The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-08-28
NEWS ITEMS.


The cholera in Syria is ahating.
SEQ do Urgel is about to capitulate
to the Alfonsists.
One unimportant skirmish reported
in Cuba last week. ...
There was frost in various portions
Of Illinois last Saturday night.
The Catholic Congress convened at
Poictiers, France, on the Doth.
=. Hewitt e. Sons, London provis-
ion dealers, failed for $l25, ,O06.
Mrs. Lincoln is pronounced well
enough to leave the insane asylum.
The Albion mills at Conshocken,
Pa, burned Saturday loss $250, 900.
Cardinal McCloskey has arrived at
Rome. He reached Paris on the 18th.
Dean Bradley, a we'll known coun-
terfeiter, has been arrested in Boston.
The Herzegovinan's are still laying
vigorous seige to the city Of Trebigne.
The Rio Bravo is again afloat and
has been towed to Galveston for re-
pairs.
President Grant and party visited
Gen. Burnside at Bristol, X. l., last
week.
A break in the Erie Canal five miles
wide occurred at Schenectady last
week.
Prof. Joel Parker, the eminent jur-
! ist. died at Boston, August 18th, aged
80 years.
The Old Catholic Conference closed
a very successful session at Bonn, on
the 18th.
The New York Democratic Con-
vention will meet at Syracuse Sep
tember 9th.
VIM. Bradcn, a prominent Indian
apolis real estate dealer, has made an
assignment.
The Oldham strike is seriously af-
fecting the immense cotton trade OF
the vicinity.
Secretary Bristow and Attorney
General Pierrepont have returned to
Washington.
The heavy rains caused break in
the Erie railway at Cascade Ravine
800 feet long.
Department elections in France
have been generally favorable to the
Conservatives.
Rev. Henry r. Smith of Philadel-
phia was drowned at Beach Haven,
N. j., Saturday.
The corner stone of an Odd Fellows
orphan asylum was laid near Mem
plis Oh the 18th.
Cutter & Bradley, absconding New
York tea dealing defaulters, were ar
rested in Canada.
Registered mail pouches will be
used on the routes between Boston
and New Orleans.
Charges have been preferred against
the New York Police Commissioners
for incompetency.
It has been decided by the CoHr.
Of Claims that Hot Springs, Ark, is
on govern .nent land.
F. A. Schreger, hospital steward OF
the Memphis Jail, committed suicide
by taking strycbnine.
The Massachusetts Democrats will
hold their State Convention at Wor-
cester, September 22nd.
Destructive fires are reported in
Russia. Several towns were nearly
totally burned last week.
The American rifle team reached
| New York last Saturday and were ac-
corded a grand reception.
\ The bond of Judge Shipman, as
signee of Duncan, Sherman g. Co..
has been fixed at $500, 600.
\ Reports that the military telegraph
line on tue Rio Grande was almos,
daily cut are contradicted.
Waddy Thompson Of Memphis has
been released on $4,000 bail to appear
for a new trial in November.
Letters from Belgrade express feal
that the prince Milan of Servia viii
he expelled from his province.
Hon. J. C. Madigan has been nomi
mated for Congress by the Democrats
of the fourth district of Maine.
Abram Schmonds of New York
probably insane, killed his daughte
aud committed suicide, Monday.
JEFF. Davis has declined to deliye1
an address at the Winnebago count,
fair, to be held ut Rockford, Ills.
. Valmaseda will not leave Cuba a
reported, but he says he will prose
| cute vigorous winter campaign.
: Postmaster James Giles Of Prescott
Arizona, has absconded, leaving S37O
of money orders unaccouuted for.
y Senor Gabriel Garcia Morcas, Pres
ident of the Republic of Ecuador, !
reported to have been ass;lssinated.
The appeals in the Tweed case wer
: argued before the New York Suprem
? Court Monday. Decisions reserved
The river Irawaddy, in India, ha
E oyerhowed its banks, flooding ric
! fields and destroying much property