The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-12-26


"~-' News Items. lag
Arkansas will fund her debt. '1l
Charley Ross is still undiscovered.
Kalakaua has beefl invited to Bos-
ton. .F e .:la ae| q /
Ubassy has beaten Cyril Dion at
billiards. f..'-......
Congress, has adjourned for the
holidays.
Weston has at last walked 900 miles
in ak days. ''.'s '"' +''A.' - -
DR.. Huntington also declinee the
sena bishoprie. ~ 'sii ,.7s5;
Disastrous storm in the Bay Of
Biscay last week. l,9a,d. :, "a.
Snow, hail and slet fell in New
York last Monday. ,-.'-.....-
An effort is being made to restore
the franking privilege. - ''4'''
Boston and Hartford each had
e5OO, 600 fires last week. ~ 1a'i i''s$s
The smallpox is raging fearfully
at Lorel, province of Quebec. ~.
Seven hundred troops embarked
from Spain for Cuba, Monday ,'F
The strikea at the Troy iron
works, Philedelphis, have resumed
work. ...-. -.,..sx -.
A two days battle has bern fought
In Yenezaela. Each army claims The
victory. *3'sssf ~ = 7o7.'7> . : ~ *li5Is
tPaymaster General Alvord fell in
tue rotnnda Of the Capitol and broke
Ills e9.jt & al ss.t - 9ss.!@.
i is expected the coming sugar
crop will be the largest ever produced
in Cuba. '@''7s'7'
The Carlists gained victory over
the forces Of General Lopez in re-
cent battle. s. p. ,tI
The postmaster at Lancaster, KY,
was killed during sa.quarrel with his
brother-in-law.g e0
Lewis E. Parsons has been arpoint-
ed district judge of Alabama, vice
Busteed, resigned.
/ Two dead bodies were found on q
railr"ad track, six miles east Of Kan
sas City, a few days since. rts =
A water pipe exploded at Harris.
burg, Pa, killing the. engineer of the
waterworks and q laborer. m,..e.]
Joseph Knowlis, ST., who. has been
publisher Of the Providence, r. l.
Journal, since 1887, is dead. ~ Fl
Six men were killed and several
wounded by a boiler explosion at a
Milwaukee sawmill, Tuesday. .,.
Kind Kalakaua and President
Grant have exchanged visits. His
is still in Washington.
There was s5s, 600 Of State funds
pB deposit at Stoddard's Bank, Little |
Rock, Ark, when it collapsed. !
The heavy snow crushed q mar ket-
house in Paris, on the 18th, and many
persons were killed and injured.
President Grants reference to the
question in his message, |
Ire favornbly received in Spain.
Forest City, Ark, was the scene Of
IN extensive fire on the 10th inst. |
Lost $40 900; insurance $4,000.
The prose cution Of the Bonapartist I
for their appeal to the
,eOple of France has been dismissed.
The Emperor cf Russia has sent the
'rder of St. Andrew, tD President
with very friendly letter.
Superintendent Duquesto of the,
oittsburg coal works, was, fatally
hot while making . tour Of the
mines. :s-.- -. \ -4-z-. las4g<A sflal
Four masked men shot and robbed
farmer and his wife near Clafks-
lille, Ark, on the morning Of Dec
A German Commission to the Cen
enai Exposition at Philadelphia
las been appointed With ,Dr. Jacob
. presidents. sss rsE3 hs sss,srsoat5a Il
Thirty seven conyicts from the par
sh OF Orleans were transferred to
Baton Rouge o., the steamer Natchez,
Rst Saturday,. Ass 4s'as' zlsssss y l. +
Police Captain Rurn a. Broaklys +
vas accidentally shot and killed by d
who Was oxaEiDinK ihet,
aptain's pistol. 4,... {. :, /
Dr.. Isaac Butt, . hesse rule MEM
YER Of the English Parliau,ent from
limerick, is coming 70 the United
'tates to lecture. L