The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-08-12
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER
items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, August l, 1882.

by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, August l, 1882.
EDITOR CHIEF;
Much Indignation is protested by the
Democratic parish committee at all eX-
f,osnre of ballot box stutfing, and the
bourbon press-whcl vouchsafed not u
word at the disgraceful stuf1ing done IN
the thirteenth and fourteenth wards ut the
recent election for Il member of tue House
are preaching and Tuning about the
purity of elections. This alleged stutfiny
was done at the recent primary election
ii Algiers Fifteenth ward) held Saturday
week. Hon. L. Quinn and one T. Hen
Messy charge each other with the act.
This ward is very largely Republican,
aud as il is impossible for y Democrat TO
be elected there BY u fair election, MIR.
Rninn's guilt can be pre-snpposed. a
committee Of five has been appointed
from the parish committee to investigate
the affair and some tlattering 90 disclos-
ures are expected.
The Board of leyee commissioners for
the fourth levee district has levied an
extra tax of five mills OH the dollar upon
all taxable property in the district. 1t
is thought by the State Engineers that
even this amount will not cover all ne
cessary expenses, and without the gen.
eral government comes to our aid, the
sugar parishes will be left to the mercy
of another rise of the great national
highway, the Mississippi river.
The most disastrous fire which has oc-
CURED here since the war, took place Oh
Sunday morning. In the block where
, the old standing firm Of Z. j. Hart does
business, $3.50, 600 worth of property was
laid in ashes. S. Hernsheim & Co.'s
tobacco house loses over $4,000 by the
catastrophe, which is fully covered by
insurance; the other losses are: John
Nelson &, Co, $4,000, Harrison g. Bctti-
son, about $1,000. j. B. Camors, $40, 900,
and J. G. Pascal & Co. $4,000. The
buildings, which belonged to the Poy
dras Orphan Asylum, are a total wreck.
At this time it is impossible to fully esti-
mate the loss. The foreign insurance
companies hold most Of the risks.
The Pickwick club have now under
consideration plans for their new build
ing which will shortly be erected at tue
corner Of Carondelet and Canal streets.
; 1t will extend sixty-fonr feet on Canal,
and one hundred and thirty feet OH Car
ondelet, and will be about ninety feet
high. 1t is said that Mcssrs. Hinsdale g.
Marble are the lucky contractors who
have drawn the winning card; enough
is known to warrant the statement that
q magnificent and palatial building will
shortly adorn the chosen corner. No ex-
pense. will be spared in making the club
house equal if not superior to any ON
this continent.
News keeps coming into the Granite
building from all quarters to the effect
that Kellogg delegates have been elected
in most of the parishes OF the Third Dis
trict. Beattie seems to be putting his
case in the hands of the people, and is
ignoring the action Of the con-
vention. He is an enigma to the Soons
of the Custom House, who pretend to
show that he is a beaten man already.
E. John Ellis is to be endorsed in the
Second District and will support Kellogg
for Speaker Of the next House.
Yours truly, w. H. y.