The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-10
our NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondents.
New ORLEANS, June 5, 1882.

| by Our Regular Correspondent.
! NEW ORLEANS, June S, 1882.
The government has again commenced
raiding the timber cutters, and Uuited
States deputy marshal Curry came to
town last week with a gang Of six pris-
oners whom he had arrested in st. Tam
many parish. Their names are G. Tucker,
WIN. Gaines, Fly Floyd, Alcee Todd, c..
Parker and Darbin Davis. They were
arraigned before Commissioner Lane and
gave bond to appear before the United
States Court next autumn. It is the in
tention of the department. to vigorously
prosecute all such cases.
Friday evening man named James
Casey, formerly a boatman in the United
States Customs service, was brutally
murdered by % band of desperadoes,
composed of George Blanqne, Dominique
Blanquini, Andre Laferanderie and one
Cuvi]lier. The evening in question
Casey visited den at the corner of st.
Louis and Basin streets, kept by some
women of bad repute, and there got in-
| to difficulty with Blanque and struck
him blow with his fist. Blanque warded
off the blow and drawing large knife
plunged it into Casey's side. Blanquini
then interfered and graphing with Casey
rolled OH the floor, during which time
Blanque stabbed Casey several times
What part Cuvillier and Lafferandere
took in the affair is hard to say the re-
ports are very conflicting All the men
were arrested tue same evening. The
women are also in durance. Casey seems
to have died during the fight; his body
was quite cold upon the arrival of the
police. He expired without word.
The Dupuy de LONE, the pioneer of
| the new Havre and New Orleans Steam
| ship line, has arrived on her first trip
and is unloading pig iron of which she
brought 5000 tons for a st. Louis firm
She lies at the'foot of st. Andrew street /;
she will load with cotton, ETC., and has
| already got large passenger list for
| Europe. -Four steamers of this line are
| already launched and will arrive during
the course of the summer.
Judge Houston has made peremptory
the mandamus compelling the Tax Col
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constitutional warrants of the same year.
Vincent Meas u.s. P. L. Bonny, Collector.
Among contemplated enterprises the
I latest mentioned is line of steamers to
run between Mexico and Australia as
soon as the Southern branch of the New
Orleans and Pacific Road is completed to
Guaymas in the State Of Sonora. This
will shorten the passage from Europe to
Australia at least two weeks.
| The contract for the bronze statue of
General Lee has at last been closed the
statue is to be in position in seven
months. The Doyle-Hinslale Company
is the successful competitor. The Mon
upental Association. intend to make Lee
Park (Tiyoli 5circ1eJ one of the finest
| attractions in the city.
One Of the oldest and best known tax
clerks Of the City Hall, T. A. James, has
at last been found short in his accounts
to the tune of $1,000. Mr.. B. T. Walshe,
Administrator Of Finance, Immediately
notified the Grand Jury of the defalca-
ton. Mr.. James has been much respected
up to this time and it is said that some of
his friends will make good the amount.
Thomas Craig, who was cut by his SON.
in-law, McCubbin, on the 10th of May,
has just died. The post morton examn-
alton proved that the skull had been
fractured, and the victim died of paraly-
sis. Ed. McCubbin is held for the muir
der. The proper indictment was made
against him on Thursday.
Mr.. Geo. Drury is back from Washing
ton and reports every thing favorable for
a settlement of the Third District fight.
He thinks that the u S. Court of Appeals
will greatly tend to settle matters.
| Hon. Morris Marks has been spoken of
i'll connection with the Republican Con-
gressional nomination in the Second
District. E. John Ellis will have hard
time to get the Democratic nomination
for this district, and if lie runs independ-
entity it will give Marks q chance E.
John is man to die hard and will make
things warm in the Second if he fails the
nomination.
| More hanges are expected in the Mint.
When Congress adiourns the rumored
changes will no doubt take place.
Yours truly, w. II. Y.
| Mrs. Melville, widow of the intrepid
engineer of the Inflated Attic exploring
steamer Jeanette, claims to have had a
vision of her husbands sad fate ON the
! 10th Of last June, the very day the vessel
| sank. It is said Mrs. Melville commune
Gated the circumstance to her friends at
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