The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-12-05

directed That tney De uOtiueu VI thcAI oP-
pointment.
Everybody smokes Ingman's fve-cent
Manhatta. Warranted Havana filler. Spe-
cial inducements to those wishing to pur-
chase by the box.
SUGAR SQU1Bs.-Weather reports continue
to be pleasantly monotonous. for the
elements have proved exceptionally favor
able to planting interests and, as we have
hitherto remarked, the season has been al
most phenomenal in this respect. As a gen
eral thing work is progressing splendidiy
at the sugar houses, though break-downs
have been more numerous than usual.
The most serious accident of this kind
during the past week that has come to our
knowledge occurred at Messrs. Mccall Bros,'
Evan Hall plantation, where the top roller
of the three roller mill cracked last Monday
morning. This mishap will cause delay
of nine or ten days, as it has been necessary
to send the fractured roller to New Orleans
for repair. A large amount of cane was
still standing on the Evan Hall place, and
the proprietors put all their available force
to work windrowing. With the addition of
reinforcements from the adjoining McMan-
or place they were enabled to muster 200
hands, and the important work in hand was
speedily accomplished.
The bed plate and knife of the sugar mill
at Mr.. Bierne's Donaldson place broke this
week, on Thursday, we believe, and cane is
being hauled from there to the Clark mill,
where all the remainder of the Donaldson
crop will probably be ground.
At Mr.. Beirne's Riverton place, the same
day, the knife and coupling of the mill were
broken. The damage will be repaired in time
for resumption of work Monday morning.
We learn from Mr.. A. j. Greenwood, the
successful manager of Messrs. Lemanns'
Dugas plantation, that he has delivered at
Peytavin sugar house 420O115 tons of cane
to date, ont from IT'S acres, thus averaging
"a tons to the acre. He has IA acres yet to
grind, IS of which are in windrow. He did
not stop cutting and hauling to windrow,
as had been enormously reported. The cane
is yielding finely and the record of the Du-
gas place for the season will be a splendid
one.
The cap of the accumulation on the hy-
draulic apparatus attached to Mr.. J. G. Co.
fields mill broke last Monday, causing a
brief delay. Everything has been moving
along finely at Point Houmas since this lit
tie accident, A splendid quality of sugar
is being made, the quantity is equally sat
isfactory and there are three weeks work
yet in prospect.
The breaking OF the rod of the vacuum
pump at Mr.. Teller's Riverside place, one
day this week, caused Il stoppage of about
twenty-four hours. Subsequent advices
from that model place are of the most IA
vorable character.
Mr.. Leon Babin closed the seasons work
at his fine little place near Donaldsonville
yesterday, with the handsome total of 81
hogsheads. We doubt if there has been
larger crop made with horse-mill any
where in our suse. district the current sea-
son.
We have captured the following stray
equibs from Assumptions:
The return plate of the mill at Messrs.
pugas Bros Armeise place broke We'd
nesday night, and the machinery will be at
Il standstill until Monday.
Capt. ". 3. Ratlif finished grinding on
Thursday, the 3rd inst.. and Mr. j. s. Per
kins got through two days sooner We have
no information repec:in. the yield on these
places.
At Mrs. Iicknair's Half Way place, on
the Bsuly Maurin road, the work CT sugar
making was finished yesterday, the 4th
inst, and the total product reaches 200
hogsheads, realized from 100 acres Of cane.
just after the boilers had been cooled down,
a cabin standing near the srgar-h crse
caught fire and burned to the ground Man
ager Landry aud his employees were unable
to save the cabin, which is no great loss.
but succeeded in preventing the des:ruc.. on
OF the sugar house. task that was rendered
comparatively easy by the favorable direc- |
ton of the wind. The cabin had been oc-
cupied as sleeping quarters by severa,
ooiored laborers, and it is supposed the fir.
which they left burning i'll the fireplace |
communicated to the building.
The finest yield of which We have yet OBJ |
tanned defniteinformation is reported from |
lion. Edward j. Jays Acadia plantation. |
IN Lafourche parish, where $1,000 pounds
OF sugar have been realized from y acres
of plant cane. We are indebted to Mr..
Glenn. P. Binninss, sugar maker at Acadia,
for samples of tbs three qualities of sugar