St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


ton of the States to be 40, 81 $40; Terri
tories, ia, +43; total population Of United
States, so, LOS, 1888. Should the number of
Representatives in Congress be retained at
the present figures, 293, there would be one
Representative to every 1G9, $50 of popua-
ton. Upon this basis the following changes
in representation would ensue in the Forty
eighth Congress: Arkansas, California,
Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina and
West Virginia gain one each; Minnesota
and Nebraska gain two each; Alabama, 1lli-
nois, Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ten
nessee and Vermont lose one each, Penn
sylvania two and New York three. Other
States show no change.
1T is rumored in London that the Mar
quis OF Lorne is to be appointed Lord Lieu
tenant Of Ireland.
FREDERICK p. LILLEY, late Deputy
Auditor OF the Treasury for the Post-office
Department, has been arrested on war
rant charging that he received $1,000 as
compensation for services to be rendered by
him in procuring for George F. Brott mail
contract for route 30,00S, from Donaldson
to Red River Landing, Louisiana. Brott
himself furnished the information upon
which Lilley was arrested.
MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG has
publicly announced her retirement from
the stage at the close Of her present engage
ment, when she is to be married to Mr.. I.
B. Whitney, Philadelphia gentleman.
GEORGE LAW, the well-known New
York capitalist, is dead. He began life as
hod- carriers; his estate is worth several
millions.
THE kennebec Journal, Blaine's home
organ, publishes the following: eve are
authorized to state that Mr.. Blaine will not
he candidate for Representative in Con-
gress, will not be a candidate for Governor,
and will not be candidate for the United
States Senate. When Blaine retires from
President Arthur's Cabinet, early in the
coming month, he will devote himself en-
tirely to his private affairs. The rumor of
his going out rs Minister to England has no
foundation whatever.
Mr.. H. V. REDFIELD, the well-known
Washington correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, died recently OF consump-
ton, at the age of thirty-five.
HENRY j. SPooNER, Republican, has
been elected Representative in Congress
from Rhode Island in place Of Aldrich,
chosen Senator.
CAPT. HowGATE, against whom there
are twelve indictments now pending in the
Washington Criminal Court-three being
for forgery and the others for embezzle.
ment-will apply for reduction of his bail,
which is now $4,000.
SENATOR MALONE intimates that
Henry Riddleberger is likely to be chosen as
his colleague by the Virginia Legislature.
THE President of Mexico is alarming
ly ill.
SENATOR LOGAN says of Guiteau:
"The first time I saw Guiteau was in Wash
ington in March last. He came to my house
bareheaded, with sandals on and without
stockings. There was snow on the ground.
He excused his appearance by saying he
lived close by. He introduced himself and
gave me speech on Hancock versus Gar
field, requesting as personal favor that
| should read it. To get rid of him / said
I would do so. Next day he called again,
and after telling me what great and i'm
L
thought Of his speech. replied / had not
had time to read it,; This put him in rage,
and at the same time opened my eyes to the
fact that was dealing with a crank. To get
rid of him told him that would read the
speech that very night. / did not see him
again for several weeks, when he called and
presented me with written application,
he said he intended to put on file in the
State Department, asking for the
position of Consul General to Paris.
He said he had shown it to Secre-
tary Blaine, and Blaine had promised
him the place If would sign the applica-
ton. / refused to sign it because knew
nothing at all about the man. This threw
Guiteau into rage again, He drew HIM
self up in an oratorieal flourish and told me
he was Charles Guiteau, lawyer and poll
tician, an intimate friend OF all the promi-
nent men in the Republican party, and for
me not to know him was to argue myself un-
known. He got SO abusive finally ordered
him out Of my rooms, and gave orders not
to let him enter"
1t is stated, npon the authority of
Mgr. Termase, Prelate Of the household OF
the Pope, who is now in Montreal, that his
Holiness is making preparations for leaving
the Vatican, and will probably take up his
residence either at Malta or Salisbury.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says that
President Willard, of the Northern Pacific
Railway, has completed contract with
Thomas L. Edison for the construction Of
fifty miles OF railway in Minnesota next
year, upon which Mr.. Edison is to test the
efficiency of his electrical engines as mo-
tive power for railroads. 1t is understood
the experimental line will be built between
st. Cloud and Minneapolis and St. Paul and
the work is to be completed within one year.
The annual report of the Postmaster
General shows that during the last fiscal