The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-21
OUR NEW York LETTER.


A Beneficent Storm-Mixed Political Mat
ters-StalkinG Spectres ON Broadway-J.
Gould's New Yacht-From TOrridtty to
Observation-Disclosures Of Fashion.
NEW YORK, October "A, 1882.
EDlToR CHIEF:
The memory Of man runneth not back
to the time when such storm hath oc-
CURED before in this land. 1t is true,
that the streets are cleaner than they
have been for decade, but, grateful as
we may he for this blessing there is no
one in New York who ought to feel as
grateful as Walton, familiarly known as
the Plunger, who now has the contract
for cleaning the streets. The storm which
uuroofed h"nses, flooded cellars pros
trated telegraph poles and destroyed
awnings, was worth to the Plupger
countless thousands of dollars. It saved
him the trouble of sweeping the streets,
and curing the refuse to the sea. Tho
- always looks out for his own
and in addition to the Plunger's other
good luck, Notwithstanding the warn-
ings Of the press and the plots Of the
booknakers, he raksd in the little pile Of
the worst crew of gamblers in the city,
and walked off of the Coney Island track
with a cool 100000; which it is whis-
pered lie Intends to devote to missionary
purposes. #5
Twice within year dreadful accidents
have occurred within the city limits on
the Hudson river road; accidents the
most shocking and the most canseless in
our railroad history. The accidents are
directly traceable to the accnrsed mean
ness, WITH which this road has been
run for years past, that q few men may
pile up fifty or hundred millions each,
and that hundreds Of millions of watered
stock may be made to pay ten per cent.
A foolish gossiping boy is pnt in charge
of telegraph on which depends the
lives of thousands daily; they can get
him cheap, and few killed more or less
makes but little difference. A lazy drum
ken brakeman stands idly by, while
death is rushing swiftly down the rail,
and at one fell swoop, q scorc OF human
beings are hurried into eternity. Nobody
is to blame. Although corporations have
neither souls to save nor bodies to kick,
fortunately they Lave pockets, which are
very tender spots in their organizations.
The dead We can not bring back-bnt
the living can and ought to obtain ex'
emplary damages for their loss.
We are now trying to get our second
wind after the conventions. Matters are
very much mixed it is not ut all certain
who is to turn up Jack. All is not har.
mony in the Republican camp; the
friends of Governor Cornell are bitter in
their denunciation of the trick by which
the convention was wrested from them
and DR.. Cuyler, an eminent Brooklyn
Presbyterian divine, has come out IL
open revolt, declaring that though bt
has been lifelong Republican, he viii
support Mr.. Cleveland, the Democratic
nominee, at the coming election. Th'
Young Republicans, an organization o
considerable political power are equally
emphatic, so we may reasonably look fol
music in the air; but while politica
earthquakes shake the foundation of th'
Republican temple-the citadel of Den,
| ocracy is trembling, for the County Dem
ocrats known as the swallow-tails, are
not at all delighted with Mr.. Clevelan'
1T is looked upon by many as sor
Tammany dodge; for Mr.. Flower wa
supposed to represent the wealth an
respectability Of New York, while Genel
al slocum was fair representative q
the valor aud patriotism of tile Empir
State-he having commanded Divisio
| in tho late war, whore he marched witt
Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea. It il
not encouraging that the war-worn vet
eran, whose great deeds justly entitle
him to distinguished consideration shoul
be passed in the Gubernatorial race by
q mere tyro in politics, who was sweep
| ing ont . lawyers once in Buffalo, whe
General Slocum was leading . battalio
to glory and death on the bloody height