The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-14

MiSSeu diA WHO cOuIUs Oo SPdfou,
retaining the best in every instance.
When you hear howl about one
armed soldiers being dismissed, you
must remember that one-armed SOL
diers do sometimes drink, and some of
them have been known to stain their
remaining hands with bribes. At
least this was the case with two who
were dismissed, aud who are now
making an effort to get sympathy on
that account. There will be great
deal of dirty linen washed in this
matter, which would justify the Pres
ident even if justification were neces-
sary. The "outs " are peaching on
their associates who are retained, to
show that if they were dismissed for
cause there were others equally guilty;
and the clews thus obtained will be
followed till the entire establishment
is renovated and filled with decent
men. A movement is being made on
Collector Arthur, on the score that he
must have known of the corruption !;
and his plea that it was only following
precedent will not answer. 1t is prob
able that he will go. The professional
politicians of New York are an aston
isled lot of men.
Oakley S. Barker, grandson of
! Cornelius Vanderbilt, was up in the
courts on charges of stealing and gen
eral swindling. For years this degen-
crate scion of a rich if not noble house,
has been doing the most nefarious
things, and for years his uncles and
aunts have kept him out of the peni-
tentiary, to save the family name.
But this time they have decided to
let him go, for they feel that any
attempt at reform is hopeless. He
obtained goods and money under false
pretenses he stole jewelry, clothing,
and everything he could lay his hands
upon, laying himself liable to the pen
itentiary, where he will finally land.
Yet this young man was the pet of the
old Commodore, and was intended
as one of his successors. The old man
used to take him from Williams col
lege, in vacation, in special car, and
showered money upon him without
stint.
The glorious Fourth passed off in
the city without formal observance.
Business was suspended, and "a vast
number of picnics and excursions
were had, but there was no general
celebration. The Fourth of July is
not very popular day in New York,
for the population is not sufficiently
American. st. Patrick's day has
much more general observance. With
the population, two thirds foreign,
running all the way up from Chinese
to every nationality on the globe, it
can not be expected that a day purely
American should receive great atten-
ton.
A ship load of Mennonites landed
here yesterday, and went straight to
Nebraska. They did not stop to vote
aad hold Office for while, but went
straight to their farms. They are a
species of Dunkards who will not
bear arms, and prefer to leave their
native countries rather than do mill
tary service. They are rich-tliis
party averaging $4,000, gold. They
buy their lands and have enough to
stock them, and commence making
money at once. Of course they settle
in colonies. All of them read
and write, and they are as desirable
citizens as any that come to our shores.
Nebraska gets the most of them, that
country being almost identical with
the one they left. This party settle
near Columbus, Nebraska, on land
bought for them by tlleiragents nearly
a year ago.
Business is dead. There isn't any
of it, and no hope of any till Fall.
The weather is fearfully hot, and
every storm seems to make it hotter.
Oh, for green woods and purling
brooks PlETRO.