The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24

Newman. The attempt to steal the church
from the Presbyterian fold has ended in de-
feat, as it ought, and Newman and his
friends are fouted. Nothing more disgrace
full has been seen in New York in twenty
years. No wonder that Bob Ingersoll
crowds the Academy of Music on Sunday
nights. No wonder that thousands of peo-
pie pay dollar to hear him, while the
crowd roars at his jibes and jests. If New
man and his friends are sample Christians,
what must the world think when they hear
these professors of religion calling each
other roguee and swindlers and cheats and
liars. The meeting when the Newmanites
were defeated resembled sixth ward pri-
mary or a second d-class dog pit. There was
no love, no charity, no forgiveness of inju-
ries. All was bitterness and hate and NAL
ice. If it had not been for the presence of
the police there might have been wigs on
the green. Let US hope that Newman, now
that he has been kicked out of the Madison
Avenue Church, will seek a mission down
on the Congo with Stanley. There are i'm
mense possibilities for Newman there
perhaps he may get another silver mine
somewhere in the regions of the Mountains
of the Moon. We are glad to be rid of
Newman at any price, but we are sorry for
the savages on the Congo-if he goes there.
A couple of years ago there was a young
giant who was the perfection of physical
manhood, and who became the delight of
sporting circles as a wrestler. The first
time I saw him was at Madison Square
Garden, where thousands roared themselves
hoarse as he flung his adversary from him
like feather. and won one of the most des-
perate wrestling matches of the season.
Men rushed madly forward and caught him
up in their arms and they bore him off with
the triumph of Roman conqueror. He
went from city to city followed by the &C
clamation of thousands. Success ruined
him. The splendid athlete at last met his
match, and after his defeat sporting men
had no use for him. During some of his
terrific encounters he had injured himself
internally, and at last with dissipation and
disappointment become complete wreck
aud finally found his way into the Bellevue
Hospital. Last week he died, deserted by
his friends, and came near being buried in
Potter's Field. The notice of his death in
one of the morning papers brought an old
acquaintance to his side. Richard X. Fox
and few sporting men were called upon
and enough was raised to save the dead
Erestler from paaper's grave.
The death of Capt Isaiah Rynders car
ries us back to the New York of forty yeals
ago. The plug uglies, the Short Boys, the
Spartan Band and the Empire Club ruled
the city. Prize-fghters and thieves had a
potential say in the city government, and
to be Washington Market butcher seemed
to be the extreme Sange of human ambi-
ton. Nose and Syksie were no ideal crea-
tions, but solid factors in the politics of New
York city. Yankee Sullivan was the peer Of
James r. Brady, and Ogden Hoffman was
overweighted by John Heenan and John
Morrissey. Later he saw this element send
John Morrissey to Congress, and more
marvellous stil1, we saw Murray Hill turn
out in its might to defeat one of the finest
and most aristocratic gentlemen in Ameri-
ca that the district might be represented in
the great council of the nation by a prize
fighter, a gambler aud ruffian. Captain
Rynders represented the very worst era of
~ rS,,I +ol ;r, In
gigantic thefts of Connolly, Tweed and
Sweeney. He was an honest believer in the
motto, "To the victors belong the spoils. !"
He had realized the need of service under
a Democratic administration long years
ago, but he failed to perceive that in the
tremendous revelation of the last twenty
five years, old things have passed away and
all things have become new. The old war
horse had tremendous funeral. Men who
would not have given him penny while he
was alive spent many dollars for Grape and
gloves and carriages to follow him to his
grave.
Brooklyn was treated to a first-class sen-
sation on Tuesday night. A man by the
name of Charles Wilson rushed into his
house and told his wife that lie had been
attacked by three robbers, and after knock
ing him down and beating him to num-
my they had robbed him of $500 and then
tossed him into the canal. His son rushed
down to tho police Office and told the story.
The reserves were turned out and search
was made for the robbers. An lnvestiga-
ton proved that the man must have swan
a long distance through The icy water with
his clothes on to reach the vessel from
which he swan ashore, and that he must
have been robbed at time when hundreds
of men were passing. The officers to whom
the case was entrusted came to the conclu-
sion that he was lying, and on cornering
HIM he confessed the fraud and said it was
done to deceive his wife. As soon as she
learned the trick that had been played upon
her she went after him with a broomstick
and think it safe to prophecy that he will
not try that thing over again.
The death of the Earl of Aylesford recalls
visit of that gentleman 10 this city. On
his arrival in New York he started to paint
the town vermilion, but after one night he
had to heave to week for repairs. This
titled blackguard was born to the estate of
gentleman, and as far as tutors and col
leges could give it to him he had the educa-
ton of gentlemen, but with every advan-
tape that man could have he deliheratelv
chose the society of jockeys. gamblers and
harlots, and at thirty, when most men are
just entering life, Lord Aylesford had ex-
| hausted all its pleasures and come out con-
stitutionally and financially ruined He
sought the society OF prizefghters and bull