The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-01
News Items.

central America IS quiet.
The Welland canal opens May 3rd.
Navigation on St. Lawrence river is
open.
Commercial depression in Peru con-
tinues.
j. NJ. Kerrios, U. s. consular agent
at Brest, is dead.
Cuban advices represent successes
for the insurgents.
Schofield's large cotton mill at Man
ayunk, Pa, burned.
The Cleveland Plaindealcr has been
fined $2250 for libel.
Two severe snow storms occurred
at Buffalo last Satusday.
Mr.. Beechcr closed his testimony in
the scandal suit last week.
The printers of the Washington
Chronicle Office are on strike.
Northern grain and fruit crops have
been injured by late heavy frosts.
The Mississippi Knights Templar
had grand reunion at Vicksburg.
Charles G. Lewis, a bankrupt New
York merchant, shot himself dead.
Arthur B. Barrett, recently elected
Mayor Of St. Louis, died a week ago.
Brooklyn hod- carriers have struck.
They want So 50 for eight hours Of
work.
The striking operatives of the Prov
idence, II. l., mills, have resumed
work.
The National Board of Underwri-
ters held brief session at New York
last week.
A largo strike of workmen in the
nail factories at Wheeling, w. Va, is
in progress.
Henry Miller Of New Orleans bore
off first prize in the Chicago billiard
tournament.
Two Paris editors fought duel
with swords on the 10Th ult., and both
we're wounded.
An extensive oilcloth factory at
Elizabeth, N. j., valued at 100000,
burned last week.
Colonel Tom Scott and his party of
railroad men were warmly received at
tho Mexican capital.
The post Office at Carlo, Texas,
was plundered by Mexicans, and the
the postmaster killed.
The resignation of Geo. w. Cass as
president of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road has been accepted.
A dangerous counterfeit $5 bill of
the First National Bank of Paxton,
Illinois, is in circulation.
Jno. E. George, a prominent politi-
ciau in the vicinity Of Lebanon, Pa,
committed suicide recently.
Force g. Sons liDseed oil factory,
New York, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday last. LOSS $l2O,0OO.
The Memphis Odd Fellows celebra-
ted their fifty sixth anniversary by a
parade and oration, April Goth.
The Long Island steamer Stoning-
ton sunk at her moorings, at New
York, while undergoing repairs.
Roswell G.. Smith of Hartford, Con-
necticut, author of Smiths grammar
and other school books, 10 dead.
There is impending trouble over
the elections in Greece. The govern
ment is massing troops at Athens.
1t is predicted that NJ. Theirs will
be elected to the French Assembly
and chosen president of that body.
Recent frosts have damaged sea
island cotton aud early fruits and
vegetables along the Carolina coast.
The Catholic Archbishops of Mexi-
CO have issued All address counseling
submission to the laws by Catholics.
Lord Northbrook, Vice1oy of India,
has deposed the GuikowaE of Baroda,
Il native ruler, for gross misconduct.
The Trion cotton factory, Chatta-
nooga county, Ca, burned last week,
and $50 men are out of employment.
A severe gale upset two oyster boats
near Craney island, N. c., on Satur-
day last. Several persons drowned.
The paper mill of Geo. Benton &
Sons, Bennington, Vt, burned during
the night of April 22Dd. Loss So, 600.
The cashier of the Hoboken Savings
Bank gets ten years Imprisonment for
embezzling some of the banks money.
Gov. Sam Bard has resigned the
Atlanta postmastership. Conley, a
leading Republican, has been appoint
ed.
Capt. Jules J. Comeanx, steam
boatman, committed suicide at New
Orleans, on Wednesday morning Of
last week.
The death of Cervantes, author of
Don Quixote, was commelnorated by
the Spanish residents of New York,
April oath.
H.W. Pitts agricultural implements
mandatory at Chicago, was burned
on Monday last. Loss $50, 900 in
anrance 4l8.75O.