The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-05-06
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS Nav 2, 1882.

Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, May 2, 1882.
EDITOR CuIEF:
On Friday Mike and Dave Hennessey,
the two detectives on trial for killing the
Chief of Aids, Thos. Devereaux, were
The jury came into court
after the submission of the case for in
struction relative to manslaughter aud
self defense, and returned at o'clock |
the same evening with verdict of not |
guilty.
Addison L. Cammack, for shooting and
wounding Miguel Bornio, was found
guilty Of inf1icting wound with dan
gerous weapon, and will probably serve
a term in the penitentiary. James Cos
grove, the slayer Of Shea, goes up the
river for fifteen years, with hard labor.
Yet we boast of the business Of our tri-
bunals. Cosgrove asked for the mercy
OF the court and got it.
The sealed bids for the purchase of the
Carrollton railroad franchise were opened
on Thursday last, and much to the sur
prise of our people, all bids were rejected.
The Council undoubtedly has this right,
but such action without some excuse or
just cause to explain it, is very different
to what people here have been used to.
The Mascot evidently has good reason to
talk about the present management of
the road holding the Administrators and
Mayor by the ears.
On Saturday unusual excitement pre-
vailed on account Of the several ipjunc-
| tions issued in connection with the expose
| of the railroad franchise frauds by the
Mascot. The printers, Kenneth & Patter-
son of 81 Camp street: were arrested
simultaneously with the appearance of
the paper upon the streets. The news
boys lodged the police and were out
throughout the city somewhat ahead of
time and it would have taken the entire
|
SO Chief Boylan let we'll alone.
The legislative committee and the rep
resentatives of the various exchanges IN
| this city are hard at work upon q new
| city charter. The Aldermanic system,
without pay, seems to meet with the
greatest favor, and will no doubt be
adopted. All officials except the Mayor
are to be appointed and he is to be elected
by the popular vote, and will be eligible
to succeed himself. The Attorney, Sur
veyor. Treasurer and Comptroller are to
receive salary each of $500 and the
latter will be required to give bond to
the Mayor for $4,000. The present
boundaries of the city are to remain i'll.
tact The first election is to be held IL
May, 1884, at the time of the State cleo
ton and every four years thereafter.
The Governor has published all order
inviting the Leyee Commissioners and
Police Jury presidents to meet at Baton
Rouge, May 10, to consider important
matters connected with the levees.
The Investigation at the Mint is oyel
and the disclosures Of Mr.. Davis action:
are of q damaging character. There il
: no longer any doubt of his removal, th,
charges made having been fully sustained
Hon. H. C. Burehard before hisdepartur
Friday evening entertained a delegation
Of prominent Republicans, who wer
unanimously in favor of Hon. P. F. Her
wig as the successor OF Davis, but til
director stated he could not help then
in that matter, it being out of his line
| yet he was glad to know that they ha
, chosen man who had the favor Of til
5 business interests of the city with him
aud wished them success.
Yesterday morning Joseph Liverse
and J. c. Egan, Jr., met on the Fisher
mans canal In st. Bernard parish, on til
lower limits of our city, to avenge thei
wounded honor. Liversey's seconds WEI
Judge j. S. Bossier and George Osborn
and Hugh Coke and Chas. J. Theard at
il tended Egan. One shot was exchanged
L when the seconds put stop to furthe
| strife and an agreement to publish
: process Uerbal to cover the case, was mad
r and will appear in to-morrow's dailies
> The affair grew out of some publicatio
in the Mascot, but all parties are yer
| raticaDt al,out tho mo ttor
The election in the thirteenth and foul
= teenth wards resulted as follows: Robel
8 Young, Democrat, receiving $50 vote
o and ex-Justice of the Peace l. W. Fall
q 81 votes. Ex-Judge W. r. Whitake
d Independent, endorsed by the Republ
n cans was defeated in the tenth war,
9 Tuesday last, by Mooney with three vote
e majority. -..
e Reports just received from the thi
u tenth ward indicate that over 700 R
Ii publican votes were cast for l. w. Fal
!, yesterday, but on account of the Sta
!, Registrar of voters refusing to allow IL
- appoin tment of Republican Commission
# ers, and making secret count, of court
]. defeat was certain. The Bourbon ell
L ment seems to forget that such procee
re ings very often strike back. Anoth
he year or two of such misrule and farcic
q elections, where the commissioners {