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

| TOT an interesting time. Mercy knows there
| is enough of romance and incidents in the
lives of these three boys, without attacking
their mother. | don't imagine that the
damages they receive will make them much
| richer, but if they employ Counsellor Howe,
I have no doubt that if their sins were " as
| scarlet" he will make them "white as
WOOL" which he will not be slow to draw
over the eyes of the jury.
Shooting matches in our streets are much
more common than they are in Idaho or
Montana. Just over the river, in Jersey
City, they laid out two burglars, thus saving
the State the expense of trial, and the
further expense of maintaining them in
Strte's prison. The Jersey police proved
much better shots than their brethren of
the burglars, the New Workers shot some
worthy citizens who were trying to arrest
them. The burglars got off, but the citi-
zens will die.
We have been quite exercised at the re-
ports which have reached US this week obout
Freddy &. and the Jersey Lily. Freddy be-
longs to us, and of course we have to keen
an eye on him to see that he does not
go astray. Freddy is spending good deal
of money. Parlor cars, with all the ct
cetras, are not hired for ten cents day.
Freddy and the Lily are the observed of all
the observers at the Branch; they have the
car all to themselves and are presumably
having a good time. If Mr.. Langtry is
satisfied then it is all right, everybody else
ought to be, but then, you know, people will
talk.
Comptroller Campbell has concluded to
go abroad. The unearthing of the enor-
nous frauds in his department has nearly
killed him. The Comptroller is proud
man, and an honest one, but nothing can
acquit him of the grossest carelessness, for
if he had exercised due supervision over the
different departments, The Carroll robberies
could never have taken place. Carroll has
passed III his checks, and is now being tried
by that court from the judgment of which
there is no appeal; but the city is out $780,
O0O
We have quite q penitentiary romance
this week. A thief by the name of Robert
Hovan, was wanted for a burglary in Brook
lyn and two detectives, who were the very
best men on the force, were deputed to look
him up. They discovered him in the act of
going into one of the elevated stations up
town, and in attempting to arrest him he
shot them both and escaped. The officers
were desperately wounded, and for days
and weeks fingered between life and death,
but being strong men eventually pulled
through. Then commenced the hunt for
Hovan, the two officers swearing they would
hunt him to his grave. Notices and descrip-
tions of the murderous thief were sent all
over the country, and he could not have dis
appeared more effectually if the earth had
swallowed him up. He was discovered last
week in the Western penitentiary of Penn
sylvania, and when he finishes his present
term, which will be sometime in 1885, he
will have g good chance for twenty years
more, at least, which will 40 doubt finish
him.
Wall street has slumped-not an elegant
expression, but forcble and true. Almost
every thing on the list tumbled. The Cry
of good crops and big prospects did not help
the matter bit. All the big buyers are
Just now profting by the iudicious invest
ments of last year.
Gould has his new yatch Atlanta. Van
derbilt has his double team of flyers. Rus
sell Sage is enjoying the peace which passes
understanding i'll the happy reflections OF a
welI-spent life. Jim Keene is busy on q
new revision Of the Proverbs of Solomon,
as he understands them.
The weather still continues hot, hotter,
hottest.
Tl11iv yours BRDh DRRJM