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Mr. R. & Eeungelood, formerly eaito,
OF the Ascension Democrat, is NOW con
nected with the Painters Jo,.s4af at yiess.
burg. We wish him uuel. success in his
uew position
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ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.

CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS NOMINATED.
The Democratic national .covention met
at Chicago on Tuesday and concluded its
business last night. Ex-Governor Richard
B. Hubbard of Texas presided as Temporal
ry chairman and Hon. VIM. Villas of Wis
consin as permanent chairman. The first
ballot for presidential candidate was
taken Thursday night and the second ON
Friday resnffinf, ga follows.
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ORDINANCE No. IS, N. 8,

| An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 81. N. s
Be it reso1rcd, That Ordinance No. 81, N. S.
entitled An Ordinance relative to publ
roads, aud adopted Sspb. Is, 1892 fs:iopsei BY
by the Police Jury on the 10th Of June 1884, bt
| and the same Is hereby repealed.
| Be atf.tf}sef resoteed, That section 6 of Or
d dina No. 2, N. s.. adopted September Is
clared IN full force as originally enacted,
On motion, duly seconded. it was resolved
the amount Of the bond to be furnished by the
Parish Treasurer DO end the same is hereby fixed
at $1,000.
| Mr. Gonzales offered the following preamble
| and resolution, which ca his motion, seconded
| by Mr.. Bullion. were adopted:
i WHEREAS The New River road which con.
| meets the New River settlement with the Nissis-
sIpp! river and affords the only means of CON-
nlun1catlon between said settlement and the
| river, and whereas the condition of said road
IN oa,i weather Is such as to render it imprac-
tIcable, which condition usually prevails dur
ing the winter and spring months:
BE it resoIyed, That the President be and he
1 ls hereby authorized to appoint a committee of
three members of this body to take into con-
sideratlon the subject of said New River road.
70 inquire as to the best means to be used to
keep It In good order at all times SO as to at
ford to the inhabitants of the New River section
easy access to the Mississippi river and to the
parish seat, and to report thereon at the ns.xt
meeting of the Police Jury.
The President appointed on said committee
Messrs. Gonzales, Bullionand Percy. who were
requested to make q report of all the facts of
the case, and the best means to be employed in
order to put said road in good condition.
The legal adviser was also requested to fur
nish the committee with all the facts concern
ing the lease of certain batture property in
front Of said road.
The following proposal was read and received.
DoNALDsosvILLE July g. 1884.
TO the President and members of the Police
Jury of the parish of Ascension:
Genftemen-sFe propose to attend to all Grim
NAL business for this ward at a salary of twenty
five dollars per month each. payable on our own
warrant with this approval of the Parish Attor-
neT, FRANK MARTINEZ
J. P, 4th ward
JAS. MGCRAY,
Constable, 4th ward.
The Police Jury adjourned to meet again as
DO ard to review The assessment rolls, and to as
selnble for the transaction of general business
on Wednesday next, the 18th inst, OF noon.
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Throwing Dead Animals in the River

] .
Section 50, chapter 10. code ordinances OF the
iowa of Dona!asonville reads rs follows:
That it is expressly forbidden to throw into
the Mississippi river Or Bayou fIafonrche ang
dead cattle other dead animals, under the
penalty of q fine of FIVE dollars to be paid for
each eontra7antion herewith.
4etIt 1s nevertheless true that on Tuesday
last, 9Th inst, at about o'clock A. IL. the May
or Of said town. who is its chief executive Of
fcer. and whose sworn duty it is to see that the
ordinances be complied with. caused to be
thrown into the Mississippi river from the
wharf the carcass of q horse which had died
In his stable the night before.
Who shall see that this fine be imposed and
paid? 1t is also true that q member of the
Town Council was the wharf at the time the
dead horse was thrown over, and that he ap.
proyingiy witnessed the ceremony. Is he not
liable for the fine also? Who will attempt the
collection? These two fve-dollar bills might
help the town to pay the judgments rendered
against it by the Supreme Court several years
ago in Johnson ct els Us. the Corporation, etc
that is, if that judgment is worth the paper it
IS written upoa.
Seriously, is it Or Is it not the duty of the par
ish authorities to protect the citizens they pre-
tend to represent against the carbon and other
filth Of the town of DonaIdsonviIIe? II is,
why not protect them2 If they have nothing to
do with that kind Of business, who has2
PICAYUNE.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
Factory at Wheeling, VI. Va

MANUFACTURERS Of Plantation Wagons,
W Gaze Carts. Cane Wagons Small Carts,
Log Whesls, all with Black Locust Hubs, Bod
fes1s Steel Skefn Wagons the best ssein wagon
sold. WheeihaFEons. Axte9frease. Spokes, Eel
ioas. Cotton Meal Distributors. Stubble Sha vefs.
:. Can deliver goods along the river direct from
faetoks. and IN ear loads Oh railroads.
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ING IOIIOWlns preamDIe and resoIutions were
presented by DIR. klopnan. and OF his motion.
duly seconded, were adopted: :
As the river Is now low enough to begin work
on the levees, and as the time is very short in
which such work can be done so as t, become
permanent before the next high water, it is
hereby
ResoJved. That the Parish Ward Boards be
called together on Wednesday next to confer
with the Police Jury as to the best plan to adopt
IN regard to carrying out The work
Resosred, That mem bers of the Ward Boards
examine the levees in their wards carefully be-
fore the next meeting SO that whatever action
may be taken viii be with full knowledge of
the subject.
Mr.. Percy offered the following ordinance
which on his motion, duly seconded, was
adopted:
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Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension,
REGULAR MEETING,
DosALpsoNy1LLE, July 9. 1881.

DoNALDsoNyILLE, July 8, 1881.
I The Police Jury met this day in regular ses.
sion. The roll was called with the following
| result:
Present-zR: 7. Hanson, President; Messrs
soaring Taylor, Pierre, Klopman. Henry G.
Braud H.. ID. Percy, JOS. Gonzales and O. A.
Bullion. Absent-Mr. Henry Mccall.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The committee on Order of Business made
the following report:
POLICE JURY-ORDER OF BUSINESS,
!. Calling of roll and noting absent members.
z. headiIig OF minutes of last session. Adop-
ton.
8. Communications of President letters, etc.
4. Beading Of petitions or conmunieations
III hands OF members
.. Report OF standing committees.
3. Report ct special committees.
Z. Consideration OF new or unfinished bust
ness.
= Report Of Parish Treasurer.
y. Adjournment.
B. I. HANSON, President;
HENRY MCCALL
PIERRE KL0PMAN.
On motion Of Mr.. Klopman, duly secon ded
the report was edopted and the Clerk ordered
to hayea few copies printed in card form.
The President reported that, in pursuance of
the power vested in him at the session of June
10. he had appointed Il. N. Sims. Esq. as legal
adviser of the Police Jury,
On motion of Mr.. Klopman. duly seconded,
the following report was read and ordered to be
published:
The Finance Committee still find that the
books OF the Secretary and Treasurer are not
satisfactorily kept, and expect and demand
that a new set OF books be opened in proper Or
der for the next meeting of the Finance Com
rnIttee on the first Tuesday of August
We find tho following amounts on hand on
the 3oth of June:
Amount due school fund s1.tI5 70
+" Government Square. 5,52t so
= on special dcposit--leyee cuts. I76 30
due PARISH fund, ............... 5.337 30
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Bully! The Bosses have caused the reappoint-
ment of our friend Of the Fort as Inspector of
Weights and Measures. The grudge they had
against him for conveying to the third ward
those opposition tickets is apparently over.
However, they may have rewarded him for car
rying them into the Office OF Fusion lawyer in
Donaldsonville. where they are now kept as a
Souvenir At any rate. the animosity of Tom
Cats for Puss couid not last. Pr, BARROW.
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We hold from Judge Walton, who is certainly
good legal authority. that it is we'll established
principle of law and common sense that Who
ever taxes property must own property How
is it, then. that the other iurists who wore con-
sultedf?) In the selection of the present Police
Jury overlooked the fact-if we are correctly
lnformed-that two, and perhaps three mem
bers thereof do not possess nicke1's worth of
real estate in the par;sh2 Answer. one at q time.
please, TIGER.
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that new set OF books be opened in proper or
der for the next meeting of the Finance Com
rnIttee on the first Tuesday of August.
we ma tho following amounts on hand OIL
the 30th of June:
Amount due school fund AS /,
Government Square. 5,52t s.
on special deposit-leyee CUTS i76 *
Cue parish fund, ............... 5.337 81
s12,s5s 4:
r. r. HANSON, Chairman;
HENRY G. IsRAUD.
The following letter was read and on motion
duly seconded, was received:
DoNALDsoSyILLE, July 2, 1884.
To the Financa Committee, parish of Ascension
Gentlemen taken possession of the
tax department of the Sher1ff's Office Monday
june rs, 1871, and the accounts and books not
being Kept up, and as it Is impossible to make
any report from the same until further exarni.
nation of all accounts, etc., be made. it is i'm.
possible Ter me to give, you any report I'D to
that date. Since then have collected two Ii.
censes one from Mrs. Brunei, State, SIT 50, par
lsh, S26 so; u year license, Sam Kiotz s.. State.
total $40; which amount have on hand to be
deposited In the parish place of deposit find
agreat many that have not paid their licenses
hage commenced a full Investigation of the
whole parish on the matter and will give you
full report at the next meeting. No taxes col
lected. Hoping this satisfactory rt.rrai!,.
DAVID ISRAEL, Deputy Sheriff.
Several pieces Of old parish scrip belonging
to essrs. john r. Fayet te and i. C. Palmer &,
Co.. Were presented with a request for their
payment, ard the Parish Treasurer was directed
to redeem the certificates of Indebtedness at the
established rate of Ss15 cents ON the dollar.
The following petition was read, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Gonzales, seconded by Mr. Bullion.
it was referred to the legal adviser, who was
requested to report thereon at the next meeting:
Extract from the proceedings of the Common
Council, town OF Donaldsonyille, July l. 1884,:
On motion Of Alderman Mahcr, duly seconded
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The propert2 owners and 1ner
chants OF tins town are kborlng under the bur-
Den Of q triple tax upon their property and
business, and
WHEREAS. Owing to these heavy taxes. the
town has lowed q tax OF only FIVE mills upon
the assessed valuation of the property in said
town, being one-haif the amount allowed by its
Charter, and with its other revenues totally in
SUFFICIENT to pay It's outstanding indebtedness
and current expenses:
Be 1T therefore resolred, 5g the Mayer and
Ionlntoil Council Of the tstcR Of Do7saItisoepIte
That the honorable Police Jury OF the parish
of Ascension be and they are hereby respectful
~ petitioned III the name of and in behalf Of
the tag and license payers of said town to ex
tend them such relief as In theiF Judgment and
wisdom they may deem proper.
Be 1t further resolved. That the Mayor be re-
luested to transmit q. certified copy of the above
preamble and resolution to the Police Jury of
A true copy. JNO. T. TERRTO,
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to the shade, take nap OF three or
four hours, return about six o'clock
and be sure and tell the truth, that is
that you didn't find any huckleber-
ries.
Ladies going huckleberrying should
not wear expensive dresses. 1t is the
height of folly. Have heard that a
cheap dress, and fashionable, can be
made out Of the following fabric: For
the waist take four yards tinted
velvet, sewed up in front, no sleeves,
high neck, futed on the shoulders, a
couple of green silk bases behind,
skirt should be made short out of
mush- room silk, border of honiton
up the side and black velvet cinch
buckled behind skirt, tackled on at
the waist, of course. Round headed
tacks should be used for this purpose,
as they are said to be very pretty and
much worn. As the hillsides are
steep and very slippery it would be
well enough to exercise little judg-
ment as to what you wear on the feet.
Short-legged gum boots, rough, wide
soles, the rougher and wider the bet
ter. They are adapted to hillside
DO not under any circum-
stances wear long-legged boots, for
they are uncomfortably warm and too
heavy. Better go barefooted.
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NOTICE

Is hereby given for Sealed Proposals
for building fence around county Jail,
according to specifications to be seen in
the Office Of County Auditor Bids will
be received from date until O'Clock, A.
M. Aug, 10, 1884.
The person or persons to whom such
Contract shall be awarded to file a good
and sufficient bond to be approved by
said board for the completion Of the con-
tract according 10 the specifications.
TIM Carroll.
OK. BID. Co. Com.
Idaho City, July 81, 1884.
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Meeting or the Democratic Central
Committee OF Boise County.

Pursuant to call of the Chairman, r.. G..
Allen, the Democratic Central Committee
Of Boise county, met at Idaho City on July
%, 1884. Present, II. w. Spencer, Ben. 7.
Davis, H. G. Allen, Chairman, and James
Moriarty, Secretary.
On motion, it was agreed that each pre-
cinct be entitled to representation in the
County Convention as follows: One dele
gate for each precinct and one delegate for
every % votes, and one for every fraction
of " votes or over cast for E. A. Wall in
the several precincts at the General cleo
ton held in 1884,
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Saturday, August 23, 1884,

saturday, August SS, 1854,
for the purpose of electng delegates to
the County Convention Polls open from
. O'Clock p. NJ to o'clock p. NJ.
Places OF Voting and Names OF Judges
OF Election:
Idaho Cty-place of voting, Court
House-Judges, Ed. Fulmer A. Straus,
Peter Donohue.
Centervi.le-place of voting, d. Jones'
house-Judges, d. Jones, s. Dempsey, A.
Cunningham
Placervile-placc of voting, Andcrson's
Hall-Judges, j. Saunders, NJ Cathcart,
j. Randolph.
Quartzburg-place of voting, McHenry
House--Judges, X. q. Allen, b. McGough
f. M. Scott.
Horseshoe Bend-place OF voting School
House-Judges, r. Brainard, s Clarkson,
John Daley.
Shaw's-place of voting. Oliver Calls
iiouse-J idges, Oliver Call, George Dun
igan, VIM. Sherman.
Pioneeryille-place of voting, School
iiouse-Judges, q W Anderson, Henry
McGuinness, w Splain.
Banner-place of voting, Smiths Hotel
Judges, G l. White, Jake Garrecht, j
Calum.
Garden Valley-place of voting, Mills
House-Judges, Thomas Craig, NJ Carri-
gan, J Motto.
Granite Creek-place of voting, Peter
Connoughton's Hotel-Judgcs, J Ellis,
M keenan,, Eli Lewis
Squaw Creek-place of voting, Mitch.
ellis House-Judges, A. G Church, Steve
Pierce, p Lehan.
Upper Squaw Creek-place of voting
G Baird's-Judges, Cal and C Baird.
Ordered that the Convention be held al
Anderson's Hall, Placewille, on Sept. 3D.
1884
TEST OF VoTERs-Are you Democrat
and will you support the nominees of the
Democratic Convention?
On motion, 1t was ordered that the pro
ceedings of this meeting be published il
the Idaho WORLD until the convention
meets
On motion, the convention adjourned
subject to call of the chairman
r. G. ALLEN, Chairman
JAMES MoRIARTY, Secretary
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LETTER FROM THE "OTHEI'
SIDE
CENTERvILLE, Aug. 5, '84.

on us with its sultry days, though we
certainly should not grumble, as the
nights are delightfully."- cool. Two OF
three weeks ago we we're having such
cool DAYS and cold nights that we ex-
pected another year like that of 1916,
year without summer. You re-
member well enough,-we were blush
ing youths together.
Placer diggings here are about
washed and faded out, that is ground
where water can be obtained, and
miners are turning considerable OF
their attention to quartz. Within
the past few months several very
promising lodges have been found,
and number Of locations made last
year leads us to believe that we have
first-class quartz camp. The own
ers OF all the locations are not overly
bprdened with money, but when it
comes to will and muscle they have
plenty, and are exercising both. The
Bon Ton, owned by Hank Thompson
and S. X. Goldtrap, has a shaft sunk
thirty feet. They will tap the ledge
in less than ten feet, and continue
going down on the ledge to the depth
Of hundred feet, if possible to do SO
with their present hosting works.
Rock from this ledge assays $270 sill
yer. Lamberton, Morrell and Small
are down forty-five feet on the Little
Turtle. Have two feet of quartz be-
tween walls, part of which is very
rich. They are also owners OF the
Eastern Star, another very promising
mine. Both locations are on Lewis
gulch. Holly Oaks has four loca-
tons within three miles of town,
among them the Pioneer, near this
mine. Mr. Cakes found float rock
that is speckled with gold. At a
depth OF FIVE feet the ledge is six
inches wide--shows gold in nearly all
the quartz. Hugo playhouse is oper-
ating on the Poorman. Has shaft
down fifteen feet, and has excellent
rock, in fact, high grade, eight inches
wide. He intends taking out fifty
tons and have it crushed at 10 Jack
sons mill. Joe Jackson & Go. have
two favorable prospects on Lewis
gulch. The Mountain Rose and
Belle Teaser both prospect fair and
Will be thoroughly tested before snow
flies.
MIR. Luce has just returned from
his pleasure trip to the South Fork of
Payette. He tells us that he caught
trout that weighed, when dressed.
= pounds. Us young fellows will be
the only ones to vote this year. A
number of old wretches here decline
TO register, fearing to tell their ages.
Dan Jones is register here. Patri-
otism and love of native land are his
only motives in accepting this impor-
tant and elevating position. He
promises strict secrecy in all business
pertaining to his Office. This is the
only known instance within the histo-
ry of our county where the office
sought the man.
This is what might be called, a
huckleberry season, sure enough, for
the hillsides and gulches near town
are covered with them. Some of the
families here have as many as forty
gallons. Our folks are short. Con-
sidering the trouble and annoyance
not only of picking, but drying, par
boiling, peeling and cutting the seeds
ont, we concluded very few buckle
berries would do US. It's fun though
after all this hnckleberry picking,
particularly when you're with a few
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for the purpose of electing delegates t.
the County Convention. Polls open from
2 o'clock p. NJ. to 7 o'clock p. NJ.
Places OF Voting and Names Of Judge.
of Election:
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Personal Points.

Gen Sheridan has gone to New York to visit
Gen. Grant
Emma Abbot's fortnights receipts in San
Francisco were $4,000.
Wendell Philips will leave $4,000 to his
wife and adopted daughter.
Gen Robert Toombs on Wendell Phillips
ssHe was an internal machine set to music"
Jefferson Davis has erected marble monu-
ment to Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey, his benefac-
tress, at Natchez
At New New Albany, Ind, Gen. w T. Spicely
died aged sixty-two years. He was prominent
in Mexican and late wars.
Mrs Esther A. Cent? an aged inmate Of the
Episcopal Church Home, n. y, died of apo
plexy while on her knees in prayer
Lieut. Guy Howard, son of Con O. O. How
ard, and Miss Jennie Woolforth, daughter of
Hon J. NJ Woolforth, were married at Trinity
cathedral. Omaha.
Billy Cartwright, the noted minstrel, and
Mrs. Harry L. Swan, have been arrested at
Portland. Ore on a charge Of adultery pre-
ferred by the husband of Mrs Swan
Miss Susan Feninore Cooper. a daughter of
the novelist has established home for orphan
children at Coopersotwn, where they are taught
industrial occupations One hundred children
are inmates Of the home which IS supern-
tended by Miss Cooper in person,
Jim Blaine's book viii be issued simultan-
eouslv in English, French and German. Viii
liam ID. Eaton, formerly Chicago Journalist
Is supervising the translatiens of the work, n
force Of ten transIators having been placed at
his command Mr.. Blaine gives MIR. Eaton
S.. 600 for this work and a royalty of Is cents
upon each volume sold in Germany and France.
Mrs Mary Miller, who wants to RIM her own
steamboat is described as trim little woman,
whom nobody would credit with years enough
to be the mother, as she is, OF four children,
two of whom are nearly grown She came Of a
s'steamboating family, and she thinks she has
as much right to command vessel as her
father, who is captain, or her late husband,
also a captain.
Justice and Mrs. Field gave dinner party,the
18th inst to celebrate the birthday anniversary
of David Dudley Field, who was seventy mine
years old that day There were 20 covers and
the table was decorated with roses, the central
ornaments being English pheasants The pres
! iacnt took in Mrs. Field and sat on her right
the chief justice sitting on her left Justice
Field sat at the opposite side Of the table with
senator Edmunds on his right and Speaker Car
isle on his left David Dudley Fieldsat on the
right of the president the secretary of state
sitting opposite. The other guests were jus
tee Harlan Justice Blatchford. Senator Gibson,
| Representative Randall Rev. Henry Field, Cy-
rus w. Field, Representatives Hewitt Tucker
and DorsheiIner, Justice Gray, Mrs. Dudley
Field, Jr, and Senator Bayard
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The discovery of the skeletons OF
twentv-tbree men and number OIL
horses IN the vicinity of Ellendale, Oak,
has given rise to a deal of conjecture,
some of IT so Wild, and all of it so di-
verse, that the identity of the remains
cannot vet be considered as satisfactor-
ilv settled. An investigation has how
ever, been ordered by Gen. Terry
which promises much and is very likely
10 result in developing the facts in the
case. As soon as the season will admit
Capt. c. T.. Bennett, Seventeenth in
fantry, to whom the matter has been re-
ferred, will go to the place with party
from Fort Sisseton, Oak, and make a
careful examination of the remains and
the surroundings. since it Is more than
probable that those who have witnessed
the spot have overlooked some impor-
tantparticulars. In themeantime Capt.
Bennett is diligently prosecuting the in
vestigation in other directions. Theap-
parent uncertainty in regard to an event
that occurred only twenty years ago
seems very strange, but it is only an
other pertinent illustration of the mag
nificent poem, "The Flood of Years
which eloquently portrays the ravages
of time in the burial of men and things
beyond the knowledge of succeeding
generations.