The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-08-14
NEWS ITEM s.

In July Il, 500, 600 postal cards were
issued.
The Washington printers refuse to
reduce prices.
Cardinal Nc Closkey sailed for Rome
last Saturday.
The American rihemen sailed for
home Thursday.
A.largo mass of soft rock has fallen
in HOOsac tunnel.
Another earthquake has occurred
at Jalisco, Mexico.
The Herzegovinians are whipping
the Turkish troops.
Gen. Ord left Brownsville for San
Antonio last Sunday.
Lacosta e. Co. of London, who failed
July 1st, owe f6OO,OOO.
Another lot of crooked whiskey has
been seized at Memphis.
Nebraska has imported 1OO, 900 head
of Texas cattle this year.
The Alfonsists are still bombarding
the citadel Of SEQ de Urgel.
O'Connell celebrations occurred in
all the large cities August 9th.
DR.. Winslow Lewis, an eminent
Boston surgeon, died last week.
The distillery of Vessel e. Co., at
Covington, KY, has been seized.
The American life team visited
Victor Hugo, at Paris, last week.
Moody and Sankey sailed from
London for New York August 4th.
The French Assembly adjourned
on the 4th inst. until November 4tb.
Hon. Jesse. O. Norton, formerly U.
S. Senator, died at Chicago, Aug. 5th.
An international rowing regatta oc-
ours at Saratoga, Aug. 25th and Goth.
The American squadron at South
ampton will shortly sail for Gibraltar.
Robert A. Mcfarland, financial edi-
tor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is
dead.
Pensacola navy yard is healthy, and
yellow fever is subsiding at Fort Bar
! rancas.
Manuel NJ. Zamacona has been ap-
PORTED German consul at the city of
Mexico.
All the mills but one at Fall River,
Mass, are closed, and $4,000 hands
are idle.
Savannah and Montgomery received
their first bales of new cotton on the
4th inst.
1t is thought the steamship Faraday
has failed to repair the flaw in the di-
rect cable.
The Alfonsists in Spain continue
successful in their operations against
the Carlists.
1t is decided that no session Of the
International Prison Congress will be
held in 1876.
The divers at work on the wreck of
the Schiller have recovered 800 600
of her treasure.
Foster Brothers, Brooklyn carpet
dealers, failed. Liabilities $6l 600 in
excess Of assets.
Tweed's counsel will appeal from
Judge Barrett's decision refusing a
eductiOn of bail.
Duncan, Sherman e. Co. have been
enjoined from disposing of any more
of their property.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Hollister, California, Sunday last. No
damage reported.
The Northampton Anchor Tape and
Webbing Company of Massachusetts,
failed for $4,000.
A lady and gentleman soon to be
married were drowned at Niagara
Falls last Monday.
Lieut.. VIM. H. Meyer, Jr., has been
ordered to the monitor Canonicus, ly-
ing at New Orlens.
A boiler explosion in Murray coun-
| ty, Tenn, last week, killed two men
and wounded seven.
H. H. Wells has been commissioned
| District Attorney for the District of
Columbia, vice Fisher.
LleuG. w. W. " UOu VI k!ic "Cuu-
eth Infantry, for long time stationed
at New Orleans, is dead.
Solomon Parus, a Cincinnati broker,
was robbed Of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds on Saturday last.
A man was killed at Rochester, n.
Y, last week, by stray bullet fired
at target shooting picnic.
Hans Christian Andersen, the poet
and novelist, died at Copenhagen on
the 4th inst, aged 20 years.
Fifteen Thousand persons attended
the National Methodist camp-meeting
at Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Surviving members of the Third
Georgia Regiment made an excursion
to Fortress Monroe last week.
Mai. VIM. II. Johnston has been re-
lieved from duty as army paymaster
in the Department of the Gulf.
The city of Chicago had $42 900 on
deposit with Duncan, Sherman & Co.
at the time of their suspension.