The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-21


The firm Of Mrs. NJ Israel & Co., has re-
ceived during the past week an extensive
and varied stock of clothing for gentlemen
and boys. which is being disposed of at sur
prisingIy low figures, in order to make room
for the mammoth stock of fall and winter
goods already purchased and soon to arrive.
Suits of every description. Goats, pants
aud vests in suits or separate, to meet the
wishes of all corners.
The ball given at Grange Hall, last Sat
urday night, under the auspices of a num-
Der of the young gentlemen of that neigh
borhood, proved most enjoyable affair, as
might have been expected. A party of
about twenty ladies and gentlemen from
Donaldsonviiie were in attendance and en-
joyed the trip and the ball immensely. The
entertainment was most excelIently con-
Quoted in every particular, fact upon
which we felicitate the projectors and man
ayers. The pleasures of the dance were
INDUCED in until about 3 o'clock in the
morning, and it was an hour later when the
Donaldsonville guests returned to town.
Rice planters who are counted among the
readers of this number of the CHIEF will
find something to their interest and advan-
tage in the announcement that Mr.. VIM D..
Park of DonaldsonvilIe has secured a gen.
eral agency for the sale of rice sacks man
ufactured by the reliable New Orleans firm
of McGrath & Lemon. Mr. Park is pre-
pared to furnish the best goods the market
affords at prices that can not be undersold
anywhere, and he solicits trial order that
he may have q chance to prove the correct
ness of this statement. Rice producers
who have dealings with our young friend
Mr.. Park will find him courteous, reliable
and straightforward in business matters, as
he is in every thing else.
DEATH OF JNo. F. AyRAUD.-Ata late hour
last evening we were panied to learn of the
death of Mr.. Jno. T. Ayraud, which occurred
at his residence in the third ward some time
during the afternoon. Our informant did
not know the cause Of death, and we are
unable at this late hour to obtain particulars
of the event OF to give even brief bio
graphical notice of the deceased. Mr.. Ay-
raud was one of the Oldest citizens Of the
parish. He filed the position OF Recorder
of Mortgages and Conveyances with great
efficiency for sixteen years prior to the war,
and was well informed concerning the rec
ords of that office and the affairs to which
they pertained. We shall publish in our
life and death of this venerable gentleman.
Meantime, we extend our sympathies to the
relatives and friends who have been called
upon to mourn his demise.
Last Sunday night The handsome residence
ofJno. It. Park, Esq, on Chetimaches street,
was the scene OF as pleasant q soilGe dd'l-
sante as has been given this season, the
entertainment having been devised by the
young gentlemen of the Doraidsonville
Dramatic and Social Club. The merry
party was almost exclusively composed Of
the younger portion of the young people Of
town, as far as the cavaliers went, only the
members Of the club being present-and
not a few Misses have been heard to declare
that despite The absence of tie elder young
men, it was most enjoyable afair through
out. With such encouragement, we feel
sure the members Of the D. D. & S. G. will
give many another hop, affording their
friends frequent opportunities for Willing
away a delightful evening. Dancing was
kept up until a late hour and the deep
voiced town clock had already sounded
moro than one of the wee, sma' hours when
the guests dispersed, each and all heartily
we'll pleased with the entertainment.
BLED TO DEATu.-Thursday morning a
young colored man named Wash Davis, a
laborer and coachman on the Pointe Hou-
He was holding plow in the cane field, as
sisting in the work Of laying by the crop,
when he was severely cut near the ankle by
huke of the pillow, severing an artery and
causing profuse flow of blood. Instead OF
taking immediate measures to stop the
hemorrhage, some of the young mans fell
low workmen placed him on a mule and
told him to ride to the quarters. When he
reached the gate he was so weakened by loss
of blood that he fell from the mule and haC
to be carried into the house. Mrs. Jonas
Bailey, wife of the manager of the place,
went to Davis cabin as soon as informed
of the accident and applied ligature &c
the wounded limb, but the unfortunate
youth was in dying state and expired sooI
after. Davis was trustworthy, industriou:
! young man, about - OF 20 years of age, anc
his death is regretted by all who knew him
SMALL Pox.-Our report of the progress
of this disease in Donaiisonville for the
current week is quite favorable. Aibei
| there are four new cases, one of these wa:
imported from Assumption, no deaths have
| occurred, the type Of the malady has mate
rally modified and nearly all the old case
are convalescent. The new patients are tn,
| following:
| Colored girl, Annie Rice's godchild, cor
ner Railroad Avenae and Conway street
brought from Assumption.
| Hetty and Elsey, colored women, in pes
| house.
Thomas Johnson, colored boy, Chetima
ches street, near corner Iberville.
| Several patients have been pronounced
cured, and the Health Officers will dis
charge several more in the course of Tin
next few days. Infected premises art
thoroughly disinfected and the clothing ans
| bedding used by the sick promptly de