The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-05-05

| gaminS OF Galiee behave thus in apostolic
days7 Tho Doctor does not look like a
saint, or an anchorite, or much of an apostle
He is not Moody, or Talmage, OF a
Beecher; he is not scholarly in his address
he appears like well-fed beefy Englishnlan,
blessed with superabundant supply OF
that admirable article called "cheek." He
with himself, and if he fails in any thing
that he undertakes, it certainly won't be
from any lingering doubt of his own powers.
The Apostolic Evangelist appeared, at
tended by DR.. Kennion peripatetic Evan
gelist, who dispenes the bread Of life to
sinners every Sunday near Roosevelt ferry.
He not only does this, but he feeds the
hungry crowd before he begins to preach,
| and as he fills their stomacls before he ap-
peals to their conscieuees he is consequently
very popular. The services were opened
with the hymn of . All hail the power of
Jesus name," etc. !; then the Scriptures
were read, and DR.. Kennion offered prayer.
So far, nothing could be more orthodox.
The same formula might have been seen on
the same night in any Methodist, Baptist or
Presby terian church i'd the city Then til 9
invitation was givcnsto those who desired
to be healed to come for ward, ald in n
second there was struggle to see who
should be first. In his private practice the
Evangelist usually asks what lie calls IAN
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lars but in his public seances it is under
stood to be a free blow, hence the anxiety to
get something for nothing A lank looking
female was the first on the list, and she
said she was afflicted with Il tumor. The
Doctor touched her en- the afflicted part,
saying, "In the name of Jesus Christ, L
command this tumor to depart" and forth
with she proclaimed herself healed. Some had
cancers; others were afflicted in various
ways; at last came an old woman, rs deaf
| as a post the Doctor touched her ears, and
| in the name of the Lord Jesus commanded
her deafness to depart, and she proclaimed
in the tones of a cracked tin pan " That she
could hear fust rate" There are but two
ways to look at DR.. Monck's performances ::
it is either the most wonderful spiritual
revelation of modern times, or he is the
most sacrilegious humbug that has ap-
! peared since the Christian era; beside him
Caglostro sinks into insignifcance; Miller
was only an infant; Joe Smith and Brig
ham Young must take back seat, for their
miracles were performed in secret and were
witnessed only by the faithful but DR..
Monck stands out in the presence OF thou
sands, under the clear sunlight OF the
tiercest and most unfriendly investigation,
and challenges the world to prove him an
ilnpostor if it can.
Spring has fairly burst upon us, and with
the budding trees and the emerald grass
come those wonderful Spring fashions which
are the delight of theswomen and the terror
of husbands, fathers, brothers and sons.
There seems to be no general agreement
about styles; one fair daughter of Eve looks
like Hebe with wretched little apology
for hat, not as big as a small-sized cabbage
leaf, and another declares herself right in
the height of the fashion with poke bonnet
on her head as big as a large sized coal scut-
tic. The colors are piled on regardless OF
congruity or taste, and some Of the getups
are stunning; still, when we reflect on the
absurdities of three or four years ago, when
fine ladies trailed fine silks in the mud and
swept the sidewalks and streets with vel
vets and satins that a queen might have
worn at her coronation, we have reason to
be thankful that a more reasonable style Of
dress has relieved us of that filthy and
obsurd abominat ton.
shocking assassination occurred i'll
Brooklyn on Tuesday-a German grocer
killed d fellow countryman Of whom he was
insanity caused by excessive drinking, and
is one more point to be score by the ten
perance rctoriners.
New York feels strange. 1t is currently
believed that there is not pl ace on Man
haitian Island where u man can find a game
of faro or olgc et hoir. This may posi-
bly, be SO, but il he will take up his stand on
the Astor House steps and let his next
neighbor know that he is from the country
lie will soon find out. At any rate the police
have closed some of them: $4,000 worth OF
gambling implements were seized and be
tween thirty and forty gambling houses
were raided, but they never caught gam
bier. Mike Murray is az we'll known il
New York as John Morrissey was, though
Mike is not quite such good politician as
John was; but Mike has kept an open gam
bling house here for the past fifteen years,
and has won and lost millions The police
know him and his business, but Mike is
| never arrested. The Police Commissioners
| swear that we shall have moral city. We
shall see.
Brooklyn and New York are jubilant over
the completion of their big bridge. 1t is
grand affair. and it will be opened to the
| public on May "a. 1t is something to bt
proud of, for it is the largest suspension
bridge in the world, and the finest. 1t has
been a costly affair; it will take about fiji
teen millions of dollars to pay the bill. The
project now is to make a grand boulevard
from the bridge to Coney Island; the cs
timated cost is three millions, but when il
is finished, connecting New York with
Brooklyn's famous watering place, it will be
one of the most magnificent drives in the
world.
Dramatic circles are stirred to their CEN
tres by the divorce suit pending between
| Osmond Tearle, Wallack's leading man. and
his wife. For sublime cheek Tearle's letter
to his wife, announcing his determination tc
leave her, will bear comparison with any
| thing in ancient or modern literature.
Stocks are still uucerta in. but higher. Tho
weather is rapidly improving. The spring
business dull but hopeful.
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.
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