The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-08-04


heard from the constantly arriving
roughs from Baltimore and from the
tramp proper who fastened into the
city in order to take advantage
of the first opportunity offered to pill
lage and sack the town. There were
individual cases of intimidation OF
railroad employees, but the presence
of the police, and healthy public
sentiment overawed the lawlessly
inclined.
At the B. and P. depot nothing un-
usual has occurred save the congrega-
tion of crowds on two OF three occa-
sions, so large as to interfere with
business, when they were properly
dispersed by the police. Trains ar
rived and departed with their accus-
toned regularity, generally larger
than usual to accommodate increased
business resulting from the blockade
of it's rival. Exciting rumors were
heard from time to time of secret
meetings by the employees and i'm
pending strikes determined upon
thereat. But they have all proven
without foundation up to date. A de-
mand for the restoration of salaries
and wages to the old figures, has been
made and entertained by the local
officials, but the decision of the di-
rectors, to whom it was referred, is
not yet known. There has also been
shown. some aversion by the train
hands to the transportation of troops
on their trains, but so far no open re-
volt.
The President, his Cabinet, and
other advisers have helG frequent
consultations, all acquisitions proper
| ly made, finding prompt and favor
able response. After morning SER
vices at the Foundry church on Sun
day, the President remained some
hours at the War Department where
the Secretary and a large portion of
the clerical force were on duty all
day. An extra guard was improvised
by Secretary Sherman for his Depart
ment. He was represented as partic-
ularly nervous over the situation,
having personally experienced some
thing of the formidable character of
the insurrection, in his passage
through Baltimore from his inspec-
ton trip of the life saving service mp
the coast.
Excitement gradually increased up
on the streets, about the telegraph
Offices, the hotels and other loafng
places, on Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, since which there has been a
progressive incline, the material upon
which it fed appearing to have pretty
nearly died out and the evidences of
a reaction among the honest and in
telligent laborers of the country
against the excesses and bestiality
manifested by the mob wherever it
has secured control, acting under the
advice and taunts of demagogues as
leaders, is having very reassuring
| effect, and there has been a general
resumption of all business which was
temporarily interrupted by the ex-
citement and its attendant demorali-
zation.
Georgetown and Alexandria are
feeling very sensibly the effects of the
strike on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. The arrival of coal by that
route from Cumberland has entirely
ceased, affecting directly or otherwise
every class in those two cities, and to
some extent those OF the entire Dis
trict. Of course no relief is expected
until the mad reign of the canaille is
over, and reason once more resumes
sway.
There is noticeable great falling
off in mail matter at tile Post Office
and no money from the banks is being
received at the Treasury Department,
because of the uncertainty as to its
safe arrival. The price of meats prom
ises an early advance but thanks to
the developed resources of the farms
of the surrounding country, our mar
kets were never better or more cheap
ly provided with agricultural pro-
ducts. 1t is certain that the peach
growers of Maryland, Delaware and
New Jersey must suffer verg serious