The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-30
noNA DSONyIE LOUISIANA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81 1882

| like this one can be seen in tho city or
elsewhere. "What is thatf" said . gentle
man from Arkansas 30 New York drum
mer, inst returning from a successful trip
to the West. "That, sir" said tho drum
,ner, "is tue chimney Of tho Transatlantic
Cremation Association; put your body
in there and reduce you to ashcs in ex-
actly five seconds by the WATCH" and all
joking aside, it could do it in a very few
moments, for tho fires that pass through
that gigantic chimney are terrific. They
generate heat which is to warm at
mid winter the lower part of New York.
Gradually it is expected that it will be
extended to all portions Of the city, and
eventually it is to be used for cooking as
we'll as heating, so that all you will have
to do of frosty morning is to jump out
of bed, turn on the steam, boil the kettle,
cook your chops. No Goals, no dust-no
nothing to which any person desirous Of
his comfort could object.
A marvellous change has taken place
about the Old Bowling Green. The Pro-
duce Exchange, one Of the finest struc-
lures i'll the city, is. hurrying towards
completion and will bo ready for occu-
pancy in the early spring. On the oppo-
site side of tho Bowling Green mag
nifcent building is being erected by
Cyrus Field. It is on the site of the old
Washington Hotel, one of the most mem
orable structures in the city. The build
ing which has been just torn down to
uake way for it has seen within its walls
moro distinguished company than any
similar building in the United States
Sir Henry Clinton occupied it wbilo the
British held possession of the city, and
General w Washiugton held possession of it
during his stay i'll New York. The quss-
ton now is, what is Mr.. Field going to
Go with his new buildingi By some it
was supposed that he was going to start
a new stock exchange, in which seats
would be sold for the mere nominal sum
of 10000, aud it was said that one thou
sand New York gentlemen stood ready to
take the seats at that price. Ten millions
of dollars would give the new board
nice little start, and when we consider
that seats in the old board are worth
$50 900. it would seem that the now
board in the right sort Of hands wsuld
be a most dangerous rival. just above
the Produce Exchange is another colossal
building, twelve stories high from.the
basement. and with two tiers Of collars
below the surface of the street. The i'm
provements about the Bowling Green in
the three buildings mentioned represent
an outlay of between four and five mil
lions of dollars.
A singular revelation has just bser
brought to light in searching the bag
gage Of Olsen, of Minneapolis, who naur
dered his wife aud then committed sui
eide. Olsen was on his way to Sweder
with his family, but got drunk, as
saulted his vito, and from q en-
she received in the arm she died il
the hospital. Then Olsen died, leaving
his children in charge of the Society fol
tie Prevention Of Cruelty to children
. On Olsen's person was found lsrg
. amount of money aud couple of checks
representing in all about $1,000. 1t
= now claimed that this money was give
Olsen to purchase votes for one Of tn
candidates in the late election, and tina
, Olsen pocketed the swag. II he did 8
lie put it to a much better uss than h
i, would have done had he used it to cor
+ rupt the fanchisc.
The tumble in the oil market brongh
:, copsternation to the bulls, and tho IN
: lucky boomers who bought oil at I26, ea
- pecting to see it 60 to $50, have CONS
r, sudden grief. These violent tiuctuatior
are always provocative of ruin, and tn
;, past few days have left q number {
wrecks on the oil market.
. An interesting item comes to us frol
q Brooklyn. A bouncing young lady I
a.. eighteen, who turns the scale at 22
was disrobing herself in the dark prepa
l. atory to going to bed; suddenly 81
T. heard slight movement in tho corn'
r. of the room, aud cropping her way in II
" dark she laid her hand upon a man
y, head. She knew at once it must be
., thief, so she grabbed him by the throa
70 shook him like 3 terrier dog, scream'
il murder and police like Trojan, al
~ when her father aud brother rushed
At handed over the burglar more dead thu
.. alive, and then, like sensible girl, 81
o. retired to bed to sleep the sleep Of Il
j. righteous. She has had six offers
marriage since Monday.
y The stores are full Of holiday gooC
,t very Truly I Yours. sRoADBR1n.
!" Professor Tice. the distinguished MsteoEo
OF gist and Weather Prophet OF It, Lsuis. Aas issu
lis his Annual National Weather Forecasts
RS 1884, in which, besides forstslins ths weatf
/. for every day in the year, and clearly explain
the theory on which his predictions are bass
~ he eiyes much other information soncsrni
70 atmospheric phsnomena-the whole design
not only to give the facts as 70 the vesther. I
IN ther changes. In the present number the r
'" feasor has timely article on Comets. 9