St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
| THE Arkansas Legislature has passed
a bill changing the name OF Dorsey County
TO De Soto County.
Mrs. BERKEMIER, of Knox County,
Ind, died a few days ago at the age of 1903
years.
The Minnesota Chippewas COM
planned to the Interior Department lately OF
trespass on their lands.
PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFF, with whose
career the history of Russia the past quarter
OF century has been intimately linked, died
at Baden Baden few days ago, in the
eighty fifth year of bis age, after having
been for more than sixty years In official
employment, beginning as legation attache
and ending as Chancellor of the Russian
Empire.
REAR-AD,IIRAL j. w. A. NICHOLSON,
who was in command Of the United States
naval vessels present at the bombardment
of Alexandria, Egypt, in July, 1882. has
been placed on the retired list.
THE New Jersey Senate has passed,
almost unanimously, bill prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes or tobacco in any form to
minors, under penalty Of twenty dollars
zine for each offense.
DR.. EBEN ToURGEE, who sixteen
years ago founded the New England Con-
servatory of Music, In Boston, Mass, now
the largest music school in the world, has
presented the institution to the Board OF
Trustees.
The President has been requested by
Secretary Lincoln to order military court
to inquire into General Hazen's manage
ment of the Signal service Bureau.
IT was reported in Washington the
other day that Secretary Folger was in very
poor health and that his physicians had or
ldered him togo to the sea-shore in order to
receive the beneft3of salt air.
The Attorney General has decided
that the appointment OF the chief examiner
under the Ciyil-seryice act is vested in the
President.
CHIEF-JUsTICE WILLIAM WHITE, OF
the Supreme Court Of Ohio, and recently
appointed United States District Judge Of
the Southern District OF Ohio, died at his
home in Springfield afew days ago.
The California Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
The treaty with Madagascar was rat
,ified at the Treasury Department in Wash
ington a few days ago.
THE funeral Of Bishop Quinlan took.
place at Mobile, Ala, on the 18th.
ADMIRAL VoN STOsCH; Chief Of the
Prussian Ministry OF Marine, resigned be-
cause OF differences with Bismarck.
In the English House Of Lords on the
18th the Colonial Secretary opposed the idea
of using force against the Beers as being
calculated to create an African Ireland.
THE French Government was consid-
.ering plans to provide work for the un-
employed on the 18th. It was again re-
ported that President Grevy was about to
resign. Also that Prince Napoleon was
cognizant Of Socialist doings.
The wedding Of Judge David Davis
and Miss Addie Burr took place on the 14th
at Fayetteville, n. G.
PATRICK EGAN, Treasurer of the Irish
Land League, arrived in New York a few
days ago. He denied in specific terms the
assertion that his departure from Dublin
was caused by fear that he would be con-
1nected in any way with the assassination
league, but said he came to America on a
commercial errand and incidently to assist
Sheridan in the extradition proceedings
pending against him.
The prohibition against importation
Of American hog products into Germany
ihas been officially gazetted and made as
sweeping as possible.
WrrTyaSF hos hnnr, Yrny,,s
mated for Governor OF Rhode Island by the
Independent State Convention.
w. FL. UPsoN, Of Akron, has been
appointed and qualified Judge Of the Ohio
Supreme Court, vice Chief Justice White,
deceased.
THE Maine Legislature adjourned sine
die onthe 10Th. .s3
The Rhode Island Republican State
! Convention has nominated Aug. Obern for
Governor and o. }. Rathburn for Lieuten.
ant Governor.
EFFORTS were being made in the
British. Parliament recently to cause the
lGoyernysent to hasten measures for the re-
coyery from the United States Of the sur
plus OF the Alabams award.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasu-
Ty stated lately that the condition Of the
Treasury was not such as to justify the an-5
ticIpation Of interest on called bonds matur-
ing May l. .sgt ys
CouNr DE CRAWFORD, replying to an
address from the workingmen OF Lyons re-
Gently, declared that t be Republic was lead
ing France to ruin.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A PASSENGER hack was caught at q
railroad crossing near Alamo, Ind, by q
train OF cars the other morning and two
passengers, the driver and team were in
etantly killed..