The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items. OF Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS. October II, 1882.
EpHroR CHIEF:
City politics ard exciting tho popular
mind Ut the present time, but the Demo-
cratic Ring have things nearly their own
way and tue opposition find it impossible
to concentrate upon ticket. A gang of
sorehead Office seekers calling themselves
the Independents have been trying to
nominate all tileir friends for Office, and
refuse to confer with any body else or
meet the Republicans half way. They
would rather see their metropolis badly
governed BY a gang Of hoos.lnms than
have q single Republican upon their
ticket. Another party claiming to be
over 5000 strong is trying its hand at
slate-making, but it sits with closed
doors, 30 very little Of it's movements are
known to the public. Some of our best
citizens have been approached and have
accepted prominent places upon their
ticket. Mr.. r. s. Howard, the president
ofthe Chamber Of Commerce, is the choice
for Mayor ind Gen. Albert G. Blanchard
for Commissioner of Public Works. The
other candidates must remain matter
of conjecture until the publishing of the
ticket.
The closing of Bonnet Care crevasse is
now settled upon. The Memphis and
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company,
through their president, Mr.. R. T. Will.
son, have undertaken the job and have
agreed to wait for payment Of the States
pro rata ont of the levee fund Of next
year. The company will Immediately
commence the important work. The
necessary grading will be rapidly pro-
ceeded with and secure bank, much
stronger than an ordinary Louisiana
levee, will restrain the Father of Waters
from dealing destruction among the resi-
dents of st. John. II behooves planters
to strengthen all doubtful levees. A few
weeks Of work now may. save thousands
Of dollars worth Of property from de-
struction.
The present day seems to be the one of
triumph to the monopolists, and without
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over the country is mainly brought about
by the Unsuitable greed Of these task
masters of the people. There is some-
thing radically wrong in the vested
right system, and it is hard TO understand
how any firm or company can claim
exclusive privilege in furnishing a city
with necessary Of life. Judge Pardee's
late decision prevents the people of New
Orleans receiving supply of the pure,
limpid piney-w woods water which the ST.
Tammany Waterworks Company had
contracted to supply from the Bogne
Falia river and on account of !. vested
right, we have to go on day after day,
drinking water from the muddy regions
merable cities and towns, accommodating
sand-bars in our stomachs. We desire
not to censure the Judge, but where the
health of 100000 people is Immediately
concerned, we think that the learned
Judge conld have found I'll if, or a but,
or an opinion, or technicality which
would allow him to give our citizens
pure water IF tire present system is to
prevail, it will soon become necessary to
adopt the Chinese practice and boil all
our drinking water.
Speaking Of monopolies, Mr.. Robt. H.
Flautt, large shipper of Texas cattle to
this port, has sued the owners of the
steamboat Barrymore and others, for
placing obstacles i'll the way Of bis con-
Quoting his business in manner suitable
to his wishes. He claims $35, 900 damages
for excessive charges and annoyances
purposely inflicted npon his trade for the
purpose of directing the entire business
into the hands of the monopolists who
are now robbing the. people Of orr city
by their control of the meat market. We
trnst he will recover the damages and be
able to break up the nefarions corner
whereby beef is priced so high as to he
above the reach of the needy classes.
Our City Fathers made a compromise
with the Mobile and Texas railroad the
other day, in suit broughtin the interest
Of the Department Of improvements in
reference to work done by that Depart
ment which the road had neglected and
refused to do upon streets aud landings
contiguous to its tracks. The amount
received on account Of the city by Mr.. j.
B. Walshe was $40,0 600, and it was barely
in the city treasury before the syndicate
| notified the Treasurer that an injunction
wonld be Immediately taken out to pre-
vent it being used otherwise than by the
syndicate. The tax payers Of this city
at present pay 37a mills annual tax upon
| outrageously high assessments; the
wolves and comorants are ever hoveriug
near; it will be a long time before our
people get out of the slough of despo nd
they are in. But some day they may
awaken to their true position and as they
renominated Hon. E. John Ellis, drown
ing all opposition, Syndicate, Bossism.
Ripg-rule and all destroyers of their
peace will quail and cover before the