The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-02-18
VIVIAN
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA, 1882.


by Our Regular Correspondents.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA, 1882.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Major H. B. Richardson, Chief State
Engineer, has just received . dispatch
that the Kemp levee in Tensas parish
gave way Saturday night and that the
break is now 800 feet wide, from two to
four feet deep and continually widening.
1t is said that the Tensas and Black rivers
are able to carry away all the water
which may reach them from this crevasse,
so the inundatien will be somewhat civ
cumscsibed and only affect tho country
between the rivers. This levee broke in
1867 and did considerable damage. Mr..
Timothy Byrnes, at the time of the dis :
aster, had contract to repair it, at the
rate Of nineteen cents per cubic yard, it
being 10, 900 feet long and needing 1885,
coo cubic yards of earth to complete the
work.
Margaret Haughery, the well known
proprietor of Margarets' bakery, died
Thursday evening, and St. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum took charge of the
remains until interment. She was one
OF the most enterprising manufacturers in
the South. She first introduced the
endless belt mould, for making crackers
and hard tack, in this part of the world.
Her deeds Of charity will lie long thought
of, and her memory greatly treasured by
large part of our people.
The Governor has appointed Paul
Waterman Jury Commissioner for the
parish of Orleans, who failed to qualify
under the appointment Of the late Gov.
Wilt, yet has occupied the Office.
A committee Of citizens was formed
during last week and organized Thurs
day night, for the purpose Of extending
the commerce of this port to the regions
south Of us, and also to the Pacific coast.
D. NJ. Fitzpatrick acted as chairman and
that great statistician, w. NJ. Burwell,
as Secretary, and these gentlemen say
that New Orleans has just cause to claim
the course of trade between this country
and Spanish America.
Another force Of 500 laborcrs and a
large consignment of cross-ties left this
port Saturday for service upon the
Mexican Central railroad. Captain
Longs:reet is still making up gangs and
ships applicants weekly. This is the
third shipment so far.
Dispatches from Washington state that
the question of the revision of the sugar
tariff is now before Congress. The Have
meyers and other extensive sugar refners
have controlled this important traffic
heretofore and no doubt encouraged the
| adoption of the Hawaiian treaty, much
| to the detriment of Louisiana sugar
interests. The planters of this State
should communicate their wishes to our
members of Congress, 80 that this i'm
portant matter may be properly discussed
in all its bearings.
The Ryan-Sullivan contest terminated
very disagreeabiy to number of our
leading officials. Great dissatisfaction
Is expressed at the favor;te giving way
So soon eleven minutes was too short a
punishment for a man they lost SO much
on. Notwithstanding great deal Of
srnmb'ins among the sports, satisfaction
is generally expressed that the laurels
were captured by the Boston boy.
Oscar Payro, a Young man of - years,
was fatally wounded Friday last by !,
Smith q WeSson revolver. He was very
incantiously examining the weapon prior
to leaving home, when the hammer fell,
! exploding chamber and wol,n,lins him
| IN the left breast. What makes it more
sad, the accident happened in the
! presence of his mother He was buried
yesterday by the Sons Of Louisiana.
3>4 Constance street, was entered Tues
day night by thieves, who, after chloro-
forming Ike inmates, ransac.lel the
premises and carried off yaluabes. to the
; amount of 800. The entrance was
effected through window Of the dining.
r"osa, supposed to have been left un-
fastened.
Sunday morning Disgusting affair
occurred in one Of the Claiborne street
cars, when near St. Bernard market, in