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


| Surely her face would soften
If her thoughts we're tOut-u-inf!
And she never would froWn so often
From nothing but mere c,.nui.
No; It's not the weary sadness
OF maiden e7lnuyee-
Is it religious madness
Brought on by n,uti1tees
Or has she published novel,
And read an unkind critiQne!
'Tis strange how critics will grovel
And what they will say from piqu<-
Can she, her sex forgetting,
Have gambled at ecdrte.
Or poker or else been betting
And now sees her coup manQue?
Was tim but surmis'ng-
Last nights rather rich n'oyonnaise;.
Not at all! She is merely devising
The cut of new polonai iSe !-Iruth.
OUR LETTER FROM BROADBRlFN.
The Attempted Assassination Of Phelan-
Gen. Grant and his Persccutors-Parson
Newman Bounced-Tate Of IL Wrestler
AN Old Politician Gone-TryIn. to Fool
his Wife-The Late Earl of Aylcsford.
New YORK, Jan. II. 1885.
EDITOR CH1EF:
Three men stood on the corner of New
Chambers street and Chatham on Thurs
day. talking over the sensation that has
shaken the city to its center. One was
hod carrier, the other pavior, and the
third was evidently 'longshoreman. Ihey
were just such crowd as might belong to
the emergency club and on occasion, do a
little dynamite business by way of diver
sion. The conversation was loud and furl-
GUS, and on one point they were all agreed
and that was that somebody ought to be
killed. They seemed to think no more of
killing man than of wringing the head OFT
chicken; but all of them seemed to feel
that the assassin Short had done a most ex-
cellent and praiseworthy act. 1t IS not
pleasant to reflect that we have band OF
murderous thugs among US, who can be
hired to Hill for Il dollara day, and that to
call their services into requisition few
drunken ignorant brutes have only to meet
together in some pothouse, pass resolutions
that removal is necessary, and hey, presto,
fly, the thing is done. Among the Molly
Maguires the murderers did make some
effort to cover their tracks. In Phoenix
Park, until betrayed by one who was en-
gagged in the assassination, it was difficult
| to locate to murderers, though thousands of
pounds were offered as reward for their
apprehension. But tie New York thugs
take no such precaution. They lure their
victim in open day into the assassin's den,
and four men stand by while the victim is
being butchered, and never raise hand,
| nor make an outcry. In the annals of aa-
| sassination there is scarcely anything SO
dastardly or SO bold: none but the most
cowardly villains would eye- have stood by
| and seen man hacked to pieces, as Phelan
| was, without trying to stop the fray. But
the whole thing points to a premeditated
! assassination, carefully planned but bung-
hngly executed. They undoubtedly in
tended that Phelan should be killed, and
| that Short should get away, and the rest
should scatter, leaving The dead body to be
found by whoever came into the Office:
| while Jerry O'Donovan, who delights to call
himself Rosa, had q carefully prepared
abb which was to clear him Of all compile
| ity in the murder. But Mr.. Phelan was not
| removed; and now that he has started in, he
promises to make it rather lively for some
of the dynamite club. At dynamite
meeting some few weeks ago Tom McFinn
said, Wild twenty pounds of dynamite we
could blow up the city of London. It can
he made for ten cents pound; if We only
had funds we'd show en- According to
| this patriots estimates it would cost about
| two dollars to send John Bull bowling. Pa
triotism must be at low ebb when that
amount can't be raised. Patriotism has
evidently not paid very we'll lately, for
Jerry Donovan, sometimes called Rosa,
got in tight place, and if friend had not
come to the rescue with a 500 bill, he
might have gone without his Goldfish on Fri
day. 1t is certainly refreshing to know that
the dynamite leader observes some of the
minor ordinances of the church, however
he may neglect the command of the deca-
logue, Thou shalt not kill.''
The press of New York have succeeded in
bounding General Grant down; and hope
they feel satisfied with their handiwork. A
couple of weeks ago General Sherman, as
sisted by few friends, set himself to WORK
to raise 100000 to relieve his old comrade.
The whole sum could have been raised in a
few days-no one would have been hurt
and the grand old soldier would have been
placed in comfortable position in his old
age; but the hounds Of the press commenced
bowling at his heels. and the consequence
was, that General Grant. to maintain his
self respect, was com mpelled to decline the
gift. Then came the princely offer of Wm.
Il. Vanderbilt, an offer that does honor to
his head and his heart The press again
jumped in like so many wolves, aud even
Mrs. Grant feels compelled to part with the
sacred relics which are linked with her hus-
bands immortality rather than give these
gentlemen of the press a chance to talk
! Scribbiers not worthy to wipe his shoes have
succeeded II driving the steel to lis heart.
I 1t " IS a noble work. and hope those en-
| gagged in it are proud of it.