The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-09-22
NUMBER 3.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Petroleum is to be used as fuel for the
British fleet
Marwood, the hangman, died of con-
gestion of the lungs.
The Crown Prince of Servia has entered
the army as private.
France has appointed commission to
consider the phylloxera.
The additions to the Berlin Bourse will
make it the largest in the world.
Before cutting mans head off in China
the authorities make him drunk.
The police frustrated plot for killing
King Alfonso during his stay at Paris.
Over 1o0,0O0p persons perished in the North
Bantam III the recent volcanic eruption.
bill has been introduced in the Italian
Parliament to secure to women the right
of suffrage.
Mr.. Tennyson has obeyed the Queens
command to immortalize the virtues of the
late John Brown in verse.
The statue of the inventor of the daguer-
reotype has been unveiled at his birthplace,
| Cormeilles, near Augentuil France.
The great statue of Germania, recently
unveiled by the German Emperor, was
modelled after the sculptor's daughter.
The slayer of Carey expresses gratitude
for the sympathy shown by the Irish in
America, and says he is not destined to be
hanged.
| The Swedes and Norwegians "swaddle"
their babes, and bury them in the snow
outside the churehyard while they attend
to their devotions.
Queen Victoria has issued an order that
any royalties visiting her for more than
three days must bring their own servants
and provide for themselves.
In order to populate the town, owners of
vacant lots at Nue7a Laredo, Mexico, must
erect fabrics thereon within the next four
months Or sacrifice their titles.
During recent performance of 90 Uncle
TOMS Cabin " at Bury, England, the three.
blood-hounds lost their temrers, and turn
ing on their master, bit him severely
The Mayor of STAFFORD, England, has
published the determination OF the Com
mon Council to throw any one attempting
to disinter Shakespeare's remains into the
river Avon.
Such an enormous number of appEca-
tions have been received by the gov
efnment for the position of hangman that
the British press has been obliged to an
nounce the appointment is not govern
ment one.
The Comte de Paris will be ordered to
quit France unless he disavows the express
sion "the King of France can not take Sec
ond place, which he gave as his reason
for not attending the funeral of the Comte
de Chambord. %
DOMESTIC.
Our postal note is a modification OF sissaa- sa
English system.
New York has 25,O0C people engaged in
newspaper work.
The small pox hospital at San Francisco
is filled with lepers.
The ST. Louis Yelled Prophets will rep
resent scenes from fairy-land
In the absence Of water, sand was used
with good effect at Texas fire.
Vanderbilt gave $1,000 away in peraui-e
sites to walters at White Mountain hotel
The Philadelphia University will offer its
furnace for the cremation of human bodies.
A young lady won the literary essay prize
at the Vanderbilt University over 12l
males.
A French expedition is to visit Florida To-
sonpany to manufacture per-
fumes.
Owing to on increase in drainage anG
cultivation malaria has almost disappeared
in the West.
Mgr. Capel is keeping up his reputation
of securing converts among ladies in high
social position.
The creamery at West Andoyer, Ohio.
the largest i'll the world, works up daily the
product of 1900 cows.
Three car loads of newspaper men left
Chicago in a special train to attend the TX
position at Louisville.
The Rochester cyclone carried feather
bed thirteen miles, depositing it in a farm
yard at Zumbro, MINI.
James Gorden Bennett contributed $500
IS guarantee of the expenses of the Amer
can Rife Team abroad.
ANewport heiress has built a $4,000
summer cottage and furnished it with
$3.50, 600 worth of furniture.
Mr.. John Wananaker, the Philadelphia
merchant, has given $4,000 to the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Within a few minutes after rendering
heir verdict the Frank James jury paid
heir board bills and vanished.
One of the passengers who lately arrived
n New York by the City of Berlin had
$50, 600 of diamonds in his pockets.
Doctor Bosso, inventor of a widely ad-
'ertised yellow fever remedy, died Hof that
lisease at the Pensacola Navy Yard.
rose farm is a new Georgia industry.
twenty-five thousand trees have already
,een sold and orders left for 50 600 more.
Helmbold, the Philadelphia patent med-
inc man, Is being sued for painting one OF
lis signs upon the great Pyramid of Cheors,
Il Egypt.
The sister of Capt. Webb became insane
zhen she heard Of her brothers death, and
sas been found drowned IN the river At
lady Smith, Natal.
Prof. G. A. Warmers balloon collapsed
Then 5000 feet above terra frnla. He was
nabled to get firm hold of the ropes, and
anded ininjured.
steam fire engine company went from
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