The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-20

convey streets. The single case und
treatment is the child of Edgar Fernando
on Opelousas street, between Railroad Av
nue. and Lessard street. Ed. Smiths chi
has recovered.
An alteration and improvement in Il
appearance of the card of Mr.. T. Il. Tr
pagnier, Matchmaker and jeweler, will
noted by observant readers of the CH1E
BY his skill us an artisan, his prompt an
straightforward business methods and h
reasonable prices, Mr.. Trepagnier has 81
cured liberal share of public patronag
and we know he will do every thing in h
power to merit 8 continuance and increas
thereof. Parties having watches, clocks {
jewelry in need of repair or who wish I
buy or sell those articles, can not do bette
than to call on Mr.. Trepagnier at his sho
adjoining the post-ofice.
PITTsBURG CoAL.-Mr. Patrick Reddine
| ton, our esteemed neighbor of the Mechan
les Exchange, has purchased at low figure
1000 barrels of first-class Pittsburg coal
and will retail it at lowest market prices
The coal is lying against the levee, on Mis-
sissippi street, opposite the Exchange
where it can be readily loaded into carts
Consumers who have not yet engaged thei
| winters fuel will do we'll to buy it of MI
Reddingtos, as he makes the declaratio.
that he can not be undersold. He has al
ready disposed of Il quantity of the fuel an,
from present appearances the pile will no
last long. Therefore, if you would Obtain
good coal at low figure, apply at tn
Mechanics Exchange without delay.
OsH 90 PUBLIC LANDS. THE editor of tn,
CHIEF has recently correspondent with Hon
VIM. 2. Kellogg, our Congressman elect
with reference to the status of the Houmas
lands situated in this parish, and in order
to familiarize himself with the matter Mr.
Kellogg applied to the Commissioner of th<
General Land Office at Washington for in.
formation. A letter from the Commits
sioner in response to the inquiries made
has been forwarded to us and we shall give
the document space III our next issue. Il
will DO read with special interest by the
people of the seventh and eighth wards
who are nearly all deeply concerned in the
settlement OF the long pending question as
to the ownership of the lands comprised
within the limits Of the Houmas claims.
Our talented young confrcfe T. Sambola
Jones, Esq, local editor Of the Capitolia,,-
Adooeate, was one of the shining lights of
the delegation of Knights of Pythias from
Baton Rouge who visited Donaldsonville
this week, and it gave Us much qualification
to meet him and find him as lively and
genial as ever. Our happy spirited friends
Messrs. John Hannah and Hy. G. Brown
were also of the party and it was pleasure
to ride the Pythian goat in their company.
Past Chancellor A. D. Lytie, gentleman
whose fund of wit, humor and good nature
seems inexhaustible; DR.. w. q. Reynaud,
the able District Deputy Grand Chancellor,
and Mr.. J. B. Magruder, the efficient Keep
were prominent members of the delegation
whose acquaintance VIC were gratified to
make and shall be glad to improve.
RAIN AT LAsr.-To use acommon phrase,
the backbone Of the long drouth has been
broken. The sprinkle of Sunday was fol-
lowed by smart shower ON Tuesday, and
more or less rain has fallen every day
since, repienisting depleted cisterns and
allaying the dust plague from which we
have suffered for so many weeks. The rain
mas proven especially welcome to our sugar
planters, most of whom have stopped their
mills for the purpose of windrowing cane.
The ground has been so dry heretofore
that comparatively little fall planting has
been done for fear the staple would be in
ured by dry rot. While the condition of
5he cane cut for the mill within the next
en days will not be bettered by the rains,
here will doubtless be marked improve
nent noticeable in two or three weeks, un-
ess the weather proves exceptionally un-
favorable IN the interim.
SUGAR SH1pMENIs.-From the l4th to the
18th Of October, both dates inclusive, 8O7
barrels of sugar and Is barrels of molasses
we're shipped over the Donaldsonville wharf,
making total of 1885 barrels of sugar to
late. OF this weeks shipments the molas-
'es and AL barrels Of sugar were from the
Belle Alliance place, 1872 barrels from Mr..
Buckner's Crescent place, 125 barrels from
Messrs. Lemann & Hanson's Peytavin place,
md So barrels from Messrs. Lemann &
1um's Palo Alto place. The steamer E. J.
Jay took the molasses and 247 barrels of
ugar, the Belle of the Coast 159 barrels,
he Whisper 81, the Assumption 157. and the
Annie z. Silver 80. The last mentioned
was made to Memphis, the others
o New Orleans. Bayou Lafourche having
isen sufficiently to permit fatboat navi-
'atlon, the shipments over the wharf will
lot attain the increase and heavy proper
ions which would otherwise have resulted.
n the foregoing statement none of the
ugar and molasses brought here by hat-
'oats and transferred to steamers at the
ead of the bayou is included.
IHE BRIDaE.-Messrs. Berger and Henry
re putting on the finishing touches to the
lew iron bridge, and the structure will be
ested and rendered to the Donaldsonville
fridge Company during the coming week.
t a meeting of the Board of Directors of
MS corporation held to-day, q resolution
as adopted proposing to accept the bridge !
I its present condition if the constructing |
ompany will furnish satisfactory guar