The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03
NUMBER %.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Foreign,
Oscar Wilde is at home.

Oscar Wilde is at home.
The revolution ip Ecuador continues.
Fiotow, the German musical composer,
is dead.
An international exhibition of fine arts
is open at Rome.
The Scotch railway strikers are be-
coming demoralized.
Glesais has been declared President of
Peru. lie favors peace.
The largest gasometer in Glasgow ex-
ploded, injuring eight persons. Loss,
e5O,OOO.
Leand's mills at Buckhaven, England,
burned, throwing 400 persons out of
employment
Relief has been sent to the starving
inhabitants of Innismurray island, off
the Irish coast
A great storm prevailed along the
Scotch and English coast last week,
causing much damage to shipping.
The Pope has written II letter congrat-
ulating the Irish clergy on their success
in guiding and calming the people.
NJ. Anrelin scholl, journalist, and DR..
Fontaine fought d duel with swords, at
Paris. The doctor was slightly wounded.
Ex-Empress Eugeni6 has returned to
London after visiting Paris to sympathize
with Princess MathiIde, wife of Prince
Napoleon.
Gen. Barrias rendered his resignation
as President of Guatemala on the ground
of i'll health, but the Assembly refused
to accept it.
The French Government is said to be
at IL loss how to proceed in the case OF
Prince Napoleon. The expulsion bill is
still pending.
The steamships Sultan and Cimbria
collided III q fog near Hamburg, and the
latter was sunk. The loss of life is esti-
mated at 300.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexander,
brother of the Emperor of Germany, is
dead, aged ~. He leaves fortune of
q 900, 900 marks.
A gunpowdsr manufaotory exploded
at Minden, Holland, unroofing nearly all
the houses In the village and killing
twelve workmen.
The trial of Fenan assassns ut Dublin
is creating great interest. Informers
have given startling evidence Of the
plans of the conspirators.
Domestic.
There are only three female dentists i,l.
the world
joe Patterson cut his wife's throat in
Banks county, Ga.
Mrs. ScoviIle has been granted II di-.
voree from her insbana.
Extreme cold weather prevailed in the
States last week.
The Melvilles have each brought suit
for the custody of their children.
A three -year-old girl with three
tongues is an Arkansas curiosity.
A passenger train was wrecked ut Col
fax, Cal, and several persons killed.
Congressman J. w. shackelford Of
North Carolina died on the 18th inst.
There are twenty nine divorce cases
before tho Chancery Court in Mobile.
TheP ePhIadelphia mint has been ordered
to begin coming new style of nickel.
-Four persons have died from the ex-
plosion Of u locomotive at Mansfield, La.
Arthur Preston, eDlored, who muf-
detcd his mistress, was hanged at Belair,
Nd.
Charles Shaw, a Negro boy, has been
hanged Mt Washington for the murder of
his sister.
ST. Louis has subscribed $4,000 for the
relief of the sufferers by the foods in
Germany.
The new treaty with Germany las
been adopted by the Senate committee
ON Foreign Affairs.
Two Negroes who chopped II. FL. Ruda
to pieces with an AK, in Georgia, have
confessed their guilt.
The Milwaukee Female College, one of
tho finest in the Northwest, partially
burned; loss, $4,000.
Taylord Ezzard, Negro, killed +. G.
Fowler iii Forsyth county, Ga, Ill q
dispute about deIIar.
Charles Cobb, II fugitive murderer
killed Sheriff shenneman, near Wichita,
Kansas, and vas lynched.
Mrs. Leeta Suttie of Corscana, Texas,
set fire to her clothing willie warming
herself and burned to death.
w. G.. Kemp is said to have committed
snicide at Athens, Ga, but his wife is
suspected of having shot him.
A Pinafore performance was recently
given by the pupils in a Philadelphia.
institution for feebe-inindod children.
The President has decided not to IL
terfere in the case Of Dick LiddelI, tho
member of the Jesse James
gang.
Tie steame: Joseplliue exploded in
Port Susan Bay, Washington Territory,
killing eight persons and wouuding four
badly.
The Quincy House, Quincy, Ills, was
destroyed by fire. A servant & irl was
badly burned and policeman had his
leg broken.
A construction train on the Denver