St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-04
CAPT. SToNINGroN, of the steamer

CAPT. STONINGTON, Of the steamer
Newburn, recently picked up part of a crew
of q wrecked British bark, of the coast Of
Lower California, who were furnishing and
about to resort to cannibaIfsm. The party
consisted of the Captain, his wife and two
children, and two seamen. One of the chill
dren and seaman died Immediately, and
the mother gave birth to healthy infant
two days afterward.
THE Governor of Mississippi has ap-
pealed for aid in behalf of the flood victims
in the Yazoo delta.
In the libel suit of Edward Crane
against Edwin r. Waters ct al, publishers
of the Boston Daily Advertiser, Judge
Lowell, of the United States Circuit Court,
oyerruled the demurrer of the plaintiff to
the second part of defendants answer. This
was suit to recover damages for alleged
libellous matter published by the defendant
in regard to the New York & New England
Railroad at meeting of the stockholders of
said road in 1891. The damages claimed
were 100000. Plaintiff alleged general
damages, and also second count of special
damages, claiming that he was the manager
and constructor of the railroad, and was GET
ting up line between Boston and New
York, of which the New York & New England
Road was to form part, and by reason
of the article entitled, 'History Repeat
ed, ;" published by defendants, he lost the
support of the stockholders Of the road.
The opinion finds that in the case of rail-
road there are some things that are private
and some public; that the contemplated con-
struction of railroad, interesting people
to take stock, is Of public nature, and that
writer or speaker might discuss such
project in general way, and where they
acted in good faith would not be required to
prove the truth of their statement as in
speaking of private matter; that the plain
tiff holding himself out as a railroad mana
ger and constructor, his acts in this respect
were of such public character as attaches
to such positions, and that defendants had
right to comment upon them in good faith
in this respect. The ruling virtually gives a
judgment for defendants.
AT Dover, N. H., on the Esd, Arthur
Hunter, sixteen years of age, was commit
ted in default of $40, 900 bail for trial for at
tempting to throw a passenger train off the
track of the Dover & Winnipiseogee Railroad
by tying a log to one of the rails over a cul-
vert near Durham. The train was moving
slowly at the time and broke the log fasten-
ings, else there would have been terrible |
wreck and loss of life. The boy was found
sitting on fence, waiting to see the smash
up. He said he had read of the Coles !
Crossing disaster and wished to see one
himself.
A WOMAN who registered herself as
Mrs. Wilson, of Canada, jumped or fell from
a third story window of the Brevoort House,
Kansas City, the other night. She was found |
on the sidewalk next morning, delirious
and suffering from internal injuries. When
she regained consciousness she said her
name was Susie Drew; that she has sister
named Nellie Drew, and that she came from
Chicago, where she was a nurse in St.Luke's
Hospital. Her chances of recovery are good.
WASHINGTON birthday (Feb. 22d)
was marked by general suspension of bus
mess