The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-03
LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY }, 1880.

of this nasal infamy cures them for
ever of any desire to complain, and SO
far Neufchatel is q decided success.
In regard to oleomargerine, it turns
out not to be such bad article after
all. One gentleman asserted that il
it were not for oleomargerine, we
would have to pay twice as much for
butter, and, considering that this nec-
essary article is now forty y-five cents
a pound, / begin to entertain a very
high regard for the fellow that in
vented oleoma:ge gerine. While l la
bored under the delusion that an old
bootleg or swi'l-tub might furnisl,
garniture for my biscuit, confess to
a slight prejudice against this whole
some invention, but now that have
the assurance that good beef tallow is
the base, l am happy to be able to
recommend it to my neighbols-while,
for myself, I confess COW is good
enough for me. An old h,dy from
Duxbury, going by the Swiss cheese
department, caught hold of her nose
as if she had been struck By Il sledge-
hammer, and, grasping her escort ner-
vously by the arm, said: Melchise-
deck, the ventilation here is awful
bad it must be dreadful in summer,
onless they open the winders, or
knock hole in the ruff, l know it
will breed erysipyles." Financially,
the fair has not been a success, but
otherwise it may be regarded as a
great national triumph. Every fellow
has been considered worthy of medal,
a diploma, or honorable mention !;
awards of merit are as thick as the
leaves of Vallambrosia, and where the
chaps live who make all the bad but
ter is something that no one can find
out.
A singular case of robbery occurred
in Brooklyn, which city has furnished
so many sensations during the past
year. A policeman, making some al
terations in his stables, discovered un-
der the floor about thirty pawn tick
cts, all made out in the name of one
of his ne;ghbors, a very respectable
woman a further search resulted in
the discovery Of forty more, and the
aggregate value of the goods was not
far from fifteen hundred dollars. The
woman was arrested, and the goods
were recovered from the different
pawDbroker shops, aud were displayed
on tables in the private Office of the
Chief Of Police. When confronted
with the evidence Of her crimes, she
confessed at once, but swore that her
husband never knew how she OBJ
tained the goods, as she persuaded
him, every time she made new haul,
that it was sent to her by her brother
in Baltimore. 1t is one of the most
remarkable shop-lifting that the po-
lice have had for a long time; the
1obberies cover period of a year and
IA half, during which the woman not
only escaped detection bnt was not
even suspected by her own husband.
Notwithstanding the pleasant wealth
er, December is keeping up its repu-
tation as suicide month. Eight cases
are recorded during the week: three
by poison, four by shooting, and one
desperate wretch cast himself under
the wheels of a locomotive. He was
the son Of wealthy parents, who, de-
spite every effort to save him, became
drunkard and the companion of
gamblers and thieves.
Two beautiful girls, sisters, were
abducted from their home, and con-
fined in house of prostitution for
several days, and both were ruined.
Finally, Que effected her escape, and
the police, being notified, rescued the
other. The parties engaged in the
transaction are now in the hands of
justice, and my only grief is that the
whipping post is abolished in the
State of New York. l should like to
try my hand on that crowd, for Nhom
hanging or States prison is too good.
Truly yours,
m...s. BROADBRIM.
Christmas Chimes and Times-A Good
Man Gone Gen. Grants Visit to His
Mother = Tramps and Criminals "A
Dull Walking Match, etc.
New YORK, Dec. 81, 1879.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The sweet song Of the Christmas
chimes rang out on the midnight air
of Wednesday, despite of the pitiless,
pelting storm, proclaiming the most
joyous holiday of the year; and !
could not help thinking that the world
still moves, when saw Jew and Gen
tile stockings hanging almost side by
side, while the little sleepers, unmind-
full of crecds or councils, lay peace.
fully awaiting the expected arrival OF
the most blessed saint in all the calan,