The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

OUR NEW. ORLEANS LETTER.
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS iDecember 10. 1882.
ED1ToR CHIEr:
The item department. is lax this week,
aud about the most interesting points
syolvsdlwithin Its limits have been those
slicited at the conflict. between; the press
and the would be Gould of Louisiana,
aud all have gone against the interests
Of the railroad king. The jury in the
damage case of Bigney cs. Van Benthay-
sen gave $1,000 verdict in favor Of tho
printer, and the quarrels Of that jury and
the vilifcations which Farrar tried to
heap upon tic Louisiana press will be
treasured up for future reference. 1t
seems that Bigney committed an indis-
cretion (9) by stating that he would not
fight duel with any one, and thereon
the valorous king Of ring manipulation
fame became indiscreet also, and pub
lishod articles agaj1st Bigney of the
Item. The case:came and Farrar Of the
slums and Van Of I span notoriety did
their most, but the 6cst feeling of true
Louisianans put in heir checknate to
such manipulation II their rights, that
Mr.. Mark Bigncy was exonerated and
vindicated from all the insults sought to
be heaped upon him by the grand monop-
olist, Van. Notice that an appeal would
be taken was given by the attorneys for
Van Benthuysen.
Rumors of changes among tho heads Of
departments in the granite building are
going the rounds of the political world
here. Gems. McMilfen's aud Badgers
time will soon he out, and it is said that
neither will be re-appointed. 1t is known
that the Herwigs are making strenuous
efforts for recognition of their services,
and in oil probability one or the other
will succeed. To Judge from the long
faces aud modest delneanor of Custom
House officials just, none Of them
feel secure in their h6sdiDgs. It is gen
orally believed that:.the Third District
has got all that she IN have for long
time to come. At one time tho crowds Of
men from there, Infringing the building
day by day, caused q friend to remark
that no sugar rolling would be possible
if that condition Of things continued
but the crowd has sene and the regular
humdrum monotohe prevails. The
weighsr's Office is all activity, and Judge
Buford and n. A. Ledet are in great de-
mand spon our wharves and landings
and are daily becoming more popular
here; the ship captains are glad that the
Third District received this recognition
aud that it SO ably represents their inter
ests. Incompetent officials have besu
ever the bane Of our prosperity, and it il
only just toa 4rota progress whes
achieved. The incoming Congressman
is not mistaken in his choice. There il
great regret in the building over the res
ignation of Mr.. Edmund Maurin, late o
the Auditing Department.. We under
stand he is about to resume the practic,
of law.
In obedience to an order from th
!, King Of the Carnival the Governor ha
changed the date Of the election for tn
, vacancy in the Sixth Congressional Dis
, trict, from February..8t to the 18th, o
, purpose to allow the faithful to meet q
! the Carnival City.
= The Iudepshdent canvass is still goin
. on, and frauds ore being brought
light day after day that shock tho ides
of all respectable people. They wende
: when the end will be, or are thoy con
pelled to stand tho i,oodlum governme,
for another term, to which evory thin
O points.
Mcdonald, Of the blood brigade, su
. rendered to his father at the CeDtr'
f station the other morning. Judge Dave.
who is another of the crowd, by the fore
y Of pnblic opinion sent him to the Paris
,f Prison, aud he sleeps at homo over
, night, on aa understanding 10 be o
;. hand after all danger is removed.
The State Executive COMMITTEES of tt
" Democratic party was we'll represente
y. on Friday svening last ut tho saloon
}. Mr.. Wirth, at the corner Of Second Al
a Tchoupitoulas streets. Ja,aes Fordy
+ and Lotta Gains crowd gave regul
"A shindy, thereby breaking the window
d fixtures, glasses, AID all the bar glass
IN in the house. II seems to have been
N quarrel Of long standing, and Wirth b
"a sudeayorod to keep house 10 accordsn
"a with Law, bat unfortunately some mont
~ ago shielded Lotta Caia, thereby sngs
dsring dislike from the hoodlum elsmer
70, The saloon ia wreck Of broken gls
aud furniture, and Mr.. Wirth won
have good cause to make claim for rep,
o. alton against the city. The majority
cd our people do not know ths volcano
=. =. which they ivs-tas hoodlum slcms
NO will some day shew than what Den
d, cratic ftss government means.
NJ In the Chsistmxs nunbsx Of the Nds
nj amends 10 all offended friends will
=. = offered in good Faith, aud thsaHnvsnn
nd Crossrsad from Coyington north VI
~. duly respond.
Il. ~ Yours truly, w. H. Y