The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-08-26
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
by Our Regular Correspondent.
New ORLEANS. August %, 1882.

New ORLEANS, August %, 1882.
EDITOR CuIEF:
Political circles in both parties are
considerably interestedin the convention
assembled in your town this week. The
opposition seems to be, of all candidates,
the most afraid of Senator Kellogg. Ex-
Congressman Acklen is here aud will
probably attend the stamping ground.
A detective from the North in the pay Of
the National Democratic Committee will
also be upon the spot, to take items and
report upon Republican delinquencies.
No donbt Donaldsonville will be the
scene of a great fight of the factions,
which from all appearances will end in
| the almost unanimous nomination of
Senator Kellogg, although some think
| that after the war Darrall has waged
| upon the Kellogg appointees it is i'm
possible for them to cast their lots
together
The business outlook is more promising
than heretofore, and business men are
coming to town again to look after the
changes necessary 10 be made in antici-
patton ola large autumn and winter trade.
The cotton men are crowding all others
out of the vicinity Of the Cotton Ex-
change. Even the third and fourth
floors, occupied previously by the legal
| fraternity, are being seized upon by the
dealers in the fleecy staple.
One great drawback to the progress of
the Beer buildings has lately developed
i'll the Board Of Health. An insienifi-
cant halter, Edwin Booth by name, who
seems to control the Board, has made his
influence felt so far as TO prevent the
| builders putting in the new sanitary
vaults. The vaults in question are large
cast-iron tanks Of perhaps 10000 gallons
capacity, costing each $1,000, which, when
in position, We're to be lined with &C.
mented brick work, thereby preventing
decay but Booth is after the germ, and
his anxiety regarding the health of the
cotton men will no donbt, if properly
appreciated by them, be an incentive to
do their hat business in future with the
ex-senator.
Sunday evening about a o'clock one Of
those sad occurrences, a sequel to blasted
hopes and blighted love, took place. A
young woman Of undonbted Milesial
blood, daughter Of one vf New Orleans
richest citizens, sought to destroy hersel
BY plnnging into the New Canal at til,
intersection of Gaivez street. She I'M
mediately sank and would have close,
her earthly chapter but for the timel,
aid OF some gallant young colored mel
who were bathing at Eo great distance
who hurried to the spot and succeeded
i'll bringing the fair one to the surfac,
: aud landed her upon the bank. Lif
) seemed extinct aud the Coroner wa
called, but by dint of persistency il
treatment the rescued one was restore,
to consciousness. At this time he
father, shedding tears Of anguish, an
pcarets upon the scene having his carriag
in waiting, and taking charge of til
wiful one drove off. No explanation
could be arrived at further than relate,
, above, with the exception that work
woman, who left us soon as the cir
opened her eyes, exclaimed. "Why tia
, Is Colonel Hawthornss danghter!" Til
1 principal actor i'll this nearly fatal atfai
, was clothed in the choicest apparel i
fact, In the language OF one Of her coore,
l | rescncrS, she was dressed so richly tina
: they were almost afraid to touch her
The National Greenback party ha
called conventions for the First an,
J Second Congressional Districts, to nomi
nate candidates to run against til
Bourbon nominees. The convention 70
the First District is called for the 2nd 0
September, and the 26th of August i
, fixed for the meeting of the secon
District delegates. The only candidat
we. have heard of so far in the Secon,
District is DR.. w. Fl. Hire, who comes il
2 the field with a record of AZ years ser
vice. The First District will probabl
endorse Lucke, the boiler man of Bate
Rouge notoriety.
! Gen. Thos. C. Anderson of st. Landr
is spoken of as the most popular an
prominent candidate in the Sixth Dis
trict. He will undoubtedly receive til
/ unanimous nomination OF the Republica
= convention.
We are having a plethora of rain a
t. present and our streets are worse t
7 travel than common country road
I Every so-called improvement by tn
Department of Improvements leaves OF
highways worse off than before, but, til
t people are endeared to the strange Coz
Il Democracy, and perfnrce have to wal
9 i'll mud for their portion.
Yours truly, W. II. 7.