The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-23

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merchant from the interior of the State
came to New York to buy goods. Riding
down Broadway in an omnibus, his at
tention was attracted by very lady like
person in front of him, who seemed the
very personifcation of modesty. He
gave the matter no special attention,
till, happening suddenly to raise his
eyes, he Received one of those quick
glances, which convinced him at once
that he had unconsciously made con-
quest. The signal was quickly answer
ed, and the gentlemen alighted, and was
shortly after followed by the lady; a
meeting was appointed, and from that
point commenced the merchants ruin.
The female was nothing more than q
stool-pigeon, who had a male confed
crate, and he followed the merchant to
his home. The next morning after his
arrival the gentlemen sent in his card
and desired an interview. The mer
chant. supposeing that he had got new
customer, invited him into his private
Office, and there he was informed that
his visitor was the husband of the lady
whom he had encountered i'll the city,
who had just discovered the destroyer of
his peace, and he had now come to de-
mand satisfaction. The merchant was a
lOr If %l,n oh nd trpp
tee; he was a member of the common
council and director of the bank, and
the discovery came upon him like a
tlunderbolt Exposure was ruin, and
nothing was left but to demand the terms
of settlement. Five thousand dollars
was demanded and paid, and for time
the tlackmailer disappeared. The mer-
chant congratulated himself Oh his es-
cape, but in a few weeks his tormcntor
appeared again, and this time with an
increased demand. The merchant begged
for mercy, but the blackmailer was mex
demanded, and that afternoon the unfor-
tunate victim blew his brains out in his
private office. Not long ago an eminent
clergyman received q letter from fe-
male, demanding a sum of money or
threatening to expose him of improper
conduct with herself For once the
blackmailers counted without their host.
The clergyman had done no wrong and
lie was grit to the backbone, SO he put
the matter in the hands of the police.
The woman was arrested and at once
confessed that the job had been put up
by male confederate, and within two
weeks from the reception of the note the
pair were lodged in States Prison. Since
tho killing of Sagcrt, Mr.. strasburger
has received several threatening notes.
II these are only the pleasant pastime of
some waggish knaycs who intend to play
upon his fears, they are treading on dam
gerous ground; but if they are genuine
which there is every reason to believe, a
little moro wholesome killing would not
be ont of order.
Report says that Vanderbilt has un-
loaded his Western Union, bought at 70
and sold ut 100, and now he is going to
Europe to enjoy the plumber of his
friends. Happy Vanderbilt; unhappy
| friends.
Another daring burglary in Brooklyn
has thrown the police into fever, which
may possibly carry some of them off, OF
at least impair their usefulness for some
time to come. On Fnlton street is a
icwelry store, one of the oldest and most
aristocratic in the town. The thorough
fare is the most public in the city, passed
at all hours of the day and night by
thousands of people; it is illuminated all
through the night and in addition to the
regular police force, has the benefit of a
private Waterman. Notwithstanding all
these guards, the burglars got in on Sun
day morning and robbed it of eight thou
| sand dollars worth of watches and Other
iewelry, and after working intlustriously
for several hours at another safe, i'll wlicl
were sixty thousand dollars worth OF
diamonds, they were compelled by the
approach Of daylight to abandon tlleil
kit of tools, but got off with $1,000 wortl
of swag The police and the private
watchmen swear that they were never
more vigilant in the whole of their off
cial lives, and the jeweler swears, not
withstanding that fact, that he lost 5000
Suicides have been uncommonly nu
merous of late. One unfortunate for
eigner being SO determined to get rid o
litt's weary load, that he tied d rop,
around his neck and actually stood Ii,
while lie strangled to death, and whel
consciousness left him he tumbled dOwl
stairs A woman jumped from the tol
of Il house, and another foreigner blew
the top of his head off. It is fortunate
that the foreign immigration is large a
the present time, or we should miss them
just now we are getting mp an unncces
: sary scare on the subjec of clean streets
Some of our solons are afraid that if th
streets are not cleaned we shall have
pestilence next Summer. It is true til
streets are dilty-borribly dirty-bnt til
, approach of Summer seems such renot
contingency that don't see the slightes
necessity for fear. May is almost i
sght-May that i'll the olden time cam
} crowned with apple blossoms and al
that made Spring glorious; but there
not much glory in it now. shiver Will
l write it. Spring, so far, has been on
i; of the most miserable seasons of all tn
. year We have neither grass, blossom
nor flowers, but we have Spring bonnet
:. and Spring dresses, Spring fonnces, flu
> bellows and feathers aud | believe the
: would make their appearance among z,
if the North Pole should break loose frol
its moorings and float into New Yor
! Bay. can only say that many of tt
: 1t = los are claracterized hy Il more ola