The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-20

Baltimore. The merchants are in
dignant at the authorities for not re-
moving the snow. Cargoes intended
for New York are going to Baltimore
to save the fearful cost of handling in
this city. 1t is estimated that the
snow, thus far, has cost the city
round million, and general suspen-
sion of business is feared, if measures
can not be taken to remove it.
VANDERBILT
is dead at last, and his heirs are
quarreIing over his estate, as might
have been expected. He left eighty
five millions, the most of it to his
favorite son William H., who has viz
tually the control of the whole OF 1t.
His other son, Cornelius, is not the
best man in the world, and the great
ambition of the dead financier was to
have his colossal fortune kept TO-
gether. William will do it, and add
to it. He is as good man of busl-
ness as his father, and has been care
fully trained to take his place when
death should exact the first mortgage
| he holds on all of us. The other
heirs squirm at his having control OF
the estate, but it won't make any diff
ference. The Vauderbilts never let
go any thing they get their claws on,
and William has too good a thing.
The lawyers will have soft time OF
if. for the old man left them all enough
to make very pretty fight with.
There will be no change in the man
agement of the great roads, for Will
liam has been virtually the manager
for several years. Within very
few months the four richest men in
the country have gone to their long
bome-Astor. Vanderbilt and Stewart
of New York, aud Hemenway of Bos-
ton. They didu't take any thing
with them.
POOR AMY FAWSITT
is dead, and died of starvation. Amy
Fawsitt was an Englisl, actress, who
was, at one time, the pet of London,
an bid fair to become Il favoflte III
New York. But the woman who
could earn her thousands Il week did
not save cent-they all seem TO
| think that their popularity Will last
forever-and when she was taken
sick she was forgotten. Her little
money went, then her clothes, until
finally she had not as much as pair
of stockings, and died in this great
city for want of food and medicine.
Two years ago, thousands of girls, as
they saw this beautiful woman clad
in velvet and loaded with jewels, en-
We'd her. There isn't shop girl III
the CITY who has not led a more happy
life, and very few but who will die "a
better death. It is not all gold that
glitters.
SOCIETY AND ADJUSTMENTS.
| Despite the snow, and despite the
hard times, the fashionable end OF
New York has outdone itself this
winter. Balls and receptions have
beep more common than ever before,
and more money than ever has been
spent upon dress and adornment OF
house and person. The fact is there
are IL few hundred families who are
SO rich that cutting off half their IN
comes makes no difference whatever,
and they feel sort of pride IN being
able to throw away money when
every body else is short of it. /" What
odds is it," said one young fellow IN
commenting on party just given,
the wife of the giver having sported
500, 900 worth of diamonds, whether
they have half million a year, or
million.'' But the amusements that
draw their support from the merely
comfortable classes are suffering. The
theatres are drawing no money, the
actors are not getting their pay, anc
bankruptcy is staring the profession
, in the face. The enewspapers.are run.
) ming very close to shore, and, in short
every thing that can be cut off is Gu
off. Only the very rich can afford tt
i be jolly, and they are making thu
t season unusually gay, for very spit'
: il would seem. PIETRO.
The unusually cold weather whicl
has prevailed during the week, ha
e greatly retarded plantation work