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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28

Court Work IN ST.. JAMEs.-When the
Twenty Second Judicial District Court was
opened in October last, six months ago, the
criminal docket of the parish of st. James
was very large, and adding to it the new
cases up to the both of March, the sum to-
Der and March jury terms $40 cases were
dismissed by nollc pros, convictions were
had in 81 and acquittals recorded in Is,
showing n total of 1872 cases disposed Of and
only Ii remaining to be tried. Of the lat
ter seven are for murder and two for lesser
crimes, and all the accused are fugitiyes
from justice. The ottev four are out on
bond, SO that on the adjournment of court
not one prisoner was left in jail to keep the
Tailor in heart. At the term just termina-
ted three murderers were sentenced to the
penitentiary for life, one for fifteen years,
and another-a youth of some Is years-to
seven years; one burglar for seven years,
one for larceny of a skiff, two years; one
for larceny of sacks, corn and Ratchet, one
year; one for the larceny of a set of har
ness, six months. Total Of convicts nine,
which St. James sends as delegates to the
levee convention at Baton Rouge. Barring
new cases, the court will have only four ca
ses to try, two for perjury, one for m an
slaughter, one for lesser offense. All of
the five murder cases tried were deliberate,
cold bloodcd crimes. VIM. Hannibal, who
killed Russian. was tried during the first
week of the term, but mistrial resulted
Another trial during the second week had a
similar outcome, but he was tried third
time on the last day Of the term and con-
victed of murder without capital punish
ment. II should be mentioned, perhaps,
that the 14O cases dismissed By nol1e pros.
were mainly old, musty affairs that gave
not little trouble to District Attorney
Gaudet's predecessor in Office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28
Louisianians, get ready to visit the Elk
position on Louisiana day, April 80.

The Crescent Rifles and Battery B of the
Louisiana Field Artillery of New Orleans
will take part in the competitive military
drill at Mobile in May. We hear that the
Ascension Rifles of Donaldsonville will not
go to Mobile, but may enter for Il Q
competitive drill at the New Orleans Expo
sition during the same month.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28

DoSALDsoNvILLE, La. March %, 1885.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28

DELINQUENT TAX DEBTORS.
VESTED LAWS
tDof[ nandt rinance will at
prof then in
al NJ
Saturday, the 18th day Of April,
aandc the Mondays
t
Of naxpaye the fxesd q
assessed toeac Q re
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28

HAYES REcANTs.-Nathan Hayes. the COL
ored citizen of this town Who narrowly es-
capped death from drinking cup Of coffee
seasoned with Rough on Rats" instead
Of sugar, has retracted the charge he made
against his wife, Tempy Hayes, his sister,
Jizzie Hampton, and Rev. J. r. Lee, a
preacher of the African NJ. E. Church, of
conspiring to put him out Of the way by
wilfnlly administering the poison. Hayes
has filed second affidavit wherein he al
leges that after thoroughly investigating
all the circumstances attending the affair,
hit is now to his positive knowledge that
the poison was administered to him acct
dentally by his wife, Tempy Hayes, and that
she is no manner criminially or civilly re-
sponsible therefor" He prays that the first
affidavit be withdrawn and the partits
therein charged be released from custody.
The accused were all out on bond, ana we
presume no further steps will be taken
against them.
BASE BALL.-An extraordinary attraction
in the base ball linu is promised to admir-
cts of the national game in this vicinity. A
club composed Of young ladies is about to
start out from New Orleans ON an extern
sive tour, and proposes to stop off here and
play the Nolans on Monday after next, the
9th of April. Efforts are being made to
have the match on Sunday instead Of Mon
t!at, as sAch change would insure much
larger attendance Of spectators, hat il this
can not be effected a Monday game will
uoubtfess be played. The novelty of such
contest ought to draw large crowd, and
the appearance of posters and handbills
announcing the event will be awaited with
much interest. The young ladies compos-
ing the touring club are said to be quite
skillful ball tossers and very attractive in
personal appearance.
The boys had game Of "work- her-up"
ut the Park last Sunday, but the weather
was too cold to make the sport rs enjoyable
~ it would have been with the thermome-
ter few degrees higher.
The Viguets of Plaquemine have re-
organized with p. Viguet, president and
treasurer; Geo. Boureeoie, captain; Val
cry Gezoff. manager: H. Levy, secretary.
The match nine for the season of 1886 will
be composed an follows w. Childs, b.: B.
Porter, c.: Sidney Leyert, LIST b.; Chas.
Wilbert, I'd b.; Jos. Wilbert, Sd b.: Chas.
Gary, s. g.; Geo. Bourgeois, !. f.; Henry
Levy, c. f.. G. Petit, IF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28

N1Me. DeSCT1pCfUn FFVp9fLy.
Bowlin, Aleck Improvement on lot No. 1 ........
Rowln, Sarah Mrs. improvement on Magnns
lot No. H. .....: ... ;,.S., 49,:
Beckett, VIM. improvement on lot No. IL, front
ing on st Patrick street
BoNln Davis improvement on church lot No 81,
fronting on st. Vincent street. -...-.......:
Barre. John improvement OH lot No. l?. fronting
OH Opelonsus stfeet: .....:....--.-.-.
B:ptiste. John Improvement on lot No 40, front
in. Oh Itssard street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Blum, MeIanie Mrs stock in trade. .....--.-..-.-
Burns, Charles Improvement on town lot corner
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28
Saturday, March 98. 1885.
Candidates Announcement.
For Sergeant or Police.

I am candidate for reelection to the office
OF Sergeant Of Police for tho town Of Donald
sonville and respectfully solicit the support of
the voters of the town. Municipal election
ptturdayi May 2, 1885.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28
Nncklen's Arnica Snfve.

The BEST SALvE in the world 'for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
'Ci,appesi Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively cures Piles or
no iay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give per
feet s.tl>ta tion. or money Refunded. Price 80
.~'nt:: per box. For sale by b. ksb:. k,. @
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28
Town Tax Sales
OF
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
TOWN OF DONALDSONVlLLE
VS..
nELINOUENT TAX DEBTORS.

DEI1NQUENT ..,,- III :, :, ,ra
n,rt IN
ent
' eszt,1raav the day st AP11l,
chtaxsar
nnmov"bie property ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-28
The Duty Of State Legislatures.

lcG,slat ion in every State should regulate
the sale and use Of the many p"isons resorted
TO by women in their desperation to obtain
beautiful compleslons; There exists in DR..
plish the object without injuring health or
endangerng life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
YlYaclnus Girls.

Good Cheer says there are two
kinds of yivacious girls. She Of
mock viyacity laughs at everything
no matter how trivial, and says:
'Oh, hoy funny you are ? at every
remark she hears. She can swim,
and ride, and play lawn, tennis-all
Of which accomplishments, in the
face of her tightly laced waist, fill
one with real admiration for her
prowess, in spite of her odious
manners. She is always trying to
say something witty; is addicted
to the puning habits; talks of
learning to box; is so glad girls
nowadays have some spirit-as
much as to say; you see before
you "A complete specimen of the
admirable creature | describe; and
is generally loud, slangy, and
egotistical.
The genuinely yivacious girl is
as sweet as a rose, and as restful,
after the other sort passes, as q
rainbow after a tearing rainstorm.
There are indications that hes sort
is going to be fashinable again.
Let Us hope 50.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
SHENANDOAH HERALD
ADVERTISING RATES.
MORAL COURAGE.

Have the courage to face diff
Guilty, lest it kick you harder than
you bargained for. Difficulties,
like thieves, often disappear at a
glance. Have the courage TO leave
a conyivial party at the proper
hour for doing so, however great
the sacrifice, and to stay away
from one upon the slightest grounds
for objection, however great the
temptation to go. Have the cour'
age to speas your mind when it is
necessary that you should do so,
and hold your tongue when it is
better you should be 81. ent.
Have the courage to speak TO
poor friend in a see1y coat, even in
the street, and when rich one is
nigh; the effort is less than many
people take it to be, and the act is
worthy of a king. Have the cour.
age to admit that you have been in
the wrong, and you will remove
the fact in the minds of others, put.
ting a desirable impression in the
place Of an unfavorable one. Have
the courage to adhere to the frs:
resolution when you cannot change
it for a better, and to abandon it at
the eleventh hour upon conviction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
Married Her Former Husband.

The Romance of Young Couple Who
Had Been Separated by Father.
CINCINNATI, November 4.-Sev-
eral years ago Charles Schneider,
a bright young German employed
in the stove works of John Gras-
sions, married the daughter of his
employer. The father did not
approve of the match, as be was
rich, aud wished his daughter to
marry some one of social distinction
The father endeavored to get bis
daughter home again, and at last
he succeeded in estranging the
young wife from her husband. She
went home to her parents, and
Schneider, in his dispair, became
dissipated. One day he went to
his wife's home and demanded
that she go with him. She refused
and he shot at her, but did not hit
her. He was sent to the peniten'
tiary for three years. lie was not
allowed to see his children, nor
was his wife allowed to testify.
He served his time, aud bis wife
at her fathers command secured a
divorce. This almost broke the
young convict's heart, and he
came back to Cincinnati last sum-
mer completely broken in spirit.
Just before his term expired the
father died, leaving a large fortune
of which a generous portion went
to the daughter. Schneider came
back amongh his people, and was
welcomed as a wronged man. a
few days ago he arranged to see
his children at the home Of a form
er friend. The mother happened
in, and the meeting of the former
husband and wife was touching.
There were a few words and tears
and then reconciliation. They
were married again, and now the
ex.conyict and his wife are living
in wealth and happiness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13

BE FIRM.-An English admiral,
who rose to his high station by his
own steady exertions, used to bc
fond of relating that, on leaving an
humble lodging to join his ship as
a midshipman his landlady pre-.
sented him with a Bible and a
guinea, saying: God bless and
prosper you, my lad and, rs long
as you live, never suffer yourself
to be laughed ont Of your money or
your prayers The young sailor
carefully followed this advice
through life, and had reason to re-.
ioice that he did SO; while thous.
snds have regretted, when too late,
they have pursued a different
course. Never let your honest con
victions be laughed down BE true
to yourself, and in the end you will
not only be respected by the world,
but have the approval of yOur own
conscience. See to it that what
ever you lose, whether it be money,
or place, or reputation, you do not
lose courage, honesty or truth
fulness. s n.D,.I trom .f
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
An American Marrying In Mexico.

For an American to marry in
Mexico is a somewhat serious busl-
ness. He must be three times
married, twice in Spanish and once
in English, besides having a public
notice of his intention Of marriage
placed OH a bulletin board for
twenty days before the ceremony.
This is the law. The public notice
can be gotten around by the pay
ment of SUN Of money, bnt a
residence of one month is neces-
sary.
The three ceremonies are the
contract of marriage, the civil
marriage the only marriage recog-
nized by law since lSjS-and the
usual but not obligatory church
service. The first two must take
place before Il judge, and in the
presence of at least four witnesses
and the American consul. The
civil marriage is the legal form OF
marriage. These ceremonies are
necessarily in Spanish. Most
weddings are confirmed by achurch
service.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
Prevention Of Cattle Disease.

III. Hunten, University Station,
Orange county, n. c.: There is a
disease among the cattle Of our
community that is raging to an
alarming extent, and invariably
proves fatal in from four TO five
days after the attack. The symp-
toms are a dull and sluggish ap.
pearance, with seeming desire to
be alone. They refuse to eat, and
purge with very dark and thin
eyacuations. They become in a
few days wild or mad, and show a
disposition to injurc one if molest-
ed. They frequently run off, and
it requires a strong inclosure to re-
tain them. In the course of a
week they die. Can you name the
disease, and tell US a remedyi
ANswER.-From your descrip.
ton # the symptoms, we conclude
the disease is known as charb0n,
otherwise, bloody murrarn, or mad
itch, prevailing quite extensively
in the malarial section of the South
this season. There Is no remedy
known TO cure those cattle which
have been attackedj but healthy
ANIMALS may be prevented from
taking it by removing them to
fresh pastures, on high and dry
land, furnishing them none but
pure water and abundance of it,
and adding to the grass ration a
liberal allowance of ground oats or
corn together with wheat bran.
They should, also, have access to
salt at all times, aud shade prOyid-
ed in the day time, and shelter
from the rain and storms when
they desire it. See Report No. SO
Of the Department of Agriculture on
the Disease of Domesticated All.
mails. Home and Farm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
"MIyIHG TODDIES."
Sam Jones Speaks TO Wives in Birm
ingham.

Sam Jones Speaks TO Wives in Birm-
ingham.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, November 3.
Sam Jones returned from Atlanta
this morning at 1890, going to the
tent where all tue wives Of Birm.
ingham and many of their daugh-
ters had congregated to hear bis
sermon entitled 'tO wives The
text was the ODD and 23d verses of
the 9TH chapter of Galatians. For
one solid hour he spoke eloQuently
of the duties, responsibilities and
opportunities of wives. The text
gave full scope to bis powers, and
he elaborated with appropriate
Illustrations all Of its many fea-
lures. In speaking ofthe love for
dress he said:
There are mothers in this tent
right now who have spent more
time preparing their daughters for
one big ball than they ever spent
praying to God. Don't understand
me as preaching against fine and
appropriate dressing. | wish my
Sife could cook in silk, for it is
much prattier than homespun. I've
got no pStience with these little
muly-headeG preachers who 60
about the country preachingagainst
ear bobs, bracelets, finger rings
and silks. These little fellows al
ways dress better than anybody
else, but they don't pay for their
Gne rig. Somebody gives it to them.
They are too stingy to buy it,
When he got to temperance
he said:
In all my experience as a public
preacher, I never felt enthused
in my life as I did last night when
| arose to address that vast au'
dience in Atlanta at De Gives
Opera House, on the prohibition
question. We pray to God that
prohibition will carry in Atlanta.
and | verify believe it will. The
bi. .gest fool on earth is that woman
calling herself wife who stlrs the
toddy for her husband. Thank
God, when / was a drunkard ny
wife never stirred one drop Of the
vile stuff for me. Did yours eve
mix toddy for You Brother Small
Dir. Small.said;
sNo.ly
Mr.. Jones continued:
by the by, Brother Sam, | saw
your wife last night. She was sit
ting on the stage at the big TEN
perance meeting and was the hap
piest woman / ever saw. She sen
her love to you, and said, 'COntinu
in the good work. | am prayinI
tor you ever hour
The tent is still crowded at ever,
meeting, and great good is beinI
accomplished.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
DEPARTURE.

The Golden sun has left the sky
And twilight soft creeps on,
The last bright beam has fitted by
To other countries flown.
But still the heavens catch the glow
Of his departing smile
And flash the glory to and fro,
And feel new joy the while.
The memory is so fresh as yet,
The parting seemed so sweet;
She dreams not that her sun is set,
Her summer day complete.
But all too soon the colors pale,
The hungry shadows creep
Around her like a somber veil,
And vainly doth she weep
For one who cannot hear her vail
Nor feel her anguish deep.
So ofttimes with our human heart,
When one we hold most dear,
As sunshine Of our life departs,
And leaves US lonely here.
At first we feel so close and warm
Within our hearts the smile
And tender kiss or lingering charm
OF loving words, that while,
We know we scarcely realize
That we are all alone,
SO sweet the memories that rise
of pleasures lately known.
Alas too soon we wake to know
That all is dark and chill;
The unguessed midnight OF a woe
Whose winds are never still
-BostOn Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13

Mr.. ID. l.. Moody says about long
prayers: "If, when Peter found
himself sinking in the waves of
Galilee, he had insisted on putting
before his petition, Lord save me,
the regular prayer.meeting round
about introduction, he would have
been forty feet under water before
he could have asked of the Lord
the help he needed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
The Typos Bride.

Come to my arms, you lovely "quod'
Ny charming little Nell;
Nv bride, III "set you in Bourgeois
Trimmed round with NOnpareiL'
Your form is beauteous to behold,
And ruddy is your " face
Your color glowsjust like to one
Returning from the chase
o. had "space to tell you all
The charms that, when a girl,
You did possess, and gave the proof
In "agate and in "pearl,"
could not in a column write,
Of "Pica or BREWER
The measure Of your matchless WORTH
Or Justify you, dear.
along Primer it would take to do
Your picture, and not fatter;
The copy to my heart I'd "press,'
For lack Of other "matter."
Were You arrayed in costly dress"
diamond in your hair,
Or stripped, just like a galley slave
You'd be TO me as fair
And should a "Minion round yOu fawn,
On him Ia put "head,"
And with my trusty shooting stick"
dfll him full Of "lead."
Happy through life, in every " case
This rule we'd rest upon;
Ia be to you true manhood's type"
And you my Paragon
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
4 Captains Fortunate DiscOv'
cry.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
playing between Atlantic City and
n. Y, had been troubled with a
cough so that he was unable to
sleep, and was induced to try DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion. 1t not only gave him instant
relief, but allayed the extreme
soreness in his breast. His chill
dren were similarly affected and a
single dose had tho same happy
effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the
Coleman household and on board
the schooner.
Free trial bottle of this standard
remedy at b. Schmitts drug store
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
Interesting Experiences.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Deal.
er of Columbus, Ca, tells his ex.
perience, thus: For three years
bave tried every remedy on the
market for Stomach and Kidney
Disorders, but got no relief, until |
used Electric Bitters. Took five
bottles and am now cured, and
think Electric Bltters the Best.
Blood Purifier in the wOrld'-Mai
A. b. Reed, OF West Liberty, KY,
used Electric Bitters for an old
standing Kidney affection aud says:
Nothing has ever done me so much
good as Electric Bitters.'
Sold at ffty cents a bottle by Il.
Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
DR. B. F. MAPHlS & BRO.
-Dentists.

OFYIcEs: Woodstock and sAumsville, Virginia.
in Woodstock. ist aud 80 weeks Of each month,
In saumsville "a and ith weeks.
Those ia need Of drsi class Dentistry a. noder-
ste erices. viii do well . call
Fal sets of ARTIFICIAL teeth fron 800 TO il7.OO,
$500 and 5000.
sliugs from 75c. TO 500.
Art,acisl tee,h put up on solid gold, Gold ana
sslleioid Combination Ceilcloid and Rubber plates
Gold and Porcelain riv0ting. claspa, &C, Special
attention gwen TO hl1ug and preserving the na-
tur.l teeth and correcting the irregularitles.
All work warranted hrst class.
fF- Teeth extracted absolutely without pain by
he sse Of Nitrous Oxide Gas
March i9.-tL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
When Mamma was "a Little Girl.

When mamma was little girl
(Or so they say to Iue),
She never used to romp and run,
Nor shout and scream with noisy fan,
Nor climb an apple tree.
She always kept her hair in curl
When mamma was little girl.
When mamma was a little girl
1t seems to her, you see)
She never used TO Tumble down,
Nor break her doll, or tear her Epwn..
Nor drink her papa's tea.
She learned to knit, "plain, -" sOam and
"purl -
When mamma was little giTi.
But grandma says-it must DO true
GLOW fast the seasons o'sr us whirl
Your mamma, dear, was just like you,
When she was grandma's little girl ~
-Graoe r. Coolidge, in 81. Nicholas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
The Land of Dreams.

Between the darkness and the day
A charmed pathway lies
A shadowy, shining, mystic way
That leads to paradiae-
A way through sunlit meadows set
With primrose and with violet.
Through valleys where the dafodils
Bend low to every breeze,
Across the mists, across the hills.
Beyond the farthest seas,
Beyond the sunsets golden bars,
Beyond the silence Of the stars.
There is the Land Of Long Ago,
And there, the woods among
The summer winds soft and low,
The summer light is long,
Aud Love is lord Of leafy ways
Through all the golden summer days,
All me that happy land Of dreams
1 never more shall find
The music Of its woods and stream
Sill haunts the wandering wind,
But care and memory ever wait,
Flame-sworded by the golden gate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
She Complied with his Request

"Pray call me pretty Dams,' said he,
One night to his darling Carrie
The girl he had courted 80 lOog that sh'
Thought he never me ant to marry.
Up from his bosom she raiss1 Asr head,
And her cheeks grew red n roses,
81 think I'll call you MARI ~ she said,
"For they say that mf N proposes"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-13
The Little Missionary.

have met her many mornings,
With her basket on her arm,
And a certain subtle charm,
Coming not from her adornings,
But the modest light that lies
Deep within her shaded eyes.
And she carries naught but blessing,
As she journeys mp and down,
Through the never needing town.
With her looks the ground caressi Dg;
Yet know her steps are bent
On some task of good intent.
Maiden, though you do not ask Il,
And your modest eyes may wink
will tell you what think;
Queens might gladly bear your basket
If they could appear as true,
And as good and sweet rs yoa1.
-Harts0DG Times