The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-10-18


for participating in the mob of that date
also, areward of $500 each for the arrest Of
persons who can be. identified as having
participated in any way in the mob.
A prize-fight occurred a few miles above
st. Louis, Sept. %, the contestants being
Mike McCoole and Tom Allen. The latter
was declared the victor, winning the fight
in seven rounds. McCoole was terribly
beaten.
The Terre Haute Qnd.) Iron and Nail
Works were burned Sept. 10. Loss, $132,-
600; insurance, 100000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gold closed in New York, September %,
at 1124.
News of the safety of the Buddington
party from the Arctic exploring steamer
Polaris, reached Washington Sept. is, but
no particulars were given.
The yellow fever continued in ShreVe-
port and Memphis, Sept. 20, without ma.
terial change, and a few. cases were re-
ported at Helena, Ark. September 10 was
observed in Memphis as day of fasting
and prayer, religious services being held
and business generally suspended
A severe frost occurred throughout por-
tions of Missouri and Illinois on the night
of Sept. 10, causing considerable damage
to the tobacco crop.
The whaling steamer Arctic arrived at
Dundee, Scotland, from Davis Straits,
Sept. 19, having on board the members of
Capt. Budding gton's party of the Polaris ex-
pedition, who were pickedup by the whaler
Ravenscraig, July 20. The health of the
party was good. A telegram was for
warded to the Secretary of the Navy, who
Immediately instructed Consul Reed to
care for the survivors and make proper
provision forstheir comfort and send them
home by the first steamer.
Advices from Camp Apache, Arizona,
say that Lieut.. Wheeler's party has just
returned to camp from an entirely success
full reconnaissance, surveying and opening
up large, rich, magnificent and previous
ly unexplored section of country, lying
totally idle, and showing no sign of the
presence of the savage.
A special from Shreveport, Sept. D, gives
very unfaverable report of the progress
of theyelloW fever. Notwithstanding the
sparsity of The popnaation, the number of
new eases reported was greater than on
any previous day Some of the eolored
people were dying with the disease. Up
toF O'Clock there had been twenty inter-
lnents during the day, and other deaths
Had oecured sinsea In Memphis there was
q marked chang for the better.
FOREIGN.
Z. The ptcrgpnd, a newspaper of Vienna,
has been Suspended and its bureau seized
by the police, because it published an at
tack on the King. Of Italy while the guest
of the Emperor.
A Cologne Journal says that the cholera
is raging with great violene IN Hungary
the percentage of deaths beng unusually
large.
Chief Justice Cockburn recently made
the announcement in the Tichberne case,
according to London telegram, that ssii
the claimant resumed his travels through
thea country, representing himself as "a
martyr, Nwould be the duty of the court
to put stop to the scandal by committing
him to Jail. Every Judge and juryman
connected with the case had been threat
ened with assassination If a verdict against
the defendant should be brought in. The
Chief Justice warned the claimant that i
he made another speech or appeal before
the public he would surely be beimprison
ed.n' The Tichborne claimant had pub
lished an appeal, in whiellAhe states tina
the prohibition by the court. of furthel
speeches from him or solicitation of aiC
from the public, has cut off his supply o
funds.
Elections in France to fill vacant seats il
the Assembly have been ordered for tn
18th of October.
During the session of the Old Catholi
Congress, held in London, DR.. Wolck 0
Edinburgh made bitter attack on TIL
French, accusing them of provoking th
late war and holding them responsible fo
all its horrors. The speech caused a pain
full sensation. Pere Hyacinthe and othe
French delegates were deeply offended an
withdrew from the Congress.
Advices from Madrid to Sept. q stat
that the insurgent men-of-war from Carta
gena effected landing in Aguilar, an
pillaged the town and suburbs. Th
Cortes adjourned on the 2lst. In accord
ance with authority recently granted b,