The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-25
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AFTER the EIection Democratic Rcjoi
Chaos ON Wall Street Demolition dss
the Old Dutch Church Theatrical At
fractions, etc.
New YORK, November II, 1882.
EDITOR CHEF:
Praised be Allah! it is over. For the
past two months this city has been in
such turmoil as yoit only see Mt election
times. All the bad elements crop out;
tranips, thieves aud vagabon,ls of every
degree flock hitherward to gather the
harvest which these periodic revolutions
afford. Free rnis, free grub, free lodging
and other privileges arc the prizes Of this
troubled time, and the n,,sayory hest
that gathers to the feast represent the
riugetl, sireaked and speekied of this, the
metropolis of the Union. Nothing has
been more striking in the city than the
large Numbers of ttese unke,npt and at-
washed villains which have crowded our
streets for over Il month. The cold
weather would naturally have arifted
them upon us early in November, bnt the
smoke rising from, tho holocaust of the
election has heen scented afar off by
these carrien crows and hence the gath
ering hut with the setting sun of tho
seventh Of November the visions of free
whisky, free lunch and free lodging fade
like Il beautiful dream, aud from this
time frr.i, they viii have til trust to
what they can coax from foolish servant
girls or bully froi, housewives whose
husbands are away from home. Not
witlistauding Z he tremendous excitement
and the enormous stake, the election was
exceptionally quiet. A stranger passln.,,
through New York or Brooklyn would
never have suspected that any thing un-
usual was going on, unless he happened
to go near the polls. The whole number
of arrests would scarcely eqnal onr aver
age Sunday drullks, the election law
which closes whisky saloons having
much 70 do with the preservation OF the
public peace. A stalw.art Republican
Wishing to rebuke n Democratic .oppo-
nent remarked g that What few drunken
men were seen Me,e Democrats, at
which The Dennc,a.b replied "that the
Republicans bad no reason t" get drunk !;
aud What was more, ii, u little while
they would not lave anything to get
drunk with" The Republican felt that
l;e vas sat down on, aud larsed into si-
lence rs he remarked something abont
Republics being nnsrateful. Did they
have high old time, The Democrats, el9
High aid time only eonveys faint idea
of what time they did have; men
punched each other in the ribs; smashed
each others hats--drank tc onr glorious
fo,rfathers, tlie eagle, the flag aud the
glorious triumph of true Jc!fersonian
;.riucipies These who had been doing
penance for the few hours that the Sd
looms were closed made amends for their
sutferings by taking an extra drink.
Aud although it must be two years
and . half before the happy event can
take place, the fat places i'll the Custom
House are all bespoken, and prospective
collectors, appraisers aud surveyors are
is thick as The au!uosa leaves, aud the
number Of patriots who are willing to
serve their country in almost any ca
pacity, to which a good salary is attach
| ed. wrult form an army which could
/ have crushed the late rebellion like an
| egg-slsll. But whether defeated or vic
torious. the American, rs he sits down
| with his newspaper to sum up the effect
of the conflict, caDnot but feel proRa that
Notwithstanding II battle which has
completely revolutonize,l the politics OF
his country, The affair has passed away
with less disturbance than would char
acterize the elsciion of Il Dutch bursiici
| OF a Ion.ln,, alderman. The weather was
! cool. and the Thermometer hot many dc.
| srees above the freezing point no doubt
went far towards giving us the mos
quiet aud orderly guEernaterial electio,
that New York .s;la seen fox Il century.
Chaos reigus il, Wall street; l on',
i,aps that the trite old as'agn rnay prove
true, that when thieves fall out homes
men comc bs their ewn.''
! Vanderbilt and Gntis! are ut logger
heads, OF, at least, sc ii is given out OF
the utreet. Now, if there is any thins
that an usp,.l.istic.,.ed pesson sh>'isls! b
suspicious ef 1t is Wall street points, es
peuisl|y when volunteered by disiHier
est;.,l parties Gould as.;} Vanderbilt wes'
At swords points Il wear and Il hal: n
two years ago. Gu Western Union an'
Northwestern they we're going to Ii!
each other on sight; the Continent w:i
not quite big enonsl, 10 i,ols! the pair G
them b,t peace WAS finally restoEea q
january 8, 1891, ami iii less than t~cHt
days eacl, of these excellent geHtleIie
had added several millions to his pile
aud the deay public have since been IT
pentiug in sackclosh and ashes that the
ever had any thing to 10 with either {
them. CONSERVATION has seized In
i. | Western Union gamblers; the watefin
uf their stock to the exteut of thirt,
eight millions las been pronounced i