St. Landry democrat., 1883-04-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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A MEETING of the English Revolu-
tionary League was held at London the
other day to consider the question of hold
ing an International Convention of Revolu-
tionists. The President of the meeting said
The Government officials now recognize the
fact that dynamite is an important factor
in political life. 1t was resolved to invite
Louise Michel and other prominent Social
lists to the proposed convention.
The poetess, Mrs. Helen Hunt Jack
son, has been commissioned by the Govern
ment to investigate the condition of the
Mission Indians Of California.
The second Investigation of the
Churchill defalcation in Arkansas was con-
cluded the other day, and the report showed
shortage of $685. 900.
CAPTAIN O'SHEA, member of the
British Parliament for County Glare, an
nounced his intention the other day to make
Parliamentary inquiry of the Home Sec
rotary whether or not the police had con-
c1uded that Lady Florence Dixie was an
impostor.
IT was announced a few days ago that
the Treasury Department would take no
action in regard to the question of export
ing bonded whisky into Canada in less
quantities than 100 gallons until the matter
had been brought to its attention officially
1t was understood the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenue favored the proposition.
The death of Rear-Admiral Thomas
Turner, United States Navy, occurred the
other morning at Glenn Mills, Pa.
The high-1icense dramshop act re-
Gently passed by the Missouri Legislature
has received the sanction Of the Governor.
LIEUT.. COLONEL FRANKLIN HAIR
WOOD, United States Engineer Corps, was
found dead in his room at a Boston (Mass.l
hotel on the 26th. Congestion Of the brain
was the cause.
Ex-PREsIDENT DIAz and party had
arrived at Washington, D. G., on the Goth.
WILLIAM L. HEMsrINWAY, of New
York, the well-known Methodist, has given
nearly $100,00 to church and charitable in
situations.
The seat Of Representative Dukes in.
the Pennsylvania Legislature has been de-
clared vacant.
The law to authorize settlement of
the Memphis debt has been signed by the
Governor of Tennessee.
ALFRED CLINT, the celebrated English
. landscape and marine painter, is dead.
FRANK BYRNE, the man whom Carey,
the Dublin (Ireland) info1ner, accused of
being connected with the InvincibIes, had
arrived in New York on the 18th with his
wife. He said he had come to stay.
john Brown, the Well-knoWn per-
sonal attendant of Queen Victoria, is dead.
His death occurred at Windsor Castle ON
the 18th.
The Massachusetts, House of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill providing for
3 biennial election of State officers and bien-
NAL sessions of the Legislature.
The death Of Thomas Fl. Herndon,
member-e1ect Of Congress from the First
Alabama District, occurred at Mobile a few
days ago.
SECRETARY FoLGER's health was
much better on the 10Th than il had ben for
several days, and it was hoped by those
about him that within week he would be
so far recovered as to be able to take trip
to Bermuda.
THE Tennessee Legislature has passed
an act making gambling a felony.
JosEPH TTsoWsKI, of Washington,
has been appointed Chief of the Mineral
Division Of the General Land-ofice, vice
Sickles, resigned. 5s
EX-SENATOR KELLOGG. in an inter-
view at Washington on the 18th, protested
ability to disprove the allegations in the
affidavit Of Contractor Price in statement
that he was preparing and would publish
in few days.
The death of General N. B. Bnford
occurred at Chicago, Ills, few nights ago.
held, the rank Of Brigadier- General of
4 Volunteers during the war OF the rebellion.
He was born in Kentucky in 1907.
. The enthronement Of the Right Rev.
Edward w. Benson as Archbishop4of Cam
terbury took place at Canterbury, Eng, on
the Goth with appropriate ceremonies.
" GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Roman Catholic Church in Nor
walk, Conn, was broken into the other
might and the Easter collection, over $500,
- Stolen.
The steamboat Aggsgie sunk on the
27th at Jefferson City, Mo. Loss, s., 900.
SIX more Of the alleged Armagh
murder conspirators were convicted on the
9th, at Belfast, ireland.
For violak-lg the New York election
laws in 1879, Washington E. Hall and
4 Thomas BoIand were on the 10Th sentenced
ito eighteen and twenty months imprison-
ment respe ctively. #@$ Il
A YOUNG lady named Jennie SWitzer
was drowned in the overflow on Bear Creek,
inear Vicksburg, Miss, recently, by the
capsizing OF dag-out in which she was go
ing out to the boat.