The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-06-26

coast OF Lower CalltOfnia. Inc VeS-
sci may be detaine d at La Paz on ac-
count of the revolution there.
Many houses destroyed, one person
killed and number hurt by a tornado
in the region of Quincy, Ills., last
week. The damage to houses and
barns alone was over $4,000.
The miners are generally resnming
work in the Pennsylvania coal region.
The striker who attempted to blow
up q working miners house with two
kegs Of powder is under arrest.
Gen. John Mcdonald, ex-collector
of internal revenue, Col. John Joyce,
Alfred Bevis and Edward B. Frazier
we're indicted at St. Louis last week
for completely in whisky frauds.
It is officially announced that the
war between tho Pennsylvania Cen
tral and Baltimore & Ohio railroads
IS ended. The latter road is ready to
pay off it's first mortgage bonds.
Bismarck has gone into the country
to spend the summer. Before leaving
Berlin he received the foreign repre-
sentatives and assured them of the
peaceful disposition of Germany.
The Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston were enthusiastically re-
ceived upon their arriva! in New York
ell route to Boston, and a breakfast
at Delmonico's was rendered them.
The American squadron was warm
ly welcomed by the German authori-
ties, and tho officers of the fleet were
entertained at an elegant banquet in
Berlin, where they remained a week.
The grasshoppers are leaving Kan
sas, flying northwest. Reports of the
damage inflicted by these insects have
been greatly exaggerated, and Kan
sas farmers have magnificent crops as
q rule.
On Sunday before last the decom-
posed remains of man supposed to
be VIM. Holland, travelling agent for
several liquor houses, were found
near Natcllez, Miss. Murder is sus-
pected.
An $4,000 fire occurred at New
field, N. Y, June 18th. The hotel
and every business house in the place
were destroyed. The fire was origi-
mated by burglars blowing safe
open. The rascals escaped.
A contest took place Saturday at
Edinburg between the riflemen oi
England, Ireland and Scotland for the
international challenge trophy. Scot
land won by 20 points ahead Of Eng-
| land and 1:D ahead of Ireland.
The Bunker Hill celebration, or
the 18th, was grand affair the mosI
magnificent that has ever occurred il
| New England. Tho returns Of pas
sengcrs transported by the railroad
con, panies foot up over 2OO,O 600.
An eastward bound train on tht
Atlantic and Great Western railroad
was thrown from the track at Hamil
ton, Ohio, Sunday night, by a mis-
placed switch. The fireman was killed
and the engineer severely bruised.
The homeward journey of Southern
military. and Masonic organization!
from Bunker Hill was marked 10y
popular ovat;ons and receptions along
the route similar to those which at
tended the trip to the celebration.
Jas. Chastaine, defaulting book
keeper Of Ely, Harvey g. Richardson
Memphis, was arrested at Hot Springs
Ark, last week, but was released OF
Il writ of habeas corpus and escaped
His defalcation amounts to $4,000.
| Asiatic cholera made its appearance
on the United States steamer Saco, il
the Asiatic station. and out of fv.
cases four of them terminated fatally
1t is believed, however, that the pro
gress of the disease has been arrested
The defanlting clerk of the Shreve
port post office and three Sicilians
convicted of counterfeiting ,nickles j,
New Orleans have been transported
to the State prison at Little Rock
where they are to serve three year
each.
/ A great fire occurred i'm Dublin dur
ing the night of the 17th, destroying
twenty or thirty buildings valued a
S5OO,0OO. Several persons died from
the effects Of drinking ,whiskey take1
by the mob from il bnruing liquo
store.
Brad Marlborough, a 5usEice of tn
peace residing near Covington, Tenu
was killed last Saturday by Williar
Kenny, his brotheria-law, in a qua,
rel growing out of an old family fcul
Both were wealthy and influenti;
citizens.
The Memphis express robbers wer
convicted. Momis and johnson wer
sentenced to 81 years imprisonment
johnson to 90 YEARS and Woods t
10. 1t is said that eight of the juror
: we're in favor Of hanging Morris an
, Johnston.
Deputy Marshals Otho Allen an
C. D. Blood have been indicted an
arrested at Austin, Tex, for v"lunta
rily and corruptly allowing McCar,
: ney, the counterfeiter, to escap,