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THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF.OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF ASCENSION AND TOWN OF DONALDSONVILLE.
VOLUME X. DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1881. NUMBER 29.
m nalb o rlillt Qt1 itf.Amieus Ilumani Generis.
A Wide-Awake Home Newspaper'1ul1lished Every lSattirday, at
Donaldsonville, Asoeslioi Parish,La.,-BY-
IE I IEN E. IBENTLEY,
EDITOR AND PaOPRIETOl.
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Address: C(lrttv., Donallsonville.La.
Dr. P. J. Friedrichls,
1 1" ..........C ar utldelet street,..........142New- Orleans.
DR. A. . LO 'vM,
Uiarrowrille, 15n.ILeft blntk Mississippi river, opposite 1)on-
aldsounvill e.
(llh1ce an residlence it (lisisui's Hotel.
.I3 IICIAL DISPENSARY aind
Coronerl's Otflee,Corner ILafourcehe nitild Attakapl, Streets,
Ilonald* ovll ille. "
J) It. wV. M. McIALLI•Ai
(llile in CJreseei.t P'lae.
Ithmshldssoimille, La.
d i. H.ANSON, M. I).
OFFIr':
l'lCorner IbeIrvillh and l Imuntllsl Streets,
1)omaldsnonllle, Lan.
M Its. UR IN,
Ilberv ille Mt., opll. St. Vinacent's Inlstitution,Ilone ld.seonvil le, lta:
.Its. (1 iliN. a FriiN eli glradiuite, respect-Ifmlly tllinlderls lIhr serviecS to the ludies oftIonalldlsolnville and -icinity. llest refer-i'nt's given. ,iy7ll-ly
IN EEL,1)11 ITiGI-ST,
('nI~nra C(olitiahIniIe auul It I iMisaisii pl Streets
Donaldsonville, La.A comiijle'te' ntock of Pure Ch'lljtical1 al
14 lwfin Ii tLii. Pic' riptiwils eai 'hn' iy ell c ia-
piled it :11i honis, daiv ur ntigit. fiI,14i
J A1 .ANl NOTAILIAL OFLFICE.
ATTP'ORNEY AT LAW,I~o,uctidlon, die, Lar.
1)AU . NI.'AFI.. i
ATTORNEY AT LAW,Dounldsonville, La.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Donaldsonm~vile, La.Prsetie,'i : i tOne 'i'viiii be-o theii ('id li-j
Sllfiaseti t(lion pr g street. .4 f ii1 1A
\.H. MACItIIRT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,IDomaaadcouvi uitc Lit.
Pracicesin te TwntySel ftnl 1 1dci.I tlttl"Iet (col pt(rls;llllg Sl~t. .lint's:tlt/t r Ilre1
II. M. Mc isis.J . ic'
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,~I. Jimxtuam i.6, N~a.JOSE N Il JLtSLE
R. N'c rt .Sim . --lc-ld J. E. Pc*: (cuI\. :II
ATTORNEUS AT LAW,
UP. Jldworvulle, L.a.
(l~ctieeat (ii.1'. iis l iii Addreiii lS t. *J'iavitll
V. O. om' M. Sim; willbe intit. llnneeveu y Mondayiiin. a.i1pi1 i llI'11L 11
jItSO. H I.'LSIE,
DR1ESSMAKER,DonalclsonvillL.
Phli in ai t:IIMI:lhV ,ii'\cInl utf i i kitidl d1one
ti('Voteni t ari's,Railroad Avenue, opposite the PorteqffcntUnited States jl ( InltALI 4lTJEI4I'1444fli 11.' I'.I,.
.1R a Uil.oa Aveue nis iear thantip' lw cst.et
DONALDSONVI LLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.SEWING MACHINES.
T A KINGSTON, denier in all kinds of* New and Second tland Sewing Mal-
chines, 155 ltlroad Avenue. Needles, Oil.Attachmenta and everything belonging tothe sewing machine. Machines sold, ex-changed or rented on easy onsthly pay-mteuts. Malehines given on trinl. Repairinga specialty.
IJRY GOOD , GROCERIES, Etc.
TNO. F. PARK, dealer in Stalle and Fan-S ey Gro ers I'rovisions. Plantation and
Hteamboat 8la les. Canned Goods, Wines,SLiquors, Bottled Beer. Ale, etc., Dry (oodsand Notions, corner of Mississippti and Chet-inelclies streets, opp. IRiver Ferry.
A l). VEGA, Agent, denler in l)ry Goods,* Notions, Clonthing, Hoots ind Shoas,
Hats, Groceries, Liquors, Furniture, Hard-wore, Tohlaeeo, Paints, Oils, Glnss, Lumlber,Bricks. Cartl and Wagons; Loeb's corner,Ra ilroad Aviune and Mississippi street.
B ERNARI) LEMANN,dealer in Western) I'roduce, fa;o, atnd staple Groceries,3 Liquors, Ilardware, Iron, Paints, Oils, Carts,
3 Plows, Saddlety, Stoves and Tinware, Fur-
) niture, Crockery, Wall Paper and HouseJ Furnishing Goods, Mississippi street, corner
) Crescent Place.
J OSEPI (IONDitAN, dealer in Clothing,I) Dry Goods, Notions, lints, Groceries,
Wines, Liquors, Hbots, 8beq, llardwate,Paints, Oils, Sadtdlery, Crockery, Furnitureand alil kinds of Slouse Fnrnishing Goods,Blue Store, Mississippi street.
Mi TOIIIAS, dealer in Grocerees,. Dryi MV Goods, Clothltg, Nitions. Hoots and
I Shoes, Ihlts, Furniture, Illrdware, Crock-ery. Tretnks, etc., clirner Mitsissippi and St.Patrick streets and No. `4 Railroad Avenue.Everything at lowest figures.
C(. KLINE, corner Crescent Place andllie utnias stre-t, dealer in Dry Goods,
Notions. loots and Shoes, tGroceries, Pro-f visions, Corn, Oa(ts anid Bratn.
N ISRAEL& CO., dealers in lhsv (ootils,M.e Clothing, Honts, Shoes, Saddlery,SBluggies, etc., corner Mississilli street nadRailr iat Avenuec.
S IOYSSE, dealer in Dry( Goods, Cloth-* ing, hoots, Shoes. Iflats, (Grocetries,
Fur'riitll.'r, lHlordware and l'lantation SaIp-plies, at Lentnnu's old stanud, Mississippistreet.
t. WlEINSCH1ENCK, dehleer in Dryl fGotls,*" Notions, Clothing, Groeries, litrd-
w.re, Ilets, Ioots anti Shoes, and genltertlPlntalttion Supplies. Railroadl Avenue, be-tweien lierville and Attaknpias streets.
J NO. SOO)IZANO, dealer ill (Iroceries,Wines :tlld |iqlors. Crtockeryv, Tilnware.
Nutions, etc. Nit. 21 Rltilroaid Avelnno, te-twi-eent Conway and St. Michael streets,SI)uietldsonville.
A NTOI)NE PFISTERI. dtaler int FaneyIAmd Stuple (irode•riea of nall kindis, of
Ibest qunlities land aIt loWsat prices; Wines,I,iliiurs, m lilt anlld PI'lanttatin Suppllties, etc.,Raihlrnd Avetnue, n-ear the DepIot.
LIQUOR AND HIILLIAIIR SALOONS.
/illE IPLACE, OGus. Israel, manatger,1 Ctornter Lessurd and Mlisissilppi streets.MIilliards, Lager II.er, ,Best Wines andLitnors, Fine Cigtrs, etc.
II(TELS AN)S IIOAR;lIN(i-IINOUSES.
R lIt'I'. E. LEE IIOTEL. at Marx Israela'sW hi stand. coreit r e Missitlppi an'l •he-
artd ,retreets..lus. Ltafrgue, iaroptiretor. Bierseld bIllial'd run.,i a teltel. First-class en-ter't ni nentllll l I altl el t dtOllllll lttiolls.
(ITY IIOI'!•Il, I'. Idlefivre. Prolprietor,lin
tilrotid A ventee, cer. Ilervillo street.
Ilile supplied with hIt-st liquieors.
CONFECTION EIIlES.
lirllll" (i]ERiI;,l,'S Colllr('rtillllr' HlanlS Fruit u:orc,, ,Mit ies ipi strte,,. :mdt.inin
(C:nnitrn's •old Itil. VI.ke. Sui'il Water,thita, T m and Filnucy Art ilel.
DlJNAlII•()NV"LE (;O)NIECTIONE]]Y.by lA. (Irillhe, 31Missiniippi mttreet, ;ear
St. P'utrick. Ilralieh on Itailrioid Aveiine,.near (Oelollsas streetl. Cakes. Fruits'. Nutsi.Snlll WaVter, lee Creamil . Cakems. Ii'e (iCr'amiiand Syrups i'-r weddlings and parties lur-nished I III| shorlt uodesra.
TINSMITII.
I Ol IS .1. ItIACKE, Tin•iniit, M.issimippistreetl•. lit Ioiuann's il t i tand. O(rliller
I L.i FERl ANI)EZ. IHlrher Shop, Mi -Je simmil itt Street, unlr citrner Lesiurd.
Shlviing. llhiir-cutllting, shiiillipuuiug, etc., illImlist l rtili i' style.
ATTORNE'YS AT LAWV.
|lTRI:i)EtEIC'K ll'FEL..Attrney at hlw.
otlle llon Cletillmallc• strct, olplositethe Cout-l ltiist.
),lWA,\) XN. P1"(:iiI, Attoiirniey at Law,SA\takaltkis street, oppllo•i
ti' L1ouiaialinn
Sullil'lre. Visits Nalioleonville on MoiiTlavs.
LIVERY STAIILINs & ITNI)EIITA KINC.
SLCIIO)NIIEIt('S Livery, Feed unil SaleL Stlable and Inertkerllil 's Estllablis•illtant,Rlailroidll Avelnue., lIbtween II•hrville and At-takapas lstreetsi. C(nilpeltitiin iltield.
DI)Rl!UN 1 lND MEDICINES.
B RYIIIiSI. Apoutlhecary aund Druggiit,A Mississippi• sttl, between St. Patrick
anlll iS Vincdlit streets, aolining Gontodraiu'store.
CEN''IIAI I)ii'G STIORE. crliner Rail-ii rl.l Aenue andil II erville strelt. L.
I1:1iii:hiaih . tlnprietori. lFresh br)igs andlllwdicinues.
MILLINERY.
M ItS. Ml. IM. Milliner, Missiiuippistreet. ililtween L .1 iestard il andSt. Pat-
rick. LUat'•t styles ut liionets. iints. FrenchFYl•we.is, e.; ialso. ll kinds itf Ilidiedis Un-derweat.
SOI)A WATER MAlNI'FACTOLRY.
(ODA WATER MANUFACTORY, II.7 h Ilether. lproprietor, No. 11 Missiunisipi
street. S•,d:a, M31•ititrl. seltzer and all klnldsitl arratel d wlters manufait ctllrel and sUltl
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:-i CHANGE OF 80S EDULE.- ,I)(INA.IISI NVI lL.Et•nd IIAT(IN iOUGE
IDAILY U. S. MAIL PACKET.[ Steaeiiri
MIornlig Star.II. W. 1'(iin witt. Master.
Will h,• e\ 1)i.Dnaldsminilleh ver.v iav. ex-
rciIpt Tl.es•lai . lIt l.:30. lon arriival f eIrilltiroitli ew (Iiliienn. fi;r iatin iiige aind all I
Mail Liuninis. e.iriurig Paiu5irirs and
WuVi -" I.ill 1toie t u Vu.e evwr iiorl'g I
.t i.:" . 1 x.ed't [ut ,alay'soriw I)•man ldus- ilie,
conlectilia with the catn for New Oilans.
For the CHl•r.SLEEP ON.
To the memory of amy esteemed friend,
Harden Franklia Sharp, who died
Monday, March 91, 1881.IBY A. J. RTYNOLD8.
Sleep on, my lost friend, tho' the hearts wildly throb
That from earth you shoeld pass away,'Tis the will of the Father, and you've gone from thisl
sphereTo the lght of a glorlous day.
Rest in peace, noble heart, so grand and so great,
When the hour of partlag had come
You sueeumbed like a martyr, at the bidding of flod,And went In joy to His home.
Sleep on, loving heart, so upright and true
In all of yout dealings o earth,The pride of yuear father and mother and all
From the fortunate day of your birth.
And oh I it is hard that so early in lifeYou should by death's angel be cleft,
You should leave your fond treasure -your dear littlewife
Grief laten and sorely bereft.
Sleep on, valued friend, though the winds madly rave
O'er the tomb where thy form Is laid,
They wake not thy sleep, disturb not thy dreams,And dispel not the gloom or the shade
That hnngs o'er the hearts of the loved ones who mourn
For the loss of their joy and pride;
That darkened the souls on that bleak, dreary morn
When their lov'd one resignedly died.
Sleep on, Harden Sharp, let the sweet flowers bloom
In rapture and joy over thee,Let the zephyrs take up and dispense their perfume
In quantity lavish and free.
Sleep on, gallant heart, so righteous and just,Sleep on 'neathl the fresh budding sod,
Though they simply on earth commit you to dust,Your soul will live with Its God.
Sleep on, IHarden Sharp, till the trumpet shall blow
That rings oet the knell of mantled,Till we're all gathered in and in meekness shall bow
At the touch of the Almighty's hand.
Oh, then, the fond hearts that grieve for you now
Shall join you forever above,Where happiness lingers and joys ever flow
From the fountalu of endless love.
SUMMARY OF STATE NEWS.
Gleanings from the Louisiana Press.An efftrt is beinlg made to reorganize
tihe State Grange.
Gov. Wiltz visited the town of St.Martinsville sint week.
Buffalo gnats have made tlheir appear-alce in Tesans parish and planters areonil the qui rire to protect their horses andamules from the Ipestilerious insects.
Richaird Blom and lill Smith, both col-ored ien, allt'rreled over a galce ofcards, iil Tensas parish, and Blue was
fatally stabbed,. lie lia since died.Madison Journal : An old frame heouse
on Soith street, Vickslmrg, fell downIlast nlight a ill a loud crash. It wasoccupied byi ftiur or live colored people,who all escalpd uninjured.
MI. J;tens May, a well known citizenand farmer of Bossier parish, concmitteds::icicle by uetltig his throat with hispIc:ket-knifei. No ciuse is nasigied fortihe ct. He leaves a wife and live or:ix children.
Iberia Sugar-fIou'l: .a;lmes White, adleck-hluan ont the steamer Key West,during her last trip fromi New Orleans tothis place, fell fronil the stage plank iltothe Atchafielaya river and was drowned.
There will be a whiskey election inDeSolto prish on tihe 15th of April-I bhatis, the lwolple will then vote ulpo thequestiol as to wletlher the sale of liquorshall or shall Inot be permlitted in tlherespective wanrds of thle plrislh.
Mr. Emile Jeif'rion, a PIointe Cotpelr
storekeeper, commlitted suicide by tiakingla numlll. lie ascribed the r;sh scet tobusiness complllicaticoes. 'T'he Banierr saysM•.. Jof'frotln was :tlbout 130 years cof age,unmearried adc respected by tall of hisaciquilln t icees.
New Iberia Star : Mr. 1'. J. Allisone,late Judge of our Parish Court, died lastSlndaly, the 13th inst., aged 37 years. Heleaves a widow and three children....
William Rieke, ai young nman, wasdrowned last Saturday while at work onthe wharf a:t tIhe Salt Island.
Marksvill le tineUli: The lrelicminary
exa;nlalionl of Sosthlee Mayoux itndlwife, chargel with cruel treatmenc t of alittle girl, aged 21 meolths, took pI:acebefore Justice lirdelhon on the 14th Inst.The partics accused were placeld underlacmds tier their appearance letitore tilheDistrict Court. The cau Ihas created inl-tense excitement in thIe colllllllllity.
New Orleanl City Item: A. J. Lane &Co., contracted on the 1'2th, with ChiefEngineer Greelne, to lay the New OrleansPacilic track from Alexahdia s•inth tothe Atchafliaye , sixty-six illes, aml atcrle IwgLnu ocleratiotes. ThIey will put0t0t mIIen on the worik. Major Greene also
ccntmreted witit Morgan, Jones & Co., toput 2tlhe tems on the Slhruvlport dli isoneat once. This is business.
IlhmIna (ourier: District Atoirney
Sil:ler has been declared insaCe ailnd con-veyed to the Asylitum. liI was pIt in jailseveral days before his tranlsfer, acd l hiravings sent thrills of horror to those re-
idlling ill the neighboerhood. Hlis fate isildeed a sad oel, andl all sympathizewith himll alndl his famlily. It is sincerelylepeld tlhat lie will recover, athough weconsider his easeu a hoelless tcte.
'rainklin Seu : Saturday eight a Ne-gro named John Smith who resides atMr. John O'Brien's, was assaulted whileasleep ill his house, alnd seriolaly if nottiatally wonideld by n Ilunkllnownl party,who struck him onil the head with an uit e,fractiritig the skteil. Suspicion ipoenitsto a Negro living in the neighborhokodwith wlhom Smlitth had a diflhculty a fewdlays lprevious.
Lake Providence Herald : We are in-fornmedul by Heon. Ge. C. Benhlllam that lie 1intends at an early day to lay a narrow- 1gaunge r;ailrcad track fromn his ln`egwoodl iItlalItation one the 31isiillppi river, toicwe of his stores (ot old river, a distalnceo'f thlre o t r f i lrlilts. 'his will lit done eI. lite Lieurpolse of fIccili alitltg tht: ship-|lueeet of cc large qjieIcatity cft ceettrn clied
seed Ilhact is ;lcluictlly pie ivelted froiiigitlr o e Ic reiikett dr ei unt oeelle if eel roads. 1
Il:tt Rligee 'japitoliae, Mareh 17: A 1etcter acas received lust evening from :
President Wheelock of the N. O. P. rail-road, containing blank agreements to besigned by the planters, giviing right ofway throngh their lands, in West BatonRonge. He states the contract for grad-ing the branlch road has already beenclosed and that the work will conimmenceat once. Mr. Cleary, the contractor, willbe at Brnly Lauding to-amorrow, with hisforce, to begin grading in the directionof this city.
Morehonse Clarion : We met a youngmal; in town this week, who, with acompany of thirteen families, had justarrived in this parish from Sumptercounty, Ga. He informed ns that theycame with the express purpose of set-tling in this parish, anl were preparedto buy lands andl turn their whole atten-tion to the cultivation of our rich soil.The young uman also suid there are hun-dreds of people ill Georgia anxious tocome West, and if those now here meetwith the success and welcome they havea right to expect, others will certainlyfollow.
Vienna Sentinel : Mr. .James W. Wilson,
at one time a practicing attorney of
Homer, La., was brought here last Satur-(lay by Deputy Sheriff Glo~er of Clai-bornle parish to be interdicted, havingwithin the last few months shlown strongsymptoms of insanity. Wilson was iin-terdicted by Judge Graham Saturdalymorniug and ilj the evening Deputy
Glover left with him for the Asylum atJacksoln. It is said that his domestic af-fairs and the too frequent use of whiskeycaused the trouble. Mr. Wilson has beenseparated fromn his wife about two years,antd dulrilng that time has drank hard.
Ouaclhita Telegraph : "Another warin Africa" took place in Gumn Swamp, atMrs. Vaughn's store on the night of the15th inst. Two Negroes, Allen Jones andAllen Tippit, became embroiled in a dif-ficulty over a gammle of cards. A generallight enlsud, resiulting in the death ofAllen Jones, who had his throat cmit.Ilenry Tippit, brother of Allen Tippit,was danmgerously shot, and Allen Tippitbadly munged rap. He fled iaml is sup-posed to be comaing this way. Anotherdarkey, no party to the light, wasknocked down with a fence rail.
St John Meschacebe: The reports thatreach us from different localities in this
parish about the crop are far front being
cinconraging. The seed cane planted imnthe fall is generally in a very bad con-
dition, the stnlbles of last year are great-ly d:amnged and those of two years areentirely worthless. Caneo plantilng is I;iaolt ,over, ibut the acreage is greolylyrednied, owing to the bad conditioon ofthe seed. The qumantity of seed saved iians Ieen snflicient only to plant a por-tionl of the groiund inetcmled for colt lre,and conside.rilng the had comndition of thestulhhmes the tprosl aHts are that the sli-gar crop oftthis year will be very muchlreduced.
Baton Iouge Adroratf: The cases of
the State of Lonisiaiftl rs. violators ofSunday Law, have met with fates satis-factory neither to the State or the Suin-day Law omen. Four prosecltions haveresulited as follows: Philip Bott, aftertestimonly had been heard, nolle prosequi ;Mrs. Jlanm, mistrial . Mrs. Wisomnan, noileproseqai; 1I. C. Ramos, not guilty. Itappears that the Slate has failed to makeout good c(lses, anld the anti-Suulday Lawmen are happy....Tlhe trial of T'houmasFisher for the murder of H:rlmnanl Mattacamul off yesterday ltandl the jury ret urcla verdict of manslangbther .... Lightningstruck the douible house belonging toMr. D)elaroderie in Catfishtow ln, Fridanyevening, and shivered the Iosts of tlhefront g:lllery. The house was tenanlitedtbut no 1e was injuried.
Shreveport Standard: A fire broke outon the stea:ler Caddo Belle, which wasuniler s'izulre by Sheriff Lake and tiedup to tilee bank of Cross Bayou. Thefllalles were extiinglished :fter the cabinhad been destroyed inll tihle machinerynon1ewhlit inijured. Capt. A. R. Ketch-um, one of the owners of the boat, JamesCaiin, Sherifls keeper, NW. C. Arnlalllrg,owneillr of the lebr, and Will. Striniger, car-prliter, we llarrested, charged with set-tilg Iire to the Belle. Capt. Ketchullm"was snbsequclnty dlischiarged, but ,theother parties were placed lunler 4l41ndl toiappelr for trial....Charles llarrian, soni
of Henlry Harrison, a well knlownl white-washer and plalteirer, was drowned inthe ditch in Silver Lake, while trying towade across.... Amy Bradfliord, a coloredtwollliii, accidentally shot anld Imortallywoundedlll her four-year old solln InaedSiminny llradl'r -
Natchite, ih' nldicator: Smith Ed-
wards, ir; Ili 'ihe last term of theDistrict o paily Jle i accessory to themurder -- ~aine Andre, in May, 10 ,was a
rre". Dtiiceut Stell's, eol Anlacocol
Hay , lipt. If of Vernon, by Sher-iff Co,,'
P fApril parish, and wills
brimli.scent Pln11'1e Io:lisll lediged in jaillast : I)eoialimeluity Coilllcil lauthI-ortiz ),rlers rebut as tl (olle corresslin.-Ideuiill leet " ew Orleans, look-
king
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! s laiy, h oe
o ellgine
of Cro-olh njia11bt. He r 'l'lThere is little
do ll of el .ne will ie made.Steps )oI. tikun to egllip aindrepair tfl.. cliar'iice-.e, which has imeenllying idle it.. ,iiunulicr of years....l heball proved tto much for the " Natchi-teuches Rifles."' They have never fullyrecuperateil sinlc*' that Ilmost elnjoyalbleevent. Now, alal! e are called uiam tochroniicle the intell "ence, that onil astTlesdlay night tlh •lissolvei into notih-ilngness, like the a ists of mllorn,.
---- " ---The Illslltrted Selentife iNews.
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Ornanental wood work, Iottery, vases andobjects of modern and ancient art are finelyshown. The March alulalber contuins, amolugvarious other subjects illnetrated, a full
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Among the Aztecs.
Curions Modes of Agricnltnre-Mlnes andMining-A Brilliant Letter from OurWestern Correspondent.
MEISILLA, NEW MEXICO, Mch. 19, 1881.
EDITOR aCHIEF :
The denizens of this strange city wandthe surrounding country are a curiousstudy. This letter will Im devoted togiving your readers some idea of their
t habits of life anm their modes of agricul-r ture. The Mesilla valley, from which
y the city takes its aname, is one of the
most famous in New Mexico for its agri-cultural products. It extends along the
i. Rio (Orande for seventy-five miles andhaving an elevation of near 4000 feet,the air is ipermeated with electricity andB ozone, making it a sanitariuml which isY visited by thousands affected with asth-ma, bionchial and pulmonary diseases.The climate is superb, the thermometernover reaching zero. S8ow rarely whit-ens the earth, and hot aud sultry nightsaare unknown. To an Eastern travelerthe novel sights anl.experiences he en-counters are so full of interest that he isloth to depart fronm this iand of the Az-ttecs. I came here "in the full of harvesttime," when this bea:utiful valley alongthe Rio Orande was yellow as gold withits carpet of ripened cereals. Since thenI have learned munch by being broughtr into contact with tile pIeole of this for-
t eign country, who until within a fewSmoiths have been so isolated and shutout from the outside world as to knownothing of its modes, styles and modern
1 civilizatio0n.
Let me show your renders a picture ofthis valley. On either side grand oldmountains rear tllheir peaks high up intoIheaven's pure ether. Comrsing along atour feet in sluggish quiet rolls the his-toric Rio (Grande, which rises in Colorado,runs into New Mexico between the twochains of the Rockies, and continuessouthward through the whole length ofthe Territory. Just there on its bak isgathered a large number of Mexicansbedecked ill gay and bright array. Hi-larity and mirth rule queens of tie hour.Men and woomen join in dances andstrange sports. A little distance away agay fandango is going on to the time ofnmolnotonous nmusic. We approach andin our "Ihalf-grown Spanish " ask whythis merry-making, and are told that itis " the mharvest festival." The God of theAztecs has smiled upon the cereals andtihe harvest has been abundant. At alittle distancem to the left the process ofthreshing out the grain is going on.Shades of Coronado! How antiquated !A circular enclosure is made by drivingpoles side by side close together into theearth. The hard gruund has been sweptcleman iandil the wheat to be threshed isspread uapon it. Within mare a dozengoats and as many children who areshouting anl, laughing and driving theIrightened aniimials round and round thearena, while now anid thenI a halt is madeto allow the ammsler of the harvest to turnover tile straw, when oiff again secatmlerthe goats and children. This is kept upfor several days when the alralw is re-moved and the plump graill gatheredinto Ibowl-shapedl grass baiskets, to be
picked over, winnowed alnd cleaned bytihe women. The harvest time is ialysa gay season, anmd all the young peoplejoin in the festivities.
Now let me show you one of the agri-cultural impilements. Ymou will, I fear,Iaughim, buit you Iumaist not let them seeyou, for these are a semnsitivo anld Imunfor-
giving peoplle. Hero is a plow-a long
beam, to one endl of which is hitchlled asingle steer or ox, while the other end issmomthed off for a handle. Fastened toit about midway in a sloping position isa stick, poinited at the lower elid, whichscratches up tile fertile and meicllow soil.This is the chief implementi of Mexicanagriculture. Imamgine it, yoeu farmers onthe prairies who ride upon l your sulkyplows amnd sow your wheat with drills.
This condition of things, however, issoon.likely to Change-, to be supiercededby American implements. Timhe fertilityand magnificent climate of the RioGrmadevalley, the great demand for agricultural
products, owing to the advent of the A.T. & S. F. R. R., is settling this valleywith a better class of farmers, who willnot only open the eyes of the Mexicans,bmmt make fortunes for themselves. I hadsoomer own a goaod farm-and they canbe had for a somng-in this valley thanmany place I have visited in the West.Tihe vast mineral interests and tle umi.ning camps are creating a great demandfor cereals amid vegetaldes. Fruit growshere luixriantly and is founnd in greatabundance. Apples, Iears, pluas, apri-cuts, quinces, figs, Iponegramtates and allsmall fruits are grown in great perfec-tion,. The grape was introduced by theSpaniards long years ago. I never tastedsuch luscious fruit, and the clusters ri-valed those of Eschol in size and beauty.This surely is the garden spot of tileSouthwest. Mines ini this region are be-ing raplidly develioped andl the wealth of
yield found is wonderful. Tile excite-ment is like the furore over tile earlydiscoveries in California, alnd many ailrner is going back to hlas REastern homeiii a few years with his pockets full ofcin mlmam a healthly hiank nccount. Iwould idvise amy yoang man who lnas
Snerve Dald grit to colin to New Mexico.More turtmlms uwill bie imalde lhere in thenext few years than ill umimy omhier imelity
ia Amimemi.n,
I r. . .
Vivian's Vagaries.
Home Agait, Surfbited with the Bightsand Amusements of the Crescent City-The Beauties of lMature and Crayfnshing-Baton Rouge and Donaldsonville BrassBands in the Plsemensa' Parade-SpringGardeniag.
BArTO RouoG, March 19, 1881.DEAN HoOPE:
Here I am again, subsiding into theroutine of this dull little place, and myfirst thought is of you. I guless you thinkI've been neglectful for the past fewweeks, but what ordinary mortal couldbe otherwise in New Orleans during thecarnival season. You will have to take"the word for the deed," and I shallwrite so often now, to make up for losttimne, that you will cry out " Hold! whydost thou persecute meT " In spite ofthe deligtful time I had during my visitto the Crescent City, I was pleased whenBatton Rouge was reached. It is such aquiet resting place (yes, painfully so,occasionally), and after three weeks dis-sipation, I knew I could appreciate it,especially since I felt like " the last roseof summer," atad decidedly preferred tolie "left bloonling alone," for a few days,:t least. What a place New Orleans is!How nalny pictures of life it presents,the sunniest and -the shadiest; velvetand gold, sweeping side by side withtattered rags; affluence on one hand anddirest poverty oan the other. Truly thegoods of this world are unequally di-vided. Up here we have not the wealthand splendor of the Creseant City, butwe hanve not so much real poverty andan isery.
I had anlost determined not to mueC-tionr the last named city once, for I havenearly distracted every one in the housewith the slightly varying snhjects of balls,marrriages, parties, Bostonians and mili-tary companies. It was amusing to seethe Boston boys realizing the fact thatthey were in Louisiana and with Louisi.anians. One gave me a laughable sketchof how he had mentally pictured us-andto think, we were almost like other peo-ple, andl he far famed "
rebels" did notride around with six-shooters buckledon, spreading destruction right and leftamong the Negroes, and snakes and alli-gators were not so plentiful after all. Iwonder if they received the impressionthat our lovely State was a " paradise onearth." It is indeed the garden spot ofthe Union, and at this season, the Springof the year, unone can fail to admire orappreciate her beauties. Even now, as Iwrite, I feel that the dad is too lovely toremaini indoors. A iflitfe feithered song-ster in a tree just outside my window,seems lost in its own melody, and war-bles forth its heart-song to mother nature.Indled, it has so inspired me that I willimmediately go craylishing, for if Ilisten longer, my aspirations will soar sohigh that I'll not be able to finish thisemainentlyv ractical letter.
Speaking of that highly enjoyable andinteresting pastime, crayfishing, it seemsthat as spring advances, every body hasa mania for it; you meet coupls, trios:and crowds sallying forth, each with astick, and a string wills the essentialpiece of meat tied to it. Strange, how ayoung man who raises a miniatnre stormif he has to wait two minutes for a but-ton to be sewed on his shirt-collar, will'sit patiently two hours on the side of aditch waiting for a " bite." It is only:nother example of the inconsistency ofthe " lords of creation." Hope, are youllever guilty of slendinlg your time sofrivolously ? Or do you do it to " whileaway the tedious hours AN hic• drag soslowly by," as one of our fops remarkedafter playiing croquet three conIsecutivedays, almost without intermission.
I don't believe I told you that I noticedthe familiar faces of the DonialdsonvilleBrass Hand in the firemen's parade onthe 4th of March. They presenmted a niceappearance and of course their mullsicwas, as usual, fine. There was anotherhaInd in that parade that looked bothnovel and alnusing. An It advanced, Iheard exclamat iolns of mnrprise all arounltime, " What is it ? " Who are they IT"" Where did they come from t" " Is itDan Rice's band t " I looked in their di-rection and saw what first appeared tobe men with drums on their heads, butalas, no, I was obliged to acknowledgeit was our ilaton Rouge band with im-menlue black bearer hats onl, :and all ar-rayed in new black suits. Some oneasked if Ihey were inn Imoulrning. Yet, iunspite of their funereal appearance, tlhey
,eceived many compliments for their
splendid music.I can't think of any thing else that
would interest you just now, bIut I'm go-ing down to look at the garden belongingto the agricultural departmlent of theUniversity, and I shall tell ynou of it inmy next ; anll if yeou are mlaking a g:ar.den, 3yo canl fllow the plan on whichthis one is worked. Every body feelslike gardening at this senason. I couldwrite whole valnllmes, or colunmuos, ablonltthe beauties of the spronting sweet-pens,radishes, cabliages, etc., and asdblress odesto the cantelopes and watermelon (seed ),1,ut for want of time I'll refrain and g,fishing. Yours, as usllal,
VIVIAN.
Be Wise and Happy.If you will stol, all .ollr extravagant and
wrong noticoln iin doctoring yourself u1d faInsily with explensive or imbulg cure-als thatd4o har :alwa;ys. nlll use only IiEtimre's si4ll1pe remedies for all your ailmeIntas-youa willbe wise. well and haply. aniu save great ex-peace. The grea:test remedy for thi•., the,grea-t, wise anl good will tell you. in flop-Bitters-rely on it. See another columnu.
We slhoulthd not suffer from a Cough, whenl
a few doses of Ayer'a ('herry Pectoral willlenre. Time. hiuoney, aernf,-rt. healthl, all
are sa:ved by it.
:GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
I Domestic.Mr. Edison is rhe owner of :01 patents.Mount Baker is in an active state of
ernpttion.
Tie hog cholera is raging in some partsof Tennessee.
The Savannllah river rose twenty-foi rfeet in twelve hours.
S 0One million dollars as has been subscribed
to the world's fair.r Mining matters in Arizona are reported
1 to be very active.
Vitriol throwing is becoming a verycommon crimne in Ohio.1 The Brooklyn bridge will be readly for
foot passengers by December.
The State of Maassachnsetts forbidsf pigeon-shooting within its borders.
A thousand menll are out on a strikoi front the iron-works at Springfichl, I11l.
The Pennsylvania Central proposes toexperiment with electric railroad signals.
A requiioem minlss for the lnto Emperorof Russia was celebrated at New York.
After all their liberal expenditures, I hl
inanlgiral conmllittene have a suirlllus of
$13,000.The finur Negro imurderers of Miss Is-
ninel were lynlched at Little Rock, Ark.,Mnlch 11.
A ladiy committed suicide at Silln An-
tonio, Texlas, twenty-folr hours after
mairriage.The hulsband of ia very persistent talk-
er at Bangor, Maine, attenmpted to pull
out her tongue.
Romel, Ga., is inundated by a flood in
the Etowah river. The dalnage is esti-
mated lit $300,000.Neiwburyport, Mass., has just had the
Ilrgest fire it has known for seventy
years; loss $300,t000.
The New York Legislature has prohib-ited the use of Central Park for fairs un-
der any circumstances.
A rabid horse seized a cow by the neckwith his teeth, at Evansville, Iand., andI dragged her through the streets.
A Negro prisoaner inl Fort Worth, Tex.,jail, was strung ulp lby fellow prisioers
and nearly stralngledl to dleat.h.
There is great excitement tlroughout
Clark county, Ark., ill coslcequlllenice of
severail reICllt deatihs from hydroplholbiia.The cowboys inalr alanta Cruz, Arizaonia,
are mluclh worse thana the Apaches, hav-Iilg runll off lnearly all the stock in that
sectialn.fThle prairies in Kerr county. Texas, are
on fire, andil fromal Kerrville to lomemrn tahe
whole conuntry is lightedl map at night as
bright as day.
The illiies of the king of Sweden andII Norway is thought to be alarming.
An attemlpt has been iade to blow upa the residlence of the Lord Mayor of Lon-
Milk is sold by thel pound in Montrealii at lresent. It is worth two cents i:
I Iounld.Is The whole Germni 1y armiy will go into
M monrning for an llOlth, out of respect for
a the late Czar.Princess Dlolgooronki, • norganaltic wire
a of the late Czar, has left St. PetersbullrgI and will not returin.
It takes foutir ilays to go through all
11 the roonls aldl iup:rtmenlts of the pallace
a of the Kings of Spain.The Get:rman government refilse to aI-
flow anly piersaol to lecturell on the sullbject
i of eliigration in Germanly.Collt lllll'lert tiiilllnrck, sonl of
1'rince liiisarck, liis eloped with iPri i-ress Elizablleth of UtJnralalh lieuthers, wife
of Prince Chiurl,'s of Ieual lhers.
At the iiistinco of tihe RuIss•ii nis-
ter, the editor of a Socialist iiewllpaperbd las leen arrested at Copenillagen, an
will be proscetd for insulting Rliissin:.
itWhen the enstout oflic'ers of Leitli, Ire-
land, boar•l'ed a \essel lo:aded witih oil-
cllke from nlew Orlean;s, alii Ux was dis-
covered contaiiniiig several tholnsaund
car'tridges.The last fire ini Tokio, lJapani, passed
1l over tell streets and coisulllllll 1Iit3:l
hoinituii land tweility-tall godow•si4. 'The
upopulationi rendileredl homiless h,:" the caw-
I iniity wias 5:142.Thle tenor if a recentli Nihiili.st cclifr-
sion is thllt fi\e uinl \wer.e d illed to
throw lomibs. If tlho secld hiad missel,three othiers wolilil dnic Iw~en throi'nii
lhefore the Czar raealced the lipalace.-------- i~ce--
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