The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-14
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER,
Items of Interest from the Crescent CITY
by Our Regular Correspondent.
-----~s-sNEw ORLEANS, April 8, 1888.

ltemS OF Interest from the Crescent City
by Our Regular Correspondent.
--------e4NEw ORLEANS, April 3, 1888.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The compromise with crime made by the
City government and the bunko men still
exists, as in the days of Shakespeare's ad-
ministration. 1t is nice reflection upon the
imbccility of the present odious govern
ment, that combination of gamblers and
back-legs can force it into their way of
| thinking under an agreement to divide the
spoils Of their Illicit traffic. 1t appears that
If man can turn over $l00 month that he
may violate the State law with impunity
Several houses, not being able to comply
with this compromising of n felony, have
been forcbly closed by the cty's police, and
the favored few who can pass the ordeal of
the Mayorality can proceed al lbitum to
fleece all who may happen to foolishly enter
their portals. State officers have tried in
vain to enforce the statute against these
offenders, but the Mayors mantle was all
| sufficient for their protection. Judge Lu-
zenburg cndeavored for months to stop this
infraction of the law, but the ring and the
gamblers were too much for him, and he
had to relapse into quicscencc, and peace
reigns.
A large fire occurred ut the stronghold of
the Fitzpatrick Shovel Rangers. who have
so we'll carried things lately. About 4
o'clock this morning Mullan's Grocery, at
| tho corner of Perdido and johnson streets,
| was discovered afire and although the faith
full turned out in full force, not stick nor
q stone remains as a sign of its former
greatness. 1t is said that at this corner all
the plans were arranged, which resulted so
successfully in robbing the people of their
suffrages at the last municipal election.
The people of the Mississippi Valley arc
just commencing to feel the effects of the
neglect of the National government, and the
resignation of Capt Eads from the River
Commission will be deplored by all. 1t is
! true that he has too much labor now on
hand to give much attention to the Southern
Valley, but lie personally feels the action of
| tllC ldSC NVASlCSS teS ii sllSHt, anu tUUiu uOG
longer be persuaded to remain. We trust,
however, that some able engineer will be
named in his stead, and that more consd-
Grafton may be given to our inland sea when
| Congress again meets. In the meantime
| the waters are rising to an extent that after
the shed of the Tennessee and the Cumber-
land, the effects may be greater than were
expected even by Capt. Eads. We believe
that the flood of 1882 has been the greatest
| our lower valley will ever experience.
| The floods of the Platte. Upper Mississippi
and Ohio, and tho SHOWS of the far West.
will probably keep up the flood line to it's
present level and it may perhaps pass above
that of 1874.
| Morris Marks and Special Agent Neuf-
static are troubling us very much on ac-
| count of turning over the Internal Revenue
| Office to the new Federal Official, Geo.
| Drury, and they are violating the rights of
search.
| Truly yours, w. II. Y.