The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-04
NUMBER 8.

Rome failed to call upon the ambas-
sador.
Threatened disruption of the Ser
Wan ministry, resulting from disa-
sreement between Gen. Tchernayeff
and the War Minister, has been
avoided.
The commissioners of the Freed
mans Bank have sued James Pike,
member of Congress in 1872 from New
Hampshire, for $4,000 borrowed from
the bank.
Frank McConicle murdered a little
girl named Maggie Bauer, in New
York, after al attempt to outrage her.
He confessed his crime and narrowly
escaped lynching.
Slade, the American spiritual me-
dium arrested for deception in Lon
don, was convicted of vagrancy and
sentenced to imprisonment at hard
labor for three months.
A woman named Jansen was found
dead in her house, in New Orleans.
1t is supposed she committed suicide,
but her husband is held on suspicion
to await the coroner's inquest.
The Pope having desired to divide
the Archhishopric of Lyons into two
dioceses without the assent of the
French government, the latter issued
Il decree forbidding such division.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company, Bethlehem, Pa, has stopped
work. Over $4,000 employees are
thrown out of employment. Other
mining companies are about stopping.
Three Methodist ministers were
shot in Pope county, Ark, by illicit,
distillers who mistook them for rev.
enue officers. One of the ministers
died aud the other two are seriously,
if not fatally wounded.
Suits have been brought against
Gen. O. O. Howard, rs q defaulter of
funds intrusted to him in connection
with the Freedman's Burean and the
Howard University. One suit is for
SI5O,000, the other for $4,000.
Henry Marcus, treasurer of the
Democratic executive committee of
Philadelphia, and Sam Josephs, Dem
ocratic candidate for the Legislature,
were arrested dpon Il charge of con-
spiring to perpotrate election frauds.
The English exploring vessels Alert
and Discovery have returned from
their Arctic expeditions. Progress To
the North Pole is pronounced lm-
practicable. 1t was aseertained that
Presidents Land, so-called, does not
exist. ~----~--s-
The master cotton spinners of North
and Northeastern Lancashire met ut
Manchester and agreed to urge nil
masters to enforce general lock -olYg,
as they consider the terms adopted
by the operatives October p, unsat-
isfactory.
While workmen were engaged on
the Catholic chnrcla at Chelton avenue,
Wisahickon. Pa, the seaffolding fell,
and Anthony Weissenberger and Ed
ward Hart, two of the workalen, were
thrown to the ground and almost
instantly killed.
The Mexican revolution is now con-
fined to the State of Oxaca. There IS
much rohbing and outlawry in the
country, but the influence of the gov
ernment is steadily increasing and the
Congress is strongly favorable to
President Lerdo.
A mistrial resulted in the case of
Alexander Sullivan, charged with the
murder of Francis Hartford. at Chi
cago. The jury stood eleven to one
in favor of acquittal- The case has
caused much excitement. Accused
was released on bail.
Mr.. Baring, secretary Of the British
legation, is about to return from Phil
lipopolis, being convinced that the
commission for the pnnishnel,t of the
perpetrators Of the Bulgarian atroci-
ties is dclusion and mockery. New
nlassaeres are threatened.
A trunk supposed to have con-
tanned dynamite exploded i'll bag
gage car on IL Philadelphia and New
York railroad. setting fire to the bag
gage and burning $500 worth. The
remains of an intricate clock like ma
chiue were found in the ruins.
Complete returns from the election
for the Prussian Chamber of Deputies
held recently, give the following re-
suits: National liberals, III, centre
party 68. progressists sc. the various
conservative sections 20. Poles IS,
particularists ). land IA of no declared
party. The result does not materially
alter the political attitude OF tho
Chambers.
Finding Red Cloud and his tribe
about to leave their agency and join
the hostiles, Gen Crook disarmed the
entire hand, took away their ponies,
deposed Red C1oad and installed
Spotted Tail in command. The ponies
and arms will be sold to bny cattle
and goods that win be useful to the
Indians. Spotted Tail has offered to
furnish as many warriors as may DO
needed TO cooperate in the campaign
against the lostiles.