The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-15

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North Clark street, Chicago, in the hardware
store of Nicholas Staaden. A lighted candle
was found IN the midst Of a. pile of kindling-
wood which was saturated with kerosene OF.
Strips of clothing and rags soaked in kero-
sene were carefully laid along the floor to
where three kegs of powder stood, one Of
them Open When discovered thesfirezhad
made considerable progress and would short
ly have reached the powder. The owner Of
the premises was arrested on the charge OF
arson He had sent his family to Michigan a
few days previous, and claims that he himself
was out of the city on the night.of the dis
coyery. Staaden is accused of having made
similar attempts heretofore. The place was
insured considerably above its value in the
North British Mercantile x-zg s-~us
. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., 2Sth, says
Grasshoppers by myriads appeared in this
State last week, and are destroying allscrops
now tngathered. thousands upon thousands
sof acres of corn have been DESTROYED in the
last week Insects flying BY myrfads look, at
short distance, like clouds of dustsor smoke.
Potatoes and corn will be almost total fall
ures, in consequence of their visit, but the
wheat, oats, barley and flax already harvest
ed gave immense yields, so the year will be
good despite the late incursion. The grass
hoppers started through the State at Knox
and Hall counties, and Travelled in a straight.
line across to Kansas, then returning by this
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Two more attempts at incendiarism were
discovered at Chicago, on the 9th, and the
supposed guilty parties arrested.
The Peoples Fire Insurance Company Ct
Philadelphia has suspended payment, therea-
son alleged being the defalcation of the mana
ger and treasurer of the company.
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President NJ MacMahon, in response to a.dep-,
utation of members of the Assembly, who
waited upon him recently, said he was not
summoned to power4to restore either mon-
archy or the Empire. His acts proved he
would not participate in such enterprises.
The law which created the Septenate still
less imposed upon him the task OF constitute
ing definite republic. M. Periers bill
offered him nothing, but by isolating him
| from the Conservatives, by whose aid he
wished to govern, would deprive him of
much. Consequently the ministers would
| declare in his name he rejected the project.
| In conclusion, he expressed the opinion that
proclamation of the Republic might disturb
peace and order, butif the laws he asked for
were voted the. Septenate would become a
| government calculated to inspire confidence
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A Madrid dispatch Of the 22d says that
,Brigadier- General Pinto has defeated de
| tachment of Don A1fonso's army at Salanet,
1 in the province of Cuenca, delivering 7o0 OF
! the prisoners taken by the Carlists at Cuenea.
and capturing eight officers of Alfonso's staff
! with considerable quantity of arms and bag
gage.
Senor Castelar, delivered aspeeeh at Mad.
rid recently, in which he declared the pro-
gramme of his party demanded the establish.
ment of Conservative Republic. Extreme
1 Republican. theories enlyzdivided them from
Liberals, who were their best allies.zsss.
In the French Assembly, on the 23d, Cast
mer Perier's bill was rejected by 333 yeas tC
33T4 rays. Immed diately after the vote, Leor
Malleville, Moderate Republican, submitted &
motion for the dissolution of the Chamber
supported by the signatures Of 300 members
4 The motion was defeated by avofe Of $40 tc
4 |370 The discussion on NJ. Perier's bill wa!
very exciting, and General De Cissey read /
communication announcing the opposition o
fthe Government to the bill. Itset forth tina
the only object of the bill was saap apHoclaIna
: ton. of a defnitiye republic. Whiel
was ineXpedient, as it would satisf.
4 only one party The Government expect
z the adoption of the laws demanded by tn
present condition of affairs, leaving the eoun
try free to determine its own destiny at tn
expiration of the seven years OF Pres1den
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lnsA Madrid dispatch says that the PIefeet o
J Cuencae announced that thirty-four bodies Q
/. Republicans, murdered by Car1fsts, hav
been found ina house inthat town, In6tiIate
SO horribly as to be ecognizsble. Th
Epocd SAYS that Don Carlos invited Cabrer
to accept a position in his army, and Cabrer
II replied that he would never n1ake eomimo
4 cause with cannibals and fanatics.k 80
Nassau advices to the 2ath state That t1l
!. Pacific Mail. Company's steamer, City e
Guatemala, Captain Hildreth, from Ne
York to Aspinwall, waslostons the nerthea'
!, pointof Waiting Island, Bahamas,on the 1et
: inst, at midnight. All hands sayeds TIL
: vessel was worth $270,O00, and insured .ft
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