The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-18

riously disappeared some months ago, is a

riously disappeared some months ago, is
defaulter to large amount.
The temperance ladies of Portland, Oregon,
moved upon the liquor saloons of that place
on the 26th. Nearly every establishment
was visited, but no converts were reported.
The Congregational Council in Brooklyn,
after several days deliberatlon over the ques-
ton of the standing of Beecher's plymouth
Church, determined to censure that church
for its action, but at the same time it advised
other churches to maintain the same fellow
ship with Plymouth as formerly, with the
conditions that if that church erred again it
should be blotted out from fellowship with
other Congregational churches.
An order has been issued for the payment
of the prize and bounty money, arising out
of the capture of New Orleans. The total
amount for distribution is $73O,000. There
were forty-four ships engaged, and the num-
Der of persons interested is nearly $4,000.
The Farragut estate will receive $35, 200.
Admirals Porter, Bailey and Bell will each
reseiye $4,000.
The French Assembly adjourned on the
28th ult. to the 18th of May.
The University boat race between the
Cambridge and Oxford crews, rowed on the
2Stb, was won by Cambridge by four lengths.
FOREIGN.
The Irish members of Parliament have de-
termined to press the question of home-rule
during the present session.
| Madrid dispatches of the 26fh report a des-
perate engagement on the preceding day be-
fore Bilbao, and claim a victory for the Re-
publican troops under Marshal Serrano, al
thoughitwas anticipated that the battle would
be resumed on the next morning.
Gold was quoted at $50 in Havana on the
26th, and the banks refused to discount CON-
mercial paper.
Twelve thousand coal miners in Stafford
shire, England, struck on the 9th ult.
There were conflicting reports on the 9th
regarding the result SO far of the battle in
progress before Bilbao. Both the Republi-
cans and Carlists made claim to decided sue
eesses.
In the French Assembly, on the 9th, NJ.
Dabirel, q Monarchist, moved that the As
| sembly take vote on the 1st day of July to
decide the future form of government OF
France. He urged that it was impossible to
make constitution without first settling the
question whether France was to be Mon.
archy OF Republic. The motion caused
great excitement in the Chamber, and heat
ed debate ensued. The motion was objected
to by $50 to 256.
There was an immense crowd at Windsor
Park, London, on the 30th ult., to witness the
review of the troops composing the Ashantee
| E01o aJaxr in
mand. The review took place in the pres
ence of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, thu
Duke of cambridge and Prince Arthur. AT
terward The Queen created Sir Garnet Wolse
lev knight Commander of the Order O
Bath, and conferred on Lord Clifford the Vic
toria Cross. The House of Lords also unan
imously adopted vote of thanks to Genera
Wolseley and officers and men of the expedi
ton.
There was decline of three per cent. il
domestic stocks in London on the Both, whicl
the papers attribute to the extensive strike
of the coal and iron miners in Stafordshir
and in other parts of England.
A London dispatch of the 31st announce
the loss of the steamship Nile on her last voy
age from Hong Kong to Yokohama. All he
were the Japanese Commissioners to the vi
emma Exposition.
Carlist reports concerning the battle be
fore Bilbao, state that on the 2Sth the Repub
Heans renewed the attack upon their lines
but met with a repulse at every point. Thei
loss is estimated at 1000 killed and wounded
while that of the Carlists did not excee
: / 1,000.
A recent Paris dispatch says that Genera
Chanzy has been authorized to declare A
geria in state of siege in order to restrai
the violent abuse of radical journals in tn
, colony.
t Henri Rochefort and Paschal Grousset, to
e gether with some other convicts, hav
a escaped from New Caledonia and reached a
, Australian port in safety. Rochefort intend
to make his way to the United States, wher
9 he will enter the lecture field.
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