The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-06

Sticking DOx undef your nose as tiley e,o III
most other churches. The pews are rented
on business principles, and are made to
pay the expenses of the church, and you
must recollect that the expenses of Ply
mouth church for ministers alone are about
s24, 600 per annum; but no Sunday collec-
tions are taken there, except for special
purposes of which due notice is given,
The amount expected to be raised is some
ti,aes stated, and it 5 never necessary to
pass TIE plate twice. Bat to return to our
musical season. All New York is III tiut-
ter, and we scarcely hear any thing about
Mapleson and Patti Every body seems to
have gone crazy about Nilsson and Abbey.
There is but little doubt that every thing
will be produced in a style OF elegance,
with lavish expenditure, which this coun-
try has never known before. Our monied
kings, who are cutting each others throats
On chance, seem to have entered into g pool
on their operatic pleasures. Sixty of the
though it it now tolerably certain that the
new opera house will not open at the time
promised. It looks as if Brooklyn was
going to be honored by opening with the
new company, which New York will only
get second hand: but with expenses running
on ut eight or ten thousand dollars day,
n manager has got to keep his eyes open Or
go up.
It is said that Mr. Abbey, has been nego-
tiatins for the Brooklyn Academy of Music
for two weeks, after which he will open at
his new theatre, or perhaps he might Ell
gage DR.. Fulton's Tabernacle which is the
largest building in Brooklyn, and if he
could engage the doctor it might add to his
attraction There is but very little fear of
his going out of sight, for if nobody talks
about him he will talk about himself. He
was imported to Brooklyn from Boston
several years ago for the Hanson Place
BAPTIST Chuch, one of the largest and most
influential Baptist churches i'll the city. He
had not been there very long when he got
| the congregation by the ears, and they fl
nally asked him 10 step down and ont,
which he did, totheir greatrelief. He join
ed the Baptist conference, and there he was
constantly fighting, till the conference,
Disguised with him, expelled him. He then
aiitt.ag little church, with a few weak-headed
peop,e, ana 6S skafib "l1rlnk' * 4
which had been white elephant ON the
hands of its stockholders, was offered for
sale, Mr.. Fulton became the purchaser,
without a dollar in his pocket, trusting
that the Lord would pay the bills. He en-
gagged a Mr.. Boynton to assist him in his
pastoral labors, but when the time came
for settlement he ignored his obligations,
and Boynton, believe, got nothing, be-
cause there was no effects that could be
collected. All sorts of sensational lodges
have been resorted to to keep roof over his
head, but as Il preacher he has not been a
success, the only mystery in Brooklyn is
how he has kept his last place SO long. He
is weak-headed, vain,. frivolous man, who
thinks Justin d. Fulton one of the most
| remarkable men Of his time. He is laughed
at by many, pitied by some, respected by
few. His recent encounter with Monsieur
Capel has not added to his popularity, but
when those who know him are spoken to
about it they say, What else could you ex-
pect of Fulton2" His hope was that by
attacking Capel he would get Capel to notice
him, and he almost succeeded, but it is now
definitely settled by the great Catholic di-
vine that he will treat him with silent con-
tempt. This will be Il terrible blow to Full
ton, and one from which nothing but his in
domitable egotis1n and cheek can save him.
The week has been a shaky one, q finan-
cial crisis being precipitated by the failnre
l/>f
the city. The list of their liabilities shows
a reckless and utter disregard for business
principles and common safety which is
amazing, when we consider that Mayer &
Co., was regarded as one Of the safest bus
mess houses i'll this city. Yet the head of
the firm endorses right and left for hun
dreda of thousands of dollars; in fact, it
does not appear that Mr.. Mayer had the
slightest idea of how much paper he had
out till the balance-sheet was struck. 1t
was bad enough for Mr.. Mayer to go down
himself. There is no clause i'll the Consti-
tuition of the United States against q man
making & fool of himself if he wants to,
but M. Mayer has involved a great many
innocent people III his own ruin. and has
dragged them down to ruin with him.
A few months ago and the World was
sleepy old paper which no one ever thought
of buying for its news. It was away down
at the bottom OF the journalistic ladder.
To-day it is the most popular journal in the
city, and aN the great metropolitan
journals are crying, like the sinners Of
old, what shall we do to be saved? The loss
to the Times is $3.50 per day, about 500 to
the Tribune and $500 to the Herald. The
Sun, (which shines for ALL" and carries
about 12O, coo circulation would lose about
S1Ze0 day if it should drop to one cent.
It will either have to do it or enlarge to the
size of the World, the Times, the Tribune
and the Herald. Nc single individual ever
created such q revolution as Mr.. Pulitzer
has among the newspapers of New York.
BY sledge hammer blows and pluck he has
done what all the cries and all the COM
plants Of a million Of people have been
unable to do.
Our new bridge cars to Brooklyn are not
a SUCCESS. There has been more gruEbling
and cursing over them than would break
the bridge down if the cables were not
extra strong.
The week has been moderately peacea-
bic, the absence of the political bummers
and sluggers at Buffalo has sensibly dinin-
ished the business of the police court. The
weather is charming and business boom
ing. The fall fashions are stunning, the
prime object seeming to get people to look
at you. From that standpoint they are
success, for find myself looking at every
body pass. Tho ladies' hats, of whicE,
there ere about $50 different styles, are
wonders III their way, but to appreciate
them you must come and see for yourself.
Truly yours, BROADBRIM.
Why is it so many suffer from rheumatism
aches, pains, kidney diseases liver complaints,
heart affections. etc? 1t is simply because they
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