The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-12-19

governments.
The strike of operatives In the jute
mills Of Dundee has ended, the pro-
prietors renomcing their intention oi
reducing wages.
The bankers Of Madrid have ad-
vanced Isl, ,OOO, 600 reals to the Span
ish government, to be used exclusively
for military purposes.
The calaboose at Usage Mission,
Kansas, was burned Saturday night,
and two men named Carlin and Fox
persisted in the flames.
Lumbermep aud type founders have
forwarded petitions to Congress pro-
testing against the proposed recipro-
city treaty with CoDada.
The Desmoines, Iowa, vigilance
committee took from Jail murderer
sentenced to life imprisonment and
hung him to lamp-post.
1t is stated that motion will be
made by the first mortgage bond
bolders to put the Selma and Men,
phis railroad in bankruptcy.
King Kalakaua arrived at Wash
ington last Saturday and was received
with military honors. The President
paid him visit Wednesday.
The Mexican press Indignantly de-
MES the ruIDor that propositions have
been made fOi the cession of North
Mexico to the United States.
A number of wealthy Philadelphia
entemeD have formed an organiza-
ton for the erection of a mammoth
Centennial Hotel in that city.
Judgment has been entered in the
Supreme Court against the Samana
Bay Company for $24,63l for arms
supplied by E. Remington T. Sons.
The Gibson county, Tenn., Ku-
Klnxers have been released because
Of want Of jurisdiction by the court
before which they were arraigned.
Some of the papers read during the
Won Arnim trial containing senti-
mepts expressed by Bismarck have
caused great indignation in France.
Madison Allen was run over by
street car, in New Orleans, last week,
and the ampntation Of his left leg was
rendered necessary to save his life.
'fbe noble ladies Of Westphalia who
were recently fined 10, signing sedi-
tions address to the bishop Of Pader-
burn have appealed from the sentence.
An amicable adjustment of the claim
Of the United States npon Spain for
indemnity for the Virgioius outrage
is expected. Negotiations are pend
lug.
Harry Robinson, Charles Decase
aud John Martin INDUCED in a tri-
angular fight with razors in New Or
leans, last week, and Robinson was
killed.
President Grant has reappointed
j. R. Beckwith U. s. District Attorney
Tor Louisiana, and nominated O. H.
Brewster Of Ouchita parish Surveyor
General
Hale Buck, q merchant of Laconia,
Arkansas, was waylaid and shot Sun
day night of last week while going
home from his store. No clue to the
murderer.
Official investigation demonstrates
that 1900 sufferers from the grass
hopper plague in Nebraska will have
to be supplied with food and clothing
anA spring.
+. j. Bridgers, a prominent citizen
of Grenada, Miss., was found dead in
the woods, fifteen miles south of that
place. He is supposed to have died
Of cholera morbus.
Nine yonng men Of genteel appear
aDce, but destitute from lack Of EN-
ployment, have been committed to
the Philadelphia House of Correction
at their own request.
1t is believed that the party
who robbed the Corinth Bank is the
same which robbed the Columbia and
Russellville, Kentucky, and St. Gen
evieve, Missouri, banks.
Colonel P. B. Hunt of Kentucky
succeeds K. r. Kobb "a Supervisor
of Internal Revenue for the district
composed Of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee and Kentucky.
General Iona lost 700 killed in a
battle with the Ca1lists, and received
wounds from which he died few days
after. A nephew of Marshal Serrano
was killed in the same battle.
Jones, the Kentucky clerk of court
of Appeals, who accepted a challenge
to fighta duel fifteen years ago, has
been indicted for nsurping the office,
to which he is ineligible by law.
The President has pardoned John
WhisOnante OF South Carolina, con-
victed Of Ku-Klux offences two years
ago and sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment at Albany and SlOO fine.
Dr.. H. C. Potter of N ew York was
elected bishop of the diocese of Iowa,
by the Episcopal convention which
met at Davenport, bat declined. DR..
Huntington Of Massachusetts was Sc
lected.