The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-28

of these two men the Offices sought the
men. Some of the candidates ran after th1
officers, as do candidates generally-hun
ted up the delegates all over the State ant
importuned them; but, these men pursued
the even tenor of their way, obligated them
solves to no political master and can now
unbound and unshackled, assume their du
ties as free men.
The weather has been excessively hot ant
perhaps it is owing to that fact that tht
angry passions of people do so easily rise
An amusing instance of this was witnessed
a few days sgo on Chestnut street.
splendid looking, nicely dressed medica
man, Dr. J. W. White, was seated in gen
teel buggy by the side of driver-the dri
yer in turning a corner came near running
over two pedestrians, one young and the
other an elderly man, and thereupon got
cursing from the young man. The Docto,
ordered halt, jumped out, met the young
man and asked what he meant by such Ian
guage, and for answer got repetition OF
the same. Instantly the blows fell thick and
fast all over the face of the young man, SC
fast that he had no time or chance to defend
himself, before the police, attracted by the
crowd, arrived, took a survey of the scene
ordered cessation of hostilitie5 and es-
corted the combatants to the Magistrate.
No doubt the risbles of the Magistrate were
considerably excited by the comical sight.
The Doctors dress, a few moments before
so immaculate, was all awry, his tie torn
off, his glasses gone, while the young man s
fully bruised and his eye as black as char
choal. There they stood, looking as little
! like Intelligent christian. respectable hu-
man beings as two beasts of the jungle.
The DR.. in self defense said he had only re-
sented an insult and the young man said be
had only done what he thought any gentle
| man had a right to do; told the DIR. to go
where Rev. 10. Cook says the wicked are
held them both under bail for 500 for
breaking the peace and The assailant under
additional 5000 for assault and battery.
The young man is a salesman in a large
| iron house i'll Philadelphia and his compan-
| ion, an Orleanian, is a customer of said
house. DR.. White is no less parsonage
than the demonstrator of surgery in the
Medical Department of the University of
Pennsylvania and one of the staff Of sur
geons of the Aims House. lie has fine
physique, is an athlete and has been a great
sparrer and fencer since boyhood. Thus he
is quite independent of firearms and can
many stories are told of his battles and his
powers-one is that, on one occasion, he
jumped from street car, moved down q
man who had angered him, caught the same
car again and quietly continued his CONVEX
sation with a friend, as if nothing had har-
pened.
A dreadful murder occurred a few nights
ago which created so much excitement and
SO much feeling against tie pcrpretrator
that even in quiet Philadelphia we came
near having an exhibition of the favorite
mode of the West-lynchIaw law. An English
man, a very good workman in a bobbin fac
cory, but i'll the habit of drinking to excess,
was sitting In his house talking very pleas
antiy to his wife and a lady visitor, Mrs.
Holmes, not apparently under the influence
of liquor, when he said he would 90 to the
collar for some oil. He very soon called to
Mrs. Holmes to come and help him fird the
oil. Tho two women thought it queer re-
quest and the wife went down. A struggle
and crash was heard almost immediately
and it was soon discovered that the brute
had cut his wife's throat from ear to ear
with a rusty old razor. Crowds of people
collected about the house until after the
funeral, incensed and full of sympathy. A
little daughter of twelve years was the OBJ
ject of tender commiseration. At the in
quest the prisoner vowed that his wife killed
herself; that, he had frequently prevented
her committing suicide. But there we're no
signs except Of murder and the Coroner and
jury were SO convinced that verdict to that
effect was very soon rendered. 1t was with
great difficulty that Briggs was taken to
prison. The mob followed him, shouting,
Lynch him. Kill him, ;" =" Hang him to
a lamp post" The infuriated men fiercely
struck him whenever they could and but
for an extra police force would doubtless
have dealt with him numerically.
Postmaster General Gresham is the right
ma tho III frht r,1aoo Ir+t nc
can be given of it than his bold effort to
crush out that hydra-headed monster, The
La, State Lottery. 1t will live on, no doubt
for it is not dependent on the use Of the U.
5. mails for its existence, but Mr.. Gresham
has shown himself honest aud fearless, true
to his trust and entitled to the respect of
the whole country. 1t is to be hoped that
in this part of the country at least, the lot
terry swlndle has gotten q crushing blow
for as told you before, Pennsylvania has
passed law that all lottery advertisers and
publishers of lottery advertisements shall
be fined and imprisoned.
PosTsCB1PTs.
During the late heated term, thousands of
people left Philadelphia daily, for the DIFF
ferent summer resorts. Only the tramp
was not Inconvenience by the heat.
Cholera infantum has prevailed to an
alarming extent in this city. Last week
two hundred and seventy children died, one
hundred and one of whom succumbed to
this dreadful disease.
Secretary of the Navy Chandler has lately
developed very romantic affection for his
mother. He has made three visits to her
since the Senatorial deadlock began in the