The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-03
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE,

| NEW OKLEANS, July ISL,
EDITOR CnIEF:
Let justice befope. An attache Of
the Times has written to the CHEF
denying the correctness of my version
! Of the strike and the position of the
| Times financially. Nothing is further
from my purpose than to misrepre-
sent that journal. In abiding to
financial ADVERTISEMENTS" quail
fed the statement with the words,
!" it is generally believed" This al
fusion was strictly correct. Of course,
the public can not know the exact
condition of that paper, unless its
owners make it known. They claim
to be free Of embarrassments, and you
have generously given them the ben
eft of that fact, and repeat it as a
matter Of justice. The " purchase
notes alluded to by the attache l
have heard of repeatedly, and he has
done the Times good service in cor
recting erroneous impressions in re-
gard thereto.
But the Times version of the strike
is decidedly incorrect. This 1 say in
justice to the printers. | have the
statement of the foreman, Mr.. Jones,
ard other witnesses, to the effect that
the manager did not propose to place
Union men "in good standing" in
stead Of those whom he wished dis
charged, but demanded that men
suspended" by the Union should be
employed. Several men had been
previously discharged in compliance
with the wishes of the manager, but
the foreman could not employ the
men presented to him without violat-
ing the rules of the Union. Their
employment caused the strike, the
rules allowing no alternative. Fur
Their, it is alleged, the suspended"
men belonged to force organized
secretly to displace Union men work
ing for 6Oc per 1000 ems with men at
SOC. (sec Picayune, July LIST, "The
I Times and the Typographical Union.")
It is claimed that the proprietor ig
nored the Union in the whole matter,
never communicating to it Il request
for reduction, or complaint against
his employees. But enough of this.
The attache will not claim that the
strike has benefited the Times finan-
cially, even if it is not embarrassed
and sailing straight. The printers
are on good terms with the proprie-
tors of the other city dailies, and are
worthy Of fair treatment as working
men.
Rev. Mr.. Morton of Loeminster.
Massachusetts, has accepted call
from the Unitarian Society of this
city and will become its pastor soon
after October 1st. Rev. James Nor
row Of Ames Church conducted SER
vices at the Academy Of Music on
Sunday evening last.
Hon. Henry NJ. Hyams, ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor of this State, died.
on Friday morning last, aged seventy
years. He was an active lawyer and
politician to the day of his death.
covering a period Of over fifty wears.
A student Of Calhoun, a trusted friend
of Judah P. Benjamin, a law partner
Of Hon. B. +. Jonas, he has had a
large experience and influence in pub
lie affairs. He was afflicted with great
family bereavements, and his death.
calm and peaceful, is alluded to with
much feeling in every circle in which
he moved when living.
The announcement of the Postmas-
ter General that the daily ~ mail
from this city to the mouth Of Red
river would be substituted by semi
weekly one, has brought forth pro-
| test from our, mercantile community
who desire to maintain more efficient
and rapid communication with that
point in the interests of trade. Sen
ator West will attend to the matter
at once.
The Sunday Delta expresses the
fear that Immediately after the tele-
graphic announcement of the Wheeler
compromise, the Hahn legislature re-
enacted the Warmoth election law,
which Governor Kellogg now holds
in his possession. It says something
about United States troops to enforce
it, etc. Whether it is true or not that
such a bill is in existence / have not
had the opportunity to inquire. But
it is undoubtedly matter of some
interest to our Democratic friends,
who hope to wipe out the Republican
party in this State in 1876, and do
not like such stubborn obstacles to
the contamination of their plans.
The fay raSistorS AFRO AGAIN ho.rl