The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-03-27

farmers wife. Next morning after
the wedding, she returned to. her
uncle's house, and begged for sl,olter,
the inbnman brute drove her back,
denying her the protection Of his
home for. two weeks, she strove to
do the best she could and at last one
desperate night in the midst of : tor
rible snow storm, with q few little
thugs tied up in 4 handkerchief, she
fed from her husbands home, never
to return. In her flight, she found
good friends and protection, as soon
as they heard her story. Her husband,
however, found her ont, and again
she was compelled to fy; at last, by
the aid of kind friends, she returned
to her relations in Germany, and in
her absence, her husband commenced
proceedings for !. edivorce on the
ground Of adultery. Tho matter was
cent to referee, and during the trial,
the time, the place, the individual, all
were brought forward. One human
devil swofe that he was the partici-
pant in the woman's crime, and 10
corroboration, female fiend was
found who swore that she had wit
messed it. On this evidence, the de-
cree Of divorce was granted, and the
man got married again. Last week,
the girl returned from Germany, and
learned for the first time, the grounds
on which divorce had been oh,
tanned, and indignant at the aspersion
of her fair fame, applied to have the
case re.opened. In her affidavit, she
accounts for every moment Of her
time since she left her husbands
house. She was never in New York
but few hours, whom she arrived
from, and when she departed for Ger
many. In fact, she was in Germany
at the time her husband alleged her
criminal offense in New York, and to |
cap The climax, the suborned wit
nesses were never heard Of in the
house where they swore they were
employed, and wherc the crime Was
said to have been committed. Both
have disappeared, and it now ,looks
as though the brutal husband and
the tricky lawyer would find their
way to States prison. e..z...
This week closed the last act in one
Of our most memorable municipal
dramas. Mrs. VIM. NJ. Tweed Was
laid to rest beside her husband, in the
family vault at Greenwood. Ii the
terrible storm of malediction that fols
lowed. the discovery of her husband's
crimes, no, word of offense was ever:
heard against the faithful mother and
patient wife; translated suddenly
from few rooms on the second floor
of tenement house, to 3 palace
which kings might envy, she bore her-
self 60 modestly and generously As to
disarm the bitter envy Of those who
lad known her in her less prosper
ous days. When, at last, the terrible
storm came which consigned her hus- i
band to = feloa's cell, and made her
family name symbol Of popular e.
ecration, she meek1y bowed before
the tempest, and clung, With unfslter
ing love, to her felon husband, in his
exile and his dungeon, until death.
The last few years werespent abroad,
By this poor, broken hearted woman,
whose spirit passed away among
strangers, in q foreign land, and
whose remni0s were brought back
this week, to be laid. beside those Of
her husband. Of the many thousands
who were once glad to callthemselves
her friends, only.a few had suf1cient
courage to brave the obloquy Of even
an acquaintance with the family, and
pay the last tribute of respect: to her
remains. .ss83
Tho Fates are against nst. Ou Sun
day "Clnbber Williams, who now
has charge Of the street sweepers'
brigade, made an honest effort; to
clean the lower part Of tho city. Sow
eral hundred scavengers were en-
ployed, and BY daylight on Monday
the streets were as clean 10 i new pin
after it has been used q little while;
but, just as Ne were congrafulatiug
ourselves on our good luck, the SNOW
storm Of Wednesday Knocked all onr
hopes into "pi," and the continuation
on Thursday, which was tho severest
snow storm Of the winter, left the
streets covered with mud and slush,
in fact 40 miserable and 40 dirty n
they have been any time during the
winter. 9
The past few weeks have been .
season OF feasting, which has made
the heart Of Delmonico glad. Appro-
pos, I see the old man has returned
to his native home ip switserland,
where he has been welcomed by the