The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04
NUMBER 3S.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Domestic.

.JacGueminot roses sold in New York
last winter at SIS piece.
, New York museum has on exhibition
the dried head Of an Indian
A fire engine at Maysville, Ky, has
been in use sixty-seven years.
, An eloping wife at Gilmer, Tex, de
serted three-month- twins.
The liquor dealers Of Branham, Tex,
are Ill favor of the Sunday law.
Commodore Mutt, the well-known
dwarf died at New York, May g.
A verdict of over $4,000 was awarded
in a Paterson, N. j. breach of promise
case.
New York las another faster, who
commenced Il forty five days abstinence
May %.
An Atlanta, Ga, girl Guarreled with
her mother, and shot fifteen buckshots
through her head.
DR.. Tanner, the faster, is out West,
selling to dentists machine for admin
istering laughing gas.
The school board of Springfield, O.,
has prohibited the use Of the skipping
rope by the girl pupils.
A little child at little Rock, Ark, was
killed by dogs and partly eaten, while
crossing a strip of woods.
A hailstorm visited Skipwith, Miss,
May 25, seriously damaging the crops
la, l. II
A Fall River, Mass, woman, who was
badly burned some time ago, has had 500
skin CRAFTS made on her arm.
A Pennsylvania, suspccting the pres
ence Of foxes, placed poisoned meat
around, killing eighteen fine dogs.
a man ut Loudon, Va, has been at
rested for swearing at Malone Oh u
postal card sent through the mails.
The Indiana Legislature has passed an
act punishing with 4 heavy fine the sell
ing OF skinned or aduItcratcd milk.
4 Portland woman has been arrested
for cruelty beating Il three yearold child
because he wouldn't say his prayers.
W. r. Fish, the ex-e,ltor Of the New
Orleans Republican, who died recently, is
credited with hayin. first used the term
".bulldozed."
Mr.. Schwartz, white cmploye on
the Morgan railroad, was married at
Opelousas, May 90, to Iuadroon girl re-
siding at that place.
Seventy members of the First N. Y.
Brigade were overcome by the heat Oh
their annual field day, and 1000 preferred
paying sc fine rather than turn out i'll
the scorching sun.
Foreign.
The condition Of the Jews in Morocco
is deplorable.
Pinsk, Russia, has been almost entirely
destroyed by fire.
Over $4,000 Russian convicts are about
to be sent to Siberia.
Postcards with reply prepaid have
been introduced in Paris.
Nitro ycerine is now declared gov
ernmcnt monopoly in Russia.
are visiting the United States.
A geological survey is to be made Of
Japan under government auspices.
The police Of Rome have discovered a
plot to assassinate the King of Italy.
A bronze statue of Dante has been set
up in the square of the College dc France,
Paris.
Kitchens i'll South America have been
known to be furnished throughout with
silver
Chinese tobacco is being consumed to
a considerable extent both in this country
and England.
The number Of passengers Oh board the
Victoria, at the time of the disaster is now
estimated at 700.
A drama written some years ago by
King Oscar OF Sweden will soon be pro-
duced i'll Germany.
Prince Leopold, the Queens youngest
son, has been raised to the pecrage, with
the title of Duke of Albany.
Two strong shocks of an earthquake
occurred in the Island Of Chic, May q,
and several more houses fell.
Herbert Bismarck, who cloped with
the wife Of Prince Carolath Bcuthcrs,
has abandoned her ii Venice.
Germany complains that babies of that
country are being poisoned through the
use Of Ameri;an OIL cloths in infant car
riagcs.
Bucharest celebrated the coronation Of
King Charles with II crown of steel, man-
ufactured from a cannon captured at
Plcvna.
A brother and sister, aged II and 10,
of Bellcyillc, Canada, stole Il COW, drove
, her ten miles and sold her for 50 before
they We're arrested
: A historic chateau was lately sent
stone by stone to Paris from the Depart
: mcnt Of Lot, and sold there. The trans
rortation cost 2,GoO.
The bush of Au5trali, is so oyerrun by
the multiplying Of wild horses that they
have TO be shot down i'll common with
rabbits and kangaroos.
The deterioration nf the race from i'm
proper feeding in infancy has become
such Il serious question in France the
government now insists hat ali children
sent out to nurse shall be reared on
mother milk.