The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-08
Our BrOadblIna Letters.

0eS1-1 Ou0Q U1QuAaz4 6aa ate OF
a Deserted Husband-Art and
Politics-North River Eun-
mel, Etc, Etc.
NEW York, Nov. /, 1870
EDITOR CHIEF:
1 fosgat in my letter of last week
to return my sincere thanks to Court.
ney and Hanlon for relieving this
city, for few days at least, of thou.
sands Of the most unmitigated thieves
and scoundrels to be found outside
the walls of a state prison. Fat Sam,
who exhibits his s'eights- of hand
feats on the sidewalk while his pals
pick the pockets of the crowd, had
gone to the race at Mayville. Jimmy
the Rat and One Eyed Teddy were
no longer to be seen about the stems
Of the Astor House, they had departed
for the time to other and greener pas
lures. All of the gambling hells in
Ann Streetand Park Row were closed.
the green cloths, the sweat boards,
the t4finble rigs and roulettes we're
removed for the nonce to Chatauoua
Lake, and the gent1emanly Negroes
who usually guard the door of the
dens, were pressed into the more
'gnoble service of Juggling big bags
full Of gambling implements, or occa-
sionally taking hand in a rough
and tumble fight about the tables.
1t was relief, great relief, and the
Chamber Of Commerce is now devils
ing ways and means to establish a
permanent race-course on some of
| our inland lakes, and get Courtney
ana HaDloD to row there every Aay
for the next ten years, aud if they
can only do as we'll by us as they did
last week, they will not only earn our
eternal gratitude, but we can, out Of.
the reduction Of onr police alone.
give them as handsome gratuity as
the gamblers recently made the
match. The general prosperity seems
to have reduced the criminal calepdar, i
and the week, though not without
some etart'ing incidents. is unmarked
by any Of the peculidr atrocities
which have characterized the early |
portion Of the year.
on Thursday, a lady magniGcently
dressed, was seen in = yofsl state of
intoxica<ion in the ,Bost fashionable
portion of the Fifth Avenue. In her
ears we're diamonds that were worth |
a Princes sansom, and her fingers
were covered with priceless gems.
1t was lucky for her that the boat
race had carried off the nsqnl gentr,
that make that place their beet of an
afternoon, or they you'd NOT 4aye
left her enough in five minutes. toI
have paid for a nights shelter in a
twenty-five cent lodging house. 1t is
only few months since lady had
her diamond earrings torn out of her
ears at four O'Clock in the afternoon
not more than two blocks from the |
very place where this fine lady was
picked up, and at the time the latter
ROBBERY was committed, hundreds of1
people promeuading the streets, and
fifty of them saw the assault. There
is a difference between sack cloth
aud purple and fine linen. If che had
been a poor wash woman who had
taken an extra pint of beer. she
would have gone to Blackwcll's Island
as disorderly drupkard, for ten
days; as it was, the Police Inspector
discovered that she was slightly over
come by the heat, and apologizing
for her slight detention, sent her
home in a hackney coach.
An interesting affair occurred on
Thursday evening last at Booths
Theatre, now occupied by Dion
bouc'cault, who by the way, seems
20 have run to the end of his tether. !.
On the second row of the dress
circle sat lady and gentleman who
we're very much interested 10 the
and between the acts I
interested in eacl, other,
6eh1nd them sat tall middle aged ,
gentleman very much interested in
both OF them. At the eoneles;on of {
he performance lie followed them
'ut, and as they reached the side
yak, the midd)e-aged gentleman
truck the lady's escort blow which
ent him ree]ing to the sidev ak. +.
The striker was Immediately seized ,
y some gentlemen who we're near. a
nd in the excitement of the moment. ;
be lady and crest-falleu gent jumped :
nto coach the door of which, stood
conveniently open, and were driven I
"p'd'y away. After struggle Of 4 =
ew moments, policeman rushed mn
lnb 10 hand, and the gentleman then '
xplained that the lady was his run.
way wife, who had left him and , ,
wo small children in the city of
'hicago about two years ago. His n