The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-07
OUR GoosEQUlLL LETTERS.
"Dr." Hathaway-War Declared Against
the Sparrnw-Work of the Legislature
Deatl, of Archbishop Wood-Philadel-
phia Charity, etc.

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1 Death of Archbishop wood-PhiIadel
phia Charity, etc.
) PHILADELPHIA, June %, 1888.
r EDITOR CHIEF:
7 The notorious Dr." Hathaway, dean se
called of the former bogus Philadelphia
College of Medicine and Surgery y on NORTH
) Tenth street, is in jail at last. He first came
into notice in 1881, when he was arrested
together with the Rev. "Drn J. b. Miller
member of the Methodist Conference in
this city, and who still has congregation
/ here, for malpractice; the one as principal
and the other as accessory. Both men were
admitted to bail and both ran away. Miller
soon returned but the witnesses being out
of the way, he was acquitted. A year ago
Hathaway sneaked back, and had he be-
haved himself might have kept clear of the
law, but he must needs beat his wife and
continue his nefaricus work until she lost
patience and reported him to the Coroner.
She was advised to complain to the District
Attorney, but she simply left him and oc-
cupied another house. She can not be much
better than he, or she would have put an
end to his work. His sun began to set
from the time his wife left him. Business
became dull, and he got so poor that he was
glad to take refuge in stable and then to
throw himself upon the mercy of his wife
and lodge with her. Not yet content to live
decently, he and his twelve-year old SON got
in fuss with neighbor and he was ar-
rested for assault and battery. While in jail
the old bill Of Indictment charging him
with malpractice was hunted up and lodged
rs retainer against him. By accident
another disclosure was made. A nephew
received much too lasting an impression of
a wagon trace not long ago at the hands of
his white-haired old relative, to be soon for
gotten and still cherished feeling of grudge
against him, let fall q few words when
Hathaway was brought into court, which
excited the interest of his hearers. He said
he knew about worse things than the as
sault and battery, and If they wanted to see
sights to go and dig III his cellar on Fifth
street. Detectives, under the direction of
Court Officer Pugh, were sent at once to in
vestigate. True enough shocking sight
met their gaze. They found a well filled
cemetery, and in short while unearthed
the bones of twenty-one little innocents,
not all, but quite enough to serve the pur-
poses of justice. Is it not difficult to i'm
agine such demon in human shape? No
doubt further revelations will be startling
| in the extreme. This Hathaway was the
associate of DR.. John Buchanan, of bogus
diploma fame, who was lately released on
bail, from Camden jail, charged with
theft.
The Governor has signed the death war
little sparrow that spends so many happy
hours feeding and destroying must go. He
was imported from England by Philadel-
phia, and now the city is full of them and
they have spread ali over eastern psnnsyl-a
vania. Farmers, gardeners and city peo-
pie send up a long list of complaints. The
good they have done in exterminating the
myriads of caterpillars that used to infest
the trees and crawl over people on the street
and in the parks is as nothing compared to
the mischief they indulge in everywhere.
The Cry is that they destroy gardens, grain
crops and drive off the robin, the wren, the
oriole and all other birds of sorig-even the
martin has no chance. They multiply too
rapidly and won't die-just live right on,
through all seasons, heat and cold, wind
and storm. The market people say they
are a nuisance, that nothing can be put
down that they are not soon busily deyour-
ing, and that they are particularly fond
of mince pie. North Carolina sends up an
accusation too: that they drive off the
mocking bird in that State. Everybody is
urged to begin the determination at once;
with shotgun in the country and destruc-
ton of nests in the city. So, goodbye, to
the blithe little sparrow-he has no friends
any more.
Like all other State Legislatures, be-,
lieye, ours consumed the time of its session
one hundred and ffty-two days-doing
very little else than spending the peoples
money until the last week, when the i'm
portant work was so crowded that much had
to be left undone. Gov. Pattison thought
it necessary to call an extra session, for
which he has been a good deal criticised.
The member assembled !, but Immediately
adjourned for twelve days, intending to
draw regular rates all the while at cost to
the people of from forty to fifty thousand
dollars. The twelve days have passed and
the new session opened with very lively
discussions on the subject Of receiving pay
during the holidays for services not rem
dered. The papers, particularly the Times,
had said so much about it that the members
we're put to shame. The Republican Senate
passed resolution, just for buncombe,
really expecting the Democratic House
would not concur: that members and en-
ployees should not receive pay for the
twelve days. The Democrats were little
! too prudent to give the Republicans such
an advantage over them and did concur; so
that the right thing has been done for the
people, although principle, honor and JUS
tice had nothing whatever to do with the
transaction. Both parties have settled down
to work now, mad and sore over their dis
appointment.
The good Archbishop Wood, after long
and painful illness, hes passed into the
other life. The tolling of the Cathedral bell
, at eleven o'clock last night announced the
sad fact Crowds Of people, some who had
retired for the night, rushed to the archi-
| episcopal palace to learn the particulars.