The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-30
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

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and the approach, Of dull, hot times is
heralde,l by the .lipinltion in the num-
Der Of people to he seen npon the streets
and the daily increasing warmth Of Old
Sol, the universal snn nf n gnn who
shoots his torrid beams alike upon the
inst and unjust, the shock-leaded and
bald.
Politics has been the direct caUse of
the snicide Of Martin Kramer, and his
tragic ending ought to stand as Il warn
ing to that class who allow their amti-
tiu, to get the best of their judgment.
Martin Kramer sighed for political prefer
meut and sarriiice,l al his worldly
effects to secure the coveted prize. A
short time subsequent to the war he
opened II corner grocery ON Where and
Ursulincs streets and was in prosperous
circumstances, when one ilny he listened
to the soothing tongues OF few willy
ward politicians who persuaded him to
act as Il Commissioner of Election, prom
ising to divide the spells Of Office with
him after the election. Kramer from that
moment became u different man. His
store was soon the rendezvous of all the
buns in the ward, who bled him long
and dry. The Sheriff sold him ont. He
then demanded assistance Of those he
had helped to elect to office, but his
pleading was III vain. While his home
was the scene of merriment-renderel so
by a gay party of young folks-Kramer
retired to q back room, drew a pistol
from his pocket and shot himself i'll the
head
Frank Howard, son of the Great Lot
terry King of Louisiana, has been elected
commissioner for Lafayette Square by
the Sanitary Association, and has given
his personal assurance that the square
will be transformed into veritable
parferre under his supervisor. The How
ard mansion is directly opposite Lafay-
cite Square, on St. Charles street. Mr.
Howard proposes to remove the iron
railing which, encloses the square, as
we'll as the statue Of Benjamin Franklin
No matter what may be said .leroga-
tory to the Constitution Of 1879, it can
not be gninsa;,l that it contains some
highly beneficial provisions. Article 207,
which exempts from taxation and
license, for tho term of years therein
specified, the capital, machinery and
other property employed in the manu-
facture of textile fabrics and other
articles, probably constitutes the wisest
provision in the constitution of 1879
Onr Chamber Of Commerce has there
fore Declined it proper to inform the
word Of the manifold advantages offered
by this State to manufacturers, and has
ordered copies of Article 207 printed, to
be sent to the Chambers Of Conmerct
aud Boards Of Trade Of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and other Northern
citieh, and also of all the principal cities
of Europe. The article referred to, after
declaring that church and school prop
erty shall he exempt from taxation,
reads:
There shall also be exempt from taxation
household property to the value of five
hundred dollars. There shall also be ex-
empt from taxation and license for !. period
Of ten years from the adoption Of this con
,rf .{,l,
property employed in the manufacture of
textile fabrics, leather, shoes. harness, sad
dlery, hats, flour, machinery, agricultural
implements, and furniture. aud other
articles of wood, marble Or stone j; soap, sti.-
tionery, ink and paper, boat building and
chocolate provided, that not less than five
hands are employed i'll any one factory.
The proprietors of country papers are
asked to publish us full and accurate in
formation as they possess or can obtain
Of the facilities and advantages existing
in their respective localities for the es-
Establishment of manufactures of the
desert i1tion cited in the above article !;
and also +" publish, article 2O7 at least
once IN their papers, together Will, such
information rs !" is appropriate thereto"
and to mail copy Of the paper to the
Chamber Of Commerce to he kept for in
formation and future reference. This is
a move IN the right direction, and it is
to be hoped that the country papers will
not remain laggard in complying with
the suggestion.
Louisiana eggs are sold here at four
teen and fifteen cents ~ dozen, and are
in large demand. Western eggs are con
sidered inferior to those of Louisiana,
and hence there is very little call for
them, unless Creole eggs are very scarce
Louisiana grown chickens command as
high as three dollars and fifty cents 4
dozen, being at one dollar less than
Western grown chickens. This discrep-
ancy is peculiar. While Louisiana eggs
are preferred, Louisiana hens are not.
Mr.. Chas. +. Howard, the Lottery
King, has donated $1,000 to the School of
Chemistry OF the University CT Louisi
ana.
Louisiana baby bonds sold ut tho
Stock Exchange yesterday 1T 6l8
and 64s cents on the dollar, while Lou
isiana sevens brought only 6o4
CATH" the correspondent of the Gin
c'nnati Enquirer, who visited New Or
leans last month, has evidently been in
strnmental in lnrrying the completion
of the Lee Monument. In his CORES
pondence TO the Enquirer he stated that
the respectable element of the Crescent
City disconntenanced the erection of the