The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-29
4DSONVILLE La, SATURDAY, MAY 30 1875


in relation to the conference upol
the usages Of war.
|, Edward Hope, an old and respecte,
merchant of Charleston, s. c., wa
found dead in his room, May Gath
Cause, hemorrhage.
The Alfonsist troops retreated OF
Iqualda in good order. The losses
were slight, although the Carlist at
tacks were incessant.
| The charges against Duechesne fol
an alleged attemptSto assasinate Bis.
marck have been dismissed by the
Belgian tribunal at Liege.
| Patrick Hartman, gauger, James
Gerard and II. T. Pearson, store.
keepers, first Louisiana revenue dis.
trict, have been dismissed.
The publication OF the Madrid I'm
precial has been suspended by the
government fos fortnight, for an Of
tense against the press laws.
1t is stated that a meeting of the
Emperors of Russia, Prussia and Aus
tria has been decided upon, and will
probably take place at Ems.
The Chicago distillers arrested by
U. S. revenue agents have been
bonded in the sum of $4,000 each to
await the grand jury's action.
The Governor and other State Of
ficers Of West Virginia have removed
to Wheeling. The archives will re-
main at Charleston for the present.
Edwin House, assistant editor Of
the Western Christian Aduocate, fell
dead of hea,t disease at Cincinnati,
May 2lst. He was 81 years of age.
VIM. Butler Duncan has been made
president and receiver of the Mobile
& Ohio railroad, to represent the
New York and foreign stockholders.
1t is rumored that Disraeli will re-
sign the Premiership at the close Of
the present session of Parliament, as
he is growing too feeble for contin-
uous labor.
Grey Beard, the most troublesome
Of the Indian prisoners, en- route to
st. Augustine, jumped from the train.
He was shot by the guard, and died
in two hours.
Hon. Jesse p. Bright, x-United
States Senator from Indiana, died at
his residence in Baltimore, May, Goth,
OF organic disease Of the heart. He
was 63 years Of age.
A buyean of revenue agents has
been organized in the Revenue De-
partnent under charge of detective
aaryan. 1t takes away much of the
power of Supervisors.
The demand for Gen. Sherman's
memoirs is so great that pnblica-
ton had to be deferred in order to
enlarge the edition. The Appleton's
will produce the work.
The Secretary of War has given
formal permission to the Southern
Memorial Association to decorate the
graves of the Confederate dead at
Arlington, on June lst.
A schooner and pungy collided in
Chesapeake bay, a short distance be-
low Baltimore, on the Goth inst. The
captain of the schooner was drowned
and I. sailor badly hurt.
Major John Pressly Strange, a lead
ing Memphis merchant, who served
during the war as Adjutant General
on the staff of Lieut.. Gen. Forrest,
died on the 18th, OF consumption.
Two days fighting occurred near
The town of Valmaseda last week.
The Carlists claim they occupied
Usieneirel and Ario, from which the
Il Alfonsist troops retreated with heavy
oss.
Presbyterian assemblies were in
session at Chicago, Cleveland and
Jefferson, Texas, last week. Efforts
Ire icing made to reunite the North
,rn and Southern divisions of the
church.
The Summit county Republican
met at Akron, Ohio, on
he 22nd, and unanimously Instructed
delegates to the State Convention to |
avor an anti-third term plank in the
PLATFORM.
Decoration or memorial day will be |
observed at Memphis with unusual
display. Confederate and Federal
'attle flags will be carried in the pro-
.ession and ex-soldiers of both armies
vill participate.
Two commissioners, one a resident
# France, the other to reside in
America, have been appointed to rep
esent France i'll the centennial expo
ition. The commission ask 6OO, 900
rancs for expenses.
A drenching rain in the vicinity of
Scranton, Pa, subdaed the forest fires
n that section and saved half dozen
owns. The fires subsequently re-
lived, but were finally quenched by
heavy eight hours rain, on Tues
lay.
The Charlotte, N. c., celebration of
he Mecklenburg declaration Of in
dependence, which occurred on May
9th, was grand affair. Acres Of
eople" were present, and listened to
ddresses from several DISTINGUISHED