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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

By request we announce that regular SER
vices are held at Gilbert Haven NJ. E..
Church, Darrowville, Monday and Thurs
day evenings and three times on Sunday,
under the direction of Rev. F. d. Bowers,
faSfnr
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

With every box of Silver Star yeast pow
ders purchased at Maurin's Cheap Grocery
Emporium the buyer receives small gift
of silyer-plated ware, and has chance also
to win 8, larger and more valuable prize.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
n office.

DoNALDsoNv1LLE, La, Sept. 90 1854.
A LII parties who have left clocks, watches.
IA iewelry> etc. with the undersigned for re-
pair, are notified that unless these articles are
reclaimed and paid for within THIRTY DAYS
from the date hereof they will be disposed OF
and the subscriber will be no longer RESPONSE
BILE for their safe keeping.
J. PARIZO,
Matchmaker and Jeweler, Railroad Avenue.
between Mississippi and Iberville streets.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

And still the dreuth continues. Every
thing is as dry as bone. Wells are fol-
lowing the example Of cisterns and are
going dry. Dust is plague that gets
worse day BY day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Our valued friend, Mr.. Hercule Landry
of PrairievilIe, tenth ward, visited town
last Wednesday, and his estimable son, L..
Sidney Landry, went out with him to spend
a couple of days at home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Miss Elma Gaudet, the amiable and in
teresting niece Of Mrs. NJ. A. Gaudet, who
came up from New Orleans a few weeks
ago on visit, returned home Monday
evening By the steamer Gay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

We are pleased to learn Of the improve
ment of Messrs. Cochrane and Smith Of
the Orange Grove and Clark places, who
are both apparently on the high road to
recovery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

We regret to hear that DR.. N. G. Ste,
phens of Darrowville is down with an at
tack of malarial fever. We hope his pros
tration will be brief and that we shall have
the qualification next week Of reporting his
recovery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

DR.. w. M. McGalliard and family hare
returned from their visit to North Carolina
and all appear to have derived much en-
joyment and benefit from the trip.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Major VIM. Il. Harris, State Commits
sioner of Immigration and Agriculture, is
paying a brief visit to his relatives, the
family of Mr.. B. 7, Hanson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Hon. VIM. Porcher Miles has returned
from Virginia and is at the Houmas resi-
1ence.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENT rs.
Tax Notice.

CoLLEoToR's OFFICE, I
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. IL, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given to all parties owing
N taxes to the Town of DonaidsonviIle for
the year 1884, wishing to avoid costs, to call at
my office, corner Opelousas and Chetimaches
streets, and settle their town taxes for said
year. as they will become delinquent on the
51st of December next.
e. A. RAMIREZ.
Town Tax Collector.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

SCHOOL BoARD.-A meeting or the Board
of School Directors for this parish was held
last Wednesday, all the members present
excepting DIR. McGaliard. Hon. Warren
Easton. Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton, was in attendance and gave the mem
bers many useful hints respecting the con-
duct of schools, expressing himself well
pleased with the manner in which the new
School Board proposes to manage the edu-
cational affairs of the parish.
The 9th of December was fixed as the
day for beginning the examination OF ap-
plicants for teacherships, and it was deci
ded to defer the opening of the public
schools until January, as many educable
children will be employed in sugar-houses
during the grinding season and there are
not sufficient funds on hand to warrant an
earlier commencement of the school term.
A report was received from the Treasurer
showing balance of $245 % on hand. The
Treasurer presented his official bond fol
5000 with Mr.. G. Kline as surety, and il
was accepted. A resolution was adopted
directing the deposit of school funds in
bank at New Orleans, and the Board ad
journed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
DoNALDs0NVILLE, la,
Saturday, October IL, 1884.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Miss Mary Gaudet has gone to st james
to visit relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Gen. Jos. L. Brent has returned from
the North and is at home again on the Ash
land place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Nj. Fl. G. Braud has provided himself
with neat set of boxes and other facilities
for convenient transaction of his business
for as Postmaster of Burnside post Office, a.
Houmas store, this parish. The boxes
have been nicely painted and lettered by
painter Donlon and the Office presents an
attractive appearance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Mrs. E. O. Melancon, wife of Capt.
Melancon Of the steamer Gay, passed
through here yesterday on her way to visit
her relative, Judge Alfred Tete, who is re-
ported dangerously ill at his home near
NapoleonyiIle. -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Walter are called upon
TO mourn the death of one of their children,
who died this morning at o'clock.
A box of Silver Star yeast powders and
silver prize with every boz at Maurin's
Cheap Grocery Emporium for 80 cents.
Mayor Maurin has completed the repair
and STRENGTHENING of the levee behind his
stables On Mississippi street, and the job is
a good ono.
Misses Lou and Mary Kelly returned to
their home at Bocage place, Friday night,
ger steamer City of st. Louis, after sum-
mering in the North aud West.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

The Police Jury met last Wednesday, but
at once adjourned until Wednesday next,
the 18th inst, out of respect to the memory
of Hon. Ben. Gibson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La

IAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La, I
September 8, 1884. )
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of her inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF her
the Judge or Clerk of the District Court at
Donaldsonvlllle La, on October 70, 1884, viz:
MARGARET MORAN, Widow of Martin No
ran, deceased Homestead Entry No. $500,
for WHSEA and Sc 4 of E u Sec. T
9SR4E s Dist E. NJ. r.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land, viz: Thomas Conner, William G..
Smiley, NJ. A. Argreve. j ohm T. King, all Of AS
cension parish. La. G. b. DARRALl,
Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE At New ORLEANS. La,
September 8, 1854.

LAND OFFICE At New ORLEANS. La, I
September 9, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has fled notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Judge or Clerk Of the District Court at
Donaldsonville. La, en- October a. 1881. viz:
PRESTON P. ODOM. Homestead Entry
No. 8175,
for Lots 8. and TO- or II W Il of s g Il and Z
u of S W i Sec. rs L 8 S RE E Dist. e NJ R.
He names the following witnesses to. prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Paris Moore, John Evans all Of Ascension
narish La. c. B. DARRALL,
Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Mr.. Jzo. D. Cantey, Deputy Clerk and
Recorder, met with mishap the ether
night that has famed him quite seriously.
Returning home after sitting up at the
bedside of his friieen:a. and neighpor, Hon.
Ben. Gibson, he slinne q. IN wet PLANK
while ascending the back steps of his
residence and received painful injury from
striking an upturned edge of the plank as
he fell. He could scarcely walk for some
time after the accident, but is getting bet
ter and can move about slowly with the
assistance of a cane. We congratulate
him that the effects of the unfortunate
slip were no worse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Owing to sickness among the working
force of the Office, no number of the Assem-
sion Democrat will be issued for the week
ending the 4th inst. Messrs. Gray, Gentil
and Ramirez have all been under the
weather with the prevalent fever, but we
are pleased to learn of their improvement.
The CHIEF cordially congratulates Mr..
and Mrs. Henry G. Braud of the Beirne
places upon the advent of little girl to
brighten their domestic circle with her
infantile graces. Mother and child are
doing we'll, and the happy farther bears mp
with wonderful fortitude. We wish them all
long, happy and prosperous life.
Messrs. FL. r. Brown and w. p. Dixson Of
the Hope Villa neighborhood of Ascension
were in town Wednesday and favored us
with call. Mr.. F. s. Lyons, merchant and
postmaster at Galvez, was also one of the
agreeable callers at the CHIEF Office. The
last named gentleman informed US that the
cotton in his vicinity is estimated to be
yielding about half crop.
Miss Matte McGrath, one of the accom-
plished and amiable daughters of our
friend Capt. Jno. McGrath, editor and pub.
Usher of the Baton Rouge Truth, is spend,
ing few days in Donaldsonvllle as the
guest of Mrs. q. Heating and daughter
We trust Miss McGrath will have pleasant
visit, and considering what good hands she
is in, we can not doubt that her expert
ences here will be of most agreeable char,
acter.
We readily aecede to q request that an
uouncement be made in the CHEF of tht
marriage of Miss Lena Miles to Mr.. JAS.
Smith, both of Mr.. Richard McCalrs
McManor plantation, happy event tina
transpired last Wednesday evening. Tit
ceremony was performed by Rev. Pierre
Landry, Presiding Elder of the Bato1
Rouge district Of the M. .. Church, ane
was Witnessed by large assembly of thu
friends of the contracting parties. The re
ception which ensued was very pleasant
affair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS. LA.

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS. LA, |
September g. 1884. :
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Judge OF Clerk Of the District Court at
DonaldsonviIle. La. on October %. 1884, viz:
CELEsTIN Ma YER. Homestead Entry
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS. La,
September 9, 1884.

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS. La,
September 9, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his lnten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Judge or Clerk of the District Court at
DonaIdsonyille, La, on October q, 1884. viz:
CHARLES C. BROWN, Homestead Entry
No. 8215,
for the 81 of N " 4 or Lots and 6. Sec. Is
To. 8SR2ES E Dist. Z Miss. River.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
of, said land VIZ: Adele Dixon, Paris Moore,
Robt. g. Webb, Sanl D. Webb. all of Assem-
aion nariab. La. C. B. DARRALL,
Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

4 YOUNG MAN would like to TO get acouain-
"A ted with young Icy about Is or so or
widow, Wit, =: view to marriage. Be-. OF ref
--once. Address, J. BRUN,
New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
Lost.

DETWEEN the Donaldsonyille Bridge and
ID the Ascension plantation, Wednesday, Oct.
8, red leather pocket book. The party finding
same will be properly rewarded by leaving it at
this Office
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

The attorneys who have been present
during the sessions Of the court this week
were Messrs. Poche, Dugu6 and Gaudet of
St, James; Sims, Pugh and Duffel OF AS
cension; Refine and Chenet of st. John;
Baquie of St. Charles aud Peytavin of New
Orleans. At the conclusion of business
yesterday the court adjourned until Mon
day, the 18th inst, the Judge and visiting
attorneys being enabled to seek their
homes during the recess.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

for the E u of W i Sec. eTss RES
Dist i nj Il.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF. said land, VIZ: George Moore. John King,
/ AIees Arsrege. John T. King, all OF Ascension
parish. La, C B DARRALL.
4fN-- Register
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS,

for Lots 1. .. 3 and l. Sec. 2sTsS s E
Dist. E Nj 3.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land, viz: p. P. Odom, Paris Moore.
Charles C. Brown, Mrs. Adele Dixon, all of As
censlon parish, La. &. b. DARRALL,
Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

MUSTERED Our. Wednesday evening
the order disbanding the Cofeld Guards
was read at the meeting of the command
and certificates of honorable discharge
from the State service were presented to
the members in attendance. The remain
ing certificates are in charge of Lieut.. B.
McCulloh and may be obtained upon ap-
plication by those for whom they are in
tended. It is not yet definitely decided
upon what basis the proposed reorganiza-
ton is to take place, and full attendance
Of the members at the next meeting is
desired so that this question may be dis
cussed and passed upon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

Messrs. A. E. Blackmar & Co., the great
music publishers of the South, located at
No. 1o3 Canal street, New Orleans, have
kindly favored Mr.. Reynolds of the CHIEF
with the following pieces of beautiful new
music: Sunshine of Love Schottisehe, !"
by E. O. Eaton; "Gome, Sing a Sweet
Song to Me, Mother" song, by Mrs. E. J..
Slack; Far Away" song, by f. Paolo
Tosti. Blackmar & Co., are the oldest
music publishing firm in the State, having
been established for % years, and we take
pleasure in recommending them to our
readers as strictly prompt and trustworthy
In all business matters.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

DISTRICT CoURr IN ST. JAMEs.-To Judge
Henry l.. Duffel, who returned from ST.
James to-day, we are indebted for the fol-
lowing tabulated statement of the Grim
inal cases disposed of since the opening of
the October term of District Court in that
parish last Monday morning:
Nolle prosequis entered Observation-Disclosures. 81
Stricken off the docket, ..................... 4s
Convicted, Observation-Disclosures. IL
Acquitted, Observation-Disclosures. 5
Total. 115
, 1884-12-06
The Cocoa Palm Industry IL

The Cocoa Palm Industry In
Notwithstanding chapter is being
added to the industrial progress of Florida
in the cultivation of the c%ocoanut tree, a
large plantation of which has just been
planted in Dade County, South Florida,
by a New Jersey capitalist, who expects
that in a few years he will be able to rival
the groves of Malabar and the Pacific
Islands. One hundred thousand plants
have been set over an area of 1000 acres,
at a cost Of $40, 900, and this number is to
be largely increased during the coming
winter. 1t requires six years before the
trees begin to yield returns, but it is
estimated that in ten years. time the plan,
tation will pay ten per cent. on a valuation
of $4,000 600, a full grown tree producing
about 60 nuts annually. There is, how
ever, m drawback to the indefinite extern
sion of the cocoanut growth in Florida,
and that is that the trees will only flourish
on or within a certain distance of the sea
coast. There is, nevertheless, in Florida
a sufficiently long line of this to make the
acclimatization a very profitable venture,
especially when we take into consideration
the subsidiary trades, such as those of oil
extraction, fibre preparation, &C., which
must inevitably follow in the wake of the
cocoanut cultivation.-TimeS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
RAILROAD RACKET.
The Cruel War is Surely Over
This Time.

Old Rates to be Restored on
Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
TRAIN RACES.

A race war between here and
Ogden seems to be the next local
railroad excitement. When the
Utah Central adopted the timetable
of November goth, the Pacific ex-
press train was scheduled to leave
Ogden ahead of the Denver & Rio
Grande and reach Salt Lake rome
ten minutes earlier, making the run
in one hour and twenty minutes.
To meet this the Denver & Rio
Grande, on the 18th inst, arranged
to leave Ogden ten minutes later
and arrive at the same time as the
Utah Central, reducing the run to
ore hour and ten minutes, when the
Utah Central cut its running time
to one hour and ten minutes, and
both are now INDUCING in races,
much to the pleasure of some of the
passengers. Last Monday morning
the Utah Central ran down in
fifty nine minutes, only stopping to
knock off the vacuum brakes in the
cut near Ogden. On Friday the
Denver & Rio Grande train was late
going north, and in its great hurry
to make time met with what might
have been serious accident. When
near Sum nit some pin worked loose
and let the side rods down, which
80 disabled the engine as to require
another to be brought from Ogden
before the train could proceed.
Next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
LITERATURE.
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.

THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer opens the
February number OF The Popular
Science Monthly with an article on
1.-The New Toryism," which will be
good reading for our politicians, and
stimulate the thought of those inter.
Gated In observing modern political
tendencies. The important and en-
crossing subject OF college Ath-
letios" is considered by Professor E.
L. Richards. OF Yale College, in q
papsr. showing the advantages OF
cultivsting athletics at college. A
succeeding paper will be devoted to
the disadvantages of college Ath.
letics." DR.. Oswald, in his IRENE.
dies of Nature" series, takes up the
perplexing subject OF NERVOUS Mala.
dies" and has a good deal of offer
which will be ofservice to the afflicted.
Professor John T. Stoddard gives
some practical hints and directions
on methods for the detection OF
Dangerous Kerosene" Ia paper
on Underground Wires" Dr.. w.
w. Jacques, of the Bell Telephone
Company, shows that there are two
sides to the question OF burying the
electric wires, and that anything
more than a very limited adoption OF
the system would be beset by fornid~
abba difficulties. Persons about to
maka a Wilt they would make one
TO stand-wlll find valuable inIorms.
ton in Mr.. Sutpen's article on that
subject. Mr.. Amer G. Harding, OF
the Peoria Scientific Society, gives q
review of the progress that has been
achieved during Fifty Years of Me-
chanical Engineering" NJ. Antoine
De Saporta, in a pleasant article.
describes the experiments of the last
two years by which the electrical
origin of The Aurora Borealis" has
been demonstrated. Mr.. Fernald
tells "How we Sneeze. Laugh, SIAM
mer, and Sigh" III. Daubree, the
sminent French geologist, has a !
timely article ON "The Causes of |
The sketch and Dor.
trait are of Sir Charles William Sic.
mems, the eminent engineer and cleo
.rician, Just deceased. The editor, in
he two leading articles with which
MS "table" is furnished, considers the
.meliorations which politics may
nope to receive from the introduction
If scientific principles, and shows
rom illussrious examples what has
,een and what may be achieved by |
he aid of an Education without
Dead Languages"
New York: D. Appleton & Conn
,any,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
THE MANHATTAN.

TIE Manhattan for February il
thoroughly entertaining. The OPEN
ing article, Autumn Camps On Ca.
yugs," by W. F. Taylor, is q bright
and breezy paper. fnll OF open air,
while the illustrations SHOW. as never
bafore, all the picturesque features OF
the beautiful Lake Cayuga, the home
Of ths Iroquois in the time of tue ia
m5us ohieisain, Hiawatha. Another
illustrated article 10 both q pAiloso-
phicsl and amusing paper by Frank
Beard on "Caricature," of which the
we'll drawn and humorous illuslra-
tons ara in toe bes. vein Of that pop-
ular draughssmsu. Beautiful both
in drawing and engraving, are the
illuftratioDs-one of them, the FROM
tispiece - GO interesting narrative
poem, "The Queens Revenge" by
Thomas 8. Collier. The drawings are
by Will e. Low. and the engravings
are By the mastery hand of Henry
Wolf and Muller. f5hskspeara's
Sonnets in q New Light" is a fine
lAL0I0A atlIClo lCOUi tH8 DTaCLlSSQ
hand CT Junins Henri Browne, and
"a Poets Wife" is an elegant and
witty comedy By Brsnder Matthews.
In deeply interesting paper. travers-
ing quite a new field, g. G. ". Ben
jamin. U. s. Charge d'Affaires and
Consul-Genersl in Persia. describes
his journey "Across the Caucasus"
last year to take possession OF his
post. In second part of Creation
or Evolution?" Gsorge Ticknor Cur
tis shows the insufficiency OF the
proof OF the theory Of Darwin, The
fiction OF the number ia the first part
OF an absorbing and skilIiully wrought
story, "Trausfoymation," by Harriet
Preecott SpoGord; and sGother chap
ter of Thinking Cymbala," by Edgar
Fagcett. who here will much excite
the curiosity OF hia readers. Among
tue poets OF the number ia Judge
Noah Davis. presiding Judge OF the
New YORK supreme court. Other