St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the evening of the 29th shock OF
earthquake, accompanied by subterranean
r,lmblings, was felt at Kamieniec, capital
of the government of Podelia, Russia. The
shock lasted thirty seconds.
A REPORT is published by the Paris
! Figaro that the Governor of the Chinese
Province of Yum Nan, with $4,000 troops,
received orders to enter Fonquin and oc-
cupy Koabang, 1870 miles north of Hanoi,
| the French headquarters.
For October the public debt reduc-
ton is estimated at S1O,500,oO0.
In Clermont County, O., another
| gold-mining excitement has broken out.
The Liverpool market is cons1dera
| bly, excited over the recent cotton failures.
THE annual session of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| commenced at Detroit, Mich, the 31st.
IT is reported that a filibustering ex-
petition from the United States had landed
| in Cuba.
On the 31st the Pacific Mail steamer
San Bias arrived at San Francisco with
yellow fever on board.
The False Prophet Of the Soudan has
been defeated IN two battles and his forces
scattered.
ORDERS have been issued for court
OF inquiry to investigate the causes of fail
ure of the Greedy relief expedition.
AT Canton a brokerage system of
| furnishing Chinese emigrants traders GER
| tifcates has been discovered.
A CONFERENCE representing 100000
English miners has resolved to call for a
| fifteen per cent. advance in wages.
| GUARDS are now stationed at all
banks, public buildings and railways in
| English and Scotch cities.
ON the 31st, in the French Chamber of
| Deputies, Clemenceau, Radical, attacked
| the government policy in Tonquin. A vote
of confidence in the government was adopt
| ed.
A DISPATCH from Washington says
the President will sustain Postmaster-Gen-
eral Gresham's decision in the New Orleans
| lottery case including the ruling as to the
| National bank.
For October the coinage of the United
States Mint was 81 ,359 ,9l4, of which s., $780,
| $50 were silver dollars.
INSTRUCTIONS have been given the
special agent of the Mexican Government
| in London to renew his efforts to readjust
| the national debt.
The police of London are making
strenuous efforts to discover the miscreants
| who blew up the two railway stations.
On the 31st Levi L. Tate, clerk in
the Washinton City Post-office was arrest
ed for collecting political assessments.
For October the net earnings of the
Mexican Telegraph Company were s21, 6ss.
The Central and South American Telegraph
Company earned in the same time $39, 612.
IT was resolved at meeting Of col
ored people at Keokuk, Ia, the night of the
31st, to petition the Legislature of Iowa to
adopt that portion Of the Civil Rights bill
lately declared unconstitutional.
1T is claimed by O'Donovan Rosa
that the recent explosions in London were
the work of Fenians, and that the city will
be in ashes before long.
PEACE negotiations have been opened
in Madagascar.
SEVERAL Of the European ports are
renewing precautions against cholera.
On November / the national debt,
less cash in Treasury, was 81 81 ,5o6, 1871 49,.
THERE are now 25,478 officers and
men in the United States Army.
The reduction of the public debt since
June 80 amounts to s39, 5s4,47e.
THERE were two million bushels of
coal shipped from Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
LIST.
DURING the past year there were
1910 miles Of land grant railroad con-
structed.
For the month Of October the coinage
amounted to $5,2s4,704 Of which s, ss5o, 900
was silver dollars.
In recent fight with Austrian
gendarmes several Herzegoyinian bandits
were killed.