The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-04
NEWS SUMMARY
pERsONAL AND POLITICAL.


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The remains of the late Senator Sumner
were conveyed to the rotunda of the Capitol
on the morning of the 18th, where the body
law in state f1utiI noon. Itwas then carried
TO the Senate chamber, where brief funeral
services, consisting of prayers and readings
from the Scriptures. were heidi In accord
ance with the special request of the intimate
personal friends of the deceased, no remarks
were offered on the occasion. At, the conclu-
sion of these services the body was taken to a
snecfal train for New York, en- route to- Bos-
ton. The Executive Mansion was closed to
visitors aduring the day, and public business
openeraliv s,1spended..g Large delegations of
members of both housessaccomp mpanied theftIn-
leral corfe6e TO Boston. s,''i L Is's-ts's g. :.
: The House. of. Representatiyes of Rhode
IsIanag has fassed a. resolution submitting to
5tbe neonlesan amendment to the State Consti-
.tntion authorizing woarnan's Suffrage. The
avote stood IA to II. 90 (. 1iz '+s5HI .ts5' =
The funeral of ex-President Fillmore took
place at Buffalo on thesa1ath.fa: Business
thretirhoiIt the city was generally suspended,
and the .pllbfie and private buildings and
shinnine disnlayed flags at haif-mast.. =,
Roth houses of the Iowa Legislature have
adontea tl,e woman suffrage resolution. If
the next legislature 'ratifies the action of this
Legislature, it will then go to the people to be
voted npon as an amendment to the C0nstitu-
tiori, which puts offthe ballotfor woman four
years 'sas % e, !" t5i,s' 's''s ''',' ,at''ss
Inc iowa hGhss ;hs nss -, passs a.,s exae'tre ~ II
diciatoftieer M ostf,e Senate or member of the
legislature to accent, or any railrosd to offer,
any "a ssesa Or to make any contract to carry
sne1. nersens lower than the rates fixed BY
law THE law is not to. a,,plv to shippers of
stocla!5or to conventions OF agricultural fairs.
! The remains of the late Senator Sumner,
in. .charee of the Conefessional Committee and
the Massachusetts delegation, reached Bos-
Uo.l oli .ii0
fcelVeu Dy ueputdtIohs VI INV h'eloO ohV Siey
officials and escorted to- Doriesza zalI. where
~. ,..,.,- L., s+o+a o..or cuu.lav Tho .eity WAS
thoy 10y .h " ''''US ofoi =
literally ldrapeu N n1Ql1fnhaSsa 4OpA Il9Aslsta,
18th tho a remains were taken. to Kings
- ,,aI -, -.
Ghapel, Nhefe5s zlles 1liAelhls ssIYteesgs VIE
held at & O'Clock d, m, In accordance
with the request Of the Governor, throug ghout
the State generally bells were to11ed at the
hour Of the funeral and appropriate services
held. Owing to the fact that the features OF
the deceased had changed painfully sinco his
decease. the public were not permitted to
view the remains. but notwithstanding, some
fifty thousand peoples visited Deric Hall on
Sunday. yFs44zs.T 10 3stT
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COMMERCE AND IN BUsTRY. q
Gold closed tNew Y6fR, Aon the 10th, at
112 lS.s oh - ..g,.,.y
Dispatches from Northwest Iowa on the
18th report continued suffering alnongst the
settlers on homesteads in Osceola, Lyon and
other counties in the extreme northwest,
caused by the failure of the crops. Il aa,,se,
Following9is the comparative cotton state
ment for the week ending March 10 ss'59,i !
lS74rr- ..liss87s 1873
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