The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-08
Our Washington Letter,

; Our Washington Letter
Federal Officers and State Politics Ma
tional Fair-The Western Whont
Drop The Business Boom
Grand Celebration in
Propect, Etc.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct g, 1879.
EDITOR CHIEF:
1t is getting to be quite grav.
question whether or not the Fedora
government shall appoint or remove
Officials because of their connection
with one or the other party in a
tpurely State question. In Virginia
certain intelligent andhonorable gen.
tlemen believe in one mode of set.
Ting their State debt. Another
equally honorable and intelligent
class believe in another mode Of set-
tlement. It is no business of the
Federal government. Lately the
Commissioner of InteraM Reve-
,nue--an excellent Commissioner, hut
with an ipcAu..iea to meddle with
matter. outside # his ofice-deman-
ded the resignation of an official
whose ideas about the State debt of
Virginia did not agree with his. Still
later some person who wanted an
Office in the same State complained
to one of the departments here that
the person holding the desired Office
had certain beliefs as to the same
subject. Postmaster General Key, to
whom the complaint was made, has
sensibly paid no attention to it. Non.
interference in such matters is the
only safe course. A postmaster in
Maine eAould not be removed because
he believes or disbelieves in the
Maine law, or because of his belief
Spon any other purely local subject.
Washington is very proud Of the
opening Of it's first great Fair on yes
teTday. The outside ATTENDANCE was
not as great as it viii be hereafter,
because but little notice could be
given in the brief time since the prep
aration commenced. But we have as
good grounds and as good buildings
as any city in the Union, and the
whole District is pledged to make the
fair of succeeding years SO grand,
that all the States will he eager to lie
represented. President Hayes, Secre.
taries Evarts, Schnm and Sherman.
General Sherman, and numerous 9th.
er officials were present at the OPEN
ing ceremonies.
Commissioner LeDuc Of tie Agri-
cultural Department, who k.s lust
returned from tho valley of tie Red
river, the great wheat growing sec.
t'op Of the Northeast, gives glowing
account Of the richness and produc.
tiveness Of the country bordering
along the hte of the Nartl.ern Pacific
The wheat crop Of the past |
season as regards both quantity and |
quality, exceeds that of any previous
year and commands a higher price |
than that grown in other States. The /
area of winter wheat sowed the pres
ent fall will, it is estimated, be larger |
by ut least one quarter than that of
last gear.
1t is said that General Paine wishes
to resign the Patent Commissiopsl,in.
as soon as his successor can be eelec-
ted. Gen. Paine has given good sat.
'sfacti"n and it will be difficult to fiji
his place. The most prominent can
didate is Jos. McCammon Of the
of Justice.
Fhe g dollar Of our daddjes - seems
growing into favor rapidly over the
"ho'e country. Despite tho obiec-
lions of weight, bulk and inconye-
nlence, there is musical ring in the
;h'nk of the metal that inspires the
'oll worn, breathes comfort to the
weary and qnickens the throbbing
pulse Of the nations activities: a.
l53, $50 standard silver dollars have
'een coined up to this date, Of which
sl2,22l ,OlO are now in the hands of
'eople, while s32,232,84o are in the
FAULTS of the Treasury, represented
n great part by silver certificates.
which are used as circula ton like the
'reenbacks and national bank notes.
The reports of the business boom
eeelved BY the various departments
how most wonderful condition Of
ct'Vlty III every partion of the coun-
ry and in all branches of our indus-
ries. In the manufacturing towns of {,
sew England labor is in great de-
aand and no man is idle except from
holce. Commodities Of all kinds
ave advanced ia price, and the de-
aand is far in advance of the ability
meet the supply. /,
The real estate market in the prin.
'pal cities il becoming excited