St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26


on the morning of the 18th, destroying the
Baptist Church, damaging the public school
and demolishing several other buildings.
Mrs. Lee McMurtry was killed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CANADIAN officials, it was reported
on the 18th, had received threatening let
tiers from New York dynamiters.
THERE is lockout against more than
5000 shoemakers in Cincinnati, 0. The
men have called for the appointment OF
arbitrator.
The tradesmen of Dublin, Ireland,
have received anonymous circulars warm
ing them against serving on juries for the
trial of political offenders, and notifying
them that they must have no dealings with
men who have served or may hereafter
serve on such juries.
The Grand Jury which has been IN
vestigating the railroad disaster which oc-
Cured at Tehichipa, Cal, on the Southern
| Pacific Railroad, January 20, and by which
| a number of people lost their lives, attaches
the blame to the general management of the
road and finds the working force at that
point inadequate.
SIX anarchists have been arrested IN
| Paris, France, for circulating seditious
pamphlets among the troops.
KANSAS is the only cattle State report
ing an increase # Deeves as compared with
1 last year.
The trial of ex-Congressman Phil. b.
Thompson, of Harrodsburg, KY, for the
killing of Walter Davis, resulted in a YER
dict of not guilty on the 10th.
JAMES N. HoUGH, whom the detect
ives, stimulated by a $4,000 reward, her.
aided far and near as the murderer of the
Foreman women near Indianapok-s Ind,
recently, has been released by order of the
Grand Jury.
THE bark Arabia, from New Orleans.
arrived at Reval, Russia, on the 10th. 1t
was stated that twenty of her crew died of
] smallpox. The Captain attempted to en-
/ ter the harbor of Hilsiryer and was fined
800 crowns for trying to contrayene the
port regulations.
! WILMINGTON, Del, has levied a tax
of one dollar each ON telegraph poles and
the City Council has ordered the poles
taken down if it is not paid.
/ ALTOGETHER six persons We're ar.
rested at Ballina, Ireland, on the 10th OF
the charge of conspiracy to murder land
lords. An Internal machine and number
4 Of firearms belonging to the prisoners were
seized. 1t was believed the arrests ant
seizures were made through the evidence O
an informer.
/ In Dublin, Ireland, on the 10th Dan
iel Delany, Edward McCaffrev and Thoma.
Martin pleaded guilty to charges OF con
spiracy to murder. Martin was allowed hi!
liberty on condition of leaving Ireland
The trial Of Fitzharris, the car-driver, as al
accessory after the fact to the murder 9
:. Cavendish and Burke, was concluded. Thu
jury returned verdict of guilty agains
him and he was sentenced to penal servi
J tude for life. Kingston and Gibney wer
arraigned on a charge of conspiracy t.
murder and both pleaded not guilty.
AT meeting of the National Leagu
in Dublin, Ireland, on the 10th the Pope
communication to the Bishops was dis
cussed. Biggar, member of Parliament flo
Cavan, said anything coming from the Pop
I should be received with much respect b.
the League. They should at the same tim
express their opinions in plain but inoffen
sive terms. Wayne, Parnellite member TO
. Tipperary, said the Irish people should TAX
their theology, and not politics, from Rome
Parneu, he declared, was the head of thei
} political church. Kenny, member for Ell
mis-, described the Pope's circular as
shameful insult to the priests and people 9
: Ireland.
> AT presentation day exercises in tn
National Deaf Mute College at Washing
{ ton, on the 10th, a memorial bust of the lat
President Garfield was unveiled with al
! propriate ceremonies. The bust wa
!. erected by subscriptions received from dea
. mutes throughout the United States an
i cost 81, 800.
e The sickness of a jErorinterrupted til
: proceedings in the star-route trial at WASH
q ington on the 18th.
A DEATH from yellow fever was n
8 ported at Matamoras, Mex, on the It'll
4 and the Texas health authorities we1
4 looking up their quarantine machiner,
/. Prompt measures would be taken it needed
! The Mexican Government has gran
!, ed the State of Michoacan concession
!. build three lines of railway to connect wit
i the Mexican Central.
!. THE Paris (France) Figaro publishe
t letter from DeLesseps stating that ii
d Suez Canal Company propose to cut
second canal across the isthmus.