The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-02

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Hunting for Scarce Ga,ne-Anot'ler Insane
Asylum Outrage The Langtry Furore-
Miraculous Cures-The Noble Roman.
New YoaK, November 1s, 1882.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The Bsooklyn Eagle, which is one Of the
liysliest OF Democratic evening papers in
the Union, tells a story Of i couniryman
who came in to renew his subscription,
and on being asked how things were out
Oh Long Island told the gentleman who
does the local items HAT quite a number
of people have given mp farming i'll his
vicinity aud had gone hunting. "Loca!
Items" was senl.iliing OF an amateur
sport, aud inquired if game was plentiful
out his way. The country,aaa replied
that it WAS not; that sevcnty-five men
in his neighborhood had bees, ous since
last Tuesday, aud hadn't got q thing.
What kind Of game d" they hHnt most
ly?" said "Local Items" "Weil, this
last hitch" said the cnnmtrymal,, "they've
been huntil' Repnblicans.' "Merciful
powess! !" said +" Lneal Items yon don't
mean to say they shoot 'ems" "Not
mnch," said the conntryman, "for they
can't find none of the burned critters to
shoot" Several ink bottles, Il number
of splttoons, avid an old file of Eagles fol-
lowed the countryman as he retreated to
his market wagon, feeling no doubt that
he ha,! furnished that s!sshing paper
some valuable sporting information. On
the other hand Democrats are every
where. The woods arc full Of 'em and
they cxclaim with tip disciples of old.
at is good for rs tn be here The eS-
citement hf the election over, we are now
settliny down to regular business.
There is, however, an item which ap-
pears in the paper with alarming fire.
n,,ency and to which have often alluded
in these letters, and that is the i;,carcer-
ation of sane men hl insane asylums.
From the present revelations it wonltl
seem as if there is absolutely no protec-
ton for any man if Two or three nt his
friends or relatives consp!re against him
These things are frigl,tfnf enough to con
template when the ~Prk Of selfish nd'-
yiduals; but when & religious and c''afl-
table institution makes itself the minister
of vengeance and oppression there is a
horror about it that language cannot
convey. A young man occupying p"-
sitou which paid him $4,000, took to
drinking, and at the request of his rcis-
tivcs he was put i'll religious institution
for the special cure OF inebriates, and il
must be very luxurious establishment
their board than would furnish them
with elegant quarters at the F:!sEl G>veti,e
or the Bruins wick. Though professetsiy )
non -sect.lrian, they lahorea t" make thi:
wicked Young H1t. q good protess'ns ns
Christian, but their seed was not planted
ii, fa!law ground 50 as they c6n'a no'
make Il Christian Of him tley sent him
to Il fanatic asylum. Whs1 his sister III
piled :e the i,i.;:itatipa to fin'i her broth
er's where's, bouts tie officer ia charge alb
selutc,y reft.ss., ~ give her thr inforina
tjun she desired Then commenced
weary huus,-w:,icE, vas :in.sIiy rew.rsle*
! bv finding her broal.sr III the lnnal
| asy!un, Oh Black wells Is:aHa. Du:iiis
| nm ,uratccration Of several weeks tn
F.. wrctc,ae,l maI had to ausmit to naE,eles
| horrurs; aud ',nw lie continual tn Eoel
| his senses, With bis ie!ri!ie surrounding
| is Il mystery. He fully realized his stu
| alton, ana when brought before The JudS
was psoiloialscct! as sane as any E.an II
the co.rt. If Il hHd not been for his fail
| fui sister he might have been Kept tii
madness really in.ervent,i. tDw week
more and the job would have been con
| pet- How many unfortunate wretc:le
are thus incarceraiel i'll these dreadiu
| ,sy.u,nS, who have no faithful sisters O
4 loving friends to look after them, an
who di. at last behind their prison bars
Do not imagine from the foregoing that
think all the ilnat!:s dead, for they III
not.
The sale of tickets for Mrs. Lang!rS
third week hogan Oh Monday last. an
on Sunday night, as the people wef
coming from church, Il long linc of me
might he seen in front of Wallach's the;
atre, who bad come there evidently pr.
pared to stay all night, and till te
o'clock Monday morning, when the DO
Office would open for the sale OF ticket
and they could secure seals for the moe
crate price Of five dollars apiece, prt
vi,led they were not particular. Ii ties
be not men L know not what they ar
Thousands of men aud women have bee
committed TO lunatic asylunis on on
tenth of the evidence Of insanity exhil
itcl by these imbeeilcs. just think {
standing thirteen honrs on the sid
walk through a miserable, Geld, fossgg
winter night to sec q woman who,
point of talent, is not the equal of ii
leading lady i'll any of the metropplit:
theatres, aud III point of personal bean
il surpassed by dozens Of girls i'll II
ballets of any of our first-class con,panit
The same thins occurred ouce befo,
but then there was ssme excuse for
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