The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-31

live with her. Albani is an honor t
American womanhood; she reflects cred
, on her sex and her country; her hard wo
i fame no one envies her; it is meet de
sert to a spotless and toilsome recor
and a pure and untarnished name.
So far the gallant Colonel Mapleson c
Her Majesty's Opera, has had it all hi
own way for several years past; but mex
year he will encounter an opposition
which will test the stamina of the world
renowned impressario. Mr.. Abbey ha
completed his arrangements for the ney
opera-Eouse, and with as able a lieuten
ant as Max atrakosch, there is very littl
doubt but he will make it lively for MI
Mapleson. Somebody is going to lose
good deal of nlefsF London, with it
four millions of S labitan is, would no
support two ope -, and New York will
only one to dras on, will no better. Tn
trial now ZONES between Yankee enter
prise and British pluck; both of thes
are hard factors in a fight; the contest
ants are good ones, and l give the toas
of Tom Sayer, "May the best man VIM
Paddy Egan, the Treasurer of the Lane
League, dropped in on US as UNEXPECTEDLY
as the last comet, and has created almost
as much OF a sensation. The man who
holds the bag is always an object of in
terest, and Paddy Esan holds the bag
Lady Florence Dizzy says that Paddy has
bagged ninetysix thousand pounds OF
the loot, but Paddy says that he balanced
the books himself, and he knows it is all
right. His reason for getting away from
Dublin is equally satisfactory with his
disposition Of the Land League funds.
His friend, Mr.. Biggar, was. in trouble
that is to say, he had lacerated the heart
of susceptible Irish female who kept q
lodging house in Paris, and when the
lady demanded the only satisfaction in
his power to give-himself or his ducats
he refused both, and swore by St. Pat
rick that she was hardly numbered in
| the list Of his acquaintance. But Paddy
Egan knew better than this in fact, he
knew enough to cast his friend in heavy
damages; but, instead of assisting his
injured countrywoman, as a gallant and
true 1rishman should, he shook the dust
of Dublin and the mud of the Liffey from
his brogues and cut off to America This
may be cunning way of helping his
friend Biggar, but it is scarcely the con-
duct which one would expect from q
foine ould Oirish gintlemon. New York
is very much exercised at Egan's arrival.
The object is undoubtedly to replenish
the Land League funds. Egan says they
have about S150,0O0 invested in United
States bonds and other good securities.
Meanwhile, the cry of starving thousands
rises to heaven night and day for food.
What better use could this money he put
to than saving their starving country
men? Not dollar will go that way.
No doubt but Mr.. Egan will find fools
enough to give him money to squandcr
as a million Of dollars have been spent,
without helping Ireland particle. The
cry from our western rivers has impressed
on us the fact that all the misery and
suffering of the world is not confined to
the Emerald Isle, which would be in
much worse condition than it is if it had
no more assistance than has been given
by Patrick Egan.
AS l intimated, the invasion of Salmi
Morse's house by the police, when lie was
giving few invited guests a rehearsal
of the Passion Play, has been denounced
as an outrage by the Magistrate, and he
intimated that Mr.. Morse might have a
probable ground for action against the
city for damages. This is as it should
be. The question is not whether Mr..
Morse be allowed to perform in public
the Passion Play, but have the police.
without warrant, the right to enter the
private house of a citizen AID prevent an
entertainment which las been decided
moral and instructive by the Archbishop
of San Francisco New York has right
to deny him license if it sees fit, and to
prevent its public performance, but it
has nc right to drag him through the
streets and shut him up in Jail with
murderers and thieves and / hope the
city may be made to pay him for its
offence.
We are getting our second wind after
Virgins storm. Quite Il number of
people seem to be disappointed because
the roofs were not torn from their houses,
and they arn inclined to abuse Virgins.
don't belong to that class, and freely
make Virgins present of my share.
There have been several small firts of
stocks, and every time the tenderfeet
rushed in for a rise they wished they
hadn't. Jay Gould is in Florida eating
bananas aud alligator soup. Hoping
that favoring gales may watt him to our
arms again, | am,
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.