The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-11-26
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

speculations Upon the Extra session-The
City yCharter-Mayor Shakespeare ut Work
Miguel Bornio Shot and Dangerously
Wounded by A. j.. Cammack Granite
Building N0tes-AnOtiler Street.. 6hoet-
ing Affair, Etc. z,e - s.-=
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Is, 1881.
EDITOR CHIEF: .- ~ ...-st.t
The Governor having at last issued
his proclamation calling an extra session
of the Legislature on the 5th Of Dscem-
ber at New Orleans, speculation as to its
action at the coming session is rife, and
it is rumored that great many subjects
other than those mentioned in the proc
lamation will be brought forward, per-
haps upon the hypothesis that each
legislator is allie to judge equally with
the Governor what the purposes aud ne
cesSties for the extra session should be.
Without questioning the motives of
our new Governor, the average taxpayer
sees no effort for his relief in the ten sub
jects Of the proclamation, and what seems
to have h.en the crying evil in this city
the question of new city charter
has been purposely left ont. But the
Governor has the decision of the Supreme
Court ard the action of our late Govern
or Wiltz t" confirm him in the opinion
that perhaps the present charter is Us
good as could possibly be made by the
present representatives of the people,
considering their egregious blunders
heretofore. He no doubt considers it best
to let we'll alone.
Mayor Shakespeare, like long John
Wentworth of Chicago Improvement
fame, has decided that hereafter any cor
p"r:.ti"n desiring concessions from the
city must give the necessary quid pro quo.
New Orleans has lost in the past hy ! he
neglect of such stipulations. The Er-
langer Syndicate will be compelled I"
build an embankment in their approach
to the city from Lake Punchartrain,
sufficiently high to keep out the winter
storms which annually food onr city.
In doing this one Of the great problems
connected with the improvement Of the
city will have l,eem solved. Had the
same wise discrimination been used il,
the sale of the franchises of the Crescent
City Railroad, aud the st. Charles Street
Railroad, it would have redounded more
to the benefit Of the city's exchcqner.
1t is to he hoped that after six mouths
or years preparation and hints aud
grnmblinss Of the press, when our Leg.
islature comes together it will not ad,
journ without proposing suitable amend.
ments to the constitution for the peoples
ratification to remedy the defects Of that
instrument, not forgetting even the mis-
placed Capitol at Baton Rouge.
On Thursday night last, a few minutes
after 9 o'clock, A. l.. Cammack called at
the Washington Artillery armory to see
Miguel Boraio, and requested him to
take a walk towards Canal street. Uton
nearing the corner of St. Charles aud
Girod, Cammack commenced to talk
loudly and drew pistol aud fired four
shots at Bornio and then rapidly ran to
Carondelet street. Several stories as
to the cause of the fuss are abroad, one
to the effect that both were courting the
same young lady and Bornio, getting
wOrsted stated that Cammack had Negro
blood in his veins with view to DANA
ging his cause. Another statement is
that Cammack applied for membership
to the Washington Artillery and that
Bornio black -balled him.. stating - a
reason that be had Negro blood in him.
Cammack was arrested at midnight by
Chief Boylan at bouse on Custom
House street, near Dauphine, and was
released Friday by Judge Davey Oh fur
nishing 5000 bail. DR.. Hava will not
give certificate that >Bornio is ont ol
danger. Two other charges have been
preferred against Cammack, for carrying
concealed weapons, and fol. firing within
the city limits. He was surrendered on
Saturday by his lawyers, his bond was
increased at the instance of District
Attorney Finney to $50, 900, since which
he has been in the Parish Prison. Bor.
MOS condition has changed slightly fol-
the better.
There are whisperings around the
Granite Building that sweeping changes
are in the programme Of the near future
One we'll informed geatleman stated to
your correspondent that all heads OF
Departments would be changed before
February next, aud that even the Col.
lector could not hold his own after tba,
time. sz
DR.. W. L. Catlin, whilom of our city
now United States Consul at Tuxpan
is here OH sixty days leave Of absence
He came to undergo . conrse of medical
treatment for injuries received in fall
from horse.
This morning at $40 o'clock the neigh
borioetl Of Dauphine between Custom
house and Canal streets, was thrown in
to an mproar by another street shouting
scrape. w. Vernuille and Edgar Davis
both gamblers, met each other in from
Of the Oviatt House and the former drew
his weapon at sight and Aired Ave slot'
in rapid succession at DAVIS. one %
which took effect il, the shnnlaer blade
Davis refreatesl into the Oviatt How're