The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-17

OUR NEW YORK g1f7TT'lsIe.

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New yenS, February TO- 1883.
EDITOR CHIEF: 49,
A lively week-a very lively week
entertainment ard instruction alike for
saints and sin,ies,s. On Tuesday we had
religious pageant that was almost
;efus to the canonization Of a saint; for
adj That was mortal of John Hughes, the
Former Archbishop ef &ew York, was re-
moved from their original resting-place
in old st. Patrick's Cathedral im Prince
street to the grandcst n,si1isolchm'on the
American continent. 1t is many years
ago since lie, wldse remains were REIN
tsrretl on Tuesday, selected the site Of
fiie present magnificent Cathedral. The
selection hets made was on the highest
point of land near the centre Of Manhat-
ian Island. From this commanding po-
'aition its noble SPIRES wleniushea, can
he seess hest btffffdiings
in New York; E~knoa not how many
saints mi after time; ,u!.y' rest within it's
vaults, but among them all for the next
thonsahd years there will be none purer,
'nobler OF worthier than this dead priest,
whose mortal remains were the object OF
this splendid pageant. He was a Roman
Catholic, one of the straightest of his
sect; the ever ready champion of the;
Church whenever her safety was leopard
ized or endangered, but Notwithstanding
the fact tliat'lle was the watchful shep-
herd'of IA mighty flock whose interests
were entrusted to his care, he found times
totake all American citizens interest in
public affairs, ard VIXEN dan ger threat
ened his beloved country, he threw thes
great weight of his influence in favor of
the Union and the flag. A life of spotless
purity was doublyt. best. with resistless
lenergyah commanding <faients.' Con-
'stantly fighting his church and what
he conceived to be her right. hp fought
ibis battle in such u way tl,at lie left no
sting III the hearts Of those whom lie had
sigllily defeated" A great scholar, a
good eitigenj a noble Christian gentleman,
his successor, who new wears the beretta,
will be fortunate; indeed, if when called
to his final account he shall leave as
blest a memory behind hun lis John
Hughes. ill.,.
For several weeks past Gilbert and
Sullivan's. "Sorcerer' has been running
at tho Bijou Theatre OH Broadway. One
of the principal; attractions has been
John Howson's pei forrhances of "The |
borcerer," which was made up to repre-
semitic Rev. De Witt Talmage who isnota
handsome man. He is not a graceful man, |
but his congregation; which, numbers:
some OF the best people in Brooklyn,
think that while he mag not be either
handsome or graceful, on general princi-
pies, he" is about us good us lyon make
EN-" The Hsorcercr" was advertised at
the Adadelby of Music in Brooklyn, and
the town was covered with bills with n
cut Of Howson as Talmage. Now
wh,!e such thing might p 4ssss ~ xithsnt
observation in the wicked city of'New
York, where everyday is wicked, it is
'ery different thingin the city of Brook
yn, where everybody is good. When
he profane cut appeared, Mr.. Talmage
applied. toihe POLICE Commissioners for
and then q number of eminent
attorneys put their heads together, and
t was not svcry long before they made it
warm for that theatrical
manager. But the advertisement that
ne got, delaying his performance, was
'wenty thousand dollars in his pocket,
or now everybody is dying to see How
on's caricaturc of Talmage in the "Sor-
The dramatic end of Stewart, the for :
.er, was one of the sensations Of the
week. Fer years Stewart had been one
# the most successful check -rsisers and
orgers that we have ever had in the
United States. A man of excellent per-
aual appearance and fine. address, he
ucccededin imposing ON bank cashiers d
nj presidents, where less cnterprsny
nen have failed, The gang to which he
Isla attached was:l,a,serans and power u
ub and whenever he got into trouble. i
'hieh was not frequent, they stood ready 1
rescue him frorn the clutches of the !"
wv. Byione device and another he had Il
scaped convictions es is!,Hiaaun.ent for r
yer twc's&y years; and although he was IL
'cli k,sDsss to the police, it seemed I'M 'e
osslble T. bring conviysion to his door. !"
series Of forgeres :in Texas brought Al
lntfers te'a climax. On Monday he was 81
,nNicted, and wlile the officer was &c
nying his tickets in the ferry house,
tewart drew Il penknife from his pocket, u
nd cuttinshis throat severed an artery. III
yingim a. few minutes. There is. little y
} be said shout his unfortunate end. exe ~
'pt 30 fi'r as it may ts,ad to keep young III
oh from emnlatius iis coursc.. Stewart til
IA '"'o'''e' Sf!stt "oHiu nave
atie him eminent; bnt'l,e chose to be a ci
lief and tho companion of thieves. lie lis
bhcd bis tellowmen of many thousands LII
dollars; he dressed ia the best and a'
red on the best, but Mt last, deserted no
his companions i'll Crime in the hour
his need, he so.sght -ssief in suicides F'
ave- and If is Had not been for the re- OF
sn'ti"n Of the unfortunate totges's re- pc