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OUR LETTER FROM BROADBRIM.

Expensive Opera singers-Beecher and
Irving-Aldermen and Balls, Etc.
| NEW YORK. March /, 1884.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The experience of the past opera season
has effectually settled one thing, and that
is that no manager in the future, for some
time at least, will be called upon to pay
| $4,000 night for a prima donna. Just
think of it! Paying in ten nights for sin
ger to amuse you as much as you pay in a
year to the President of the Uuited States,
| who is expected to entertain all sorts of
people in regal elegance, and represents
| fifty millions of people. To think that in
| twenty nights she receives as much as Wash
ington received for four years as President
of the Republic. 1t is monstrous when the
| cry of want is going up from all the labor
districts in the land. When the floods are
burying towns and cities along the banks
OF all the great rivers, to think of this reck-
less and sinful waste on lot of foreign
tramps, who, as a class, outside of their
peculiar calling, are as ignorant as horses.
Conceited, narrow minded, vain, arrogant
| and ignorant, they know absolutely nothing
outside the operate score. There is not
one in hundred who has an idea that the
world was made for anything but opera,
and can scarcely wonder at it, when lot
of purse proud flunkies pamper and cringe
to them, giving them more in night than
they are willing to pay their most tried and
trusty servants for year.
VIM. H. Vanderbilt is stockholder in
the New Opera House, which, notwithstand-
ing its attractive and magnificent patron
age, closes its doors with deficit of a quar-
ter of a million Mr.. Vanderbilt has found
it necessary to reduce the wages of the en-
ployees on the New York Central Railroad,
and to discharge large number of work.
men from the shops along the route. 1t is
not at all astonishing that Henry George is
received with open arms by the downtrod-
den workmen of England, when he ask the
pertinent question: Why should one man
absorb the labor Of a thousand? If Mr..
Vanderbilt wants fast horse and pays
25,O0O for him, 1000 men will have to
labor twelve days and half, at 50 per day,
to furnish him with that luxury. If he
wants Messonier for his magnificent gal
lery, the merit of which he can no more
understand than he can a problem in math-
ematics, a 1000 men may have to work
month simply to crafty his vanity. There
is no more hollow Or unnatural sham than
opera. If any man or woman in real life
were to make such donkies and donkiesses
of themselves they would be put in the lu-
natic asylum. !.
There is some thing ennobling in the
better class drama in the hands of compe-
tent actors. You are lifted into more ex-
alted atmosphere, and if the piece be good
and it is acted well, you feel that you are
hettered for having seen it. But the opera
is simply an amusement, and not always a
very moral amusement at that. The opera
in New York for forty years has been one
long history of broken promises, disgrace
full fascoes, and lamentable financial fail
ures..
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

A French meteorologist has planted in
the ground hear his house two bars of iron,
from which wires run to telephone re-
ceiver. The earth currents which are indi-
Gated by sounds in the telephone never fail
to give notice to the observer. who cousuIts
the apparatus several times a day, of the
approach of storm from twelve to fifteen
hours in advance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08
Senetor Benz. Harrison
MLPREssASsKkKl~
,diana, Who win Go into the Mex,

OF Indiana, Who will Go into the Mex
Republican Convention as a Candidate
for the Presidential Nomination.
Although it is not generally known to the
public, the friends and admirers of Senate,
Harrison are working in quiet way to SO.
cure the Indiana and other State delega.
| tions to the Chicago convention next June
Mr.. Harrison has been frequently men.
toned as an available candidate for the Re-
publicans, but he has refrained from ad-
vancing his personal interests through pub
lie "booms," and when the convention as
sembles it will be surprised at the strength
this Indiana Senator will develop for the
head of the ticket. There is no doubt but
Mr.. Harrison, if nominated, would carry
Indiana, Ohio and New York, and thus
practically secure the success of the Repub-
ican party. In view of his increasing
prominence in this convention, we give this
week portrait of the Senator with brief
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Benjamin Harrison, of Indianapolis, was
born IN Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20,
1888. After graduating at the Oxford,
Ohio, University, and having studied law
two years in Cincinnati, in 1854 he selected
as his futue home Indianapolis, where he
has since resided, and has been one of its
most prominent lawyers. In 1860 he was
chosen by the people as Reporter of the
Supreme Court of Indiana, but at Lincoln's
famous call for 75, 600 volunteers, Mr.. Har-
rison enlisted and was commissioned as
Second Lieutenant. He then organized
Company A of the Seventeth Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry, and was commissioned
Colonel on the completion of the regiment.
While in the field he was promoted to be
Brigadier General, and was mustered out
in June 1865. Upon his return to Indian
apois he resumed the duties of court repor-
ter, and served four years. In 1876 he was
The Republican candidate for Governor, but
was defeated; and in 1879 was appointed on
The Mississippi River Commission. In 1880
he was elected United States Senator to
succeed Joseph E. Mcdonald, and took. his
seat March 4, 1881.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

No scrofula can be SO deep seated. no sore 80
stubborn, but that Ayers Sarsaparilla will be
found helpful. It will effect cure, il cure be
possible.
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Address: The CHIEF. Donaldsonville, La.
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M TOBIAS, dealer in Groceries. Dry Goods,
Nls Gllco..hhing, Notions, Boots and Shoes, ,Hats,
Furniture, Hardware, Crookery, Trunks, ETC.,
corner Mississippi and st. Patrick streets and
No. "a Railroad Avenue. Everything at lowest
figures.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

R LANDMAN, dealer in Dry Goods, Groce-
L1s ries, Plantation Supplies, Wines, Liquors,
Cigars. Tobacco, and General Merchandise, cor
ner Railroad Avenue and Taylor streets, one
block from Railroad Depot.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

TNO. F. PARK. dealer in Staple and Fancy
% Groceries. Prov isions, Plantation and Steam
boat Supplies, Canned Goods. Wines, Liquors.
Bottled Beer, Ale, etc, Dry Goods and Notions,
corner of Mississippi and Chetimaches streets,
opposite River Ferry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

NJ LEVY, dealer lin Dry Goods, Clothing,
Wls Boots. Shoes, Hats. Groceries, Furniture,
Hordware and Plantation Supplies, at Lemann' 8
old stand, Mississippi street. q. FETTEI4,
Agent.
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.

" MAURIN, General Fire Insurance Agent,
. Mississippi street, over Fernandez's bar
ber shop. Represents frst-class companies with
ov.r S5o,oO0,6Oo Of capital. Policies Issued di-
rectly from agency without delay.
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4 D. VEGA, Agent, dealer in Dry Goods
"A. Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats,
G Groceries, Liquors. Furniture, Hardware, To-
bacco, Paints, Oils. Glass, Lumber, Bricks, Carts
and Wagons; Loeb's corner, Railroad Avenue
and MiSsisSippi street.
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DONALDSoNvlLLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. Etc.

NM ISRAEL & CO., dealers in Dry Goods,
gies; ETC., corner Mississippi and Lessard streets
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TOS- GONDRAN & SONS, dealers in Dry
Wine, Liquors. Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Paints,
@ Ills, Saddlery, Crockery, Furniture and all
kinds of House Furnishing Goods. Blue Store.
Mississippi street.
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DERNARD LEMANN & BROTHER, dealers
ID in Western Produce, fancy and staple Gro
ceries. Liquors, Hardware, Iron, Paints, Olis,
Carts, Plows, Saddlery Stoves and IlnWare,
Furniture, Crockery, Wall Paper and House
F furnishing Goods, Mississippi street, corner
Crescent Place
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LETTERS FROM eoosEQuILL.

Election In Philatielphia-wearin and
Picture Gaileries-The Age of Discovery,
Etc.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %. 1884.
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~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and Hou-
W mas street, dealer in Dry Goods, Notions,
oots and Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, Corn,
Oats and Bran.
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ATTORNEYS AT Law.

FREDERICK DUFFEL Attorney at Law and
Il Notary Public, Office on Chetimaches street
opposite the Courthouse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

r, L. FERNANDEZ, Barber Shop, Mississippi
cutting, shampooing ETC., in most artistic style.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

ROBT. E. LEE HOTEL, Crescent Place. near
II the Market-Honse, jos. Lafargue, propri-
etor. Bar and billiard room attached. First
class entertainment and accommodation.
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HOTELS AND BoARDING-HoUsEs.

DEEP-O'-DAY HOTEL AND BARROOM.
IL Mississippi street. Frst-rate accommo-
dation and reasonable prices. Western Union
telegraph Office in the hotel.
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"lIow much do you pay Ton ;"
Three dollar. and his board. And.
by the way. he say. you didn', wash his
clothes Washing and mendine was in
the bargain"
II think Tom will have to 20, for |
have hired Jane Patch. She will be here
tonight. Two dollars a week ] am to
give her. You wan, to practice Bear ye
aao,her's burdens a. well as preach from
the text. 20 | will give you a chance. |
will take my turn a, sitting on the cool
piazza after tea with a neighbor, while
You DO the chores. think ,he time has
come for some Of my burdens to be lifted.
by changing Tom for Jane, you will have
one dollar week Coz the cranberry mead
ow. You say s,rong, active Tom Is IN
need Of home. he can make one for him
.elf anywhere. II isA deed Of charity
10 give Jane home. and an act OF
mercy 10 give your wife little rest"
Before John could recover from bis a..
constituent. Mary walked ou, Of bis sight.
and taking the children wen, to the 'hu,
up pArlor. Throwing open the windo~s
20 lci IN the .oft summer air. With baby
ia her lap. she -, down al the piano and
tcsaa 20 play song wi,hog, ~ord'.
a piece John had loved to hear when he
used % yi.l, her Ia her home. when she
va. a pe;icl girl The soag efePi out
through the open window, and around 10
John a. he sai on the porch, Aad memo
" compelled him TO give the song words.
No, musical poetry. bat rather somofe
Prose. wherein washing, ironing. hard
days a, the churn. hours Of cooking iof
hungry men I,od before his minds eye
IN conirA., % the FAR promises he had
made the pretty girl be had Won for his
bride.
Jane Patch came that evening. and At
once took upon herself many Of Mr.
Clark. eAre.. and no one greeted her
more cordially than the master Of the
house Nothing was ever said about her
coming, and Tom Birch did no, 20 away
81, Mary knew the husband could well az
ford the expense.
She told me how she hoped 10 make
one man thoughtful and unselh'h. A. We
"A, on her cool piazza one ho, August
nigh, and | was glad that one woman
had eri, enough 10 demand her rights. II
John Clark had been poor hi. wife would
have born her burdens in patience. bat
.he had 10 rish, 10 help make him selfish
and indihercn, as 20 her health and COM
ior,.-H.o.a naichman.
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Tof the pHNOcEar.
NOTES on A NEW ENGLAND
TRIP.
E,ll Rl..n. M.... MAY ~ 50

FAll Ri,m. Ma. May %. 81.
NJ. Eifor
While AZ NewPor, Nc procured copies
of ,he oldes, paper in the L. S.-Ihs
Nogor Mercury dating from June IL.
1855. Al which time the office wAs opened
by Jane. Franklin, nePhew of Benz.
Franklin. The lAiiers press, j. in the
oaioe. Dr. Franklin worked here awhile
The paper i nov issued every Saturday.
from ISIS Thames Street. byJ 7 SAnborn.
In the vicinity Of Newpor, are many fine
drives. among them those TO the "Glen.
Spoa,ing Cave" Lilly Pond. etc,
bu, We had no time Coz these and can
only quote the following description Of
" Purgaiory Il, Is an immense dark
ehs.m in q bold from, Of rocks, called the
Bluff. Its 100 fee, in length, from $
20 u feet wide. and 80 fee, deep. II
requires some courage and nerve 10 step
% the brink and look down into those
.horrid jams" Near " Purga,ory" are
the Hanging Rocks. within whose
shadow !, said ,ha, Bishop Berkeley wrote
his Mnui, Piilosopher" We enjoyed a
delightful trip over the waters Of the
Narrsganss,i. said 10 be the most beau,i-
fal bay in New England. We stopped a
few minutes a, Rocky Point, is miles
above Newport. .Aid to be the fines, 'PO,
on the bay, and much irequen,ed BY sum
mer yisitAnis. There are many other
points Of in,eres, along the bay. ba, could
no, stop to see them. Coming into New
pot, shortly before twilight. II was our
10, 10 witness one Of the finest sunsets
that the pen Of an arts, nigh, describe.
Overhead were fieecy clouds Of torch.like
beauty, with a subsira,um OF light blue
and deliea,ely oolored clouds. Beneath
were darker clouds. behind one Of which
the sun vas hid from view. though the
rays Of hgh, were thrown far out into the
western sky radia,ing the sunbesm' IN
al the gorgeous color Of the rainbow.
Beneath these. along the horizon, was
another stratum Of very dark clouds, near
the wA,er-wi,h which they appeared to
be connected by long fibres striving to
take roo, in the sea We gszed in rap,-
are upon this wondrOus process OF nature.
The sun. though opposed BY the laws Of
gravi,a,iop. was drawing water from the
wells Of the sea to be carried. perhaps,
hundreds Of miles. to distant moun,a ins
to supply rivers ,ha, would in turn flow
back 10 the sea. As the boat moors a
the wharf the sun Is low in the west, ant
twilight is upon US. Leaving NewPor
this morning, ria Old Colony X r., VI
ride along the shore Of the bay; passing
Portsmouth Grove-,he location Of al
extensive army hospital during the war
and Coal Mine Station near the X ]
Coal Mine, and one or two other small
stations. we reach this city q, "a. N
Fall River has over so 900 inhabitants
having grown very rapidly Of late. snt
become one Of the mos, important manu-
featuring centres in the country. IL ha
a good harbor. being situated on the eas,
ern arm Of the Nausgsnse,t Bay at the
mouth Of Taunton River. The city takes
It's name from . most remarkable river
the ou tlet Of watupPa Ponds. which IN
two miles ssst Of here. II forms one vas
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At LLEwELLYN'S GRAVE


fr.crInci to be- fricni. on earth
us~ p-aesfai is the siamisr of ihs iovci one
~ iail net beneath the vlniry so'i.
When aI ths caffh scsuci coif AMI bleak and
cruli.
AnI o. were cailci to psss beneath the tod
uo~ IN ~b.n r,,sci -iih pain .e saooihei
hh piiov
wtsa mlin.shf 1arsnr.. h1rienei al Boz
Toe,
N.i hssrei ,r..asi ths heavy earialaei SIN
HHs.
w,rs ssa.uy hrap. of cola sni isy .ao-
natno- us i.i.s. t.oom t,s gras. .s sro-.
IaG
wfrrg Ono. ths ~ tarf "a rl.isly piisi.
An1 IoaT trees ths.r psuumei hrea'h arr
t.oving
Asift. iry our tears. so scn snt mlii.
To sar,h ha. ~sss.i again 90 ilie al bssu'y.
lete every hrari soep paco v.ih ioyiai rhyme
Az praise fhr o.ter for the rain ani san
srInr.
mat brur ,hs r..ris. of on, summer uas.
rss coar.s b-o-n s,H as ieemei ID hsrsa
and cr1eI
romat dear he,s ~e aa With 'sar' AMI
raIu.
ts t..tfrf rr t.al sU onr care Al ~alrng.
To- sao-he ths aching hrsri AM vesry brain
ms...us ID, Poser ,aa, save ,a.' s'a1 rs,.'
lns
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ANOTHER COOL LIAR.


A snow hut seen by Lieutenant Ray
during hi. expedition a, Poin, Barrow
contained a novel thing, described as fol-
lows:
The snow hu, is built. which Is really
used As a sleeping apartment. and few
feet therefrom, but connected by snow
tunnel. is a smaller room. which Is used
As q living room and kitchen. Ia this
latter room is constructed fireplace Of
block. Of snow, abou, the size Of the
common crate, and here the cooking ''
done during the hunting season. The hre u
bull, in this snow fireplace, and after be-
ing heated the first time there is no melt
ing Of snow. Even the first hre bull
therein only serves to melt the snow
blocks into a solid mass then ,hey
freeze, and forever after are imPeriou'
TO hea, as frebriek. The fuel used IL
cooking in this snow Crate Is the d~ar
willow thoroughly saturated With sea
oil, and when igni,ed makes a bright
hot fire similar to the pitch pine OF ,h'
Northwest. Captain Herendeen could
hardly believe Lieutenant Roy's first re-
port. and made a special trip to Mead
River 10 witness this truly astonishing
phenomenon. Amer returning to the
POin, the captain became convinced tina
there was snow which would no, yield &
heat at certain low temperatures Ia,
says. when these hreplaces have beer
used for a sho,, time, and while hot
blazing FIRE u burning, these snow.srAte
present one Of the most pleasing sight
he ever witnessed. The hard. CLASSY ic'
reflect. like marble. and further In th'
grsts the changeable hues are as 'arie'
and pleasing to the eyes ss the eolos o
the rainbow. Bat where the temPera
tvrs rises - high - 20 degrees then th'