The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-16

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the tiremen on their projected 4th of Marc
I excursion to New Orleans. We hear thu
the band will offer to furnish music for til
trip down and back and escort the freme1
i to and from the engine-houses of thei
New Orleans hosts provided the fare of til
musicians for the excursion be paid by til
fire companies.
BAPTIST Conference.-The Second S.
DANES District Association of the Baptis
Church has been in session here this weel
and was attended by about one hundre
ministers and lay delegates. The confer
ence opened on Monday at the Nazeren
Church, on Claiborne street, and wa
brought to close yesterday evening. TIL
presiding officer, or moderator, was Rev
Dennis Burrell Of st. John the Baptist; vic
president, Rev. Bailey Lee; secretary, Rev
Il. q. johnson. The proceedings of tn
conference are to be published in pamphle
! form.
i
/ Mr.. ). Leon Fourier, q representative
OF the firm Of N. G. Lilley & Co., Colu,nbu
manufacturers Of Knights Of pythial
uniforms and regalia, was in Donaldson
| vile on Wednesday and Thursday and tool
orders from fifteen members of Kenneth
Lodge for outfits of handsome regalia. A
| special meeting of the lodge was held Wed
nesday evening at which the agent exhib-
tied line of samples, and it was decided te
adopt one of the richest outfits in the Lilley
catalogue. Mr.. Fournier has gone to Ba-
ton Rouge, but will return here shortly witt
the expectation of taking more orders from
local knights.
In JAIL.-Eighteen prisoners have been
received at the parish Jail since the LIST OF
February all but one of whom were ar
rested for the commission of such minor
ofenses as breach of the peace, assault and
battery and contempt of court. The only one
under graver accusation is Tony Hollins,
who killed Joe Nelson in st. James parish
and voluntarily surrendered himself yes
terday. Six of the eighteen prisoners we're
arrested for violation of town ordinances.
Only three of the entire number are still in
custody, making total of eight persons in
our parish Jail. Six of these are from AS
cension, one from Assumption, and one
from st. James. .-.5
a FUGITIVE SURRENDERs. - Yesterday q
colored man named Tony Hollins surren-
dered himself to Sheriff Jones of this par
ish and reported that he had shot and killed
another colored man named Joe Nelson,
in front of the Shepherd plantation, in the
lower portion of st. James parish, last Mon
day. The statement of the prisoner, which
tallies with that of the St. James Creole Fire
side, is that Nelson began the shooting and
that he, Tony, returned the fire in self de-
Tense. He further states that he did not
know at the time that he had killed Nelson,
but having since learned the fatal effect of
his shot, he wished to give himself up for
trial. Sheriff Bourgeois of st. James has
been notified of the surrender. j
FIRST CoMMuN1oN.-Last Sunday morn
ing, at the Smoke Bend Chapel, twenty
boys and as many girls made their first
Rev. Father Coupons officia-
ting, assisted by Father Binder. Bordese's
mass was sung by choir composed of
Mrs. Angelina Richard, Mrs. Marius Babin,
Messrs. Louis and Constant Melancon and
others, who did full justice to the compo-
sition. A very large congregation, esti-
mated at 300 persons, assembled to witness
The beautiful ceremony and participate i'll
the solemn deyotions of the occasion. The
children were attractively dressed, present
ing charming appearance, and they ex-
libited an appreciation of the obligation
they were assuming that would have done
credit to maturer minds.
MARDI GRAs BALL.-Phmnix Fire Com |
oany has decided to give its annual Mardi |
5ras ball the evening of the 26th inst, and |
Messrs. ". G. Wilkinson, Henry Schaff,
los. NJ. Heating and S. Goette, ST., have |
been designated committee of arrange
nents to make the essential preparations
Ind manage the entertainment. These |
,alls have always proved extremely enioya- |
lie affairs, and that of the 26th inst. prom |
ses to be no exception to the rule. Invita-
ions issued for the annual ball of Deem
Ter 81, will hold good for the approaching
dardi Gras ball, and ladies who received |
hese invitations are requested to consider
themselves invited to the entertainment of
veek after next. Gentlemen will be
harged the usual price of admission, 81.
PHOENIX MEETING. special meeting of
Phoenix Fire Company No. was held
thursday evening for the purpose of re-
Giving and taking action upon an invita-
ion from Trad Ferry Steam Fire Company
10. IL of New Orleans to participate as the
uests of that organization in the grand
parade and celebration of the
lew Orleans fremen on the 18th of March.
he cordial invitation was accepted and
ommittee composed of Messrs. J. NJ.
eating, Henry SchaR and Goette, Jr.,
as appointed to make all necessary prep
rations for the excursion. This committee
ill doubtless cooperate with that appointed
= Ascension Hook and Ladder Company
nd arrange Joint excursion as we sugges-
d last week. We are informed that the
Band will probably accom-
any the fremen on the trip, but have con-
uded not to accept an engagement to play
" the parade.
A r. 80 Il |
actions in our town is the clock on exhi-
ition at Jos. Gondran & Sons Blue Store
clock that will run 400 days, or one year
I'd sixty-fye days. The proprietors of the