The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-04-29
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Items of Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS, April Is, 1882.

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/ by Our Regular Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS. April Is, 1882.
EDIToR CHIEF:
On Tuesday, the 18Th, the upper por.
ton Of our city was struck by veritable
| Kansas cyclone, which seems somehow
or other to have lost its way, much to
the regret of the people of Carrollton
who would rather such unruly gentry
| remained at home or restricted their ca
| workings to the western plains. The wind
had been on the rampage all day, increas.
ing III violence constantly until at about
| $50 o'clock the centre, or focus, or what
ever name it may be called, was seen
approaching from across the river in the
form of truncated cone, lashing the
water into fury and lifting ten-foot
wave over the levee, carrying several
small boats with it into the town. For
some time darkness covered the place,
intervalcd with electric flashes in fitful
glares, and tho air was filled with Shrek
ing, Kissing sounds, as if to make the
thing more hideous, bringing fear and
terror to all beholders of the scene. Our
little neighbor was never in such conftl-
sion and tremor, perhaps, before. Many
houses were completely destroyed; the
German Catholic school-hon is mass
Of ruins; the steeple Of st. Mary's Cath
oiic Church was carried away by the
force Of the wind; Mrs. Kahlman had
her arm broken by pieces of the roof of
her house crushing down upon her, and
the other part was blown away, leaving
the premises open to the weather. Mr..
Adam Muller and his nine year-old son
received severe injuries on the head and
body; several other persons, mostly
children, suffer from minor bruises no
loss of life is reported. The damage to
buildings in Carrollton is estimated at
about SIS, 200. In the rear of our city
where the storm passed, after leaving
the seventh district, it destroyed a great
many out-buildings and tore up several
bridges which cross the draining canals,
and for u time prevented the running Of
tile Spanish Fort railroad, by bodily car
rying the track and Carrollton Avenue
bridge on Bienville street fully forty feet
away, demolishing them completely, and
finally babe us farewell at the lake shore
near Milueburg. The entire damage
from this blow can not fall short Of
So, 0GO.
To-day the tenth ward of this city
holds an election for Representative to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Hon. w. b. Lancaster, who is
unwilling to serve his ward outside Of
this city. Judge w. r. Whitaker is the
most prominent candidate and has been
endorsed by the Republican leaders, he
no doubt holds the winning card, al
though the candidates are legion.
The LIST Of May will also witness con-
test in the thirteenth ward for success
sor to Hon. II. B. Phillips who declines
to visit the pretty city Of the bluffs, on
account Of great pressure Of business
at home. Candidates are more back ward
in this ward, 50 far, but few days will
probably change the situation.
N
of Monticello, Miss, was devastated by
Il hurricane which swept the courthouse,
Jail and brick stores away. Every dwell
ing house in the town was also carried
of, scarcely one brick remaining upon
another to mark the spot visited by the
storm. Full particulars are not yet to
hand, but eight or ten persons were
killed, among whom We're H. Wethersby,
Chancery Clerk, Rev. S. w. Dale and
Mrs. Cannon and baby. About twenty
others are severely injured. The popu-
lation Of Monticello was about three
hundred persons.
Hon. Horatio C. Burchard is here con-
Quoting an examination into the affairs
Of the Mint and particularly the charges
against Mr. NJ. V. Davis, Superintendent.
The examination is conducted in secret,
but enough has leaked out TO warrant the
that most of the allegations
will be proved correct.
Judge w. L. Houston has at last set
tied the long vexed question upon the
right Of the Canal street and Lake Rail-
road to run dummies on the neutral
ground as far as Carondelet street. Sat-
nrday last he dissolved the Injunction
restraining the road, to the great salts
faction of the general public. This road
to the Lake Pontchartrain, is one of the
greatest improvements and acquisitions
this city las gained during the last de-
cale.
The great railroad nasnate, Van Ben
thnysen, was caricatured in the last
regular issue of the Mascot as an cleo
trlcian pulling wires leading to the City
Hall, and waxing wroth at such abuse
Of his good name, proceeded with his son,
artillery aud all to visit dire vengeance
upon the presnmptious editor. Having
worked his spirits up to tension he de-
manded Of the gentleman he found il,
The Office an immediate suppression of
the issue and a retraction. This being
refused, lie clustered about not little |
and ordered his son to fire upon Mr.. Os-
good. Mr.. Osgood requested him to cool
of a little, take walk ard come back
u two hours, then the whole issue would
be distributed and the editors be pre-
,aa1l r., .xrant him |