The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-18
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Majority for Hayes in Ohio was
1882.
The Duchess of Rosta, ex- -Qneen of
Spain, is dead
The steamboat Arlington sunk at
Cumberland Island.
Two deaths from yellow fever at
Savannah, OH Monday.
Thirteen stores were destroyed by
fire at Corsicana, Texas.
The Centennial closed on the 10th,
according to programme.
A valuable block of buildings at
Perth Amboy, N. J., burned.
The suit of Moulton as. Beceher has
heen discontinued by plaintiff.
General Tchefnayeff has resolved
to remain permanently in Servia.
At Sherbrook, Ont, meal factory
valued at 100000 was destroyed by
fire.
The steamer Franklin reached st.
Thomas Saturday and stopped for
coal.
Hassan. the Khedive's son, has been
appointed Minister of Finance for
Egypt.
Willie Branden, aged II years, has.
disappeared from his home in New
Orleans.
A Greek bark was run down in the
English Channel and eight of the crew
drowned. ~
There was heavy frost at Savan-
nah on Saturday, and the epidemic is
at an end.
A Miss Epling of Philadelphia fell
dead from heart disease on the Cen
tennial grounds.
The terrible famine in Bombay
continues. A water famine is feared
in snme districts.
Japanese insurgents in the province
of Negato were attacked and defeated
by government troops.
The Circus Theatre, Madrid. was
destroyed by fire and two persons
were burned to death.
The inundation in Cuba is subsid-
ing and the damage to sugar estates
is not so large as at first supposed.
Pierre Dufour, a milkman, was shot
and killed by some person unknown,
q short distance below Algiers, La.
A heavy gale prevailed on the Eng
lish coast Saturday and Sunday nights.
A number of ship disasters reported.
General Campos and staff have left
Havana to take the field. Three thou
sand Spanish troops arrived last week.
j. NJ. Harvey of Louisville was as
sasSinated by an unknown man near
the steamboat landing at Austin, Miss.
Cardinal Simeoni. recently Papal
Nuncio at Madrid, succeeds Cardinal
Antonelli as Secretary of State'to the
Pope.
John Bender was instantly killed
at Carrollton, La, by the accidental
discharge of his gun, loaded with
buckshot.
A public meeting of 1000 Greek citi
Zens held at Athens resolved that an
association he formed for promoting
military preparations.
The threatened lockout at Black
burn, England, has been avoided by
an agreement between master and
operative cotton spinners.
The whaling schooner Three Broth
ers arrived nc H0nolnlu with 100 men
of the crews of the whaling fleet
abandoned in the Artic regions.
4 decree has been issued abolishing
Immediately the higher rate at which
foreign gold and silver money was re-
ceived by the Spanish government in
Cuba.
Relief works have been established
by England in one Of the Bombay dis
tricts threatened with famine, and
$4,000 of the people given employ
ment.
Henry N. Sallace. postmaster of
Bridgeport, Mass, was chosen a. .Presi-
Dental Elector. The constitution de-
clares him ineligible and he resigned
his office
Minister Washbnrne declares him
self satisfied with Count Dusummer-
ards disclaimer of the authorship of
the letter slandering the people of the
United States.
The surrender of 400 lodges of hos
tile Indians belonging to the Missouri
river agencies to General Miles is
confirmed. Sitting Bull, With thirty
lodges, escaped.
The President has requested Judge
Cartier, of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia. To attend the
session of the South Carolina board of
election eanvassers.
John Volz. convicted of perjury re-
garding the bail bond of I. P. somei-
vile, of Washington safe burglary
notoriety, has been sentenced to three
years imprisonment.
The Spanish government has re-