St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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A SPECIAL dispatch a few days ago to
the Cleveland Herald stated that "Postmas-
ter General Gresham denies the published
statement that he has decided to exclude
patent insides' from the mails as second
class NATTER In view of the law Of Con-
gross passed in 1874, providing s'that news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber,
residing in the county where the same are
printed, in whole or IN part, and published,
shall go free through the mails" such de-
cision by the Post Office Department as that
limited at would be in violation of law and
of no binding force.
THE members of the Massachusetts,
House of Representatives have voted them
selves an increase of pay from $500 to $3.50
for the session.
ALDERMAN Roe, Liberal, was elected
member of the British Parliament for Der
by on the 11th without opposition, in place
of Bass, Liberal, retired.
The British House of Lords has
passed bill legalizing marriage with a
deceased wife's sister.
A CELEBRATION in honor of John
Bright as representative in Parliament for
Birmingham, Eng, for over quarter of a
century was begun ON the 18th. The pro-
cession was FIVE miles long.
The japanese Government has ac-
knowledged, with thanks, the receipt of the
$7s5, 900 indemnity fund from the United
States.
SMALL, Parnellite, has been elected
without opposition to the seat in the British
House of Commons from the County Wex-
ford, made vacant by the resignation of
Byrne, the Home Ruler.
The Massachusetts Senate, thirtY-fve
to fourteen, has killed the House bill to in
crease the salaries of the legislators fifty
per cent.
CERTAIN Mormon polygamists, who
had been disfranchised, under the Edmunds
law, have notified the Utah Commission in
session at Salt Lake City, that they will
bring suits to test the validity of the law.
The State Convention of the Ohio
Greenback-L party, in session at Co
lumbus on the 18th, nominated Charles
jenkins, of Mahoning, for Governor and
William Baker, Of Licking, for Lieutenant
Governor. The platform charges both the
great parties with bribery and corruption
in securing nominations and carrying
elections, with fostering mouopolies, and
with extravaganza. 1t demands the aboli-
ton of the national bank system and the
submission of legal tender paper money for
the present currency. 1t demands that the
railroads be required to reduce the present
extortionate rates and favors the postal
telegraph and the restoration to the people
of the public lands recklessly appropriated
to corporations. 1t declares that all men
have the right to part of the land and that
the general prices depend upon the amount
of currency in circulation. It demands a
temperance reformation and the abolition
of the convict contract system.
ADMIRAL JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER,
who quilted the United States Navy for
the Confederate service and, at the close of
the war, entered the Peruvian Navy,
dropped dead a few days ago at Peters
burg, Va, aged seventy-two years.
THE Ohio State Prohibition Conyen-
tion met at Columbus on the 18th. The
principles promulgated indorse the national
denounce the policy of. personal liberty
advanced by the Democrats, and the policy
of taxation in the Scott law, the Pond laws
passed by the Republicans, and the repeal
ing of the Sunday law prohibiting drink
ing on the premises, also by the Republic
cans; condemn the taxation proposition Of
the constitutional amendment and favor
the adoption of prohibitory clause; re-
cognize the value of the education of youth
in schools against liquor. Ferdinand Schu-
macher, of Summit County, was nominated
for Governor and II. T. Ogden, of Hamil-
ton County, for Lieutenant Governor.
The President has appointed L. D.
Galligan, of Pennsylvania, United States
Consul at Novoressisk, Russia.
The New Hampshire Republican
Senatorial caucus nominated Edward H.
Rollins for United States Senator on the
14th. The Democratic caucus nominated
Harry Bingham, of Littleton.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
IT was reported on the 18th that the
shaft Of the Wilmington Company's mine
at Braidwood, ILL.,, had been burning for
several days. Several dynamite explo-
sions had occurred and a number of men
were missing. Some lives had probably
been lost but definite information was not
obtained.
News was received on the 18th of
further destruction by storms, especially