The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., April 10, Is

WAsn1xeroN, u. G., April TO-, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF. az. g
The past few days Of warm weather
has the effect Of making many prepare
for summer recreation north. The
mercury yesterday was 80 degrees in
the shade. To-day it is little cooler,
but sufficiently warm for comfort.
Farmers around us are much behind
in their spring work and farm lands
are in good demand.
In Washington, as in all large cities,
people don't like to summer-over
coal. They like to brush up their coal
bins and use them for slowing away
their winter goods. But this year
has taken them all by surprise, coal
and wood to prove this assertion
being found in nearly every Office in
the city.
The observed just now here is Col.
John S. Mosby, the Confederate
guerilla, and Doctor Mary Walker,
the pantaloonist. It has gone the
rounds that Col. Mostly has been
rendered position under the Govern
ment, but the gallant Colonel refused.
By the way, they don't know anything
about it at the White House. The
Colonel is quiet and unassuming in
dividual, and it will be remembered
by your readers rather than support
the late Horace Greeley for the Presi-
dency he preferred General Grant, for
whose reelection he worked arduous-
", and perhaps did much in carrying
his State for Grant.
DR.. Mary Walker is an applicant
for Office and untiring in her efforts in
| that direction. She has been examined
for a frst-class clcrlzship, but fears
that she has not come up to the stand
ard, and is therefore most awfnlly
down on the civil service system. The
Doctor feels that if she cannot compete
with those direct from colleges and
seminaries she has experience and
can perform creditably what would be
her duties in a Government Depart
ment.
There is considerable interest felt
here in reference to the recent report
printed in the New York Tribute
affecting the integrity and solvency
of the Board of Public Works of
| Washington. Your correspondent has
all along been favorable to Congress
sional appropriation to aid in improv-
ing and identifying the National
Capital. It has been laid out by George
Washington and by the people of his
time and also b. all, through genera
ton following up to the present time,
accepted as II model chart for the
finest and most beautiful city on our
continent-perhaps in the world. Con-
gress in the last session has shown its
disposition to try to make it what the
father of our country intended it
should be by appropriating between
| three and four millions of dollars for
improvements. With the exception
| of about one million of dollars, the
sum appropriated by Congress las
been drawn by the Board Of Public
Works, and yet-and yet-the credi-
tor is not happy! 1t is evident they
have not received the money due
them. 1t is claimed that money has
been paid. lit has been paid, which
doubtless may be the case, it has been
paid to bankers and brokers who have
bought up accounts at us,rious rates,
not to those who depend upon thei1
hard earned money for their daily
support.
The proprietors of grocery stores in
the city will verify this. If Congress
was in session to-day there certainly
would be another investigation.
Inasmuch as our law giving effect to
the late treaty with England does not
become operative till July LIST, oul
fishermen found fishing within three
miles of the Canadian shore are still
liable to prosecution under the Canada
laws. The Dominion government how
ever, has agreed not to take any Off
cial notice of such infractions, but
private parties can not be prevented
from acting in a very annoying way
by instituting individual prosecutions.
Verify this is a strange medley of law
| and dinlOmacy. II is WHINING the