The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-27

Making. War the Sparrow-An Old
| Chimney SWeep-A Curious Lawsuit. ETC.
! PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l3. 1888.
| EDITOR CHIEF:
| The jubilee celebrating tho two hun
dredth anniversary OF the landing of the
| first German emiRrants in America filed
| up three days of this week and was per
| feet success. 1t awakened general interest
| and set people to thinking what very good
| thing Daniel Francis Pastorius did in plant
| ing his colony of Germans in this country,
| for there are no better citizens than the
| Germans. On Sunday there were COM
| memoratiofl services in the various Ger
man churches, Monday there was grand
procession IN which about 10000 Germans
took part, The exhibits set forth very
finely the various industries engaged in
and fostered by that people since first they
landed on these shores. Tuesday there
was great picnic at the Scfuetzen Park
and fine orations by Hon. Carl Schurz, e1-
Governor Hartranft of Pennsylvania, and
other distinguished men of Philadelphia.
The different points of history summed up
in the speeches were quite interesting.
William Pom, as Proprietary of Pennsyl-
vania, soon after receiving his charter, cir
oulated all through Germany reports of
the fine rich lands that he had in Pennsyl-
vania for sale, and extended cordial in
vitGtion to all who wanded good homes and
perfect freedom in the exercise Of religion,
to como and settle here. Pastorius heard
the story and it so fascinated him that he
felt impelled to leave the Rhineland and
try the New World. He. was of the sect
called Pretists and a follower of Spencer.
He belonged to q family of influence and
education. He was himself fine linguist,
learned in the law, and III every way
good representative Of the intelligence, skill
and industry of his race. He, with g few
men like himself, landed ON the shores of
the Delaware i'll October, 1888. He bought
$4,000 acres of fine land on the beautiful
Wissahickon and the settlement that he
made there was called Germantown. That
was only year after the site had been Sc
vania, and grand old forest trees stood
thick and close where now are vast piles of
brick and stone. The colony prospered;
persevering, industrious, CAREFUL saving
people always do. Such glowing accounts
were sent back to the fatherland that &C
cessions were constantly made to their set
tlement, and in time Germans located all
over the State and have done much toward
making it the great commonwealth it is
During the festival, Mayor King received
from the Mayor Of Crefeld, Germany. this
dispatch: "The homesteads of the first
German emigrants to America send broth
erly greeting to the festival concert
Tuesday evening brought the bi-cen-
tennial to close. Wednesday business re-
sumed full sway and the third century be-
gan to unroll its scroll into the lap of his
tory.
Some time ago the protection of the law
was withdrawn from the little sparrow, and
ever since that his destruction has been the
aim and pleasure Of men and boys. When
reed birds were IN season, many sparrows
were paimed off on unsuspecting buyers for
the delicious little reed. And now, to have
what IS called sport, they are trapped and
used at shooting matches as a substitute for
pigeons. They cost only ten cents each,