The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-22
10 good of him he would not see his inno-

ing at police station, with street tramp
phase of the romance of New York life.
The New York World is justly esteeme
as one of the enterprising papers of tn
metropolis, and it prides itself on dishin
up the latest news in the most digestibl
form, barring the fact that there is occasion
ally too much spice. Many of its most re
liable reports may be taken with a grain o
salt, but when it comes to matters of por
traiture, neither salt or saltpetre will save
it. Last Sundays issue was devoted tx
our eminent pulpiteers, and outside o.
States prison have never seen a more vii
famous lot of mugs-in fact, if it had beer
published as selection made from thu
rogues' gallery, it would have been pro
nounced most wonderful success. Now
every school boy knows that Henry WARD
Beeeher has one of those jolly, happy, con
tented faces that neither newspaper pellets
cor private scandals, nor church investiga-
tions can disturb, but his portrait in the
New York World looks like bloodthirsty
Bill in the Pirates Own Book" and if the
Plymouth pastor should sue the World for
libel, no doubt the damages would bank
| rupt even that prosperous newspaper.
DR.. Newman, who prides himself on his
good looks. resembles bad illustration
from the Newgate calender. The venera-
BILE DR.. Hall, most excellent and amiable
divine, is made to resemble the first Illus
tration in Gambling Exposed" while
Morgan Dix, the nattiest of metropolitan
preachers, looks very much like the picture
which this enterprising sheet served up
three weeks ago for the famous Billy Nc
Glory. think a few actions for construc-
tive defamation of character would bring
these enterprising Western journalists to
their senses. If the heading of the first sheet
was cut off any person in the world would
pronounce it a bad edition of the rogues'
gallery. Artistic illustration is evidently
not the Worlds strongest suit. It must
either get new artist, or confne itself to
piquant descriptions in type, which, though
not always reliable, are much more truth
full than its pictures.
There is an old moss-back here by the
name of Duncan, who some years ago con-
trived to get himself appointed as shipping
commissioner. This is the same old salt
whom Mark Twain has immortalized in
his '1nnocents Abroad" Mr.. Clements
thought Duncan was submarine old wind
bag who, while protesting great sympathy
and love for poor Jack, was intent upon
feathering his own nest. This model
United States commissioner did not neg
lect his own family. He and his four sons
managed the concern, and in one year
they contrived to get away with $4,000
that is exactly $1,000 more than the salary
of the President of the United States. No
matter what the receipts of his Office we're,
old Duncan gobbled them all. Captain
Duncan was president of the New York
Seaman's Association, and he hired rooms
for the association for which he paid $44,-
600. 1t is evident that the period of the
usefulness of this pious old salt is passed.
have nothing in particular against ma
rine converts in general, but when you see
al old salt who travels around with hymn
book in his pocket and loses no oppor-
tunity to give out moral tract, but never
gives dollar, look out for him. don't
think that the bank account of the New
York Times will be much depleted by Cap
tain Duncan s damages, for it is very gen.
eral opinion in New York that poor Jack
would fare quite as we'll with the boarding
house sharks as in the clutches of the ship
ping commission. Captain Duncan was
a member of Henry Ward
Beecher's church, and it is safe to say that |
# it had not been for Mr.. Beecher's infu- |
ence he would never have enjoyed his pres
ent soft berth. How ungratefully he be-
1aved to his benefactor in his hour of trial |
g now matter of history, and all things |
considered, I think the port of New York |
will rejoice when it gets rid of Captain
Duncan and his family.
Bear me witness that in the years which !
lave gone have not BEEN over lavish in
ny praise of either bulls or bears in Wall I
treet. During the years that I have
watched the market have seen so many
loble fellows go down in hopeless ruin that
ny heart is steeled against the entire pack.
Yet I confess it was not without a feeling
# satisfaction that I saw S. v. White
queeze the life out of pack of ravenous
,ears last week on Delaware and Lacka-
Eena, and it rejoiced me to know that Rus
ell Sage was of the number.
The question is often asked if there is
uch thing as an honest broker on Wall
treet. I don't know, but if there is, S. V.
White is the man. He caught the boys
hort in Delaware and Lackawana and he
queezed them, but the crowd he squeezed
eserve no sympathy, and am rejoiced to
now that the money which was made on
he rise of Delaware and Lackawana went
nto the pockets of as decent man as S. V.
White.
AS I told you in my bulletin six weeks
go, Henry Willard is not SO very badly
uined after all. A fellow who has wife
nth $3.50, 600 in United States bonds, and
tho can afford to live in house that cost
1 ZOO, 900, can scarcely be considered as a
andidate for the poor-house. Yet that is
[enry Wizards position to-day, with
thousands of shares of dividend paying
locks to his credit. If you have any sym
athy don't waste it on him, but extend a
tile of it to |,
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.