The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-02

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the whites and blacks and that oil
ku-Klux organizations had long since
dispersed. They felt sure that all
classes Of the community which they
represented were united in the desire
that the Executive should deal len
iently with those now in the peniten-
tiary at Albany, and that the intlict-
ments now pending should be prose
cuted no further. They believed that
such action would be understood by
thepeople not as evidence of weakness
on the part Of the government but of
the desire of the President to promote
good feeling in that section and would
have q most salutary effect. The At
torney General did not state decidedly
what would be the future course of
the government, but said that for him
self he believed that the Ku-Klux has
nearly disappeared from South Caro-
lima. He felt sure that as soon as it
was thought best the President would
pardon some of the criminals at AL
bany, as it was not his desire to pur-
sue vindictive policy. The COM
mittee seemed well pleased with the
result of their interview and left last
night for New York to visit the Presi-
dent at Long Branch.
"A destructive fire has been rag
ing in our neighboring city, Balti-
mor>, all this afternoon. Dispatches
are being received here every few
minutes. The engines from this city
have been sent over to assist in stop
ping the progress of the fire fiend.
They we've put on board platform
cars, and the time from this city to
Baltimore was thirty -nine minutes,
or exactly one mile q minute. Ac-
cording to the latest reports the flames
are still spreading. The fire origina-
ted in planning mill, and has already
consumed hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property. 1t is i'm
possible to give any particulars at this
time.
"A series of examinations for pro-
motions in the Treasury Department
was held last week, and the result
was made known yesterday. Owing
to the fact that this department is
just at this time without regular
examining board, clerks from the diff
ferent bureaus were detailed to con-
duct the examinations and mark the
papers submitted. At each examina-
ton each applicant is furnished with
eleven papers on which are printed
the questions to be answered. The
first relates to the personal history of
the applicant. The second contains
a number of examples in notation and
The third consists of
two examples in addition. The fourth,
fifth and sixth contain in all six mis-
cellaneous examples in arithmetic, by
no means difficult or puzzling, but |
designed to test practical knowledge |
Of the applicant. The seventh is a
paragraph composed of words mis-
spelled, and incorrectly punctuated.
These the applicant is supposed to
correct. The eighth contains num-
Der of examples of false syntax to be
The ninth is a series of
questions pertaining to the Office"
in which the applicant is employed.
The answers to these questions are to
DC put in form of a letter properly
iolded and briefed. The tenth is an
account current to be stated. The
eleventh. relates to history, geography
md the government of the United
states.
The applicant writes his answers
IN the same sheet on which are printed
he questions. Six hours, from nine
n the morning to three in the after
loon, are given for the examinations.
my papers not finished at three
o'clock must be handed in in their
condition. After the ex-
has closed the papers are
arefully assorted; all No. ones being
nut in a package by themselves; No.
wos by themselves, and so on. They
re then submitted to one of the ex-
miners detailed for that purpose,
ach examiner taking certain classes
f paper; thus, one examiner takes ;