The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-12-16

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| fire at Chicago Junction, Ohio,
destroyed eighteen business.houses.
The Chinesess..emhassy to England
left Shanghai for Europe on the 3rd.
England has accepted the American
Interpretation of the extradition trea-
ty.
= Schooner Timmy Blevin capsized
near jones' inlet, and two sailors
! drowned.
Due D'Audiffret declines to under
take the formation of new ministry
in France.
The Servian Government has given
fresh orders for arms an,l ammunition
from abroad.
It is reported thatan insurreetionary
movement has broken out in Bulgaria
and Armenia
The captain of the schooner Dread
nanght fell into the harbor at Norfolk
and drowned.
The English Liberals are exerting
themselves to influence p bile opinion
against Turkey.
Twenty five miners were killed by
an explosion in "a colliery at Wind
berg, Germany.
The steamship Spain arrived at Ha-
vana on the 4th with 500 troops and
s500,0OC in gold.
Very Reverend James Lynch, Vicar
Genegtl of the Catholic diocese of
Hartford, is dead.
The captain and two Of the crew of
the oyster boat Ann Eliza froze to
death on Chesapeake Bay.
a war tar of fifteen piastrss has
been levied on Russian males between
fifty and sixty years Of age.
Three Norwegian vessels wrecked
off Peterhead, and al on beard, num-
beriug q souls, were drowned.
Brent, the Louisville forger, has
been re-arrested in London. at the re-
qnest of the American legation.
Montenegro has consented to supply
the besieged city of Nicsic with two
months provisions for 5000 persons.
Much patriotic excitement prevails
throughout Turkey. The sons of the
best families are voluntarily enlisting.
Smith T. Van Buren, the only sur
viving son of ex President Martin Van
Buren,, died at Ponghkeepsie last
Monday.
Gems. Joseph E. Johnston aud If.
L. B0nham have petitioned Congress
for the removal of their political dis
abilities.
The schooner Harry Elliott wrecked
on Long Island shore. Tie captain.
his wife and child and the mate were
drowned.
The foreign plenipotentiaries at
Constantinople are holding daily con-
sultations, preliminary Co the formal
conference.
| A new ministry was formed in
| Greece and then overtirown, the
Chamber of Deputies refusing vote
of confidence.
The man crushed to death by q
street car at Morgan ferry landing.
New Orleans, WAS identified as Henry
Butler of Algiers.
Ten eolored men are charged with
the murder of two whites at Loundes-
Vile, S. C. One of the prisoners took
laudanum and died.
A man was fatally injured by T.
premature discharge of cannon with
which political salute was being
| fred at Washington.
Dir. j. C. Thomas, connected with
the Mississippi Central railroad, was
shot and killed at Water Valley, Miss,
by Conductor Ligon.
The dead lock in the French cabinet
continues. The opponents of Il. Du-
faure are unwilling to have him re-
main in the ministry.
Ernest Gerard, Frenchman who
recently shot and killed young lady
at San Miguel, Francisco, was ar
rested in Washington.
Benjamin Geddes, formerly mem
Der of the House of representatives
from the second ward of New Orleans,
died in that city last week.
The Atlanta and Richmond airline
railroad was sold at public sale in
New York aud purchased by the bond
holders of the road for 81 ,600, 900.
Two New Orleans lads threw brick
bats at each other, one of which struck
a woman, knocking her down. She
subsequently died from the injnry.
/ The steamer Lone Star and Schoo-
ner Jennie Hall collided in the mar.
rows connecting New York harbol
with the sea. The schooner sanE
| shortly after the accident. The crew
lwere saved.