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

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EDITOR CHIEF:
Something remarkable happened here
the other day. When the Republicans were
making up their municipal ticket they
nominated Negro for Common Council
man. This may seem only iu the natural
order of events to you Whe have had your
Negro legislators and your Negro Governor,
but it is entirely a new departure here.
There are about twenty thousand colored
voters in this city and as rule they cast a
solid Republican vote, yet they have never
before even had nomination for any rep
resentative Office, however insignificant.
The same may be said of the State. Penn
sylvania utterly ignores the Negro. Pol
iticians here like to sweA their count on
election days with Negro votes, but the idea
of giving coiored men Office is preposterous.
Massachusetts, the Western and Southern
States may do it if they like, but not PENN
sylvania. Why, there was never a coiored
postman in this city until lately. And in
deed the nomination just spoken of amounts
to nothing, for the reason that the many
good, intelligent, respectable colored people
were given the go-by, and a miserable no.
account fellow taken up who will not have
the ghost of chance for election. That is
just how consistent we are up here. We.
fought hard to give the Negroes freedom,
the ballot and social equality, but we can
not quite carry out the programme. No
gulf too broad to place between US and our
coIored brethren, provided it is not so
broad but what they can hand across the
votes.
There was dreadful occurrence at the
the Hospital of the University OF Pennsyl-
vauia, a few days ago. ysszousy, thegreen
eyed monster, was the cause. DR.. B. F..
Hnmil, Superintendent of the Hospital,
shot DR.. Edward Martin, one of the res
ident physicians. The two reside in the
hospital building. DIR. Hamil has wife
who is very pleasing in conversation and
| manner. BY reason of having charge of
the physicians table she was thrown good
deal in their society. DR.. Martin liked to
talk to her, but there was never anything
in the least Objectionable in his intentions.
DR.. Hamil was weak, however, on the sub
ject of his wife and 1nagnifed every look
! and word and allowed bis mind to brood
| over it, until he actually became insane.
On the day in question as Dr.. Martin
stepped into the corridor DR.. Hamil, with
| out so much as q hint of bis intention,
raised his pistol and shot him in the face.
Phrenzied with pain, the blood gushing
from his wound, DR.. Martin grappied his
| would be murderer, and bore him to the
ground. Soon the other physicians, hear
| ing the noise, ran to the scene of action
and separated them. The bullet had en-
tered the head and it was Gnly after the poor
mans face was torn all to pieces that il
was extracted At first it was thought TO
| be sure death wound, but at last accounts
recovery was pronounced possible. Dr..
Hamil left for New York, and nov that he
has recovered reason, writes himself down
fool, says his wife was perfectly blame.
less, and that DR.. Martin did and said moth.
ing unbecoming gentleman. The seque
I presume will be-a trial emotional in:
sanity-acauittaI