The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-16

ana that not many years ago-When Jln
Irving sounded his slogan" a blast upon hi
bugle horn were worth thousand men -
and such q thousand; every man of then
counted twenty ON election day, for the
voted early and often, and they were neve
weary of well doing-in the days Of tn
Ring Judges, Jim Irving would punch an,
mans head, or break any fellows jaw-an,
the fellow whose jaw was broken got fine,
ten dollars for breach of the peace, Will
the Judge apologized to Mr.. Irving for hi
slight detention. Well, times are not nov
as they used to was,' and Jim Irving
pitcher went once too often to the well
Some months ago he pitched into man b.
the name of Darling, and when he go
through with him, he looked like an adver
tisement for second-class slaughter house
Mr.. Irving had been an alderman; he ha6
sat in the Legislature of the State, and was
king pin among the politicians; in fact,
might say Top Sawyer. But on Tuesday
he was convicted of murderous assault
and fined $500, and sentenced to the Peni.
tentiary for two years. Well done, Judge
Guildersleeve; vale, Jim Irving.
You who occasionally see some vagrant
youngster scooting along on three-wheeled
velocipede can scarcely form an idea of the
grandeur of moving army of Bicyclists.
We had on Monday magnificent parade OF
about thousand; they were from all parts
of the country; splendid, clean imbed,
respectable, healthy looking lot of fellows;
and certainly one of the most creditable,
decent organizations that has ever visited
New York.
Wednesday being Decoration Day, there
was general suspension of business, and
something more than the usual parade.
The day was all that could be desired, and
toward the afternoon it seemed as if the
surplus population of New York and Brook
lyn had drifted towards the wonderful
Bridge, which had been inaugurated with
such imposing ceremony just one week be-
FORE. Notwithstanding the massive towers,
the gigantic cables, the iron and the granite,
which looks as if it might stand till the
crack of doom, there has been an indefna-
ble feeling of insecurity which led people
to think that possibly the whole thing might
collapse and tumble into the river. Not
withstanding this fact, there seemed to be
fatal charm about it that the people could
not resist, and they crowded the Bridge by
thousands. About four o'clock the moving
mass became wedged as firmly as if held in
a wise. Suddenly there came cry of dan
ger, and the great body of the pedestrians
thought they were about to drop into the
river. The dreadful scene that followed
battles description. Men and women fought
with the fury of tigers in their efforts to
escape, and trampled each other under foot
as remorselessly as if they had been wild
beasts. The bloody baptism of May 30, will
remain one of the saddest memories of the
New York and Brooklyn Bridge for ages to
come. Twelve killed and large number
wounded in the record of our Decoration
holidays. How far human foresight could
have prevented this calamity it is impossi-
BILE now to determine. 1t is much easier to
look back than to look ahead. If, as it is
surmised, the panic was caused by an organ
lied band of thieves, who desired an op-
portunity to ply their trade, little Lynch
law might not be out of place; and if any
parties in the future are detected in like
act, hope those detecting them will give
them an opportunity of measuring the dis
tance between the roadway of the Bridge
and the bed of the river.
Business is panicky. Stocks are shaky.
Money appears to be plenty with those who
have and scarce with those who have not.
Trusting that you are with class No. l,
and hoping to get there myself, am
Truly yours, BROADBRIM.
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