The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-03
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tween him and other Grimm ais.
London, May 2I.-lt now ap.
pears that the Russian Grand
Duke COnstantine'S son Nicholas.
gave the diamonds belonging to
ms 1srUruUT, U MISS. RINK or
Phoenix, a beautiful American.
The circumstance of the theft, to.
gether with the fact that he had
deposited large sums Of money
with his bankers, to make pro
vision, as he says against the
necessities of Old age. lead to the
belief that he is insane.
\ dispatch from Calcutta states
that the distress from famine in
India is increasing. Near 3,O0O,-
600 people are dependent on the
Government fer food.
The Virginius Matter.
London, May 2G.-rhe cOlres~
pOndcnce of the British foreign
office arising ont Of the capture
of the firginius, and subsequent
executions at Santiago de Cuba,
is officially published. 1t c]ontains
a dispatch Of so late a date as
May !, 1874, sent by Earl Derby
to Mr.. Layard, British Minister !
at Madrid, in which the Gormclg
says: elm view of the grave ding
culties of the Government II
Spain, N0r MajcSty'S Government
has hitherto been unwilling e.
press an answer to its demand
for acknowledgements for the
wrong done, and for the cOmpcnE
Sati0n to relatives of the victim4
who were subjects Of Great Brit$
ain. We nov trust there will he !
no further delay on tie part of
SPAIN"
Washington, May 2n.-Thc
House passed a bill for tho grad
ual reduction OF the army. 1t
fixes the nnmbcr of cavalry regi-
mCntS at nine, artillery ut four.
and infantry at twenty. and re-
quires the consolidation Of the
existing regiments,
Morton in an interview with
flGbert to day, said the rev eject
ion in Louisiana was dead.
The negroes dwelling among
the Chickasaws and ChoctaWs .
represent that they are Slaves. l
and petition to come here byE
delegation. {.
London. May 2N.-Thr disE
patch reports that the Pope and
bismarck are both sick.
The Pope Seriously III.
Vienna, May 22.-Dt>ratchcs
tom Rome represent the condi.
ton of the Holy Father as serious.
Memphis, May 39.-rhe first
shipment OF new wheat. received
yesterday from ranoala county,,
Miss WAS reshippcd to ST. Louis.
In Ontonagon, Mich. the Snow
was reported to he nine feet deep
last week.
Philadelphia. May 2S.-The
convention Of Baggage Masters
md BrakeSmcn's Life Insurance
Company, in session here. waited
Town the resolution admitting
'OIored people to the benefits.
Washington, May 3I.-Maior
u. Grant has been appointed
register in Bankruptcy by thc
thief justice CT the Suprpwr
)onrt for the Second CONGRESS.
lonal District Of L>0isiaua. This
mbraccS the upper portion Of
Orleans and SIN parishes.
IL; Jefferson, LaIourchc, St. :
.%lIarles, st. James, St. John the ,
'abtlSt, and Terlcbonne. This 3
Ill place of Mr.. piakju, who
rs resigned.
Preparing for the Equality Biz
Nashville, May 2S.-Johu N. {
Ieming, State Superintendent f
InbIlc Schools, has issued Il =
this morning, wherein =
e ERECTING that the civil rights -
now pending in Congress in h
provisions concerning public j..
lOOIS il i'm Iivppf ,nH;, - T.
Ia" OF Tennessee, he suggests f.
at no new contracts 0 rtcachcrS =.
either white or colorod ~
looIS be entered into hy the ~
'ectors, and if the bill becomes ~.
lw further instructions Will be .
en-. ~
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