St. Landry democrat., 1883-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

merged by hlgh wafer on tne IL III anu TWO
freight trains abandoned. High-water also
caused considerable damage at Mechanics
vile and other points along the Hudson.
SEVERAL buildings in Rochester, N.
Y, had fallen down within a day or two
recently, and the fire marshall had con-
Guided to enforce the ordinances relating to
insecure structures. Several narrow es-
capes from death were made.
A BOX, said to contain explosives,
was found alongside the Cathedral at Sails
bury, Eng, the other night, and a guard of
police was Immediately placed around the
building.
CONSUL LEWIS, of Sierre Leone, has
written the Department of State that the
importers of leaf tobacco from the United
States complain that it is dishonesty
packed that the hogsheads on being opened
are found to contain great deal of refuse
tobacco; that from twenty-five to fifty per
cent. of all imported is not according to
sample, and that this is particularly the
case with Kentucky tobacco. Heurges more
careful inspection of tobacco before ship
ment.
Four hundred tanners of Allegheny
City, Pa, held meeting the other even
ing and decided to strike against re-
duction of one dollar per week on wages.
which employers had decided to insist
upon. Railroad coal miners also held
meeting but their proceedings were with
held.
CAPTAIN O'BRIEN, of the I'd Cavalry,
the other day captured sixty-nine Cree In
dams from Canada near Fort Assinaboine,
in Northern Montana, taking their ponies
from them. The Indians were being held
as prisoners, pending orders from head
quarters as to the disposition to be made of
them.
CLIFFORD LLoYD's investigation of
the murder conspiracy in the Crusheen Dis
trict is said Ct have resulted in disclosures
by members of the association relative to
the organization of numerous assassination
leagues throughout Ireland, professedly
by authority of the Land League. The
Crusheen Branch, according to one witness,
had caused at least nine most atrocious
murders.
ANOTHER Invincible. charged with
completely in the Phoenix Park nj J'ders has
was Eugene Kingston. He made desper-
ate effort to escape.
AN unprecedented rise in the Me-
nominee River was reported from Menomi-
nee, Wis, on the 18th, and considerable
damage was being done along its banks.
The flood was seriously affecting a large
portion of the numbering districts.
RECENT dispatches indicated that the
murderous Apaches would be cornered be-
fore the hunt was given up. 1t was said
the San Carlos Reservation Indians would
take the field to help run them down.
The testimony in the star-mail route
case at Washington was all in on the 18th
and the argument would begin at once.
The indictments against ex-senator KEEL
logg and Thomas J. Brady were returned
on the same day.
TWENTY-sEvEN hundred European
immigrants landed in Baltimore, Md, on
the 18th inst.
Four shots were reported to have
been fred about midnight on the 18th at
policeman on duty at Rideau Hall, Ottawa,
Cana. A detachment of Toronto police was
on duty there, and they dared not leave the
building, as it was thought the shots were
intended as a decoy.
The heaviest entry of cattle ever
made at Brownsville, Tex, was that of
some Colorado parties who on the 18th inn
ported 90, 900 head of cattle valued at $685.
600.
The possible blockade of Chinese
ports in the event of hostilities against the
French in AMMAN was beginning to attract
state of affairs upon German, British and
American commerce.
THE amount of bonds redeemed to
the 18th inst. under the Treasury circular
in regard to the prepayment of bonds en-
braced in the Tooth call was S., 513, $40.
The High Commissioner of Canada,
in an address in London, Eng, recently,
maintained that tariff was necessary in
any new country.
n LOUISE MICHEL, the French Socialist,
has been committed for trial at the next
Paris Assizes on the charge of melting to
riot. She will conduct her own defense.
A REPORT has been received by the
National Board Of Health, saying that the
cholera which prevailed to an alarming ex-
tent in China, Japan and India some time
ago has disappeared. A report has also
been received that smallpox is raging in
Rio de Janeiro.
The French occupied Porto Negro
and Loango, on the River Congo, Africa,
few days ago. The natives protested to the
Captain of e Portuguese cruiser who ii.
turn protested to the French commander.
A conflict was not improbable. Henry NJ.
Stanley was there with his elephant rifle,
in the interest of Portugal.
The action brought by Miss Mary E.
Schenlay to obtain possession of wharf
property at Pittsburgh, Penn, Of the value
of nearly s., 100000 has been nonsuited.
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