The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-16
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER
Items Of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, December 3, 1882

EDITOR CHIEF:
The rings ballotsbox suffers and elec
tion manipulators are getting shaky az
regards their personal safety. Rumor bat
it that the F'loridian peninsula IL the
most favored refuge for this class whose
frauds are now 'ssing followed up 90 sue
cessfu,ly by the canytssors of the Iu.le'
pendent party. The dreamy land of the
everglades will doubtless look OH this
migration of confidence nien and bar
room loungers with great suspicion and
will do we'll to give them q wide berth
Now that the frauds have become so we'll
ventilated, the Democratic press is ap.
parently astountled ut the extremes that
were adopted by the ring and its cohorts
tc maintain themselves in power. Even
some of the Conncilmcn counted in have
been requested to resign by more than
one daily paper, and if the thing goes
much further it will be shown that the
ring failed by several thousand votes in
electing their candidates for Administers
tors and q majority of the Council. Mr..
Cavanac is primarily responsible for the
frauds by appointing such men as he did
and in refusing to appoint commissioners
for the Independent party, but he has
ince tried to max amends, though, very
reluctantly, by assisting the Grand Jury
in the investigation 80 that that body
has been able to return true bill against
thirteen persons implicated in the frauds.
The indictment charges them with for
gerry aud publishing as true forged docu-
ments. Some rich developments are
promised in a few days from the boss
ward Of the city, the third. Fitzpatrick
resides in this ward and expected to so
out of it with l 500 or 1000 majority, but
the voters did not come to time, 80 the
desired majority had to be made up some
way or other, and to cover mp tho tracks
of the boss the books have since been
stolen. The Independents say they have
enough evidence to oust him from the
City Hall, and all honest people will well
come the day this election takes place.
Business generally is improving. The
few cold days Of last month caused o
rush to the sugar districts Of the army of
unemployed colorei laborors qnurtered
in our midst, every rice mill is running
full ti,,.e, aud tue cotton seed oil mills
have all gone to work again. Besides
this, great nun.t,er Of buildings are in
course of construction, renovation and
removal. Christ Church, which has so
long grxcrd Canal street ut the corner of
Dauphinc, is before. long to be removed,
to bo replaced by shurcl.~ Of Moorish
style of Atxa,itecture. 1t is said no ex-
pense will be spared to make it fitting
ornament to our principal thoroughfare.
Although to the public eye every thing
in this city appears to be flourishing, in
consequence Of the long stagnation, the
price of labor is materially reduced, me-
chanics who have lived OH credit for the
summer months can not pay any install
mont out Of their first contract or first
months pay rs formerly, and the work
ing and middle classes seem to be no
better off since the opening of business
and appear to DC even more depressed
than during the months "f gloom and
idleness just passed. 1t will take long
time ut the present rate of payment fol
them to redeem their obligations, and
anlcss capitalists build up u summer
trade for our city tile long days will find
many All old debt unpaid aud discour'
aging prospect for the future confronting
US. IL tho poor man tue present boon
means 4sniy a livelihood from hand tc
mowtal."
That famous contractor, P. J. Kennedy
has left the city With a force of 500 n,er
to begin work OH Hardscrabble crevasse
and il tho people Of that region will only
give him their moral support and trea
his men with kindness, they will without
doubt be protected fro,a overflow by :
substantial levce. Every planter in the
vicinity should welcome Mr.. Kennedy
and his hands rs friends and do ever,
thing to make their life comfortable dur
ing their stay, aud the little they do i,
this way will be fully repaid by strne
ture that will afford them ample prooec
ton from the Mississippi at food tide
by reason of the smallness Of the price nj
lowed by the govcrnmen ut for this worl
the profits of Mr.. Kennedy will be insig
nificant compared to those of the land
holders, and the people Of Tensas ow,
it to themselves and the workmon t,
make up little in comfort for this lacl
| of cash.
The death Of Gen. A. S. Heron, Con
gressman elect from the Sixth District
makes q vacancy in the delegation frou
Louisiana, which perhaps after the battl
just over, may he considered in coole
blood. Tho political condition of th'
next House is fixed beyond paradventure
aud the people of our State have receive
check by the action Of the Governo
and his intended blow at our local in
dustries. aud particular the sugar iu
forest, to be cajoled into supporting dea
| issues. What is wanted now is men VII
understand the interests of our seapol
and the needs Of the Mississippi valley