The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-09-08
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
snbsideice of the Small Pox-So yellow.
Fever III the City-A Popular Director
Generai-The Gubernatoris.i 0utlooly-A
Strong Indercurrent for Nichol1s.


Ell New ORLEANS, Aug 28, 1889
lis EDITOR CHIEF:
lie Within The past few days an agTeeab
II. change Of weather has been welcomed. II
2 close, sult'sy days followed by equally clos
lc ana sultry nights-days felt to be unusuaIl
III hot by the oldest fnhabtants-nigllts whe
!, the Trent gallery was more conducive to re
'e pose than the cosiost OF beds-have bee
IL toilowe by pefioG8a cool breeze and oe
L caslonal showers. Despite the evil predic
> ton of the prophets the city has been re
Y markably healthy this summer At on
q Mime The small pox threatened to pass from
: wSrd to ward, ana tbe yellow flags of dan
] ger ~sEero more mime GUS than confortaiI,
y 10 look tpon, but tiart'ss to the irteIligon
/ efforts ofs the Sanitary Association aaf
The Boqr~i t $ Health they have 7tost dis
, appcarei from fQew. Stin the & ease OK
lists, and requires scalne watching TO keep il
unae: control II th7ro were fewer cases
the coming Of fan a3lGa~- winter Weather
would be more enjoyable fQr it is = well
known fact that snafi poz II most v;o-
lent in cool weather.
The breaking out of yellow fever ~ Pen
sacoia navy yard, and the subsequent 81 are
which bFopght some 2G0 refugees feou tbat
unfortunate city WITHIN our limits, created
q aIerceptibIe feeling Of 2ueasinesa. that has
now almost subsidized. Not siu 10 case.
yellow fever, Or malignant fever of :,n
epidemic type. has been rcported ana that
Is something unusual IN talking with .
physician Of large practice for many years,
] put this direct question IN 4 cofidcntial
1saarlner g;th q view Of getting an iu:eDi-
III \ I tba aituatio.l.I The excessive
Dss r r., and tic unsatisfactory condi,t
II ri drain 70 had excited my fear f.
tao o0tbres@, oe 1nalarial fayers OF
various tytah lIo assured INC tha:lhal, !
general health was never better; t,ersesnl1a- sum
Some disorders among children, fo,,rt, !
small poz cases, some nlermitsa tr.on=i
rial fever7, but absolutely nexr5ger.
Siop Of local outbreak Of yeII.5 from Che
Dire>&or General E. =. Rga receiving a
a. OF his election l,from he press. All
do'"&e OF 1.4s;T577ng s}snthern Exposition
the enterprise il IN the high road |
is,'7' 'ttss 9aes because the bsainlast man III the
~ 1Sest is at The head. 70 ba sure. enc
by pluck and caa=eIess energy has
G}nalntained & conarong position in direct
ing the Campaigns Of the Democratic party
/ ever since the war has enemies III the po-
litical sense; and the tribute to Mr. Burke
il more noticeable because q solitary paper,
not famous for lis newslness Or political
agacitgs has sought to Induce tae tt 1enanl
| iaGlc 10 besttsre sr-tAz ffie l1teFb nohof
.awarded to that gentleman meant war, and
/ the sinews Of war against the pretens1ons
Of . silk stocking" Democracy in 1884. In
othor words, the New Orleans licGyuse
moss back defender of certain poiitico-
commercial virtues, asserts that the pat
ronage and Gclnt of the Exposition is 10 be
Yielded for the political advan cement Of
Nir. Burke and his friends. The eou1ls J
press, or tlfat part of It which is supDost1
to reflect the sentiment of the organizea=
Democracy of the State, ttenies the Justice
Of this assault, and it promises to have angf-
fec. contrary to that intended by theft
Y2a}e j. e. to increase the number o1 R1E.
| BurIe's devoted adherents.
; It is unfortunate that such an accident
should occu? to mar the codial unanlmlty
) Which should prevail amog . all friends Of
} /, the Exposition from lis Inception to its
conclusion. But if it shailbad to thor ough
Fscrnti1y Of the managelndt of the Exposi-
i ton, and keep it IN safe tbmmerical, ond
:. ont Of dangerous poIiticA channels, the
Picu52ue win have occasiofAto claim credit
9 for good thing. Just now the public is
!. i. skeptical on the subject, ali believes The
u PicoJpac is either misguided i blindly IN
ifs5t 10 MI. Burke.
! One would naturally suppoa} that will
G the local problems Of city ADMINISTRATION
q growing out OF an empty trea1issry on tht
u one hand and the growing demands of com
l. II sce on tho Other; with the Exposition
y scheme stiii in its infancy, the e1ltrgies Q
# the people would be fully enlisted. But no
l. 20. The gubernatorsal campaign Of 1S8
T. Is under fr,ii Roadway. What are commerce
i cean streets, and bic cotton =iowt /
q comparison With Tie placing of the ti4aFcn
:. SCI Of small Offices for the nextfoar %cars
= ! Irfr ecortls are being looked up, the fEg',Sa'
d ,.rs. hem = rallied, To-Goy it rrff5;rfa u
4 ::nery and f. r7,..,-4l-.=4e 4=4en intaatof ogeS'.'n
o forces, Ion may h1l6y Sc'ne'i.'@ = = :.
z intensity when irfornca .'a'' s''71'..'e(,l =
! not nfreqnently lead tq>2.-, ~ ~. :
,a G5fy Item Of last evening feiS c6'7.-,.+s|. =.
n adlnonisH gentlemen. on C0rai s5tlsa -,
= the matter should bo kept w....'l, w..t I. x
/. limits. Where men charge ~, :, -
y ir,b, ana t,y 10 d;vest e other O z'lA 9
I, 49,, ,,,..,,,,or I 'o,,ra,.- crs Is small o1qortls
" 1ss,'l,-,,, fl ,iat 4aoaGh theae may - con
n -;ssun,,,, | +reedon5/of =Ieecjt and o9inioll
$, MI not take lcne at te present rate t
let end both of such prospective candidate
ID like tlla Kilkenny cats. IheGe aee ita5l
1e drgds Of Democrats of Ioui*iane coasqc
,e tent. rot only in their oT1 estiff ats2s: oE'
ct in that o. a host OF adrnire4, to fill lis O
no fee Of Cl--~ Executive; ct II woald b
81 nsetess Il - that betovthe AcEher
III ana C,,dei nvass, there & strong @ai
.e,. r., ffss,. Of the reelection OF Franc
i'S iiI< r Nichols, 30 Is deserTedJ esteemed fe
his Inherent lnoaesty /aHdpufssy o. eaal
L Is The The Rooublican opportunity t therongI
@ ,'l * organize. place good Ioctl ;;ndotafe tscl
IRE re e.s = IN the field discard ths tools q eHtss.
an u. bosses aud form ;. strong opps.:5.,n
sos os the next campaign, it il hopee WI sf25
lss thrown away. though past ex2tFleze:s q
,T.7 ~ son,Gvisat dafnpensd the. arfta oI is1ea
os ~ more enthusiastic than a75efetso1 l,-le7
ads policy repug1ant to tf2e lloA4t<t VIZ
t.ty tire 5iaSe. -@oEe .'i.->.- r.r,sstr,r1-g,
va : u k2s f45Aie = 'I-ss5 -