The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-30
Weekly News Summary.
Foreign.

Foreign.
It is stated that Niesic is revictualed
for year.
A duel was prevented by the friends
of two French Senators.
A battalion of Russian soldiers
were shot for atrocities committed ut
Ardahan.
The British government has ordered
all English officers in the Khedive's
service to resign.
The French Senate has voted in
favor of dissolution of the Assembly.
The vote stood 149 to 100.
The Russian minister of finance is
authorized TO issue a FIVE per cent loan
of two hundred million roubles.
The Turks fired on a French vessel
which was trying to enter that port.
The consul demanded an explanation
and apology.
| Russia has invited Austria TO make
military preparations for the purp0se
of preventing the MontenegriDs from
being utterly crushed.
The chamber of deputies, in secret
session, has voted for continuance of
the war, even if all Europe combines
against Turkey.
When Prince Milan returRs to Bel
grade the Skoupchtina will hold
secret session to consider convention
allowing Russian troops to pass
through Seryia.
The Montenegrins have abandoned
the Duga Pass, and are concentrating
their forces.in the Ostrnle Pass. The
position is regarded as critical, as 70,-
900 Turks are operating against them.
Frequent affrays have occurred in
i Tokohoma between the sailors of
ships of war of various nations-Rns-
sian, English, French and German,
and much blood has been she'd, with
occasional loss of life. On the 9TH Of
June two French sailors were killed.
The conflicts grew out of qnarrels en-
gendered by the present condition Of
Europe.
Domestic.
Commodore John R. Goldsborougll
is dead.
james Gortlon Bennett has returned
from Europe.
VIM. Kuhn, % Memphis butcher,
beat his wife to death.
, The President commissioned A. n.
Dockery consul TO Leeds.
XII. Crittenden was commissioned
: q. S. marshal for Kentucky.
A fire at Burlington, Iowa, de-
stroyed Sl50,000 worth of property.
Col. Geo. II. Kane was nominated
} for Mayor by the Democrats of Balti-
more. itfs
!, A fire at Marblehead, Mass, de-
stroyed nearly the whole town loss
1854, 900. g..
Nicholas Fish, son of ex-Sec,etary
Fish has been, appointed minister to
! Switzerland.
? John Weeden and his sister and
: daughter were murdered in Gore
county, Ohio.
Of S3O0,00O appropriated for the
Q survey of public lands, Louisiana gete
8 Gf6OU iOIiuil St0OoOs s7sf5gs5. q
e Five tramps were sleeping in an
+ old lime kiln at Norristown Pa, when
the walls fell, killing all. 9sl
The National Bank of Missouri llaa
ceased business. w. P. Johns has
t been appointed receiver.
i The steamer Oceanic, from Hong
It Kong, arrived at San Francisco with
i, over 800 Chinese merchants.
Great excitement prevails at Pater,
. son, n. j., among the factory hands,
n 500 or 600 of whom are on a strike.
II Fannie Brown, who abducted Mary
e Masterson from Philadelphia, was
sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary.
In Tennessee, revenue officers broke
le up fourteen illicit distilleries, captured
Vi twelve prisoners, wounded two and
4 killed one.
III Ex-CoDgressman G.. Wiley Wells o
Mississippi was commissioned c0nssI
y general to China, vice John G. Myers
n suspended. p
a The President has recognized w. i
l. Trelholm, vice consul of Russia, +
Mt Charleston, s. C.; d. X. Hickey a
i, Pensacola, Fla.
- !, The damage to the cotton crop Ol
~ the Arkansas river by the food, ]
: estimated at from twenty TO thirt
thousand bales.
in Henry Ward Beecher had m infer
ne view with the President on tlie l9tI
re He desires the retention of Mr.. Free
n man. Brooklyn collector.
u, The French steamship L'Amerians
he which grounded at Long Branch an
it remained there for long Willie, lie
~, New York for France on the 23rtl.
nd II is stated the Canadian .goyert