The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-30
.LE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY APRIL 30, 1881.

know not, but the stock market got a
black eye last week which made one
think of Black Friday. Every thing
went down with rush, aud all the little
bulls got badly clawed, but by Wednes-
day noon the bulls got their second wind,
and the way they made the bears hunt
their holes was wholesome caution to
Wall street. The bears have been selling
short all the week, and the market was
largely oversold, and being compelled to
cover their shorts many worthy bears
came to grief. Uncle Rnfns Hatch has
left us for the "Vexed Bermothes." He
is easing up on his eleven per cents. and
enjoying asparagus and Spring onions.
Most of our great financiers are forsaking
| us, all of them bent on relaxation we'll,
they can afford it-they have bled the
community pretty we'll, and don't
think we shall go mourning for their
absence.
singular phase of city life was ex-
hibited this week in the arrest of Henry
T. Elmore, a wealthy merchant, who was
formerly bright and shining light of
DR.. Talmage's church, a trustee, 81 deacon
and one of the fellows that passes around
the plate. El,Dore is unique specimen
he has been married three times. His
first wife got divorced from him on the
plea of adultery, and as soon as the di-
vo1ce was granted he married the woman
who was implicated in his crime. He
brought her to Brooklyn, and as soon as
her antecelents became known her social
ostracism so preyed upon her mind that
her life became u b,,rthen, and she com
mitted suicide. He then married the
complainant in the present snit, and a
short time ago turned her adrift to per-
ish in the streets. She swears she was
married to him by one Alderman john
son, and lie swears that he picked her up
casually and went to live with her. If
his own account be true, and that Of the
woman is entirely false, ne still deserves
a good horse whipping, though in justice
to the lady be it said that she bears
most respectable character, while he has
acted like q donble-dyed sconndrel. If
it is true that he instigated or had per-
formed a mock marriage for the purpose
of deceiving the unfortunate woman,
nothing short Of the whipping post
would be an adequate punishment for
such an abon,inable crime.
Fdison's application to light our streets
and houses by electricity, and which was
vetoed by the Mayor, has been passed by
the Council over the Mayors veto, and
now the electric light is in order, we
shall see what we shall see. We have
no further use for moons nsoE, we can
manufacture them to order. We are
going to have clean streets, aud now we
are troubled how to get rid of the dirt.
off of Coney Island. In Il few weeks we
Immense preparations have been made,
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been expended this winter on this sea
side paradise, not to mention the millions
invested before, and now to have these
gigantic interests jeopardized by a parcel
OF villhnOus contractors is not to be
thought Of The most reliable sanitary
authorities declare that dead horses and
domestic cats are not valuable addition
to n salt water bath. If this keeps on
the freqnenters Of Brighton and Manhat-
tan Beaches may have All opportunity of
testing their efficacy, though for me, if
you please, I'll take mine without horse,
and with the smallest possible havoring
OF cat.
An artist, named Frankenstein, who
once occupied quite an enviable position
in Cincinnati, was found dead in a mis-
er.ble house which he had occupied
alone for two years past. Thongl, pos
sessed Of some means, he died alone in
squalid wretchedness, and had been dead
several days when he was discovered.
am happy to record that we have had
something like Spring day-mot much
Of one, but still something near it.
Overcoats are still in order, and rubber
shoes are not entirely laid on the shelf.
BROADBRIM.