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Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
ADJOURNED MEETING,

ADJOURNED MEETING.
DONALDsoNvILLE, July "a, 1883.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Police Jury
met this day.
The roll was called. which resulted as follows:
Present-R. T. Hanson. President; Dr. Ed
ward Duffel, Messrs. Matthias Rodriguez, Ben
Gibson and G. 2. Blouin.
Absent-Messrs. Pierre Klopman, Henry C..
Brand and Solomon harmon.
The minutes of the last meeting we're read
and approved with the exception of the follow
ing error, which was ordered to be corrected.
following, viz Hon. Henry L. Dnffel was ap-
pointed delegate to the late Baton Rouge
Levoo Convention in lieu of Hon. VIM. Porcher
Miles, and not in lieu of Mr.. Soaring Taylor. as
reported in the minutes OF the last proceedings
of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Blouin, seconded by Mr..
Gibson, it was
Resolved, That the sum Of two hundred and
twenty-five dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated to MD Messrs. Miller Gondran
to build the proposed ferry wharf and landing
Resolued, further. That the committee ap-
pointed to examine and report this matter be
discharged.
The report of Mr.. NJ. w. barton, State In
spector was read, and the President was a,l-
thorized to confer with the State Engineers
relative to that portion which recommends the
raising Of certain levees, and with the Overseers
of Roads and Levees relative to that portion
which recommends the removal of certain
buildings from tho 1evees.
F. B. Earhart, ESQ.,, one of the committee ap-
pointed to examine the books and papers of
Mr.. Felix Reynaud asked leave to defer report
ing at present, on account of the absence of his
colleague, Judge Duffel detained by illness.
The report of II. T. Richard, Overseer of
Roads and Levees for first, second and fourth
structed to use the authority vested in hinl for
tho purpose of nending the evil he reports.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson seconded by MIR.
BlOuin, the President was authorized to con-
tract for digging q we'll for the nso of Ere On
gines in any place within available proximity
to the Courthouse.
letter of Frederick Duffel ESQ.,, attorney of
Louis Lefort asking the payment of certain
Judgment in favor of said LefOrt and against
the parish, was read. and motion of Mr..
Blouin, seconded by DIR. Duffel, it was referred
to a committee of two, including the President,
to examine and report thereon at the next meet
ing.
On motion of DR.. Duffel. seconded by Mr.
Blouln. Messrs. Hanson. Gibson and Braud
were appointed committee to make the budget
for the year 1883 and submit the same to the
Jury at its next meeting.
The Police Jury adjourned:
(Signed) r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk
A true copy: r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk
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Mrs. Arthur Roman, accompanied by her
lovely and accomplished young daughter,
Miss Ida, who have been spending some
time with Mrs. Jos. Wildersen on the Ores
cent plantation, left last Thursday for their
home III Carrollton. During their stay here
both ladies have, by their amiable and
agreeable dispositions, made many warm
friends, who regret that their sojourn could
not have been prolonged.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

III the latest list OF deaths prepared by
the Supreme Reporter of the Knights of
Honor. upon which assessment No. I24 is
based, is included the name of L. D. Arce-
neaux, late of Donaldsonviile Lodge No.
26i3}3. and Reporter McCulloh is daily ex-
pecting the arrival of the draft in payment
of the beneficiary certificate Of 5000 held
by deceased,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

The tower in which the new bell Of As
cension Hook and Ladder Company is to be
suspended is being erected under the super
vision of Foreman Henry Cook, Sr. The
tower will stand Immediately adjacent to
the truck-house on the side next to the resi-
dence of Mr. David Israel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

When you are in need Of shoes, either for
yourselves or your sons, do not forget that
Mrs. M. Israel Il Co. have in stock large
and fine assortment of mems and boys
shoes, which are guaranteed to give as good
a fit and to be as lasting as any shoemakers'
made to-order shoe. Call and see for your
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Our manly young friend and co-worker
Mr.. W. L. Stirling. a member of the CHIEF $
corps of accomplished typographical artists,
left Us on Tuesday fer Eacation of eight
or ten days, which he is spending with rala-
tiyes and friends at his home in West Fell
ciana. William has earned holiday by six
months of steady and faithful work, and
we hope he will enjoy it to the utmost.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Mrs. DR.. Mary Smith kindly sent to our
office this week half dozen of the finest
peaches we have seen this season. The
largest of the beauties measured 81 inches
cious to the taste as its appearance was
pleasing to the eye. The peaches were grown
in Mrs. Smiths garden and would do credit
to any locality. We return thanks for the
specimens with which we were favored.
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An Open Letter.

DoNALDsoNvILLE, July &c. 1888.
To the President and Board of Church Wartlens:
Ge,.tlemen-Having no right to alter a
public act filed in the Recorders Office, l
take this means of expressing my wish to
erase my signature from the last charter
Incorporating the Congregation of the Ro-
man Catholics of Ascension,
Your respectful servant,
R, PROSPER LANDRY.
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Mr.. and Mrs Jnle5 A. Gondran of this
town left last Monday, per steamerCorona a,
en- route for Biloxi, where they will spend a
few weeks. We trust they will derive much
pleasure as we'll as benefit from their trip
and that they will both return greatly i'm
proved in health.
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Mr.. Ulysse Dugas, a popular young c1ti-
zen and planter Of Assumption parish, is
having a fine residence built on his place,
about nine miles below Donaldsonville.
Our young friend Gingry, the painter, has
occurred the contract for painting the build
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Miss Mary Thomas of New Orleans is
visiting her friends, Mrs. Coughlin and
family, Of Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Friday night of last week an accident oc-
Cured on the Texas Pacific railroad, about
two miles above Plaquemine, caused by
the breaking of the rear axle of the tender
freight train bound east. Several cars were
smashed to pieces and Mr.. Jno. Jefferson,
a citizen of Iberville, had his knee sprained,
but no lives were lost. The wreck was
cleared away in time to avoid the detention
of other trains.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Three applicants were initiated in the
Junior Workman's degree at Tuesday even
ing's meeting of Lee Lodge, A. 0. u. w.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Capt. J. A. Comstock of the Red River
and Coast line steamer Whisper was in
town last Tuesday, on short visit to his
relatives and friends.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Leblanc of New Or
leans are spending some time with Mrs.
LeBlanc's mother, Mrs. Jean Rateau of this
parish
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DoNALDsoNVILLE, La,
Saturday, July 20, 1888.
LOCAL JOTTrNGs.

A. Riggs Bro, cistern makers, 2i7 Delord
ct, N. o. Send for price list.
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Runs earned-Nolans, 8. First bases on errors
-Rapides. 3; Nolans, s.. First base on called
balls.Nolans z Struck ont1nRapides, 8; No
| lans. 7. Left on bases-Rapides, 6; Nolans. 4.
1wo-base hits-Rapides, 1; Nolans. /. Three
base hits-Noians 3: Double glays-Rapides 2.
| caught-Rapides. S; Nolans 5: Foul flies caught
| -Nolans 1. Out on bases-Nolans, 4. Time of
game, 1870. Umpire, G. p. Binnings. Scorers.
T. III. Biossat, for Rapldes; Il. McCulloh, for
| Nolans.
| The arrival of the train during the first
half of the seventh inning was the signal
for stampede towards the depot of all the
Alexandrians excepting Messrs. Z. M. Bios
sat, E. j. Sullivan, f. and W. G. Flowers
and Heyman, who remained here until P
M, and boarded the St. John en- route for
Biloxi, where they intended spending few
days before returning home. The short
stay and sudden departure of the visitors
prevented the Nolans and their friends
from extending contemplated courtesies to
the party that we have no doubt would have
proven source Of mutual enjoyment to the
entertainers and their guests. We hope the
Rapidians will visit Us again in the near
ces, and have fair opportunity for testing
Donaldsonville hospitality.
Of course the Nolans and their admirers
are delighted with the manner in which the
boys redeemed the defeat they sustained
last October at the hands of the Rapides
picked nine, and there is general feeling
of confidence here that the Donaldsonville
champions can compete successfully with
any club in the State outside of New Or
leans.
The umpiring of Mr.. Glen. Binnings was,
as the Alexandria Democrat says, Zone of
the features of the game" professional
could have done no better, and we are glad
to say that the decisions of Mr.. Binnings
gave entire satisfaction to the Alexandrians,
the Nolans and the spectators as we'll.
Scorer McCu1loh of the Nolans is also to be
praised for his very complete and correct
record of the game in all its details.
large crowd of people witnessed the
contest and the audience would have been
much more numerous had the game oc-
Cured later in the evening. While the
home players were of course prime favorites
with most of the lockers on and received
the larger share Of applause, the visitors
were also warmly applnuded at times, and
the beautiful catch of long fly by Mr..
Neal in centre field elected a general dem
onstration of admiring plaudits in which
the Nolan players heartily joined.
Naturally the Rapidians are not disposed
to accept the result of Sundays bout as a
final test of tho comparative prowess of the
contending clubs, and already return
game at Alexandria is spoken of by the
newspapers of that town. The organization
of nine composed mostly Of the players
who defeated the Nolans by score of 10 to
4 last year has been suggested, and the
movement will probably take definite shape
within the next few days.
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M. Israel {, Co. will adopt the one-price
system on and after August /. Goods will
be marked in plain figures, at the lowest
market rates, and one customer will have
no advantage over another All patrons of
this house will be placed en- an equal foot
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Wednesday evening the traek-layers of
the New Orleans and Mississippi Valley
railroad had reached the Mount Houmas
plantation, in the sixth ward, and it was
expected that by to-day they would cross
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Rev. r. S. Stuart is rusticatinp at Raw St.
Louis. He is expected back during the
coming week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

SYNOPSIS OF REPORT OF II. 7. RICHARD, ROAD AND
LEVEE INSPECTOR.
ASCENSION, July 10, 1893.
The roada of the first. second and fourth dis
tricts are not in bad condition, considering the
rainy season and high water excepting in Port
Barrow. From the lower line of Mrs. A. Di-
charry down to the railroad bridge on Bayou
Lafourche, distance of about mile, there is
no drainage whatever, excepting one small
ditch. which is far from being sufficient. There
is no cut in the railroad ernbankment to allow
The drainage of Port Barrow.
Saturday morning, May 26, a heavy rain fell
which carried or drifted all the bridges away.
In the evening / came to fig them and could not
find half the lumber. Sunday and Monday I
made several new bridges and new road to
allow people to pass; have condemned bridges
on the old road when they We're bad.
There are several places in the parish where
there are no draining bitches on small proper
ties.
As to the levees. they are about the same as
last year-too low in several places. Necessity
for new levees can not yet be determined owing
to high stage of the water.
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REPORT OF n. ". barton, LEvEE 1NsPEcTo


DoaALDsoSvrLLE, July. 81. 1888.
To the President and Members Police Jury, AS
cension parish:
Gentlemen-I wish to call attention to the
condition of levees on left bank in front of
Darrowyille and above levee built in 1868 by the
State. These levees are too low for high water
and during last higth, water crown was badly
front as we'll as raising to John Cantey's upper
line. There is a wide batture in front. The
levee built by Nolan above Washington church
is also too low. It has a wide crown. All this
work should be done now 50 said 1evee will be-
come well erased before next high water.
would also call attention to some buildings on
crown of levee. one at ferry landing at barrow
vile, one unoccupied warehouse above Moser's
brickyard. north side of bayou, one just below
Braud saw-mil one and half miles below
Donaldsonville, right bank. and one on Bayou
Lafourche about one mile below town. Said
buildings prevent the levee from being coated
with grass, causing a weakness and danger
fish hole on plantation of Kelly Brothers.
would suggest that the attention of Board State
Engineers be called to the above levees ard that
repairs be commenced at once.
With respect.
III. W. DARTON, Inspector.
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The inmates of the CHIEF Office are in
debted to the thoughtful kindness of Miss
Mary Coughlin for an opportunity to regale
themselves with feast of toothsome peach
es. The boys could not fail to appreciate
such a treat coming from any source, but in
this instance its origin made it doubly en-
joyable.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

The revised assessment rolls of this parish
for the current year place total valuation
of 81, 1O2,ss0 on the taxable property of
Ascension, an increase Of $248, SOB over the
assessment of 1882
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Rev. Maurice Eisenberg, the talented
Rabbi of the Congregation Bikur Cholim
and nm active member of the Guild of As
cension, will lecture before the latter organ
ization next Monday evening on the subject
of "God in History
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

A larger and more complete stock OF
mountaineering cart -breechlng, saddles,
blind -bridles-in fact of harness and sad
dlesy Of every description, than that kept
bv Mrs. NJ. Israel s. Co. has never yet been
seen in this town and vicinity. Planters
aenaciaIl,. and the public generally, will
f;,tf il TO their advantage to call and eX-
anime prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Remember the place, Mrs. NJ. fsraefG Co,
,p.uer Of Mississippi and Lessard streets.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

\ water-spout was seen in the river OPP
posite Donaldsonville, last Sunday fore
noon, which occasioned no little interest
and excitement among those who witnessed
the phenomenon. It formed some distance
below town and moved up nearly as tar as
Darrowville, breaking against the shore
lust below that village with heavy force
causing great eonmotion III the water.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Miss Alice Ponds mislaid valuable gold
watch in the dressing room on Phoenix
stage, at the entertainment of Wednesday
night, but was fortunate enough to recover
it tho following day. Miss Ponds had placed
tho watch in basket belonging to one of
the other young ladies taking part III the
farce, mistaking it FOR her own.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Mrs. M. Israel & Co. have in stock large
and varied assortment of all styles and
qualities of ladies' and misses boots, shoes
and slippers, just received from those
standard and we'll known manufacturers,
the firms of Krippendorf 4 Hart, Stribley
and Sullivan, and which are being sold at
greatly reduced prices.
Major Robt. Strong, travelling freight
agent of the Texas Pacific railroad, Is IN
Donaldsonville again, his mission this time
being to notify our merchants of a reduc-
ton IN the railroads tariff for ST. Louis
freights. The Texas Pacific is competing
successfully with the steamboats, IN the
Transportation of dry packages.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

Deputy Sheriff Israel brought back from
Plaquemine, last Saturday, the colored
man named Jack Collins who had been
arrested there by Marshal Bisley upon in
formation received that Collins had shot
and wounded nnaR III this parish the week
before. The ARRAY did not occur at the
Reuss mace, SIS We had heard, but at OF
near the Adlard Landry school house. in
the first ward Collins had Il difficulty with
a man named Jim Hagan and settled
il by drawing revolver and shooting
Hagan twice III the face
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

A full and varied line of new style bug
eies, carriages and sulkies, road-carts and
baby carriages at very moderate prices, at
NJ. Israel & Co. S new store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-29

Poor man! How ravenously he seizes
upon his food! Has he Just been rescued
from shipwreck, after weeks of starva-
ton?
What an idea! No, sir, he is a bust
ness man, who has dropped in for lunch.
But see how he bolts his food. | fear
he will choke himself.
There is no danger, assure you. He
IS used to it. Americans never chew
their food Think of the time lost by the
masticating mortal!
But is he not in danger of contracting
dyspepsia?
No; he has it already. His mother
took care to provide him with that ac-
complishment when he was boy.
But see how red he has become in the
face He must be suffering.
Undoubtedly; it has just occurred to
him that he was to meet another bust
ness man at two o'clock, and you see it
is now within five minutes of that hour
But he has just given another order.
He will surely be late.
No; business man can do much in
five minutes.
The waiter has just brought him some
thing.
Yes; it is pie; it will slip down easily.
Pom my word, it is gone!
And he, too.
But man cannot eat that way and
live long.
No; he will go off in an apoplectic fit
in an hour or two perhaps, though pos
sibly he may live a few months to. enjoy
the delights of indigestion.
But do you Americans never chew
your food?
My dear sir, do you take us for rumi-
mating animals? Cows chew. Americans
cat their food Boston Transcript.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-29
The Largest Living Animal.

What a monster of contradictions!
An animal which looks like fish,
but which is not fish which lives al
ways in the water, but which can not
live long under water, and which new
ertheless will die on land which has
mouth large enough to engulf at once
a dozen readers of ST. Nicholas, but
whose throat is so small your fathers
fist can fill it.
A whale Yes, a veritable giant
among giants, the largest of all living
creatures.
To one who does not know the rea-
son for it, it must seem odd to say that
the whale is not fish. But in fact it
is no more fish than you are A fish
has cold blood, and takes the little oxy-
gen it needs from the water by means
of gills while the whale must take its
oxygen from the atmospheric air, just
as you do.
You need to take oxygen into your
lungs to give to your blood at very
short intervals, so that you cannot exist
for more than two or three minutes at
the utmost without breathing. OF course
it would not do for the whale to have
breath so often, for in that case he
could never stay under water long
enough to secure his food, and would
consequently starve.
To provide against this catastrophe
the whale is enabled to charge a reser-
voir of blood with oxygen, and thus
with an hours supply of aerated blood.
it can dive down and remain under wa
teruntil the supply is exhausted. Should
it be detained after the supply is gone,
it will drown as surely as your own self.
The tail is set transversely to the body
and its motion, unlike that of the same
member in fish, is up and down and
with such vigor does it move that the
surrounding water is forced into Sc
ries of whirling eddies.
This tail is, moreover, the whale
chief weapon, though occasionally it
does make use of its head or of its
teeth. if it have the latter. Stung to
fury by harpoon, it will sometimes
lash about with its tail to such purpose
as to dash the stout whaleboat to pieces
and hurl the inmates into the sea As
a rule, however, the whale prefers to
run.-John R. Corgell, IN st. Nicholas.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-29

to reprieve. The Celt inquired of a
friend: did you'll think Chantrelle
will get a reo7Smand?''
There are occasional slips of the tongue
which can be traced only to mental
peculiarly, resulting in distorted reason
ing, as was exemphifed by the Young
lady who observed: isn't it strange
that we should get our tortoise-shell
combs from an animal that hasn't got
hair on its head?"
Villages are proverbial forthe develop
ment OF character, or rather character
lists. In such. small centers, peculiar
tiles and eceentricties find scope and
opportunity which are lacking amid
the restrictions and larger interests of
city-life. A village orator eloquently
perforated in a supposed quotation Of
Keats: A thing of beauty is thing for
ever!" A registrar of certain town
in Scotland informs US that he was once
startled by the statement: IF you
please, sir, I've come to registrate the
birth of young woman" In the same
locality, an Irish woman, wanting relief
from the Parochial Board, said. II
would not tell lie to that Prodigal
Boord for anything. Chambers