The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Domestic.

Domestic.
Vanderbilt's house warmino cost soo
600.
! Rosedale, Miss, is ten feet under
water.
| A woman of 50 committed suicide st
Akron, Ohio.
A Pawtueket hen picked the 500 dia-
mond out of pin.
| Nine people were poisoned at Atlanta
from using cotton seed oil in lieu of
lard.
Beecher was taken suddenly i'll while
ieeturing to a Chicago audience last
week.
Max Maretzsk has severed his cor-
nection with the, Cincinnati Musical
College.
Philadelphia capitalists propose in
Producing electrical underground cables
in that city.
!! A Philadelphia magistrate has been
fined $50 for making an excessive charge
| OF 80 cents IN fee.
(! The cold snap has killed two camels.
six monkeys, and some snakes in Phil
aaelphia menagerie.
A young man has just died in PhiIa-
delphia OF hydrophobia caused by bite
received three years ago.
| The number of people suffering from
the Mississippi flood and in need of Gov
eTnment aid is estimated at 43, 900.
/ The sufferers from the overflow near
| Little Rock, Ark, subsisted for several
| days On the carcasses of drowned cattle.
black man and white woman at
Losansport, Ind, are advertising for
clergyman Or Justice who will marry
them.
In the recent walking match at New
York, all previous records were beaten.
Hazael. the winner, received over S1a 600
prize money.
| A Chicago father whose child was
killed by railroad engine attempted to
wreck an express train by placing TIM
bers on the track.
Mrs. Scoville addressed letter to the
Senate protesting against the confrms-
ton of Conkling and severely refIeeting
upon the President.
The fat boy who has been ON exhibi-
, ton in different museums throughout the
country died at Pistsburg, March 4. lie
weighed 700 pounds.
A Boston clothing firm gives away
, with each garment sold book of out
, line drawings, aud offers prizes for tie
most artistic eoloring of the pictures
Foreign.
| Marie Taglioni, the famous dancer, is
dead.
Gambetta intends going to England
! very shortly.
| Prince Milan will shortly be proclaimed
king of servia.
| Russia intends increasing the duty OH
| imported goods.
An Italian has invented process for
solidifyiDg wine-
skobelof has been challenged by a
| number of Germans
The Sultan has expressed desire to
visit Western Europe
Portrusb, Ireland, can boast the first
electrical street railroad.
Turkey is is preparing for war be-
tween Austria and Russia.
The attempt to light Liverpool by cleo
! tricity has proved a failure.
Skobelof-s speeches are said to have
been prearraDged with Iguatieff.
At the approaching eonsistory the Pope
will create seven new cardinals.
The Queen's monument to Beacons-
field has been erected in Hugheuden
church
The dome of the colossal Paiais, de Jui-
| tice in Brussels, is to be constructed of
papier inaehe.
| Since the recent attempt upon tho
| Queens life the garrison at Windsor has
| been reinforced.
| 4 bill has been introduced in the
! English Parliament excluding atheists
| from both houses.
| 4 church adjoining that of the Holy
Stairs" at Rome, is used By the Italian
| Government as q stable.
| The attempted assassination of Queen
/ Victoria on the ID lust, was the fourth
/ that has occurred during her reign.
| The PEussian Chamber of Deputies
/ has voted the sum required for the
establishment of the Prussian legation at
/ the Vatican.
/ 4 petition is about TO be presented tn
the French Chambers prayiug for the dis
mantliu- OF the weil-knowu fnrtifica-
tiols around Paris
| 4 London paper announces that the
Irish Revolutionary party III America has
/ been collecting Colorado beetles, which,
are Intended for expectation to England.
/ Tie Car will avail himself of the APP
preaching birthday of the Emperor
| William to publicly give manifestation
! OF the continuance of the friendly ferl-
! ing between the two empires.
Railey'z Saline Aperieut is q cooling aas
refreshing summer drink for dyspeptis~-
Il don't taste Ike medicine Every bosi,.
| home or abroad. should keep IT,