The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


Foreign.
| The Southern tribes OF Tuuis are again
in revolt.
| Havre has built new dock at a cost
of 900 francs.
Queen Victoria's Christmas roast
weighed 800 pounds.
Ten thousand Tunisian refugees have
arrived at Tripoli.
Berlin taxes American corned beef in
tins as fine iron wares.
plot to assassinate the King of Por-
tugal has been discovered.
The difficulty between Austria and
koumania has been settled.
Port Anton Lezardo, Mexico, has been
opened to foreign commerce.
A London mob grossly n,altreated two
Mormon missionaries last week.
An international fishery exhibition is
to be held in Edinburg next April.
It is claimed that English papers
exaggerate the condition of Ireland.
George Dewitt, the trainer Of Hanlan
and other celebrated scullers, is dead.
Chill has abandoned the idea of send
ing an expedition against Arequipa,
Peru.
The trial trip through the st. Gothard
tunnel, December 80, proved complete
success.
Arms and ammunition have been dis
covered in the vault Of Protestant
church in county Glare, Ireland.
Twelve jews were killed during riot
i'll Warsaw, Russia, January 2, and 1900
of the rioters have been arrested.
The Russian Government, in conjunc c.
tion with James sGor.lon|Bennett, intends
sending out new polar expedition.
France and England have agreed to
support the Khedive Of Egypt in the
event Of his authority being overturned.
King Louis of Bavaria has again dis
appeared from Holenschwangen, omit
ting to leave word as to bis destination.
The office Of the imperial receiver at
SebastopoI, Russia, was recently robbed
| Of Al 900 roubles by tunneling into the
vaults.
A recent judicial decision in England
recognizes all persons hiring a room in
house aud holding = latch key as being
entitled to vote.
| The British Royal Geographical socic-
ity and Lieutenant schwatka. Of the
United States Navy, are engaged i'll
perfecting scheme Of balloon explora-
tions ut tho North Pole.
Domestic.
/ Cairo, ILL.,, has adopted compulsory
/ vaccination.
| San Antonio, Texas, is nsing the
electric light.
Ice dealers prophcsy short crop.
next summer.
Wallack's new theatre in New York
has ceiling Of sheet-iron.
A cracker bakery at Brooklyn, N. T.,
burned, January 2; loss, $4,000.
Barnum offers a premium Of $4,000
for the handsomest woman in America.
Three hundred armed Negroes riotcd
ut Plymouth, s. c., December 80, and
deted the civil authorities.
The Keokuk Medical College, has been
infected with small pox from body
brought there for dissection. g
The steamboat West Point exploded
at West Point, Va, killing sixteen men
and severely injuring several others.
Guitean has announced himself as
candidate for the Presidency and says be
will seek the Republican nomination.
Capt Howgate, who is imprisoned for
embezzlement of government funds. was
allowed to spend New Years day at
home.
The steamer Paris G. Brown burst
her main boiler December q, Seriously
injuring twenty y-seven passengers antls
hands.
A brutal husband whose maltreatment
of his wife at Pine Bluff, Ark, caused
her death, was hanged by u mob Decent
Der %.
Guiteau's New Year reception almost
| rivaled the Presidents In number of
callers. About 1000 people visited the
assassin.
Hairpins are now being gathered to-
gether by young male collectors, stitched
into albums and labeled with the names
, of former wearers.
1t ia stated that the conycts at tho
Auburn penitentiary manufacture whis-
key and counterfeit money within the
| walls of the prison.
Small pox is SD bad in New York that
the postnasters have appealed to tho
| government to adopt some method Of
protecting them from infected mail mat
| ter.
| Clara Louise Kellogg Threatened to
| leave the railroad hotel at Milan, Tenn.,
because objection was made tb bseating
/ her colorcd maid at tho same table with
her. The singer carried her point.
| During festival given by the Knights
of Pytbias at SlianesviIle, Ohio, the iloor
of the hall gave way, preeipitating over
/ 300 persons to The floor beneath. Two
were killed and ninety others injured.
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