The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-04-10
News Items.

National debt decreased 50, 500, ,0OC
in March.
The University Mound College, San
Francisco, burned last Monday.
Panama advices indicate revolu-
tion over the Presidential election.
A severe earthquake was felt at
Eureka Nevada, on the End instant.
The Seventh Mexican Congress be.
gan its closing session on the lst inst.
A Spanish steamer arrived at Hav-
ana on the 2nd inst. with 1000 soldiers.
Taylor's paper mills at Toronto,
Canada, have burned. Loss, 800, 600.
Davenport, Iowa, and Fairburg,
ILL.,, each had $4,000 fires last week.
The New York Irish societies will
parade in honor of Mitchell to-mor-
row.
The trial of the Todd and Gibson
county, KY, ku-klux is progressing
quietly.
Mr.. Beecher took the stand to tes-
tify in the great scandal suit, on
March 3Oth.
The monument to the memory of
Macmillan was unveiled at Trieste
on the 3rd inst.
The removal of the Capital of West
Virginia to Wheeling has been en-
joined judicially.
Thirty-six hours rain throughout
New England, this week, caused fresh
cts in the rivers.
Four bridges were swept away by
ice gorges, on the Elkham river, Ne
braska, last week.
A land slide near Clark's Ferry, Pa,
last Saturday, wrecked a freight train
and killed one man.
The religious excitement in Mexico
increases and there are indications OF
general revolution.
The business portion of Ticonderago,
N. Y, burned on Wednesday of last
week. Loss, $200,0OO.
The Uraguayan government pro-
poses to arrange its public debt after
the style of Louisiana.
Serious difficulties are said to ex-
list between Don Carlos and the Car
list Council of Navarro.
The boiler of Turner's mills at Ell
liottville, Ohio, exploded on the 2nd
inst, killing three persons.
Fonr stores were destroyed by fire
at Atlanta, Ga, on April lst. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Spanish and Cuban cigar max
ers of New York city have struck be-
cause of Il reduction of their wages.
Postal stamps sold during the quar-
ter ending April exceed those for the
quarter ending December over $780,
600.
VIM. Thomas Henley. a London
telegraph engineer and contractor,
has failed. His liabilities foot up $2,-
100000.
The building of the Churchman
newspaper, at Hartford: Conn.,, val
ued at s60,OOO, was destroyed by fire
on the 2nd.
Duke de Montpensier was not al
lowed a passport to enter Spain, for
fear ex-Queen Isabella would demand
a like privilege.
Nilsson, McLay & Co., London,
metal dealers, suspended. owing to
American contracts for rails. Liabil-
tiles S1,O00.O0O.
The house of Mr.. Monks at Toard-
vile, n. j., was burned with two chill
dren two escaped. Mr.. Monks died
from burns received.
A daring but unsuccessful attempt
was made by burglars to rob the First
National Bank, at Covington, KY, on
the night of the 1st inst.
The residence of Wm. r. Byrd, at
Apes Hole, Md, burned on the Both
of March. Two children, aged eight
and four years, pelished.
The trustees and bond holders have
agreed to postpone the sale of the
Alabama and Chattanooga railroad
until the first Monday in May.
The ice gorges in the Delaware
river began moving last week and
caused considerable damage to rail-
roads, bridges and other property.
Governor Smith of Alabama has Or
dered the sale of the Macon and Bruins
wick railroad to take place on the
first Tuesday in June next at Macon.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
is visiting Italy. He was received
with great enthusiasm by the people
of Trieste, through which city be
passed.
The most severe snow storm for
years prevailed on the North Platte,
Nebraska, last week. Travel on sew
eral railroads was suspended during
and just after the storm.
DIS E. B. Sparhain and his accom-
plice were hanged at Brock vile, Ont,
on the Goth ultimo, for producing an
abortion resulting in death. The ac-
eompliee was the seducer.
A force Of Carlists have entered the.