The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-07-04

ev he had on his person at the time OF his
aisappearance, and that she would hear
firm him soon. Well! Mr.. Whitehouse
turned up on Saturday, very much dilap-
idated and minus his cash; he was put to
bed at once and is now under medical treat
ment. Now wish it distinctly understood
that 1 do not vouch for any OF this lntor-
nation. give it as part of the daily goe-
sip and you can take it for what it is WORTH
A singular case occurred the other day
in the village of Huntingdon, an oid-fash-
ioned place on Long Island, which gained
an unsavory reputation about six years ago
by the murder of one Kelsey, who before
his assassination was tarred and feathered
in the presence of severnl of Huntinston's
most reputable and pious citizens. A Jew
weeks ago an old Irishwoman died there
BY economy, thrift and good luck she had
accumulated a fortune of ST., GOO or 81, GOO.
She had living with her for several years
nephew and niece, who were brother and
sister. aud the children ,of her own dead
sister. The old lady was hardly in her
grave when the niece applied for Ftters o3
administration; coupling it with the dec
laration that she was the only living rela-
five. When asked about her brother, shs
declared that he was not her brother but
an illepitimate child. of her mothers. Ihe
brother was astounded, and in contesting
the sisters claim an inquis1tloB was sent sen
Ireland and there the brothers. legitimacy
was fully established by the parish registsF,
and now the chances are that the wicked
sister, instead of getting the entire estats,
may 90 to States prison for persury.
Brother Bsecher's sermons on evoirtiOn
have created very profound sensation.
Plymouth Church, the last few 6dbheth
nights has put out the sign of the popp1ar
Bijou Theatre, standing room onlyV 1t
is mistake to suppose that there 4 any
thing sudden in Mr.. Beecher's ev@ntion;
he has been gradually approaching 4 for
several years; yet knowing this fact as all
of his congregation have known IT. 1t Is
nevertheless, true that his radical declara-
ton of last Sunday fell in their midst like
a charge of dynamite. Everyhody looked
at everybody else with asort or how w-do-you-
like-it look, and one irreverent sinner ex-
claimed in the ear of his next neighbor,
elbows that for Hight" The effect was
startling, but there ~. cared to be no dis
senting voices and the conviction was
forced upon the dullest observer that Beech
er was Plymouth Church and Plymouth
Church was Beecher. Up to the present
time there seemed to be no exact under
standing as to where Mr.. Beecher stood,
but the closing peroration of his sermon
on Sunday set that at rest forever, when
with fiery iudignationhe exclaimed, can
not believe that all of Africa, all of Asia,
all of the islands of the sea, all that popu-
lation, more than the drops of the ocean,
are all wailing in everlasting torments. IT
that be so, let me never mention the
name of God again, letmo never again v'o-
late my own nature by calling him my
Father. The old theory is. demoralizing;
hate it because love truth, l love God
and love my fellow man. The idea that
God created a race without experience, put
them under the temptation of arch fend,
and then ~s. the result of their dlsobedlence
damned whole world, and that he spread
the race out and out and kept manufactur-
ing damnation on the righ hand and on the
left ia horrible. hate it because l love
God; abhor it because I love Justice and
truth. Men may be damned with this
theory; men say you must believe it or be
damned, and he saysrather than be damnec
will. But say you will be damned IT you
do believe it. It is: hideous, it is turning
creation into a shambles and God into
slaughterer." Plymouth Church has had
number of first-class sensations in itstime
but nothing can compare with the lively
sensation of Sunday last.
| The arrival of the French war ship Isert
with the great Bartholdi statue has beer
one of the events of the week. and it hal
given the New York World an opportunit.
for. -glorifcation of which, with it,
usual modesty. it has not been slow to taxi
sdvantage With stupidity almost in
comprehensive, the press of New York ha!
stood back from the work of collecting
funds for the erection of the pedestal TO
the statue, and have allowed the New Yorl
World to monopolize the statue all to itself
Thanks to the Worlds 100000. Miss Lib
erty Enlightening the World has spot t
put her foot on. Friday, the day fixed TO
the reception, was without exception one o
the most lovely days of the season. III
pageant OH the bay was one of the most i'm
posing that New York has ever seen sine
the opening of the big bridge. The French
men who brought Miss Liberty over got
grand reception, the lavish hospitality Q
the Knickerbockers making it Difficult
for our visitors to keep their sea legs. W
are measurably satisfied, We have got one Q
the biggest things out, and when we get thi
French lady set up on American soil "
hope it may prove a bond Of universe
amity between two Of the greatest: nation
in the world.
Our new Superintendent of Police
making it lively among the dry bones.
special drive has been made at the gam
blers, soiled doves ana confidence me1
Broadway is now tolerably safe to walk i
o. nights, and if countryman only attenc
to his own business and does not forge
that he has wife and. children at hom'
and after buying his dry goods and hare
ware goes straight to his. hotel, says h
| prayers and plunges into bed, the chance
are ten to one he viii find his watch an
pocketbook safe in the morning. But il.
tarries by the uaysideand takes too zmr1r
"soda water he is very likely to furnish
police item.
| Yours truly. BROADRRlM'