The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-15
THE SITUATION,

40 supporters of Ogden, the latter carrying
the first third, seventh, tenth, twelfth
thirteenth and fourteenth wards and elect
ing one delegate in the fifteenth, while The
McEneryites carried the second fourth
fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, eleventh, six
teenth and seventeenth wards and elected
two delegates in the fifteenth. The contest
was very spirited, but only one fight tool
place. Al the seventh ward poll shooting
ARRAY occurred which resulted in the kill.
ing of Capt. Michel Fortier, Edmond Mas
son and Gustave Renaud, and the wodnd-
ing of eight other men, including Criminal
Sheriff Robt. Brewster. Capt Tortier was
/ an Ogden delegate elect, the author of the
Apolyon letters which contained such Sc
we're charges against Gov. McEhery, and it
is alleged that his killing was a premedi-
'tated assassination.
The prospect is that the supporters of the
administration will organize and control
the convention, and shat Gey. McEnery
viii be the gubernatoriaf nominee While
the claim of his organs that he has a suf-
fcient number of uncontested delegates to
insure him the nomination on first ballot
isapparently exaggerated, there is no doubt
decided majority Of those delegates favor
him and it is improbable that they will
brook any settlement of the contested Ca
ses that would destroy their advantage or
| jeopardize the success of their candidate.
Much will depend upon the decision of the
cases of contest, and if the convention splits
that will be the rock upon which it goes to
pieces. Should the McEneryites feel them
selves strong enough to concede the essen
tiai demands of the opposition with refer
ence to the admission or rejection of con-
tested OR contesting delegations the anti
administrationists will have to eat their
crow i'll comparative silence and the work
of the convention can BET. brought to a
speedy conclusion, but if it is evident that
the general result hinges on the disposition
made of contests, a long and lively tussle
is to be anticipated, eliminating, perhaps,
in two conventions.
We incline to the crow theory aud think
the anti administrations will be outgell-
eraled at Baton Rouge Us they have been in
a number of the parishes. Though sharp
practice and chicanery may have given the
partisans of McEnery their controlling
power in the convention, party allegiance
and fear Of the party lash will most proba-
bly, deter the Observation-Disclosures from
rising in revolt against the DEGREES Of the
would be upheld by the people and vindi-
Gated at the polls we have no doubt, but it
is the courage of the leaders to organize |
and execute the movement that we are dis !
posed to call in question.
Well, the clans will assemble on Tuesday |
and the issue will have been decided when |
the next number of the CHIEF is printed.
Two SMALL BLAzEs.-Last Monday,
about noon, the roof of the st. Joseph's
Academy building, on the Catholic Church /
grounds, caught fire. and but for the
prompt action of Messrs. p. A. Brau6,
Camille Bercegeay, Charles A. Maurin and
perhaps orc or two others, the flames might
tho destruction Of the building. The gen
tlemen named succeeded i'll applying few
buckets Of water where they would do most
good and effectualIy quenched the blaze.
The fire companies responded to the alarm
oells with their usual promptness and were
On their way to the scene with their appar-
stus when they received the welcome intel
igence that the danger was over. The fire
vas caused by a defective stovepipe.
Yesterday evening, between 4:3O and 5
o'clock, smoke and flames were seen issu-
ng from the roof of double cabin at the
corner of Attakapas and Chetimaches
treets, owned by Mr.. Bernard Lemann
md rented to a colored man named Joh1,
ohnson. The house was closed at the time
nd the fire had obtained such progress
then discovered that it was manifestly i'm ..
ossible to save the building, which burned
0 the ground in short order. Parties first
Il the ground wrenched off the doors and
'lndow shutters to satisfy themselves that
lere was no one in the house. Nearly all
he furniture and household effects were in
le southern room, and as the fire started
lere and the room was filled with flame, "
othlng could be saved. A mattrass, "
oister and an old chair were dragged out
the other room, but this apartment was Ell
a few seconds too hot for any thing but n
salamander to enter. Streams from the h
hoenlx engine and one of the Babcock ex- nj
1guishers were turned on the ruins and d'
g roof OF Mrs. Gaudet's residence across ii
street was sprinkled as a matter of pre- az q.
utlon, though the comparatively isolated OF
uatIon OF the burning cabin and the fa- +,
rable direction of the wind rendered p lis
rther spread of the flames extremely i'm hr
obabie from the first. JoRn johnson
his wife were both away from home at be
Time OF the fire, working on the Belle Ky "a.
lance plantation, and had left an old by
ored man named Alex. White in charge To- tn
the house. We understand that White gil
l built fire in the southern room nj Ha An
ID, and that the wood used Was too lono
s'Aeoo' - tiiAs WIS IRE case, the bO
gin ST the fire is easily accounted for: VT
lite went away to his work on the river sin
Tx, one Or more ends of the burning ton
ks rolled out on the floor and set fire to
The pecuniary value of the property q
troyed is very small, but the loss to the for
nsons is a serious one, as it comprises not
riy all their furniture and household cha
DIS. They have been extremely unfor- F1s
ate of late their tbraa so,s b,,; in
..,. =, ~ 'sfiAs XII MAC
"l'hlu the past year. White claims tue
he had Sl75 in nonar ,,,,r,- ! tax,
iP i01oJ anu are
>io LII lhe burned building. nz