St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-10-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

JAMES KELLY, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Pittsburgh, Pa, who was worth
$5,00O,O00 in 1872, died the other day, almost
a pauper. While he gave literally to char
tiles and Endorsed notes for all his friends,
he fought public schools and the tax-gath-
erers, and resisted the annexation OF his lands
to the city.
DISPATCHES from Corea are to the
effect that the Japanese embassy, after be-
ing dalied with by the usurper for some
days, left the capital and embarked for
home. This brought the Coreans to terms.
The japanese were invited back and the me-
gotiations resulted in the granting of about
all that Japan expected. The Chinese en-
bassador used 4, 600 troops to bring the ne
gotiations to harmonious close. He carried
off the chief insurgent leader.
THE Greek Minister has had an in
terview with Said Pasha, Turkish Prime
Minister, during which he declared Greece
would not renounce an inch of territory
coded to her by the Porte.
The Executive Committee of the Anti
Monopoly League of New York has formally
Endorsed the Democratic nominees for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, an act
which is supposed to carry with it thousands
of votes.
Ex-Governor RAMSEY, of the Utah
Commission, states that the leading polyga-
msts offered to make no attempt to vote,
and have kept their word. The Mormons
can carry the elections by large majorities,
and will probably nominate Mayor Kane, Of
c. ~
effect of the Edmunds law will be the Grad
ication from politics of all the able and
wealthy men OF the Mormon church.
Rev. G. B. SIMoNs, Baptist minister
OF Greenbush, N. Y, charged with writing
love letters to young lady of his congrega-
ton, has resigned.
MR.. BEECHER, on the thirty-ffth an
niversary of his connection with Plymouth
church, took occasion to state that of late
years his beliefs have not changed. and to
avow his responsibility alone to his congre-
CATION.
HENRY GEORGE, in a speech at Cork,
ireland, urged naturalization Of land as
the only solution of the land question not
only in ireland, but in the United States,
where he said he saw the question coming
to the front.
BANCROFT, the historian, celebrated
his eighty.third birthday at Newport. R. l.,
Oct. 8. Attorney General Brewster took
part in the entertainment.
THE election in Georgia passed off
quietly. Stephens majority is estimated at
$4,000. Returns from Delaware show
small Democratic majority.
The Democrats of Connecticut have
nominated Thomas NJ. Waller for Governor
and George G. Sumner for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. .-
ADELAIDE Phillips, the famous
contralto, died at Carlsbad the other day.
She was born ut Stratford. on Avon, in 1888,
and ten years later made her debut as an &C.
tress in Boston. She attracted the notice of
Jenny Lind, and funds were raised to give
her musical education. She first appeared
in opera in New York in 1856, and in Paris
in 1861. She had a fine place at Marshfield,
Mass.
HENRY G. FISK, clerk of the Pacific
Railroad Committee OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives, disappeared June 16. 1t is feared
that he lost his reason, as his mother and
brother died in the insane asylum at Utica,
N. Y. He was colonel in the Union army.
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.
THE Kreich and Geritzki families oc-
cupy cottages near Norwood Park, suburb
Of Chicago. A we'll on Kreich's place sup
piled both houses with drinking water until
recently, when misunderstanding arose and
the Geritzkis were forbidden to draw anoth-
er bucket on pain Of death. Julia, Polish
domestic employed by Geritzki, went to the
well the other morning and was killed by
charge Of slugs from rifle in the hands of
Rudolph Kreich, eight years old.
EDWARD LEWIS was drowned in the
Ohio. noar Concord, KY, the other night.
A skiff capsized.
JOSEPH BRADLEY, a horse-thief, es-
capped from the custody OF the police at
Hagerstown, Nd, the other day, by OPEN
ing fire on them with 8 revolver. Deputy
Sheriff Benner was badly wounded
AN unknown travelling man insulted
some ladies in the depot at Anderson, Ind.
the other night. They appealed to Samuel
Trublood for protection. Mr. Trublood
stepped forward and struck from the Shout
der, whereupon the ruffian stabbed him in
the right lung and made off. The wound
will probably prove fatal.
MRS. B. WILLIAMS, of What Cheer,
Iowa, killed a boarler named Allison. Oct.
2, and then sent q bullet into her own brain.
Allison's attentions to Mrs. Williams had
caused her husband to leave her. She left
a letter expressing regret for her folly and
commencing her child to the care Of rela-
tivcs.
A TRAIN on the Mont Alto road was
deraied by COW, near Chambersburg, Pa. :,
the other day. Nine passengers were in.
jured. Mrs. Ditlow. DR.. Hayes, j. G. Hess,
and Conductor FahDestock may not re-