The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-26

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Reformed conventions, for if some
worthy sub-deacon or judicious elder
had gone through the convocation of
Saints, would have been willing to
wager two to one that at least one
half Of them would have been detected
with prize packages of Honey Dew or
Anderson's Solace, snugly tucked
away in their pockets, from which
they expected to derive inspiration
for future sermons on the way to
grace" I am happy to announce that
in the final conflict the anti tobacco
men were knocked out of time, and
for twelve months, at least, the sons
of Ammon will smoke their pipes in
peace.
Sunday was red-letter day at Tai
mage's Tabernacle in Brooklyn, 400
stray sheep being gathered to the
fold. / rec0llect the time when 400
was considered pretty respectable
congregation, now it's mere post
c1ipt or addenda, which excites no
special notice or comment outside If
the realm Of grace. Of course Brother
Talmage was in his glory, as well he
might be, for the large accession was
the result Of the boy preachers re-
vival efforts for the past two weeks.
l hope the converts may all continue
to hold fast to that which is good,
and prove to the world, by faith and
good works, that their conversion
means something more than the
sounding brass and the tinkliDg
cymbal."
"The race is not always to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong,"
says the psalmist, and there could be
no better evidence of the truth of this
excellent homily, than the fluctua-
tions of the stock market during the
present week. A short ten days ago,
the "bears" were masters Of the sit
uation they sat on their launches,
sucking their paws in a state of de-
lightful beatitude, not bovine in
sight, all dead or desperately wound
ed, beef nihil, hides and horns only
for sale. No doubt you have heard
of Phmnix's Phmnix Insurance Com
papy, aud others; well, the "bnlls" "
very much resembled that specie of
bird. Where they came from was a
mystery. l thought they were all as
dead as door-nal but . Monday
morning, bright and early, they ral;. ;.
lied on 'change by lcgions. They
seemed to spring from the ground
like the warriors of Rhoderic Dhu,
and by noon the bears were climbing
the trees, OF roosting on the fences,
and the general cry was saure que
pieut, and the battle ground was COW
cred with fur and bear claws. It
seemed as if the Republican nomina-
tion had given every thing boost.
Western Union, which had been forced
down to 81, suddenly rallied to 1913
Erie jumped eight points. Pacific
Mail, all the coal and railroad stocks
answered to the call. Every thing
went up kiting. The men who thought
they were shipwrecked on the 3rd of
June, and who got out of Wall street
under jury masts, came back on Tues
day, with colors flying, and all sails
set, and bearing no more signs of the
late scrimmage than if they had been
moored in Delmonico's back parlor,
amusing themselves ON Cliquoe and
deviling crabs.
The sensations of the week, aside
from politics, I regret to say, have
been murder and suicide. A drunken
German brute beat his wife to death,
and after pitching her out of his
apartments, he set fire to the house,
and nearly severed his head from his
body. The latest suicide is one of
the most melan choly that has occurred
here for many day. A young Is
raelite, by the name of Eiseman, be-
came engaged to an estimable young
Hebrew lady by the name Of Wiel.
The butrothal took place according
to the Jewish form some time ago,
and the young lady's family, perfect
ly satisfied with the prospective
bridegroom, looked forward to the
happy consummation of the wedding
The guests were all bidden, the bride
was arrayed for the ceremony, the
minister arrived to tie the knot, every
thing was ready, and the marriage
feast in waiting, but the bridegroom
came not. First anxiety and then
dismay sat on the faces of the watch
ers; at last the bride tainted, and wal
carried, apparently lifeless, to he,
chamber. The guests vanished from
the house of sorrow, and next morn
ing it was ascertained that the un
fortunate groom had blown ont hi.
brains at Sweeny's Hotel, at the iden
tical hour fixed for his wedding
Neither history or fiction gives any
more startling romance than this.
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