The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-15

A Catholic priest tainted during tn,
celebration Of first mass Mt La Sail,
College, Philadelphia, on the 9Th, ant
died soon after. 8 M 11A IL
Ex Federal and Confederate sol
diers will participate In decorating th,
graves Of dead soldiers at Elm Gem.
etery, Memphis. .a
The Mexican Congress is encour.
aging the construction of railroads.
Rail connection with the United States
Is greatly desired. ase .i'ss
Wesley Van Deusan, wealthy cit
izen Of Hudson county, N. Y. last
week killed his aged mother and then
com 1Gitted suicide.
Seaor Antonio Mantilla has pre-
sented his credentials as Spanish min.
lister to the United States aud received
official recognition. ,.... .rf
The Southern Baptist Convention
met ut Charleston, May 9Th, and ad-
journed May 10th. Over 800 dele
gates were present. -
Jno. Morrison, a private in company
G, Third Infantry, committed suicide
by jumping into the river at New Or
leans last Saturday.
Ex-senator D. D. Pratt of Indiana
has been appointed Commi ssioner Of
Internal Revenue, vice j. w. Doug
lass, and will accept.
State Senator j. E. Breaux of Pointe
Coupee has been appoi by Pres
ident Grant Register Of the Land
Office at New Orleans. -a r
A rebellion broke ont at Porte -au-
Prince, Hayti, last week, but was
quickly suppressed after about forty
persons had been killed.
The New Fifth Avenue Presbyter-
ian church at New York was dedi-
Gated last Sunday. It seats 2lOO per-
sons and cost 81 ,OOO, 900. .s .,-.,.n
The legislative committee investi-
eating the election of Senator Spencer
of Alabama, claim to have obtained
mach damaging evidence.
China has engaged ex-Confederafc
General Ripley to construct extensive
Notifications for the defense of her
coast and principal rivers.
Two houses and every chimney in
the town Of Green Springs, Ohio. were
destroyed by IL tornado last Monday.
Two children were killed.
Judge. Brooks of the U. 5. District
Court nf Alabama decides the civil
rights bill, IN its criminal aspect, to
be unconstitutional Nh xe,id.s tls ss.ss
4 new fI1thI MIA u s'sfis yBf tlis PCT
fic Mail c"mpany was launched at
Philadelphia last week. She was
City Of San Fraucisco."
The general assembly of the Pres
hy terian Church was held in Phila-
1elphia last week. Hon. George
Sharswood was reelected president.
The trial Of the Bishop Of HBreslau
for violation Of the German ecclesias-
:ical laws resulted in conviction. He
VAS conducted to the Bohemian from
,ier.
Whiskcy frauds in Chicago, St.
Louis and Milwaukee have caused the
'cnoval of host Of guagers and
'torekeepers from government en-
1loy. g'. a-
The American Methodist chapel at
2uickang, China, was destroyed by a
mob. The Chinese authorities have
'ffered ample reparation for the out
age.
A German named Mason was shot
md killed OH Saturday at Ashport,
renn., BY Scott Hanley, u warehouse
nan, for attempting to kill Henley's
ather.
A New York thief, arrested for
tealing solitaire diamond ring val
led ut $1,000, swallowed the stone
While being conveyed to tho police
tation. #a,r
The boiler of the steamer Senator
EXPLODED at Portland, Oregon, May |
tn. The captain, purser and num-
'er Of the crew were killed, and many |
njured. a.t.s :,
Cardinal McCloskey and the Catho
ic prelates who accompanied him to |
Boston last week, We're Handsomely |
ntertained by the Catholic Union of
hat city.
The International Sunday School |
with 40 delegatrs, rep
esented England, Canada and the
United States, met at Baltimore last
Tuesday. e-
An Adams express messenger shot
nd killed an ex- railroad conductor,
rho was endeavoring to rob the COM
'any's safe, on Cincinnati railroad,
asst week.
The Fifth Maryland regiment will !
'isit the Bunker Hill centennial. The |
baltimore Council has contributed
5000 tov ards paying expenses of the
Mrs. Tilton has written q letter to
Judge Nelson denying the charges
made by her husband and asking to
70 heard as q witness in the great