The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-26
DoNALDsoNyILLE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1854
ouR NEW RLE6iea LETTER.

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The rriansu,ar TAT Onesiasl Municipal
rDlltest Spanish Fort lanitary Matters
Iiie xpositAon Wora stater In Gret',a
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I The trianri1ar municipal contest wa1eth
hot d the ss,aY approacbes when the ma
s;oritv of,tha voters are nI,osed to record
s,,eir ii,,aament or, the vork sof the ticket
makers. Nobody had been killed, literally
spsakinc, up to this Efi aR. But the cam
.E,,,,iion II haino corf1rSle g III mn ominnous.
.o1,,e.aiiiad wav. Tl,e sf,t5f kara Of the reeu-
sfar Denrncrafie tic1Eat. ,,rIf1ar the glare of
5on hanna nracet1ed ~ skyrockets and
backed M 81 brssSlss III aisas. are holding
.,,,.r, .a;r ,,,aat;,.e ..,d naino s,adoe.ham-
u,er arpurna,,ta avsii,at tl,e resnectable
sT,aunocracv tl,at .consorlS ith Republicaus,
aaci;nas 81 M taxssz ss;d makes ND its
tickats q SIosssa s9f,tr1 a few Repub-
l;ean ci,1i,a h,lye sI,s, NH re.,ortled their li-
varsa v;sssun a., fIss, In. and have done
all in their newer te,s n IS mankind that
thevbalonr d, Il Mad I6ssa marty. with each
particular leg aiad IL fia of IL sauirming in
d direction of its 0E Having no ticket
of their own. the Req lIican masses pro-
test against trades 81 ld-be bosses, and
will Yota anybody,s tinSt. ALI candidates
are Democrats, aud Mhat's the difference if
one.little ring or An0tilef of them should
get municipal Offices 1br the next four
years2 The Parish De1nocracy holds no
meetings, makes 10 Orsen demonstration.
There seems to be silent, unknown force
on which they depend. What is it? That
sis The question, and it n seldom answered
in way to assure the public peace. Be-
fore this will be read ID the CHIEF the con-
test will be over and your readers will read
the post raortems at next Tuesdays record.
It is q relief 10 turn ffom the local tumult
to the lakeside. Spanish Fort resounds
with the music Of Hungarian gypsy band.
Another season opens auspiciously. The
jingle of the lager beer glasses does not
always chime with the band, but it is dis
cord pleasing TO thousands. 1t ia a good
place in which to study the capacity and
the faithfulness OF the, human stomach un-
der distressing circumstances, but very
poor place for temperance society or all
out of sympathy with frail human crea-
lures. When the band begins to play it is
listened to by thousands of all ages who
come and 60 like so many moths about
burning candle (modern electric lights.)
The sanitary men are frequently in coun-
Gil over the condition of the city, and are
able to report progress. The determine
ton is not to allow the Exposition to be en-
dangered, if liberal city and private contri-
buttons can avert it. The usual quarantine
proclamation against certain tropical ports
has been issued. II tis a pleasure to note
that DR.. w. 81. Watkins, sanitary director
of the Auxiliary Sanitary Association, still
lives and there is a hope of recovery. Mel
pomene canal is covered as far back as
Dryades market. Small pox fingers along,
but the warm weather now upon ne is ex-
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erous manner also.
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and around Alglers than the inhabitants re-