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

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items Of Interest feom the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS, October 10, 1882.
EDITOR CHIEF:
II we read the signs Of the times ariglt,
the era Of good feeling, admitting Of
honest rivalry, has returned to bless tnce
moro our lately distracted state. We
recollect we'll that 1pon the 10th Ay Of
February, 1877, city paper published
an article entitled aThe Office Seekers
Rebellion" and also one headed Under
Which Kingi" Now we see the people
of all classes and shades of color-after
FIVE years rule Of bosses who plunged
the State into anarchy to satisfy their
greed aud rapacity-yes, after five years
of this irkso,ne, abominable boss and
ring rule, we note with joy the liberal.
American feeling returning, and right
and justice will get repair the wrong
which has been perpetrated upon the
citizens Of our State by men Of satanic
natures appearing in the garb of purity.
At Monroe o,s! ri1dnaay last, the courts
adjoined in coursssyt 70 Gen. w. L. Nc
Millen, who cotnnieheed his canvass
then aud there. a great many men who
year ago would scarcely have ventnred
to attend Republican meeting, were
present, and expressed themselves in a
manner that would shock the ears Of the
bosses had they heard it. Gen. McMiilen
proposed to j. Floyd King joint discus
sion Of the political questions of the day,
but King, belonging to an effete issue in
which he was allowed to act as boss, in
diguantly refused. The Democrats OF
the Fifth District very properly showed
their disapproval Of Kings course and
welcomed McNiillen's arrival en- masse.
They had received news from New Or
leans. The denomination Of Hon. E. John
Ellis was the straw which broke the
cameps back, which in this case had
only one hump. =
The sculptor, Mr.. Doyle. has at last fin
ished his labors upon the statue of Gen.
r. E. Lee, the committee. have already
accepted the work and it will be placed
in position Immediately.
The polite and affable Collector Of ln-
ternal Revenue 6 not able to make much
of his candidacy in the Second District,
although many false statements in refer
ence thereto are going the rounds Of the
press inimicable to the claims Of Dcmas
| to the title of regular nominee. There
| is no doubt now that this double-barreled
district will be lost to the party this
election, but nearly oil the colored
voters will support Demas. 1t is thought
many dissatisfied Republicans will in
crease the majority of the silvcr-tongued
| orator by giving him their support.
! The insxcnsaile laek dfenterprise mp.
on the part of our people in their failure
to ensure the closing of Bonnet Cnrre
crevasse does not speak we'll for the fu'
ture of our seaport. With only deficit
Of $1,000 which the railroad company
j calls upon public spirited merchants and
| others to subscribe, we are reliably In
| formed that the subscription books lately
opened, have been closed in disgust, ant
now the company notifies the public thai
| if the amount is not forthcoming within
ten days that it will proceed to build {
trestle- work across the gap, and thus ;
work of great benefit to our State is t.
remain nndone on account of the consti
tutional apathy Of our sing-song mer
chants. Gov. McEnery has authorized
the allotment of SIS, 900 for this pnrpos'
| to be made from the general fund Of th'
State, which he says it is impossible TO
him to increase, and simply grants tha
iu view Of the sums given by the nation
al government, to show that the State i
doing all in its power and as an incen
tive to the people to further help ant
make the thing success.
A considerable number Of our whole
sale dealers have lately formed them
selves into body styled the Mexican
Exchange. 1t is their intention to pus
business connections between this cit
and Mexico, and they are now collectin
material with which to publish a pamph
let upon inter Mexican trade, for distr
button throughout the city and State
Nj. H. Dudley Coleman is the president
and Mr.. NJ. F. Dunn, the popular Cam
street stationer, the secretary. 1t woul
lie hard to find more enterprising gentle
men than these. We wish them succe.
in their laudable endeavors and woul
like to see many more such efforts mad
On Sunday at Kennerville drumme
boy named King, who had loaned h
drum to Republican club, upon goin
to demand the return of the same g
into dispute upon the rival claims {
Marks and Demas, and coming to blow
he. was thrown down, shot and killed b
fore any assistance could reach hime I'll
, supposed murderers made good their e
, cape. The Sheriff is securing the conntl
for them. The Coroner held an autops
: Monday and verdict will probably
, rendered to-day and the proper AFFIDAVIT
, made.
Gen. Dave Powers died yesterday al
| was buried to-day by the Jos. A. Nov
Post No. /, G. A. Il. He was Al years
age, but was broken down by long al
t arduous service in the canse of his cou
l try. A large circle Of friends will mou1