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Senator Geo. F. Edmunds.
VIoE-PRBsIDBNF PRO TEN.
The Senate, after rendering the Honor
to Senator Anthony, Re-elects Mr..
Edmunds President Pro Tenn.

The Senate, after rendering the Homer
to Senator Anthony, Re-elects MIR.
i Edmunds President Pro Tenn.
From Our Washington Correspondent.
Geo. +. Edmunds, the subject of our
sketch this week, was reelected as President
pro tenn. of the Senate on the 14th
ult., after Senator Anthony of Rhode Island
had been elected and had declined because
of continued i'll health.
Mr.. Edmunds Of Burlington was born at
Richmond, Vermont, February l, 1928.
his education consisted only of that afforded
by the public schools, after graduating
from which he began the study of law and
at an early age became a practitioner Of
considerable ability. He soon drifted into
politics, and successfully, as he was elected
member of the Vermont Legislature in
1854, '55,, '56, 81, ,5s and 50, serving three
years as Speaker. He was then elevated to
the State Senate and was its presiding Off
Ger pro tenn. in 1861 and g. Soon after
this Hon. Solomon Foote, one of the United
States Senators from Vermont, died and Mr..
Edmunds was appointed to fill the vacancy,
taking his seat April 5, 1866.
Mr.. Edmnuds has since been continued
in the Senate, his present term, which ex-
pires March 8, 1887, being his fourth cleo
ticn. He was member Of the Electoral
Commission of 1876, and was first elected
President pro ten. of the Senate imme-
diatsly after the resignation of David Davis
last year.
Senator Edmuads is fine parliaaen-
tartan, his rulings while in the chair
being unbiased by any political preferences
he may entertain as Republican. He is
vel! liked By al all Senators, and grace. graees N ms
coming the Vice President of the Upited
States.
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Address: THE CHIEr. Donaldsonville. La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
DREAMS AND DREAMS.

By NELL K. McELHoNE.
A maiden sits in window seat.
And to and fro swings her idle feet
As she CAGES off at the sHIazet glow
Over the tops Of the hills of snow;
In her lap rests q book, unopened, forgot.
Her eyes are gazing where ours may not,
As she dreams and dreams.
Far up in those mountains of red and gold
Behind the snow hills 50 white and cold,
She sees, doubt not. a lover true
On his hery Steed go canterlng through;
For the bright eyes flash and the red lips smile
And she sits there gazing long, long while.
And dreams and dreams.
Oh! the steed is fiery, the lover is true
From the spurs on his boots to his cap OF blue
And the hot eyes fash, and the cheeks burn fire
As he spurs his horse through the mud and the
mlre;
At his side CLEANS sword, now useless and
cold,
With rare jewels set in its hilt of gold;
Thus she dreams and dreams.
He has traversed the world ON his steed so feet
For mud like this in the window seat,
Scanned maidens of high and of low degree,
And Of each one said, softly, Not thee, not
thee! ~
VIII never a hand point him out the way,
wonder? Oh, yes. he will come to-day!
80 she dreams and dreams.
But hark to thas sound; was it out Of the street,
Aud was Il the sound Of hurrying feet?
Oh my wi heart & IT. stand % still I'll and listen with me
While press my face to the pane and see.
is it horses hoefs on the pavement below!
Have yon come, my knight, is it yes or no?
She dreams and dreams.
From that sword the jewels methinks see
Adjoining the hand OF maid like me!
And now lean feel his breath on my cheek,
His hand over mine. Will he never speak,
voice through the darkness comes loud and
clear:
!" What, dishes not washed yet? How's this, my
dearI
Farewell, o ye dreams!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

Mr.. B. Goldate. postmaster at MadisonTille.
La. says: Browns iron Bitters cured me of q
complication Of disorders, and i gained fifteen
pounds"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

Dr.J. L. Myers. Fairfield. La; says: Browns s
Iron Bitters is the best iron preparation I have
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

No ISRAEL. & CO., dealers in Dry Goods.
NJ Clothing, Boots, Shoes. Saddiery. Bug
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

NJ LEVY. dealer in DRY Goods. Clothing.
IAI. Hoots. Shoes, Hats. Groceries, Farniture,
Harflware and Plantation Supplies, at Lsmann's 8
old stand. Mississippi street. q. FETTEL
Agent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

TNo. r. PARK, dealer n Staple and and f. Fancy
49, y snnplies Canned Goods. Wines. Liquors,
p,.atIt,ed Bser. Ale. etc. Dry Goods and Notions,
a,,ar of Mississippi and chetilaches streets.
ss,,r..,eiite RiEer Ferry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

ID LANDAIAN, dealer in Dry Goods, Groce-
.IOs ries, Plantation Supplies, Wines, Liquors.
ner Railroad Avenue and Iaylpr streets, one
block from Railroad Depot.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

A great many people feel themselves gratir-
ally failing. They don't knox inst What ir fils
matter but they snfter from d combination of
indescribable aches and palms. which eacla
month seem to grow worse. The oily sure
remedy known that will counteract tlrss feelin;s
and restore perfect health is Browns Iron. BIZ
ters BY rapid assimilation it purifaes liz,
blood, drives out disease. gives health and
strength to every portion reached by the cil-
culatory system. renews wasted tissues and re-
stores robust health and strength.
Connterfeits of the new five cent pieces
are very numerous.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
AM / A SCOT, OR AM NoTa'


BY WILLIAM TAYLOR.
1f should bring q wagon o 'er
From Scotland to Columbia . shore,
And by successive wear and tear
The wagon soon should need repair:
Thus, when the tires are worn through,
Columbia s iron doth renew;
likewise the fellies, hubs and spokes
Should be replaced by Western oak;
In course of time doWn goes the bed,
but here's one like it in its stead,
80 bit by bit, in seven years,
All things are changed In bed and gears;
And still it seems as thongh it ought
To be the one from Scotland brought:
But when l think the matter Ger,
Itne'er was on a foreign shore,
And all that came across the sea
Is only its identity
came, d Scotchman, understand,
BY choice, to live in this free land,
Wherein I've dweit, from day to day.
Till sixteen years have passed away.
If physiology be true
My body has been changed, too;
And though at first it did seem strange.
Yet science doth confirm the change;
! wonder if I'm now n Sseoti
Since all that came across the sea
Is only my identity. 4merfcal
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

nE Tf,BTAS. dealer III Groceries. Dry Goods,
IH. Clothing, Notions, Boots and Shoes, Hats,
Furniture. Hartlware, Grockery, Trunks. ETC.,
corner Mississippi and 81. Patrick streets and
No. W Railroad Avenue. EVERYTHING at lowest
figures.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

~ KLINE. corner Crescent Place and Hou-
u, mas street. dealersin Dry Goods. Notions,
Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, Corn,
Oats and Bran,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

rOs. GoNDRAN d SONS. dealers in Dry
u Goods, Clothing, Notions, Hats, tirqcenes,
W;ne fGanors. Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Paints,
@ lis. Saddlery. Crockery. FuTnitnre and all
kinds Of House Furnishing Goods. Blue store,
mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
DoNAL DSONvlLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. Etc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

From Dr. $. w. Hunter. baltimore. Md.
- Having become familiar with Col
der, Is Liquid Beef Tonic take pleasure IN rec
omlnensiIng It as an excellent preparation.
combining as it does both food and Iaiaic in 8
remarkable way. and producing aexd blood,
health and ssrs4tgih.a tHeElemher tie name.
GOLDEN take no ofhet..1 Of druggists.
To be strictly in the fashion one must
have b pet owl.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

S. We do not sound q needless alara when we
Il III you that the taint of serpfula is in souI
blood Ifsfefiteti or aeGuirsd Il Is there, and
cate it
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
HOUSE AND s1aN PAINTING.

~ INGRY. THE PAINTER. shop ut Cheap
N Tony's Store. corner Mississippi street and
Painting in all their branches. Eest work at
lowest prices.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

Ii the Market-Honse, Jos. Lafargue prOpri-
etor. Bar and billiard rom attached. First
class entertainment and accommodation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

4 b. VEGA. Agent, dealer in Dry Goods.
Groceries. ssi. LIQUORS. Furnitnre, Hardware; To-
bacco. Paints, Oils Glass, Lumber. Bricks, Carts
and Wagons; Loei5's corner, Railroad Avenue
and Mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

DERNARD LEMANN & BROTHER, dealers
= ia Western Produce, fancy and staple !,' Gro-
ceres. Liquors, Hardware Iron. Paints. Ul.s'
Carts, Plows, Saddlery, Stoyes and Ii1Mars, Hnnss
Furnishing Goods. Mississippi street, corner
Crescent Place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

DAUI. LECHE, Attorney at Law and Notary
below the Court-House. on Attakapas street.
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HOTELS AND BoARDING-HousEs.


DEEP -O-DAY HOTEL AND BARROoM.
Mississippi, street. First-rate aceommo-
fIation and reasonable prices. Western Union
office in the hotel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02

TITY HOTEL, z. Lefegre, Proprietor, Rail-
" road Avenue. corner Iberville street. Bar
supplied with best Liquors.
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LIauoR AND pILLrAKD SALOONS.

IHREDERBcKD DUFFEL, Attorney ut law and
IL Notary Public, office on Chetimaches street
opposite the Courthouse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
Americas First Traitor.

Were a child, and possibly a we'll
educated adult, asked who was the first
traitor to the republican cause in
America in the war of the revolution,
ne would answer Benedict Arnold.
Such was not the case, however. Ar
mold was, perhaps, the most conspicu-
Gus of the traitors, but the first man
detected in an attempt to betray his
country was DIR. Benjamin Church, of
Raynham, Mass. He was q graduate,
studied medicine in London, and be-
came eminent as a surgeon. He lived
q bachelor, eXtravagantly and licen-
tiously, in fine mansion, in 1868. For
several years preceding the revolution
he was conspicuous among the leading
Wings. OF the Massachusetts Provincial
Congress he was an active member. AT
the same time, while he was trusted as
an ardent patriot, Church was evidently
the secret enemy of the Republicans
SO early as IVA he wrote parodies of
his own popular songs in favor of liberty
for the Tory newspapers; and, in Sep
TENDER, 1875, an intercepted letter,
written by him in cipher to Major Cain,
Ill DOSbOu, Wiltu Httu lltloSCu lhlOuS IL
the hands Of the mistress of Church,
was deciphered, and the woman con
fessed that he was the author. The case
was laid before the Continental Con-
gress, and he was dismissed from the
general dictatorship of the hospital
He was arrested and tried by court
martial at Cambridge on u charge "of
holding criminal correspondence with
the enemy" He was convicted October
3, and imprisoned ut Cambridge. On
the 18th of November the Congress
ordered him to be "close confined, with
out the use of pen, ink, or paper; and
that no person be allowed to converse
with him, except in the presence and
hearing of a magistrate of the town or
the Sheriff of the town where he shall
be confined, and in the English Ian
guage, until further orders from this or
a future Congress" He was so con
fined in the jail at Norwich, Conn. In
MAY, 1776, he was released on account
of failing health, and sailed for the
West Indies in merchant vessel. He
and the vessel were never heard of after
ward. Benjamin Church was the first
traitor of the republican cause in
America. -Bufdto Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
4 lMOTHER'S GRIEF.

Gan that is left of my darling
Is hid in this little space"
And the mother drew with trembling hands
The drawer from its resting place,
And ] saw baby's garments,
Fashioned with dainty grace
out of the finest fabric,
Edged with the richest lace.
And tiny, bright-hued stockings.
And little shoes half-worn,
And broken toys and picture books
That baby hands had torn,
She touched them with trembling fingers,
Her eyes were filed with tears,
"These are all, she said, "that is left to me
Through all life's weary years.
'"rhese and little mound of earth,
o, God, how can it be!
That of all the treasures my baby had
Only these are left to me.
For hushed is the merry laughter,
Folded her dmpled arms,
And hidden beneath the eolin-lid
Are all her countless charms
! could not comfort; my lips were dumb;
l could only her sorrow share.
Why should whisper of Heaven above,
She knew that her child was there.
She knew it was "well with her little ONE
But she longed to see its face,
And to fold once more its precious form
In a mothers fond embrace.
And her heart will never be satisfied
Till the River of Death is crossed,
And she finds again in the other world
The child that in this she lost.
Mrs. II. v. wilson, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Pennsylvania expends $5,000,00O
yearly for the hiring of teachers for the
public schools. -RtjLateLphja Press
The Baptist Church Of Berlin, Rens-
selaer County, N. Y, has recently cele-
DRAFTED its one hundredth birthday.
George Nugent, who recently died
in Philadelphia, leaves about $500, 900
for the establishment of a home for dis
abled Baptist ministers, their widows
and dependent families.
The Boston Congregatjonali8 says
that it is many years since the tidings
from the churches throughout the
country, and especially in the interior
and West, were 50 full Of cheer.
-Tokio, Japan, has its twelfth Pres
bytcrian church. The Government
daily paper advertises the Bible for sale.
''In ten years Toxic may be Christian
city, was the prediction Of its young
men at the late conference of churches
in Japan.
The School Board of Rochester, n
Y. has abolished the recess on account
of the rowdyism upon the playground
during that time. In winter, when the
pupils were obliged to spend much OF
the recess within doors, it was yetmore
unpleasant and the Superintendent
recommended the change.
Rev. DIR. Parkhurst, of New York,
said in a recent sermon: "There are
things which only SIN can teach us.
The publican's wretched life made him
plead earnestly with God. Sin ever
tries to shape itself into an index finger
pointing up. Adams eye was opened
by eating. Paradise was lost by sin,
but by it we may reach better. The
prodigal left home because Of sin, but
he was restored to his father better
son than before. If we have lost God
by our sin, may it,help US to find God
through it"
Bishop Huntington is out in an in
dictment of the public school system on
the score of its alleged inability, as
things are managed now, to impart to
the rising generation anything like
moral education. The supreme in
dividual and national good says the
Bishop, sis character. Character in
cludes elements that are moral and
religious as well as the intelectual it
includes conscience, affection and will.
Morality, as well as religion, gives way
before the idolatry of the brain, and we
are thus brought to confront the vast
defect of our public school system
Chicago Tribune.
The public schools of Texas will
soon have a magnificent endowment.
Fifty leagues Of land were donated to
each Of two State universities, and
3,400, 600 acres for the public schools.
These lands are being sold at auction
to the highest bidder, under certain re-
strictions, and S4,500,O00 is now in
vested in United States bonds and other
securities, the interest upon which is
annually applied to sustain the schools.
About 25,0O0,000 acres Of school lands
remain unsold, and are rapidly in
creasing in value. The State will have
a permanent school fund of from SO,
900, 900 to 800, 100000, and the uni
versities will have from 53,0O0,000 to
$4,000, 900 each when the lands are sold.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


"A gang of negro thieves in Wash
ington called themselves the 'fSons OF
Rest
DR.: A. S. Walker, of Scottsville,
Ky, fell dead at the bedside OF a
patient recently.
-'Said an eighteenth century phi
losopher; "Of all things simplicity is the
hardest to be copied, and ease is. only
to be acquired with the greatest labor"
Il thought you said you We're going
to pay me this morning the s. YOU
borrowed of me yesterday?' "You
forget, my friend, that tomorrow
never cOmes.-Ercbanye.
A band of Italian brigands cap
tured Duke recently, and held him
for thirty days Any American heiress
can do that, and hold him longer
O. PjcayNne.
A Chicago firm is introducing
wooden slippers into this country. The
small boy is all in q sweat for fear his
mother will take it into her head to buy a
pair Burljngt0D Free Press.
1t is a glorious thing to have been
born a man. One doesn't have to
bother himselffor a month over the
plans and specifications of new
spring bonnet. He simply has to foot
the bill when the thing is brought home.
N KLedger
A contemporary is taken to task by
an aristocratic giver OF " kettledrum
because the report of it alluded to the
"swell-head waiter" What the re-
porter wrote was the "swcll head
waiter" which is quite another thing.
-LoWeU Courier.
I'D like to stay here" remarked
the Office boy, as he approached the ed
itor's desk, ''but the jobs too heavy for
me-" GLOW too heayy?" "Well,
take de copy into de reposing room an
dem depositors hit me on de side OF
me head. Dere's too much brain work
for me. S'long. Hebrs,0 Staedard.
did you ever try roller-skating?"
inquired young lady of sickly-look-
ing slim. ''Yeth, only on thu he lisped
''Why did you give it up" ''Becauthe
/ tried to thtop mythelf on my heelth"
"Pooh! that never prevented me from
learning" "Yeth, know, but
don'cher know that you wear al mean
that you-tha ith--er, don cher know?"
and finding that he was over his head,
the slim footed out. ~ Y. J0HrUal.
AT a station in Montana the other
day Boston girl stuck her head out of
q Northern Pacific car and exclaimed
"The bewildewing womanee which
cwown this transcendental scenewy
with such understandable fascination and
tinges its evewy featuh with such ever
pow ing interwest quite bweaks me up!'
And Il number of the local vigilance
committee standing on the platform
looked grimly into each others faces
and muttered: 80! if it was only q
man ~ Bismarck Tribune AZ
-"My dear" said q newly married
young woman to her wealthy but litter
ate husband, 'do you know think we
ought to give a german "Well. if
you think so, that settles it, v replied
the fond husband. elbow much will it
costp' "About thousand dollars"
"All right; go ahead. don't mind the
cost, but Pm blessed if / can see what
vou want to give a german for when
neither of us understand the language"
Philadelphia coll.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

"You can readily understand that we
have much difficulty with letters from
foreign countries. They come adj
dressed in alllanguages, andthe writer's
make sad work with our town and
county names. But you will learn
more of this class of letters if you viii
visit the foreign department"
PICKINGS FROM THE ALBUM. q
Postmasters at the offices where
these corrected or guessed at letters
are sent are instructed, if the rightper-
sons are found, to return the empty en-
velopes to the Dead Letter Office, bear
ing the Endorsement that the letters
were delivered. | was shown a laroe
album in which are preserved the more
curious ones. l give below few of
them. The types cannot convey the
faintest impression of the monstrosities
in the way of penmanship:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

IA professional man with a good
income" writes to an English paper
that he has recently apprenticed his
son, sixteen years old, to builder. "Of
course" says the father, che has to
work at the bench and 90 out on jobs,
but he is happy and his time web en-
ployed When he is twenty-one he viii
have become master of his trade, and,
being an educated lad and sharp to
boot, very few pounds would start
him in one of the colonies on the high
road TO competency. The silly pride Of
parents" he saws, ''is the chief draw
back to their sons success in life"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

Two men were quarreling. Said
the first: IL would fight you instantly,
but it might not be fair fight" Said
the second "Why notg" because, ~
returned the first, ''if am stronger it
would not be fair for me to tight u
weaker man. If you are stronger, it
would not be fair for you to light a
weaker man. In any event the fight
could not possibly prove which is in
the right. - ''Then, said the second,
"let us 60 and get a cup of coffee"
SO another murder was ayertcd. ~
Y. Times. p-H r-r .ftr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

1t is predicted by admirers of the
horse that this will be the greatest
racing year on record. N. Y. SIM.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
TheRepublican'
yAs. A. HAYDEN, Publisher.

OAKLAND. GARRETT CO., Nh
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-12

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