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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15

A little piece Of the limb OF peach tree,
measuring only about two feet in length
and bearing eight large and rosy clingstone
peaches, vas cent to the CHIEF Office last
week, a present from our handsome and
highly esteemed young friend, Assistant
Postmaster j. Rumsey Duke. Tho branch
was broken from tree in friend Rumsey's
Little orchard and indicates extraordinary
fruitfulDess in that "garden spot We
haven't vet lefiled the natural beauty of the
peaches with an unsanctified tooth, but If
they're rs luscious as they look-yum, yum!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15

NJ. xstn 6. Mcdonald, inventor Of the
oelebraked hydraalio pressure regulator for
sugar milla, visited Deaaldsonville on
the 18th inst, en- route to the city from
a business Arip along the river. He repalta,
business in his line aoarishing. The mer-
its of he Mcdonald Regulator are univer-
sally Recognized and we believe the time is
not far distant when no sugar mill will be
deemed complete without this attachment.
We acknowledge the pleasure Of call from
Mr.. Mcdonald, who is an extremely agree
BILE gentleman.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15

I..nnH1I. PoEr8Y-An estimable cih-
100 Shis parish, who pushes =, talanteA
- wa recently elected an honorary
aldsooviile and the circumstance inspired
him to indite the following:
Fnsth 10 the diamond how we pray
Yoae club mag victor be!
And e 1uar triumph should delay.
Aud many . heart should feel dismay.
We stih shall hope from day to day
While swings tho club " Of robert Lee. :"
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Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.
The Officer who had Charge Of the
Grant Obsequies.

The Officer who had Charge Of the
Grant Obsequies.
When it had been decided that the inter-
ment Of the remains of General Grant
should be national concern, the Secretary
of War designated General Hancock to d.
rect the obseQuies. Once more, therefore,
the name Of this distinguished soldier
comes into conspicuous prominence. VIM
field Scott Hancock is a Pennsylvania.
He was born in 1924 and in 1874 graduated
at West Point. After spending two years
in service on the Western frontier, he was
sent to Mexico, whore he participated in
two most important battles, and was pro-
NOTED to be brevet First Lieutenant. Re-
turning at the close of the war. he was
again sent on frontier duty, and took part
In operations in Florida and in Utah. From
1869 until 1861 he was q Quartermaster,
spending most Of his time in California,
whore be fostered the Union cause and
greatly assisted towards the retention OF
the State within the Union. Ordered to
Washington at his own request, he was
commissioned BriQadier General of Volun-
teers. He participated in several engage
mente prior to the battle Of Antietam. In
this great fight he particularly distinguished
himself, and was made Division Command
OF on ths field Of battle. A short time af-
forwards he was promoted to be Major
General. He subsequently participated in
the battles Of Fredericksburg and Chancel-
lorsvilte. InJune, 1853, he was given the
command Of the Second Army Corps. At
Gettysburg no was severely wounded after
holding the points most vigorously assailed
by the Confederate troops. The value of
bis services in that most important battle
was recognized by Congress in resolution
Of special thanks. After about year he
had recovered from bis wound, and again
went 10 tho front. He had command in
the battles Of the Wilderness, Spottsyl-
vania Court house and Cold Harbor. Sub
sequenly be was ordered to Washington,
whore be organized the First Corps Of Vet
Grams. At the termination of the war he
was given command Of tho Middle Military
Division, from whence he vas transferred
70 tho command Of the Fifth Military Dis
trict. His next employment q Depaft-
ment Commander was in Dakuta, from
whence be was removed to the Department
Of the East, big present command, upon
oothk:a General Meade. His head
: - sas, at Governors Island, New
Hancock was Democratic can
u the presidency in 1880, but was
By the Republican candidate, Gen.
~n.rAatdA.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15

The gallant garrison of Kaseala, in Son.
dan, not only continues to hold out against
the forces Of the false prophet, but made o
sortie recently and inflicted disastrous
defeat upon the besiegere.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-15

THIS PAPER Fsz. ;ep e. e AZ 3 Sc l.
vertising Bureau no Spruce ST. where adyeffis1ng
contracts may be made for It IN NEW YOkhs
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A Weekly Summary Of Current Events In
all Departments of Science.
Bones have been proven to quickly dis
solve in sea-water. They are consequently
seldom obtained during ocean dredgings
although teeth, which resist the action OF
the water indefinitely, are often brought
up.
Among the animals eaten by different
nations which are not used as food in civ
ilized countries. Mr.. P. L. Simmonds men
tiona monkeys, lemurs, bats, skunks, foxes,
lions, porcupines, crocodiles, salamanders.
snakes, carterpillars and ants.
Lyeli estimated that the gorge Of Niagara
river was cut in about 5000 years, but
surveys to determine the present rate OF
recession of the Falls indicate that the work
may have been done in 10000 years. Dur
ing forty-one years the average annual
wear of the rock was 2M feet.
colossal poplar in the Botanical Gar
dens at Dion measures $50 feet in height,
46 feet in circumference near the earth, and
q feet in circumference at 16 feet above
the earth. DR.. Lavelle finds reasons for
believing that it is at least 800 years old.
Continued investigation confirms the be-
lief that the English sparrow destroys vege-
tation instead of protecting it from in
scots. One observer has reported to Miss
E. A. Ormerod, the English entomologist,
that the crops of fifty sparrows, killed in
ona summer, contained but two insects.
A Chinene Viceroy has propounded a
new earthquake theory. In memorial to
the throne this high official attributes an
earthquake of last January to the mildness
| Of the winter, which caused an excess Of
though the shock was in measure due to
local officials who neglected their duties,
and thus failed to gain the harmonizing
influence of Heavenl
Mr.. Samuel Fl. Buck, director general Of
leans, has been appointed Postmaster of
that city rice W. B. Merchant, suspended.
In consequence of this appointment Mr..
Buck has rendered his resignation of the
director generalship and the vacancy is to
be filled by Col. ]. w. Glenn, late Super
intendent of Construction of the New Or
leans Custom house.
Mrs. NJ. L. Garner, the talented editress
of the East Carroll Banner, is kind enough
to say that F" Mr.. Bentley of the CHIEF was
very much missed from the Press Oonven-
ton. He has always been one the most
sprightly and active members"
The gallant garrison of Kaseala, in Sou
dan, not only continues to hold out against
the forces Of the false prophet, but made q
sortie recently and inflicted a disastrous
defeat upon the besiegere.
List of Jurors
Drawn for Service ut the September Term
Of the District Court.
On the 10th of July the board of Jury
Commissioners for this parish met at the
Courthouse and drew the names of the fol-
lowing persons from the general venire box
aor the service during the approaching Grim
inal term of the District Court for this par-
s.h o,,ou:n., ~, &ho TAI, ~ Corxo,,oto-
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Employment Wanted

BY aF1rst-C1assE ng4nee
ANY one in need 1t an ENGINEER for pat
~ ting up rice pumps and running same, or
tn put up any other machinery to o sasy-
mill, or. in fact, any other steam machinery
will do we'll to address P.O. BOX III.
Qonallsonyille, La.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

and advised that the shameful lie be
hunted down.
,. May 18th, evening-The Bee, in its
eagerness to assail this journal-for which
it entertains malevolent envy-for giving
that counsel, which it misrepresented as is
above shown, seized upon the opportunity
to meanly lug in the libel of the San Fran
cisco Report, and mendaciously attempt to
lead the reader to suppose we had asked
the Anti-Debris Association to hunt down
the lie concerning the RECoRD-UNIoN.
3. May Goth, in the year of Grace 1888
with its utilization of the 18th just a
week old, the Ereniag Bee strangles its
fated offspring, takes back its utterance of
the 18th, eve fail to see what business it
is of the Anti-Debris Association and
cries /" Let us have the Facts In other
words, it sneaks into the path of the
REcoRD-UNIoN and feebly follows its adj
vice to hunt down the Chronicles charge.
If there is a man, woman or child OF
ordinary intelligence who cannot see here
in an exhibition of journalistic mendacity
and back-track walking on the part Of the
evening sheet, that individual is entitled
10 the pity of the public
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
A DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER

1t did not need the Geographic news
agency to inform the people of California
of the pecuIiarities of Zach Montgomery,
4 recent appointee Of the Administration.
Little remark was made concerning him
when the rumor of his possible nomination
to a place of trust closely related to the
Bureau of Education was received, for the
people were unwilling to believe that the
head of any Government department would
really put such i man in such &
place. Zach Montgomery Is a soured
man. The one especial object of
his hatred is the public school
system Of the country. There is no Ian
guage too strong for him to Use in condem-
nation OF it. lie has been its persistent
assailant for wears, and has not hesitated
to declam against it as aInonster Of wrong,
immortality and degeneracy. If the Demo
cratic party can afford to hang its hopes
upon such appointments as that Of Zach
Montgomery the Republicans can stand
the infection, since the certainty Of IT.
redouuding to the disgrace of the dominant
party is impressed upon them, 1t is said
that President Cleveland Is looking up
Iach's record regarding his enmitv to the
school system, with view Of saving the
party from the punishment such an APP
pointment insures. Cleveland, evidently
is very much shrewder man than hi:
Cabinet officer, Mr.. Garland.
THE reelection Of Gen. John \. Logan
to the United States Senate is announced
after the hottest and longest legislative con
test on record 4 remarkably ever
division of party strength in the Illinoi:
Legislature tie-brought about a sit
uation in which party fealty was stretched
to its utmost. The Republicans were
finally reinforced by an unexpected change
in sentiment of voters selecting a legislator
to ill a vacancy in the Legislature \
heretofore Democratic district pronounced
in favor Of Logan, and sent up Republic
can representative. The Democrats were
taken by surprise. Over-confdence diggeC
the pit into which they fell. The country
will approve the election Of General Lo
gan, 1t gives to the Senate. member o
broad legislative experience, of unim
peaehabIe integrity and great bravery and
| trmness Of character
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION.

THE New South new in industry and
thrift and business Enterprises no longer a
promise, but fact Milwaukee Wisconsin,.
THE fault with most of the books used in
the schools, particularly of United States his
tory. is that they are too dry and chronological.
They resemble lists OF animals as compared
with stories and lively descriptions of the ami
mails themSelyes.-t indianapolis Journal
THE conditions Of modern life are calculated
to encourage melancholy There is no such
thing as reasonable placidity for the most OF
men There is haste everywhere-haste and
anxiety and over-exertion, and consequent ex.
cess in pleasures Milwaukee Sentinel.
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THE APPEAL's REPLY.-Why are not the
bribery charges against the Executive Com
nittee of the Anti-Dcbris Association, At
torney Cadwalader and the newspapers
made specific? Why don't the lying scouE,
drels publish who paid over the money
who received it, on what day and on what
conditions? Ali the stuff so far published
in regard to the press has been treated by
this journal with the contempt it deserves
But if any responsible man will charge Mr.
SeXey, the President OF the Sacramento
Valley Anti-Debris Association, or any
member of the Executive Committee, OF
anybody else with accepting money tC
allow certain enjoiDed mines to be run he
will be brought up with a round turn
These libels originated with the San Fran
cisco Stock Report, and if anyone should
prosecute its publishers for libel he would
sue beggar and catch a louise. But the
Stoct Report puts its charges in such form
that they are no charges at all. 1t heads its
lying figures in these cautious words
From all 'ge can learn the following may
be relied upon ciH some certainty" with
some certainty is good. This language
was employed to avoid direct charge and
to deceive the public, and the rope is toe
good for the scoundrel VINO penned it
LMarysville Appeal.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

TREASURES VS.. THE CoNTRoLLER-The
Woodland Democrat of Monday had the
following relative TO a case recently re-
ferred to in the RECORD MON: This
morning the case of Treasurer Smith vs..
Controller Dunn was called in the Superior
Court. The defendant was not present.
and continuance was granted. 1t APP
pears that the District Attorney went to
Sacramento some days since and made an
agreed case with the Attorney General
and Mr.. Dunn, by which fair test of the
law concerning the commissions due the
county was to be made regardless of quib-
bles and technicalities. Eight days notice
was given the defense. but as the law
seems to require ten, the non-appearance
of the Acknowledgement ana Mr. Dunn
would indicate that they had concluded to
fall back upon their legal rights. regardless
of verbal stipulations to the contrary. Mr..
Sprague informs us to-day that he has
again commenced proceedings, and will
hereafter depend upon no stipulations that
are not i'll black and white
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

About thirty years ago miner named
Bill Van Reed lost two artificial teeth, set
in gold plate, among the powders on his
mining claim at Zumwalt Flat, Sierra
county. Alexander Donovan, who was
Van Reeds partner, and has been working
in the same vicinity ever since. went to the
old claim few days ago and commenced
pulling over the powders. To his utter
establishment he found the lost teeth and
plate of gold looking as bright and smooth
as when they came from the DENTIST
hands. Van Reed made his pile and left
for the East many years ago, and went
down with the Inflated steamer Central
America on the other side
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

ENGLANp has ,, France 6, Italy ], Ger
many ,, China >, Russia 3, Denmark l,
Holland l, Chile ,, Japan /, Brazil l,
Greece , monster ships-of-war, any one OF
which, it is shown by diagrams in the
Heraid of the 10th instant can rest at
anchor of Coney Island, cover the APP
proach Of 4 score OF lesser ships, and shell
New York, BROOKLYN, jersey City, Hobo
ken, Williamsburg, and the intervening
towns, in which are massed $4,000, 700
Of destuctible values Which facts occa-
stoned General Grant, sick as he is, to
rouse mp and say to a reporter: The de-
tense, of New York harbor are utterly in
adequate, as well as those of other seaboard
cities. There is certainly a very great
necessity for the building up of the nited
States navy
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

Here, then, is unblIshing confession by
The evening paper Of its own mendacity.
To.recapituiate;
l. May IS, 1885, morning-The RECORD
Ir,Stox called attention to a libel by the
cbro..;cle upon the anti-debris managers,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

WHOEVER has had the perseverance
and time necessary to follow and note the
progree, Of the quarrel between the Er
oaiaef and Ihq of San Francisco, rival
leader, Of the Democracy, must be i'm
pressed with the strength Of the position
of the -iito. It is no longer upon the de
fensivc. 1t assaults, and with yigor. 1t i.
always a healthy sign when a partisan
Journal has the courage to rise
TO the task of criticising its own party
The organ" is without strength. 1t
never dares to take issue with the party
manager, Iii, forced to do the bidding
Of the bosses, and none understand thi,
better than the newspaper reader, of the
dav.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

The suit brought by the city OF Oakland
to recover from the srireties on the official
bond of James Dods as City Treasurer of
Oakland the sum of ST 900, which sum
Dods was short, was struck from the trial
docket of the Superior Court Monday, and
can be restored by consent. This action
was taken at the suggestion of the attor-
neys for plaintiff, Apparently the city's
attorneys have difficulty III procuring the
necessary proof. Dods refused to testify.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
GENERAL NOTICES.

"My wife is Iow-spiritcd and cross"
Is she? She is not well. Give her kind word
and a bottle of DR.. KennedyS Fayorite
Remedy" Two good things. apis lyMIh
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
Pacific Mail and the Railroads.


Agency sent out the following this p. NJ: An
important meeting of the Pacific Mail Di-
rectors was held at noon to-day at Russell
Sage's office. c. Z. Huntington was pres
ent and made a proposition to reduce the
subsidy paid by the railroads to $50 900 per
month. This was fully discussed by the
Directors, and partly agreed to. This is a
compromise by both parties. With theold
amount of subsidy, less the rebates, the
steamship company received but ST, 200.
The new agreement will give them net re-
| turns of $4,000. }. b. Hueston President
Of the Pacific Mail was seen By your re-
porter a few moments after this news
reached the brokers offices. 1t is rll-
mored that you have reached a settlement
! Is it true2' asked the reporter.
We have made no agreement whatever, -
said Hueston, CURLY.
Is there any prospect Of one to-day ?'
persisted the reporter.
Not that l know of, said Hueston,
walking hastily away.
! The brokers in Hueston's own Office ad-
mittcd that the matter was virtually set
! tied, and expressed surprise al the Pacific
| Mail accepting reduction of $4,000. As
| the reporter approached c. p Huntington 5
room, Jay Gould was seen hurrying into
| the private office Huntington could not
bt Sttll anu MS SUI 4tIAtStt tllltI 10
deny or affirm the report. 1t is generally
believed in Wall street that the long-stand-
! ing trouble has been finally settled Some
surprises felt at the result, as up to last
SATURDAY both the railway and steamship
| Directors declared they would not yield an
! inch Pacific Mail has advanced one
point.
The Press on Logan's success.
New YORK. May 2Oth-The SIN tenders
General Logan It's compliments. 1t says
1t has been hard fight. Logan has won
| by superior generalsmp.
The |0rtd upraids the ILLINOIS Democrats
! Tor bad management, party JealousieS and
general decentralization, and concludes
After all, Logan is a splendid representa-
tive Of the Republicanism Of Illinois.
The Times, one of the Administration
papers in New York, angrily denounces
Logan with all its last years bitterness, and
declares that he represents very little except
sturdy kepuPhc!n partlsanshlp, Is strong IN
sympathy with the feelings retained from
the time of the war by the Republican
party, and a compact, closely-organized
political machine. constructed in strict ac-
cord with the method of the spols system.
Among Republicans, outside of the Mug
wUmp camp, there is general rejoicing. Not
the least noticeable feature of the contest
was the good feeling which prevailed
| throughout between Logan and Morrison,
founded on their SOldierlV svmpathies and
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NAILED TO THE CROSS.

4 short time ago we quoted from the
san Francisco Chronicle an infamous INIT
endo, amounting almost to a charge di-
rect, that the officers Of the Anti-Debris
Association, meaning such men as Bideout,
Bingham, Sexey aud Ohleyer, were
guilty Of taking brides to betray the in
terests they represent. We urged upon
the association to hunt it down" I'M
mediately the local evening paper, which
never loses an opportunity TO distort and
misrepresent, and does not hesitate to for
tify its distortion, by unblushing false
hood, seized upon the article as Il text for
a vulgar and baselesS assault upon this
journal. 1t wholly ignored the Chronicle
libel, and purposefuIly; and quoted Il
pitiful Iibel-too weak and vague for reply
upon this paper from IN obscure sheet
in san Francisco employed to do dirty
work. In that article ii misrepreseutad
with malice prepense what this journal
said, by declaring that what we asked to
he hunted down were certain impressions
and common talk concerning some Journals
:; ....,l.t;, Nth +l,.. ,,,+; H.;
III N'"'S''4'h NE" NV il4-4S"!I II CON
rest Il fiat lie. a, we demonstrated an
the l4th INST, ana a. We show at the con-
~; H.. l 80,
fi''9I'A 'i TINS 'H ISIH"uu'-lul OF jAe
ORIGINAL article. We now invite tho =,
'
tellieent reader attention to the follow
n -1
ing pdt'iieI toI"lhuNl 'Giu the remarkable
,-b,,,,-a rs view they dcmop-trata "a. .I.,,
INNS >N' 80 '''0'
the villain1u~ Misrepresentation in which
r,r =.
The evening paper icFtt>. All ttallcs are
..7
""l>'l
From the EEtO T. p From the Evening Bee
INinE OF May 'th. May i5thl
i5f-v-r TT DOWN .ufyT fr Dov-v ,-.,r-r-
49, - ''''' - '''-'-
Inc san FFancl>So
thlHHl't says nv Ouf esteemed con
chlet dh"''iItN 81 lH' temporary THIS morn
present stage ol inc an ing IN IlS Usual meek
ti-dcbr!s controversy Is and half apologize
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So Politics in the Norfolk Navy Yard.

NAsHINGToN, May 20th. = COmm0dOre
Truxton, Commandant of the Norfolk
Navy Yard has directed the foreman of the
shipsmiths and foreman of the laborers at
the yard to deny, over their signatures, the
statement that they were members of the
recent Democratic City Convention at Nor
folk, or be discharged. The Commodore
has prohibited political discussions in the
yard, and says that any employee who takes
a conspicuous part in politics will lose his
uoSitiOn
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
Confederate Soldiers, Home.

RICHMOND (Va.), May 20th.-The formal
opening of the Confederate Soldiers Home,
near this city, took place to-day. From
this Home the veterans aud military pro-
ceeded to Hollywood Cemetery, and par
ticipated in the annual decoration of the
graves Of Confederates to-day being Deco
ration Day. Thousands of persons visited
the cemetery.