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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03
DoHALDsoHvIILE la,
Saturday, January s, 1885
LOCAL JOT.TINGS.
Hooks bali Thursday night.

Got q ticket in The next lottery drawing,
January 1872
-Four good mules for sale, cheap. See
advertisement.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

Make mp for the disappointment of last
"wednesday evening by attending the ball
at Hook and Ladder Hall next Thursday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

Persons wishing to attend the conference
at Minden on the 9th inst, can procure
excursion tickets 70 and from Shreveport
on the Texas 4 Pacific Failroad at the rate
Of Eve cents per mile one way. These tick
cts will be on sale from the 9th to the 7th
insts., and will be good TO return until the
18th. They can be procured from the local
agents at any station on the road.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

CHANGE OF ScHEDuLE.-A change in the
running time of passenger trains on the
Texas and Pacific railroad has been an
nounced, beginning last Monday. The
local train, which is to go through to Fort
Worth, connecting with a bobtail train on
the Baton Rouge branch road at West
Baton Rouge junction, now leaves New
Orleans at o'clock A. H., passing Donald
sonvilie at 1926; returning, passes Donald
sonville at 3:12 P. n, and reaches the city
at6:50. The through train, or Texas and
California express, leaves New Orleans at
I P. H., reaching Donaldsonyille at 433s;
returning, it passes here at s:37 A. n, and
arrives at New Orleans at 1:5O..
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

We learn that Mrs. DR.. Edward Duffel,
81, has returned homo from her visit to
yizg:nla
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

g .Bestand cheapest = is the motto at Maui
rims Cheap Grocery Emporium.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-03

The lease of the market will not be sold
/. to-day as advertised. as the Council has de-
cided to have thu revenues collected by q
], salsried employs Of the town.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
MurderoIs Assailant.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-The case of Asba j.
Burrus, charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, was called in the Armory
Court yesterday, with Mrs. Ray Goode as the
only prosecuting witness. Miss Lillian Wal
tiers was too sick tolcave her home at Ell Paso
ILL.,, and it is though she will die from the
effects OF her wounds. Mrs. Goode was in
no condition to undergo tho excitement OF
testfying against the person who had at.
tempted her life. She was unable to walk
and was carried into court. She could not
raise her head to give her testimony, and the
hand she attempted to hold up when being
sworn was too heavy for her strength, and
fell helplessly by her side, although the
hand was screly wasted by her Intense suf-
ferings. Nothing but necessity could have
brought her into court in her present physi-
cal condition, but had she not been there to
prosecute the case tho assassin Burrus would
have, for the time at least, gone free, as the
court announced as much the last time the
case was continued. Mrs. Goode has be-
come totally blind in one eye, tho sense of
hearing has been destroyed in the right ear,
and her facial beauty is gone forever. She
was given seat in the attorney s Enclosure,
and Justice Mech left his seat OIL the bench
to hear her story. She had been shot by a.
J. Burrus there had not been any Difficult.
Guilty preceding the shooting; Miss Walters
was her companion when she was shot, and
Burrus fred at her. Burrus was very cool
during the recital of the story, az he has
been since his arrest. He was not repre-
sented by lawyer, and it was reported
those he had engaged to defend him had
abandoned the case. He asked for con-
tinuance of ten days, and it was granted.
He was held in 900 bonds in the case of
Mrs. Goode, but no bail was accepted in the
other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

GENERAL LEE FOR VICE-PREsIDENT.-
The Virginia friends of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
have already begun to work him up as q
candidate for the Vice Presidency in 1888.
Colonel CORTLAND H. Smith, of Virginia,
who was one of his lieutenants in the last
campaign, says Gen. Lees canvass resulted
in obliterating the color line in Virginia,
and on account of the conspicuous brilliancy
of his success he is to-day the aost avail
able man in the South for the nomination.
The South for number of years has had no
place upon the national ticket. He says
the next Presidential year the South will
demand representation, and that the last
great victory of Gen. Lee in carrying the
Legislature as we'll as the State forces him
to the front as logical result OF the election.
He has broken the hitherto solid wall of
negro republicauism, which was constant
menace to the peace, order and prosperity
of the South. This victory was accomplish
ed by moral suasioD, with the implements
of reason, without an act of violence or q
stain of blood. Twelve thousand negroes
voted for him. Col. Smith thinks Gen. Lees
conservative course as Governor will further
strengthen his claims for o place on the
ticket where the South has not been repre-
sented for more than a quarter of a century.
Flash. dispatch to n. Y. World.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

FARMING out paupers is favorite system
in the Northern States-that is to the peo-
pie of those States, but not to the paupers.
The latter are let out to the lowest bidder,
who feeds them on the smallest quantity Of
the cheapest food compatible with life,
works them till they drop in their tracks,
and then sells their bodies to the doctors
And yet these same Northern people, or
rather q majority of them, are necessarily
prating about the low state of civilization at
the South. Why, the attempt of the carpet
baggers to introduce the system referred to
into North Carolina, By which white girls
were let out to negro bidders, has made
that State democratic world without end
The barbarity of the system as practiced in
Connecticut is now the subject of comment
in some of the papers outside of that highly
civilized State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

THE LARGE tory gains in the parliament.
airy elections now in progress in England
show plainly enough that the conservative
element, the preponderance of which has
maintained the ascendancy of England for
so long time, still prevails there. They
also show that the English people still
J revere their national church, and will not
allow it, yet awhile at least, to be disestab.
lished. They also show that the people of
that country very naturally condemn the
se-called liberal policy which resulted in
the death of General Gordon and the disas-
ters of the Egyptian war. And, finally,
they show that the Irishmen in England,
between the tories and the liberals, by order
of Mr.. Parnell, supported the former.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

B. & 0. TRAIN PARTLY WRECKED
Thursday night the fast mail train coming
west on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
derailed and partially wrecked at Glover's
Gap by q misplaced switch. The shock was
terrific. The engine boiler was driven upon
the gondola and the driving wheels were
driven into the mud up to the rods. The
tender was jerked around at right angles to
the track. The mail car was lifted off it's
truck and rolled completely over. The
baggage car was thrown to one side and the
smoker had the front end badly battered in.
The passenger cars and sleepers were de-
rallied. Everyone received severe shak-
ing up, but no one, strange to say, was Sc
riously hurt. The men in the mail and
baggage cars were somewhat bruised, but
not in any way disabled. The engineer,
John Cummins, stuck to his post and came
out without a scratch. The passengers de-
scribe the accident as one of the strapgest,
in view Of the fact that no one was hurt,
that they ever heard of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
A ViIlainous LAWYER,

MINNEAPoLIs. Miau., NoyemJer2S .-I.2s.
Tuesday e. J. TeircEeg, lawyer, formerly
q justice Of the peace in Wisconsin,. vas
arrested en- 4 charge Of 0urasing sixteen
year.old Swede sirl, Julia Paterson, en-.
ployed in his family rs 4 domestic. The
girl alleges that she was assaulted re.
peatedly in the presence Ct Tcipercr's
wife, who witnessed the act a1Gi made 10
effort to help her. The girl va t%Hea TO
Bethany Home, where sbe lies III arl..ta.
condition. "Wednesday he va, ayra:.ucd
at the municipal court, ami the Case nd
journed until nex5 Wednesday, IL wife
corroborates the girls story, and says sic
did not object because She was 2 c.auta
Teipener was lodged il The >ouyty jai!.
This morning at one clock aboat $50 angry
Swedes gathered al tie doors Of the build.
ing for the purpos" Of Iynch;Dg Teipc. er
TIE police were called out in fierce aud the
mob quelled. Everything wa, quiet at three
o'clock this morning, aud no serious re-a!t
is apprehendcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

BEWARE OF RED SToCKINGs.-Brght red
stockings are condemned by DR.. Edison, Of
New York. Several persons who have worn
them have complained recently that painful
sores appeared on their feet and legs. The
doctor purchased lot of the stockings al
different stores and analysed them. lie
said that they were all found to contain ar
senic and anthony. The arsenic is one Of
the ingredients of the dye, and the anthony
is used to fix the color. The arsenic can be
easily extracted from the stocking after it is
dyed, but it is so cheap that the manufac-
turers do not care to take the trouble. The
poisonous bright red stockings are all made
in Saxony, and were found on sale in the
best retail! stores of New York. The pro.
prietors have been directed to take them out
of stock at once. If the order is not obeyed
Dr.. Edison says he will prosecute any one
caught selling hose of this kind. The of
tenders will be charged with selling poison
without label, as that, according to tho
doctor, is the only statute that covers the
offence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

How TO CONvERsE-A conversation in
it's proper meaning is mutual, equal inter-
change of ideas and opinions, one success
sively suggestive of the other. Converse
ton should be ball, tossed from hand to
hand gracefully and without violence,
neither endaugering the players nor the OBJ.
ject of their play. I say something which
throws spark into your imagination or
memory, and then you deliver yourself &C.
cording to your calibre, which in turn sug-
gests something else to me, and so CONVEX
sation is generated, whereby you and be-
come better acquainted and may DO stanch-
er friends. A good conversationalist is one
who talks suggestively he does not cover
the whole subject in single peremptory
sentence, nor does he appropriate all the
time to his own vocabulary. He likes to
hear you as we'll as himself; you are fuel to
his fire. He likes to shake you mentally
by the hand and feel what sort of a grip
you have, and he neither runs away nor in.
trudes upon you. He neither talks much
nor little. If man must have one of these
faults let it be the first for man was made
to be social being, to communicate his
thoughts and not hide them. If great
talker bore you, still you have refuge in his
very loquacity by remaining heedlessly ST.
lent to what he is saying; whereas with
one who does not talk at all, or very little,
the burden Of the whole conversation is
thrown uron your shoulders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

a JOKE on Col. MARsuALL.--There has
just ended in Baltimore, Nd, a political
contest Of unusual bitterness between the
regular democracy and some very inhuen.
tial citizens, who, with their following, were
known as the independents. In connection
with this. there is quite u good joke being
told at the expense of Col. Charles Mar
shall, Of that city. Col. Marshall took a
very active part in the canvass, being one
Of the leading independents. The indepen-
dents were So badly beaten at the polls that
the leaders are said by the regulars to be
dead. A company had an endowment
insurance on the life Of Col. Marshall, which
fell duo and was paid few days after the
election and some of his friends seeing the
company's check for $40 144.20 on his desk,
have started the report that the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York were SO
thoroughly convinced thut Col. Marshall
was dead that they have paid his life insur.
ance in full.-WecEly Statement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

SOCIAL HINT FROM JAPAN.-The Japa.
nese are Justly believed to be the politest
people in the world. They will not even
tell lie, not because it is immoral but
because it is impolite. But japanese
politeness is sometimes put to pretty
severe tests. 4 Boston lady brought
back from Washington an illustrative in
stance. A Japanese gentleman made what
was supposed to be merely a cerem onal call
on lady, and fingered till luuch-time. OF
course he was asked to stay and was ex-
pected to refuse, but be didn't. Aud still he
stayed, until necessity compelled his invita-
ton to dinner. And yet he fingered, till, at
midnight, with elaborate, almost abjec.
apologies for leaving, the japanese gentle
man took his departure. Next day, while
the hostess was telling her friends how hor
riby she had been bored, her visitor was
deploring her cruelty in not earlier in the
DAY irtimatipg TO birn that he might depart,
Japanese etiquette requiring such signal of
permission before he could so. The story
is amusing, but it would seem to suggest to
American society borrowing something from
Japanese etiquette that would be found
wonderfully convenient at times to the
visited, if not to tho visitor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

ACCORDING TO the ideas upon which the
government Of this country was established
and exists, the legislative, executive and jul
dicial branches are separate from and checks
upon each other. Butthe republican court
vf Cincinnati doesn't hold to such ideas.
According to the constitution of Ohio the
Legislature of that State is the judge OF
the qualifications and election of its
members. But the court referred to takes
opposite ground, and says it, and not the
Legislature, is the Judge in the case, and it
therefore directs that the certificates OF elec'
ton be given to the defeated republican
candidates. The president of the Ohio
State Senate is democrat 1t remains to
be seen whether he will submit to such rev.
dictionary assumption of power, and swear
in the senators presenting such certificates
as those referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
Freight Rates.

CHICAGO, November 2S-Commissioner J. N.
Faithern, Of the western freight association,
stated yesterday that the difficulties in the or
ganization had not yet been disposed of. The
several lines had not yet decided to accept the St.
Paurs offer in regard to the reporting of business
coming under the head of the contract with Ham
mond & Company. No meeting could be held to
arrange any details, under the terms OF the last
adjournment no meeting could or would be held
until after the drafts for balances now due had
been paid But the matter is being settled he
says, in another manner that will probably bring
al difficulties to an end in few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

FETTERED BY CURIosITY.-A New Lon
don Telegraph reporter recently found a
friend with q pair of handouts on and &C.
companied by au officer. Both got speedily
out of sight in baggage car, but the re.
porter insisted on having the facts, and they
were told him in confidence. Then he print.
ed them in his paper thus. The officer
speaks II was in NJ ystic yesterday on po-
lice business, and, finding thatmy watch re-
quired attention, l took it to jeweler and
left it with him to be cleaned. I came to
New London this morning, and the first man
l met wss my friend Jim hero. He proposed that
we 20 and have y smile, and we went. While
smiling, Jiu's hand struck against my coat pocket
and ratified the handouts carried there. Jim's
curiosity was excited, and ho took the bracelets
out to examine them. Having looked them all
over and admired the fine temper and mechanism
he tried them on both wrists and snapped the
lock. After minute he asked me to take them
off, and I reached for the key, which always
carry on my watch guard. Well the watch guard
is in Mystic, and SO is the key. Jim is going
there too. There was nothing in New London
that could get those things off, for they made
to stay" As the Sheriff concluded he looked over
at Jim and just beloved. The reporter also
looked at Jim and helped the Sheriff below. He
was the most sheepish-looking mortal that ever
took o ride by rail,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

THE ORIGINAL BLOODY SHIRT.-A mum.
Der of correspondents have written to a
number of newspapers lately inquiring about
the origin of the phrase, "bloody-shirt," SO
often used in the political discussions OF the
present day. We know of no better ezpla-
nation than that given by Roscoe Conkling,
in speech made in New York, September
II, 1880. Referring to the "bloody-shirt,"
he said: at is relief to remember that
this phrase, with the thing it means, is no
invention of our politics. 1t dates back to
Scotland three centuries ago. After mas
sacre in Genfruin, not so savage as have
stained our annals, 220 widows rode on
white palfreys to Stirling Tower, bearing
each on spear her husbands bloody.shirt.
The appeal walked Scotland's slumbering
sword, and outlawry and the block made
the name of Glenfruin terrible to victorious
Clan Alpine, even to the third and fourth
generations"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
Affairs in Mexico.

MONTEREY, Mex, Nov. 2S.-Ihe State
Legislature adjourned Wednesday. One of
its last acts WAS 10 z i've the Governor eX-
traordinary powers and to direct him 10
maintain the State government at all haz-
ards. Gov Garcia went to the City OF
Mexico two weeks ago to confer with the
federal authorities. Acting Governor Sc
pulveda left the city Thursday, and is now
at Villa Garcia, town on the Mexican Ma
tional Railway, 20 miles south of this city.
In the meantime the city is being filed with
revolutionsts, and several large bands
of armed men will arrive within the
next "a hours from interior towns. Unless
the State government asserts itself speedily
and theoretically it will be lost. The revo-
lutionists are we'll armed and are ready to
fight. 1t is generally believed they will
succeed in overtbrowng the State authori-
ties unless the federal government comes to
their assistance.
BUsTAMENT, Mex, Nov. 2s.-A large
band of revoutionists passed through the
city Thursday going toward Monterey.
They were joined here by the Indians who
attacked this place some weeks ago. The
Mayor has received dispatches stating that
thu federal government will place suf1i-
cient number OF troops at the disposition Of
the Governor to enable him to put down
the rebellion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
The War In Europe.

LONDON, Nov. 2S.--The Times Constan-
tinople dispatch says Sersia and Bulgaria
have agreed to an armistice on the media
ton Of Turkey, Austria and Russia. Tho
Servan government has called upon every
man in Nissa, under pain of being shot, to
provide himself with three days rations
and prepare to defend Prot and Nissa.
Fifteen thousand Servian troops are dis
abled. The army is sullen. AS last re-
source Col. Hervatovitcb, The Servian min
lister at st. Petersburg, who is an able
strategist has left that city to take command
Of the Servian forces. The inhabitants of
Roumelia have sent collective telegram
to Prince Alexander, urging him to continue
the war with Serva.
SOFIA, Nov. 2S.-Reports from Prince
Alexander's headquarters at the front state
that the Bplgarians continue their forward
movement. A severe battle was fought at
Prot, in which the Bugarians forced the
Servians to retire at the point of the bay
onet and captured that town. The town is
occupied by force of Bulgarians and q
portion of Prince Alexauder's army has ad-
vanced several kilometers beyond the town.
VIENNA, Nov. 2S.-Dispatches received
here state that the Bulgarian garrison at
Widin made a sortie, but was repulsed after
desperate fighting, in which many bayonets
were crossed and hand to hand struggles
ensued. The slaughter was heavy on both
sides.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 2S.-The Porte
has telegraphed to Prince Alexander asking
him to stop the advance of the Bulgarian
army in Servia.
sALoNIcA, Nov. 2S--The Turkish war
preparations continue on large scale. Sew
enty thousand troops, 5000 horses and $50
canuons have been landed at this port during
the past several days. The Turks are conf
dent Of being able to repel q single attack by
either Greece Or Servia, or q combined at
tack by both those countries. Turkish
troops from Uskup are being massed in the
vicinity Of Novi-Bazar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28

CHESAPEAKE BAY NOT A PART OF TIE
HIGH SEAs.-The Court of Alabama Claims
has rendered a very important decision,
which may become the subject of interna-
tional discussion. It was in the matter of
the claim for the destruction in 1862 in the
Chesapeake Bay of the New York Ship AL
Logan. The point involved was, whether,
for international purposes, the Chesapeake
Bay was part of the "high seas" or/part of
the interior waters of the United States !?
This point has never before been decided.
Judge Draper, of New York, who delivered
the opinion, held that the Chesapeake Bay
must be held to be wholly within the terri.
torial jurisdiction and authority of the
United States, and no part of the "high
seas" within the meaning of the term as
used in section of the Act of June 5, 1882.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-28
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A death from yellow fever occurred on
board the steamer Venezuelan at New
Orleans on Thursday.
Rev. DR.. Smith, President Of Trinity Col
lege, has decided to decline tho position of
Bishop of the diocese of Easton, to which
he was recently elected.
The result of the English elections is still
uncertain. Both sides are confident. The
liberals yesterday had Us seats; the con-
sentative, 10, and the ParnelliteS X.
Capt W. L. Poweil,w is now an Indian
agent in Wyoming Territory, writes that
ia the last two months he has married sew
eral couples, and also divorced an ill.mated
pair.
The question whether black bird is car
nivorous has been settled in Charlottesville
BY the killing and eating of a mouse by a
blackbird The mouse had rentured into
the cage after corn.
Arrangements have been completed for
the funeral of Vice President Hendricks,
which will take place at Indianapolis, Ind,
on Tuesday, at II o'clock N. The President
and several members Of the Cabinet will
attend.
The Spanish provincial officials have been
ordered TO use the utmost tact and discre.
ton. The Carlist chiefs expect an uprising,
An editor was arrested for publishing the
headline: "ADfonso is Dead Long Live
the Repubic!"
A difficulty occurred yesterday evening
near Rural Retreat, Wythe county, Va,
between Michael Wisely and William Suit,
in which the former killed Suit by cutting
his throat Both men are white, and have
families. Wisely surrendered to the author
tiles. He claims that he was justified in
what he did,