The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-23

The Nolan challenge has been accepted By
the Rapides picked nine and the long ea.
pected match is appointed to take place on
Sunday, July g. The Rapides nine will be
composed of three players from each of the
three crack clubs of that parish-Goldens
Gilt Edge and Cotile-and has assumed the
name of the Alexandria Base Ball Club
with Mr.. T. M. Hossat as manager Gel
down to pKastice, Nolans; you need it badly
and must.have it if you would retrieve the
Alexandria defeat of last October
On account of the threatening weather the
players Of the Teutonic and COSMOPOLITAN
mines showed Dip in slim force last Sunday.
SO resort was had to the usual method of
| choosing UP sides from among the players
| ON the grounds, one team being dubbed Beer
Drinkers and the other Lemonade Drinkers.
A very Interesting game was played, result
ing in victory for the B. DIS by Che fol-
lowing score:
Beer eer DR. Drinkers n GERS 80 g 9 I Ola
In accordance with previous arrangement
the losing side paid for the keg of beer in
waiting at the residence of Capt. Louis
Wild, and the ball tossers all repaired
thither to empty that keg. The process
proved most enjoyable one, and merrier
party is seldom to be seen. The health of
Capt. Wild and his family was drunk, pre-
coded by three rousing cheers. that almost
loosened the shingles from the roof.
The Young Tigers crossed the river last
Sunday and played match with the J. L.
Brents, defeating them by the subioined
score in fve-inning game:
j. {. Bren asls ..:.. ..o s-l5
Umpire-Melviffe Israel J
Scorer-E. Levy.
The Nolans are going to Houmas store
tomorrow afternoon to- play the New Hopes.
The h. d. Bent1eys invited the Henry
McCalls to play game tomorrow in Don
jacksonville, but no answer has been re-
ceived.
1t is more than probable that the Nolans
will visit Morgan City on the second or
third Sunday of July.
The Brennans defeated the Clarks at the
New Orleans park last Sunday Is to 4, and
the Fords downed the Rogers in the same
city by the beautiful score of 2 too,
Providence is ahead in the National
League contest, while St. Louis has taken
first place from the Athletics in the Ansri-
gan Associations.
The steam ferry-boat Bella Israel laid ND I
on Tuesday last for the purpose of having
few improvements made, consisting of
The covering of her boiler with asbestos CO.
nent and the attachment of Hancock in
'plrator. This cement is a non-conductor
II heat and will effect a saving of twenty
I've per centum in fuel. In fact, we are in
ormed that the steamers consumption of
'oal has been diminished from nine to thir-
cen barrels day since the application of
ne asbestos casing. Blanket telling is often
Ised for this purpose, it is claimed that
he asbestos is superior, as it will last four
T i've years on boilers in constant use,
whereas in the course of year or two the
ar will burn off the felting and leave the
anVas hanging loosely about the boilers
nd pipes. The Hancock inspirator is an
pparatus for feeding water to steam boil ,
rs, for filling tanks and performing all :
ne functions of pump i'll the handling of
'ater. Ithas no movable or working parts.
durable and will not get out Of order.
he apparatus is double, one-haIf being a |
fter, the other half a forcer, the litter
rawing the water and delivering it to the e
'rcer, which in turn delivers it to the boiler
any steam pressure without adjustment. !
ne notable advantage Of the inspirator
yer pump is, that all the steam required t
operate the former is condensed in the
alter, thereby heating it and returning it
Ito the boiler at rate of temperature
hich obviates the necessity of heater
he improvements are giving entire salts
elton to the owners of the ferry-boat and
I've materially lessened the crafts run
ing expenses. &c