The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-12

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| son and Gabrielle. He claimed that he
had been sent out by his employer to sell
cigars and that getting lost in the country
he had taken the boat to come to Donald
sonville. Inquiry of the clerk, however,
developed the fact that the accused had
registered for New Orleans. He will be
held subject to further orders from Baton
Rouge.
ELECTION IN NApoLEoNvILLE.-On Mon
day last. the 7th inst, was held the annual
election for Mayor and Councilmen in the
town of Napoieonville, Assumption parish,
and through the courtesy of gentleman
residing there we are able to present the
sabjoined statement of the result:
FOR MYAoR:
Louis Pifferi.. 10 Charles Dupaty. a
FOR CouNcfLMEN:
I. z. HebeTt. o. Emile Lombard. .4o
Geo. Armstead. -. liz John Williams. ;. ;. 81
Thomas McCary..... 10
Although the contest was very spirited it
was conducted peaceabiy and quietly. The
whole number of votes thrown was 124, but
l25 ballots were found in the boz, and
when this fact became apparent Mr.. Du-
patty, the unsuccessful candidate for Mayor,
protested against any further counting,
but the Commissioners decided to proceed,
and to note the presence of the extra ballot
The count was concluded and the returns
made out and placed in the proper hands,
but next morning the rather startling dis
covery was made that window of the
Clerks Office had been priced open and that
some thief had effected an entrance and
carried off the ballot box and returns.
Luckily the Commissioners had retained
duplicates of the stolen papers, which were
properly authenticated and submitted to
the Town Council. This body accepted the
documents and petitioned the Governor to
commission the parties elected.
PAssovEa.-The Jewish feast of the Pass
over, commemorative of the deliverance of
their ancestors from bondage in Egypt,
is now being observed by the followers of
the Hebrew faith. The celebration COM
menced last Wednesday evening and will
continue seven days, during which time
believers abstain from eating leavened
food, practice from whence springs the
common title of " the feast of unleavened
bread" A large congregation attended
the opening service Mt the Donaldsonville
synagogue Wednesday evening, and the
occasion was one of much interest and i'm
pressiveness. The choir, composed of Mrs.
Paul Leche, Mrs. Nj. Blum, Mrs. P. Klop-
man, and Miss Bertha Tobias, were in ex-
cellent voice, and the execution of Miss
Bertha Maillette, the organist, was fault
less as usual. Rev. NJ. Eisenberg, the tai
ented rabbi of the congregation, delivered
an eloquent sermon ON the Springtime of
Judaism which was listened to with marked
attention. Similar services were held Thurs
day morning, which were also numerously
attended, and on that occasion Mr.. Eisen-
berg delivered al extemporanous sermon
on the subject of the Unknown Region,
that we have heard spoken of as remark.
ably able effort. The first and last days of
the Passover feast are more strictly OBJ
served than the intervening days, being
passed in meditation and prayer and alb
stinence from manual labor, but they and
all the others of this period are days of re-
joicing for the happy release of the Isra-
elites of ancient times from the thraldom
in which they we're held by their Egyptian
taskmasters.