The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-01-26

cupies, and he wanted SO badly to presis
as Chief Magistrate of this great city tn
he was willing to climb up through ever
thing. He ceased not to work by night ar
by day. He attended ward meetings, fr
quented drinking shops, drank with Il
boys, made speeches, promised to appoi,
only Republican policemen-in fact, VIZ
ready to accept the most corrupt and di'
reputable support, even at the sacrifice {
self respect. Anythingssto be Mayor.
Mr.. Warwick is man of fair ability,
suppose as good as any who would be ikel
to run for the Office. The City SoIicito
acts as counselor to the Board of CounciI
and the office is an important one. Th
trouble is that, as the salary is good on
$40, ,o00-young, inexperienced men, VIII
can not make that much in private prac
tice, are the only aspirants.
All the nominees ARE young men-Mr
Smith, even, is less than 40-and it is callet
the boy ticket. The boys broke away from
the leaders and made the ticket to pleas,
themselves. We shall see if they will carr.
the election.
There is always more Or less complain
about the street cars in this city-they arr
too slow and too few-but since the late
dreadful weather there has been an unusua
degree of dissatisfaction, and the old idea
of an elevated railway has been revived. A
bill to that effect is being pressed before
Councils, but I think there is little prospect
of Philadelphia committing the blunder OF
New York. The property holders will GER
tainly fight hard against it. Last night
about three hundred prominent citizens OF
| the tenth ward, representing millions OF
| dollars worth of real estate, attended the
anti-railroad meeting. Speeches were lis
tened to and series Of resolutions drawn
up denouncing the elevated railway bill.
! The resolutions declare that the elevated
road " threatens the dearest and best insti-
tuition of American hfe-the home; that it
will depreciate the value of property all
along its line; that if Philadelphia needs
rapid transit she should get it by under
ground railways, which damage no one,
which hare proved a success in London and
would here; that the men who are getting
up this scheme are public enemies and are
just doing it to make money" A commit
tee of fifteen was appointed to represent
the ward before Councils and to get the CO.
operation Of other wards. A resolution was
also adopted requesting the committee of
Councils having charge of the elevated rail-
road bill to provide for full hearing of the
people before deciding upon the matter.
Two young women were arrested in this
city not long ago for the larceny of horse
and buggy. One OF Them, Mrs. Lee Craw-
ford, wife of a sea captain, is the daughter
of Judge Charles W. Walton of the Supreme
Court of Maine. The other, Ellen Watson,
is a sort of an actress. The trial came OF
this week and excited a good deal of attsn-
ton. Mrs. Crawford's brother-in-law. MIR.
Smalls, stenographer of the Supreme Court
of Maine, came and did all be could to save
grace. Two Or three of Select and Com
mon Council also befriended her. There
was no evidence of theft and the gay young
women were acquitted. The egidence dis
closed some disgusting facts, however. The
most startling was the fact that they were
very fond of liquor and were in the habit of
indulging freely. 1t seems that on the day
in question they drove to Norrristown to
see Elien's brother. They took two bottles
of whiskey with them and had jolly good
time there Then, when they returned,
they stopped i'll an eating g-house, had sup
per and several more drinks. By that time
the fair Ellen was too sick to go further.
It was late and Mrs. Crawford asked an &C
co1nmodating youth on the street corner to
heard Of afterward, and the poor livery sta
BILE man had the two arrested. So much
for women drinking. What can we expect
of men when women SO degrade themselves?
Speaking of liquor, am reminded of a
very interesting lecture which DR.. Henry
Lehman, an analytical chemist, gave a few
evenings ago, entitled, :" The Use of Alco-
holic Liquors." He maintained not only
upon his own experience, but other high
medical authority, that alcohol destroys the
fine fbres Of the lining of the stomach, in
iures the digestive powers and causes dys-
pepsia. He says that the supposition that
alcohol saves the wear and tear of the sys-
tenn or enables the drinker to resist cold is
all nonsense and error. The leaders Of Are
tic expeditions and the most prominent ar
my and navy surgeons have decided that it
is ineffective in resisting cold, and medical
men generally inysigh against its use.
The year of 1888 was rather remarkable as
to the growth of this city. Looking over
the figures of the Building Inspectors see
that 1880 more permits for the erection of
buildings were given out than during 1882.
This was large increase. That of 1882
over 1881 was only lo5. The majority are
good buildings, which give evidence of
prosperity. OF the whole number, 6O45,
there are 1928 dwellings, 81 churches. s3
factories, 68 foundries, press house, 1 the
atre and 1 narket-house. The remainder
includes stables and workshops.
FRAGMENTS.
Oysters are scarce and high.
The opera season of four weeks cost New
York upwards Of $4,000. .z=
There are 1877 inmates of the PennsylYa-
MIA Institution for tie Instruction of the
Blind.
The cellar under the new City Hall will
be the largest on the American continent,
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