The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-16
Our New York Letter.
The Ring Suits-The French
Gift TO New YOrLk-The Ganas
.E,Iers-Fire.W OrI6s-Business
NEW York. June 9, 1871.

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he really stole. This leaves the
Sweenys rich, but Boss Tweed, it Is
said by those who profess to know
his exact circumstances, will be left
comparatively poor But the Boss
does not care for that. He made
friends when he had power, and he
believes he can rally his old follow
ers. and once more be the arbiter of
New York politics. All lie wants is
to get out of Jail, and get chance to
utter his war-cry once more. The
old gang who never had so generous
a paymaster will rally around him,
and he can undoubtedly obtain SO
much power in the city as to make
him essential to the more respect
able politicians. And then iG will
take him no time at all to get back
all the money he has lost, and more.
He is unquestionably the most pop
ular man in the city ; that is he can
get the greatest following among the
class who WELD political power here.
He has had hard time of it for a few
years, but he is still strong enough
to make it lively again. Yesterday
the last one of the absconders, Rich
ard B. Connolly, compromised with
the city for 81 500, 900 and will return
to his native land. The real reason
for the settlement is, that it costs so
much to prosecute these men, that, if
the city should recover all that was
stolen, it would inevitably go to the
hands of lawyers and for other court
expenses. What is gotten now will
| 60 to the city direct. It is curious,
but defaulters can never stay away
from their country. Possessed of
Enthusiastically had all of his in
bonds-they were still outcasts and
vagabonds. They were admitted to
nc society, they had no association
except among themselves, and their
life was one of constant annoyance
and discomfort. Connolly has been
trying to get back for year, and he
is doubtless the happiest man to-day
on the globe. He will come back to
New York again, and may assist Til
den in another campaign for reform.
Visitors to the Philadelphia exposi-
ton will remember a colossal bronze
arm and hand holding aloft torch,
which was on exhibition there. This
is part of statue entitled elderly
enlightening the world" paid for by
citizens of Paris, and donated to this
country to be set up as beacon light
on Bedloe's Island, at the entrance of
the harbor of the city. The statne is
here, but New York is too mean to
raise money to set it up, and there is
q good prospect that it will never be
taken out of the cases. 1t is dis
grace that the great city has not the
courtesy aud public spirit to make
use of SO generous and appropriate a
gift.
The gamblers are having hard
time of it. The softs who have here
t0fOre bled for their benefit have not
now the money to squander, and the
poor gamblers are failing one by one
The effects of John Chamberlain, next
to Morrisey the most noted faro banker
in the city, were sold at auction last
week, and the rich furniture of his
palace brought very small prices. II
was gorgeous concern three years
ago. Every night at II, a supper was
set in the place, free to all, that could
not have been had at Delmonico's for
less than S. a plate, to say nothing
of wines. The most expensive dishes,
cooked and served by French artists,
with the most gorgeous service, and
in q magnifcently appointed room
was free to whoever chose to sit down
to it. In those days it was nothing
for rich men to lose their thousands
there, and Chamberlain was very rich
But he could not avoid gambling him
self, and he would invest in race
tracks at Long Branch, and go into a
great many speculations. The hard
times came on and fools either hadn't
the money or had grown wiser, and
so Chamberlain came to grief. He is
a poor man to-day, and will stay SO
till the bucket gets full and begins to
| sion over Sueh man only thrive