St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-16
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News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The editor of the Kerry Sentinel wa.
arraigned at Tralee, Ireland, on the I'd
He declared that the notice inviting volun
teers to join the Invincibles was printed il
the office without his knowledge.
JUDGE j. 3. FORAKER, of Cincin'
natl, was nominated for Governor of Ohio
by the Republican Convention on the 9th
The State ticket was completed as follows
Lieutenant Governor, William G.. Rose
Supreme Judge, long term, w. Fl. Epson
Supreme Judge, vacancy and long term
John H. Doyle: Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Dwight Crowell; Attorney-Ge General
N. B. Earnhart; Auditor, John F. Oglevee
Treasurer, John c. Brown; Commissioners
IF Schools, D. F. De Wolfe; Member Board
Public Works, Leo Weltz. The Iowa Dem.
ocratic Convention on the same day nom.
mated Judge Kline for Governor, Justin
o. Clark, Lieutenant Governor, Walter I.
Hayes, Supreme Judge and Edgar B. Farr,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
The Pennsylvania Legislature adj
journed on the 9th, and the Governor inn
mediately called an extra session to consid-
er the Apportionment bill.
The Kansas Greenback Central Com
mittee refuses to recognize the coming Chi
cago Convention as representative of the
party or to send delegates to it.
THE Belgian Government has brought
forward a measure making a complete
course of primary education an essential
qualification for the right of franchise.
s. WILLIAM S. RoULHAc, of North Car
DINA, has been appointed Secretary of the
Civil Service Commission. -
The marriage of Hugh Oliver N orth-
cote, son of Sir Stafford Northcote, to Ness
Edith, daughter of Hamilton Fish, occurred
at Garrison's Station, N. Y, on the 9th.
The Very Reverend Julian Benoit,
Vicar-General of the diocese of Fort Wayne,
Ind. has been appointed Prelate of the Papal
Household, and been attached to the suite
of Pope Leo XIII.
THE New Hampshire Legislature met
and organized on the 9th. Both branches
elected officers nominated by the Republic
can causus.
The Massachusetts, House Of Repre-
sentatiyes has killed Viii abolishing the
payment Of poll-tax as u requisite to suf-
frage.
Rev. D. B. KNIcKERBocKER, for
twenty-seven years rector of Gethsemane
Church, Minneapolis, Mimi, was elected
Bishop of Indiana on the 9Th by the State
Episcopal Convention in session at Indian
apolis.
The President has appointed William
Thomas, of Maine, Minister Resident to
Sweden and Norway, and David M. Dunn,
of Indiana, United States Minister to Val
paraiso.
In the British Commons on the 7th
O'Donnell gave notice of motion disap-
proving the appointment of the Marquis of
Lansdowne as Governor General of Can |
ada.
CHARLES G. FULTON, editor Of the
Baltimore MIDI american, died in that city |
a few days ago.
SAMUEL ?. HALE was inaugurated |
Governor of New Hampshire, at Concord,
on the It'll. s
The Indiana Greenback State
Central Committee and other repre-
sentatiyes of the party were in session at
indianapolis, Ind, on the It'll, and resolved
not to recognize the Chicago Convention
nor join in the anti-lnonopolistic move
ment.
An Anti-secret Society State Conven-
lion met at Montpelier, Vt, on the 9th and
denounced the secret societies as the foun-
dation of all bad governments.