The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-08-12

What Shall the Harvest BE? Answer, Buff
fers and Duffers-The Evil Effects of the
Late Prize Fight on the Manners Of New
York-The History of a Brooklyn Alder
man, etc, etc.
NEW YORK, August 5, 1882.
EDITOR CHEF:
"As ye SOW, SO shall ye reap" We are
beginning to realize this in the crop of
ruf1ians that has blossomed out in New
York within the past few weeks. Ever
since the daily press las gwen such
prominence to John L. Sullivan, the
great knocker-out, and Tug Wilson, the
great unknocked, it seems as though the
boxing devil had taken possession Of the
city. Go where you will, you see men
and boys squaring off at each other, try
ing to knock off each others hats, or
perhaps give friendly dig i'll the bread
basket. The newsboys, waiting for their
papers in the morning or afternoon,
form rings in front of the statue Of
Franklin, Oh Printing House Square,
and do their best to knock each other
out Of time, the entire days earnings
going up on the result Of the contest.
Friendly policemen, when they meet on
corners in the watches of the night, in
dulge in gentle bout, while the little
lulls in the Stock Board are enlivened
by occasional mills, which would do no
II %c,
OF Madison Square Garden.
Speaking Of Madison Square Garden,
it has seen many changes in the past few
years. 1t only seems like yesterday since
all New York was agog at the reception
Of Moody & Sankey. For n time it was
doubtful if they could be induced to-
come here, but William E. Dodge and a
few other good people subscribed the
funds, and the Hippodrome was conver-
ted into an immense temple, into which
the saints tlocked for weeks to sing
fNinety and Nine" and "Hold the
Fort" and at last it became SO apparent
that the people who crowded the front
seats were not in need of salvation, that
the good Mr.. Moody was compelled to
ask them to take back seat or stay at
home and give the sinners a chance. But
| whatever ground the devil lost while
Moody g. sankcy were preaching, he
soon pulled up when Rowell and his
crowd got up the celebrated walking
matches We thought Madison Square
had reached the lowest depth of degra-
dation then, but we had yet to learn
that there were depths of infamy yet to
lie sounded that were scarcely dreamed
of ten years ago. Deny it as you will !,
prize fighting is made legalized amuse-
ment in New York. 1t is patronized by
the elite of our society, it is fostered by
our Mayor, and is protected by our po-
lice. For every exhibition given by Mr..
Sullivan and Tug Wilson, the city of
New York subscribes five hundred dol
lars, that is to say, we turn out one hum
dred policemen to protect the show, each
one of whom costs us five dollars head.
All classes have been demoralized by
this brutal exhibition /; clerks behind
their counters, schoolboys at their play,
and am sorry to say that encounters
with fists between the gentler sex are
getting alarmingly common. Last week
a very fashionable congregation up town
was treated to display of fmuscular chris
tianity, between deacon and trustee
the trustee losing valuable wig in the
scrimmage, and the deacon being com,
PEELED to wear heefsteak on his ]ef
optic for a fortnight at least.
| When Brookly politics were run by
Boss Mclaughlin an important factor il