The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-08

uIeu INt uefulIU 0cet us tllc 1sset NCt
in settlement OF the. Gustav affair.
| A 5000, 900 fire occurred at Detroit,
April 10Th. The. Weber Furniture
Company's factory was destroyed.
The government is making prepar-
ations for several attacks upon the
remaining bands of hostile Indians.
The government scientific expedi-
ton to explore the Black Hills will
start from Yankton OH the 10th inst.
The Emperor of Prussia has given
assent to the Introduction Of a bill!
abolishing religious orders in Prussia.
| Paul Boyton will make n second
attempt to cross the English channel
in his life saving dress ON May 2th.
The striking miners of the Penn
sylvania coal regions have appealed
t" the New York longshorcmen for
aid. -5'. ~ -'-E.,@-
Fires occurred at Ocouomee, Wis,
Lawrence, Mass. Shelbyville, KY,
and Demville, Ontario, on the 3Oth
ult.
The Prince Of Wales was installed
as Grand Master of the United Lodge
of Masons Of England on the 2otll Of
April. . +. h...- s.. ...-.
Judge Edward Pierrepont of New
York has been appointed Attorney
General, and will enter upon his duties
May 18th. ' ".e' .~I
Mr.. Stephens of England, sculptor
of the unfinished monument to Wei
lington, in St. Paul's Cathedral, died
last week.
/ A negro named Joe Reed, shot and
killed q policeman, at Nashville, KY,
who interfered when Reed was whip
ping his wife.
James Batten, Of Princess Anne,
Virginia. was murdered by two ne
groes on the LIST inst, eight miles
from Norfolk. t'
A water spout at Muskogee, Indian
Ter., lifted the bridges, culverts and
track of the Kansas and Texas road,
near Elk creek.
Major McFccley Of Gen. Sheridan's
staff has been appointed Comnlissary
General Of Subsistence, vice zen.
Shiras, deceased. .. r...,
A negro named Dan White. living
near Raleigh, n. c., who attempted
to ravish white widow lady, was
hanged by mob.
The Prussian government Ias COM
mencul legal proceedings against
Bishop B,c>lau for violation Of the
ecclesiastical laws.
4 terrible explosion occurred at the
Bunker Hill c"llicry. England. on
Friday "f last week. Tlnrty-tive
miners were killed. -.l....~ ...
The testimony for delrns. in the
famous Tilton- -Beechcr suit WAS con-
cludc.l last week. aud rcbutting evi.
dence is being given. f~e-t
The bark Rose Brae fOnndered on
the passage from Galveston for Liv-
erpool. The crew was rescued and
landed at Queenstown.
A Paris dispatch announces the
death of the famous traveller, Jean
Frederick Dewaldeck, ut the extra
ordinary age of llO years.
The police at Vienna were required
to project Don Alfonso, brother Of
Don Carlos Of Spain, from the mob.
He was insulted and beaten.
The N;.vy Department has assigned
a staff to represent it at the meeting
II the American Medical Association
at Louisville on the 4th inst.
A misunderstanding between the
Governors of Georgia and Tennessee
has resulted in the disregard of each
others acquisitions for fugitiyes.
The Frec,lmcn's Bank commission
ers have a3O0,O0O. 1t will require
5000, 600 for ,1ivitlcnt Of 20 per cent.
The delositors number $75, 600.
The base hall season has opened
with mnch vigor among professional
clubs. Games are played almost daily
in all parts of the North and West.
Several fires occurred at Bellows
Falls, n. Y, on the 22th 1T April.
Among other buildings destroyed was
IL large WOODEN factory. Loss heavy.
The gross proceeds Of the perform
ances given at the New York theatres,
April 29th, for the benefit of Dan
Bryant's family aggregated over $685.
OW. .. .-,
a Joint committee Of the Alabama
legislature is investigating the election
of Senator Spencer in the hope Of nn-
earthing frauds connected with that
event. ~ r.
A negro preacher at Georgetown.
Delaware, who murdered his wife,
secreted himself in the churcl, attic.
where he heard her funeral sermon.
| He was arrested.
| An organization to he known as the
| American College. of Music is being
organized in New York by some OF
the best known aud wealtlitst citi-
zcns Of that city.
! 4 portion of the carliSt forces Oh
the frontier of Navarro have revolted
! %l,ns, 1unIurc Thnx- s1.pannH