The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-27

rather than compromise. They in
sist that either Hayes or Tilden was
elected; that the Constitution pro-
vides the method tor determining the
question, and that any other method
is wrong until changed by law; and
they protest against dragging the
Supreme Court into the case. It is
held that if decided in this way one
party is certain to be dissatisfied, and
that the fact that the Supreme Court
will have something to do with it will
not take away the feeling. They in
sist that the counting shall take place
as it always has; that the President
of the Senate shall declare the result,
and if the losing side feels aggrieved,
it shall find it's remedy as best it can,
just the same as is done in all other
cases. They believe that Hayes was
fairly elected, and they insist that he
shall be inaugurated. The Republic
ans of this city, who know by bitter
experience what Democracy is, shud-
der when they think that Tilden and
his gang have the slightest possible
chance of getting control of the Federal
government.
Along all the streets are long ridges
of dirty snow, in some places eight
and ten feet deep. The people most
ardently desire to have it moved
there are thousands of men starving
for want of work, and the city is
abundantly able TO pay fer having it
done, but unfortunately there is no
power anywhere toappropriate money
for the purpose, and SO it stays, to
the detriment of trade and the utter
destruction of cORfort The street
cars cleared their tracks, but the
space, in consequence of the piled-up
SuoHs Is SO udtION llifLG GHClI CaIS dIt'
perpetually blocked, and it takes
twire the time to go up or down town
that it ought to, and it will lay till
the sun changes it into mud and it
runs off of its own accord, leaving
behind, as remembrance, fevers and
death.
The town has been on broad grin
for days over the ludicrous ending of
the Bennett May affair. The two
idiots did go TO Il place in Delaware,
and did stand up before each other at
the blood-thirsty distance of twelve
PAGES aud fire pistols into the air, aud |
retire. Then it was industriously |
given out that May was mortally |
wounded, and that Bennett was in
hiding, and the papers were filed
with incidents of the meeting" The
truth is neither was touched. May |
sneakei off to Washington, and Ben
nett sReaked off to Europe with his
sister, where he will probably stay.
He Is the laughing stock of the city,
and as he hasn't the tact of his father |
to turn such things to account, it is |
better for him to be away. The re-
suit of the duel" is so ridiculous |
that it has done more to put final |
end to such nonsense than all the |
laws. The only real sufferer in the |
case is Miss May, who is really nice |
girl, even if she was willing to marry
such Il man as Bennett. The two
principals have hardly sense enough |
to feel the absurd position they have
placed themselves in.
Vanderbilt is not to be allowed to |
sleep peacefully in his coffin. His |
daughters, inspired doubtless by their
are not satisfied with the
disposition of his estate, and they will |
contest the will. They claim that
they can show that the old man was
under undue influence when he made |
the will, and that his bequests were
consequently unjust. The fact is
Vanderbilt was never clearer In his |
life, and he did with his property ex-
actly what he had always intended to.
He desired that the fabric he had
built should remain for all time, as
does that of the Rothschilds, and he
selected the son who has business
ability, trained him carefully in the
management of his railroads, and then
left the control of them in his hands,
He was ambitious that the name should
endure in connection with his enter-
prises, and that the system he estah-
llshed should be perpetuated. The
daughters will not succeed, for the
y1,ilf uas Ynodn yparc auo auH btc In.