The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-05

Mrs. Auguste Bercegeay has gone to the
! city for short stay. We cannot vouch for
The rumor that her trip is in some manner
connected with preparations for coming
event of a hymeneal character in which one
of her young relatives is deeply concerned.
There's no accounting for the vagaries of
Dame Rumor, you know.
| Mr.. Fred. Dnffel, Returning Officer, is
making up the list of Commissioners for
| the election of the 22d inst, but will not
have it completed in season for an an
| nouncement of the names in this issue Of
the CHIEF. A special session of the Police
Jury has been called for to-day for the
purpose of naming the clerks of election.
Mr.. Pierre Caussou, one of the Oldest
citizens of this parish, died at his home in
the first ward yesterday, and his remains
viii be buried in the Catholic cemetery ut
DonaldsonvilIe this evening. His age is
said to have been "a years, and he leaves
two daughters to mourn his loss. We be-
lieve Mr.. Caussou was a native of France,
but he has been resident of this country
and parish for many years.
CHEAP Tony leaves for New Orleans on
the palatial Cannon tomorrow evening
for the purpose of buying for cash large
and fresh stock of dry goods, clothing, gro
his purchases are made with ready money,
he is able to get tho most favorable bar
gains the metropolitan market affords and
can therefore supply his customers at the
very lowest prices.
Just before going to press we learn that
Mr.. Fred. Du1el has resigned the position
of Returning Officer for this parish and
that Mr. 8. d. Lafargue has been appointed
to succeed him. Mr.. Lafargue is proprie-
tor of the Robt. L. Lee Hotel and one of
best know young citizens of Donaldsonville.
He is amply capable of performing the
duties of Returning Officer with efficiency
justice and integrity, and it would indeed
be cause for surprise if he failed to justify
public expectation in this respect.
The Republican parish convention which
met at Darrowville last Saturday for the
ostensible purpose of forming new paro
chial and district ticket, wound up by in
dorsing the regular nominees of the party.
The sentiment in favor of this action was
SO strong that even the leader of the dis
affected element voted in favor of the in
dorsemcnt. ThesRepublicans of the parish
are united for the first time'iD several years,
and we believe any renewed attempt to di-
vide their forces will result as disastrously
as the fiasco that eliminated at barrow
vile last Saturday.
BEAR IT IN M1ND.-Every reader of the
CHIEF who has attended any of the enter
tainments given by the DonaldsonvilIe
Dramatic and Social Club will be pleased
to hear that the Society contemplates
having a dramatic entertainment and
ball about six weeks from this time. The
exact date has not yet been fixed upon, but
as soon rs this is done, ample announce
ment of the fact will be made. The piece
selected for presentation on the occasion
is fOur Domestic, q very amusing comedy
the dfttn,atis pe,s0nte of which comprises
twelve characters, six male and six female.
CToLoNE.-We do not intend to refer to
the heavy wind that has been blowing to-
day, but to the cyclone of fresh goods that
has poured into Maurin's Cheap Grocery
Emporium on Mississippi street. par
tial summary of the articles comprised in
the new stock will be found i'll the re-
modelled advertisement appearing promi-
nentiy in another part of the CHIEF but
nothing short Of personal inspection of
the goods and prices can give our readers
an adequate idea Of their excellent quality,
great variety and Of the superior induce
ments which Mr.. Maurin holds out to his
patrons.
REGIsTRATIoN.-Throu the kindness of
Supervisor Dodd Smith and Clerk j. B.
Hebert, we are enabled to give the follow
ing statement of new names added to the
list of registered voters for this parish
since the books were opened for revision
ON the 21st of February: Number of white
voters registered up to l o'clock p. ID,
Wednesday, April 2, 107; number of colored
voters, 249; total, $50. The Supervisors
books will be open at the Courthouse one
week longer-that is, until next Saturday
evening, the 18th inst.-and persons who
have not yet registered must do SO before
the expiration of that time or lose their
privilege of voting at the approaching cleo
ton.
The CANE CaoPs.-The dangerous stage
of the river has SO far monopolized all
other subjects of general interest that we
have heard little talk about the condition
of the sugar cane up to this time. Some
inquiry among persons qualified to form
an intelligent Judgment in the premises.
however, leads US to the conclusion that
the plant cane is showing up finely and por-
tends splendid stand, while the stubble,
though somewhat less promising, displays
an excellent average. Judging from these
reports the outlook is encouraging for
good crop, if we can escape the dan
ger of disastrous overflow on one hand