The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-28
A GREAT STRIKE.

Strike OF faltfOdu nitIOS C09 VA ''ii
the leading roads of the North and
West. attended by mob demonstra-
tions in Pittsburg, Baltimore, Phlla-
delphia, Buffalo, Chicago, st. Louis,
San Francisco and other cities. In
Baltimore, Pittsburg and Chicago,
terrible riots occurred, in the suppress
sion of which by police and militia
many lives were sacrificed. In Pitts
burg especially fearful scenes of riot
and rapine were enacted. a force OF
Philadelphia militia who i'll advisedly
fred upon IL crowd which harassed
them were besieged in round-house
by an infatuated mob, number killed
and wounded, and the remainder
| forced to flee for their lives after the
building in which they were in
trepched had been set on fire. Fit
teen wounded militiamen persisted III
the flames. The mob held possession
of the city and burned the property
of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad company,
valued at $4,000, 900, and comprising
one of the finest depots, railroad ho-
tells and grain elevators in the country.
In other cities the authorities were
able to hold the rioters in check, pre-
venting the destruction of property.
Strikers allow no freight trains to
move over the roads and a bread
famine is threatened at some points.
Latest advices report the lawlesS
, elements generally under control and
the resumption of business upon sew
eral roads, compromises with the
, strikers having been effected. Pitts
burg, however, is still i'll control OF
the strikers, though the thieves who
seek to incite riots are suppressed,
and a elimination is looked for at
that point to-day, when United States
and State troops will move upon the
, city in strong force 10 protect the
, PENNSYLVANIA railroad in the resump-
ton of its interrupted freight bust
| ness.
It seems that the CHIEF, in paying
. a compliment to that excellent citizen
| and workman, Capt. Peter Joseph
S misapprehcnded the position which
he occupied among the lahorers now
: engaged in the construction of thu
g Lcmann block on the front street
I We are pleasantly corrected 10y thu
t following communications, which OK
plain themselves:
/ DoNALDsoNvILLE, July %, 1877.
!. EDITOR CHIEF
1 Dcdl. .Sir-In your issue of the 2lst inst
abiding to Mr.. Lemann's new brick blocI
: now in course of erection, you state enron
> eous.y that the job is b0Ssed by Captai
Peter Joseph, late Captain of the Metre
polltan Police, and one of the Presidential
Electors on the Republican ticket i'll the las
5 presidential campaign. Without wishing I
II detract in the least from the praise that Is du
4 to Captain Joseph for his fidelity to tn
trowcl after having occupied such high pos
tons in political life, | feel that i'll iustic
5 to myself, ] can not allow him to reap an
If share of the honor, If honor there will be. {
e being at the head of the enterprise ahov
u referred to. | have the whole control Of II
:, masonry and brick work III Mr. Lemann
Il building, and Captain Joseph is emploEc
II by me- Hoping you will see fit to make TN
Or correction and set both myself and your t,
2 cclIcnt paper right on the record, | remain
II very respectfully, your obedient servant
G ARNOLD ROMAN.
/ NEW ORLEANS, July a, 1871.
EDIToR'CHIEF:
= Dear .Sir-In your paper of Dist inst, yo
D give credit for the good progress and eNecl
o ton of the bricIlwork of Mr.. b. Lemann
IS stores to Capt. Peter Joseph, late Of til
y Metropolitan Police Without wishing [
!" detract from his skill or the romance of h
e history. it is but right that 9 honor be rel
Re dered to whom honor is due" The col
n tractor for the bricllworl1, to whom therefor
Il is due the credit of its faithful execution.
- Mr.. Arnold Romain, who is already, thinl
ii pretty we'll known i'll Donaldsonvillc. huyin
II been engaged in the erection of the K.
: bridge, and who must be commended IL
- having concluded that the best and cheape,
-
IS assistants, and has surrounded himself Wit
1t IL staff of tirstclass bricl1layers.
II The contractor for the carpenter an
~ ioiners' work is Mr.. X. Fletcher, who is t,
most as much ii citizen of Donaldsonville
re New On leans, and who will shortly take Il
re his residence in Donaldsonville with h
o family, at least for the duration of this worI
IF Yours truly.
- JAS. FRERET, Architect.
> The CHEF finds it an agreeable tas
Ii to correct its error by the insertion {
these letters, and to express its opir
ion that Mr.. Roman will, by til
+ style of work shown on the Leman
le block, fully vindicate his reputatio
al rs skiiful director of competent la
re borers.
oi We were somewhat out of the wa
Re in the data of the article puhlishc