The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-10
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Moro dhiskey seizures in New York.
Yellow fever il epidemic At Key
West. .I.-.,. ,,..r.
! Favorable crops are reported in all
sections.
The n;tional debt was decreased
81 5000, 90 in June. '''
I Robt. Dale Owen, the celebrated
spiritualst, is insane. ''. l.-.r-t
h More cooked whiskey shops have
been seied at Cincinnati. ,..=.... e,
I The k-Emperor Ferdinand died
at Coagle on the 30th of June.
| The Secretary of War will soon
make a Western tour Of inspection.
A mar vas drowned in Lake Pou
cbatrainnear Mlneburg last week.
Col. Eias B. Carling quartermaster
at Fort Sanders, committed suicide.
| The INV Massachusetts, liquor IL
cense lav went into effect July 2nd.
| Lady franklin is not yet dead, but
her position remains critical and hope
less. rNI-s'.'-
A Miss Todd, living near Raleigh,
N. c., vas killed by lightning last
week. ...,.........-e- .ltra.1r,, -
! The Grant Locomotive Works at
Paterson N. j., have resumed opera
tions. '''-
The 4h of July was generally Gel
ebrated ON the 5th throughout the
! North. rr.
! CountCorti, for several years Ital-
ian minbter at Washington, has been
recalled,
! Five hundred and sixty Mennonite
emigrans left London for Quebec
July 3rd at ~
The matinous sailors of the schooner
Jefferson Borden have been brought
to Boston.
The Hing Of Burmah still refuses
to allow British troops to pass over
his coutry. 'e .a
| Secretary Delano and Indian Com
missionG Smith have returned to
Washington. .... ...-
The Marine Bank of New York IT.
Gently list mail bag containing
s34, 600 In drafts. =2"'-
Taxation of the tonnage of vessels
from Begun, Bremen and Sweden
has been resumed. J
Two large London firms failed on
the 1st inst, their liabilities aggre-
eating s5, 5,0oo, 900.
The St. Louis Times has been pur-
chased by Col. John T. Crish of Inde-
pendeDce for $I3,35O. f
A collision Of two passenger trainl
occurred at Detroit, July lst. Fifteen
emigrants we're injured.
The bill making the offer to COM
NIT assassination q penal efense has
become law in Belgium. LII -f
At On election for Congressman in
the Tamamipas district, Mexico, the
Cortina ticket ran ahead.
Rev. Robt. Il. Vermilye, D. D., fol
l8 years professor of Hartford Semi.
nary, died last Monday.
| The bondholders of the Northern
Pacific Railroad have agreed upon &
plan of foreclosure aul sale.
Gladstone, in q magazine article,
argues strongly In favor Of maintain.
ing the Church of England.
The Khedive of Egypt formally
opened the new international Court
Of Appeals at Cairo, June Goth.
Seven persons were poisoned al
New York from eating pickles con.
tanning copperas. One will die.
Thirty two car loads Of watermeloni
from Florida passed through Atlanta
bound northward, on the lst inst.
| The second annual session Of the
Cotton States Convention will be held
at Raleigh, N. c., on the 18th inst.
The Wyoming Insurance Co. ot
Wjlkeslarre, Pa, has wound up iti
affairs and retired from business.
| Private advices from the Black
Hills aver that the region is richer
with gold than has been supposed.
Tue government is suing severa
New York firms for false classification
of crockery ware in their invoices.
| Trouble has arisen between Chin,
and Spain because the latter has for
hidden coolie emigration to Cuba.
Three young men while threshine
wheat near Atlanta Ca, last week
were struck by lightning aud killed
Judge Brady of New York denie'
the motion to quash indictment
against Tweed, e1ceptin two instances
I A number of illicit distilleries hav
been discovered in the Ozark Hills
Texas, and the proprietors arrested
| A national salute in honor of tn
victory Of the American riflemen q
Dollymount was fired ut Newburg, n
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VIM. Irwin has been nominated fC