The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-18
given to the money changers, and the
antiquarious will search in vain for
the site Of old St. Georges chapel.

We Ni0 btlil 0uA0Iluk lAUu tuO pO
destrinn phobia, the virus has taken
a deep hold and keeps breaking out
in new aud unexpected spots. Tho
disgrace with which the So called
champion Weston has covered him.
self, eliminated last Tuesday with
the Ashley Belt. A persistent credi-
tor who sticks to him like a leech, has
filed a lien on the British trophy, and
it would be a new phrase in pedestri-
anism if u legal process helped us to
do that which Weston's legs failed to
do, to wit: to keep the champions
belt from going across the water.
For once our smart reporters for all
the dailies have been thrown off the
track. The wife of the great Colonel
Sellers last week applied for divorce.
Various causes were assigned for the
application, but Broadbrim was the
only newspaper man who was able to
penetrate the secret. Some people
thought that there was a woman in
the case, but those who know the
Colonel best, Immediately dismissed
the slander, for it is we'll known to
lis friends west, he would not look at
woman through telescope. The
truth of the matter is, that he has
been Gevoting himself for many
months past, to perfecting a double
back action trap for the extermina.
ton of cock reaches. The expert
ments have consumed q good deal of
money, aud during the time he has
been compelled to feed Miss Marie
Gordon nee Mrs. Col. Sellers on tur-
nips and water. The lady objected
to the diet, the Col. swore it was fit
for kings =nd elnperOrs. The case
Was referred to Judge Davis, who,
seeing no probability IF u compro-
mise, very judiciously granted di-
vorce. l beg, however, yon will not
mention this, as in case the author
should be discovered, I might posi-.
bly, be imprisoned for contempt of
court. ....5=
On Wednesday, Clinton Market
was thrown into Il state of intense ex-
citement at the attempted assassina-
tion Of a German butcher by a jealous
husband, who closed the drama by
blowing his own brains out. The
butcher swears that he is Innocent of
offeuse, and the wife swears that she
knows nothing Of the butcher. What
the dead man would swear to if hr
were in swearing c"pdition, it is quite
impossible to tell, hut it is fair to pre-
sumo that his oath woald not agree
with either the woman or the butcher.
As the election approaches, politics
seems to ehgross almost every other
subject. The Democrats, Of both de.
grees, and the Republicans also, have
had their grand ratification meetings,
ana after carefully listening to their
different statements, cannot sec any
earthly reason why they should not
all he victorious,-tley ought to be,
they all deserve it, because they are
all going to stop all sorts Of stealing,
and they are each, individually, going
to supervise the expenditure of the
public funds; they ale going to re.
duce taxation, and put none but hon.
est men in Office, SO look hopefully
forward to the good time coming.
am going to vote for all of them.
like the Greenbackers, because they
are going to give us plenty /; and
like the Hard money m:a because
they are going to make g'ec;,hacks az
good as gold | like the Republicans,
because they are 10 favor Of homes,
government, aud like the Democrats
because they can watch them, and
they are iu favor of honost govern
ment, too. They are all so good tla,
l don't feel that can spare any Of
them, and therefore, next election
day, am going to vote for the whole
IF them.
Flour, wheat, cotton, wool, com,
cheese, butter, cattle and sheep, are
still going from US in II mighty stream
to the starving millions of Europe.
During the present year, thirty tons
Of solid gold have SO far come back as
reward to the farmers and planters
of the United States. Here we fee
the beating of the nations pulse in
the mighty crowds :hat throng ou1
streets from the rising to the setting
of the sun. Times have certainly i'm.
proved it is years since I have see,
sucl. activity in every department %
trade, aud hoping that the tidal wave
| ia faIt l,v ron I am.
Yours truly,
BROADBRIM.
A New Jersey girl will not MARI.
unless her husband will pledge him
self in adva, CO to lick thirteen diff
ferent men who have aroused her ire