The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-21

boys, white and black, and furnished them
with railroad tickets to go to Belmont Man
sion, Fairmount Park, for dinner. The
10 o'clock. Long before the time every boy
was at the depot, in a great state of excite
ment. What a crowd of happy faces! what
& jolly ride! what romping, rolling and
trees, away from the hot streets of the town.
How they drank in the delicious air, and
what sight when the six long tables were
filled How they did eat! Some, such little
boys, but oh, such big appetites! A little
while and five hundred pounds Of meat,
four hundred quarts of ice-cream, three
tubs of Lemonade sard large quantities of
bread, vegetables, buns and fruits had dis
appeared. Think of the poor little news
boys getting as much of good Philadelphia
ice-cream as they wanted! After the dinner
each boy was given a ticket to the Zoo.
Messrs Strawbridge & Clothier are con-
spicuous for their kind and frequent atten-
tions to their cash and bundle boys. On
each Fourth of July they are invited to a
picnic. This time it was given at the
country seat of Mr.. CIathier, about ten miles
from town, and three hundred boys were
recipients of the bounty. They were di-
vided into seven companies, under cap
| tain, and marched to and from the cars to
the music of fife and drum. Mr.. Clothier
| gave them genial welcome, made them q
speech and after reviewing the marching
had the whole party photographed. Then
thoy were set free to rollic and frolic as
much as they pleased. Base ball was the
! chief amusement until summoned to the
elegant spread beneath the trees. The sight
of the good things was enough to waken
any appetite; but imagine if you can that OF
a set of boys flushed with exercise and un-
used to any thing save cold lunch An at
| tempt was made to say grace, but not boy
heard. They felt thankful away down in
their hearts, but it was too late to talk
about thanks. All went to work at a lively
rate and very soon twas as if an army had
passed that way.
Major Phipps, Superintendent of the
| Blocksley Aims House, has been sentenced
to five years hard labor in Moyamensing,
the county Jail. He was accused of robbing
and starving the paupers and forging con-
tractors warrants. He fled to Canada;
reward was offered for his apprehension,
and lie was brought back, tried, and ac-
cording to the evidence convicted. His
wife never lost faith in him; she fled with
him and continued devoted through all his
| troubles. This goes to show that if wo-
man loves her husband he is always an
honest man and hero in her eyes. Major
Phipps could not be tried for his theft under
the extradition treaty and SO he was COM
mitted for forging the wrrrants. 1t was
politicians who had been using him as Il
tool to enrich themselves, but he kept his
secrets and vowed to the last that ne never
saw the warrants The evidence was so
conclusive of his guilt that every one thinks
him thief. He has always looked and lived
like a gentleman, worn fine clothes, had
comfort and ease and, Of course, don't like
the idea of confinement and hard work
He was spared the penitentiary, which he
dreaded so much, but he is not satisfied and
urges that he has some malady and wound
received at Gettysburg, which units him for
work, and begs to have that part of the
sentence withdrawn. A gentleman thief
should certainly be treated with great con-
| sideration, fed on dailties and lodged in
| luxurious apartments: while the poor, igno-
rant man, is doomed to the gloom and
damp of a penitentiary, and made to eaI
and work like dog. In other words, JUS
tice should slumber when the rich man errs.
The friends of Major Phipps hope to get a
pardon for him, but Gov. Pattison is not a
! soft man by any means; is not easy to per-
suade him that black is white, and it is more
than likely that the very fastidous gentle
man serve his time out and do some hard
work too.
Philadelphia, like New York, has been
trying to improve her moral status by shut
ting up the gambling houses. The police
have made raids on them in real earnest
several different times, and the consequence
is, business is very dull il that line. Itwas
quite time to do something besides talking
and threatening, as that vice was fearfully
on the increase: reaching even the youths.
One house was found to be mainly patron
lied by boys.
| 1t is very entertaining to watch the drift
| T,,-@ 90 IL of
| 1882 most of the Democrats were loud for
free trade, and many Of the most conspic-
nous ones in the ranks, when approa ched
unawares, have lately expressed the old
time sentiments. Mcdonald. over anxious
to become President, was one OF those who
wandered into the wilderness, and has been
/ hoping ever since to find Mo ses among
| the reporters of the different tirst-class
| journals of the country to lead him into the
Promised Land. But he is wrong: no man
ever became President by talking to re-
porters. Carlisle allowed himself to be
! fioated off on WatterS0n's free trade plank
and finds himself far from the moorines of
the Speakers chair. Randall who is a
strong protectionii, has without doubt the
inside track in the race for the. Speaskership
| of the next House. Carlisle IT'S much as ad-
mits that he Is beatess by announcing him
self candidate fo= the Senate from Ken
tncky. As things stand the probability is
that the next National Democratic platform
will declare Cor protection. The only sab
stantial difference between the Republican
and Democratic platforms Of 1880. was the
tariff: now, if in 1884 both parties declare
for protection, the people will have nothing
to fuss about and may sit back quietly and
watch the Office seekers fight it out.
/ POSTSCRIPTS.
I Gov. Pattison might be styled the man Of