The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-23
orr NEWORLEANs LETTER.


Property.
NET ORLEANS, Ia, April IS. 1881.
! EDlTnR CHIEF:
The people Of New Orleans again pro
claim 70 the world their determination
that Yellow Jack shall no longer make
the Crescent City lis headquarters, #
the adoption If the best known system
Of sanitation and the observance Of the
greatest vigilance and prccaution III the
| administration OF all matters and things
| affecting the public health can secure
| that desirable end. The noble Sanitary
| Association, to which the direction Of
| this work has been entrusted, has mpst
amply justified the confidence rcposcd il
| its members, and to their efforts is no
| doubt due, iii great measure, orr escape
from cpi,lenics and the excellent degree
Of health our city has enjoyed during the
| past two years. But there still remains
much to be done to protect us from cpl
| IDENTICAL visitations, and rs III important
step in this direction / note with graft
fication the adoption by the City Conn-
Gil Of the Warning system Of Drainage by
means of sewers. Such {; system is an
imperative necessity and must be adop
ted sooner or later, and the one which IS
known by the name Of its inventor, Col.
Warning, has the Endorsement Of many
eminent scientists as superior to any
other extant.
An account Of the robbing Of {; dead
man by two New Orleans policemen was
recently given ii one Of my letters, and
| it is a satisfaction to add that tho scoun-
drels arc III the pcnitcntiary. Perhaps
they will soon be joined by another Of
the same stripe III the person Of u super
numerary policeman, Carroll by name,
cx-turnkey Of the Jackson Square police
station, who is accused Of the larceny Of
4 prisoners pocket-book, which lie trans
fcrred to his pantaloons while searching
Il man arrested for drunkenness. On his
trial Carroll will claim that the placing
Of the pocket-book in his own pocket is
no evidence Of an intention to appropri-
ate tile contents, and that he was ready
at any time to deliver up the property
upon IN order from the Recorder, which
is Il prerequisite to the REIMBURSEMENT
Of prisoners effects in his custody If
the jury adopt this view Of the case Car
roll will be acquitted.
The amusement season for the Sum
lner at West End and Spanish Fort was
inaugurated 1T the former resort on the
10th inst, and 1T the latter OH Sunday
last, the 18th inst. The Fontainebleau
family, i'll operate sketches, entertained
i large crowd ut West End, while at
Spanish Fort the gynlnasts and acrobats,
Henry and Eldon Victorellis, attracted
an immense multitude. Both these re-
sorts have been beantifictl to such an ex
tent that they can be fayorably compared
Will, any Summer retreats III tile South.
At West End the magnificent promenade
is completed and forms the chief attrac
ton there Several natural and untanlc,l
curiositics have been added to the 70
illogical garden at the Fort, and 4 splcn-
did orchestra will occupy the pagoda in
the middle Of the park on the LIST Of
May.
| During tho month Of December last,
Rev. Jonathan Haskell and wife came
here for the purpose Of preaching to sin
ncrs OF the highways and byways. How
we'll they have succeeded in their mis-
sion is well known. They did not seek
tho velvet carpetel pulpit to disseminate
holy truth, nor did they wait for the
coming Of the ungodly, but sought the
! fallen and the frail ut their very hearth
stones, where the; expounded to them
| the teachings Of the Saviour. On Sun
| days they held "yospel meetings i'll the
public squares, and visited the parish
| prison, where they held services and
| scattered seeds from the Great Book for
| the benefit Of tile violators Of the law
Such noble work was never before done
i'll our city, and to the Rev. Jonathan
Haskell and wife the correspondent Of
the CHIEF says, well done, good and
faithful servants Of the Lord.
| The politicians Of the Crescent City
have made up their minds to grab every,
4 ~ ~, Il, u,
official place and power. The question
as to the right Of the City Council to re-
organize tile police has been presented
to the courts and a decision is expected
i daily. A movement looking to a reorgan-
iZatiOn of the City School Board has OBJ
tanned considerable Roadway, and the
people know what the personnel Of a new
boar, will be if the city administration
should remove the present incumbents.
Incompetency and venalty will be con
spicuous characteristics. The present
Directors are gentlemen enlinently quail
flied to direct the educational destinies
Of this great metropolis. i. J. Semmes,
Rabbi Gutheiln and others Of the School
Board are pioneers i'll the cause Of edn-
cation and enlightenment.
a very important case touching the
sale Of succession property has just been
decided by the Supreme Court. The
question prese nted was whether or not
succession property, when minors are in
te1ested, must bring the appraised value
when sold. The court decides that in all
cases, except when one or more creditors