The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-07-19

known nothing about the controversy
concerning the check until some time
after the Investigation was closed.
The enemies of Mr.. Colfax assert
that this John T. Drew is profess
sional lobbyist and that he has not
been to Europe. Of these things I
can neither make an affirmative or. a
denial. l have never, to my knowl-
edge, seen the man, but I have seen
at No. 1882 F Street, in this city, in
the building known as Hooe's Build
ing, modest sign painted "John T.
Drew, Counselor-at-law," hanging
beside tile door. He is certainly not
widely known as a lawyer and his
cases before the courts hero are few
and far between. But his respecta-
bility is vouched for by number Of
eminent men, and whatever the enc
mics of Mr.. Colfax may say, the evil
dence of Mr.. Drew will have weight
in the judgment of the public unless
it is disproved.
The daily Chronicle of this city, ex-
Senator Harlan's paper, copying the
example of the New York Times, has
inaugurated a series of excursions for
poor children. The first one will
come off soon. Upwards Of a thou
sand dollars has been already contri-
butcd and more is coming in daily.
This effort of the Chronicle publishers
is gaining for their paper great deal
of credit. The Potomac is a grand
stream for excursions, and the chill
dren of the poor will appreciate the
kindness of the men who are doing
all this for their benefit. A large
number of the poor of this city are
colored people, and of course large
majority of the children who will
avail themselves Of these trips down
the river will be colored. In many
instances, no doubt, white parents
will refuse to let their children go
because colored children are taken.
So much the worse for the whites,
who, though not too proud to accept
charity, are too high-toned to allow
their children to go in company with
young "niggers."
Professor Henry of the Smithson-
ian Institute has written letter to
Professor Wise, the aeronaut, who is
now preparing for an aerial voyage
across the Atlantic Ocean, in which
he says: "While, on the one hand, l |
think the project is possible under
favorable conditions, on the other
hand, it is undoubtedly hazardous.
Furthermore, if successful, the one
who achieves the enterprise will for
ever associate his name with the his
tory of the progress of science; while,
if unsuccessful, he will be considered |
as a reckless and fool-hardy adven-
turer." The reply of Professor Wise
has just been received, in which he
expresses the most sanguine anticipa-
tions of success. He says: "You may
smile at the self-complacency in leav-
ing no margin for ill-success and risk
of life. Pardon us for the weakness
OF having none to make, because we
see only the science in the thing, and
the practice Of aeronautics we under
stand tolerably we'll. For me, an old
advocate Of aerial travel across the
sea and around the world, it would
be shame to my life's profession to
sneak out of the world without trying
to leave an honorable record as
memorial of it's ultimate utility"
Inc mere statementtrom sol eminent
a scientist as Professor Henry that
the project is possible will do much
to silence ridicule, but should our
professional balloonist drop his great
into the Atlantic when a few
miles out, every writer in the country
will find something witty to say about
it, and every man we meet will be
able to demonstrate that he always
knew the thing was impossible.
An examination of the disbursine
accounts of the officers of the Freed
mems Bureau shows the existence of
frauds and forgeries by which several
hundred thousand dollars have been
taken from the Treasury. The opinion
If Attorney Gen. Williams RELATING tn