St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
tsoawS from Everywhere.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

is accused Of forgeries of $500. He is
probably now citizen of Mexico or Can"
ada.
THE message of Queen Victoria to Par
Hament on the 22d, expressed the hope of
her Majesty that the franchise bill might
sDon be passed.
In his annual report General Hazen,
chief Signal officer, says the service is
greatly crippled for the want of money.
he regards the Greedy expedition as fore.
most among its kind.
AT the meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of Kentucky, at Louisville, on the
22i, High Priest Farleigh discussed the
papal letter against the order. He de-
clared that the charges of Pope Leo
against Masonry were false.
COMMODORE SCHLEY, commander Of the
Greedy relief party, has submitted his re.
port to the Secretary of the Navy. He re-
lates interesting details concerning the
discovery of the explorers and their
wretched condition when rescued.
On the 22d the annual C onvention Of the
National Wholesale Drug Association met
IA st. Louis, Mo. C. r. G. Meyer, of ST.
Louis, was elected President for the en-
suing year; A. A. Mellier, of st. Louis,
Vice President; A. B. Merriam, of Gin
cinnati, Secretary, and S. M. Strong, OF
Cleveland, Treasurer. The delegates at
tended banquet on the night Of the
23d, and went on an excursion to Crystal
City on the oath.
| WILLIAM B. WAsHBURN, was elected
President of the American Missionary
Association at Boston, Mass, on the 3d.
Iris reported that Admiral Mot is me-
gotiating with the Hova chiefs in NADIA
gascar.
On the 23d Senator Platt addressed
25 900 people at the dedication of the sol
diers' monument at Waterbury, Conn.
THE United States Grand Jury at Boston
has indicted VIM. H. Dempsey for frauds
in supply ing the Navy Department. with
stationery.
THE firm of H. D. Cooke & Co., bankers,
/. Washington, D. c., suspended on the 23d.
The cause is attributed to outside specula-
tions. Liabilities, 100000.
EMpERoR WILLIAM and Bismarck have
recently been holding series of confer
ences all by themselves.
NOTICE has been given by Mr.. Glad
stone that he will ask in the Commons that
priority be granted for the franchise bill.
A LONG letter has been written.by Glad
stone to the St. Osaph Diocesan Confer
ence on the subject of the "Disestablish-
ment of tia Church Of England"
THE contract Of Colonel Mapleson with
Patti for the Drury Lane (London) season
limits her fee to ESQ nightly. Missions
fee is limited to e350 nightly.
On the 23d the King of Portugal gave
an audience to Richmond, the newly ap-
pointed American Minister, who present.
ed his credentials.
WHILE dining on the 23d, Captain
Wilkes Ballard, of Atlanta, Ga, placed his
hand up on his forehead and exclaiming,
ssSuch paint" died. He was well known
TO railroad men as the originator of
s'Ballard's Express"
PRESIDENT GARRETT, on the part OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has offered to
transport the collective S,ate exhibits of
Maryland and West Virginia to the
Worlds Industrial Exposition at New
Orleans free of charge.
On the 23d snow fell in various parts of
Ontario. In some places it was six inches
deep.
The Teemer. Con1ey four-mile boat race
has been postponed until November Sth.
THE weekly papers in Ireland are exult-
ant over the resignation of Trevelyan.
The suspended banking firm of H. d.
Cooke & Co, Washington, D. c., mads a
formal assignment on the Oath.
TIE firm of SkopeIwich Bros. 6 Co.,
wholesale jewelers. and diamond dealers,
Syracuse, N. Y, failed on the 24th. Liza
bilities, 1000.
DOMNIcK McCAFFREx refuses to fight
Mitchell again for the reason that he wishes
to tackle John Z. Sullivan in the next
matck he makes.
tE On the oath the Whittier anniversary
was celebrated at Providence. r. /. It
was largely attended. A portrait Of the
poet was presented.
JOHN T. PLEASANT, of the Petersburg
(Va.) WGil, charged with criminal libel,
was found guilty of d misdemeanor, on
the Oath, fned So and given one minute in
Jail.
A LONDON dispatch says Gerster is suf-
fering from rheumatism which, at last ac-
counts, had attacked the muscles of her
throat.
THE Regency Council of the Duehy of
Brunswick hare refused to .countersign
the manifesto of the Duke of Cumberland,
assuming government OF the Duchy. The
majority of the Bnndesrath favor Prince
Albert of Russia.
IT is proposed to raise by subscription
fund of 100000 for the benefit of the
family of the late Alexander NJ. Sullivan.
The Chief Examiner of the Patent
Office rendered decision on the 24th
awarding the priority of invention to
Alexander Graham Bell in the matter of
the telephone receiving instrument.
ON the oath, at the session of the Nation
81 Woman's Christian Temperance Union
q. n,,in NJ MIS- Ecancis T. NilIard