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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

A reward of S550-s3O0 by the Sheriff
of Lafourche parish and $3.50 by the
Governor of the State-is offered for the
arrest and conviction of Victor Butler,
who foully murdered Ben Corbin on
Gays Coulon plantation, near Thibodaux,
on the 18th of January. Butler is q null
alto, about 81 years of age, 5feet 6 or 7
inches in height; his left eye is slightly
crossed and he usually wears a'cap and
goes without coat.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

The cry is, still they come! Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Landry are rejoicing in the
arrival of feluale cherub at their resi-
dence last week, and Mr.. and Mrs. Obi
meyer were richer Tuesday night by one
daughter than they had been before.
Come right along, little folks, you make
the world brighter and happier, and as
the sable psalmist sings,
Oars room enough, dar's room enough for all.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

j Misses Ella and Eula Gray, sisters of
Mr.. T.. N. Gray, foreman of the Democrat
office, arrived here some three weeks
since and propose, we believe, to become
permanent residents of Donaldsonville.
We hope they will find their new home
pleasant opc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Judges Jno. A. Cheevers and James
Crowell favored us with call Tuesday
evening and cheered us up with a lively
chat. Judge Cheevers is looking better
than lie has done for years, in our opin-
ion, and has almost recovered from the
recent injury to his leg. Judge Crowell
is as hearty as usual, andsseems to enter
tain no thought of being otherwise
These Interpreters of law, logic and the
classics are invited to repeat the0 visit
to the CHIEFS domains early and often.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

ssued by the Clerk and Recorder Of Ascension
parish During. the Week Ending Yesterday.
F. P. Melancon to Miss Lydia Gaudin.
Joseph Dugas to Miss Marie Gauthreaux.
Ferdinand Rodeillat to Miss Carmelite Garcie.
Manuel Falcon to Miss Jeanette Sanchez.
Willie Derdenay to Miss Amanda Bernard.
Alfred Stephens to Miss Augustine Diggs.
Henry Conway to Miss Elizabeth Carmouche
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Revs. Pierre Landry and VIM. Smith
have gone to Alexandria to attend the
annual conference of the NJ. E. Church
in session at that place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Little Hattie Forcha, the daughter of
our friend John P. Forcha, suffered a re-
lapse Of scarlatina and was more seriously
ill than before, but we are glad to say
she is again convalescent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Our local readers can not complain of
the opportunities afforded them for en-
jnying Marii erase Those who visit
New Orleans to pay tribute to the King
of the Carnival are likely to have a good
time, while those who stay at home and
attend the Phoenix ball are sure to enjoy
themselves. Take your choice, and if
you are i'll doubt, give Phoenix the benefit
.of it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

At the solicitation of District Attorney
Earhart, Judge Cheevers this week is
sued all order directing the Jury Com
mission to assemble and draw a special
jury for the third week of February term
of District Court. Notices for meeting
yesterday morning were mailed to the
Commissioners but Mr.. Bel was the only
one to respond, hence the jury could not
be drawn. Col. Bringer is not we'll, and
Capt. Gonzales probably failed to receive
his notice until it was too late to reach
hero ut the time fixed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Mrs. J. A. Braud, Jr., and her charm
ing and accomplished daughter, Miss
Lucille, are sojonrning in New Orleans
and will remain there to participate in
the pleasures of King Rex's carnival.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Some of our young ladies and gentle
men, had anticipated repetition, last
Sunday evening, of the enjoyable visit to
the steamer Jesse K. Bell they made two
weeks before, but the boat came down at
such late hour that the proposed enter
tainment was nipped in the bud. If
gallant Capt. Dick ed known the fond
hopes that were centered on the early
arrival of his popular boat, we believe
he would have left Plaquemine sooner
and put OH an extra head of steam.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

There were no sales of property for
taxes made last Saturday, the few re-
sasining delinquents having settled their
dues. The list we published last week
therefore completes the report Of adjudi-
nafirna
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Our readers are invited to note the
change in the advertisement of Messrs.
Bernard Lemann Il Brother. They keep
staple groceries and provisions always in
stock, and what can't be found at the
Lemann Grand Central Depot in their
limo of business is scarcely worth look
ing for in Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Tho proceedings Of the two latest ses-
sions of the Police Jury are published in
to-day's CHIEF, together With Ordinance
No. IS and resume Of Ordinances Nos.
81, % and 20. We shall endeavor to
publish synopsis of the road and license
ordinances next week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Mr.. Vincento 7. Landry, the newly
appointed Justice of the Peace for the
ninth ward, came to town on Thursday
and subscribed to his oath of office before
Paul Leche, Esq, Justice Of the Peace
and Notary Public. We again congratu-
late the people of New River upon the
acquisition Of such competent and
worthy magistrate.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Mr.. L. q. Bass, former resident of
Donaldsonville who has been living for
some months past in New Orleans, has
moved back here with his family and is
located on Lafourche street. He pro-
poses to remain with us permanently, we
believe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

We are glad to hear that Judge Makers
little son Charley, who was recently Bit
ton by q vicious dog Belonging to a
neighbor, is all right again, his wounds
having healed satisfactorily. The canine,
will bite no more, as a bullet from Judge
Makers revolver ended the terrestrial
career of his dogshiF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Mr.. Tlos Streck has obtained no clue
to the thief who stole 500 from the
pocket of his pantaloons in stateroom
No. Is of the steamer E. j. Gay last
month. We sympathize with him for
the serious loss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

On Wednesday the boys of the Brent
Cadets, headed by the veteran Capt. R.
Prosper Landry of the Canoneers, paid a
visit to the residence of Mr.. Joseph Con
dram, and there presented an elegantly
engraved Captains commissioned C.
Desire Gondran, Esq, ex-drillmaster g
the Cadets. Both parties to this selec-
tion are to he congratulated-the Cadets
on the acquisition of such an efficient
officer, and Captain Gondran on being
chosen as the commander of SO gallant a
company. Long life to the little soldiers
and their new commanding officer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

An alarm Of fire was given just before
uusk last Sunday evening, caused by a
coal-oil blaze in the new building at the
corner of Railroad avenue and Iberville
street, opposite the City Hotel. While
one of the inmates of tho house was en-
gagged in filling lamp, the oil in the
can caught fire and considerable damage
might have resulted but FOR the presence
of mind of our Young friends Messrs. VIM.
L. Tearney and Pierre Blanc, who rushed
into the house, snatched the bedclothing
from the bed and smothered the flames.
Members Of the fire companies responded
promptly to the alarm, but fortunately
their services were not called into requi-
sition. The Babcocks of the Hook and
Ladder Company had been run from the
truck house and FIRE was about being
raised in the Phoenix steamer when word
came chat the flames had been extin-
guished
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
Collectors Notice.

Z o NII WNOW ~ NtfIH CU7NeTHs
C0LLEcToRs OFFICE,
Donaidsonville. January 10, 1883.
A LII PERSONS engaged in business in the
n town of Donaidsonyilie, wishing to avoid
costs. are notified to call at my Office, No. II,
corner Opelousas and Chetimaehes streets. and
settle their town licenses for the year 1883, as
they will become delinquent tho 31rt of
March next. T.. A. RAMIREZ.
Town Tag collector.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

The February term of District Court
will he opened on Monday, but the bust
ness of the week will probably he con-
fined to the empaneling Of the Grand
Jury. When this is done, the Judge will
no doubt direct that the remaining first
week jurors be discharged and that the
Grand Jury and the court stand adjourned
until the following Monday. Thise%ill
give attorneys, officers, jurors and wit
nessns an opportunity to go to the city.
and participate in the Mardi Gras festiv-
tiles if they choose.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

This clear, cool weather is delightful.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

A N INVENTION designed for plewins lang
IA alongside of bitches which has heretofore
gone to waste, owing to the impossibiaity Of
use SCOTS Attachment, a simple. effective and
inexpensive improvement that will pay for it,
self over and over again every season. Read the
falIa,uinp IS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

Tho job of removing the old Israel
warehouse to the rear of Mr.. Maurig's
stable was undertaken by Mr.. John P.
Forcha, who is pushing it forward with
his customary energy. The length of the
building rendered it necessary to divide
it into three sections for the purpose of
removal, and two of these will be in po-
sition at their new location to-day. On
Monday John will tackle the remaining
section and make it follow its predeces
sors in short order.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

From 1Tessrs. Il. Rome & Co., of st. James.
HARITATroS VAssEUR WIBRE,
st. Jacques. Line., lie 10 janyier 1883. )
Nous endossons enforcement son invention
pour labourer les bordnres DIES fosses, ct nous
lie recommendons aux planteurs.
EDOUARD ROME is Gle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
LIST OF LETTERS

In the Post-off1ce at Donaldsonvlile,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

The joint committee of the Police Jury
and Town Council met on Thursday to
consider bids for the construction of the
new revetment levec OH Bayou Lafourche.
The only proposal received was that of
Capt. 81. w. Barton, who offers to do the
work for 5000. This was accepted, on
condition that the job can be commenced
at once and finished within thirty days.
The town is to pay one-half the cost and
the parish the other half.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

New YORK World,
correspondent asks the World what is the
meaning of tho Initials "V. and "" 81 fre-
quently used In describing the New York
Times. These initials stand for "vile and
venal." That they describe the Times accu-
rately Is shown by the following paragraph
published yesterday by our esteemed and
usually amiable contemporary the COn,mercid,-
-dd6eftiser.
Mr.. George Jones, OF the Times, having
kindly furnished Smith, Of the Philadelphia
Press, with the unsavory ammunition he Is
send him a copy OF Mr.. Jones' bill for pub
lishipg Mr.. Henry d. stones letter exoner.
ating Mr.. Hastings from the charge brought
against him by Jones and Smith:
NEW YORK, June 9, 1876.
Mr.. Ha1hJ. Hastings,
10 The Nelo York Tlmss, Dr.
For advertising Stones letter, 05 lines. .S5S.5
Received payment JOHN IRELAND,
For New York Times.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

THE Sunday Gazette in referring to the
appointment of John S. Wise to conduct
the Virginia election cases by Brewster,
Attorney General" inadvertently spoke of
him as George D. Wise. This latter comes
ont in long card in a morning paper, in
which he pompously tells the Ga.ette that
he will wait until after its next issue to sec
if it makes the amoHde honorable before in
stituting suit for damages. Mr.. GeorgeD.
Wise's card is not wise. He should be
thankful to the Gdsette for temporarily put
ting aside the curtain of obscurity that the
people may know that he is there. The
public had forgotten that there was such a
man as George d. WISE
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

A gentleman not long since, in one OF his
rides In Southern Illinois, sought to make him
self interesting to good-looklng mother OF a
sweet baby occupying the next seat in the car.
After duly praising the baby he remarked 10
the mother; "He's q real Sucker, suppose?"
"No, SIR" said the lady, blushlng, "we had to
raise him on the bottle" The gentleman re-
sumed his reading, and has not Dragged on
any strange baby since.
1t pains Evangelist Barnes, who is In Lon
don, TO meet "blazing ale, gin and brandy
compilations everywhere" We noticed the
last time we were In London that there were
very few genteel, pale drunkards.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

A KANucK was out shooting muskrats
near Rideau Hall on Tuesday night and
the brave o. guards hearing the shots,
fancied that an attack was making on
them and were scared nearly to death. The
Kanucks are more English than the Eng
lish themselves, and it is, therefore, natural
that they should make moro fuss over the
daughter of the Queen than the English do
over the Queen herself. Anyway they are
making themselves supremely ridiculous
by their fussiness over Louise and her hus-
band. They are in no danger unless the
fool precautions the Kanucks take incites
some crank to murder.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

THE New York Republican, a German pa
per, heartily indorses Judge Lawrence's
candidacy for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion of his party in Ohio. 1t thinks that If
the nomination of "a free.trader like Thur
man or Headly' is made by the Democrats,
that "a nomination like that of Judge VIM.
Lawrence for Governor of Ohio would
sound the keynote of the campaign of 1884
in the Keystone State of the Union"
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

frank to say TO you that the Democrats of
Arkansas are, in my opinion, for man
in whom tho business men aud the business
interests Of the country will have implicit
confidence, and / know of no nan in the
United States who will better fill the bill
than Joe Mcdonald, of Indiana Every
man who has any interest in the
welfare of the future of this coun-
try knows that the foolish warfare
made on the various business
interests Of the country is one Of the prin-
cipal reasons why the Democratic party
has been unsuccessful for the last twenty
years Mr. Tilden was elected because the
business interests of the country had no
fears of him. Next to Mcdonald, 1 think
Justice Field is the best man"
"Who do you favor for Vce-Presdcnt P''
"Bill Wallace of Pennsylvania, or old
Bill Eaton of Connecticut
The papers and the people generally are
all wrong about the dude, and the Critic
will set them right. The dude was made,
and exists, for useful purpose. Nature
abhors vacuum, and the dude was made
for the express purpose of filling hole. He
is neither useful nor ornamental in the
ordinary acceptation Of those terms, and
therefore he must have been made to fill n
vacuum. You know that
"Imperial Cesar, dead and turned to clay,
May stop hole to keep the wind away"
But the dude, alive and prancing, may
serve the same purpose. Therefore, let
him be applied to normal purpose. Chuck
him into hole-a rat-hole, snake-hole, a
cabbage hole, a big hole or little hole, it
don't make any difference. Chuck him
into some hole, and let us get rid of the
lchOlc job lot Of him, just as VIC would with
any other pestiferous little parasite.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

CoNGREssMAN-ELECT JOHN F. FIN
NERTy, of Chicago, is one of the Irish lead
ers in this country. In his paper, the
Citizen, he has recently discussed the wrongs
of Ireland and the use of dynamite in her
struggle with her cruel oppressor. In con-
Guiding he says:
What hope, then, has Ireland from English
legislation? What wonder II she is driven to
fury aHd desperation? What wonder II she
should seek TO initiate Samson among the
temples of modern Philistlnes2 No matter
what the English may say about their indif-
ference TO dynamite terrors, the recent explo-
sions and alleged discoveries have set them
70 thinking. They have also set millions OF
Americans thinking. What is the difference,
for example, between the explosion of a
mighty bombshell, fred by uniformed Eng
lish butchers into the streets OF alexandria,
killing men, women and children, and the dy-
Mantle cartridge exploded in the heart OF Lon
don? Only this, that the English attack on
the wretched Egyptians was without tustitlca-
tion, while the Irish demonstrations against
the British metropolis are the natural result
o: centuries of unmitlgated fraud, plunder
and murder.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

BUYING oil Is business that had better be
marked with a .. It's nasty rlsk.-Pitsburgh
TtlgTaph.
The man who is so abandoned as
an opportunity to perpetrate such
puns is humorist without and
deserves to be punctured with +
and he will go some day to a bourne where
they will put hot to him so freely as to
cause !! of painful surprise. Now let ,
be put to these atrocities.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

The acourse OF true love" traced by letters
in this manner: "My darling Benny" "My
own darling Benny" "My own dearest dar-
ling" "Your loving Baby" "Your own loving
PeEh .'My own darling Love" my darling
ion Giobt.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

COMPLAINTS arc coming up from the
South of the hardsbips imposed upon liti-
gants and accused parties in the United
States Courts on account of the deficiency in
the Department of Justice.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

The trial will soon take place in Penn
sylvania of man charged with attempting
to bribo case through one of the Depart
ments in this city. 1t is probably not gen.
orally known, but it is, nevertheless, fact,
that it is violation of the law to offer any
man who is under oath to perform cerGain
duties to the Government any sum of
money or other valuable to perform any
act in that line of official duty. 1t is
bribery. The Interior and Postoffice Depart
ments have great deal of trouble, it is
said, in this line.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

THE Metropolitan street railway line
still runs bobtail cars without conductors.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

An Arkansas statesman was cornered at
the National Hotel, when the question of
who, in his opinion, the Democrats of his
State were for for the Democratic nomina-
tion for President in 1884 was propounded.
81 am here, my dear fellow, ON private
business in the General Land Office aud do
not care to be quoted or interviewed on the
political outlook of the past, present or
But will not use your name at all,
said the Critic,
"Weil, with that understanding, 1 am
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

SOME TIME ago the Chicago City Council
passed an ordinance directing that all tele-
graph and telephone wires be put under
ground by May /. The companies affected,
particularly the Western Union Telegraph
Company, have impudently disregarded this
ordinance and have taken no steps toward
complying with it. On Monday night the
Council instructed the Mayor to enforce the
ordinance. On being questioned concern
ing the matter the Western Union officials
replied that the wires cannot be placed
the date mentioned, and that if the wires
are cut the company can stand it if the
business public can.
Well, this is cool, even for o monopoly.
In fact it is Chicago cheek electrified. Why
the deuce didn't the Western Union and
the other companies comply with the re-
quirements of the ordinance Immediately
upon its passage? The what-are-you-
going ng-to-do-about-it" policy should not
turn their city over to these grasping mo-
nopolies to work their will with her.
tice, caused by the unwarranted and illegal
extravaganza of Brewster, Attorney Gen
eral," is working great injustice to parties
charged with offenses against United States
Statutes in the various District courts
Take the South Carolina election cases for
instance. A number of citizens of that
State are accused of violating the election
laws of the United States. Whether guilty
or innocent, they are entitled in law, not
to speak ofjustice, to "a speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury" In these cases
yesterday the counsel for the defense stated
that the accused were present and were
ready and eager for trial, but he supposed
they would have to yield their right to a
speedy trial to the financial necessities of
the Government.
While the effect is the same, the counsel
is wrong in laying this delay to the "fnan-
cial necessities of the Government" The
Government is not broke, but it is not the
fault of Brewster, Attorney General y
that there is any money left in the Treas
ury. His scandalous abuses of his public
trust, in paying enormous fees for nominal
services, especially to Members of Congress
in connection with Southern election cases
has created large deficiency in his own De.
partment, 1t is true, but the general credit
of the Government remains unaffected
The counsel should have charged the delay
to Brewster's extravagance not TO the
Governments necessities.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

A dismissed marine named Carouthers,
some severe structures upon Colonel Nc
Cauley, the commandant of the Marine
Corps, and they were published. Inquiry
at the barracks shows that the man Ca
routhers is not worthy fellow, and that
his statement regarding Colonel McCauley
and other officers is not correct. Colonel
McCauley is spoken of by the men at the
barracks as an exceedingly kind officer, and
he at no time ever compelled any one in
the service to do menial work las was
charged by Carouthers) around his house.
The Critic takes pleasure in giving the
other side of the story.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

They have all been heard from and all
this newspaper talk has been based upon
misapprehension. They are all pleased
Which refers to the Indianans aud the
selection of General Gresham to be Post
master-General.
The Evening critic., 1883-04-19

In the Encouragement of seats in the
House of Representatives there are many
members who believe the extra seats should
extend back instead of being jam med up
into the space, and that the railin gs around
the outside of the circle should be removed.