The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-27
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I tander for Cuba. @' ,.4 s tt
y Is The Tennessee Legislature ad
journed Wednesday. qse s-
. & Large fire at Atlanta, Ga, on til,
18th. Loss, $l3O, 900.
The compulsory education law il
being enforced in New York.
The y. s. Senate has ratified tht
: treaty with the Sandwich Islands.
Ex-Gov. Jos. Brooks has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Little Rock.
The Equitable Life Insurance Com.
pany OF Elizabeth, n. j., has failed.
4 The striking weavers and spinners
of Fall River, Mass, have resumed
work. '4 20 49, '' ID
|, The steamboat Ella sunk in Black
river, near Jacksonport, Ark, last
week. Flfe.g 5.4 III
X The Democrats Of St Louis have
nominated Arthur B.. Barrett for
mayor.
4 The steamboat City of Quincy has
been raised and taken to Memphis for
repairs. }as8 m a, 3, ~ :
| Gen. Sheridan, who was in Wash
ington two weeks since, has gone to
Chicago. ,.o, -. ...,..t
The notorious bandit, Vasquez, was
hanged at San Jose, California, on
the Goth. z s=f 1885,
Gen. Ord has ordered cavalry into
the Black Hills region to drive away
the miners. -....
The Oxford crew won the annual
college boat race OH the Thames river,
last Saturday.
The President has recognized Chas.
E. Wenderlock as consul for Belgium
at Charleston. -.... ..li A,..
The Republicans of Cincinnati have
nominated John Robinson, the circus
man, for Mayor.
| Comte dc, Jornac, French a,nbass-
ador at London, is dangerously i'll
with pneumonia. 1910
The Carlists attacked the town of
Zudergary and were repulsed with
considerable loss.
The perfumery factory of Eugene
Rimnel, at london, was destroyed
by fire last week.
The Legislatures Of Indiana and
Pennsylvania have passed stringent
liquor license laws. -
Lake POnchartrain aud its outlets
are filling with river water from the
= ~RaasAet- -CsEGs- s-eEerasss.ye.e--@~,z,zy~-.
Measles prevails in the FIJI Islands
and large numbers Of the natives arc
dying from that disease. }3"r'n
Russia, Belgium and Portugal have
ratified the postal treaty prepared by
the Convention at Berne. .,.
The French Assembly will dissolve
in August and the elections tor a new
lAody Will occur soon aft L. .....
Gov. Chamberlain of South Caro-
liua has vetoed the bill to liquidate |
the floating debt of that State.
The Massachusetts legislature de-
clined to act Oh Gov Gaston's mes
sage relative to Louisiana affairs.
The Granite State Hotel stables
and nine horses burned Monday, at |
East Jaffiay, N. II. Loss S75, 900.
Boss Tweed was before the New
York Court of Appeals again on a
writ OF Aabeas corpus last Monday.
Gen Cabrera and several other
CaIlist leaders have abandoned Don
Carlos and joined the forces of AL
fuDsu
A livery stable in Cairo was de-
stloyed by fire on the 18th inst, and
twenty-five horses were burned to
lle.AtA- f.
An engine on the North Carolina
railroad exploded at Raleigh, last
One man killed, three badly
scalded.
Eleven business houses at Tideout,
Pa, were burned Oh Monday last.
Loss, $3.50, 1000, nearly covered by in
surance.
The new Spanish ambassador, Sc
TOT Don Antonio Manillia de Los Rois.
vas received by President Grant ON
he 10th. .,. .,.. ...s.
A new iron bridge over the St. Jo-
'eph river, fifteen miles from Fl.
Wayne, Ind, was swept away by ice /
asst week.
The General South American Bank.
ng Company Of London has suspend
d.. The liabilities are estimated at
81 SOC, 900.
L. Decker & Co, billiard manu- 1t
and Gross, March g. Co.;
ca and coffee jobbers, New York,
ave failed. ..s. -..
The Common Council Of Memphis
las appointed committee to solicit
id for sufferers by the tornado at ,
sienzi, Miss.
Another heavy snow storm through
ut the Northern States last week, {
ausing great impeachment to travel
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