The Donaldsonville chief., 1878-06-08
NUMBER 80.
Our Washington Letter.
wAsulseros, D. c.. May 80 1878.

vestigation is now talked of more
than anything else here. Many, per-
haps majority, think q grave error
has been committed in reupening this
question, but since Ii has been en-
| tered upon, it must be followed till
a final and decisive conclusion is
| reached. On every hand We hear
| talk of anticipated trouble, from the
| laboring classes this Summer, which the
| government is in no way prepared to
meet and quell. Some States are
drilling militia but the cry in Con-
aress 10 still Reduce the Army. y
There are various chances for trouble
| jnst now. People who are disposed
| to look on the dark side of matters,
have plenty to encourage their fore
boding--the lndiaus, the Mexicans.
tramps, Fenians, q general ousting
ofhigh officers at the Capital, and vari-
| 0us other uDpleasantneases, which
BE within the bounds Of v0sssbifftys
But from other and more rellable
sources comes the word that iudica-
tion of a revival of prosperity through
out the country are not wanting.
For the first time in five or six Years
the tide of foreign immigration has
set IN towards this port, which is'
considered an unmistakable sign of
prosperity. Railroad building has.
also peen resumed, especially in the
far West, and this has naturally re-
vivified the iron industries of the
country to marked extent. Theu
the far West is IN a ptenomenaliy
fiourisliing conditiox. The harvest
this year promises unprecedented
abundance and the tide Of settlement
is flowing in rapidly, new lands arc.
being brought under cultivation, and.
the demand for all sorts of manusse-
tured products is sure to be- large
Foreign commerce is steadily increas-
ings and these are the things upon
which the sangnine base their belief
of better times coming.
The Senate has defeated the
amendment granting the right of
franchise to those poor nsortals who
are unlncky enough to have their lot
cast in the pious National Capital.
Men may live here, own property
here, ard pay taxes heavy enough to
burden any one but millionaire,
and yet they can not have one word
to say, or one vote to cast, relative
living In tllls District il as little Il
citizen of these United States as the
oreigner who has not yet taken ont
bis naturalization papers.
As one of the results of tho recent
visit of the Secretary of War to the
Hampton school commencement, a.
communication will be sent to the
Interior Department asking ii 1t la
willing to incur the expense of sup
porting a few of the Nex Perees
Indians at this school out of its fund.
The Secretary desires to educate a
number of these Indians, but there is
no fund in the War Department which
could be used for such purpose.
1t the work is undertaken By the In
teEior Department. some fifty young
braves will be sent OH immediately.
The United States Fish Commission
steamer " lookout is now lying at
the Eighth street wharf with one mil
lion shad and nearly two millions of
HGltiuS SSSS HutEthiiS VII UUilEA.
These viii be put into the Potomac
iu day or so. Last week q similar
number Of yonng sllad were put into
the river opposite Mount Vernon.
At this rate of stocking the river,
with correct legislation, it will not
be long before the abundance of fish
will be as great as in former times.
This last season comparatively few
fish have been taken, and as this is an
industry of serious magnitude, it is
only proper that the government
should expend annually euough
money to keep up the supply Of the
!" finny tribes"
Mr.. w. w. Coreoran, whose great
1iberality has made him famous, and
to whom the . Corcoran Art Gallery
ofthis city is fitting monument,
has just presented to the State of
Virginia the large painting 81 The bat
tie of Yorktown. He has done
more to advance art in Washington
than any other individual. He pug.
chased for bis gallery here, at the
close of the Centennial, the piece OF
statuary The forced prayer, which
was so popular there. He also has
tile.original sfGreek Slaven By Powers,
said to be the finest portrayal of the
human form divine ever idealized.
The fate of TIeodosia, daughter Of
Aaron Burr and wife of Joseph 0lston.
has always been mystery. A pho
tograpl from portrait, which was
washed ashore. near Cape Hatteras
more than sixty years ago, has been
received in this city. 1t bears a strong
resemblance to fire likeness of Theo-
dosia in Davis " Life of Burr
The portrait itself will soon be here.
consigned to the care Of well kn0wR
North Carolinian, long q resident in
Washington. The vessel In which
this lady embarked from New York
probably foundered at sea, aud this
portrait, if it be of her, iioated of
from the wreck on account Of its
buoyaney.
Miss. Winnie Ream. tlle sculptures.