The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-11-14
MORGAN CITY MEMORANDA.

MORGAN CITY MEMORANDA.
Defeat of the Special Fire Engine Tax
Nudsing the Wrong Snoozer-Rev. A
E.Clay and his Good. Work-A Probabl.
Cannrd-Murderer Hughes Escapes the
Galluws-Was. 1t n Robbery7
MORGAN CITY, LA. Oct. 20. 1885.
ED1Toa CHIEF:
The election held here last Saturday fol
the assessment of a special FIVE mill tax tc
purchase steam fre engine, resulted,
am sorry to say. in defeat of the project by
majority of fifteen, there having been 3:
votes cast for, and Al against the adoption
! The cause of the defeat was not that til,
opposition party didn't want the engine
but simply because the leaders of said par.
ty disiked the originator of the scheme
Mr.. st. Clair; and they made others, with
as little sense as themselves, believe that i
was political job and a money making af
fair for Mr.. st. Clair and the balance
the Council, as we'll az for Mr.. w. B. Gray,
editor of the Free Press, who strongly ad.
vocated the purchase of the steam engine
it being said that each of these gentlemen
were to receive 500 and suit of clothes
from the manufacturers of the engine
should the tax be adopted. Well, am
sorry that the gentlemen lose their 800
and new Sunday rigsings, but moro sorry
for the poor.fools who voted against the
engine, for they have even now found out
| their mistake, and are going around with
a paper getting, or trying to get subscribers
for the purchase of the engine.
1 am sorry that my shot at DR.. Darrall,
aimed at random rs it was, prcsea only
too true, and has caused an innocent n,rty
to be accused of writing the article. The
party referred to is the editor of the only
Republican paper in the State, MIR. W. B.
Gray. Why this gentleman is thus accused.
l can't see. Hasn't he paper of his own,
in the columns of which he can, and does
boldly say what he thinks? No, he may
look sleepy, but he is not this Snoozer."
l had the pleasure, week or two ago, of
forming the acquaintance of Rev. Alfred
E. Clay, the Methodist minister of this
place, and renewing an old friendship with
his wife, who was Miss Nina Chopper of
your town, and is as charming and amiable
as ever. Mr.. Clay has been holding revi-
val meetings here and in Berwick for the
past four weeks, closing the meeting here
last Monday night. He is an eloquent
preacher and hard worker in the cause of
the Lord. During his revivals, he united
with bis church at Berwick twenty-five
souls, and twenty at this place. Through
his indefatigable efforts he has raised
enough or nearly enough money to build
two churches, one in Berwick and another
in Pattersonville. The work on both of
these churches will be commenced at an
early date.
Tomorrow night theroswill be held a
prohibition meeting in the NJ. +. Church
in this town, and it will be conducted by
the Rows. Clay and Wilson. May God help
them in their efforts to suppress this evil,
and victory perch upon the temperance
banner.
few days ago the Times Democrat re-
ported the finding Of a man hanging to a
tree, two miles from this town, but as the
deputy Coroner nor any one else here
knows nothing about the discovery, the
truth of the report is doubtful.
The trial of Joseph Hughes, the muir
derer of young Dugas, took place week be-
fore last, and the jury rendered verdict
of manslaughter." There never was a
more cold -bloode1 and unprovoked murder
than that which Hughes committed, and
how in the world twelve supposed intelli-
gent men could sit on jury and hear such
evidence against the accused and then rem
der the modified verdict of manslaughter
is beyond comprehension. Must We resort
to other methods than law and jury before
justice can be meted out to such hyenas as
Hughes7
It vas reported here that the $23OO stolen
from M. Pat. Whalen had been found-in
fact, that it had never been stolen, but that
Mn. Nhalen removed it herself. Mr..
Whalen writes to the editor of the--Rerie,U
shat the money has not been found. The
circumstances Of this robbery seem of a
peculiar nature and some folks think the
affair has a fsh-like smell.