The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-03
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There is a report in a morning pa
per to the effect that the u. S. Distric
Court will issue an injunction agains
the Postmaster Generals recent EN-.
barge upon the mails Of lottery and
other swindles, but your correspond
ent has just seen the Postmaster Gen.
elal and has learned that there is nc
truth in the report. Judge Keys just
war on these brazen swindleEs will be
kept up and extended. The amount
Of good that has been accomplished
and will be accomplished, can be re-
allied only when it is known thai
thousands Of sharpers III the cities are
preyipg upon gullible people in the
i country to the extent Of millions Of
dollars every year. The gullible class
are kept from honest industry by uto-
plan hopes, and the swindlers are kept
from industry in the penitentiary by
aliases aud skill in evasion of law.
Discussion of the presidential ques-
ton IS general, and if any real infor-
nation has been evolved it would
seem to be to the effect that among
Republicans General Grant has gained
strength as a candidate; that Senator
Blaine may be counted as second, and
that Senator Conkling-though he and
his friends are not as noisy on the sub
ject as those Of General Grant, Sena
tor Blaine, or Secretary Sherman-has
an increasing following. Among Dem
| ocrats it seems to he conceded now
that MIR. Tilden will not lie a candi-
date. 1t is impossible to say that the
assurance comes from him, but in
some way his friends here assume to
say that they know he will not accept
the nomination.
A report is being industriously Cir
culated in Ohio to the effect that Gen
era' Garfield is IL member Of the Brit
ISL Golden Club, and is therefore a
free trader. This is intended to in
iure his chances for the U. S. Senator
ship, Of which he is now pretty Ger
tain. General Garfield is simply an
honorary member of the Golden Club.
This is the way it came about: He
was one Of the earliest and stoutest
advocates of return to specie pay
ments after the war, having made an
elaborate speech in favor Of that sub
ject in 1866, and followed it up by
another in 1868. SO able and exhaust
i've were these efforts that the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury requested aud
obtained copies to send abroad for the
purpose OF strengthening the credit Of
the Government. These were widely
read in England, and to show their
appreciation of his merits as fnan
cial authority, the Golden Club elect
ed him all honorary member without
any reference to his views on any
other subject, as they also elected
Sumner, Adams, Garrison, and other
eminent Americans. General Gar
fields views on the tariff have been !
equally we'll expressed. He made
speeches in 1868, 1870, and in 1878
which attracted wide attention, and
showed that no man in Congress has
been more faithful to the interests of
American industry than he. He was
instrumental in defeating the Wood
free. trade tariff bill in the last Con-
gress, aud has been consistently OPP
posed to all tinkeriug Of the laws
against our home interests.
Year by year the ventilation of the
House is discussed, appropriations are
made and tile money spent, and still
the Hall is filled with a conglomera
ton of odors, of tobacco smoke, fried
oysters and kindred fumes of the res
taurant. Again members are wrest
ling with the question. DR.. Loring's
resolution appropriates $4,000 to con
tinue the work Of ventilation, furnish
the lobby, etc. Garfield asked some
questions as TO the unsightly Chin
neys that were to lie erected III the
Capitol grounds. DR.. Loring replied
that they were intended to supply
with air taken high above
these sublinary malarial waves and
was in harmony with mans highest
and the edicts of society.
He estimated it to be very important
to the health of members, as we'll as
greatly to be desired by the country
that Congressman should get their air
as near heaven as possible. Mr.. Hum
pllrey thoughtfully remarked that in
Iris opinion that was all they would
{ yer have or know Of that pure and
holy place.
The President exercises fostering
care over the interests of the District
and his message to Congress asking
chat steps be taken for the reclama
ton of nearly 1000 acres of marshes
in the Potomac and Eastern branch.
meets with the hearty approval Of all
in the future ef the nations
capital. The Potomac sweeping down
the mountains of Virginia