St. Landry democrat., 1883-07-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

u N1ISCLLLANEO USs
In accordance with the resolution
passed at the recent meeting of the Western
/ Nail Association at Pittsburgh, Pa, every
! nail-mill in the West closed down on the
10th for period of four weeks.
| AT Vernon, La, the other day two
Barnard brothers, charged with murder,
were released from jail by an armed mob.
I The second annual exhibition of the
National Mining and Industrial Exposition
was opened at Denver, Colo, on the 18th,
the ceremonies beginning at noon by pro-
cession Of trades and industries to the Ex-
position ground A national salute of thir-
/ ty-nine guns was fired. Governor Grant
| delivered the address of welcome.
| FIVE THOUSAND persons attended the
| reception concert of the sangerfest of the
North American Saengerbund at Buffalo,
n. Y, on the 10th, at which Governor
Cleveland delivered an address. The city
was profusely decorated. Seventy socie-
ties were present.
THE reports of deaths from cholera in
Egypt on the 18th wereas follows: At Dam
ieta, 10; at Mansurah, As; at Menzaleh, AZ;
at Samanoud, %; at Cholar, IL; at Cairo,
II; at Chirbin, 6, and at Talka, 6. The num-
Der Of deaths at Cairo during the twenty
four hours ended at eight o'clock on the
morning of the 18th was sixty -one.
SWAIN, the man arrested at Nash
vile, Tenn, for stealing the ledger, so inn
portant in the Polk trial, has confessed he
took it at the instiyation of ex-Treasurer
Polk; also, that he received $115 for the
deed.
The Grand Lodge of the American
Legion of Honor has adopted resolution
calling for reduction of salaries of Off
GERS.
In the Criminal Court at Washing
ton, D. c., on the 18th, Judge Wylie dis
missed the pleas in abatement filed against
the star-route Indictment in the Kellogg
case. A motion to quash was filed.
PosTMAsTERs have been notified by
the Department to make preparation for
the reduction in postage, which takes effect
October /.
SENNIG, the American student who
fought fatal duel in Germany, has been
arrested in Switzerland.
The State Department at Washing
ton has been informed that the Royal In
stitute of the higher studies at Florence
has offered prize of 5000 francs to the
person presenting the best essay in Latin
or Italian on experimental method in
science.
In the thousand-yards rifle contest at
Wimbledon, Eng, on the 18th, Wilson, of
the Ulster Rifles, scored sixty-six; DR..
Scott, the only American contestant, scored
sixty-two.
THERE was frost at Davenport, Iowa,
on the morning of the 18th.
The yellow fever is still raging in
Vera Cruz, Mex. There had been LA
deaths from the disease from the LIST to the
18th inst.
s' The total value of exports Of bread
stuffs from the United States for the month
of June, 1888, was 81, 545, 1886; June, 1882,
IS, 270, 126. For the six months ended June
30, 1888, So, las, $50; same period in 1882,
$64, 556, $50. For the twelve months ended
June 80, 1889, $2O2, 976, 491; same time in
1882, ST., OO1 1886.
GOVERNOR CRTrTENDEN has refused
to remit q fine of forty dollars assessed
against Henry Schumacher, of Sedalia,
Mo-, for selling liquor without license on the
Fourth of July, though petitioned to do so |
by number of Sedalia citizens. The fine
was the first one imposed under the new
law. 50 4 $50
GENERAL SIR EVELYN WOOD has re-
turned to Egypt in consequence Of the out
break Of cholera at Cairo.
CUsToM-HoUsE officers at Halifax,
n. S., discovered a number Of boxes of
contraband tobacco being landed from
,oasting vessel the other day and seized
both vessel and tobacco. g.
THE biennial convention of the Ma
;ional Cotton Exchange Of the United
States met at Fortress Monroe, Va, on the
18th. Governor Cameron, of Virginia, was
invited to a seat in the convention.
The telegraph strike took effect
title after II O'Clock on the 10th, being
general all over the country at the same
ime. The interruption to business was
emporary. The strike was caused by the
efusal of the companies to agree to the
perators demands that all Sunday work
hall be double paid; that eight hours shall
Constitute a days work and seven hours
lights work, in place Of ten and eight
ours respectively; that women shall be (,
aid the same as men, and that pay for all
york shall be increased fifteen per cent.
JOHN L. HICKMAN, ex-Supreme
treasurer of the Catholic Knights OF
America, has gone to Europe. Reports
n the 10Th made him short in his accounts
II the way from SIC, 900 to 100000. +