The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-19

TPe Doqaldsoqville Chief
Office.in Crescent Place.
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DoNALDsoNVILLE. La,
Saturday, April 10, 1884
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
A. Riggs Bro, cistern makers. 247 Delor
street. N. O. Send for price list
Headquarters for laces, embroideries an
trimmings at Gondran & Sons.
The river declines steadily and littl
thought is now given to the subject of hig
water.
IL yeu want to test the steaainess Of you
nerves, give Joe call at his shooting gal
isry on Railroad Avenue.
Mayor Maurin invites bids for keepin,
the streets and cutters of the town clear
andIhe street bridges in repair. See ad
vertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Terrell, son-in-lav
and daughter of Mr.. R. T. Hanson, reached
mere this week and will remain some time
as welcome inmates of the Peytavln home
stead.
The tug Nellie arrived here from Plaque
mine at half past 3 O'Clock this afternoon
having in tow a barge of ice for Mr.. Henri,
Cook, proprietor of the DonaldsonVille ice.
house.
A package of New Orleans papers is nov
thrown ashore from the Morgan passen-
ger packet Sunbeam as she passes this
place each afternoon, and we are again
enabled to read the Times Democrat and
Picayuase the same day they are issued.
Nj. julius Thai, the ever genial represent
ative OF the popular New Orleans grocery
ddrug house of Messrs. E. j. Hart & Co.,
paid Donaldsonville one of his periodical
visits this week and we were pleased to
meet him. He looks as fine as fiddle.
Mr.. NJ. Harang, who proposes shortly to
issue book under the title of the National
Syndicates of Capital and Labor, asks us
to announce that he has not authorised any
one to collect money either for advertise
ments in or subscriptions to his centem-
plated publication.
We learned couple Of weeks ago, but
omitted to mention the fact, that the goods
found under a house recently moved in
Port Barrow were discovered to belong to a
colored woman living ON one of the Mccall
plantations, from whom they had been
stolen by some unknown thief or thieves.
Children! children! see the beautiful slip
pers and hats at the Blue Store, and you
will not let mamma alone until you have
them
This morning little son of Mrs. Henry
Loeb was severely bitten under the left eye
by savage dog belonging to Mr.. A. limo
the, the baker. The boy was passing in
front of Mr.. Timothe's residence on Hou-
mas street, when the dog rushed upon him
and inflicted wound which came very near
destroying the little fellows eye. Such
vicious dogs ought not to be permitted TO
roam the streets.
We have been favored with courteous
Invitation to attend ball to be given at
Grange Hall, in the sixth Police Jury ward
inst. The entertainment has been devised
by a number of young men, including
Messrs. B. L. Hanson, Fl. D. Percy, r. T.
Hart, L. A. Armitage and others, and there
is no doubt that under their management
the affair will be all that could be desired.
Abram Morgan, an insane colored youth
of 10 years living on the Lazarre Dugas
place, has become quite violent of late, and
for fear he may do some one bodily injury
it has been deemed prudent to have him
arrested and confined in jail preparatory
to sending him to the State Insane Asylum.
He has been in a demented condition some
time, but was generally quiet and harmless
only becoming obstreperous at rare inter-
yals until quite receafsy.
Persons desiring to compete for the
lease of the Donaldsonville wharf for the
term of five years from the LIST of May,
1884, must hand in sealed proposals to the
Mayor on or before Wednesday, April 80,
at 12 o'clock n. The con tract is to be adj
Indicated to the highest responsible bidder,
subject to conditions and stipuiations on
file in the Mayors Office, bat the price of
the Lease must not be lower than $3.50 per
year.
The Morgan transfer boat Sunbeam car
ries crowds of passengers between Clark
station and Thibodaux every day. The
Sunbeam runs like deer and is provided
with oil necessary appointments for the
comfort of passengers during the short
trips, hence we imagine the ride down or