Past Master Workman David Israel
leaves here to-morrow for Houston, Texas,
where he will represent Lee Lodge No. 6i
of Dondldsonville in the session of the
Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W., jurisdiction
of Texas and Louisiana, to open on
Ti.sday next, the 13th inst.- It seems
that the Donaldsonville lodge committed
an error in electing twofepresentatives
in addition tq#their P. M. W., and is
really entitled to only one delegate in
the Grand Lodge, the P. M. W. filling
the position by virtue of his office in the
subordinate lodge. The mistake grew
out of a misapprehension of the clause
of the constitution of the order which
specifies that when. a new Grand Ledge
is to be formed, each snbo inate lodge
shall be entitled to send three delegates
to participate in the organization. We
hope Mr. Israel will have a pleasant triii
and that the deliberations of t.hebody of
which he is to be q,.ar ber will result to
the advaniaa -oT the Louisiana lodges of
the excellent association known as An
cient Oider of United Workmen.
The steam tu. Little Minnie, wh.ich
has been used diring the past five years
as a ferryboat fu* crossing the river be
tween Donalds6nville and Darrowville,
was sold on Monday laseby Captain
Raphael Mlousse to Mr. Thliolas Keough
of Lake Charles, the purchase being
made and the net of sale signed by Mr.
Gustave Keouigil, brother of the gentle
man buying the boat. The price paid was
$575, or only a little more than one
third what Capt. Mognsse paid for the
craft in 1877. The `Little Minnie left
hero Monday evening in charge of Mr.
