The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items Of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondents.
New ORLEANS, june 20, 1882.

by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS. june 20, 1882.
EDITOR CHIEF:
One Of the latest progressive acts OF
our city government has been the pas
sage of dog ordinance, which prescribes
that all dogs running at large shall have
round their necks metal collar inscribed !.
with the owners name and address. All
dogs not so adorned will be captured,
killed, and the carcasses sold to the soap
boilers. This is q sensible, business-llke
and economical way of getting rid OF
long standing aud obnoxious state OF
affairs. At the present rate of increase,
it would not take long for New Orleans
to be overrun with dogs to the same ex-
tent as the capital of the Sultan.
Isidore Levi, whose store burned down
under suspicious circumstances January
L. 1882, sued in Judge Rightor's court,
claiming 100000 damages from the New
Orleans and Crescent Mutual Insurance
companies. It will be remembered that
these companies were particularly ener-
getic in their anxiety to fasten the crime
Of arson upon Mr.. Levi, offering and
| using large sums Of money for proof with
which to convict him; all of their efforts
failed, notwithstanding the fact that two
northern detectives, i'll addition to the
local ones, were continually upon Lewis
heels for months until he was acquitted
before Judge Romans court. 1t is said
| this was the third time Levi had been
burned out, and upon his arrest great
indignities were thrust upon him, at the
instigation of the insurance companies.
He was locked up early Sunday morning,
March 90, and not allowed any thing to
eat, nor were his friends permitted to see
him until midday of the Monday follow
ing. This to man of refinement and OF
delicate constitution, told so much
4 upon his health that he has only lately
regained his vigor. At 2:30 P. NJ. Thurs
day the jury returned Into court with
|: verdict for the insurance companies.
They stood to against Levi.
Last Sunday afternoon six boys were
; drowned in the river at the foot of Bien
vile street, under the following circum
, stances. The private Waterman Of thu
dredge-boat Essayon took his sail boa
out, inviting ten boys with whom he wa
acquainted, to accompany him. Thu
party sailed up and down the city from
several times, when John King, th
+ watchman in question, proposed to LAM
them Oh the wharf at Bienville street
but in passing the steamboat Tensas til
bows began to rock the boat until som
s water came i'll over the gunwales and a
they were turning around, a breeze strucl
the sail and the boat filled. King jumpe
out and shouted to the boys to swim t
f. the shore, but panic took them and 81
went down with the boat. The name
f Of those lost were William Shoney, Dan
J. iel Kelly, Geo. Mccormick, Thomas Nc
: Cormick, Murray Meggett, and a la
= named Duplessis. Keely was perhap
the best swimmer i'll Algiers, but. th
i frightened boys chung to him SO Tight
: that he conld not release himself, and i
went down with the rest. All the DO,
!. belonged to Algiers except Duplessi
- Their bodies have not been recovered.
The trip to Washington Of the leader
. Of the different Republican factions, h;
=, at last taken shape, the move has at la
been made and henceforth the CRAM
: building Will be solid. The Louisial
:, Republican and the Louisianian are to
merged into the Protectionist-th ne
paper to meet the issue of the fall Cal
paign.. ~.
It is given out that the Tariff commi
:. sion will have a great deal to do wi
the events of the near future to tran
pire in our State; and this change
;, base by the Republican organs indicat
:, and is, no doubt, the forerunner Of Il
policy of the new party.
Yours truly, w. II. Y.