The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-09-15

Naval officer who refuses TO resign
either his office or tie position of
chairmau of the Republican State COM
came up for consideration, but
no definite decision was reached. 1t
is claimed that tlie hesitaney to pro-
eeed to extremities was due to appeals
from New York Republicans, who
represent that harslness would re-
sultin fractional division of the party
in the State, endangering its success
and that Immediate action is really
unnecessary, as Mr.. Cornell is in IA
melting mood and will yield if time
is allowed him to. retire gracefully.
But these views relative to Mr.. Cor
nell do not appear to be shared by a
majority. Mr.. Schurz detailed at some
length tho action had in the case of
the timber stealers, from which it
would appear that there has been a
considerable degree of .tfnesse on the
part of the thieves to get possession
of the timber.
One of the specifications of Mr..
Kane's charges against the Pension
Bureau was an intimation to the effect
that Christian Excl was appointed a
special service agent at the instance
of Lanston, in part payment of a debt
due the former by the latter. The
Republican this morning charges that
Excl is now in Minnesota OH pirate
business, with all his expenses paid by
the Government on the pretext OF
public business. 1t is presumed that
he also receives his per diem in addi-
tion to regular salary and mileage.
The same paper charges that out of
the $4,000 annually appropriated to
investigate fraudulent pension claims,
at least SIS, 1000 is squandered by ia
vorites of the Pension Office in the
manner above indicated.
The Graphic of the 4th inst. says +:
BETTER times are coming. There
can be no mistake about it. Every
thing promises better fall and winter
trade than we have had for the last
4 years. Some of the evidences adj
duced in support of its predictions
are the enormous crops of the present
season, with large foreign demand
at good prices; coal has advanced,
with little prospect of receding to the
ruinous figures that have ruled for
some time past; preparations are be-
ing made by merchants to meet de-
mands of such magnitude as have
been unknown for years confidence
has been re-established in commercial
circles; bottom prices have been
touched and the tendency is now up
ward. Burleigh," the New York
correspondent of the Boston Journal
whose sound judgment is conceded
arrives at like conclusions. He says
wires s.-i--c5a---a--a--.arp-0f large houses
have been recalled, in many cases re.
inforeed, and are all busy, whereas q
few weeks ago those on duty were
idle, setting on boxes aud leisurely
eating fruit. Similar reports reacl
us from the centres of trade. The
rebound, too, appears to have beer
much more abrupt than was expected
in many branches of trade. A gradua
reaction was all the most sanguint
dared hope for, and the restoration o
confidence indicated by the unex.
peetediy large orders received in The
past two weeks is all the more cheer.
ing. Rents, prices of food and board
ing rates have all had to yield at last
here in Washington, though landlords
and boarding house keepers struggled
long and with determination worthy
of better cause.
Fears Of the dangerous develop
ment of agrarianism under the pres
sure ola widespread slestitution, sucl
as was never before known here. al
least not for many years, has spurred
philanthropy to an organized effort
looking to relief. Alta meeting, Mon
day evening, composed in part OF
| many OF orr most wealthy citizens
and officials, preliminary steps were
taken to form labor exchange
It contemplates furnishing employ
ment to those willing to work, also
tools to the artisan destitute of the