The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-22

Ol ItIlIihS COnCCAAAu$3 VA0 pAssJ M ~
most of them suggesting that it was
intended especially for Senator Pome-
roy.
O'Brien, now under the sentence
of death, to be hung on the 9th OF
this month for the murder of Mr.. Cum
ningham several months since, has
been refused new trial. O'Brien, at
the time of the homicide, was police
man and had previously borne good
character; in a moment of excitement,
and while under the influence of liquor,
committed the fatal deed. His friends
are making a great effort to induce
the President to commute his sentence
to imprisonment for life. The Presi-
is not given to interfering with the
judgments of the courts and juries,
and it is anticipated that we will have
another hanging exhibition.
The number of distilleries in opera
ton in the United States on the LIST
instant was 81, with daily produc-
ing capacity of 278,619 gallons Of
spirits.
The last rail has been laid on the
Metropolitan railroad between this
city and the Point Of Rocks, Md. 1t
is expected trains will be running on
the LIST proximo.
A gentleman from Michigan informs
us that the farmers in his region are
getting good prices for all kinds of
produce, and that no such complaints
as those of Illinois farmers are heard.
The reason of this prosperity is found
in the diversity Of production and the
extension ofagricultural industry into
that State. The railroad monopoly
has no terrors to Holverine farmers,
who stand on their own revenues, and
are building up a self-supporting civ
ilization of a very intelligent character.
The Investigation OF industry also
explains the wonderful progress Of
Pennsylvania during the past decade.
The population Of the Austra-Hun-
garian empire is now about 81, 000, 900,
showing an increase Of but 30 per
cent. in forty years. The campaign
of Sadowa, though humilating to ma
tional pride and breaking up the old
tradition of the monarchy, has by the
social and political reconstruction it
has brought about, emancipated the
empire from the abuses which so long
crippled its growth. The foreign trade
has increased from 0,OOO,0O of del
lars in 1866 to nearly 100000, 600 in
1871. It's industry is developing upon
a grander scale than was ever before
known. It is preparing to astonish
the world by the coming international
industrial exposition at Vienna in May
next.
1t is not at all unlikely that John
Bulls modification over the late Ala
bama treaty and the decision of the
German Emperor awarding us the
island of San Juan will produce
change in the ministry. In spite of
the late enormous growth of material
interests, industrial and commercial,
the comLative tendencies of the pop
ular mind have Enthusiastically shown
themselves. The surplus valor which
might have been exercised upon the
Yankees now promises to find vent
upon the Russians in Asia. Something
must be done to meet the whims of
Johnpy's taurine humor or there will
be a lot of raw material spoilt.
The indications of Z. coal famine in
England are becoming daily more
alarming. The cost of coal production
has risen 100 per cent. within a year.
This difficulty has been felt by rail-
roads, manufactures and in private
life. This life blood of British indus
try and commerce is becoming inn
poverished. That proud supremacy
which once lorded it over every civil
lied market in the world is losing it's
tone and beginning to assume an un-
wonted humanity. The day of Eng
llsh supremacy is fast passing away.
England has but 5000 square miles of
workable coal area, while we have
600, GOO square miles yet untouched.
The myth of the great American
Desert is gradually fading from the
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