The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-02-21
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ic School Building Whist Congress
Should Do.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. n, 1859.
EDITOR CHIrF:
The sombre days Of Lent have come
again, and laying OF the nsual festiyi.
tiesIof fashionable circles, long faees
are worn and brakes set against lev.
ees, balls. and dances. Thousanda
are really in earnest 70 make this !
time Of heart searching and spiritual
elevation. These set days or perioda
are way marks in lifs's journey, be-
cause Of their inflaence upon the lives
Of humanity, but after all how. much
better to let each day in .our indi-
vidual lives witness some conquest
over the selfah sinfulness Of our ma
ture, by drawing nearer to the Divine
One, who. knows all the depths Of
our iniirmity and was tenpted N al
points like as We are.
The political horizon of the Old
World is greatly disturbed and the
foreign legations here at the capital
are alarmed at the complications that
now seem to presage q general war.
It il . fact that has come % the at-
tention Of the Government that an
immense amonnt Of money y now
coming to this country for Investment
to avoid losses incident to e conflict,
and these investments are being made
in many instances By men in pubic
affairs and Who are 10 . conditio0 70
estimate fully the dangers that seem
50 threatening. Il = : fact no less
significant that the foreign legations
are now turning their attention to
the ability Of oure manufacturers Of
arms to turn out gnns and eordnasee
stores. This condition Of things 10
Europe Is likely TO check any an
ticipated difficulties growing out Of
the construction 10 American waters,
Of tlie canal across the lsthmus, -
in case Of war IN Europe friendly re-
lations must be maintained With cur
country, which in sucl, % event mnst
become the store house Of supplies
for all foreign powers. i is now evi-I VI
dent that, the coming harvests will
find ready market ~ the great nav
of tho hungry East.
The Census Comm'ttee nave locked &c
horns with the President ana rejected
his nominations fcr Supervisors ~
Ohio, on the gronnd that they are all
Republicans. 1t Is not yet settled
what they propose to DO about Il, ont
Mr. Hayes has thus far 10 such con-.
nicts been found 70 nave mlnd o.
als own, and u not apt % Dc driven,
single, TANDEM, or foar 10 lland.
The administrator OF And'an a1airs
IS 70 nave :horonen overhaoling at
the hands OF eten. F'ske ana MS COM
m'ttee. Il ls unfortunate for the
peace policy 90 snccessInliy lnaugu-
rated ny President dfant that 9 man
IKE Hayt, dismissed rom MS position
on the board OF lnd'an Comm'sslon-
ers, should hase oeen put into the
once OF Commissioner " tue present
Administration. u ls 70 oe hoped
that rare, good Judgement viii be ex-
erclsed 10 the selection OF l'is success
Or, aod it would oe compliment 70
the mass OF Christians who believe 70
the gosPei az q clv'nzer, II ten. =.
Wblttlesey, VINO mas practacally as
clerk performed the work required @ OF .
secretary while another drew the pay
should De honored with the appoint
ment OF Commissioner. No more mt
tlng.selectlon could oe made, aud all
Christians, churches and missionary
associations should make themselves
heard with the president at once.
The General Land ohce under date
OF June lst, 1888, issued land warrant
No. 52,O76 for ~ acres to Abraham
Lincoln, captain OF the 4th Illinois