The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-08

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him, but Colonel Maplesen has the salts
faction Of driving the only manager fro1
the operatic field who could give him an
trouble in the future. Good fortune ha
made Mr.. Abbey somewhat conceited, an
it is we'll enough that he should learn a
some cost that there are some other man
!. ayers in the United States besides himself
}. For couple of years past, Mr.. Abbey ha
been suffering from complaint by NJ
means uncommon in America, called bi,
head. Since his operatic experience it i
J said that he has reduced the size of his hat
and where nine months ago Knox had no
a block large enough to fit him, he nov
gets along comfortably with boys size
and the chances are that his head will shrinl
still more before his dramatic season il
over.
Speaking of theatres reminds me that il
our neighbor city of Brooklyn, is an indi.
vidual by the name of Justin A. Fulton
He is supposed to be a Baptist minister
and presides over the old skating rink
which he chooses to call the Temple. From
the hour that this man was transplanted
from Boston to Brooklyn his life has been
one long history of disgraceful squabbles,
and it is by no means due to him that the
Hanson Place Baptist Church, one of the
foremost Baptist churches in the city, was
not utterly wrecked by his pastorate. AT
ter one of the most disgraceful church
squabbles ever seen in that city, he was
summarily elected and sought another pas
torate. He was expelled from the confer
ence of Baptist ministers, and only got
back by the christian sufferance of its men,
bers. More recently he has been accused
by the Rev. Gen. Conway, of an attempt to
defraud him, and the expose in court, is
one of the most disgraceful chapters in
Brooklyn church history. Last Sunday
Mr.. Fulton took exceptions to Mr.. Beecher's
visit to Irving, the actor, and Irving's visit
to Beecher. This ecclesiastical numbskull,
| who is not worthy to black Mr.. Beecher's
shoes, delivered himself as follows on Sun
day last: "The theatre is the home of vile-
| ness. It is surrounded by vileness. Place
me upon polar iceberg, where no verdure
greets the eye, where nought but the white
bears growl can be heard; let me livew where
no friend shall cheer me with his smile;
bar me in prison walls or let the gloom of
dungeons cover me; but do not, oh, do not,
compel me to mingle in the crowd of the
| fhnatro 70 h n s,,{ hot for, D1n
where there is no cross or Calvary"
This would have been pretty heavy &C.
clesiastical thunder from a frst-class saint;
but from fellow like Fulton, who has
done as much as any other man in Brook
lyn to bring religion into contempt, such
TRADE can only awaken laughter. The
great aim of his life appears to have been
to create sensation, and as far as his res
idence in Brooklyn is concerned, he has
been great success. He has now been res
dent of Brooklyn between seven and eight
years, and think he has figured in the
newspapers at least once week in that
time, and in many instances in not very
credible manner. IF he is sample brick
of the excellence of the religious teachings,
it is not astonishing that Bob Ingersoll is
such distinguished success. Whatever
may be thought of Bob Ingersoll's religious
views, he is personally an agreeable man,
and in public and private, a gentleman;
this is more that can be truthfully said of
the pastor of the temple. Only few weeks
ago, he made vile attack on Monsignor
Capel, in the vague hope that monsignor
would notice him, and thus give him the
notoriety that he craved; but the great |
catholic prelate passed him in silent con-
tempt, and it nearly broke poor Fulton's !
heart. The day has gone by when people |
are to be terrorized by such absurd denun-
Citations. Our best citizens attend the thea |
tire and the opera, and will continue to do |
SO, Notwithstanding the frothy denuncia-
tions of such saints as Mr.. Fulton.
Our Board of Aldermen are liberal; they |
always make it a matter of principle to at
tend all balls and blowouts where there is
nothing to pay and lots to get. The ball of |
the French Cooks of the Circle Franeaise
received an Aldermanic benediction, and |
the closing ball of the Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective Association, to which a number of |
the distinguished gentlemen belong, was
also honored by their presence. It is the
prayer of every respectable man in New
York that the power which they have Sc |
abused be taken from them:
and then the Roosevelt bill, which gives the
Mayor the sole power to appoint heads of I
departments without their confirmation
may soon be the law of the State. Tam
many is making desperate fight against
it, as are also number of truckle Repub-
licans; but the better element of both par
ties are in favor of it, and as it has been |
tried in Brooklyn, there is no
reason why it may not be equally success
full in New York.
Stocks have been up and down. You can
tell whether Wall street is a Bear
garden or Bull ring, perhaps it is little
of both.
We caught the tail end of the cyclone
early in the week; but if the treatment was
heroic, it was effectual, for the weather.
which was miserable before, settled down
to quiet responsibility, and for the past
few days the ladies, who have been cooped
up in their houses for week, have crowded
the streets and stores, so that we begin to
look quite springlike.
Business is getting boom. The city is
full of buyers from the West and South.
But politics appear to be the all important
question of the hour.