The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-19

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Of churches. You recollect that FIatbush,
suburb of Brooklyn, was recently thrown
| into a convulsion by the marriage of boy
and girl who jumped over broomsticE. But
the latest revelation of domestic infelicity is
even more remarkable than that. One
evening last December couple of young
men and women, belonging to very respect
able families, started out for walk. They
walked through Greenwood cemetary, and
finally brought up in a saloon, where these
respectable young people drank whiskey
punches till IL o'clock at night. They all
got drunk, and the girls porposod, so say
the boys, that they get married. They
soon found minister, who for two
miserable dollars was willing to get out of
his bed near midnight and marry two
drunken boys. It is one of the most shock
ing things that has occurred in that city
for many day, that man calling himself
a Christian minister, for such miserable
reward, should blast the prospects of four
young people for life. 1t is almost pity
that the Whipping-pos is abolished; If ever
there was case where strict and lmpart1ai
Justice would amend it it is Oh the back of
this so-called Christian minister.
| The shooting of notorious womon by
Iunatic i'll her house in the most fashion,
able quarter of the town is the fitting close
romance. A few years ago this adventures
| came to New York as the mistress of a Wall
Street broker: cast off by him, she was
lucky enough to secure as a husband one of
She got up Irritation with notorious
roue at the opera, and ran away with him
to Europe, there she plunged into all ex-
cesses of the French capital, and in few
months she ran through a fortune of
100000. At last her lover cast her off,
and she shot him. Still her good torture
did not desert her, for she was never prose
cuted on account of the scandal it would
cause, in which many porminent men
| were involved but it is useless to follow
her Infamous life. Altogether she must
have spent quarter of million of dollars,
but like many of her class, she dies miser-
ably at last.
A case of retribution took place last week,
| of which we still lack the final chapter. A
| photographer by the name of Frederick
Weber was married twoyears ago to very
charming young woman, and the wedding
one of the social events of the season. AT
ter round of festiyity, which took in
Coney Island, Long Branch and Saratoga,
Mr. Weber and his young wife settled
down to housekeeping and having good
time generally. Everything was smooth as
mill pond lit was " love among the roses"
and all that sort of thing, till one unhappy
Saturday afternoon, when Fredriek's father
| introduced to his son a golden haired
| daughter Of Germany. In truth she was
fair to look upon, and at first sight Fred
erick went head over heels in love; but Mrs.
Weber, happy in her young love, never
dreamed of danger, but kept inviting the
| fair stranger to her house. She did not
| have to invite her twice, for she came fre-
| quently and sometimes oftener. At last
one day Mrs. Weber had been out shop
| ping; the day was cold, and when she got
home the door was locked; she was shiver-
ing and exceedingly uncomfortable, SO she
| kicked the door violently, and at last it was
opened by her husband, who looked very
sheepish. Inside, comfortably seated by
the stove, and looking as innocent as a
little lamb, was her faithless friend; Miss
Gretchen "What did you lock that door
for?" said Mrs. Weber, blowing her fng-
ers ':To keep out the cat" said Weber,
without blush. "Well, SIR" said the in
dignant Mrs. Weber, "you can keep your
house and your cat" and out she bounced
and went to her mothers. Straightway
she commenced investigating, which not
only resulted in the discovery that Mr..
| Weber had been doing very naughty
things, but that he had actually married
the golden haired Teuton, and was keeping
| very nice house with her not more than
| three blocks away. Mrs. Weiber's blood
was up and she went for him, and week
ago she landed him in States prison for
two years. She then turned her attention
| to her rival and got out warrant for her
arrest for knowingly marrying a married
; man. And she swears by the great hockey
that she will send her to Sing Sing to keep
company with her recreant husband. Mrs.
Weber is not a safe woman to deal with.
It has been bad week in the stock mar
ket. Lambs are scarce, but bears are
numerous. The weather is excrable, and
seems likely to continue.
Yours truly, BROADBR1Ms
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