The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
NEWS ITEMS


Mexico.
Alabama Claims Court adjourned
sine die.
The South Carohana Legislatures
have adjourned.
Commissioners Duell of the Patent
Office has resigned.
The plague is reported to have re-
appeared in Bagdad.
A new coral reef has been discoy-
cred in the Atlantic.
Tug Neaffie exploded at New York,
killing three persons.
A large paper mill. at Laurel, Ind,
burned loss Sl50,000.
The army of Greece will be in
creased to 100000 men.
Gen. John P. Bankston committed
suicide at Philadelphia.
Small pox prevails to serious ex--
tent in London hospitals.
B. Byrnes, a sailor, accidentally
drowned at New Orleans.
A chambermaid was suffocated in a
burning Boston residence.
The steamer Goethe wrecked on
Lobos island, off Uruguay.
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia has
been vA'y i'll, but is better.
A St. Petersburg banking house has
failed for 1000, ,0O0 roubles.
The bark Desco stranded on Charles
ton bar and went to pieces.
Northern railroads were blocked by
snow Saturday and Sunday.
Tony Pastors Opera House, New
York, was damaged by fire.
Gen Cook has returned from his ex
pedition against the Indians.
Government officers seized $4,000
smuggled cigars in New York.
English ship r. j. Ukan went to
pieces on the New Jersey coast.
Monsignor Cattani has been APP
pointed Papal Nuncio at Madrid.
Pennsylvania legislators receive n
fixed salary of $lO00 per session.
The indianapolis exposition build
ing was partially destroyed by fire.
The steamship Montana burned off
the California coast. No lives lost.
Schooner Emma Pemberton foun-
ded OFT Cape Hatteras crew saved.
Two Frenchmen were buried in
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Ice choppers along the Hudson river
are striking for IA return to old wages.
John IIainkins, run over by New
Orleans street car, died of his injuries.
Two companies of artillery from
Fort Reno have arrived at Washing
ton.
Fred Soland shot and dangerously
wounded Numa Lar"se, at New Or
leans.
A mail carrier and wood chopper
were killed by Indians near Red Cloud
Agency.
Eight persons were killed and fif-
teen injured by railway collision in
Belgium.
The schooner Tiott was abandoned
at sea, aud the captain died of ex-
haustion.
Daniel Davidson died of heart dis
ease while engaged in boxing match,
at Boston.
Col. Henry Olmstead, sentenced for
whisky frauds at st. Louis, has been
pardoned.
Six schooners were driven ashore
by storm in the barbor of Province
town, Mass.
The Staten Island ferry boat Black
bird struck IA rock and sunk IN New
York harbor.
The English bark Tinto wrecked
on the North Carolina coast, with
cargo of coal.
By railroad collision in Hartford
shire, England, five were killed and
thirty wounded.
Treasury detec ectives have discOv
cred new counterfeit one thousand
dollar greenback.
The Russian General Niketin has
taken command of the Servian army,
vice Tclernayeff.
The President has pardoned Madi-
son Doom, convicted of violation of
the civil rights bill.
Anne Comenely u German girl,
drowned herself in the Mississippi,
below New Orleans.
Geo. Pease and Chris. Smith fatally
shot each other during a quarrel in a
Chattanooga saloon.
The Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston gave Gen. N. P. Banks a
reception last week.
Charlie Brent. the Louisville fOrger,
is on his way home in the custody of
an English detective.
Several incendiary fires occurred in
Little Rock last week and a vigilance
committee was formed.
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