The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-17

Saturday, By colliding with some cat
tie. The engineer aud fireman were
fatally scalded.
A deputatlon Of persons Interested
in Nova Scotia coal fields desire to
interview Lord Derby, Foreign Sec
retary Of England, relative to the Op-
pressiye tariff exacted by the United
States on imported coal.
Mr.. Beecher's salary has been raised
from S20, 600 to &lO0, 900 for the cur
rent year by the congregation Of Ply
mouth Church. This was doubtless
done to enable him to meet the ex-
penses of the scandal suit.
The steam tug Lumberman, return
ing from Fortress Monroe with pleas
ure party on board, was run into by
the steamship Isaac Bull, off Sewelps
point, July 9th, and instantly sunk.
Ten persons were drowned.
It appears from the official report
of the sinking of the steamship Sarauac
off Vancouver's Island, that the vessel
was caught in a whirlpool, and be-
came unnanageable, striking upon u
hidden rock with heavy force.
Sir Douglas Forsythe was not in
structed by the British government
to demand passage for troops through
Burmah. The King says Burmah
will protect expeditions to Western
China, but troops must not he sent
for that purpose. -
Great excitement prevailed at
Clarksville, Tenn, last Sunday,
caused by two 1rishmen stabbing y
colore,l boy, the subsequent attempt
of colored people to mob the Irish
men, and Of the culprits' friends to
release them from jail. Quiet was
restored by the authorities.
The Controller of Currency desires,
on account of counterfeits, to retire
the five dollar bills of the following
banks: First, Third and Traders
Banks of Chicago; First National
Bank of Paxton, Illinois; First Ma
ti0nal Bank of Canton, Illinois.
Two Partisan editors fought !, duel
in Belgium last week. One was
wounded in the chest and arm. NJ.
Gambetta has been challenged for ccr-
tain newspapers articles which he
published. but he declines to fight.
Granier lie Cassagnac is the challcng-
ing party.
FIRE acknowledgement, Ca, July
7th Warehouse of the Langley Man
afacturing Co., containing 800 bales
Of cotton and several hundred bales
manufactured goods, struck by light
ming; loss $50, ,OOO.. Middleport, O.,
9th nine business houses, threedwell-
Ing; loss $44, GOO. = : - =
Associated press telegrams of July
9th reported the following deaths by
drowning: Two girls at Lewiston,
Maine; Il lad of South birmingham
and another Plymouth, N. H.. two
men, two children and q woman near
Greenfield, Iowa /; two young men ut
New Worcester, Mass. !; six boys at
WaDtuppa lake, Mass.
A band of disguised men made a
desperate attempt to rob the express
car of IL train on the Vaudalia rail-
road, near Long Point, Ills, on the
9th inst, but it was frustrated by the
bravery of the messenger, who bar
ricadcd the doors aud held tho ruff
fans at bay until assistance arrived.
The robbers killed the engineer Of
the train.
The commission of nine appointed
to prepare a new constitution for the
Kingdom Of Spain has completed its
labors. The draft opens with a dec
laration of individual and religious
liberty. The Legislature is to consist
Of a Senate and Chamber Of Deputies,
as in other liberal monarchies, It is
believed the constitution will be
adopted without modification.
A. meeting of distillers, geetifers
and liquor dealers Of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Kentucky, convened in
Cincinnati, July 9th. The resolutions
recommended changes Of guagers
every thirty days from one State and
district to another, and storekeepers
every sixty days ; requests prompt re-
lease Of goods seized upon insufficient
grounds, and that officers be- held
more strictly accountable, pledging
themselves to assist the government
in collecting taxes and in tile sup
preston Of frauds.