The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-31

dent OF this parish:
Our handsome young friend, Mr.. Ed
8. Coner1y, paid US visit on Tuesday
last, and left solid evidence Of his good
will for the Times in lnint-drops, new and
bright. We are delighted to see him
looking SO elegant. His residence al
threads place in Ascension parish, La.
seems to have been both pleasant and
profitable. Ed will remain few days
to visit his family and return. We heart
lily wish him a continuance Of good for
tune, and congratulate him on his bright
prospects.
The young man referred to in this COM
p1imentary notice is a brother of our ex-
celioRt friend, Mr.. Luke w. Conerly,
assistant manager Of Palmer's Mount
Houmas plantation, in the sixth ward.
IMPROVED MAIL PRosPEcr.-The Flor
ence Witherbee, one of the disabled mail
boats, returned from New Orleans last
Sunday morning and relieved the Don
aldsonville post-office Of the accumula-
ton of mail matter intended for delivery
at the Offices OH the Red River Landing
route. On her return trip Tuesday, how
ever, just as she was about entering
Bayou Lafourche to make a close con-
nection with the train at the railroad
bridge. the unfortunate or badly man
aged boat ran hard aground opposite the
old fort and stuck there about twelve
hours. The steam tug Hostetter, very
handsome boat, arrived on Tuesday to
take the place Of the Sylvan Dell and
the Witherbce and Hostetter have been
giving us a passable service this week.
a third boat will be placed on the route
the fine little side wheeler Kitty Nye,
which is expected from New Orleans to-
morrow-and we may begin to expect a
prompt and regular transmission of mails
on the new route according to contract.
The contractor, Mr.. Brott, seems deter
mined to retrieve the mishaps which
have befallen his boats heretofore, and
to leave no reasonable effort untried to
fulfil the terms of his agreement with
the government to secure q daily delivery
of mails on the DonaldsUnville and Red
River Landing ronte. So long as he
displays this disposition, he shall have
all the encouragement and support the
CHIEF can give until such time as we
may become convinced that he is unable
to accomplish his undertaking to the
of the interested public.
It has been limited to us that there
may be something more than mere i'll
luck in the repeated accidents which
have occurred to the mail boats Of the
new line-in fact rulnor has obtained
some circulation to the effect that there
has been some donble-deal,ng in the
premises, melted by malice and desire
to secue revocation of Mr.. Brott's con-
tract and the restoration of the former
system, under which mails were deliv-
cred four times per week by the Bayou
Sara packets.
Be this az it may, there can be no
doubt that it is to the interest Of the
people at large that there should be a
daily mail on this important route, and
the attempt to establish it will meet
with the approval Of the general public
whatever may be the opinions of the
in the premises.
Mr.. Brott proposes, we understand, to
keep three boats on the route, if two are
not sufficient to perform the necessary
service One of these boats will run be-
tween Donal.lsonville and Baton Rouge,
the other two between Baton Rouge and
Red River Landing, connecting at the
former point with the boat from here.
Ii this arrangement goes into effect, the
boat at this end Of the line Will leave
here between IL and O'Clock, imme-
diately after the arrival of the train from
New Orleans, reaching Baton Rouge the
same evening. Returning, she will leave
Baton Rouge at an early hour next norn-
ing and arrive here in time to connect
with the train. A swift boat can make
the run very readily iii daylight, and Of
course the best beat of the three-if
three are employed will be used at this
end of tho route.
Mr.. w. J. Wal,lron, Assistant Supe-in-
tendent of Railway Mail Service, was in
yesterday, having visited
this section pnrposely to investigate
matters connected with the new mail
route and ascertain whether the proposed
service is practicable and if it should be
continued. Mr.. Waldron has decided
both these questions in the affirmative
and left here with the intention of COM
his conclusions to the Post
Office Department at Washington imme-:
liately upon his arrival in New Orleans.
He is of the opinion that two good boats
can perform the service satisfactorily
and that the Department will allow the
contractor ample time and afford him
every reasonable facility for establishing
The new service upon a permanent and
reliable basis. go
An inquest was held by Coroner Sulli-
van, last Wednesday, upon the body Of
Peggy Parker, colored woman who
died suddenly on Mr.. James Teller's
The jury rendered a verdict
Of death from natural causes.