St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

| VI l1l4C Pei oOliSs
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Cotton Spinners' Society of Ian
/ cashire, Eng, demanded reduction OF
| wages for both weavers and spinners on
| the 18th.
In Alexandria occasional cholera
cases occurred, but the disease was rapidly
| disappearing throughout Egypt.
The chief Nihilist organ of St. Pc
tersburg, which was suppressed some
months ago, recently resumed publication.
In IA pigeon shoot at Reading, Pa, on
the 18th, Bogardus and son were beaten by
Isaac Ec1ert and Oliver Hinnershitz.
IT had been decided by the British
Government to form the nucleus of the
new Egyptian police from the Irish con-
stabulary.
AT Canton. China, houses of Europe
ans had been burned by a mob, and for
eigners generally were taking refuge on
vessels.
A VERY heavy rain on the 18th ended
the protracted drought which had done
| great damage to crops in Virginia, but too
late, it was feared, to do corn much good.
CRoP returns from Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont of the 18th
showed fair condition. Probably the
yield in Maine would reach: Wheat ~
09s bushels; oats, 761,71s; barley. 1927;
buckwheat, 800 1000; rye, 10000. In Vermont
grain of all kinds looked finely. The esti-
mated yield of the principal crop was:
Potatoes. 900 bushels; oats, 3,09s,o0
wheat, $4,000; corn, 2,05G,O0o; barley.
273,50o; buckwheat, $4,000; The season
has been favorable for the production OF
butter and cheese. Wool would probably
fall below the average. In New Hamp-
! shire the returns indicated large yield of
cereals and potatoes. Following are the
estimates: Corn, 1926. 121: oats, 1912, III;
barley, 1927: wheat, ia, SOC; rye, 5,093;
potatoes, 3,4S0,00o.
THE freight agents of the trunk lines
We're in session at Cleveland on the 18th.
On the 18th the Postal Money Order
convention between the United States and
Hawaiian Islands was signed by Postmas-
ter General Gresham and the Hawaiian
Minister, and will go into effect January !.
EXPORTS of domestic produce (exclu-
sive of specie) from New York for the week
ended the 18th, &c. 107, 107, against S7,172,6 96
the previous week. Total exports since
January l, 47,106,00I, against $232, 511 ,346
for the corresponding period in 1882.
The Chapter General of America of
the knights of st. John and Malta opened
its ninth annual convocation in Philadel-
phia on the 18th.
THERE were six new fever cases and
two deaths at the Pensacola Navy Yard on
the 18th.
The funeral of five of the victims of
the rag warehouse fire at Cincinnati took
place on the 10Th.
The police dispersed a secret society
organized to foment agitation against the
Jews, on the 18th, at Agram. Several of
it's officers were arrested.
On the 18th the Chinese army was re-
ported concentrated at Pekin waiting the
arrival of French reinforcements at Port
Said, when they would invade Tonquin.
The Governor-G General opened the
Toronto (Ont.) Industrial Exposition ON
the 18th.
REPORTS of the 18th said two British
gunhoats had arrived at Canton. The for
eign colony was thought to be safe.
REMoNsTRANcEs had been made by
Austria and Germany regarding the action
of Russian agents in Bulgaria.
For the fiscal year ending June 80,
the gross earnings of the Western Union
Telegraph Company were $40, ,9o2; net
profits, 81, 660,340.
On the 18th the federation of the
trades and labor unions at Washington
took steps to organize society for the
protection of young women from the inso-
lence Of dudes.
ON the 18th . tug-boatman at War
rington, near Pensacola, was reported down
VITA the yellow fever.
The Superintendent OF the Naval
Academy had approved the recommends
tions of the naval courtmartial in the case
of Naval Cadets Benz. Trapnell, Archibald
Campbell, Ellworth r. Bertholf and Frank
lin Moeller, tried on the charge of hazing,
that they be dismissed the service, and
orders dismissing them were issued on the
18th.