The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-25

draw from the Senatorial contest, by
which meansi it was purposed to a.
list Senator Caldwell in his election 70
the US. Senate. \. Il
The pork packing enterprise Of
1872 is yet somewhat behind the pre-
vious year, yet7it is gsining rapidly.
The success of this great annual move
nent is watched with special interest
| in the East. A large hog crop in the
West means to the Eastern cities an
abundant supply IF meat. In the
New York market the. corn fed pork
Of the States north Of the Ohio river
enjoys special popularity. ~
In the Maine ship yards, SO long
idle, quite a revival of business was
witnessed during the past year. No
less than $50 vessels of 1900 tonnage
were built during 1872 the operations
of the coming year will reach at least
&C, 900 tons. The Delaware ship yards
have also been able to underbid the
English ship yards in the construction
Of five new vessels of a great Italian
steamship company just organized.
We are rapidly oyerhauling the IA
NOUS Scotch builders Of the CLYDE.
The bright prospects now opening to
this trade are stimulating investments
and the business will soon be on its
old footing. ".'
The provision of the constitution
giving to citizens the power to regu-
late commerce between the States
promises not to lie dormant much lon
ger. Commercial interests have nth,
erto been allowed to regulate them
selves, but powerful combinations Of
vested interests have usurped undue
influence in this problem. This has
attracted the thought and attention Of
some of our best statesmen, and pro-
jects for the regulation Of internal
commerce are beginning to assume q
more definite form. Among contem
plated movements is that Of designa-.
ting o board OF Cabinet Officers to reg
ulate these interests according to some
provisional methods, This is under
stood, in some quarters, to look to-
wards the establishment CT Depart
ment Of Commerce, with authoritative
control Of the whole question.
The petition of the soldiers of Iowa
presented by Mr.. Harlan in the Sen
ate to-day, created smile on the face
Of nearly every Senator. These sol
diers have made great mistake in
attempting to induce Congress to be-
lieve that fifty millions of acres of land
will be all THAT is required to give to
the soldiers should the bill pass. The
Secretary of War in his estimate con-
tanned in a letter addressed to the
Committee on Public Lands states
that the whole number Of soldiers and
sailors enlisted during the war for
ninety days OF more being 6,6O7 ,57s,
it is only safe to deduct COZ ,578 as dy-
ing without leaving any record. From
this estimate, we can draw the follow
ing conclusion: one hundred and sixty
acres of land given to the remainder,
would amount to three hundred and
twenty million acres.
An equalization DO unity bill, which
proposes to give s83 per month add
ditional pay to every soldier, deduct
ing therefrom Government, State and
bounties, will it is thought |
secure more favor, and if any bill of
especial interests to the soldiers pass
es, it will pass. ,H.4
The New York Financial Chronicle
confesses to some disappointment that |
our railroad building during 1872 wac |
not quite equal to either of the pre-
vious years, building an aggregate of
only 65ll miles against 1851 in 1871,
and 7433 in 1870. The stringency in
The money market, caused by the inn
mense demand for gold to pay the |
French war indemnity, checked build
ing operations during the last part of !
The year, otherwise the increase would I
have been 6, 900 miles. But we have
still enough to be satisfied with. Since
The conclusion of the war we have
nearly doubled our railroad mileage, |
which is now but little short of 70, 600,
Or about 10000 more than all Enrona