The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-16
NUMBER Al
DUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
DOMESTIC.
Albany has had a $50, ,OOO fire.

Ashland,O.
james Fisk, ST., died at Brattleboro, VT,
aged II years.
/ divorce granted in the United States is
not. valid in Canada.
An iron chain six miles long is in course
of construction at Troy, N. Y, foundry.
Jay Gould's new steam tug is so feet in
length, and is composed mainly Of rosewood
and mahogany.
Mrs. Melville, the wife of Engineer Mel
vile of Arctic fame, has opened dress
making establishment.
Brooklyn will probably make some public
recognition of Henry Ward Beecher's 10th
birthday which will occur June "a.
A $200 luncheon was recently given by q
New York society belle to the pet dogs of
the ladies in her circle of acquaintances.
An irate father at Atlanta killed his
daughters seducer and the Coroner's jury
returned a verdict of iustifable homicide.
To facilitate contributions to the monu
ment fund box has been placed at the door
of the Garfield vault in Lake View Gene
terry.
The glare of the rockets fred from the
Brooklyn bridge was seen at High Point, in
the Cafskill Mountains, fully 100 miles dis
tant.
| A powder magazine at Hutchinson, KAN,
was struck by lightning and the consequent
explosion broke nearly every glass front in
the city.
A marble statue of Gen. Zachary Taylor
is to be unveiled at the grave of the late
President, eight miles front Louisville, KY,
early in July,
Barnum's Chicago circus, the canvas at
which covered six acres of ground, and is
claimed to be the largest single one in the
world, burned last week.
Mrs. Della Parneli, mother of Charles
Stewart Parnell, has been compelled to offer
for sale her pictures and other works of art
in New York City and also residence in
Borden, N. J.
London has made President Arthur pres-
ent of splendid volume containing their
history, which is said to be the handsonest
book ever published.
The canvas of Nathan's circus at Suspen-
sion Bridge, n. Y, was struck by terrific
rain sauall and utterly demolished About
1900 persons were in the tents, and q terri
BILE panic ensued.
The Postmaster Generals attention has
been called to the fact that at least one
third of the newspapers sent through the
mails fail to reach their destination. Meas
ures are being taken to reform this abuse.
FOREIGN.
The Shah OF Persia has become d 1naniaes
President Soto of Honduras visiting
San Francisco.
Montreal heiress is suing for divorce
from a bogus Lord.
will become free in 1888.
The Due de Morny has distinguished HIM
self by appearing as ballet girl.
The Emperor of Austria has publicly
opened the new observatory at Vienna.
The anniversary of Garibaldi's death has
been soIemnly celebrated throughout Italy,
Fifty persons were roasted alive for
witchcraft in the Sherbro district of Sierra
Leon.
Unless France recognizes the rights of
China in regard to Anam, China is resolved
to fight
One hundred and forty three soldiers sta
toned at Posen, Germany, were accidental
ly poisoned.
King Koffee Kalkoli, author of the late
war in Ashantee, has been forcibly restored
to his throne.
force of 200 Turkish regulars, marching
to Tipeanik, were attacked and murdered
by body of Hollis.
Sulieman Daoud, who set fire to Alexan-
dria at the time of the British bombardment.
was executed June 8.
The victorious party in a recent Quebec
lawsuit involving $1,000 worth of land was
ruined by lawyers fees.
Cuban planters are contemplating the
introduction of free African Negroes and
G Chinese or Indian coolies.
A grand dejenner is to be given at Soko-
Inki to foreign newspaper correspondents
who attended the coronation.
More than 100000 people have visited the
American department in the international
Fisheries Exhibition in London.
The Island of South Bernera, where stands
the famous lighthouse Of the Hebrides, has
q population of about twenty people.
The English Government has refused
police protection to Carey, the informer,
and will not allow him to remain in Ireland.
The French Government will demand
satisfaction from the King of Anam, IN
cluding the payment of heavy Indemnity
Lord Dufferin has been appointed British
Ambassador at ConstanHnople, and deco
rated with the Grand Cross Of the Order Of
Bath.
China will close her ports against the
FrencI, If the latter attempt to establish
water com nnunieation between Tonquin and
Yum Nan.
During recent engagement between the
Turkish troops and body of castratis, the
Turks are reported to have lost 1900 men
and the Castratis 800.
The whole European press is taken up
with the magnifeence of the fifteen Worth
dresses Mrs. Maekey brought to wear at the
coronation festivities.
The cross which Coronado planted in ths
Zia Pueblo when he took possession of that
village IN the name Of the king, 342 years
ago, il to be exhibited ut the New Mexico