The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-26

New cotton from Texas reached
New Orleans last week.
The Turks won a victory over
the Servians ON the Goth.
The Texas and Pacific cars now
run to Fort Worth, Texas.
The Servians lost 1900 killed
at Zoor and 500 at NovoselIo.
One Italian cut another's throat
while asleep in a Boston hotel.
On the Goth, Philadelphia had
many sunstrOkes. Heat, 1909.
st. Louis had twelve deaths
from heat, during two days last
week.
Cape God lately 10 t $500,O00
by fire in the woods, set by bad
boys.
New crop rice alre, dy received
in New Orleans-from 1000 acres
of stubble.
5643 Christians had their houses
burned during the Bulgarian in.
surrection.
Lerdo Tejada has been re.
elected President of Mexico by a
large majority. ...--
Congress has appropriated
100000 to complete Washing.
toms monument.
King Alfonso, with members of
his cabinet, received Ex.Q Queen
Isabella with honors.
A family of seven were poisoned,
one fatally, by eating spoiled
corned beef, in Massachusetts.
Postage on newspapers, circu.
OHe cent for every two ounces.
Bat .guano is found in great
, quantities in Southern caves, and
proves to equal to any fertilizer.
ASaIt Lake court has granted
Ann Eliza Young alimony during
her divorce suit against Brigham.
Indianapolisites approve of the
recent shooting, by the father, of
the seducer of a fifteen year old
girl
The Belknap commission have
finished taking testimony, and
argument of the case III progress.
ing.
Three ladies and q child we're
drowned at Hopkinton, Iowa, by
the upsetting of o boat in which
they were sailing.
Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and
Black Moon-three noted Indian
chiefs-were killed in the fight
with Gen. Custer.
The Missouri Democracy have
nominated John Phelps for Gov.
erHor and Henry 9. Brochemeyer
for Lieutenant Governor.
In the English House Of Com.
monds, they are trying to find out
HF LN#"Ia RS
il any Of the Sioux Indians en-
gagged in war in America.
Two regiments of U. s. cavalry
and necessary infantry are TO be
kept on the Texas borders, to
prevent Mexican depredations.
Since the recent Indian victory,
Indians of numerous tribes and
from various parts of the North.
west are oOlleoting, to xterminate
The whites.
At Richmond, w, last Friday,
IN half am hour mercury fell rs
degrees. From 100 degrees hail
and terrible wind storm ensued.
doing much damage.
Col Barnwell Rhett, who, while
editor Of the New Orleans
Picayune, killed Judge Cooley in
aduei, is now editing the Charles.
ton Journal of Commerce.
All conservative papers through.
out the United States are demand.
ing that the troops be- withdrawn
from the South aud sent where
they are needed-to fight the
Indians.
Tho VI. y. military headstone
contracts are 10 be anuulled, for
il has been found that mules and
horses' bones have been Inferred
a leg here, The head lhere-and
marked as remains of deceased
soldiers at SO much per head for
reinteiment and headstonea.
Commodore Garner, a New
York millionaire, bis wife, her
brother, Miss Adele Hunter aud
three others were drowned id
New York bay ~ The eapsiziEg
eli d vac by oagelessness Of the
cdptala -Four more we're drowned
same way, u day before,