The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-08-21
DONALDSONVIIIE LA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 1875

med the motion to relieve 1fOm no.
tice les pendens in the Tweed case the
property claimed by Edelestein, for
mer law partner of William M.
Tweed, Jr.
Frank Knorr, a delegate to the
Druids' convention at Cincinnati,
while visiting the central fire depart
ment station, fell down a flight of
stairs. His injuries will probably
prove fatal.
The Washington National Republic
can has sued the District Commits
sioners to recover $47 900 for publi
cation of the list of delinquent tax
payers. The paper has already re-
ceived $50,
The long expected decree of the pri-
Wy councilh has been received from Eng
land, ordering the burial Of the re-
mains of Joseph Guibord in the con-
secrated portion of the Catholic ccme-
terry at Montreal.
The Post-office Department has ar
ranged with the King line of steam
ers to carry the mail between Balti-
more and Rio Janerio. The first
steamer with mail sails from Balti
more August 28th.
| George A. Race and Laughlin g.
Race, accepted bidders for about thir
ty mail routes in Texas, have failed
to execute the contracts in accord
ance with the bid, and are declared
defaulting bidders.
The bail of the man Ottman, ar
rested for completely in the $47 900
Treasury theft, has been reduced to
$40, 600 but he can not procure the
amount in consequence of the attach
,nent of his property.
Three sloops- -of-war. recently con-
structed in England for Mexico, are
OH their way to Vera Cruz. 1t is be-
lieved they will be sent to the mouth
Of the Rio Grande to protect Mexican
interests in this quarter.
Sixty of the Catholic rioters at
Glasgow on the O'Connell centenary
have been sent to Jail. Another out
break took place on the 9th inst, but
was easily suppressed. Apprehension
OF more trouble prevails.
BY mutual arrangement the West
ern Union and Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companies have decided to
advance the tariff between Boston
and Washington, and New York and
Albany twenty five per cent.
The steamer Rothsay Castle, while
entering the ha, Dor at Ontario with
300 excursionists, struck sunken
snag and rapidly sank to the upper
deck. The passengers were taken
off 10y tugs and landed safely.
The Rockford, Rock Island and St.
Louis railroad was sold at auction at
Chicago, Monday. II. Osterhere of
Germany, who represents German
bondhOlding interests, bid 81 ,32O, 600
and took possession Of the road.
1t is understood the German Fed
eral Council will soon consider an ex-
tradition treaty between the imperial
government and the United States,
to take the place Of tho existing treat
les with the Individual German States.
The sternwheel steamer Hugh Mar
tin exploded her boiler at Washing
ton landing, on tie Tennessee river,
last Saturday afternoon, causing the
complete wreck Of the boat. Four
persons were killed and several
others hurt.
The little gunboat Rio Bravo, re-
Gently fitted out at New Orleans for
service on the Rio Grande, was
wrecked during the voyage. She en-
counted heavy storm, and was run
ashore. No lives lost, and the vessel
may be got off.
The vessel Uruguay landed at Red
Hook, and the Spanish minister avers
that she embarked war material fo1
the Cubans. The revenue cutter
Mosswood was sent to capture the
Uruguay, but returned to New York
after an Intellectual chase.
A serious scufflc occurred between
the Russian and Prussian frontier
guards. The affair was provoked by
the Russians, who trespassed on Ger.
man territory. Prussia has addressed
] a formal complaint to the Cars gov
, ernment of infraction of territory.
A colossal statue of Hermann, thu
ancient German hero, was unveiled
last Monday near Detmold, in West.
, phalia, before an immense conconrse
! The Emperor William was present
$ The nnvei!ing of the statue was tn
t occasion of a grand national festival
A dispatch from Agasam report
an insurrection has broken out i,
! ! Turkish krontia, i'll the district he
!, tween kdstaincza and Dubicza, alon,
u the Austrian frontier. The insur
D gents had surprised a guard house
Il killed the guards and seized thei
arms.
On the night of the 9th an attemp
: was made to cut the levee at Beulall
e near Napoleon, Arkansas. The leve
> patrol discovered the villains, and
Il fight tnsned, resulting in the KILN