The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-27

has every moral qualification claimed fo
Mr. Lewis, q much wider experience ant
more liberal views, and can not fail tc
command the support of the voters o
the district who think for themselves
men who belong to the regeneratet
South, who wish to see their State pros
per and their affairs properly represented
in the National Assembly.
The 9th passed off very quietly, al
though great many visitors are il
| town.
This mornings snow excited no little
surprise after the recent warm weather
The Signal Service Department is evi
IDENTIFY having its revenge upon the
dwellers of this congenial cline.
NEW ORLEANS, January 16, 1883.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The cotton-seed oil men have petitioned
fCongress upon the tariff question and
have requested Senator kellogg to use
his influence to prevent any change in
the present law. Mr. Kellogg has tele
graphed in reply that the duty will not
| be lowered, inasmuch as the Ways and
Means Committee in their report upon
the tariff have, to use the text, only
changed the phraseology of the law in
their recommendations to CG2gress, and
not the intent or effect, SO the cotton
seed oil pressers Of Louisiana and the
sugar men may consider themselves sa fe
in their premises with Senator Kellogg
as their friend. We have tried to prove
for years that the Republican party was
the friend of the manufacturer equally
as of tile poor man, to-wit: the friend of
American Progression, and we welcome
the oil men into the ranks of the party
with feeling of satisfaction that they
at last have found where their true inter
ests lie. In this respect and III reference
to the interests of the Mississippi river
| it is bruited- about that Sam Randall Of
Pennsylvania, heretofore the enemy of
all internal improvements, outside of tho
| feetail Of VIM. Penn, in his fight for the
| Speakership of the next House is trying
to conciiiate and gain over the Congress
men OF the river districts. It would,
after past experience, be suicidal for any
ffs6orttirCfn or-~WF Fossgrn= .nen-- to support
Randall. We need enlightened views
| upon til csc great questions of national
import, which lock the interests of the
Mississippi valley i'll the current which
| carries its commerce to the sea, and we
think that Louisiana ought to be con-
suited as we'll as the great plains of the
West before any thing definite is decided
upon. With large Democratic major
ity i'll the next House, the representatives
Of Louisiana are, Nationally speaking,
put i'll the pillory of public opinon as to
the greatness CT the shortcomings of our
State, and should they let this one grand
opportunity go by i'll their arrangements
for the river and peoples interests, their
names will be handed down to the gen.
erations of the future so that even the
lisping child will pronounce their per-
fdy to Southern rights and interests.
Another large enterprise of great inter
est to the river parishes has just been
entered into by some of our leading citi-
zens, who have organized a jo5lt stock
company to be known as the Louisiana
Sugar Refining Company, with a capital
president and w. B. Schmidt vice presi-
dent Duncan f. Kenner, Ed. Richard
son and J. IL. Menge are Oh the Board Of
Directors, and thus another large manu-
featuring interest has opened in our
iS CoultsGNy nave tt
square of ground near the sugar sheds
refinery. They say that by Fall they
will be able to begin receiving raw
material.
The Independent party has commenced
reorganization of it's scattered forces,
and intends to carry things right along
so as to he thoroughly prepared to fglt
al tIto
Of 1884. 1t looks very much, from the
al easy matter 70 defeat the Democratic
Irish ring atpresent misrulng our city.
bir. Luclen MaIrero, tAe counsel of
the penitentiary over ii gear ago for
the Governor for u pardon, and it is now
being carried around for signatures. 1t
alleges that witnesses were suborned to
reward offered. Gov. Nichols pardoned
no doubt equally guilty with johnson,
Mr.. Marrero will meet with success.
Johnson's wife has commenced proceed
ings for divorce, and SO the Johnson
every oue's mouth.
An amusing case took place at the
Academy of Music, Sunday night last,
during the performance given by Baker
& Faron. A young man named Feiber,
noticing some mistake Of the performer,
hissed at him, and the actor came to the
front Of the stage and ordered the police
to arrest the hisser, at the same time
stating that tho performance would not
proceed until his wishes We're complied
with. Mr.. Feiber was hurried off to jail
and locked up. He is out under $3.50
bond, TIE charge being disturbing the
peace. 1t appears very strange that if
the public can applaud that they should
he deprived of the right of disapproval,
and Messrs. Baker 6 Farron may take
warning in time, for if they put on too
many airs, they will ill future be greeted
with rotten eggs. We are not living i'll
Russia, aud tue people Of New Orleans
will not stand many such outrages MS this.
The Texas aud Pacific railroad is ell
tirely completed from this port to San
Francisco, and the Post-O Office Depart
ment is suffering from a flood Of mails
from the Pacific slope.
1t is understood that upon the passage
Of the bill creating the new Federal APP
pellate Courts, the chance of Beatte's
appointment as one of the Judges is by
far better than any one else;s, and that
this concession is to be made on purpose
to heal the disaffections in the district.
Yours very truly,
NJ TT We