The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-17
NUMBER 45

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argue that Washington never won .
battle, that m imperial governneet
had many advantages over Rrpub-
lie, and that patriotism was the cant
of fhypocrite1.
The residents Of the Capital have .
just pride In ito rapid growth and in
crease Of pepslation. The nov ees,-
sus gives rs lGO, 600 inllabitasta, an
increase Of 1900 since the last CEN
sns. Henceforth Cleveland, Buffalo,
Pittsburg, Detriot, Milwaukee, Louis
vile, Newark and Providence must
play second eddie 10 this metropolitan
city. The growth and material im-
provement has been greater the past
decade than that Of any other city.
It has become most beautiful spot
for wealthy Tesidents, and each year
more and more of the cultured people
Of our country are securing homes
for future sccspaney.
Tho lst Of July was the last day
under the law that applications for
arrearagcs Of .pensioss could be fled.
Very many meritorious claims arc
still outstanding, and Congress will
be asked at the next session to extend
the time for fling claims. All per-
Sons entitled to pensions sl,onld file
their applications ct once. Il Is csti-
mated that the amount paid out on
account cf arrearges will aggregate
CSC, 600, 600.
Secretary Sherman, not sanguine
man by any means, anticipates for the
present fiscal year larger exports and
imports, and larger immigration,
than in any previous year in the his
tory Of the Republic. He looks for
ward to Custom receipts beyond any
ever received. The Secretary's opin-
ions, which are freely expressed, have
excited among those people here whe
take special interest in tho tariff
new determination to work for a
thorough revisisn Of what 10 Known
rs our tariff system. Gentlemen cOm-
nected with the government will
probably unite with other parties in
an effort to supply to Congress the
information which would have been
secured by Senator Eaton's proposed
commission. As nine-tenths Of the
people appear to wish revision, aud
as the prospective incone u the Gov
esnment will warrant Il, there would
seem to lie great propriety in having
all possible information gathered on
the subject, so that when the change
comes it may be such as to create -
little embarrassment ~ p0ssibae.
Mr.. Menocal, who is Civil Engi-
neer in the U. 8. Navy, returned on
the 5th from visit to Nicaragua.
He is enthusiastic ever the proposed
canal route, which he left here in
May last to examine. He nav esti-
mates the total cost Of q canal from
the Atlantic te the Pacific at $685.
oeQ, zoe, and believes it in every way
preferable to the Lesseps route.
The persenai controversy now GO
ing on between the two parties is to
be deprecated. It il actually become
ing instead Of campaign Of princi-
pies, one of malice and slander. The
latest story Of the Democrats is that
Hayes and Sherman are working to
defeat Garfield in the doubtful States.
The latest charge Of the Republicans
is that General Hancock had deter
mined in 1876 to support Tilden had
he taken the oath of office, and that
President Grant aud GeDersa Sller-
man being aware Of the detection Of
Hancock, ordered General Mcdowell
here from the Pacific Coast to be on
hand in the event Of disturbance.
These yarns sound als,sA and will
not find believers outside Of party
lines. They are enly the usual cam
paien stories circulated dniing a time
Of excitement.
SENTINEL.