St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-12-23
Ry a recent fire the ROYAL Alhambra

By recent fire the Royal Alhambra
Theater and eight other buildings in Lon
don were destroyed.
NEAR Gallipolis, o., the residence of
Newell Jolly was destroyed by fire few
nights ago. Mr.. jolly, who was quite aged,
was burned to death, and his wife was also
probably fatally burned.
In theater at Barcelona, Spain, q
thief raised false alarm of fire a few even
ings ago. One person was killed and
eighteen injured in the panic which fol-
lowed.
A FIRE destroyed eight buildings on
the public square at Bradford, Pa, and
three on an adjoining street, valued at $780,
900, a few Gays ago.
A COPPER still, containing twenty
five barrels of whisky, exploded at Belle
Vernon, Pa, few mornings ago, destroy
ing the distillery and the United States
bonded warehouse. Loss, $400, 600. One
man was killed.
By terrible explosion at j. Vincent
& Sons saw-mill, near Shawneetown, ILL.,,
few days ago, the following persons were
killed: William Montgomery, Charles Glass,
Henry Hughes, Charles Barker, George
Price, William Price, Sam Mclaughlin,
William Kennedy and Wade Kee. Two
other men were badly hurt, one Of them, it
was thought, fatally.
A RAILWAY collision occurred at Kon-
igsberg, Germany, the other day. Two per-
sons were killed and nine injured.
A FEW days ago the business quarter
OF Kingston, Jamaica, including wharyes,
goods was destroyed by fire. The loss was
estimated at $4,000, 00c.
RECENTLY the guard in lakewood
Cemetery at Richmond. Va, arrested two
medical students and two colored men In the
act Of opening grave. Four dead bodies
taken from the cemetery were found at the
Virginia Medical College.
On the route from Chicago to Wi
mona, Mimi. eight messengers of the Amer
lean Express Company have been dis
charged for dishonesty.
A PRIsONER named William Edwards,
en- route for the penitentiary at Mounds
vile, w. Va, in charge OF the Sheriff of
Cabell County, jumped from the train three
miles east of GAINESVILLE, o., a. few nights
ago, and was killed.
A MEXICAN named Lena, resident
OF Monies De Las Latas, N. NJ, while rid
ing homeward few nights ago, was stop
ped by young American and shot dead.
The highwayman rode off with the dead
man horse and valuables. The murderer
was afterward captured and shot.
By the fall of an unfinished bridge on
the Sunset Road in Texas recently seven
men were killed and eleven others were
wounded.
THE house of Singleton James, on a
plantation near stockbridge, Ca, burned to
the ground a few nights ago. Thomas
Knight and two children were burned to
death. Knight was lying drunk in the house
when the fire occurred.
A RECENT fire destroyed several of
the most extensive cooperative stores in
Dublin, ireland.
"A REVOLT occurred among the pau
pers in the city work house at Vienna,
France. a few days ago, and they attacked
the Warden and fired the building. The
military were called out to suppress the
rioters. Forty arrests had been made.
The wharf and extensive depot, to-
gether with sixty cars and ten locomotives
belonging to the Manhattan Beach Railroad
Company, at Bay Ridge, near New York
City, were destroyed by fire few nights
ago. Loss, $780, 900. One man was burned
to death.
Sixty persons were killed by an ex-
plosion few days ago in a powder maya
zine at Guayaquil, Central America.
THE inmates of the Manitoba Peni-
Tertiary. who recently made desperate eff
fort to escape, were sentenced to receive
fifty lashes each for their attempt to secure
freedom.
In Cleveland, O., the other day
sneak thief stole a bag containing $40, 900
worth OF diamonds.
THE residence Of P. Stafford, at IRON
ton, O.. was destroyed by fire q few nights
ago, and Mrs. Stafford persisted in the
flames.
Two letter pouches filed with matter
from New York for Colorado and New Mex
leo were stolen and plundered near Terre
Haute, Ind, the other day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The total receipts for tolls on the
New York State canals for the season OF
1882 up to December |, were 1865, 1875. For
the season OF 1881 they were 1851 ,62l. Last
year there were Oil days Of navigation.
This, year there were al.
RECENT changes have been made in
the English Cabinet, as follows: Lord
Derby, Chancellor Of the Duchy of Lancas-
ter; Lord Harrington, Secretary Of War, and
Right Hon. Hugh Childers, Chancellor Of
the Exchequer, Mr.. Gladstone resigning
the latter Office.
JUDGE BOND has decided the cases