The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-12-27
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happened to smoke as he was passing
her in attempting to get off the car,
she committed q violent assault on
him, for which she was, very properly,
fined in the Police Court, after being.
put insthe prison pen along with other
criminals. A good deal Of frothy
sympathy was expended on this wo-
man, because she was represented as
a person who devoted her life to deeds
of charity, and whose speciality was
furnishing employment to poor girls.
This week she was elected from her
rooms for the payment Of rent,
and in her apartments we're found q
miscellaneous assortment Of hams,
dried provisions, bonnets and dry
goods, which were, undoubtedly, the
contributions of the faithful, but when
put upon the stand and questioned as
to who were the members of this char
liable association, she declared that
she would sooner 60 to prison than
disclose their names. Miss Ferguson
may be an angel Of mercy in disguise,
but there are great many engaged
in similar work, who are not, who are
the presidents, treasurers, secretaries
and members of their own charitable
societies, who collect the money,
pocket the funds, and literally obey
the command Of the Apostle" not to
let the right hand know what the left
hand doeth." l know an old colored
woman who, for ten years, was COL
lecting enough "to buy new bible
for de minister, an git moo carpit
fur de church." No sort of contri-
button came amiss to the old woman
in the last few years Of her chasitable
mission and, to aid her in her pious
work, she collected, among the mer-
chants on Murray street, on one after.
noon, pair of chickens, four bottles
Of whisky, half bushel of white onions,
and two pounds and a quarter of ee|s.
The old woman's work still remains
unfinished the bible is unbougbt and
the carpet is unlaid, and, in fact, the
site Of the church itself has never
been discovered, and a few Of the
skeptics have thrown out the sugges-
ton that possibly ode ole won4an's
church am away on de oder side oh
Jordan, whar de worm dyeth not, AM
de fire am not qucnched." As q ro-
mantle denoument to the cigar epi-
sode of Miss Ferguson, Mr.. Henriques,
whose ciger was knocked out Of his
mouth By the irate spinster, was mar
ried on Wednesday, at the Temple Of
sheareth Israel, to Miss Charlotte
Werner, one of the loveliest daughters
of Judah. The gallant bridegroom
looked none The worse for his late en-
counter with Miss Ferguson, and the
bride was respondent in jewels and
gorgeous with lace. The wedding
party embraced some Of the wealtbiest
Jews in the city, and was, altogether,
a most recherche and fashionable affair.
On Monday and Tuesday, Anthony
Comst0ck held forth to the citizens Of
Brooklyn in behalf of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime. If one
quarter of the revelations of Mr.. Com
stock are true, we are in an exceed
iDgly bad way. On the evening of his
last lecture none but adult males were
admitted, and the revelations were of
such q shocking character as almost
to exceed belief. The most ala: ming
information was, that all organized
effort was being made by gangs Of
villains, male and female, for the cor
ruption and prostitution of the pupils
of our public and private schools.
The monsters engaged in this infa-
nous work have sent out circulars by
millions, containing the vilest inform
alton, and the most Infamous propo-
sitions. There is scarcely private
seminary of learning in the land but
has been reached by these inhuman
devils, who should be hunted down as
wolves are hunted, and killed as
snakes, or other poisonous animals
are killed. Mr.. Comstock is pleas
ant faced, well-proportioned gentle
man, about forty years Of age, and
about middle height ; he bears on his
left cheek the terrible scar left by the
assass;n's knife, when they tried to
murder him about three years ago.
The indignation of the audience rose
to its topmost height when he alluded
to the criticisms of the press, and the
relentless hatred Of the murderous
crew that was trying to impede his
work. In conclusion he spoke of the
death, by suicide, Of the notorious
Madame Restell, whom he arrested in
the midst of her horr:d work in her
gilded hell on Fifth Avenue. The