The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-16

And some fine day the cruel mail .
Bears. as a dreadful fate,
Her wedding cards-then let him wall
I'm left, who came too late!"
Boston Advertiser.
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items Of Interest from the Crescent City
. by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, August 20, 1882,
EDITOR CHIEF:
The differences in tue Third Congress
SIGNAL District have been exciting the
public mind here much more than some
feel willing to admit Saturday last
Senator Kellogg formally accepted the
nomination and he has since left for the
North. 1t seems probable that nothing
definite will be heard of the campaign
for at least Il month. Notwithstanding
the bitterness of feeling shown by adher-
ents of the rival candidates, the party
stands moro on determined footing than
ever before. Some diplomacy will have
to be used in merging the two candidates
into one, but it is all open secret that
this will he accomplished before the open
ing of the campaign i'll dead earnest.
There is no doubt that this faction fight
has developed great deal Of strength
in the Republican party heretofore latent,
and we are happy to chronicle the fact
that the rule or ruin policy is giving way
to wiser connsels. Another encouraging
sign is that the Republican journals Of
the district are unit on the matter.
For II day or two the corridors of the old
"Granite" responded to the echoes Of
the politicians footsteps, Il sort Of re,,n-
ION OF Old friends seemed taking place,
bnt every thing has resumed its normal
condition and the grand old building is
jogging on i'll the even tenor Of its way.
The sculptor who has the furnishing of
the Lee and Margaret statues has arrived
in the city and secured the rotnnda of
the old st. Louis Hotel, wherein to COM
plcte his work. The Lee statue, which
is 10 be fifteen feet in height, will be
completed first, and ere long the pedestal
in Old Tivoli Circle will remind the pas
ser-by of its change in nomenclature to
that of Lee Park. No one begrudges this
memento to the fallen chieftain, and per-
haps this is tue only country in the world
where II statue to the hero of an unsuc-
cessfnl revolution conld be raised at all:
but the, as yet, undeveloped leviathan of
the two oceans by its libcrality conquers
all opposition. =:
New cotton has commenced to make
its appearance upon the market; the
quality is reported very fine, and there
is promise of;t very large crop, though
it is feared that the long continued rains
have already somewhat injured the for
ward plants, damaging the lower bolls
to Il considerable extent, But, however.
the " first bale" continues to arrive.
The lightning has been playing wild
pranks in the Crescent City during the
past week. Not content with tumblins
over Il chimney here and there, and pros
trating, temporarily, several people, the
other night it left the entire city front
in darkness by severing the connection
of the electric wire, and. the levee re-
manned unlighted the whole night. The
st. Charles Hotel during last Thursdays
storm came in for its share of electric
spleen; the flagstaff. Immediately behind |
and overreaching the lightning conductor
upon the roof was struck and the flame, |
after splinteriny the staff, was seen to
take II leap to the conductor, the prox-
unity of which no doubt saved the front |
part of the building from destruction
The workmcn, now repairing, painting
and renovating tie ehifce, describe the
shock as the worst they ever experienced.
The Grand Jury has again taken mp the
question Of police officers searching cit-
zens entering places of amusement.
Judge Lnzenburg still adheres to his for
mer opinion that the person of Il eitizen
is inyiulable, aud that the act Of search
ing is Incompatible with the hill Of rights,
Magma Chart:,, and the Constitution of
the United States. City Attorney Buck,
Chief Boylan, the Mayor. and Others
were examined, who argued in FAVOR of
the searching process upon the grounds
HAT it prevents 4 great deal of hloodshed.
Ia behalf af IA great many American citi
sens we do not object, il these same gen
tlemrn with alinw themselves 10 hr
,eatched before leaving their offices
very day. to prevent as great q crime
hat at CARRYING off the peoples money.
W, genilsme, of fine Grand Jury, IN in
lnisitien nl"n one III the dearest rights
j :, f'ee ,,eap!e Hat Of SELF protectinn-i