The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-04

ter from Morris asking him to come to
the city instanter; that Marks heart
felt gratitude could not sit still until
Brown was on top of q cushioned chair
in the Internal Revenue department.
Brown came like Q good boy, but he
soon " got up and got.' Your CORES
pondent saw Brown in the granite
building occupying the stamps desk.
Brown sat there probably just long.
enough to wear out the bottom Of his
new trousers, when Marks converted
him into an outside deputy. Brown
kicked" against that, when he was
again reinstated in the Office, only to
get the final bounce, and as you will see,
a job was put up on Brown. Not one
week had gone by when Marks APP
preached Brown at his desk, telling him
that there was an important seizure to
be made down town Of a large tobacco
mandatory, and as a cool head and
clever man only could perform this
duty lie represented that Brown alone
was the man who possessed the proper
requisites for SO important a task.
Brown proceeded to perform his duty in
company with the necessary deputies.
In taking possession of the mandatory,
the officers opened a large iron chest in
the office of this tobacco house, aud here
the question arose whether Brown and
his deputies had the legal right to seize
and seal this chest. Brown had orders
to seize every thing, but this chest was
private and personal property, and cer-
tainly not tobacco. Brown obeyed or.
ders and seized the chest, and few days
afterwards the firm made application
for its release. Here Brown hesitated.
There was no telephone in those days.
One messenger represented that Marks
had given orders to release the safe, and
the other FASTENED back with contrary
orders, and Brown couldn't see that it
was a job to bounce him. He released
the safe, l understand, and then sprung
the heated controversy between Marks
and Brown, which came pretty near
causing Marks removal, had not the lat
ter covered himself by placing the whole
blame on poor Brown. Marks sacrificed
his friend, who had stood by him in
days gone by. Brown was forced to re-
sign, for he had released an iron safe
chuck full of the secrets of the tobacco
ring then in its fowery reign, and be-
cause he saved Marks, bread was taken
from his and his children's mouths.
Not satisfied with this perfidious act,
Marks promised Brown soft berth in
the Marshaps Office, but Brown waited
in vain for that berth, until patience
ceased to be {: virtue, and then didn't get
it. And here l desire to state that no
more honest, upright gentleman than our
mutual friend Brown lives, but honesty
is no prerequisite for Office nowadays.
can not occupy your whole space
with Marks, however, so let me take up
q moro delightful subject, and that is the
several lake resorts of this city, now on
The high road to business prosperity.
visited the West End few evenings
ago, when Shat place was in the full
tide of its glory. The electric light cast
ing, l may say, daylight around, is a
sight indeed worth seeing. Imagine for
Instance your long Railroad Avenue with
It's shade trees transformed suddenly into
! velvet-green promenade with beautiful
parterres and sylvan like grottoes and
crystal fountains, and you can form but
faint idea Of the beauty and magnifi-
;ence of West End. A look at Col. Joe
Walkers saloon, also illuminated by the
electric light, is worth alone the fare to
West End. A fine band discourses the
'est of music every evening to thousands
If people who throng hither. The pub
ic is indebted largely to the enterprising
gentlemen who compose the directory of
,he New Orleans City Railroad Company,
# which that accomplished gentleman
Mr. +. Wintz is president. l would adj
Use all those visiting New Orleans not
% fail to run down to West End and |
AXE look at that earthly paradise.
The Acting Governor has made another |
move OH the executive chess-board by
ssuing his proclamation for an election |
# two Police Magistrates for the city.
The present Magistrates are Ernest Mil |
enberger, ESQ.,, and Mike Shcehan, ESQ.
More anon. The Acting Governor will |
lot be dictated to by the press reporters.
10 says, as he plainly told an Item re-
porter who called upon him to ascertain I
lis reasons for calling an election for Re- 7
;orders, although the reporter went to
him only upon the Governors own sue-
;estion that he would give the press his
easons if he thought it necessary TO issue
III additional proclamation regarding
hose above mentioned officials.
Hon. Z. John Ellis has the inside track
md will no doubt receive the unanimous
Import of his party for Congress in his
district.
The CHIEF was widely read here by
he local politicians, my letter last week
reating considerable merriment amongst
he gang. They ask for more about the
ANAL street climbs, etc. Next weeks let
er might give them little shaking IN.
EPSILON MU.
Scrof1lons swellings, carbuncles and
oils, blotches, pimples and eruptions,