The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-15


4. r. with its connections to Spring
field, tl&reby monopolizing the line
to Cincinnati. To meet which emer-
gency the old Commodore finds it
necessary to build q new line from
Springfield to Cincinnati through
Xenia.
The outgoing Senators and Repre-
sentatives are still numerous OIL our
streets, many Of whom have future
only in business point of view, their
respective States, althou gh being of
the same politics as they, having ig-
nOred them.
Doctor Mary Walker still remains
very sorrowful over the failure of her
claim of $4,000 for service rendered
the Union during the war. With con-
siderable force she argues that if others
whose services are proven to be less
than hers are given treble the amount
Of her claim, Notwithstanding she
wears pants, she ought to be deserving
Of some consideration.
There has never been Congress so
liberal to the District of Columbia as
this one. Between three and four
million of dollars in all have been
voted outright for improvements and
nearly as much more to be expended
in the city on government buildings
and the purchase of additional grounds
around the U. s. Capitol. This amount
expended in the city the next year
will make business lively.
It now seems pretty clear that the
Southern people have become pretty
well weaned from slavery and are glad
it is gone. There was, after all, an
undertone of conscientious feeling
which was only repressed and not ex-
tirpated by which the system was
continually condemned even by men
operating to maintain it. The force
ofpublic opinion outside the South
against the institution had powerful
effect to kindle the Southern con-
science. The improvement in the
value Of property in spite Of the cha
otto relations of labor are operating
in another direction to disarm all SEN
regrets for the lost cause.
Patience will work the great reform
needed.
English newspapers are gradually
working John Bull up to the same
that precipitated the Crimean
war. It looks more and more like a
collision on the plains of central Asia.
Russia is sending forward troops, and
the Moscow Gazette says that the es-
of the neutral zone in AZ
slanistan would only precipitate a
collision, yet the war will ultimately
come, but not till Russian railway |
are more complete.
The Democratic press, as usual, is
making judge of itself over the par
ade of volunteer troops at the inaugu-
ration rs prefguring military des
potism. There is danger of running
ibis cry into the ground, so that when
cal danger comes it may be disre-
q fded. A cockney Jenkins named
Yates has also been yentila-
ing little of John Bulls character +
site grumbling through the columns
If the n. Y. Herald. The parade of
course was open to criticism, but all
uch balderdash as that of Yates
lrgues only a shallow and ill-natured
pirit.
The Canadians already smell big
ob in their grand Pacific railroad con-
truction. The enterprise promises
o be failure so far as investment is
oncerned. It needs settled and
opious civilization such as colonial
Institutions will never create to sup
ort such gigantic road. Over !
fly per cent. of the receipts of
ur Pacific railways is from local
raffic, and this is rapidly increas-
1g. Canada can not populate the
asst wastes through which their road
ms, but we can. If the stars and
tripes once wave over that territory
free population will flock into it.
Among the omissions of Congress
as the Agricultural report for the
of which no provision was
lade. The Commissioners, however, .