The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-09

! " NELLY WIS II OIL Ol ii pOet, anu ne tOlC Ills
/ audience at the startthat
'Nitro-glycerine's thund'rous shock,
! Would blast Great Britain like a rock
This was received with thunders of APP
plause.. The chairman declared that who
ever put Mel ermott out of the road would
be doingsa blessing to God and himself
How God would be particularly blessed by
the assassination of q drunken blatherskite
like McDermott, the orator did not men
ton, but as the audience applauded, sup
pose it was as clear as mud to them, SO I
was satisfied.
/ Fortunately for Ireland's cause, the as
sassination and dynamite club does not
/ represent the sentiment of the better class
of Irishmen who wish their country we'll.
/ The greater body of Irish in New York
/ look with detestation on these murderous
thugs, and are doing their best to hold up
the hands of Parnell--recognizing the fact
| that no leader like hims.has appeared since
Daniel O'Connell died
O'Donovan Rosa, Joyce &, Co. may sue
coed in getting few more wretched fools
hung or sent to penal seryitude, but there
is very little fear of their own necks being
/ in jeopardy as long as they can wear
| fine clothes and drink good whisky and
champagne off the wages of the servant
girls and hod carriers, gulled by their swind-
ling cry of Irish liberty.
| We have had a notable week in society.
| The three principal events being the Astor
reception, the ball of the Circle Franchise,
and the reception Of President Arthur by
! the Union Club. No three events could be
| more entirely different in their character
The Aston Centennial was supposed to rep
resent whatever Yankeedoodledom knows
about aristocracy. All the old blue blood
was there, and Nthes.list was carefully
scanned by Mrs. Astor in person, to see
that nothing at all ofzeolor got inside the
bars. Now, among a thousand people,
this is no easy task in q city like New York
Yetit is very safe to say that there has been
no such gathering since the founder of the
family, old John Jacob, landed i'll Man
haitian. The cost of the entertainment
would have driven the old man into luna
tic asylum, for his personal expenses dur
ing his eighty years of life did not amount
to the sum that was expended last Tuesday
night. As a splendid affair it surpassed
everything that has preceded it, and w. H.
Vanderbilt will have to shake out another
reef if he expects to catch the Astors.
The reception of the President, though
given by the most swell club of New York,
was by no means aristocratic. No doubt
they would like to have made it so, but
Johnny O'Brien, and Barney Biglin, and
Tim Sullivan and several other patriots of
like character, contrived to ring in by
hook orsby crook and The consequence was
that the reception, which was expected to
be the tonlest affair of the season, had a
sixth ward flavor about it, notwithstand-
ing its splendid Surroundings. Of course
there was everything good to eat and good
to drink, and lots Of ist,sor the club is rich
and can afford it: there was also a great
many distinguished men and beautiful
women-artists and men of letters, but the
swallowed tailed coat and Blazing diamonds
couldn't hide the mugs of ward politicians
who had intruded themselves on the occa-
sion. The President himself was the most
distinguished looking man i'll q company
of about 1900, and a stranger coming III
would have picked him out of the crowd as
the first citizen of the Republic. By many
it is looked upon as the first start for a
presidential boom: if SO, we shall have to
wait for the ides of June. Democratic
politicians were almost as plentiful as Re-
publicans, Sunset Cox and Richelieu Pob-
inson representing the unterrifed. Still,
the Union Clubs reception may be put
down as one of our social successes.
The ball of the Circle Franchise repre-
scented the true Democracy. You paid
your money and no questions were asked.
The fun scarcely commences till 2 or 3
O'Clock in the morning. BY that time the
policemen's jackets are soaked with Held
sick and Cliquot, the guardians of the
peace sink into the arms of the tlrowsy
god, and then you can see some dancing
not in the bills. The French enjoy them
selves at least once a year, and they always
get the worth of their money.
The Baptist Church of Brooklyn seems to
be over a volcano. Emory Haynes, who
was converted from Methodism and be-
came pastor of the Washington Avenue
Church seven years ago, is about being
hustled out by portion Of his congrega-
ton. Hugh 4. Penticost, one Of the most
eloquent clergymen in the Reorganization,
was driven out of Hanson Place Church by
some Of the influential members. They
then got Justin Fulton, but found they had
caught Tartar and dropped him like hot
potato. They then got the Rev. Hugh Gall
ger, who had been driven out of the Sands
Street Church, but he appears to suit the
Hanson Place Baptists, who drove out
Penticost and Fulton. Hyatt Smiths Lee
Avenue Church is now q variey theatre,
and another Baptist Church just above
Bedford avenue has just got rid of its pas
tor.
The Rev. Florence McCarty, who crimi-
nally assaulted his organist and his house
keeper, was found drunk in Harlem with a
woman of bad character, has been silenced
by Bishop Laughlin and st. Cecilia is now
presided over by Father Taiffe.
The sleighing has been the best seen
here for many years, and the stock market
the worst. Bears are jubilant, and the
bulls are sick. It almost looks as if salt
petre would not save them. Yours truly,
BROADBRIM.