St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-24
WREckEns at the hull of the Cimbria,


recently sunk by a collision il the German
Ocean, found the cabin entrances blocked
by compact masseo Of bodies. To save the
cargo three decks would have to be re-
moved by explosions, and explosions would
shatter the four hundred corpses in the
| hold.
DOCUMENTS had arrived at Paris,
France, on the 18th, it was said, showing
that John Walsh, who was arrested at
Hayre at the instance Of the British Gov
eminent. was not in Dublin at the time
| the Phoenix Park murder was committed.
A COLORADO murderer was captured
| at Fort Fetterman the other day after elud-
| ing pursuit for nine years.
LYNcHERs hanged murderer to a
| rafter in the Jail the other day in Beaver
head County, Montana.
| JOHN w. GALE, late Superintendent
| Of the St. Johnsburg CVt.l Water works,
has been arrested on the charge OF defraud-
ing the village.
w. p. RENowDEN, living few miles
from San Jose, Call, was found near his
burning house the other morning with
bullet hole through his heart. The remains
OF his friend, Archie Mcintyre, were found
| half consumed in the ruins. Robbery was
the supposed motive Of the horrible crime'
| but the perpetrators left no clew.
/ EMMETT O'NEILL, the Schenectady,
| IN. W broker, who recently failed, has fed.
| It was believed he had gone to Europe. The
/ total amount OF his defalcations would foot
4 up not less than $250,O0
THE Citizens Committee of Wash
ington, D. c., organized some weeks ago
for the suppression Of crime, received re-
port the other afternoon to the effect that
/ through system Of collision OF thieves ana
/ receivers OF stolen goods with detectives the
/ hazard of crime had been reduced to the
lowest possible rate.
THE circulation of a dangerous coun-
/ terfeit OF the standard silver dollar in Ohio
and Indiana has been reported. II has the
! weight aud ring OF the genuine coin, and
resists the acid test.
] THE cable announces q suspicion that
1 Prince Gortschakoff was poisoned, and the
contents OF his stomach would be submitted
to chemist for analysis.
i In Uniontown, Pa, the other evening,
1 the jury which had been trying Dukes for
the killing Of A. C. Mutt, returned yer-
dict OF acquittal. Citizens OF the county
were very indignant.
/ ALEXANDER JEFFERSON, colored, has
beeS found guilty Of the murder Of two col
/ ored people in Brooklyn, n. \. Jefferson
tainted on hearing the verdict.
/ Island No. GA, located in the Missis-
j sippi River, forty five miles south OF Helena,
i Ark, had been almost completely washed
away by the food on the 18th. Reports
i from all points on the river below Vicks-
Iburg were Of the most encouraging eharac-
4 ter. ~
T THE steamer Dora Cabler collided
4 with the Enquirer near Lewisport, Ind, on
i the Ohio River, the other night. The Cabler
sunk and burned to the boiler-deck. All
4 hands were saved,
"A TREMENDOUS explosion occurred
on the 18th in some OF the Government Off
j ces at London, Eng, and 1t was generally
believed that an attempt had been made to
i blow up Parliament.
1 IT was said that the names Of the four
/ Arkansas train robbers were Monroe Melon
4 aid, now wounded and in prison, and jim
II l1eEnuOHs jim OOuLsUu hAn 0OFCluOI ooAh-
son, who were still at large on the 10Th.
Two bloodhounds had been pressed into the
service OF the hunters.
i WILLIAM HENRY and Cesar Bright,
colored tenants on the Barbee plantation, in.
Mississippi. were in dug-out the other day
en- route to the house Of the owner for sup-
4 plies, when the dug-out capsized and the
former was drowned. Bright chung to the
edge OF the boat and was saved.
/ TIE. Coroner's Jury in the cases of
Mrs. and Miss Wakeman, suffocated at the
recent fire in the Cambridge Flats in New
4 York City, cens,lred the former owner of
the building and the Inspector Who1et it
pass when in course OF erection.
|. a BRANCH Of the Black Hand Society
has been discovered in Northern Portugal.
Several members were arrested and impor-
tant papers were seized.
i IT was reported lately that the cap
tain OF the steamer Yazoo, recently sunk in
! the Mississippi River near Bonnet Care
La, involving the loss OF number OF lives,
| was acting under an expired license, and
would be prosecuted.
/ IA FIRE at Baltimore, Md, the other
night destroyed the phosphate works of
Bowen & Co.. with contents, including 1000
tons OF phosphate. ten tons Of sulphur and
sixty tons of acid. The damage was esti-
mated at $4,000 on building and machinery
and $50. 900 on stock. Partially insured.
AT Hartford, Conn, the house of two
maiden ladies named Judson was burned
/ the other m orning and both ladies persisted
in the flames.
1 In Columbus, O., August Burkley,
organist and director OF the Holy Cross
Church choir, while entering the church
the other evening was fired upon by an in