The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-07
DONALDsONVILLE, La, SATURDAY, MARCH Z, 1874.

the Sioux lesson long merited seems to me
favorable. My own opinion is that the Sioux
should never again have an agency away from
the Missouri River.'
The First National Bank of Quincy, Ill,
was robbed on the night of the 18th, and
about ninety thousand dollars in currency,
besides large number of bonds and other
securities, taken. The burglary, which
was one of the most systematic
and daring ever recorded, was effect
ed by cutting through the hall floor of
the second story, Immediately over the vault,
thence through three feet of solid masonry
and skillfully removing the iron lining of the
vault. The vault contained three. safes, two
of which were blown open and all the valua-
BILE contents removed. There was no clue to
the robbers. Twenty thousand dollars reward
is offered for the return of the property
stolen.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th says
that Senator Hitchcock, Gov. Furnas and
others, of Nebraska, had called upon the Sec
retary of War and General Sherman for
arms, in anticipation of general Indian out
break, but the request, owing to existing
laws, it is stated, was denied.
| An Omaha dispatch of the 14th SAYS that all
post commanders have been ordered to keep
their eommaldsin readiness to take the field
against the Indians ON a moments notice.
Major Chambers, commanding Fort Fetter-
man, telegraphs that he has just learned that
nearly all the Indians have left the agency,
after killing Red Clouds son, who made them
return the stolen stock.
| Specials to the Cincinnati Gazette, on the
14th, from various parts of Southwestern
Ohio, report about eighty out of one hundred
and forty places, where liquor was sold, closed
since the beginning of the temperance move
ment.sg r7+5 ~s.sr5 80 z~
The California Legislature has adopted a
concurrent resolution praying Congress to APP
point committee to investigate the affairs,
contracts and finances of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. .
! The temperance crusade has been inaugu-
rated in New York City. o sA'5
FOREIGN.
| The Ashantee war is over, and it is ANNOUNCE
| ed that Sir Garnet Wolseley and his white
| troops will leave for home on March1.
Recent advices from South America state
| that yellow fever continues unabated in Rio,
and that cholera is raging with great violence
in Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. Thou
sands of people have fled from those cities.
The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
has gone to st. Petersburg ON a visit to the
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Cardinal Larquini, one of the newly APP
pointed Cardinals, died at Rome on the 18th.
The result of the Parliamentary elections
in Great Britain, up to the 14th, showed the
return of 3e6 Conservatives and 2s7 Liberals
and Home-Rulers. Net Conservative gain
| 60. A few elections in Ireland were still
pending.
The London Observer of the 14th says the
new Ministry will probably be composed as
follows: Disraeli, First Lord of the Treasury; !;
Lord Cairns, Lord High Chancellor; Duke of
Buckingham, President of the Council; Duke
of Richmond, War Secretary; Earl of North
umberland First Lord of Admiralty; Ward
Hunt or Mr.. Hubbard, Chancellor of Ex-
chequer; Claiborne Hardy, Home Secretary.
The Emperor of Russia will visit England
next April.
Taylor's '' Pantechnieon" and furniture re-
pository in Belgravia OondonJ covering an
acre of ground, was burned ON the night of
the 18th. The large buildings adjoining were
demolished. Total loss estimated at $15,0O0,-
600. There were number of accidents, and
two firemen were killed.
Recent Madrid adyices state that the Ma
tional troops have defeated band of 1000
Carlists before Tolosa, and revictuaIed the
city.
A dispatch from Rome states that the Pope
will have a consistory in June, when eight
Cardinals will be elected, Archbishop Man.
ming to be one.
A London dispatch of the nth says: The
Ministry yesterday resolved to resign. Glad
stone goes to Windsor to-day. The House
of Commons now stands 34S Conservatives
and 800 Liberals and Home-Rulers. The
| journals generally approve the determination
of the Gladstone Government to resign.
The Times says only one member opposed
! the decision.
"A St. Petersburg dispatch of the 10th says
A grand dinner was given last evening by the
| Gar to his royal visitors. In his speech he
said that the Emperor of Germany, Queen of
England, Emperor of Austria and himself
would preserve the peace of the world. The
Prince of Wales bowed his acquieseence,
while the Emperor Francis Joseph answered
| by reiterating the sentiment. The Gar is in
disposed. In the meantime the Emperor of
Austria is entertained with brilliant fetes by
the Grand Dukes and other members of the
imperial family.
A report comes via Key West, 10th, that
seven thousand volunteers had taken possess
sion of the city of Havana and compelled the
Captain-General to take refuge ON board the
Spanish war-steamer Arapiles. The news
was not confirmed from other sources.
A Berlin telegram Of the 10th says: In the
Reichstag to-day General Won Moltke, in the
course ofhis speech in support of the new
military bill, said: ''What we acquired in
six months we shall have to protect by force
of arms for half a century to come. France,
notwithstanding majority of her people are
convinced of the necessity of peace, is imitat-
ing our army of organization" He conclud-
ed: "We have become powerful, but remain