The Donaldsonville chief., 1879-09-20
termination required for that desperate
trial, if properly directed, would have
carried that man to fame and fortune.
Another hung himself in Central


Another hung himself in Central
Park, bnt previous to shutting off
this mortal coil, he dropped postal
card in an uptown box, informing
who ever it might concern, that they
would find him hanging to q tree in
tue morning, and that it would be
useless to try and find out who he was
as he had destroyed every trace Of his
identity. A third case was that of q
young married man, who was up
braided by his mother for neglecting
bis wife; the dispute between the
mother and son waxed pretty warm,
when he suddenly ended it by step
ping into the next room and blowing
ont his brains with revolver. There
were several others, but these few
will serve "a a sample Of what we
are doing in New York.
The advertising swindlers are get
ting around again, and they are food
ing the country press with advertise
ments for which they never pay, and
which help to rob poor uDsopbisticated
people of hundreds and thousands of
dollars. A pack of swindlers calling
themselves Towpley e. Co., have
been sending au advertisement to the
country press, which they propose to
pay for on receipt of q marked copy
Of the paper containing the adver-
tisement; by this means they get
their advertisement in, they gather
all the plumber it brings them, and
then clear out. Townley g. Co. claim
to hail from 81 aud 33 Park Row
there is 20 such firm there. These
swindlers, some time ago, paid three
dollars and fifty cents to get posses
sion of room in that building in q
few days they received over three
thousand letters, then they vanished,
aud have not beer seen since. All
such advertising agents and frauds
aud the newspaper that trusts them,
deserves to get swindled.
Our upper crust society ia hurrying
back to town, the late reports Of
wholesale burglaries making the
-pruprietors Of houses which have
been closed for the summer rather MI
comfortable. In several cases, the
houses have been stripped clean, all
the carpets, furniture, and even q
grand piano was carried away. In
the robbery of the De Peyster nan.
sion, what they could not steal, they
destroyed, breaking magnificent
vases, and shivering to atoms, whole
closets Of invaluab ble glassware.
An individual who once occupied a
large space in the public eye, is still
to I've seen, daily, ia his accustomed
seat in Madison Square where he
plays with the children and the birds.
The noisy world drifts by George
Francis Ira d, but he heeds it not. In
sunshine or in storm, you can fiud
him evesx day, sitting under the
shade Of the trees, holding COM
munion with the little children, who
all appear to love him. Even the
little birds are not afraid of him, bat
fly down, in f1ocks, at his feet, when
he scatters the crnmbs and seed
which he always carries in his pocket.
In the sweet aud unruff1ed calm which
seems to surround his declining days,
it would be strange, if after his stormy
life, he drifted into that ~horeless sea,
from which no traveller has ever come
back. No life, apparently, can be
more sereue aud happy. His wants
are few, aud these are all supplied.
His face is bronzcd, like an Inian's,
by constant exposure to all kinds of
weather. His health appears to be
unbroken, aud SO be drifts quietly to-
wards the end and If this be mad
ness, it would be better for the world,
and better for ourselves, if nine
teatiis of US were as mad as he.
For the last week, the city has been
convulsed by politicians, all intent on
saving the country. If John Kelly, or
any body else, will only show us how
to get rid of the one hundred and
forty three millions Of our city debt,
and further !hen inform us how he
last year got rid Of sixty-eight mill
ions of dollars, he will receive the
thanks Of the entire community.
A sad scene occurred in the Brook
lyu police court on Thursday. A
mother appeared rs complainan,
against her ten year old SOD, who
three months before, lad stolen from
hes twenty cents. The Judge
looked at the poor little trembling
wretch before him, and appealed t.
the mother to withdraw the charge,
but her heart was like stone, aud she
saw him dragged out of court, scream
ing for mercy, to be the companion
Of thieves aud harlots, but the motbe,
turned away and left him, while even
the coprt officers turned away and
wept. Yours truly,