The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-09-24
DONALDSONVILIE, LOUISIANA,

of million of the school funds: Ho
many members of the Board of Educ
tion were engaged in the yilliany h;
not yet transpired but it is morally ce
tain that in a city like Brooklyn no o,
individual wonld be allowed to enlo
such rich plum alone.
Another case has just come to ligf
which shakes our faith in humanity, br
the proofs are SO conclusive that we a,
forced to believe them. . II there was an
institution of which Kings County fel
proud, it was its Penitentiary. Othe
county institutions had frequently sui
fered fiom the world, the flesh and th
devil, but the Penitentiary was Away
found chung up" and all the crew "ol
deck" The bright particular star o
this institooshnn was James Shevlin. j;
gintleman frum Oirland ov high degree
and nevvy ov Boss McLaughlin's. L
was a foine place-great pickings and
not too much investigation! In short
it was just the place for the nephew o1
the Boss. He held the position several
years, and during the time, though the
prison was tolerably well equipped, in-
stead of supporting itself, it cost Kings
county from $25, 900 to $4O,O 900 year.
This Spring change was made, and
in six months such radical reform was
effected in the management that the Ia
Dor OF the convicts netted over S11, 900
profit. It was then discovered that the
former Superintendent drew for the sup
plies and expenses of from 100 to 200
more prisoners than there were confined
in the Penitentiary; and, nothwithstand-
ing all this, the prisoners were i'll fed
and beaten in a manner horrible to re-
late. The new management has reduced
the hours Of labor, increased the quality
and quantity Of the prisoners rations
it has entirely abolished the use of the
lash, besides introducing an order never
known in the prison before, and it has
done all this with profit to the county
in six months of over $1l 600. Mr.. shev
lin is pious man, 3 regular attendant
at church, and the public is anxiously
waiting to know what he il going to do
about it,.
The persistence with which people
rush upon suicide is something appall-
ing. Only few weeks ago an eminent
merchant tried to suffocate himself by
turning on the gas in a room which he
had hired for the purpose of killing him
self He was rescued next morning, and
after lingering between life and death
for several days, was finally discharged
from the hospital, and the next day he
jumped IL, the river and deowaea him--
'elf. A woman made three attempts.
md succeeded at last by jumping from
erry-boat at night. The latest sensa-
ion is an Irishman, and, what is more
a Spirtualist, who commit
ed suicide in Central Park by severing
he arteries in his arm. He wanted to |
huffie off this mortal coil easily, 60 he |
ried q bypodermic injection of NOR
liine, but woke up after sleeping twen-
= hours. Very much disgnsted with his
allure, he then sat down and wrote
,tter covering six pages of foolscap (by
he way, very proper paper to write
pon), in which he gives the most phil
sophie reasons for getting out, and hav-
'g done this, he completed the job most
fectually. If he can look back from
le other side of Jordan, it must I've quite
consolation to him to know that he has
'caped the sweltering heat of two of
,e hottest days of the season; but if he
as made mistake and landed in that
lace where it is considerably hotter
ian New York, won't he wish himself
ack at Coney Island or Rockaway
each! The case is remarkable one.
the document the logical sequences
'arcely leave doubt of his perfect san
y, for if ever man crossed the dark styx
ith perfectly level head, that man
as Peter Cannon of Dublin.
The day of fasting and prayer for the
elk Presidents relief from his deadly
sril was religions!y and generally OBJ
rived. In New York and Brooklyn all
asses joined in the observance, the Jews
eing with the Gentiles in their evil
,nces of respect for our suffering Chief
agistrate.
For few hours on Tuesday the Stock
seemed to have little of its
d time life. Bulls rushed about scream
6 13O for Hannibal and St. Jo., and
,ars were not able to respond. Up she
ent to $50, 175 and 200! and it was ru-
ored that Jim keene was caught short
200 shares. If SO, James must have
oked rather blue, and realized the truth
that excellent, but homely adage,
What comes over the DEVILS back" etc.
By next Sunday all of our churches
i'll be open, and from our rejuvenated
epherds We look for the most happy
suits. Hoping that We may not be
and that we cool down
lco more, am, Truly yours,
BROADBRIN.