The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-10

less 1veS-i1VeS OF constant charity an
blessedness-n one cared to associat
with the gamblers daughters. The sins Z
the father were visited upon the children
till the elder sank into her grave with
broken heart. The whole Of John Dancer
great fortune came to the younger daugh
ter, and after a time she found shelter in
convent and shortly after death came t
| her relief.
A few years ago and property in the vicin
ity of the Bowling Green could have beel
bought for one-twenieth of its presen
price, and now it is one of the great bus
mess centers of New York and the YER
stones in the streets are worth their weigh
in gold.
The new Produce Exchange which vii
be opened next week is one of the fines
buildings on the continent, and the ney
building on the site of the old Post-ofice
aside from the fact of4being throughly fire
proof, is unsurpassed in the magnifcenc,
of its interior arrangements. Twent!
years ago and such building would hav,
been an impossibiIity. To-day the elevate,
and the telephone make twelfth and four
teenth stories the most desirable part o1
the structure.
The departure of the Bear on its erranc
of mercy to the North Pole drew en- i'm
mense crowd to give them Godspeed
1t only seems like the other day that sim
liar crowd went to see DeLong and his
companions sail gaily and hopefully away.
Since then we have heard the story of suf-
fering from the wrecks of men who came
back, and we saw the sad pageant that
called out countless thousands few weeks
ago, when all that was mortal of the gal
liant Arctic explorers was brought back to
their native land. Those who left US this
week go with the saddest of sad forebod-
ings. Will they also sink to that sleep
which knows no waking amid the frozen
glaciers of the North2 We have done for
them all that mortal men can dove can
only leave the rest with God.
Manager Abbey's benefit at the Metro
politan Opera-House was the most pro-
nounced sensation of the week. It marks
the close of the most remarkable opera
season ever seen in any country. A few
years ago a similar experiment was tried
in England between the Royal Italian
Opera and Guy at Coyent Garden. The
encounter ruined both parties, though
backed by the nobility and the wealthiest
men in England, and no three salaries in
either company were equal to that paid by
Mapleson to Patti alone. Many managers
have been willing to make money. Henry
Abbey, like an honest man in the perfor-
nance of his engagements, was willing to
lose it. It is said that he sunk $4,000,
but whether it was much or little, he has
paid his debts like man, and earned the
respect of all who know him. His ben
eft was not only the largest financially
ever given to any theatrical manager in
the world, but considered from social
it must have been gratifying
beyond measure to Mr.. Abbey who, at such
tremendous personal sacrifice has main
tanned his managerial integrity spotless
and untarnished. The investment he has
made in character is worth more than gold,
and think he may find, as Col. Sellers re-.
marks, There's millions in it,,
A remarkable trial is now in progress in
Brooklyn. A few months ago Polish
woman of the Israelitish persuasion insti-
,uted suit against street railroad company
:or attempting to put her off of car. She
lad basket about as big as herself which
the set down in front of the entrance of
% the car. A man tumbled over it and
he conductor asked her to take it up.
She refused, and he was going to lift her
basket out when she threw herself to the
POTION of the car and began to scream
md kick like young colt. She declared
hat she was injured exactly $4,000 and
ried to suborn several witnesses to swear
Ter through, promising each one share
If the plunder. The perjury was so ap-
,arent that the entire party was indicted
md instead of $4,000 in bank Mrs. May
md her friends are likely to sojourn at Sing
Sing for the next few years at public ex-
,ense.
Politics are booming and it looks now as
in the language of Mrs. Partington,
There would be no tellin' who'd be Presi-
lent till arter election"
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.
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