q call from Mr.
VIM. w. Euck, manager OF the Great South
orn Telephone and Telegraph Company,
the corporation that Is engaged i'll the en-
tecprise Of establishing telephone commu-
nlcatlon between Baton Rouge ana New
Orleans. sar. Huck, who is evidently Il
so1tialnaR CT more than usual capacity and
energy, Informed Us that work on the lew
line Is progressing very tavorabiy; that the
posts would be il position as Gar up as DON
Glasouv!iie in three Or four days, and that
Il Is expected the wire will BIO put un within
two weeks thereafter The purpose OF the
company Il placing their wire on The right
bank OF the river instead Of the LET: was TO
afford the benefit OF teiephcnic co,nmuni-
c&uon 10 Donaldsonviie and pia4uemiuo,
and ultimately 10 establish connection with
Nepoeonviilo, Thibodn,1x and other points
on the Bayou L&fourci4c down to the dor
gan railfoa<s- For the present, however,
the ain is 10 constIuc. the main line from
New Orleans 70 the State Capital and locate
Offices, or exchanges as they are usually
called, at Eialuomine and DonalGsonvi1Ie.
Bayou Lafourche will be travorsed al this
place by Il three wire cable, and the Missis-
slpl}l river viii be crossed in like manner at
Baton Rouge and New Orleans. If one
line proves inadequate to accommodate the
business offered-as will almost certainly
the lett bank of the river. Increased facil-
tiles for rapid communication between
Baton Rouge and the metropolis will be de-
during the session of the General
Assembly, and the Great Southern Company
proposes to do its part toward meeting tie
demand.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25

During an affray which occurred on the
steamer Edward J. Gay last night, ct some
point between New Orleans and this place,
the second mate was cut and badly woun-
ded by roustabouts. We have not been able
to get the particulars of the row, but hear
that it arose from gambling and drinking
among the roustabouts and an attempt on
their part to strike and lump the boat :"
at one of her landings.