The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

souri, and Nebraska, asking how each stood on
the Presidents veto of the Currency bill, the
summary shows that of 933 papers answering
the circular, 514 sustain the veto, 4Ol oppose |
/ il. and eleven are non-committal. Of those
sustaining the veto, 295 are Republican and
at are of the opposition. OF those opposing
the veto. 234 are Republican and ia of the |
opposition. Indiana, Missouri and Kansas
are the only States where a majority of the |
papers oppose the veto.
The Democrats in the Connecticut Legisla-
ture have nominated William N. Eaton for
| United States Senator.
William A. Buckingham has been renom- |
mated for Senator by a Republican caucus OF
/ the Connecticut Legislature.
The Massachusetts Senate has refused to
indorse Constitutional amendment provid-
ing female suffrage, by vote of IA to 10.
The Ohio Constitutional Convention has
adopted the new Constitution by vote OF 80
to 13.
The sixth annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association was held at
Irving Hall, New York, on the 14th. Susan
B. Anthony presided, and Lille Devereaux
Blake acted as secretary.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention is
to be held at Columbus, July 10.
Hon. David Mellish, member OF Congress
from the Ninth District of New York, has
become insane. and is temporarily confined
in the National Asylum near Washington.
His insanity is said to have been caused by
the excitement attending the financial discus
sion.
, The Ohio Constitutional Convention adj
iourned sine die on the 18th.
| Governor Moses and ex-Treasurer Hum
bert, of South Carolina, have been indictedb by
the grand jury on charges of breach of trust,
with fraudulent intentions, and for grand lar
ceny, The Indictment charges Moses with
having counseled and advised Humbert, the
defaulting County Treasurer, to use $4,000
of State funds to pay his (MosesO private
: debts.
The Republican Senators have decided in
! caucus in favor of adjourning on June %.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
4 Gold closed in New York on the goth at
1f2 Is.
The National Agricultural Congress assem-
bled at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th. President
Jackson delivered an address.
: caucus of the Southern members of the
;. House of Representatives, representing eleven
! States, was held on the 14th, to perfect bill
( for the refunding of the cotton tax, amollnt-
!, ing to thirty million dollars.
Following is the comparative cotton state
# ment for the week ending May 10:
" 1874. 1873.
j. Net receipts for past week 90 20,
all U. S. ports. HISS o9'ooz
ito' to- date all q. S. ports =. 3eO5, 1881 ,592
Exports for past week o,
m from all ports. ........... 4o,V4l f>'lie
~ Total exports from Sept. o.,
', to date from all pOrts.... 2,4Sl,9oa s,lo4,Sti
III Stock now on hand at all , 90,
Is u, S. ports. S............... sd, zU1 oooI5os
Is Stock now on hand at all ,o-
IN interior towns. ..........- 65, 2dS 70 10 i
If Stock at Liverpool. ........ H2,Oe t4o,9o'
~ | Stock of American afoat for -
- Great Britain. ............ 72,0OO ZOo'VV'
at The House Committee on Railways and
to Canals have agreed to report favorably upor
es the bill for the construction of jetties in tht
u u Lower Mississippi upon the plan of Captain
rv Eads.
o, Senator Carpenter has written letter de
tie Tending the constitutionality of the recen
e legislation in Wisconsin regulating railroads
y. The National Agricultural Congress, at it
is recent session at Atlanta, adopted the follow
ing unanimously:
Resolved That while recognizing the value o
railroads and the necessity for their further ex
de tension, we deem the cost of transportation D.
n rail of the crude products OF fields, forests an
ar mines so disproportionate to the cost OF waite
of carriage to render 1t an imperative duty OF IN
~ United States to improve the rivers In tne mIerl
re or and connect them with the ocean by artltieIa
ad water ways, giving to the Mississippi NaIie
he continuous water transit to the seaboard, ana
ed enter at once upon the work of the constructo
IN of artificial water ways adequate to the preser
nd and prospective demands OF inland ransporta
~ tion and continue it by annual installments
Iu, aid until unrestricted channels OF trade al
OF opened not only through the Mississippi Valley
les but connecting the Mississippi River with IL
for Atlantic Ocean, via the lakcs. tne ono nam sna
SO Wha and James rivers, and Atlantic ana Gre'
re Western waters.
re. A resolution stating that the Agriculturt
t a Congress believes that it is within the powt
his of the people to reform the corporate tran
portation system by the same agencies w hiC
enacted them-viz., State legislation eol
tne trolled by public opinion-and opposing an
e Legislation, under the plea of regulating cor
nd merce between the States, which interfer
He with the authority heretofore exercised
he the State over railroads entirely within
lnd passing out of its borders, was adopted una
sae 'ac. imously.
at The National Crop Reporter gives the ft
ldi- owing estimates of the comparative area
're- spring wheat and oats this season In Il
'ess States named. The lateness of the seast
a1a ,ost nrevented the closing of the usual spril
,cts sowings on May 1. In the States OF limo
To- Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin t
ent average area sown this spring to wheat
"a = l. placed at 7-1O or $40 per cent. greater tn
the in the spring of 1873. The increase is 4 g.
heir per cent. in Illinois, u 1-10in Iowa, Lilo
lpa- Kansas, 7 40 In Missouri, $40 in W
nee. eousin. The acreage seeded in oats Il
spring in comparison with the al
his sown last spring is increased in the Sta
'ver named as follows: Indiana, 2 6-10 per cen
srty Iowa, $40; Kansas, $40; Ohio, 6-10.
are Illinois there is an estimated falling off in al
nAe me of 1-1O, and in Missouri 2-10 per cent
4 Of average for the seven States is an increase
ded 5 2-10 per cent. At the figures given, the
or,s creased area is about 255 600 acres of oats