The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-22

State of the Union that Samuel j. Tilden is
dead, and when that day shall come, as they
bear his honored remains to the costly mal-
soleum at Greenwood and remember that
almost the last act of his life was noble
remembrance of the poor, they will learn
to think kinder of him when the storms of
life have passed him beyond the reach of
either their praise or blame.
Not Vanderbilt, nor Jay Gould, nor Stew
art, nor Lennox has given any gift that will
compare with this. The millioas yet to be,
who will reyel in the wealth of it's treasures,
will bear no remembrance of his troubled
and stormy life; they will remember only
the blessed generosity of the sage of Gram
ercy Park, who, dying, remembered the
poor.
Speaking of the poor, though We have our
share of them in New York, our neighbors
on the other side of the river have their
share also. Only last week an Irishman
by the name of Ranney, with his wife and
five children were arrested as vagrants, and
were all in the prison pen together. No
| more pitiful sight was ever seen in police
court. The father was broad d-shouldered
Hercules over six feet high, but miserable
sot; the mother wretch, sunk as low as
possible for humanity to sink and live; the
children l know not how to describe-ht
candidates for the prison or gallows, and
who shall blame them, who shall call them
to account? Squalor, rags and filth was
their inheritance; from their birth bias
phemy and foul language were all they had
ever heard. Even the face of the little child
who wildly clung to its mother, despite her
ruin and rags, was hard as steel. The
father and mother were sent 10 Jail, and the
eldest boy, confirmed loafer and rough,
to the reform school; the rest of the chill
dren were given over to the care of the Socie-
ty for the prevention of Cruelty to Children,
and SO end the Ranneys.
lamps fsa lar are beginning to pour in c1p upon
enactments making their lot not particu-
lar happy one. If there is any thing that
your genuine tramp breads it is work. He
can stand cold and hunger, fine and impris-
onment, but work is too much for his hu-
man endurance; and in New York and
Brooklyn they talk of making him work.
The rack Or the stake could not be more
out, look for sensible dimunition in the
crop of tramps.
The attempt of Captain Gordon to carry
off and mary young school girl is likely
to lead to serious consequences to the gal
liant Captain. He was captured in jersey
City, having taken room at Taylor's Ho-
tel, Wheie he had registered as man and
wife. In New York his punishment would
have been comparatively light, but in New
age is a States prison offense. There is no
doubt but Gordon effected the girls ruin,
and if Jersey justice is meted out to him he
will soon be doing the State service at Tren-
ton.
In the Circuit Court of Brooklyn Father
Florence Mccarthy was mulcted In the sum
of 0,000 damages for a brutal assault on
details are unfit for publication, but Father
Mccarthy still 'holds the fort' at st. Ce-
elias Chr:ch, of which he is the pastor;
and Notwithstanding the fact that the scan-
dal has shaken Catholic Brooklyn to its CEN
tire, Bishop LoughIin has made no effort to
remove or suspend the offending priest.
Lake, the rich broker of Stapleton, Staten
Island, who ruined his own daughter, and
then left her to starve with her four wretched
children, has been upon trial this week. #
all of the facts alleged are proven, shall
be sorry that burning at the stake is abol-
ished, for his crime is one of the most hoi-
rid of the century. ss.s4s,. :. -
The exhibition of the Salamagundi Club
has brought together a lot of the best boys
and most promising artists in the city.
Their exhibition at Kurtz's rooms, Twenty
third street, is rare treat to all lovers Of
genuine art. Long live the Salamagundi!
The New England dinner was one OF the
notable events of the week, and though
President Arthur is hald-shell Yankee,
he did not put in an appearance.
Garroting has broken out again and an
eminent olergymen is the latest victim.
The robbers relieved him of about $110O.
His diamonds footed up over half the loss,
q gold watch worth $3.50 was one Of the pri-
zes, and the rest was in greenbacks. His
master 2OC0 years ago wandered about Gal
lilee at all hours OF the night and day, and
no Judean footpad tried to garrote Him.
The reason was that he did not wear dia-
mond scarf pins, nor did he carry gold
watches, and in all probability never saw
$500 in U. s. greenbacks from the night of
his birth at Bethlehem to the day of his cru
f1ion OH Calvary. But his modern disci-
pie forgot the divine command, Take ye
neither purse nor scrip" He lived in a
brownstone house. he was a walking adver-
tisement of his wealth, his glittering dia-
monds flashed in the eyes of the hungry
thieves, and he led his brother into temp
tation. The moral of all this is that gospel
ministers should not wear diamond pins or
carry gold watches, or forgetting the COM
mands of their divine master, they mustn't
be astonished if they get their heads broken.
The weather has moderated. There is a
general complaint of dull business, even the
Opera shows signs of weakening, but we
are looking hopefully to the holidays.
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.