The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Wolves In Sleeps Clothing-An Inside
View Of our Park Commission-An Ex.
pedlitious Ambulance Departn,ent Shall
We Revive tho whipping Rost New
Fork Hoodlu,ns- We Keep the Chi.
lseso Treaty-I.ovo and llurvler-What
Our Opera Folks are Doing. etc.
NEW York, AMgust 6, 1881. .
EDITOR CHIEF: 4
It is q very old story; nevertheless Il
il useful occasionally to hear an old
story rel,carsed. It is a!,I,ustr two years
ago since the people Of Now York, and,
indeed, the whole United States, were
shocked with the intelligence that right
in the heart Of the city, surrounded by
churches and charitable associations, ol,
which millions aud millions Of doilars
had been expended, q fend b, human,
form was actually starving thirty little
children to death. The revelation of
this nnonstrous crime was 50 terrible that
people refused TO believe it at first, and
when it was whispered that this incar-
nate devil was u minister Of tho gospel,
they said no, this can not bc, for this
man, if man lie can be called, is a fol-
lower Of him who said, almost two thou
sand years ago, "Suffer little children to
come unto me, and forbid them not, for
Of such is the Kingdom of heaven" One
morning procession was formed from
this lazar house, ans. u little band of
emaciated skeletons was borne from this
earthly hell to friendly harbor and IL
place Of safety; they wero cleanse.l Of
the vermin that covered them, their tat
tered, filthy garments were replaced by
clean and decent clothes, and only those
who witnessed that terrible scene can
imagine the JOY that cleaned FROM their
hungry Dyes whom they saw on the tables
before them al abundance of wholesome
food. Some Of them never recollectcd
having seen such q thing before, and
others doubted if the thing was not all q
dream; but there was one little emaci-
ated wretch who WAS so far gono that
the laden table with its inviting food,
had no charms for him, and it seemed as
if the spirit Of little Louis Victor was
not far from the golden gates. The trial
Of this clerical brute came on, aud no
revelation moro sickening and terrible
is to he found i'll history or fiction; our
miserable laws were inadequate to the
punishment Of this wretch, but the Judge
did the hoat hc could and sentenced him
to the penitentiary for one year, and a
fine Of $500. One year Of confinement,
we'll fed and we'll lodged, for years Of
suffering and agony inflicted OH miser-
able little waits whom lie starved to
death by inches: He served his time
and came out fat and healthy, and one
would naturally have supposed that any
church with decent self-respect, would
at once have rid itself Of this atrOcious
felon, but on his release u committee
was appointed by the bishop to examine
into the charges against him, and see if
there was any necessity for trial by
the church, and after months Of patient
investigation, these sapient priests de-
clare that while there may have been
certain slight indiscretions OIL the part
of brother Cowley, and that he left un-
done some few things that he ought TO
have done, that, OH the whole, they can
find nothing sufficiently reprehensih!e in
his conduct to call for action by the
church, and therefore recommend that
the matter drep. The church may white
wash him and the bishop may cover him.
with his lawn, the canons may send
forth the proclapation that his sins
vhicL We're scarlbt are now washed
white as wool, but IA Church ordinance