The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-11-13
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Foreign.

uAINhIANfAA NEVv SOVlMA II i Z
Foreign.
Spain is cordially receiving the ex.
PEELED French monks.
There is COW IN Northampton, Eng
land, with wooden leg.
The authorities are attempting to sup
press domestic slavery in China.
Over three thousand Jews have left
Ronmania fus. America by way Of Bremen.
One Of King Theebaw's c0nsorts has
qnitc recently presented that luonarcl,
with son.
The first annual Tranen-tag," or wo-
mems congress, in Berlin, appears to
have passed off with great SUCCESS.
In Russia, all the sons and daughters
Of princes inherit their title, which, in
Russia, is about equivalent to that Of
esquire in England.
Prince Alexander, tho present ruler Of
Bulgaria, recently came into legacy Of
$500, 600 left to him by the late Empress
Of Russia, his aunt by marriage.
A military guard accompanies every
train on the Mexico aud Vera Cruz rail-
road, and ut the stations guard is
drawn.--up under arms on the arrival of
every train.
An event probably without precedent
in railway annals has jnst happened at
Provins. A passenger train arrived with
out the cars which they had forgotten to
hook on at Paris.
During recent performance at the
Theatre Chales, Marseillcs, an actor was
so carried away with his role that in-
stead of feigning lie actually stabbed one
of his fellow actors.
A French journal has published an
article on the New York fire brigade, in
order to show the French How miserable
is their own army Of pompiers with their
buckets and toy land-pumps.
The Czar's marriage will soon be Off
cially promulgated. The Czarina will
be accorded all the privileges of her rank
and the Emperor, in addition to other
costly donations, has bestowed on her n
palace in St. Petersburg yalned at E30O,
600.
The well-knowm tea-clipper Guilty Sark
Of London, has just put into Singapore,
from London to China and Japan, in
charge Of the second officer, who reports
that while the vessel was lying at Anjer
the chief officer struck one Of the crew,
who shortly afterwards died from the
effects Of the blow. -,rhe captain is said
to have assisted the officer to escape on
board an American ship, and then to
have deliberately Jumped overheard aud
drowned himself.
Domestic.
There are nine cotton seed oil mills in
Mississippi. .s:.. =-..:-..
There are 646,974 colorcd Baptists in
the Southern States.
There is young mother in Portland,
Oregon, whose age is but IL.
The present year has been particularly
remarkable for disasters at sea.
Nearly tllree-qnarters of the mining
town of Bingham, Utah, was destroyed
by fire, November &. Loss $4,000.
A Bucks county, Pennsylvania, man
has just ended a law suit of fnrty-two
years standing, and recovered six cents
damages.
The east-bonnd train on The Texas and
Pacific railroad was wrecked on the 5tl,
instant near Lake Fork, caused by Il
broken rail. Sixteen persons injured.
A man attempted to light fire with
kerosene ut Bradford, Pa, on the 18th
instant, causing an explosion which
burned the building aud killed eight
men.
During the mouth Of October the col
lcctions ut the Internal Revenue office
of tile Cincinnati district were the largest
ever collected in any revenue district in
the United States.
The Bible has been translated into 226
different languages and dialects for the
purpose of foreign missionary work, and
l:3,OoO,O 900 copies have been distributed
in various parts of the world.
Chicago and it's immediate suburbs
have 1852 manufactures, winch employ
113, ,5O7 persons, and require IL capital OF
O,692, ,1O2. The protlnct for the year
ending with May was s25s, ,4o5, ,691.
Frank NJ. Bridenbaugl, wealthy
young German of Batesville, Ohio, came
home drunk OH the 9Th instant, kille.!
his wife and son, u lady visitor and her
child, and then cut his throat He is
not fatally injured.
a California gambler having his place
closed by the authorities constructed a
faro layout in a form suitable for pack
ing in small satcllel, and every day
makes round Of the stores, Offices and
residences of those who desire to play.
Sergeant Childers, the man whom jim
Fisk sent to Europe to drill against any
man in the world, backing him with /:
$4,000 challenge, and who was known
to fame as "the best drilled man in the
world" was shot accidentally while