The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-15

ridiculous police force of this city came
to light this week. The circumstances
point directly to the fact that the whole
affair was but a joke, and we'll merited
one at that, on the part Of the hoodlums
who figure quite conspicuously in the
novel enterprise. The whole joke is in
the fact that two policemen, James
Heaney and w. ]. Grady, overwhelmed
in strength of body as we'll as Of mind,
by too profuse inhibition of whiskey,
laid their noble forms on the sidewalk
and were soon snoring away in sweet re-
pose and fancied security. Presently,
William Delaney, James Downs and
Chas. Breslin, as genuine set of hood
lums as ever walked the back streets OF
the Crescent City, hoved in sight and Of
course the situatfourawxsa tA9s enticing
not to take hand in it. The hoodlums
divested the slumbering peelers ef their
uniform, baton .and cap included, and
proceeded "to play the peeler" on the
whiskey perfumed forms of the knights
of the club. Space is too small to enable
me to do justice to the doings of the
rampant hoodlums on this memorable
night. Suffice it to say that when the
drunken peelcrs were picked up they
were So far beyond recognition that
"their own mothers wouldn't know 'en,"
one being found on I'll empty lot where
he was thrown by the hoodlums, and the
other serving as bridge to long neg
lected ditch.
Judge Daycy of the First Recorders
Court is terror not only to the hood
INN, but also to the shyster, a creature
who hangs around the Recorders Courts
in this city, and by playing "lawyer,"
fleece the unwary. 1t has been 3 custom
so long in vogue to allow parties with
out the requisite license to practice law,
that the wrong was considered almost
! irremediable. The utter absence, how
ever, of the pestiferous shystor in and
| around the First Recorders Court, dis
abuses one of that fallacious idea. The
legal profession owes great deal to
Judge Davey for this act of judicial fear
| lessness and Independence.
The Irishmen Of this city have organ
lied Land League similar to kindred
organizations existing in Ireland and the
different citiaa Of the Union. The lead
ing spirits Of the movement in this city
are we'll worthy of the confidence Of Ire
lands sons, rs we'll as of those who de-
sire to contribute towards the liberty of
an oppressed people. Branchea arc b.
ing organised all over the city.
The 'One Hundred Wives" sensational
drama, which pictures in flashy colors
Mormonism in all Of it's taonstrosity, is
the theatrical hit Of tbs season. Ada
Gilman, the leading lady who plays Mrs.
Mckinley, is a. pretty little woman and
ore Ct the most consummate actresses on
the stage. Annie Pixley in Miss y
drew q large house on the opening night
but did not meet with as much success
the following nights. Miss Pixley is also
petite, and is said to be as popular as
Lotta. can't see the point. Rice's Sur
Party, devoid of Alice Atherton, Willie
Edouin and Louise Harrison, has not won
that admiration that it did of yore, al
though the tout ensen,ble Of the company
is good. Leavitt's mob in pink tights
at the St. Charles entailed loss Of $4,000
on their manager, Cause: too many
tights. The burlesque troupe at the Va
rioties are mostly direct from England
and are all des petites blondes. Petite ac-
tresses are all the go now. Davenport
was failure this season. The French
opera troupe is we'll patronized. What
has become Of the admirers or the imi
tators of Aimee, the opera boutfe fraud
There used to be great admirer Of
| Aimee in Donaldsonville. Now is tht
chance to see real artists in New Orleans
Has that imitator "cooled down Z" q,
reroir.