The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-10
ter Of profound consideration with
the authorities, whether the few that


remain be not declared public nui-
sance. Their efforts in New York
have not been crowned with the sue
cess they expected. The devil, I am
sorry to say, still holds Ills own u
our midst, and ! am not quite cure
that he has not got q stronger grip
than ever. Yet we are not without
eyangelists. The Rev. Thos. Har-
rison, the Boy Preacher, Of whom l
spoke last week, still continues his
labors at Talmage's Tabernacle, and
hundreds Of sinners are answering his
trumpet teal. The 400 received into
the church a week ago are but the
advance gunrd Of an army yet to
come, and it now looks US il this
youthful apostle was going to bring
about another PeDtecost in Brooklyn.
The tidal wave Of politics has struck
us with the force of north caster,
and now that Chicago has settled the
course Of the Republicans, all eyes
are fixed on Cincinnati, to see what
the Democrats are going to do with
the Old Man of the Sea. The Tam
many braves went out in their war
paint, and free tickets went begging
among the warriors who were sup
posed to be enlisted for the West.
Visions Of free lager, free passage and
free blowout all around have brought
many patriots to the front whose
claims can not be overlooked. Boss
Kelly, August Scliell and Gov. Dor
sheimer departed in Schell's magnifi-
cent palace car. just before the train
started, number Of suspicious ham
pers were put on board, and as every
one had cork-screw in his pocket,
it was tolerably certain that whatever
other evil befell them by the way,
they would not perish of drought.
Brooklyn politicians received an
earthquake shock OH Wednesday,
which shook the city to the centre.
For many years past, the city has
been governed by a series Of Commits
sions, the only object Of which APP
pears to be to rob the public, and pro-
vide fat places for the politicians.
Sometimes the Democrats were lucky
enough to hold them then a Repub-
lican rally would take place, and, un
der the cry of retrenchment aid re-
fum the Democrats would he ousted.
At tue last election the Republicans
captured the Common Council, and
with it all the valuable Offices in the
city. Their triumph, however, was
very short lived, for Boss Mclaughlin
secured the valuable aid Of couple
of renegade Republicans, and every
Republican official was bounced out
of office within "a hours after the
completion of the contract. Ofcourse
the Republicans felt sore, so they put
a rod in pickle for Terry Mclaughlin
and his friends. The fall election
gave the Legislature an opportunity
for retrencllment and reform. There
were three heads to each commission,
and every one had $4,000 year. The
Republican Legislature made the
Commissions each With single head,
aud on Wednesday every Democrat
in the city was bounced, illustrating
that grandest Of American mottos,
ito the victors belong the spoils, !"
and that other never to be forgotten
maxim, I" Le virtuous and you will he
happy"
The matrimonial market has been
active during the week, good sound
wives being rated at $23 so head.
get my ratings from Brooklyn's
commercial bulletin, the Eagle, aud |
lind $23 SO the latest mercantile quo
! tation. A we'll to do German, by the
name of Goetz, had the misfortune to
lose IL most amiable and excellent
wife. It was not long before the old
fellow discovered that {" it il lot good
for man to be alone,H 80 he put an
advertisement in the Herald for a
lonsekeeper. Next Gay he received
749 answers, and among them one
from Dnxom widow by the name of
Hahn. She had bright, sunny, blonde
hair, large, melting blue eyes, stood
5 feet 2 in her stockings, and her belt
ribbon measured exactly Az inches.
As soon as Goetz laid eyes on her he
was gone, and the widow had not
been two weeks in the house when
Goetz proposed to make her Mrs. G..
His sons and daughters demonstrated,
aud he threatened to kick them out
Of the house. Things were going on
swimmingly, when the old mans son
discovered that the charming widow
was no widow at all, but that another
man had n lien upon the property.
In short. the willow was on the grass,
and Mr. Hahn was yet alive. Threats
of bigamy, etc, were hurled at Mis-.
Hahn, but Goetz was no common
lover, If he was 81. He hunted up
Hahn, and the two came to mutual
understanding. Hahn did not want
his wife, aud Goetz did, SO Goetz
asked him his price to relinquish his
lien on the property, and after some
discussion as to the quality of the
goods, they tinally fixed on S23 so.
In just 45 minutes after the contract
was signed, Mrs. Hahn was Mrs.
Goetz. On his bridal night the old
man was arrested for assault and bat
terry, aud his bride for higamy. Hahn,
| the recreant villain, tried to black
mail old Goetz for more money. He
says she was worth S34 IS of any
mars money, and he only received
s23 50. Next week the courts will
decide the validity Of his claim.
The storm on Sunday took off the