The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-08-21

from the house llD went away VOW
ing vengeance, bHt with his passion
unsubdue1. On "Wednesday morn
ing, after Renant had gone to work,
Bigot again called on Madam Rena,lt.
when tits supposed he made an often
eive proposal, only to be again re-
pulsed, when, crazed by his unholy
passion, be whipped out a razor and
nearly severed Madame Renant's
head from her body; then, inflicting
terrible cash on his own throat, he
rushed into the street. The woman
died Immediately, but the man lin
gered several hours. The neighbor-
hood where the murder was commit
ted is one Of the vilest in the city,
and although assassinations are by
no means uncommon, this last mur-
der seems to have created unusual
excitement.
For want of other excitement, we
have been getting up "a series of confla-
grations in our different oil works,
which have involved loss of over a
million of dollars.
At the Navy Yard a most interest
ing trial is being made with the en-
giDe of the little steamer Anthracite,
which recently crossed the Atlantic,
using ON tile entire trip, only 500 gal
Ions OF water, and i, few tons of coal.
The new system of boiler is calcula-
ted to completely revolutionizs our
present system of steam propulsion.
With our present engines, 20 lbs. of
steam is considered extraordinary
pressure; but, with the new boilers,
they run the pressure up to $50 lbs.
to the square inch, and if necessary
they can, without danger rnn up to
1000. The little vessel, which is about
the size of an ordinary steam tug, is
tied up to one of the docks at the
Navy Yard. Her engines were star.
ted at midnight on Wednesday, aud
ale to be kept in motion for ten days;
all the coal and water are carefully
weighed, and the result of the expert
ment promises to introduce one of the
greatest innovations that has been
known for years.
A wild excitement was created
early in the week by the bold abduc-
tion of l3 year old girl on one of
the Boston boats, by grey. headed
old rnffian, aged sixty. When read
the item in the evening paper, l
grew furious at this latest manifesta-
ton OF human aepravity. / got down
my shotgun, and felt like shooting
every grey headed old rascal that /
met in the street. Ifpowder and ball
had not bee so dear, think / should
have gone to work at once. The an
cient villain was arrested on the ar
rival of the boat at Fall River, and
then 1t transpired that he had not
run away with any one, but was
highly respectable man, and that the
girl had run away with herself, as she
wanted to visit an aunt in Boston,
and her father would not let her go.
The wife of the poor old gentleman
who was arrested was horribly scan
dafjzed at tffg dfsgraee Which, bGf9f
her husband, and should not won
der if somebody had to pay pretty
heavy bill of damages.
A singular case took place in the
City of Churches. The daughter of a
very wealthy family suddenly disap-
peared, and although, the sharpest
detectives have been placed on her
track, up to the present time no trace
of her is to be found. 1t is not sup
posed that she has committed suicide,
or that any serious evil has befallen
her, bnt long time ago she came to
the conclusion that she would no
longer be dependent on her parents,
but that every person should be self
supporting; SO one day she took off
all her fine clothes aud jewels, and
putting on an old dress, walked out
of her fathers princely mansion, to
fight the battle of life alone. 1t is
noble ambition, but if her experience
is any thing like mine, she will soon
get more than she desires.
The weather has been fair for the
dog days. Some days you felt like
crawling into an iee- chest; bnt, as "a
genera! thing, it has been very pleas
ant.
Tanner is himself again, having
pulled up nearly twenty pounds in u
week.
Business still very good, aud
money easy.
Yours truly,
BROADBRIM.