The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-30
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER,

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER
Items Of Interest from the Crescent Cit,
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS. September a6, 1882.
EDIroR CHIEF:
An organized effort is ut last to bt
made to close the Bonnet Care crevasse
The State government and the Board Of
Engineers have been fiddling at this
break, off and on, for about eight years
with a faint hope that Congress or some
one else wof,Id appropriate tie necessary
funds. At last, however, after nearly
| ten years Of deposit and shoaling has
taken place, relief seems to be near at
hand. The State can now only furnish
$4,000. The rest, amounting to $45 ,0O0
is in fair way of being raised, thanks
to the railroad enterprises making head
way i'll the State. Private individuals
are only expected to subscribe $l4 900 OF
the amount necessary, So there can he
little doubt that the Mississippi will be
coDtined to its legitimate channel at
Bonnet Care in future. 1t will be in
| teresting to note what effect the closing
/ OF this crevasse will have upon the high
water mark at this city during the next
spring rise. As the case stands now our
| leyees are in no condition to Stand a
food equal to that of last spring, and
with this outlet closed, a higher stage of
water may be experienced. 1t seems
reasonable to belieydlel,at if the river is
surcharged beyond its carrying capacity,
it must either rise and overflow, or break
| its banks. However, the. River Commits
sion is composed of the best engineering
brain Of the country, and all will watch
| with interest it's earnest endeayors to
redeem our State from annual overflow.
Wednesday evening last the we'll known
Boston warehouse on Lafayette street,
Immediately opposite the rear of the
Criminal Courts, was discovered TO be on
fire. Although the alarm was promptly
responded to, the material attacked by
the devouring element was Of such .n
inffammable nature that great damage
was done before the fire could even be
checked. The large produce dealers
whose stores front on Magazine, be-
tween Lafayette and Poydras, suffered
IN ~ SIxI1a Il ",
ted all the warehouses in the centre of
the block, destroying outbnillinys, etc,
ail barely left the front walls in many
Instances. The large hotel on Camp
street, fronting OH Lafayette square,
was very badly damaged in the rear.
The foreign insurance companies are the
Chief losers in the affair, and their agents
are Very reticent about The figure, SO it
is probable that the entire loss will
never be known; but it ranges near to
100000.
The Mississippi Valley Horticultural
Society has designated our city us its
next place Of meeting in February, 1892.
1t is hoped that the people Of onr coun-
try parishes will assist New Orleans in
making Mr. Virgins enterprise Al sue
cess. In connection with the proposed
convention Of llorticulturists and florists
it is intended to have an exhibition of
the flowers and fruits of the entire val
ley and also Mexico ana Central Amer
lea. President Earle and Mr.. Virgins re-
quest the entire Louisiana press to assist
i'll making this meeting Il success.
A Democratic organ in this city, repre-
senting one Of the factions Of that party,
keeps i'll its locals as Il standing head
ing, Notes from the divided camp of the
Republicans" Whether this is intended
as a slur or to ridicule the party's stand
ing we know not, but if the entire press |
OF the opposition is any guide, it looks
very nuel. MS if our friends wished to |
believe that others suffer from the evils
with which they themselves have to
The Picayune, particularly,
does not seem to admire nor to be over |
flowing with gratitude for the manner in
which the dominant faction is now car
rylng Oh affairs of State, and the out
look portcnds that, should no peace
maker arise t" dispense among the faith
f'll some healing fluid to- harmonic. the
factions several affairs of honor will an
pear shortly IN the lists. All of this CON
[entlon seems to have arisen from eulo-
sles upon the "herocs" of the l4tl of
who claim that they made
IL cause the honors of Which
Ire enjoyed by others. However this
may be, The fight in this city seems to he
conferred upon Mcssls. Il. John ELS and
W. I. Houston, two gentleman we did
not hear Of on tie 14th of September
and If some reports that we hear are true.
t would not take much persuasion to
'rose'yte either to the Republican faith.
'nt as this is not our fight, we can calm
J anticipate the approaching storm.
secretary rodgers success III New t.
sork is said by some knowing ones here to
re significant as regards events in the
ear future. In an off year in politics
fhen everyone fights in common and
he little dissatisfaction existing mar
ows down, as in this in stance, to !:
"estion Of friendship thing Of rarity {
A our conntry's history-the general :
ouerru In tie Emnire Statl.,s x.u..ra.,