The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-18
Town of Deqaldsonville.
Our Washington Letter.

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EDITOR emEF:
A bill was introduced in the House
of Representatives last week TO ap-
propriate s25 900 for the erection Of
a monument to Gen. Custer in this
city. The bill authorizes the Joint
Committee on Library to select
statuary group, the central figure OF
which shall be an equestrian statue
of Custer, the entire group being such
as.to wildly commemorate his death.
The bill also provides that the group
shall be of bronze, at least one and
one-fonrth the size of life.
'Fhis makes rs think of Indians,
and of those who are here. All the
tribes inhabiting the Indian Territory
have sent delegates here, so great is
the interest felt among them regard
ing tile effort now on foot for the es-
tablishmeat of Territorial form of
government among them. During
past years the Creeks and Cherokees
have maintained delegates here ut an
annual expense of 5000, aud these
tribes only; but ut present there are
also Chiekasaw, Choctaw and Semi
mole delegates in this city. They are
educated, Intelligent and gentlemanly
half-breeds, and they hold secret
councils nightly. One of their num-
Der told reporter the other day that
the Indian Delegates all prefer re-
manning at home, but are obliged to
come here ut u considerable expense
to their tribes, TO work against I'M
friendly legislation of Congress, con
coctcd By specnlators aud schemers.
Nj. Andrews, the Ohio artist, has
lately finished a full length portrait
OF Mrs. Hayes which is now on exhibit
ton at the National Art Gallery here,
and which is considered the reverse
of fiattering to its original. Mr.. An
,lrews has also recently finished a
most beautiful painting of Martha
Washington, representing her in all
the splendor of the high breeding and
conrtly grandeur that belonged to
the wife OfOar first President. 1t is
II rare production aud very valuable.
Where it shall he permanently placed
is not decided.
The small instaiment Of dog days
mixed in with smiling May remind us
of what is coming, and this incipient
heated term has had a willing effect
upon NIL social gaiety and fashionable
dissipation ut the capital. The ther.
mometer ranging in the nineties il
death to frizzes, pntis and spike-tai
coats and is sure to bring IN epidemic
of white pings and linen busters.
There has been unusual activity
manifested the last few days at thu
National Laundry. A remarkabl,
discovery was made down in th,
everglades of Florida and a yer,
large quantity of Presidential linel
was brought to light, which was SAFE
to be sadly il need of airing. Th,
sanitary welfare of the locality an,
the political future of the countr,
seemed to encourage immediate &C
ton and it was considered good OPP
portunity to test the renOyating an,
purifying powers of the machin
which was to be operated, upon vel
tested p0litieo- scientific principles
under the supervision of the most ex
petienced statesmen and manipula
tols of the cleansing art. Meantim
suggestions are made that in Soutl
Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi
there could be materials enough fur
nished to run the National Laundr
night and day for six months.
Civil service cuts no figure whel
Ohio is in the neighborhood, and nov
comes to the front Mr.. Wilson j
Vance, a knight of the quill and
right good fellow, who steps quietl,
iuto the vacant shoes of the appoint
ment clerk Of the Treasury Depart
ment.
The brilliant light in the dome Q
the Capitol may now be seen nearl,
every night and the empty seats ar
the dumb auditors of speeches tina
are made simply to be printed in tn
Record aud thereafter pass into tn
oblivion of forgetfnlness, or through
the document rooms, to be sent b,
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