The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-21

Holmes B. Kelly is on trial at Phil

Holmes B. Kelly is on trial at Phil
adelplia accused of conspiring to rot
the First National Bank of Milesboro
Pa, and receiving bonds knowing
them to be stolen. He denies the
charges.
The steamships Falcon and Louis.
lana collided in Chesapeake Bay, Fri
day night of last week, sinking the
I latter in forty two feet of water. All
the passengers and their baggage
were saved.
Judge E. V. Leclerc has been con-
stituted Acting Chief of Police, New
Orleans, vice Gen. Geo. Baldey, re-
signed. Numerous changes are being
made in the force, with a view of re-
ducing expenditures.
The Archbishop of Olmut, Austria,
has been convicted by the Prussian
court Of Ratiban for illegally appoint
ing priests in the Prussian part of his
diocese, and all his possessions in
that country have been confiscated.
The decrease of emigration has rem
dered the reduction of the German
Transatlantic Steamship Company as
unavoidable. The chairman of the
celebrated Lloyd Company is in En-
gland endeavoring to dispose of the
superhuous ships of that line.
A youth of sixteen, named Kelly,
an inmate of the Lancaster, O., Re-
form School, confesses to having set
fire to the brush and shoe factory
connected with the institution, two
weeks since, and subsequently to the
stock barn. He said it was his inten-
ton to fire some of the family dwell
ings also.
Riots have occurred in Poland on
account of the forcible introduction
OF church reforms by the government
and the appointment of priests by
imperial authority. A number of
priests We're maltreated by mobs, the
ringleaders of which were arrested.
Troops were sent from Warsaw to
aid the local authorities in quellins
the disturbances.
A German butcher named George
Spitztaden and his grandson, George
Schertf, were drowned in the New
Canal, New Orleans, yesterday AFTER
noon, beng thrown into the water by
the capsizing of a butchers cart in
which they were riding. Two young
sons OF Spitzfaden were also in the
cart and fell into the canal, but they
were rescued by two men who were
near at hand when the sad accident
took place.
Cincinnati is exercised over heavy
robbery perpetrated there last Sun
day. Two men brought a trunk to
the office Of the American Express
Company. An accomplice sent the
watchman off on an errand, when the
men placed a safe containing S45, 200
intheir trunk and deean,ped. Two
employees of the company are under
arrest charged with com plicity in the
robbery, but 10 clue las been discov-
cred to the stolen safe.
Governor Garland and the other
State officers elected under the new
constitution of Arkansas We're inaug-
urated at Little Reck Oh Friday of
last week. ". Y. Smith, who was
Lieutenant Governor under Baxter,
issued a proclamation announcing
himself Governor, Baxter having re-
linQuished the Office, and made req,l-
sition upon the President for troops
to maintain his authority. Warrants
for the arrest of Smith and his lead
ing adherents were issued, and they
sought concealment to avoid service.
The matter has been submitted to
the President for adjustment, and the |
claims of the rival akpirants for the |
Gnbernatorial seat are under consid- !
Grafton by the Cabinet.