The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-02-07

ent difficulties will soon be settled, and we |
vet hone to see him ct the head OF one OF
the greatest banking houses in the United
States.
This being the dynamite headquarters,
of course we have heard something OF the
explosions. The office of the Great Mogul
of the dynamiters has been in a state OF
commotion all the week. It is a dlngy,
dirty bole and fitting place for the dirty
crowd who meet there, for a more worth
less lot of vagabonds it would be difficult
to find in the city. For people who are
supposed to be rolling in wealth-recelv'ng
the gold which Great Britain gives to her
spies and the contributions to the dynam1te
fund-they are the most impecun1ous'
seedy looking crowd that ever saw. here
and there the keeper of some low Whlskey
den may have decent coat on his BACK,
but the majority of them look like tramps
ont of a lob. The terrible O'Donovan goes
in and out, and even the bootblacks ana
newsboys laugh at him. Whatever ne may
be to the British government, he IS not
much of a terror to those who know him IN
New York. He has been located here tor
several wears, and is much better known IN
New York City than he ever was IN Ireland.
From the first hour that he landed on our
shores he has been living on his patriotism,
ard soaking money ont of his deluded coun-
trvmen. A loud -mouthed braggart, he has
tried to concentrate on himself all the
interest of the Irish revolutionary party.
One thing is very certain, that the parties
having this desperate business on hand
would never trust such blatherskite and
wind-bag as O'Donovan Rossa-they know
him, and it is safe to say that knowing him
they do not trust him. He may possibly by
avowing himself dynamite tlend rake IN
a few dollars from foolish servants ana
ignorant hod-carriers, but not penny OF
it will ever go for dynamite or giant pow
der. Whiskey, rum aud beer get the most
of it, and small portion will go to the
| butcher, the baker, and the grocerymen IN
settlement of the bills of the patriots who
feed off the emergency fund. will venture
a prophecy: Mr.. OsDonovan Rosa in
formed Journal reporter that Phelan
would be taken care of as soon has he came
out of the hospital. Now, am wiling to
bet big apple, that Mr.. Phelan when he
does come out will be abundantly able to
take care of himself, and the brave ODon-
ovan will not come within pistol shot OF
him. Still, if O'Donovan were removed
like any other nuisance, it would be
blessing to the city.
You have doubtless frequently heard o.
Kimball the church builder; the evangelis
who wanders about from place to place, ant
whose great delight it is to extingu1sh thu
church debts of impecunious congregations
Brooklyn has the antipodes of himball il
the person of DR.. Thompson of the firs
Lutheran Church. who may be called tn
champion crusher. He had a congregation
in New York, and he stuck to them till the,
we're foced to sell the church to pay him hi
salary. He came to Brooklyn and found
fine congregation aud every thing prosper
GUS. 1t was only question of time, how
ever; he stuck to his Brooklyn congregatlo
till the other night, when motion wa
made to sell the church for the purpose
nayine him his salary. How many othe
churches he may gobble up before he crosse
, the Jordan Providence alone can tell, br
one thing is morally certain, and that IS
, the Brooklyn Luthereans will want
{ more Thompson in theirs.
The sudden disappearance of the curle
3 darling Mr.. Eric Bailey from the dramat
orbit has caused profound sensation
t theatrical circles. Mr.. Wallack, who is
y man of experience, and confessedly shar
D in his business, has done some foolis
: things in his time, but scarcely anythin
y go thoroughly ridiculous as presenting tn
t noodle to tho New York public as sta
The presentation, however, gave him ce
: tain amount of 6clat with the dudes. al
q the fact of his appearance at Wallack's VI
q a good advertisement for the countr
v though Eric himself as we'll as his piec
4 was the deadest of all dead failures. I
f was u dude of the dudes, Barry Wall alol
- presenting decent rivalry. BY borrowin
" begging and promising, he raised mon
q enough to take out company, which
"a led to the most disastrous fa;luEs. Thoul
4 thoroughly bankrupt, by dint OF the nc
~ indomitable, brassy cheek, he continued
- live on the fat of land. His dinners at t
Brunswick we're immense-quail, pate
70 foie gras, champagne of the rarest brant
"a cigars at fifty cents apiece, and strawbt
ries at five dollars quart. There WAS moi
IT. ing mean about Eric-if he Jared we'll
"a friends Jared with him-but the botte
h dropped out, and Mr.. Bailey disappear.
,, leaving several disconsolate maidens a
!, large number of unpaid bills-the lat
,t amounting to nearly $4,000. It ser,
= New York exactly right; any rascal who
"A cheek can always have hearing; send
~ on a few more-there is plenty of sps
n, cash here waiting to be borrowed, and plt
re ty of good feed waiting to be eaten; it N
"a tiers not, if he be Turk or Christian, h
then or Jew, if he only has cheek.
es The polar wave which swept down on
10: the first of the week, gave Us business
H. ralysis. The frost covered all the shop VI
- dows, SO that you could not see thil
10 and the doors being closed it looked
nd though business was suspended; and indt
as it was so; clerks sat about doing nothi
~ everybody declaring that they had ne
IA seen anything like it. 1t struck both
IL changes like cyclone. Stocks tremb
cd end corn and wheat went of and everyb'
-. Was grumbling. By the prices of goods
A's the dry goods stores, it looks 80 tho,
OF manufacturers and importers we're rush
N them into market. just think of it, I
est LOOKING silks az sesenly-nas anu e.2
ILL., sured me that they were all imported fl
.en Lyons. But though the bargains are ten
,tb ing the money is scarce, and the angels
~ ~ they look at them with loving eyes and