The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-17

ference to- them; they understand tina
Tammany represents the element, whic
is forninst the government and forums
the law,1..and that is all they want +
know to give their allegiance. Joh1
Morrissey was the only man who eve
grapp1ed successfully with TTammany
but John was prize-fghter, and hi
strength lay in the fact that he was on
Of them. Prize-fghter and gambler the!
sent him to Congress to represent them
though to his credit be it recorded tina
many men with MUCH better chance
and u far nobler pedigree, were not hal
as honest as John Morrissey. But, as
said Il little while ago, nobody seems tt
know any thing about our political
future; it looks as. though there might
be new deal all around, though al
present it is impossible to tell who will
hold the trump cards.
/ For general cussedness the weather
has been unexampled in our history, and
had it not been for my early Christian
training I fear the letter of this week
would have been disfgured with some
unseewly language. A day Or two Of
I moderate sunshine and warmth has re-
stored tho usual sweetness of my temper,
and Richard is himself again."
I Scarce any modern romance tells y
story like that revealed in the trial Of the
will of the late Miss Sarah Burr. Here
was Il miserable, miserly old wretch
with an income of between two hundred
and fifty and three hundred thousand
dollars a year, depriving herself and
every body around her Of the commonest
necessaries of life, and dying in filth and
rags, yet leaving behind her property
| valued at nearly four million Of dollars
to missionary societies, Bible societies
and tract societies Of which she knew
nothing when she was alive, and who
care nothing for her now that she is dead.
A Mr.. Titus, her agent, and IL Mr.. Riker,
appear to have been the principal engin-
GERS in drawing the old lady's will. From
present appearances there is little doubt
that tue owner Of this vast property was
little more than dementel, and l truly
hope that the will may be broken and
the property given to the relatives where
it belongs. Her household effects and
dresses were brought into court on the
trial, and the whole lot would scarcely
have been taken by All italian rag-picker.
No woman in her senses would have
lived as this misery old wretch did. II
ever a will should he broken, hers is the
will to smash.
A new ordinance has been passed
against hawking, and under its provis-
ions four poor women were arrested the
other day, and in default of ten dollar |
fine We're committed to Jail. One poor
starving creature who had been guilty
of the heinous offenso Of selling yegeta-
bles from basket, and who was widow !
with two little children dependent on
her, dropped from sheer exhaustion in
the corridor Of the Jail as they were TAX
ing her to cell. Forgers, thieves, muir
derers and rascals of every description
are walking around the streets unnoticed,
While these miserable, starving women
are torn from their furnishing children
and sentenced to imprisonment for trying
% keep the wolf from the door.
It ever woman suffrage should become
u, accomplished fact, Alonzo Il. Cornell
will not be elected Governor the ladies'
re down OH our handsome executive,
nd also on the. attorney general, who
hey consider stands between them and
heir hopes. There will doubtless be an
Indignation meeting called at a very
arly day, and when it is-just stand
rom under; better for those officials that
hey had never been born, or, in the lam
mage of Horace Mann, Better that they ,
TODD i'll the lightning's path as it de- +
cends from the heavens to the earth d.
etter for them that nillstones were tied =.
bout their necks and that they were 7
rOwned in the sea-"
Serves them both right; to avoid all
ature complications, l am for woman !;
mirage; l go in for giving her chance 9
the army, the navy, the Indian de- .
artnent and Star ronte contracts.
Trusting that 1 may live to see these .
right visions realized, :,
l am, truly yours, BROADBRIM. :.
he History Of New York Coun terfeiter-
How the Government lost a $1,000 u. 9.
Bond Plate-New York Detectives-The "
History of a City Clerk-A Novel Applica. 4
ton for Divorce-The Weather, Summer II
Resorts, etc.
NEW YORK, june 3, 1882 g.
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