St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-01
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
Nows from Everywhere.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

:
the British frigate Hussar, which sank in
East River in 1879, be annulled, and
new contract made with persons who have
already advanced money to carry on the
work, and who are willing to push it to
completion.
THE wife murderer, j. B. Hoffman, SEN
fenced to be hanged at Cincinnati, o., on
the 245h, has been respited by Governor
Hoadly until December 10Th, to enable a
full examination by experts to be made
as to his sanity.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has taken up his
residence at the Soldiers Home Cottage,
going to the White House each day at
noon.
WILHELM, first Duke of Brunswick, died
on the 18Th.
DURING Mr.. Lincoln's absence from
Washington General Sheridan is the act
ing Secretary of War.
The welI.known hotel proprietor at
Washington, D. c., James Wormley, died
on the 18th at Boston.
The President has appointed Stephen
F. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
ADMIRAL CoURBET is calling vigorously
for achievements for China.
In his annual report to the Secretar y Of
War, Adjutant- General Drum Endorses
the bill of General Slocum as measure
calculated to develop and improve the eff
ticiency Of State militia.
A. w. NORTON, wanted in Pennsylvania
for embezzlement, was arrested in New
York on the 18th.
THE new drama, Theodore" by Sar-
dou, is said to open to Bernhardt chance
for her greatest creation.
ON the 18th Lord Northbrooke and the
Khedive OF Egypt had a conference, at
which Egyptian finances were discussed.
The libel suit of James G. Blaine against
the Indianapolis Sentinel is set for trial
December Esd
CONTINUED opposition to the British
franchise bill is advocated by Lord Ran
dolph Churchill.
MANY thousands of Dublin people at
tended the funeral of the late A. III. Sulli-
van on the 10 h.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's speech to be read at
the opening of the British Parliament, is
said to be brief, and refers to no home
measure except the franchise BILL
On the goth Ferry, Prime Minister of
France, assured representatives of the
New Orleans Worlds Exposition that
France would make worthy exhibit if he
could so arrange in time.
On the goth Governor Cleveland was as
saulted by Samuel Boone, Of Chemung
County, N. Y, because he refused to par
don Boone's wife's brother, The Governor
wardeI off the blow and passed on, and
the crank was arrested.
AN army retiring board at Governors
Island, New York Harbor, has been APP
pointed, consisting Of Major General w.
s. Hancock, Colonel Chas. S. Sutherland,
Colonel Alex. j. Perry, Assistant Quarter
master, Leutenant-C Colonel William D.
Whipple, Assistant Adjutant. General and
Surgeon John H. Janeway.
On the 10Th, during the progress of q po-
litical demonstration III Fort Wayne, Ind,
q "Belya Dear" club, composed of 100
drummers wearing the Lockwood colors,
paraded the streets, creating considerable
amusement
NARY BLACKBURN morals, lady well
known in Chicago for her sympathy with
the Confederate cause during the war, and
who spent fortune in support Of her con :
victions, died at the Blackburn Santa
rum at Louisville, KY, on the 18Th inst,
in her sixty sixth year. She was lady
highly esteemed for her many noble quail
ties.
Pope LEO will shortly create eight new
Cardinals.
IL. THE New York bankers, Donnell, Law
son & Co., who suspended during the
May panic, resumed business on the ed.
H. CAMPBELL BANNERMAN, Secretary to
the British Admiralty, has been appointed
Secretary for Ireland, vice Trevelyan.
SECRETARY GRESHAM returned to Wash
ingfon from New Y ork on the 21st.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed VIM.
p. Dunwoody, Of Iowa, to be member Of
the National Board Of Health, vice DIR. H.
a. johnson, resigned.
THE President has designated Minister
Kasson to represen the United States at
the Congo Conference, which is to be held
in Berlin. g
"A WARRANT has been served on Mr.. w.
II. Dempsey, a Washington stationery
based on an Indictment found by the
United States Circuit Court for Massa
chusetts, October 18th. 1884, charging
him with falsely making, forging and
counterfeiting navy vouchers.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
or the 10th ?. A. Burton, President of
the Blaine and Logan Club, was shot dead
by river rough at La Crosse, Wis. No
motive assigned. The affair caused 50
much excitement that citizens overpow
cred the officials, took the murderer from
the jail and hanged him.
Ar MonteIlo, Wis, the bank, Opera Hall
and number of stores and business places
were destroyed by fire on the 18Th. The
loss il estimated at $4,000; about one-half
insured.