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

tiOn3l Bank at ChllllcOthe, O., has
been discovered defaulter. The
amount of the defalcation is unknown.
| A man was killed by Indians near
Fort Lincoln, Dakota, last week, and
his stock run oft. Other outrages by
redskins in the same vicinity are re-
ported.
BY an arrangement between the
directors of the Baltimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania Central railroads,
freight rates have been slightly ad-
vanced.
The Memphis Cotton Exchange has
been moved into it's new building,
which is said to be the finest in the
country, except the Savannah Ex-
change.
The contractor of the mail ronte
between Caddo and Fort Sill, Indian
Territory, has failed. The defaulter's
bid was S4s9O. The cid rate was
Sl6,5OO.
A hurricane and hail storm at Poin-
toise, France, last week, caused great
damage to property. Many persons
were seriously hurt by the enormous
hail stones.
A gang of outlaws have Inaugural
ted q reign of terror in Williamson
county, Ills, and many reputable
families have been compelled to leave
the county.
Moody and Sankey arrived at New
York Saturday. No reception was
given them. Moody goes to North
field, Massachusetts, and Sankey to
Philadelphia.
The Secretary of the Treasury re-
fuses to remit the fine incurred by
the steamer Plymouth Rock for car
rying passengers in excess of the le-
gal allowance.
Day, Kealhofcr e. Co., Memphis
grocery and commission merchants,
made assignment Monday. The liza
bilities are given at $4,000 and as
sets at ss7 600.
Complete returns from the Ala
bama election give the majority for
the convention as 16,5OO. Delegates
elected-Democrat 81, Independents
6, Republicans IL.
Dion Boucicault was arrested last
week as he was leaving New York for
Europe, on suit of Robert McWade
for libel. Bail was furnished and
Bouclcault proceeded.
There is said to be a $4,000 irreg
ularity in the accounts OF the marine
crops at Washington, caused by COL
lusion between an inspectors clerk
and the manufacturers.
A man named Areval" a tempted a
revolution in Peru. His force cap
tured Is'ay and Mallcndo, but were
routed while proceeding to Arequipa,
and Arevalo was killed.
The Abyssinians are making pre-
partitions to invade the Egyptian from
tier, which is not sufficiently guarded.
The khedive has sent reinforcements
to troops on the border.
A new post has been established in
the Black Hills, to keep out miners
The garrison consists of one company
of infantry and one of cavalry, with
Can't. Lawrence in command.
Intelligence has been received
| from Sclavonic sources that the in
su,gents in Herzegovina have stormed
Fort Goronsko, near Piri, and cap
turel the town of Metakia.
| The Carlist committee at London
say their alvices from the commando,
of the citadel of SEQ de Urgel contra
dict the Alfonsist statements of dam
age inflicted upon the citadel.
The Northern Pacific Railroad was
sold at auction at New York, August
! 18th, and bid in at a nominal price
by purchasing committee represent
ing the asserting bondholders.
The liquor establishment Of Sadie
& Co., St. Joseph, Mo-, has beer
seized for violation of the revenue
laws. W. Il. Zumbro of Sedalia has
been arrested for illicit distilling.
| While six men were passing dowr
the slope of the Mount Pleasant mine
at Scranton, Pa, Saturday, an empty
| C6l DcCdIit ucti(CIltu, anu UIChlu$
down, killed two and fatally hurt one
Rear Admiral Collins, commanding
the South Pacific squadron, has beer
ordered to repair to Panama in hi
flagship, the Richmond, to protec
American Interests in case of wa
there.
Arrangements have been completed
with the Occidental and Orienta
steamSh Ship line for carrying the mai
to Japan and China, leaving Sal
Francisco on the fifteenth Of eacl
month.
Turkish regiments in garrison il
Roumalia and Bulgaria have been or
dered to march to Herzegovina. TIL
insnrgents..l,ase burned some village
and massacred whole Mohammeda
families.
: The steamer Republic picked u
the crew of the Velix, from Mnntre;
to Queenstown, who had abandone
the vessel The Etliy was sailed +