The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-12-12
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nre for the reconciliation of their diff
lerences with the government OF tina
country.
The store of r. Potter e. Son, a
Westfield, Penn, was entered by
burglars, Saturday night, who rifle,
the safe of about $4,000, then Sc
fire to the building, which was totally
destroyed.
It is stated that Butler will mo-
press the civil rights bill, which il
second on the Speakers desk in the
House Of Representatives, unless he
is instructed to do SO by the judiciary
committee: s.....
The Spanish coasting steamer Tomas
Brooks, from Santiago de Cuba fol
Guantanamo, struck on the Morrillo
near Guantanamo On the 3lst inst,
and sank Immediately. About thirty
lives were lost.
A Cincinnati policeman who had
been suspended from duty for drunk
enness made a desperate attempt to
commit suicide, Sunday last, by shoot
ing himself in the breast and ear. He
will probably die.
Lieut.. Gov. Smith, Secretary OF
State Wheeler and other prominent
Arkansas ex-oficials have arrived in
Washington, and will endeavor to
secure Congressional action upon the
Arkansas muddle.
Edward Madden, editor of the San
Francisco Tribune, was shot and killed
in that city, on the 9TH, by H. Gre
nsu, step-son Of the editor of the
San Joaquin argus. An attempt was
made to lynch the murderer, but the
Sheriff concealed him.
The grand jury which indicted Har-
rington and others for safe burglary
in Washington was illegal, and the
indictments have been quashed. At
the recent trial Of this case, the jury
gould not agree, standing ten for ac-
quittal and two for conviction.
Senator West of Louisiana has in
troduced bill in the Senate requir-
ing the Postmaster General, without
delay, to construct telegraph line
from Washington to Boston, via Bal
timore, Philadelphia, New York and
Hartford, to be operated in the post
offices of those cities.
The cable steamer La Plata, bound
from London to Rio Grande Del Sud,
foundered at sea. Sixty lives were
lost, including the captain, surgeon
and three other officers, the engineer,
seven stewards and cooks, eleven
stokers, fourteen seamen, the chief
electrician and the entire cable staff,
numbering sixteen.
The Cuban insurgents captured the
village of San Geranimo recently,
securing $50 rifles, $4,000 cartridges
and quantity of clothing, besides
taking the entire Spanish garrison
prisoners. In the fight at the taking
of the place the spaniards lost sixty
killed while only two of the attack
ing party were killed.
At a meeting Of general railroad
freight agents held in Chicago, on
the Bird, arbitrary rates were imposed
upon freights from St. Louis to
points West. 1t was agreed that no
road after January lst would con-
tract for freight below the rates es-
tablished in June. The free pass
system will be abolished after Jan
uary lst.
A dispatch from City of Mexico,
dated December 3rd, says: Articles
of amendments to the constitution
making changes in Congress vere sol
emnly promulgated as law in the land
with the firing of cannon, ringing of
bells and grand military review by
the President. Debate is now pro
crossing in Congress on bill restrict
ing the powers of the Catholic Church.
One clause provides for complete
of Church and State, and
for the expulsion of the Sis
ters of Charity from the republic.
A Kansas City dispatch of the 9Th
reports bold robbery About half
past three o'clock this afternoon as
the Kansas and Pacific train reached
Muncie, few miles west of this city,
five masked men tagging and stop
ping it, cutting off the passenger
coaches, moved the engine and ex-
press cars some distance forward and
robbed Wells, Fargo & Co.'S safe of
about S27 900. One case of gold dust
for Kountz Brothers, New York, con-
tanning $4,000, was also carried off.
All were large men, rode bay and
brown horses. and were heavily armed
with Henry rifles and revolvers. The
express company offers reward of
the railway company $4,000,
and Governor Osborne s25OO, for the
recovery of the funds and arrest of
the robbers.