The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER..
The Mascot ShoOting-ImprOved Outlook
for the eExpositiOn--5o,neo of the Attrac-
tions of the Big gShow-Louisiana'sC Cred
liable Exhibit-Hard Times Threatened,
etc.
New ORLEANS, Jan. lo, 1885,
EDITOR CHIEF:
The shooting affray in the Mascot Office
served for weeks gossip, or till two police
men got into quarrel which resulted in
the killing Of one. The Mascot men were
equal to the emergency, and demonstrated
the danger of interfering with the freedom
of the press by the use of clubs. The only
popular expression of regret heard in con-
nection with with the affair is that Robert
Brewster lost his life in rendering service
to friend. The wounded are unoer
treatment, and the newsboys are selling
the Mascot by the thousand. It has received
frst-class advertisement.
To be sure these periodical takings of
human life are disagreeable, and do not add
to the general reputation of the city. But
considering the slight restraint imposed
by q very small police force the wonder
should simply be that about week is
allowed to intervene between each, and the
newsboy does not hail US every morning
with the cry of another murder"
The weather has improved and the num-
Der of visitors at the Exposition has great
ly increased. For time the outlook was
discouraging. Major Burke, in speech
at Washington Artillery Hall, brought
prominently to public view the obstacles
encountered by the management, and the
economy practiced in the use of means at
their command to get The Exposition into
shape. One of the greatest expositions the
world has ever known has been placed in a
city isolated from the travelling and COM
mercial classes at cost less than any other.
New Orleans invited the Exposition and her
pride is involved i'll @its success. Major
Burke has no idea of failure, but he does
wish New Orleans to uphold her own enter
prise and show to- the world that she is
possessed of the spirit of progressive en-
ergy. His appeal has met with a slow
financial response, but it has been received
by our people in general as reasonable,
candid appeal. They will enter the gates
pay the admission fee, and thus express
their sympathy with good object. When
the exhibits we're in.the chaotic condition
made necessary by late arrivals after
vexatious railroad delays, critics we're loud
in unreasonable exclamations. "A change
has come over all. The exhibits are in
order, many firms expending thousands of
dollars in artistic arrangement, and now
the Exposition is a glorious show, which
cannot fail to delight all who witness it.
The Louisiana exhibit is a credit to the
State, the pillar of salt, patchwork map,
stalks of sugar cane arrayed in arbor.
specimens of rock, alligator, ETC.. drawing
visitors to it. It is surprising to learn
how many of our citizens were totally
unaware that Louisiana soil contained any
thing like the valuable rock which is set
before them for the first time. And SO it
is with all the exhibits of the divisions OF
our common Union. We cannot realize
the productiveness, the variety of indus
tries, or the superiority of our country over
any other in the world until we see the
evidences before us in unmistakablei signs.
The Territories are rich in gold ores and
relics of prehistoric people who inhabited
the continent before Columbus dreamed of
shorter journey to the Indies and led the
invasion of the European people into them.
The commercial outlook for the present
and coming season inspires all classes with
dread of hard times. The cotton and
sugar crops were light, and have largely
been diverted to other markets, shortening
the season for our factors and handlers.
It is feared that thousands of our people
out of employment will be in destitute
condition next summer. There is need of
diversifeation of industries, and re-
lance on various means of support to tide
our people over such seasons.
Among the distinguished visitors this
winter are joaquin Miller, Col. A. X. Nc
Clure, the Governors of Illinois and British
Honduras. There are representatives of
Mexico and Central America OH hand, and
President Arthur promises to come here in
February. More anon.
GENERAL OBSERVER.
Bible Work at the New Orleans Exposition
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