The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-09-15
OUR LETTER FROM BRoADBRlM

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Chaos in Politics and stocks-T -Threatene
of Al. Old sport-Arrest Of Tom Murphy
sam Tilden, the AsElete-A Dfssolut
Journalist. etc. = 8
NEW YoRK, September 8, 1883.
EDITOR CHIEF.
Politics and stocks, stocks and polite
are about all you cam hear III New York n
the present time. Both Of them appeal t.
the heart, the intellect and the pocket, 70
what more noble pt1lSuit can there be thai
that whiche1iables you to beat your neigh
Dor when lie is putting up a job to beatyou
and this is the business Of politics ant
stock jobbing- only this and nothing more
/ It isa singular faetifl New York that ther.
are so many bad men in Office, and SO man.
|gooa ones outof office; but suppose tfa
holds good of. other places besides New
/ York. The fact is that we are mi d yer.
chaotic state here, and just at this writing
it is impossible to tell who is going to come
out on top. There is a rabble element here
which can always be relied upon TO VOTE
one way. 1t ii not that they are poor ane
| ignorant, for that is; no disqualification il
q republican government; but they are
/ utterly sInserupulons and vicious. Yei
] their Votes decide our national election
| It nattafs not what party gets hold pfthem
the result isstill the same. Ngboby seems
satisfied. Democrats are grunbling just
as loudly as Republicans. The Tribune is
derouncing those who have been recog-
nizea as the alsssst Republican leaders, and
the su,l is boycotted,Bs the knights Of La
Dor as the enemy of5tbe working man.
The organizationf a workingman' S
| party, ruled exclusively bg working men,
is going to be q very disturbing element in
he is going to the State Convention with
I.hfs braves, and Rohert Roosevelt swears
that if one of the vile TaTnmany crew is adj
1nittsd that the swalioW-tailed county DEM
Iocracy will Withdraw in a body from the
fight. SO much for politics.
Stocks have been OFT n see-saw. Some
times see and som netinies. saw, but general
1y saw. Jim Keene, Whoi is Il bull or Il bear,
as his judgment dietatss, is credited with
lavins made q Million. James is a lucky
boy; his horses win oa the turf, and he
makes fortune on broken market where
hundreds Of the shre1Fdest spectators i'll
the country are ruined
The cold snap hadh demoraiizing effect
on the watering placed, and thousands are
rushing home from tie country.
Many churches which have been closed
or but thinly attended for weeks open on
Sunday, and Mondas is red letter day in
the public schools. Tie gamins who have
been patroling the STREETS for the past two
months, and the teaeheFs who have been en-.
joying themselves sipeh the 4th of July, viii
once more put CD tlssaaagaess.= -. -.- -@
One thing looks & little omtnous for
trade. We are brought face to face with
the fact of ogerproduction III our factories,
and within the last few weeks several mil
lions of dollars worth of dry goods have
been thrown upon tho market through the
auction houses. This is unusual in this
line of trade, and Unless the export is un-
usually large we may reasonably look for
collapse.
All the papers had obituary notices of
the death of old Bill tFovee, who for many
years, up to few months ago, was the
master of ceremonies at all Of the princi-
ri /, ,+<l.oa
perhaps the most thorough believer in the
manly art in the world. All his lifo was
spent i'll the Atmosphere of the ring. He
looked upon prize fighting just as he looked
on any other business, as a perfectly Just
and legitimate calling, and quite as re-
spectacle as the ministry or the law. He
began his career IN the prize ring about
sixty years ago, and he was ready to put
on the gloves algnostto the day of his death,
with any one who would stand up before
him. He was absolutely devoid of fear,
and would have tackled Sullivan or Slade
Just as soon as he would have pitched into
q grocer or a butchers boy. He had his
regular benefit each year, on which occa-
sion he used to appear i'll ring costume. Of
which he was exceedingly proud. Almost
every day, up to within q week Or two of
his death, he might be seen crossing Full
ton Ferry with Tag under his arm, il
Which was a set of boxing gloves. Asso-
ciated with gamblers. thieves and prize
fighters all of his life, old Bill was never
suspected of anything crooked. He was as
honest III his fighting us he was in his bdsi-
ness transactions, and among his class,
we're different from most of those who have
followed the prize ring for q living, and he
died surrounded by every reasonable com |
fort, and was followed to his last resting
place by quite number of the members Of
the prize ring, as sincere mourners as ever |
funeral.
The explosion of the Riverdale cast a
gloom over the city, and produced d feel
ng of discomfort III all who travel on ex-
cursiou boats.
Quite an excitement was caused by m
order of arrest for Tom Murphy. Tom is |
Known to every body in New York as q
nan who got rich, rnany years ago, when
here was q whiskey tax of two dollars u
gallon. General Grant made him ColIec-
or, and that act was generally considered I
one of the weakest and most disgraceful |
If General Grants administration. He |
'etired from Office with no character, ex- |
,ept that OF trucking politician whose t
'ecord was any thing but creditable to the
'arty he was supposed to represent By |
what inscrutable providence he ever be-
'ame a feature in public affairs, is some
hing that mo fellow can find OUT Mr.,