The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-05
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u, t,ro1eers Fleece the Peelers-
Mayor Shakespeare's ProJect->i1s" All
nral Reunion of the A. N. V.-Ihe Bern
1.r,,t and her -Four Accidents dAmOur-
Iotta-Nme. Koze.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. II. 1851.
EDITOE CHIEF:
So much has been said and written
about the beautiful snow which fell III
the Crescent City on January rs and a.
that whatever may add descriptive OF
the fun and frolic of those days, would
be q work of supererogation. l must'
however, say that such grand and mag
nificent landscapes as were presented by
the snowcoyered streets and houses OF
our city, afforded sights to Inhabitants OF
the sunny South which will ever remain
distinct in the memory of those in whose
breast there yet fingered rememberances
of the days Of youthful jollity. So let us
drop the beautiful snow, and como down
to q discussion Of topics. which may prove
more interesting to tho readers OF tho
CHIEF.
Nearly every body in Louisiana has
either seen or heard Of the model police
force Of New Orleans, and formed an OPP
inion of these guardians Of peace. 10
whore you will, on land, or on the num-
crous Mississippi packets, and you Will
find that the shabby, miserable and
abandoned appearance OF the New Or
leans police commented upon, and It IS
not in the least exaggerated. People
pIc naturally inquire why this is so,
whom it is a known fact.hat our. police
men receive salaries larger than are PAID
men who toll for Il living, not by prone
nadine the streets of the city with q baton
and blue uniform, hut by. hard. manual
labor, whose earnings are the fruits OF
work compared to which the avocat'on
of policemen is sinecure. 1t iis true
that the New Orleans policeman noml-
nally receives u salary sufficient OMAN
tain himself and family above want, but
the manner and time. inswhich these sal
aries are paid indicate that the police
men subsist on other resources than their
honest earnings. l have. known Il police
man whose only meals were lunches
which good hearted saloon keeper per-
mttcd him to eat. That guardian OF the
peace succeeded, by this mode Of sub
sistcnce, in stunning the broker alto
eether, and at the end Of the new year
he found himself the pOssessor OF snug
sum which he shrewdly invested in lit
tic bar-room around the corner" But
there are few instanccs,,o f this kind on
record. The broker from whom the poor
peelcr had borrowed monthly stipend,
swallowed mp by his usrrions interest
charges, whatever mars n the nntortu-
nate pcelcr had fancied::. would be his
when pay day came. Hence, it is the Ill
ability Of the government to pay III cas
the salaries OF her policemen that give;
tho force the dilapidated appearance ant
inefficiency which are a disgrace to ou1
city. Occasionally you will read in thu
papers that on !, ccrtainsday tho admin
istrator of Finance will pay the police
force for !, certain month, say September
as is the case now, and yon will proba
bly, think that the policemen will have
fine thing of il. Not ly a long shot; 70
the poor peclcrs salary warrant is in tn
hands Of the broker. who will himscl
mains on the face Of the warrant is al
most invariably absorbed by the usuriou
interest, and tho policeman gets nothing
This paying for a past month is nominal
ly but payday for brokers. 1t is no
surprising therefore, that policemen d
not hesitate to blackmail the Keepers ,
gambling dens and houses of prostitution
on their respective beats. 1t is prl
cipally for this reason that Mayor Shake
spear tavors reorganization OF the pc
lice force and an increase Of salary S
that good and capable men can be 81
clrcd to police the city. If the May,
carries out his project New Orleans wi
not long be cursed with the imbecilc III,
utterly good for-nothing police fore
which now stands rs Il monument to I'll
political canuilicric and lcbauclle.
which once cursed the fair name of IL
Crescent City.
The Sixth Annual Reunion Of II
Army of Northern Virginia was fitting
celebrated by the members Of that 0
ganlzation, on Friday, the 2lst instan
and all who witnessed the parade wi
long remember the martial tread III
soldierly bearing of this brave body
men. heroes of many battle fields. Re
Father Hubert, tho soldier priest, orc
pied Il prominent position at the head
the column, Rev. Mr. Markham, annth
brave minister of Christ, attracted co
siderable attention. The army march,
down Canal as far as Rampant, and tn,
proceeded to Odd Fellows Hall, where
magnificent rcpast was spread. Sever
speeches We're made: those Of c.
McCalch and DR.. Markham We're partic
LARRY effective. A letter WAS read fro
Gen. Fitzhngh Lee, accepting The in,
tatlon of tho Association to deliver
address on the occasion Of the unyeilil
If the monument erected to the fall,
braves.
The Sarah Bernllartlt, accompanied
her four accidents ddm0ur. will be he
on February I, and there has alrca.
been an unprecedented number of sea
sold for the entire season, consisting
nine nights. | doubt whether Ssl;
will receive any social recognition hen
although her reputation us an arts
will Of course command an unparallell
theatrical rush, which is about all Il
festive Sarah wants. Any one wish
seats for any night will have to ap}
for same in person