The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-23

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excluding the " buds or young ladies un
! der twenty; but, as in grouping flowers
+ there would be lack of colnple pleteness will
| all of one kind, SO il was concluded tina
the ball would be far more enjoyable ant
| beautiful, if there were q blending of dig
nifty and elegance with na1vete and bash
fulness-of silk, plush and velvet, with H.
lusion and tulle-of diamonds with pearls
The greatest novelty OF the season was
the Leap Year frolic, given by Mrs. Thomas
Mexican in her elegant mansion on Walnut
street. There we're ab0ut one hundred
guests present. The ladies had their hair
like mans shirts, vests, collars, crayats,
bob chains and opera hats. The GENTLE
men parted their hair III fhe middle and
wore bangs, ear rings, neck chains. ruches.
sashes, bunches of flowers pinned to their
waists and carried fans and bouquets. They
were the recipients Of all the nice little at
tentions from the ladies' waited modestly
until asked to dance, TO promenade and go
to supper. The whose affair was very laugh
able and passed off delightfully."-.
| Some time ago told yon of schism in
the Rituafistic Church OF the EyangeIists.
| One portion of the vestry is very High and
| the other very Low Church. The trouble
grew out of the election of the vestry at
| last Easter. The disputants laid their griev-
ances before Bishop Stevens and the Low
Church party went 30 far as to petition him
to remove Nj. Percival, the Rector, because
of his Ritualism. The matter was also taken
into the Civil Court. Judgment was rendered
in the Low Court in favor of the Low
Church party, but an appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court. which has reversed the
diclsion and placed the High Church party
in power. This gives great satisfaction to
the majority of the congregation, who are
Rltualists, and of course MIR. Percivai is
sustained.
:, We have had a week Of very warm, damp
weather. Such streets you never saw, not
even in New Orleans or Chicago. Do you
know what that is? If not, hope that You
never will. We are no longer in danger of
falling on iced pavements, to the detriment
of life and limb, since the only ice and
snow left, is packed away under the mud
of the streets. On Chestnut street to- day, I
saw men with their picRaxes taking up great
blocks of what was once beautiful, spot
less snow, now SO black and filthy as to give
one only the most blood chilling visions Of
that dread disease, dphtheria. Sunday,
there was good skating on the Sch1ylkilI,
and as the weather had moderated the
crowd of spectators was immense. A dread
full accident occurred to lot of little boys
who were shedding. a young man OF nine
teen years, named John Hagan, had large
sled which held ten boys. He lent it to twen-
ty boys who agreed to take turns in push
ing. They had gone across several times,
when of sudden the ice gave way, and the
nine who were on the sled, were precip- |
ltated into the water. Those who were push |
ing jumped back in time to save thern-
selves. AS quick as flash, John Hagan ran
to the break, threw himself flat on the edge /
OF the ice, and reaching out both arms,
picked up first one-boy, then another, until /
then, two little fellows tried to raise
themselves up by the ice on the oppo- /
site side from John, but it broke and away /
they went under the water. Instantly John |
Jumped in after them, but before he had |
succeeded in putting them on q solid foot I
ing he showed great exhaustion, and, but
for the exertions Of sore men, who by
means OF planks and pes3 dragged him
out, would have drowned. When he
from the water he had a lad un-
der each arm and one on his shoulder. All |
were completely prostrated and had to be
revived by stimulants and vigorous rub
bing. The ninth little fellow was lost-the
eight were saved by good, heroic John
dagan. The people cheered him loudly
and showered coin upon him at the time,
md since then he has been fitted out with
new suit OF clothes, including everything,
md fund has been started at the Office Of |
he Clerks of Councils $3.50 raised already
or his benefit. He was congratulated by |!
lumber of gentlemen at the Clerks office
md finds himself on the list of the heroes
If the age.
Vivisection has been SO restricted III En-
gland as to be almost abolished, and for
hat reason most of the research carried on
It present is confined to France and Ger
many. Some time ago the matter was
gitated in New York, aud the Legislature
vas about to comply with petition from
be -Vivisection Society and pass law
orbidding it, when Prof. John G. Dalton, |
he noted Psychologist, presented the sub
ect on the part of the medical fraternity
II such very different light that the bill |
7as not passed. There is an effort being
made here now to abolish the .scruel prac. ,
lce." The American Anti Vivisection So F.,
lety held meeting few nights ago; OF
curse the ladies are in sympathy with the |
loyement-the secretary is lady, and
ute number of ministers of different
examinations, including Friends, were in
he audience. Father Jourdan of st. t
oseph's Church, DR.. Frank Woodbury. and f.,
'r. Hamilton, each delivered long ad-
ress, setting fourth the ''horrid crueIties''
racticed, and copy of the plea against t
lvisection made by Lord Coleridge, was {
ourdan's S presence excited quite a good t
cal of interest, because he was the first
oman Catholic priest who had ever made | /.
n address in the hall Of the Young Mems
hristian Association. d
The morning after the meeting, the dis g
nguished Prof. Roberts Bartholow ID. LII. !,
:, who holds the chair of Materia Medica
I'D Therapeutics in Jefferson College, and
rof. 81. G. Chapman, M. D., Prof. of Phys @
NpV the Snhnn1 aIdrouoa1 {Eot | I