The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-02-17

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Democracy are correspondingly de
pressed. In fact, they give up thu
case, and privately admit that they
are beaten. But don't suppose thai
the struggle is to end here. Notwith
standing all their professions of de.
sire for an amicable settlement, and
that this Commission would do it.
Tilden will carry the case to the
Courts, and make another fight there
He has set his heart upon the Presi-
dency, and his followers upon the fat
plunder, and neither he nor they are
willing to give it up as long as there
is a plank to hang to. Tillen, in an
ticipatiOn of an adverse decision by
the Commission, has gathered around
him the best legal talent attainable,
and every day they are in consulta-
tion at his house. Depend upon it,
that SO long as he or his gang have a
dollar, they viii continue the fight.
They are playing for high stakes, and
it makes no difference to them how
much their peryersity may cost the
country by keeping it in an unsettled
condition, or how much the infam-
matOry appeals they make destroy
confidence and retard the business of
the country. All this is nothing when
put in the scale against the necessities
of hundred thousand bummers who
want places. But the thing will come
to a sudden end as soon as the COM
mission has registered it's decree. The
business men in that party are tired
OF being made the cats paw of the
spectators, and they will insist that
that decision shall be final. But look
out for the Democratic papers just
about this time. Mr.. Tilden's bureau
has just sent off batch of ready made
editorials of the bulldozing order,
breathing slaughterings and vengeance
if Tilden be not counted in. They
announce their determination of going
to the Courts, andif that fails, g free
men know how to secure their rights"
which is to say, if they are beaten in
the Courts they will appeal to arms.
Of course, they won't do any such
thing, but if they can frighten the
into q surrender, it will
',e SO much made.
The police columns have been un-
usually full this week. The most ter
rible' murder that has occurred for
kome time was that of Mrs. Flood by
her husband. 1t is the old story. Flood
was working man, and Mrs. Flood
was, in these hard times, kept on very
close rations. Mrs. Floods sister, am
abandoned woman, came to live with
them, and she very soon showed her
how to mend her condition. Flood
discovering his wife's repeated inf
ielities, left her, but could not keep |
away. He knew that she was crimi-
lally intimate with man named |
Alfka, and so last Saturday morning
le went to Alfka's room. The guilty
pair attempted to escape, Mrs. Flood
in her nightdress towards her
'oom. Flood, crazed with liquor, fol-
owed the affrighted woman, and just
Is she reached her door, plunged a
insmith's reamer into her breast, kill
ng her instantly. He escaped, wan
lered about for q day or two, and
inally gave himself up. He said he
vas tired of life, and wanted the au-
horities to hang him as soon as pos
ible. He loved the woman dearly,
'ut maddened by the knowledge that
he had deserted him, killed her, and
wanted to follow as soon as possible.
1e will make no defence.
But suppose it is imprisonment
OF life, and not hanging 7"
81 will kill myself, then," was his
eply. 81 don't want to live, and
will not"
The woman was very beautiful,
nd the husband had always borne a
.ood character.
Business is very bad, and the rail-
Dad fights are making it worse. The
discrimination against New York is
irving the grain trade to other points,
nd the outlook is blue. The mer-
hants are holding meetings, begging
he Legislature to lower the tolls on