St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
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News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Hon. FRANKLIN REED, the Demo
cratic Congressional candidate in the Lewis
ton District Maine, has withdrawn from
the canvass. Judge Gilbert will now re-
ceive the united Republican vote, and
the canvass promises to be close and exclt-
ing.
SIDNEY LAN1ER, the poet, died on
the Sth at Lynn. Polk County, N. c., where
he had gone to recruit his health.
THE Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention nominated Gen. S. NJ. Bailey, of
Fayette County, for Treasurer, the only
State office to be filled at the coming cleo
ton. The nominee is known as Cameron
man.
AT meeting held by the Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee,
chosen at Lynchburg by the Coalition Con-
yention, resolutions were passed calling up
on Government officials in Virginia for two
percent. of their salary for a campaign fund.
The assessment, it is explained, is not OBJ
ligatory upon those called on. Several most
prominent representatives of the Govern
ment in the State have been named to col
lect the fund.
THE Presidents physicians apparent
ly disagree as to the cause and extent of the
difficulty with his right lung. DR.. Boynton
is quoted as saying ION the 12th): "There is
no doubt but that an abscess has formed on
the Presidents right lung, but if no further
trouble of a similar nature occurs [ think
the patient has sufficient vitality to over
come it. The trouble is not materially
worse now than before we left Washington.
/ attribute the complication to chronic
blood poisoning" DR.. Bliss holds that the
difficulty with the lung is merely "imited
lobular Inflammation, caused by the wound
or track of the bullet; that there are no in
dications OF an abscess, and that the patients
vitality will overcome the complication. The
glandular swelling has entirely subsidized
and the wound is apparently in healthy
condition and healing splendidly." All ac-
counts agree that this was one Of the Presi-
dents best days since he was shot. He was
feeling so well, in fact, that Postmaster
General James had quite long interview
with him and was very favorably impressed
with5he improvement that had taken place.
On the 18th the favorable symptoms contin
ued, and the President was, at his own re-
quest, lifted out Of bed and placed in re-
cining-chair, where he. lay for over half an
hour. II
BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER, of Philadel-
phia, and George Bliss, of New York, have
been retained by the Government as counsel
in the Start route cases.
In the special election held at Lewis
ton. Me-, on the 18th, fora Representative to
Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Frye, Ex-Governor
Dingley, Republican, was elected.
AT the recent election in the Chicka-
saw Nation for member Of the Legislature it
was decided in favor of B. F. Oyerton, the
present Governor.
THE death is announced of Ambrose
Everett Burnside. He was born May %,
1924, at Liberty, Ind, was graduated at
West Pointin 1s47, served in the war with
Mexico in 1918, took part in the civil war |
as Colonel Of the Rhode Island three-months
volunteers, and in 1861 was appointed Brig
adier-General. In the year following he was
promoted to Major General He was Gov
ernor OF Rhode Island from 1861, and |
since then has represented that State in the |
United States Senate.