The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-22

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|. the religious orders which the gov
!, ernment tolerates.
A crowd of women mobbed an oil
Catholic school l-house in Kingsville
Silesia, last week. The military sup
pressed the outbreak.
The Car of Russia is visiting Kim
William of Germany. He reache,
Berlin on May 1lth, and was en-
Enthusiastically received.
The Pope was SO years old on tn,
18th inst. An address Of congratula
tion was presented him by Catholi,
association Of Mayence.
The Assistant Attorney Genera
will ask new trial of the Elgee cot
ton case, which has been decided
against the government.
Mrs. Victoria Woodhull has, upor
an order of court, delivered certain
letters in her possession as evidence
in the Beecher scandal suit.
The President of Peru has been or
dered to dispose of 100000 tons ol
guano, in the United States, at any
price exceeding $50 per ton.
Bandits attempted to plunder the
town of Amapola, Honduras. but
were repulsed by the citizens and the
leaders of the raiders captured.
A boat, with two men, two women
and four children, went over a dam
at GAINESVILLE. Both of the womenn
and two children were drowned.
Ex-senator Bright, formerly Of In
diana, and now a resident of Balti-
more, is lying there dangerously i'll
with rheumatism Of the heart.
The new iron bridge over the Erie
canal at Albany gave way, on the
18th lust, and a team of horses, a
wagon and two men went down with
! it.
It is said of tile new Attorney Cen
elal that he accords with Mr.. Bristow's
financial views but is opposed to GER
tain features of the reconstruction
acts.
Three negroes, in two cases of mur-
der, tried and sentenced in the SUI
perior Court at Atlanta within two
days, are to be hanged on the fourth
of June.
Samuel White, prominent citizen
of Ludlow. Mass, was bitten in the
thigh by q boar on the 18th inst., aud
bled to death before assistance could
reach him.
Gen. Young succeeded in procuring
from the War Department revOca-
ton of the order with holding arms
and ordnance stores from the South
ern States.
A number of miners have resumed
work at the Hutchinson mines. near
Wilkesbarre, Pa. They go to work
we'll armed, but for which they would
he mobbed.
The Post Office Department has
brought suit against the postmaster
at Calvert, Texas, for dcfalcation of
postal revenues amounting to several
hundred dollars.
The government is waging a de-
termined war against illicit distilleries
in the West. Large seizures of liquors
have been made in Chicago, St. Louis
and Milwaukee.
It is said the filibuster steamer,
General Sherman, recently sold by
the United States marshal sale at Key
West, has been purchased by the Gu
bans rs a war vessel.
The Cincinnati Adams Express
agent who killed Il robber in the act
of breaking into one of the colnpany's
safes, has been voted Il donation of
$1,000 by his employers.
Gen. Humphreys and Col. Craig of
the Engineer Corps, will survey the
kanawba river for the purpose Of as
certaining necessary improvements to
the navigation of that stream.
The result of the election in St.
Louis for Mayor, on the 18th inst, as
reported by the telegraph gives j. H.
Britton, Democrat, Il, 5,6ll; Henry
Overstolz, Independent, 1884.
Two editors of Leaveuworth. Kan
sas, Col. d. R. Anthony of the Times
and VIM. Embey Of the 4ppeal, had
q quarrel on the llth inst, which
terminated in the fatal shooting of
Anthony.
A Washington dispatch SAYS every
distillery and rectifying establishment
in the country will be tested as rap
idly as possible. Wkiskey from the
West is detained from cousiynees for
investigation.
The cross examination in the trial
OF Gerdemann, the bookslidiug Phil
adelphia priest, developed the fact
that his church was indebted to him
$500. The jury could not agree upou
a verdict, and We're discharged.
Orders have been issued from the
headquarters Of the army at St. Louis
that the 1ndin prisoners now confined
at Fort LeavenwOrtlI be conveyed to
st. Augustine, Florida. and confined
in Fort Marion under special guards. !
Captain Thornton, who was iniured
on board the United States ship Mon
between Kergnelan Island