The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-05-02

of the transaction was discovered, and on
threats of proceedings the brokers finally
were all allowed to settle at II, the opening
price on Monday.
Ihave been to the principal skating Kinks
every night expecting to see Brother Ial-
mage taking whirl with the boys. His
sermon last Sunday on roller skating was
an advertisement for the rinks worth many
thousand dollars. While brother Talmage
is powerful preacher, he is not rs grace
full MS Apollo. have frequently seen l,iAn
in the pulpit, but Aever on roller skates. II
the reverend gentleman takes spin shall
certainly he around to see it. Speaking ct
skating, circumstance oDc1sTed here On
Saturday aight which 4saae me exclaim-
AAas Ge,r sale rarety of charity
Under the sun
A clergyman opened a so-cafled .ehari-
table home on Grand street, where there
are lodgings to let for those that could pay
for them. To increase his receipts he
opened a skating rink on the upper loft,
where boys and girls were allowed to
skate at fifteen cents spin. A poor shop
girl aged 16 went there last Saturday night,
and on retiring gave the skates she had
used to The attendant, he followed down
stairs and accused her of stealing them-
she denied it: and he called a policeman,
and the weeping girl was dragged shrieking
to the police Office where she was locked up
all night. The poor girl was placed in a
cell wth the female street tramps and vag-
abos.ds, with w,icil this city abounds: she
sopted is though her heart would break
through the whole of the long bitter night.
In the meantime the parents of the wretched
girl almost crazed, were seeking their
daughter in every portion of the city. The
sanctimonious old rascal who Kept tlas .rla *
was quite Indifferent about the agony he
was causing for his seventy -hveeent skates.
In the morning she was brought before the
police magistrate and there was not par
ticle of evidence against her, and that
worthy Official was so angered at the cruel
wrong that had been done the poor girl,
that he tore up the complaint and threw it
in the plaintiffs face. The girl was honor
ably discharged, and the plaintiff skunk out
of court sssnid the jeers and hisses of the
crowd who had assembled to see the trial.
April will soes be gone, and the whole of
our German population are preparing for
the Mayfest. No holiday i'll all the year is
more honored by the Germans than the
first days of the last spring month. The
Mayfest procession here is sight to see
No finer body of men than the Germans
can be found in all this land, and you see
them at their hest at the Mayfest. The
Americans might we'll take leaf from tle
book of our German brother. He If
sober, industrious and thrifty, bat yet he
il no slave to mere money getting; he car
save more money than a Yankee, and he
will get ten times as much good out of wha
he does make. He enjoys himself like e
reasonable human being, and when ,ht
starts off to have little fun. he does no
forget his wife and his children are just Al
fond of fun as he is Aitass11sss so he takes then
all along, and they have good time to
gether. They are good citizens, and New
York will hang out its banners to do then
honor on their great national holiday
There is little doubt if the weather keep
fine and warm, but forty or fifty Thousand
Germans besides our German population
will assemble at the Mayeest in New York
and will wager my existence, during tn
entire week there will 5e less &istu fbance
among them THAI there is at voluntee
the affair is in the hands of some of ou
wealthiest German citizens, and l predic
for it grand success.
7 The papers hsxe been full of the terribl
accident which sent thrill of horro
through the city. Monday, when it wa
feared that the loss of life was much great
er than it finally proved to be, where an Ell
tire block of houses went down like a hous
of cards. To realize the full horror an
enormity of Buddenseik's crime, instea
of empty houses gong down. imagir
them full of human beings which the
would have. been, had they been tipishe
tAefore the first of May. The inhuma
greed of this brutal contractor 4aaae hi
recla!cs: Of life=gold, gold w:as his god ar
human life was nothing. He has haaaste
that he has erected over 1850 houses il tn
city-what horrors are there yet in sto
for us. IF ever crime deserved punishme1
it is crime like this; the blood of the POI
wretch YIN Nss4Rt down amid the asiAts
! ~ Buddenseik' Is 'h..al. ,R,t mere nle1l
, damages can settle the accountable.
must have blood-the prisap or the gs
lows for Buddenseik, if he is EEoved gull
p of the crimes of WHICH he is charged.
A few days Of warm sunny weather ha
softened our hearts, and though we ha
: hardly blade of grass or a green leaf
boast Of vet it really feels as if spring Ii
+ ess.sle.
1o.sas, ta.sTAs', BROADBaslA
STUDENTS SoSGs.-There is no more pie
ing music than the jolly songs as sung ~ s
dents and any one VINO has ever had the
portunity of hearing these so"gs by cole
g societies. glee clubs, or by groups of stude
0 will not be surprised to learn that a new e
5 ton of Moses Kings collection l,as just hs
r issued: Oyer ,an.ep copies have already b.
sold. Ylsie remarkable sale is probably ow
= to the fact that nearly all these songs are to
found in no other collection. They aEeau fir
and copyriphte. and are the songs actut
l. sung at all the colleges at the present ii
u There are sixty songs, with full music.
IS book is handsomely printed, sheet-muxic 8
n and is sold for fifty cents. The editor is v
% H. Hills. a recent graduate Of Harvard; and
- publisher is Moses King of Cambridge, Ma
N widely known Us editor of Kings Handb'
=, of Boston," Harvard and Its Surroundin