The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-29
News Items.

being investigated.
The new trial Of Count Won Arnin
will begin June 18th.
The Jews Of Atlanta are buildin,
an $4,000 synagogue.i
H. Davis & Co., Montreal dry good
merchants, have failed.
| The rowing regatta at Charleston
last week was big success.
Ex-Queen Amelia, widow of tht
late King of Saxony, is dead.
| The Twenty second U. S. Infantr,
has left New Orleans for the North.
west.
The Supreme Lodge of the knights
of Pythias met in Washington last
week.
Thos. Duplex has been appointed
register of the land office at Natchi-
toches, La. .-.
Myriads Of grasshoppers are hatch
ing out in and around Winnepeg,
Minnesota.
An incendiary fire at Minneapolis,
last Sunday, destroyed $65,000 worth
of property.
| Fifty thousand head of Texas cat
tie will reach Kansas during the next
thirty days.
/ Forest fires in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey the past week caused
great damage.
Miss Maggie Chester vas drowned
last week while bathing in pond
near Atlanta, Ga.
Robert N. Mcmillan. the oldest
member of the Franklin, La, bar,
died last Monday.
Special P. 0. Agent P. G.. Clarke of
Alabama has been requested to hand
in his resignation.
DR.. c. P. Ames, New Orleans po-
lice surgeon, died last Monday morn
ing, at the age of 80. ...
Three men and boy were drowned
i'll the Detroit river last week, by the
capsizing Of a yacht.
Hart & Co., Philadelphia boot and
shoe merchants. have suspended.
Liabilities, S25O,OO0.
The Village Greek Wooden Mills,
near Lansing, Iowa, burned last Sat
urday. Loss, $4,000.
A large number of colored people
in Tennessee are preparing to emf
CRATE to some other State.
The International Typographical
Union opens Il four days session at
Boston OIL the 9TH proximo.
Rev. Chas. S. McCready of Middle
boro, Mass, committed suicide. Fam
lily troubles were the cause.
Members Of the New Orleans po-
lice force have organized Metropol-
itan Benevolent Association.
Messrs. Whittle and Bliss, the evan
gelists, continue to draw large crowds
at the Memphis Opera House.
Twenty Eve buildings were de-
stroyed by fire at Lexington, KY,
last Sunday. Loss, 100000.
Mr.. Orth, the new American min
lister to Austria, has arrived ut Vienna
and presented his credentials.
Destructive forest fires ragged along
the lire of the Lake Superior and
Mississippi railroad last week.
Sharkey was not taken from Hav.
ana to New York as reported. He
still lies in Jail in the former city.
Another Charley Ross was found in
Burke county, New York, last week.
He wasn't the right one, as usual.
The Memphis waterworks were
sold ut auction last week aud brought
$4,000, about half their original |
cost.
The striking coal miners of Penn
sylvania are badly demoralized and
an end of the strike seems near at
hand.
Several unimportant engagements |
have been fought in Cuba during the
past week. The Spaniards claim sue
cesses.
Gov, Pennington of Dakota is in
OH business connected |
with the sale of the Black Hills reser-
vation.
A reception was given Cardinal |
cCloskey in New York, on the 18th.
Over 200 Catholic clergymen were
present.
John Goforth has resigned us AS
sistant Attorney General. Thns.
Simonds has been selected to fill the
position.
The Virginia Midland railroad and
It's connections will run through trains
rom New Orleans to New York after
June lst.
The Lowell mule spinpers have re-
;urncd to work. They will join no
,nion which intends to control wages
,r hours.
Waco, Texas, had a S25O,OOO fire
IN tho 18th. The Daily Examiner
,tfice and several large bouses were
destroyed.
The Deutsche Brazilian bank of Rio
Ianairo hac Suspondsl II h.,s 4, n,;I ,