The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-26

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: who belong to that corps. i was
really believed for while that the w
L. I. would at once be ordered tc
the seat of war.
, A case has just been decided in the
: District of Columbia involving an
important question, and will probably
go up to the Supreme Court Of the
United States. The Island Presbyte-
rian Church has justrccovered 81 900
damages from the Baltimore aud Po-
tomac r. r. for the disturbance of the
congregation on the Sabbath and for
depreciation Of real estate. The
church being in possession Of the
ground had by prior occupancy &C
CURED the right of undisturbed wor-
ship. The railroad being new COM
er was under obligations to exercise
its franchises in such Il way as not to
disturb prior occupants.
The Resignation of Messrs. Curtis
and Medill as Civil Service Commits
sioners, is very indifferently spoken
OF here. Like rats leaving sinking
ship, both Of those gentlemen have
left it. 1t was impracticable at the
inception of the idea of competitive
examination, and it is impracticable
now. No business man would like to
select his clerks in such a way-nci-
thcr should the Government.
The colored people here for the eighth
time are making suitable preparation
for the celebration, on Wednesday
next, of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton of our late President Lincoln.
| When. it is remembered by your rea-
ders that there are 10000 colored
people i'll Washington, the greater por-
ton Of whom owe their freedom to
this proclamation, they can readily
perceive that the occasion must be q
grand one. But few adults of these
unfortunate people can read and write.
Their children, however, are being
regularly sent to school, and in few
short years with the increasing advan-
tagcs for education, the colored will
stand side by side in intelligence with
the whites. =.
Official returns received at the Blu
reau of Statistics show that during the
quarter ending March 81, 1873, there
arrived at the port of New Orleans
1,12l immigrants of various occupa-
tons, the greater number being labor
esr. OF the total number arrived. 42s.
hailed. from Germany; England and
Wales, 40; Ireland g.; France, 243:
Spain, 60; Italy, l24; Austria, 76: and |
all other countries, so.
1t seems likely now that the recent
postal car controversy will end with
the proper Legislation of Congress at
It's next session. The business of the
country has increased so rapidly since
1869, the last revision of the Jaw
regulating the price for such service.
that there is no doubt those roads are
entitled to greater compensation than
then, providing that the then rates
were fair. The course that the Post
master General has taken in the whole
matter is considered honorable in
every particular. He has shown him.
self master of his situation and ipdis-
posed to be dictated to by any mo-
nopoly.
Late inquiries by the Department.
OF Agriculture indicate that the oen-
eral average price of land in the East
ern States is declining. It is true
that near railroads and manufactu-
ring towns there has been a great en-
hancement on account of the greater
profits derived from market-garden- 5
ing and tract farming. But removed
rom these great improvements land
S absolutely declining on the whole
ind insome localities in very marked
tegree. Agriculture needs a recon- t
'truction and the changed condition t
II production and marketing are rap
dly bringing about new settlements =
# common interests. :,
The Bureau of Education has in
ormation that the opponents of the I
rec school system in Texas have TINS
ar failed to abolish the system as was
threatened early in the season by di- r.
ect legislation; that they have sue
eeued IN Dreyentinr onv o,,,o: I.