The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-11
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, March Z, 1882.

Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, March Z, 1892
EDITOR CHIEE:
Wednesday night officer Mackey, a
private Waterman, discovered a ladder
leaning against the gallery post Of Mr..
Hollander's we'll known liquor establish
ment on Customhouse street, near
Decatur, and arousing George sl,oenmehl,
residing next door, sent him up tho lad
der to investigate. ghocnmehl discovered
two boys trying to hide, and shouted to
Mackey. Seeing they were discovered,
the boys ran to the farthermost end Of
the gallery and slid down the posts, upon
which Nackey fired three shots at one Of
them aud brought him to the earth.
Captain O'Neil and other officers arrived
at this jnncture and secured the pris-
oners, who gave their names as Archie
Campbell, aged Is, and Mike O'Neil, aged
ID. Archie was removed TO the hospital,
when it. was discovered that all three of
Mackey's balls had taken effect, one pass
ing through the left leg, above the knee,
the second through the calf of the right
leg, and tho third SCATTERING the left
ankle. It is thought the boys were only
the tools of older heads who lad planned
the burglary, but the lads could not be
prevailed upon to name their leaders.
Governor McEnery and the State officers
took possession of their new quarters at
Baton Rouge on the LIST. The Mayor,
Fire Department and a committee Of
citizens escorted them to the Capitol.
During the reception the prematur
discharge Of a cannon severely wounded
Robert Harry; his face and eyes are very
badly injured aud his arm had to be am
putated.
There is yet 10 abatement Of the
unprecedented rise in the Mississippi
Thousands of acres of the best land on
this continent are submerged by from
three to fifteen feet Of water, and roar
ing torrent now prevails where lately
were smiling prospects. Whole counties
are laid waste, and the Father Of Waters
may be said to have assumed his ancient
character as All estuary of tie Gulf of
Mexico. Congress has been tinkering at
the great river for several decades, and
at the present time Captains Eads and
COwden are before committees at WASH
ington advocating their pet schemes for
its improvement. Tie Secretary Of War
is issuing rations throughout the over
flowed districts. Fully sixty per cent of
the people are in /. destitute condition
with the prospect Of worse to follow.
The Anchor Line is doing good work in
rescuing hundreds Of families and carry
ing them free to Vicksbnrg, Memphis
and other large cities. Thousands of
cattle have been destroyed, and should
the waters Immediately subside over
three years must elapse before the coun-
tly C&u itcOScF les 1Orner condition,
which. owing to tho long continued
dronth of last autumn, was not the best.
1t is to be hoped this question will be
thoroughly sifted by Congress at the
present session, and some vigorous, set
tied policy be adopted which will for
ever put the possibility of such another
overflow beyond peralventure. It
would be far better, after the present
crisis is over, to appropriate money to
improve the river banks, SO these people
will not yearly become objects ofcharity
The fremen's procession of Saturday
was as usual AL evidence OF the effective
ness of the Department; and it was we'll
e1enlplities1 by the promptitude in which
from their festivities, they fought the fire
iend at Snidcr's Tobacco Factory. $50
600 loss was sustained, and two young
men, Stephen Coilina and Herman Levy
were for . time buried beneath falling
wall, and We're with difficulty rescued.
Coilina received Il fracture of the right
leg above the ankle, and Levy was
bruised internally, but to what extent
the doctors decline to give an opinion.
Yours, etc, w. H. Y.