The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-03-27

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the fund which is being raised by popular sub
scription for the benefit Of the Widow and fiv
children of Pat. Ford, who have been bereft O
their natural protector and left almost desti
tute by the execution of the stern mandate o
the law. The pitiable condition of these help
fesss innocents appeals to the sympathies of al
charitable people, and there should be a heart,
and general response to the movement inaueu
rated for their relief.
OUR COLLECTIONS.
DoNALDsoNvILLEC CHIEF, ~ q
Patrick Reddlngtun, Observation-Disclosures OK
Circus and theatre Friday and Saturday
Manhatta, best, for 25 cents, still in the
lead, at Ingman's.
Maurin's Cheap Grocery Emporium is
larger and cheaper than ever.
Tight times at the Clerks Office. Only
one marriage license issued this week.
Nellie Butler, a colored woman living in
the second ward, has been jailed for al
legged insanity.
Fraternal favors from our gentlemaply
by the CH1EF with pleasure.
Abner Harris of Mt. Houmas plantation
is back in Jail again, this time on charge
ofassaulting and battering colored fellow
laborer with a stick.
Jailor Duffel had a bakers dozen of
birds in his cage yesterday. A couple of
these will fly up the river next week, one to
put on striped feathers, the other to MARBLE
in the States crazy house.
That was pretty good sized thunder
storm we had this morning. The rainfall
was copious and the amount of water stand
ing in the cutters SHOVE the defective con-
dition of the towns drainage.
After due examination Judge Duffel has
interdicted Minerva Brooks, an insane
colored woman from the first ward, who
has been in Jail several weeks. She will be
taken to jackson in few days.
Among the visitors to Donaldsonvilie
this week have been our former parish
ouers. Felix Reynaud, Esq, and his popu-
Jar son Mr.. Jno. s. Reynaud, who came up
from New Orleans on business.
The dangerous illness of the wife of
Judge Henry l.. Duffel is cause of regret
and anxiety to the many relatives and
friends of the family. We hope to report
the lady's early improvement and recovery.
Nothing stale, nothing bad, nothing high
priced at Maurin's Cheap Grocery EN-
porium.
The work of building the new levees at
Even Hall and Philadelphia Point is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily under the SUI
pervision of tbs veteran contractor, Mr..
John Magnify. Both jobs will be COM
pleted in about two weeks.
Esquire Martinez has rented and occu-
pied the roomy house at the corner of
Chetimaches and Attakapas streets owned
by Mr.. David Israel and is having the ap-
pearance Of the building improved by the
application of coat of paint.
Several weeks ago we had the pleasure of
meeting our friend Phil. Tureaud, Esq,
who is associated with the celebrated Avery
Plow Company as one of its travelling
agents. Phil. is young man of pleasing
address. and shonld prove highly success
full in his new line of business.
Elegant Feather Busters, cheap, at lug
mans.
Our Clerk Of Court and Recorder has
been fortunate in securing for his deputy
such an agreeable and accomplished gentle
man as Mr.. John H. Ayraud, Sr. His min
ute books, records and other clerical work |
are models of neatness, legibility and sys-
tenn.
series of protracted meetings are in
progress at the st. Peter NJ. E. Church of
this town and are drawing large oongrega-
tions. Numerous additions to the member
ship of the church are being secured by
Pastor Chinn and his colaborers. great
baptizing will take place in the course of
few weeks.
Don't miss the Carnival of Novelties and
Mastodon Dog Circus, Friday and Satur-
day next. General admission only Is cents;
reserved opera chairs, so cents.
Vincent Williams, the fugitive break
or from Assumption whose capture in Don
aldsonville by Deputy Sheriff Israel and
Justice Martinez was reported in last weeks
CHIEF, is charged with assault with intent
to kill, to which will now doubtless be ad-
ded an Indictment for breaking Jail, a pen
itentiary offense.
The interior of Mr.. j. j. Leche's fine
drug store has been greatly improved in ap-
pearanee through the fundamentally of
Gingry the Painter, whose skill with the
brush is 30 we'll known to our local readers.
We are pleased to note the improvement as
indicative of the business prosperity of our
genial, worthy and enterprising neighbor,
Mr.. Leche. .m
Every purchaser of bottle OF Reeds
Gilt Edge Tonic at Maurin's Cheap Gro
Gerry Emporium will be entitled to chance
in the drawing of handsome eight-day
clock.
Donaldsonyille has a new ENTERPRISE that