The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-25
The Landry Creyasse.
Still Working at the Break-Good Pros
pect for Closing 1t.

which might have discouraged less d
. termlned men than those directing tt
operations. Gen. J. L. Brent and Ho
u. +. kenner are in charge at the npp,
side, and on Monday Col. L. A. Bringi,
consented to assume control at the lowe
These gentlemen have had experience
such matters and if they fail to succeed
1t may be taken for granted that sue
cess is impossible.
Twice above and below the break til
works have given way before the under
mining force Of the swift current. bu
each time Il new start has been maLe
| When We visited the scene Thursda,
afternoon the new levees-conssting O
a series OF compartments or cribs O
sharpened posts driven into the earti
several feet, strongly braced OH the inner
side and filed in with sacks Of dirt-haG
been extended across the space between,
the main and old levees and were an.
proaching each other Oh the batture he.
yond the old lovee. If the old leyee had
remained intact, the break could have
been easily closed on Thursday, but the
embarrassment was eaten away by the
rushing waters and detour had to be
made with the works that not only in
creased tue distance to be traversed in
forming the horseshoe" but entailed
the necessity Of contending against a
greater depth Of water. However, GOOD
progress was being made and confidence
expressed that, barring future accidents,
the trestlcwofk Of the upper aud lower
ends would be joined last evening and
the work Of making the cribs and filing
them with earth concluded to-day.
We were sorry to learn yesterday that
a fresh break had occurred in the upper
cribbing, which would compel another
detour and defer the completion Of the
work beyond the anticipated time. This
accident has augm ented the flow of
water through the break, which had
been greatly diminished on Thursday.
Unfortunately the soil at this point is
quite light and sandy; otherwise the
action Of the current would be less
damaging and the work of closing the |
break comparatively easy Of accomplish
nent. We still incline to belief that
he crevasse will DO stopped. There is
II abundance of material and we'll
organized labor, under the most intelli-
ent and efficient direction, and if money,
kill and determination can accomplish
he task it will be done.
The area Of land affected by the water
ON the creyasse in Ascension has not
rgely increased since last week, unless
be in the New River section, from
hich we have very meagre reports. Mr..
enner's Bowdon plantation, just above
&c break, is protected by side evee,
1t a small portion Of the rear of the
ace is covered with water that has ,
acked up around the lower end of this =
wee. On the Marchaud and Means j.
aces the extent Of the overflow has not l
ate1laiiy increased. The Bocage place, Il
'e old Marchand tract just below, and a
. Riverton plantation are mostly under Il
alter, but tue remaining places of the
arnside estate and also the Tlreaud u
ace are protected ',y large levee that ,
irts the Bayou Conway. -
Mr. 3. Rybiski of Donaldsonyi!le, who
as recently prosecuted before the
aited States Circuit Court at New :
leans upon the charge of having re-
wed !. greater fee from a pension claim
t than is allowed by law, was dis
arged by Judge Billings on the sth
It. Defendant fled demurrer to the -,
lictment, claiming that section 47e5 of
3 Z. S. Revised Statutes-one of those n
'ich Prescribe the compensation to b,.. =
'eived by attorneys or agents for pen X
n claimants, was repealed by the Act IN
Congress passed June 20, 1873, and
1T his case comes under the operation ~
the provision Of that act which de-
res that sections 4765, 1859 and 1876
the U. S. Revised Statutes "shall not
ply to any case or claim hereafter filed,
: to any pending claim in which claim M
Is had rot been represented by an
snt or attorney prior to the passage Of pr
8 act" The Indictment was filed on
10Th Of December, 1881, aud the an
eyed ofense was committed on the
Of March, 1880, both dates being sub sl'
uent to the enactment of the law of pr
8. Another act Of Congress passed -
luary Is, 1879, makes it penal of -
SO for an attorney or agent "to charge
reater amount Of fee than is allowed T.,
the title 81, pertaining to PENSIONS" an
defendant commended that a viola We
, Of the act Of 1879 could not be pun re,
he'd nnder section 5435, inasmuch as tLs
10 section only refers to title 81 of the pc;
ised statutes, pertaining to pensions, pr
the act Of 1879 is not !, part of the cas-
9 57.' Defendant was represented by iee
H. S. Lang, an attorney who resided -. -
Donaldsonville short time several
rs ago, and the able brief of this ~.
nselor has just been printed in the La
Eff job cfice. Hon. E. G.. Billings, inc
} is United States District Judge, but cor
} sat on the Circuit bench in place of dis
ge Pardee, sustained the demurrer clip