The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-05-04


Capt. S. c. Clapp, with good appe-
titles and the thermometer 80 degrees
above zero, and at 5 P. AZ. crossed the
bar at the mouth of the river and pro-
eeeded to sea the gulf. Some of our
passengers looked sad, not at parting
with the Pelican State, but at the
prospect of parting with their dinners
by sea-sickness. Old Ocean was, how
ever, in a pleasant mood, and we sung
Old Sol to rest behind the clouds, then
laid ourselves upon series of shelves
in little closets commonly called state
rooms.
OUR PASSENGERS.
A more pleasant party of masculiues
and feminines never met on ship or
land. Among the jolliest was Capt.
Joe Mccoy, of "Kaintucky," an old
stcamboatman, full of anecdote and
song, whose Garry the news to Mary !"
will never be forgotten by his fellow
passengers. OF the rest, they were
from Maine to Texas, from Ireland to
Africa, too numerous to mention.
We arrived in New York on Sunday
morning, April 2lst. The only Incl
dent worthy of note during the yoy-
age was the birth of child the night
before our arrival and its name it was
Murphy. We clristened it then and
there Georgiana Cromwell Murphy.
PoUGHKEEPsIE.
On Monday last / came to this beau
tiful city on the Hudson, and have
spent the week in visiting the scenes
of my youth and reyiving old associa-
tons. This is one of the most .beauti-
full cities III the State. 1t has popu-
lation of q, 900 inhabitants. Profess
sor Morse, who taught the lightning
to speak the language of men, Benson
j. Tossing, the artist and historian,
Matthew Eassar, the founder of Vas
sar College, Prof. Eastman, founder of
Eastman Business University, and
many other distinguished men have
homes here.
No city in the nation can be Justly
prouder of her institutions of learning.
Among the permanent ones are Vas
sar College, Riveryiew Military Acad-
envy, Pelham Institute, Cottage Hill
Seminary for ladies, Eastman College,
st. Peters French Academy, and a
score of others.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Among the public buildings there
are .twenty-one churches, the Public
Library building, Young Mems Chris
tian Association buildings. Colling-
wood Opera House is excellently fit
ted and appointed, and has a seating
capacity for over 1000 persons. Yes
to-day visited the State Insane Hos
pital. This magnificent structure is
situated on the banks of the Hudson,
about three miles above the city, and |
when completed will be one of the
largest institutions of the kind in the |
world.
NEWSPAPERS, RAILROADS, ETC.
There are published here three daily |
papers and five weeklies.
Upon the Hudson River Railroad
thirty -one trains stop here daily. The
Pokeepsie & Eastern Railroad has its
,erminus here, connecting with Boston
rains for the East. A charter has
been obtained for Suspension Bridge
across the Hudson at this point. This
will connect the city with all the great
Western lines of railway. l could
yrite volumes in regard to the extern
i've manufactures, but will only men
ion a few in closing. The Dye Works
# Clifford, Sherman & Innis 1.-THE lat
er gentleman is one of the directors
+ our railroad in Donaldsonville), the
'elton Pen Factory, three Moving
lachine Factories, immense Blast and
ron Furnaces, Shoe Factories, etc.
In my next I will give you some
olitieal gleanings gathered here and
here. The CHIEF comes regularly,
nd brings us nearer home as we ne
use its interesting columns.
Yours hastily, MEMO.
The boy who recentlv stra3d1od ~ I