The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-11

an evil hour, she did. She drew from
the bank eight thousand pounds which
she held in her own right, and with il
she fled and joined her lover. They
were Immediately married, and then the
captain began wild career of gambling
and dissipation, which, in a few months
reduced them to beggary. Her father
and her mother offered to take her back
but, with perversity that nothing could
shake, she clung to her worthless,
drunken husband. One day news came
that her mother, who knew her condi-
ton, had died of broken heart, and a
short time after that her father, too, was
dead, but that, dying, he had not even
mentioned her name, and he Lad willed
all his vast estate to charitable institu-
tions, leaving his only child penniless
and a beggar. At last the captain fed
for parts unknown, and, in her forlon
and hopeless condition, she found her
way to the United States about twenty
years ago. Highly accomplished in mu-
sic and the languages, she succeeded in
earning precarious living teaching the
children of wealthy people, but her
health failed, and, for the last few years,
she has been almost entirely dependent
on the charity of a lady who had known
her in her gir]hood; but, on Sunday last,
the curtain fell OIL this monrnful tragedy,
and the sad heart ceased to beat, and,
followed by single carriage and two
faithful friends, she was laid peacefully
to rest.
It has been week of unpleasant sur
prises. Religious circles have been
stirred to their innernost depths by the
sermon of the Rev. Mr.. Min, who be-
lieyes in nothing and nobody. People
were shocked with old Hosea Ballou be-
cause he did not believe in hell, but he
did believe i'll heaven, and hoped i'll time
to get there. But the Rev. Mr.. Min does
not believe in heaven or God or prayer
or anything, and inasinuch as his sermon
or lecture or discourse, or whatever yon
please to call it, was received with ap-
plause by DR.. Adler's Society of Ethi-
cal Culture, there is no doubt that the
new religious sesthete will succeed III
building up largo and flourishing con.
gregation in our midst.
Operate circles have been moved by
The present arrival of Gerster, the di
vine, and the prospective arrival of Patti
the superlative. The beautiful prima
donna was as prima as ever, but her sup
port, as the old gentleman remarks in
s Pink Dominoes," was not what I ex-
pected;" in fact it was like the ordinary
run of restaurant tea-very weak and
very bad.
Political circles have been moved by
the alliance, offensive and defensive, be-
tween Tammany and the Republicans
and we are are all trying to find out
whose Job it was. Doolau of the Sixth
Ward says " the job was put up by that
ould villain, Cornell" Finnigan Of the
Fourth Ward says that Jack Jacobs
bad luck to him, has ruined the party
forever" while Oppenmyer of the
Sixteenth Ward says that sit vos dot
Belden nit the CANAL schvi:ia'es dot die
de pisincss )" but, IS Sir iueius O'Trig
ger remarks, "It's mighty purity quar-
rel as it stands and am quito willing
they should fight it out among then,
selves.
We thought that things had touched
bottom in Wall street about Il week ago
but it was a false bottom and it tumblet
out, and on Tuesday every ything from th
top to the bottom of the list got a b!acl
eve or a broken rib. "Bull" hides wer
for sale at about ten cents apiece, BIZ
''..Bear" skins were away up. It was
blow under the belt, foul, but effective
Settling day is not far off You viii
see some dead "Bears" before long
These things never run all one way, an.
you may expect to hear before long tina
the "Bulls" are coming home. w
hardly know what to make of the Gould
Huntington alliance. They are a tire
mendous team. The boys have bee1
going for them for the last few days, bu
I think the day of reckoning is not ia
off.
The weather has been little of al
sorts, in point of fact splendid variety
, The mau that could not find something
to suit him must be hard to please.
Musical circles are moved by the com
ing festival under the direction of Theo
dore Thomas, which promises to be on
of the grasdest musical events ever oc
| curing on the continent
| The Arion ball has bcen the eyent c
the week, far surprising any similar Ell
tertainment given by that famous so
ciety. Thousands of dollars were ez
pended on the decorations, and enoug
Of lager was drunk to float seventy
| four.
Washington's birthday was strietl
observed, more so than ever saw it be
fore. There is some patriotism still lef
! for which all thanks.
Truly yours, BROADBR1M.
To be beautiful, buoyant and healthy