The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-29
ferrous sconndrels, another gang, in a


have succeeded if it had not been for
the timely arrival of brother officer.
A terrible conflict took place, in
which the rouglls were beaten, and it
is to be hoped that they will soon he
keeping company with the murderers
of officer Stone. As an evidence that
republics are not always ungrateful,
the Police Department has granted
the gallant officers widow the highest
pension that the law allows, and the
citizens Of Brooklyn have raised for
his orphans nearly 2O,OOO-$6OOO be-
ing the result Of a Lecture by Henry
Ward Beeci,er, on behalf of the Wild
ow aud orphans.
The other case reads very much
like chapter twenty seventh of first
class yellow covered novel. Five
river pirates on Monday night sal
lied out Of the fourth ward in quest
of adventure; quietly they rowed
down the river, passing Black " ellis
Island on the way /; doubtless pitying
the poor fellows who were doing SER
vice to the country in the Peniten-
tiary. On they went, past He'll l-gate,
till they came to the placid waters of
Flushing Bay, and there they espied
a vessel that they made up their
minds to rob. They were armed to
the teeth, and ready for murder if
necessary, and knowing that these
small craft arc poorly manned, they
boldly pulled alongside the schooner
aud boarded her, pistol in hand,
ready for whatever should turn up.
The mate, who was in command, the
Captain being ashore, heard some-
body trying the scuttle of the cabin,
and Immediately rushed on deck, to
see to whom he was indebted for the
honor of this midnight visit. No
sooner did he show his head, how
ever, than lie was greeted with a
shower of bullets. 1t was one against
five, but that one had pluck enough
to make regiment of Turcos. Hur-
rying down in the cabin, he secured
a couple Of revolvers, and bang, bang
he went at the pirates, and in less
time than it would take to say
Jack much less Robinson, lie had
killed one of the pirntes, and had
driven the other four into the sea.
Their boat was upset, and on. drifted
off in the darkness, hanging to her
stern the other three begged mercy
of the men whom, few minutes be-
fore, they were ready to murder. The
schooner's crew took them in one by
one and bound them fast on deck.
When the morning broke, the other
pirate was discovered, half dead, still
ciinging to the boat. He, too, was
secured, and the four pirates were
brought to the city by a tug. Ihey
were Immediately placed on trial
all pleaded guilty, and Oh Thursday
they were railroaded up to Slug Sing
Only two days and half from the
time of committing the crime till
they found themselves in the States
prison o1, a ten years sentence
There was still Il missing link in the
pirate who was killed Oh the schoon
er, and who tambled overheard
that link was fortunately furnished
this afternoon, for the body Of the
dead robber hoated up to East Thir.
ty-sixth street, and now lies in the
Morgue, awaiting the claims of hi,
friends, if he has any. think thi:
may be called petty good work fo
two days and a half.
General business has been boom
ing. The exports of breadstuffs fo
April foot up nearly twenty two mill
ions Of dollars. From the first to til.
twentieth Of May, the arrivals from
abroad foot up :Iirty-six thousant
five hundred.
This promises to make May, 1880
the most memorable month for irnmi
grafton since 1859.
Very few outside of those engage.
in the business, realize our tremen
dous shipments of live cattle. O,
Wednesday, the 10Th Of May, 32s
on the hoof were shipped, also sev
eral thousand sheep, horses all.
hogs, an immense amount Of beef
| mutton and pork, and orders we.
sent West for 5000 head of cattle, i
addition to the regular supply of tb
week. III the face of sucl, evidence
| of prosperity, it is difficult to recon
/ c.le the paradox If hard times, an
yet in this great city there is terribl
suffering, chapters of wl,icl, come t
light ev"ry day where people die {
want aud starvation, three during th
week taking their own lives to en-
their misery.
! The Stock market is still fathom
less sea, ON the waves of which fl"a
many wrecks. The uew Mining Boar
will open in a week OF two, and ~
is mostly made up of Calitnrni
mining sI,arps, who have aided