The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-09-20
DoNALDsoNY1IE LOUISIANA sATURDAY SEPTEMBER

in one sense for the manhood Of the future,
for more useless set than the New York
dudes could scarcely be found on the face
Of the earth. They seem to have no aim
in life but to get people to gaze at them in
stupid wonder at what the fool killer was
doing when such creatures were allowed to
live.
It is with pleasure that I announce that
the season of excursions is drawing to a
close. The strict administration of our ex-
else law on Sunday has tendency TO drive
the dissipated and drinking portion of New
York and Brooklyn away on the Lords
day. ALI sorts of excursions are improyised
to the neighboring towns, which profit of
course by the hegira from the city. In fact,
there are great many places about New
York which are almost entirely supported
by this Sunday trade. Forty or fifty ex-'
cursions leave here every Sunday. One
advertises NThe Wharf Rats Coterie,' an
other, The Jumpin' Plugs" another
The Saw Me-Leg Of Rangers, y and from
the titles you can form pretty good idea
of the quality of the company.
To see one of these excursion boats start
you might amagine that some State prison
had suddenly emptied. Riot and drunken-
ness are their general characteristics. lights
are frequent and murder MOI unusual.
There are also maay respectable people
who go on these Sunday excursions, but as
q gene-al thing they have cause to regret
u. Of late the excursions have been worse
t1An usual, on account of the inefficient
police protection and the almost positive
immunity from punishment. Bands of or
ganized roughts have taken possession of
the boats, manning and wounding inno-
cent people who oppose them. The shock
ing murder of an inoffensive German a
couple of weeks ago on one of these excur
sions has thoroughly ar reused the author
tiles, and we are in hopes that some of
these mnrderous rufians may be brought
to justice.
These bands of thugs generally make
their headquarters at some liquor store,
and the chances are ten to one that it either
belongs to the Alderman. of the ward, or to
some intimate friend of his who conducts
it in his interest. If one of the gang is ar
rested, the Aldermen is on hand to go his
bail, and by some hocus pocus the COM
plant is pigeon-holed, and that is the last
heard of it.
One of the very worst of the gang who
participated in the murder spoke of was
young ruffian who aspired to be tough;
that is to say, one who has downed his man,
or in other words, murdered him. This
particular youth was the terror of his des-
perate pals, and yet when indicted for his
terrible offense his mother testified with
tears in her eyes that he was one of the
gentlest, sweetest hammered boys that
loving mother ever had. One of the par
Elephants in the assassination was villain
by the name of Judge, who as he was es-
Gaping knocked down his female compan-
ion, and almost stamped the life out of her
with his boot heels. And yet, with the moral
perversity of womanhood, which no fellow
can explain, the POOR creature, with her
head bound up, and her face bruised bey-
ond recognition, was at the ruffians, prison
door pleading for his release. Explain the
mystery who can. 1t may not be desirable
or practicable to close the doors of our
city, and keep all the people in on Sunday;
but if these excursions are permitted they
must be conducted within. the pale of the
them, and if necessary an example must
be made of these lawless rioters, such as
we have been called upon to make on sew
eral occasions before.
But overstepping every other question in
New York at the present time, is the all alb
sorbing one of, How is New York going in
next election1 Ministers, lawyers, shop girls
and hod carriers seem to take an equal in
terest in this vital political question. On
that question hangs the Presidency and
the hopes of succession to Grover Cleveland
or James G. Blaine.
The memory of man rnnneth not back
when such wild enthusiasm has been seen
at such an early stage of the conyass. We
are two months off from the election, and
the streets are filled night after night with
Plumed Knights and Cleveland legions.
All sorts of banners challenge the sky. It
must be a happy time for the makers of
fire works and the manufacturers of ban
ners and uniforms. Tammany still re-
mains in the back ground, gloomy and
stern. How will Tammany go? Aye, that's
the question, There is one man who knows
and he has not yet spoken. Will he speak
before November Fourth? Who can tell7
Not
Yours truly, BROADBRIM.
Following the lead of the I'D, our con-
temporary of the st. James Creole Fireside
srayely informed its readers that the con-
vention of Independents who indorsed the
Democratic candidates at New York was
composed of 1900 delegates. There were
only 400, and nearly all of those were from