The Donaldsonville chief., 1875-04-24

was killed in Memphis, Inst week, b,
Jumping from a wagon while his t1sal
were running away. =.
A drunken Swede killed two men
stabbed woman and cut his owl
throat at C0llinsville, Connecticut, OF
Friday Of last week.
The government scientists about II
explore the Black Hills country vii
be escorted by six companies Of cav
airy and two Of infantry.
The owners Of the royal Opera
House, London, enjoined the Anieri.
can revivalists, Moody aud Sankey,
from using the building.
The New York Methodist Confer
ence has protested against the APP
portionment Of State money for the
support Of Catholic schools. q
A party Of miners in the Blacl.
Hills were surroundered by indiana
aud one of their number killed. The
miners were rescned by troops.
Three scientific Parisians ascended
to such great height in balloon,
last Saturday, that two were suffO-
Gated and the third nearly SO. (
On the evening Of the 29th inst =,
performances for the support and ed
ucation Of Dan Bryant's children will
be given at all the New York theatres.
Sharkey, the escaped New York
murderer has been recaptnred in
Cuba, and left Havana for New York
in charge Of a detective, Oh the 18th.
An Industrial Congress which met
at Indianapolis last week adopted
resolutions III support Of the striking
miners of the antheracite coal regio,l.
From 10000 to $1,000 people took
part in the Lexington centennial Gel
ebration last Monday. Gen. Grlnt
and Vice President Wilson were pres
elH. ,
Henry Miller Of New Orlean, bids
fair to carry off the first prize in the
Chicago billiard tournament now III
progress. He leads the score at pres-
ent.
Three Thousand spinners will be
out of employment at Lowell, Mass,
in few days, consequent upon q re-
dnced production Of fabric by the
mills. As
After an exciting debate, the Eng
lish House of Commons rejected 4
petition for the dismissal of the judges
who sat ut the famous Tichbornc
trial. F s<% ss y
Gen. A. E. Sliraa, Cominisaary
General Of Subsistence. died at WASH
ingtOn last week, aged 81. Col. Amos
Beckwith has been assigned to ill the
vacancy.
Captain General Valmaseda is pre-.
pairing fora vigorous campaign against
the Cuban insurgents. Two captured
Cul,ans sentenced to death have been
partloned.
The Philadelphia Anti Slavery So
cicty celebrated its centennial on
April 14tl,. Vice President Wilson,
Fred. Douglass aud Lucretia Mott,
made speeches.
Midsl,ipman w. H. Cox of Jones'
boro, Tenn, was drowned at Annap-
oils, Md, ON the 14tl, inst, by the up
setting of boat in a creek near the
Naval Academy.
Commapder Lull's party have COM
plet<d their survey of the istl,mus
from Panama to Aspinwall, and pro-
nounce it the most feasible railroad
rOntf. vet surveved.
More depredations have been COM
mitted on the Texas border by Mexi-
can raiders. The greatest alarm pre-
wallis and the settlers are flocking into
the towns for protection. 4,1
The weight of snow broke down the
canvass Of Baruum's hippodrome at
Philadelphia, on Tuesday of last
week. Forty persons were beneath
but none were seriously hurt.
The supplemental elections in Rhode
Island having resulted favorably to
the regular Republicans, there il every
probability that Lippet will be chosen
Goveraor by the Legislature.
BY decision of the u. S. Circuit
Court at Little Rock the Mississippi,
Ouachita and Red River and the Pine
Bluff and Chicot railroads will be
placed in the hands Of receivers.
The dead body of Daniel Askew.
with three bullet I,oles in the head,
was found near the residence of the
James brothers, Kearney, Mo-, and it
is supposed he was murdered by those
desparatloes. i
Advices from Hayti report mucl,
disturbance. Numbers of English
and American residents have applied
to the consuls Of their countries for
protection from arrest by the Haytian
government. -.
Five colored hotel walters were ar
rested at Grand Junction, Miss, last
week, for ,Obbing the mails. Three
were discharged, one turned States
evidence, and the fifth plead guilty
of the robbery.
Two colored men were hanged at
Beaufort, S. c., on the 9th inst, for
the double crime of arson and mur-
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