The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-01-16

Germany will defer recognition Of
King Alphonso until the decree sus-
pending two Protestant newspapers
and closing the Protestant chapel in
Cadiz is repealed. "F 6
Judge A. Fl. Macarthur, Magistrate
of one of the Recorders Courts, New
Orleans, has mysteriously disappear
ed, and no trace of his whereabouts
can be discovered.
The New Orleans Insane Asylum
is in horrible condition owing to
the emptiness of the city treasury. The
inmates of the Asylum are poorly fed
and scantily clothed.
Taylor Strander, the Wheeling wife
murderer, whose case has beer car
ried from court to court upon ap-
peals, has been sentenced to be hung
on the Goth of March.
Intense cold weather has prevailed
throughout the North and West this
week. At Omaha the mercury fell
as low as 25 below zero, and at
Virginia City A below.
The Indiana Senate was organized
by a combination of Republican and
Independent members. The Demo-
Gratis have majority of eight on
joint ballot Of the Legislature.
A meeting has been held at Cooper
Institute, New York, to denOunce
Gen. Sheridan's action and military
interference in Louisiana affairs. A
counter-meeting will soon be held.
Joseph B. North, alias Buffalo Joe,
who murdered George Jones On christ
mas evening a year ago, was hanged
to telegraph pole by mob on the
night of the thirtieth at Wallace, Kan
/ sas.
A large Republican mass-meeting
was held in New Orleans Monday
evening, to indorse the statements
made in the already famous "Sheri-
dan dispatches" The meeting was a
success
The convicts in the Nebraska State
prison at Lincoln have overpowered
thei1 guards and now hold the institu-
tion in their control. A company of
troops has been dispatched to quell
the insurrection.
The Alabama Congressional inves-
tigating committee has completed its
labors so far as the taking Of testi-
mony is concerned, and return ed to
Washington. The evidence is vOlum-
inous and contradictory.
Correspondence is in progress be-
tween the governments of England
and the United States in relation to
some territory in British North Amer
lea which England claims, but has
never formally annexed.
A majority Of the Louisiana in
vestigating committee are dissatisfied
with the action and report of the
sub committee, and as consequence,
it is thought the whole committee
will come to New Orleans.
A Democrat has been elected
Speaker of the Florida House OF Rep
resentatives for the first time since
1866. The Senate has failed to Or
ganize as the Republicans and Dem
ocrats are equally divided.
Vaughan, Roman Catholic bishop
of Solford, accompanied by several
priests, has sailed from London on
the steamer Oceanic for New York.
He comes to promote missions among
the negroes Of the Southern States.
While crossing the railroad track
near Beverly, New Jersey, i'll a
wagon, a Mr.. Weigand and his wife
and child were struck by passing
engine. The two latter were killed
and Mr.. w. SO badly injured that the
| amputation of an arm was necessary.
Don Carlos publishes a proclama-
tion in which regret is expressed that
his cousin, Don Alphonso, should con-
sent to place himself ill the hands of
the same men who drove his mother
from the throne. Carlos will adhere
to his claim to the crown.
Sharon, Republican, has been elect
ed U. S. Senator from Nevada. Chand-
ler of Michigan and Hamlin of Maine
will both be reelected. Mcdonald,
Democrat, will propably come from
Indiana, while Andy johnson has
good prospects of representing Ten
nessee.
A terrible railroad accident oc-
Cured on the Great Western railroad,
England, December oath. A passen-
ger train, running at the rate Of forty
miles an hour, was precipitated down
an embankment. Thirty -one persons
were killed and upwards Of seventy
injured. The casualty was caused
by broken wheel.
The Science Of Health for January com
mences a new volume. This magazine ii
devoted to q subject Of the most vital im