The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-20

the eAploSion ol HIS tHgue, AC MOun
Airey, on the llth inst.
Striking miners are creating tronbl
in the vicinity Of Ashton, Pa. The,
go about in armed gangs and compe
other miners to quit work.
Brigham Young was fined &225 AM
imprisoned day for contempt. of cOnr
in refusing to ooey judicial mandate.
in the Ann Eliza divorce case.
j Harry Clifford, believed to be AT
ESCAPED convict from the Missonr
penitentiary, was captured by tlls
New Orleans police, last Saturday.
Gabriel Maucers and Vincent Saria
Totres have been appointed commits.
sioners to represent Mexico ut the
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
Caleb Gushing presented his cre-
dentials to King Alfonso OH the I2tl,
inst, as minister from the United
States, and was g,aciously received.
| Duke d'Audiffret Pasquier was elec-
ted president Of the French Assem-
bly,, last Monday, to succeed Buffet.
| AAo ACNOAsVNA 7Ao VotCS Out VI CCC CttSLs
Valmaseda successfully asked of
the wealthiest citizens Of Cuba for a
loan Of flOO,OOO to pay the expenses
ofbringing reinforcements from Spain.
Gov. Hendricks has called an extra
session of the Indiana legislature as
that body failed to pass the general
appropriation aud other bills at it's
regular session.
A New Haven woman, while suffer
ing from temporary insanity, cut the
throats OF two small children and then
her own. The children may recover,
but the woman will die.
The convention between Spain and
the United States for the settling of
the Virginius affair, has been signed.
Families Of the victims are to he paid
f5OO each as indemnity.
The Austrian Reichstrath refused
to retain in the budget an item of
$4,000 proposed by the government
to dcfray the expenses of representa-
tives to the United States Centennial.
Disorders occurred in the Tipper-
airy district, because some citizens re-
fused to illuminate their houses in
honor Of Mitchell's reelection. Sew
eral residences We're ransacked by
the mob.
A tornado visited Rienzi, Miss, on
the 18th, destroying u number Of
houses and two churches. Several
persons we,e killed and others in
,jured. The property destroyed is
valued at $l5O,OtD.
Spanish advices last week reported /
that it was with difficulty King AL
fonso could he restrained from abdi-
eating in favor Of the Duke dc Mont
pensier. These rumors are not COR
filmed by later kilograms.
The church party (Cafllolicsl III
Mexico is fermenting trouble with
the view OF organizing revolution.
There is much ill feeling against
and many of the latter
are preparing to emigrate.
Germany has asked Italy whether
she will continue to exempt the Pope
from the obligations Of law, and COM
plains that he is now abusing the lib
erty given him for the purpose of fer
rebellion i'll Germany.
Gov. Garland of Arkansas has re-
voked the proclamation offering a re-
ward for the apprehension of V. V.
Smith, who claimed to be Governor
by virtue of succession to Brooks, un-
der whose regime he was Lieut.. Gov.
The towboat H. A. Babbage struck
y snag and sunk near Liberty Island,
between Cairo and St. Louis, on Fri
lay night, the 10Th inst. The chief
engineer q fireman and cabin boy
were drowned. The boat is i, total
Oss.
The South Carolina legislature is
,ndeavoring to oust Cartlozo, the
State Treasurer. Gov. Chamberlain
opposes the movement, which he
claims is agitated by disappointed
political jobbers who can not use the
Treasurer as q tool
Henry Naves was killed at Port
Gibson, Ind. Ter, while resisting a
process in the hands of a deputy U.
J. Marshal. Illicit whisky distilling
vas Naves' offense. Numerous arrests,
rave been made in the vicinity for
ike infractions of law.
An oil tank of ten thousand barrels
was struck by lightning at
he Riverside refinery, Pittsburg, last
sunday, and the oil burned. Two
;ars containing 5000 barrels of ben
line also caught fire and were de-
troyed. Estimated loss, $4,000.
1t is said the Pope confcrs the car
linal's hat on Archbishop McCloskey
rot only on account Of the personal
merits OF that prelate, but because
he holy see is desirous of honDripg
he Catholics of America, and Of mark
ng the progress of Catholicism in the
United States.
The Steamboat B. II. Hart struck a
|rift log and sunk. thirty miles above
'ieksburg. last Saturday. Hardy
lerslroa. the clerk, jumped over
,O:rI and WAS 1rosk ned Ton ~. ST