The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24

The ExcURsIoN.-The train reaching
here in tlne time last Sunday, brought up
about six hundred excursiouists all intent
upon fun. The members of tho Y. NJ. B.
A. in body and headed by the Crescent
City Brass Band, paraded few streets of
the town and passing the office Of the
CHIEF, stepped in order that two Or three
tunes might be played in serenade. They
then proceeded to the r. L. Lee Hotel,
where arrangements had been made for
their reception, and were welcomed by
| several of our citizens. A military
drill, running and thro wing matches had
been advertised for the amusement of
the visitors, but it seems the association
was unable to succeed in getting them
| mp, and all attention was turned to the
dinner, dance and base ball game, the
base ball game being the feature Of the
day. The officers of the association are
as follows: P. j. Reilly, President; NJ.
A. Alley, LIST Vice President; N. D.
Hughes, end Vice President; NJ. NJ.
Healey, Recording Secretary c. R. Todd,
Financial Secretary; j. F. Cochran,
Assistant Secretary; H. Powers, Treas
urer; D. J. DAILY, Warden; j. J. Lyons,
Physician; NJ. G. Lally, Marshal. The
association is composed of 243 members.
AS usual upon such an occasion, the
train tickets being bought by outsiders,
without power on the part of the officers
to refuse seats to any one holding them,
many rowdies were present, and with
them hoodlnmism roigned supreme. The
actions of these young men, their OBJ
streperons conduct and grossly indecent
language as heard on our streets, were
absolutely shameful, and it is to be hoped
that if these excursions from New Orleans
are to continue some means ought to be
devised by which such men may be kept
away. Many arrests were made, but it
seems that all the disturbers could not
be incarcerated. Let Justice be done.
however, to those to whom it is due
none OF the members of the organization
were implicated in the rows of Sunday.
Our attention has been called to a |
matter that requires looking into by the |
Police Jury. MI. Higginbotham, a re-
spectacle and worthy citizen of the par
ish of Lafonrche, while bringing flat
boat of rice up the Bayou from the La
fourche rice mill, to be delivered to pur-
chasers in and about Donaldsonyille. |
was forced, from the condition of the
banks, to let his mules pass upon the top
OF the levee. A stranger, he Cid not
know of the existing ordinance prohib-
iting the riding or driving OIL the levees
of this parish, and while returning he
was stopped by the Constable and JUS
tice of the Peace of the lower ward.
who arrested three of his cordell BOYS on |
a charge of having maliciously infringed |
an ordinance of the Police Jury. This is
the third or fourth time recently that
the thing has occurred. The parties have
paid amounts to these men, not wishing
~ ioso all Time, anu only calling the
matter to the attention Of private per-
sons. We were under the impression shat
the danger from high water was what the
members of our Police Jury had in view
when this ordinance was passed, and
that it was their intention only to pro-
tect the levees during such time. If so,
now is the proper moment to put an end
to law that is becoming an obstruction
to navigation, through its improper ex-
ecution, and is, in our humble opinion,
unconstitutional and void. Especially
SO as, If our memory does not mislead us,
an Act is extant requiring passage to
be provided along the banks of streams
for tows. We have not SO much ohiec-
ton to the ordinance itself as to the
manner i'll which it is executed. Urgent
requests have been made by gentlemen
Of standing i'll this community, that the
matter be brought before the Police
jury, and their attention to it is asked.
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