The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-07-04


their recommendations and gono.home.
talked recently with a rough-sooking |
man with woolen shirt, who had aenlee all
the way from Wyoming Territory. Hewas
stopping1at ono of the down. town hotels,
and had wandrrsd up 10 Williard's for the
evening. In this cosmopolitan capital he
attracted little attention, but recognizing
him Immediately as a sfrentisrsinan ! fet
compelled to get him started ON talk. II
came on East to get a mill for my mine,
andI thought would run down here for
a day and look about llttis," "How long
have you lived West?" asked. "oh, bout
twelve year. Ye see, Ifailed in Gonnecti-
cut, and SO thought would 60 out to the
Black Hills and make raise. / reckoned
I'd come back in few year. Well, now
you couldn't hire me to stay in the crowded
East, where people constantly jostle against
each other and scramble oyer every cent.
made all the money want, but I prefer
to have plenty of elbow ROOM" He said he
was not after Office, and that he had seen
all the Office holding he wanted to in the
person of the "ornery Indian agents.
"You see them's the fellows what cause all
the trouble out in our country. If it want
for the Indian agents reckon we'd not
have much trouble at any time. You see,
when things get little dull the Indian
agents get up war;" How do they do
that?" Iasked. well, there's alvays
plenty of half breeds lyin' round camp,
and when supplies come little slow from
the Government or there is any grumbling
the agent suggests to the bucks that they go
out and attack settler or two, Hill eome
women and children, and burn some cabins.
Then the agent sends word to Washington
that the Indians are ON the war-path. Plen-
ty of supplies are forthcoming. The army
moves in that direction toput down the In
dian rising and the agent has an excellent
chance to steal" You ought to see the.
Secretary of the Interior "Oh, 1 reckon
he understands 1t all; if he didn't he would
hardly listen to fellow like ne.''
The President has way of sometimes
surprising even those of his own household
in his official acts, and there were num-
Der of surprised people Saturday when the
New York appointments we're announced.
The correspondents of the New York pa
pers generally led their readers to believe
either that MIR. J. Edward Simmons would
be made Collector of the Port of New York,
or that there would be no appointments for
some days. They we're not aware, of course,
that the President held conference with
Secretary Manning ON Fridny evening at
which the appointment # Mr. Hetlden was
determined upon. S 5ss7tssS
Washington has always fostered bicycling
and tricycling, and these respective amuse-
ments have been source. of exercise to the
beau and belle of the Capital city. The lady
tricyclers are getting little bolder with
the advent of spring. Several times in the
cool of the afternoon latelyI have seen a
couple glide swiftly by me-he OH his two
wheels, she on three. The sociable ma
chine seems to be growing in popularity
also. In another year or two the ladies
who will use the tricycle. in Washington
will be counted by.the hundred. .s-.z;. -.-s .
The late hot spell drove great many
people out of town, but am assured, by
those whose business causes them to OBJ
serve it, that the snmmer exodus is, SO far,
much smaller than usual. The explanation
given me is that the uncertainty felt by de
partment people in regard to the perma-
| nency of their tenure of Office caused hun
dreds of families to determine not to make
any move this summer which :wouldinvolve
expense or cause embarrassment in case
of the discharge of the bread-winner from
his place under the Government. SO
Mr.. Cleveland has not yet decided where
he will 60 for his summer journeying and
pleasure seeking, but he will, of course,
spend some weeks away from Washington
in August and September. ~ =
A new carriage has just been received al
the White House. The vehicle is of the ma
ture of Victoria and closely resembles
one. The body is painted black, with green
striping;s the running gear dark green
striped with black. It is finished: in darl
green morocco and cloth. The box is bull
with raised seats for coachman and foot
man. The general effect is quiet but,zer.
rich looking. The seal brown bays will bt
driven to it; and altogether it will make {
very handsome turnout.
Yours truly, ALERT.
The Old HONE Is RED.-Major Peters
editor of the Wateska Republican, and Rep
ublican member of the Legislature from
Iroquois county, Illinois, when assured o
Logan's election, telegraphed the boys from
Springfield: "Logan is elected. Paint u.
old home red" The boys took him at hi
word, and showing the message to Mrs
Peters, gained her consent, and forthwith
the entire male population turned out, an.
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