The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-08
NUMBER 10.
OUR GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
DOMESTIC.


The unlacky Talapoosa lies in New York
navy yard.
Vermont has buried sixteen eentenarians
within three years.
California ostrich eggs are selling at
| $i2o dozen in San Francisco.
A dog in.Saeramento is dying from the
effects Of a $50 gold piece in his stomach.
Mrs. Hunt, widow of the late Minister to
/ Russia, will make her home in Washing
ton this winter.
The Oceanic, which sailed from San
Francisco yesterday for Hong Kong, took
1000 Chinese and $500, 600 iii coin.
The father of Mr.. Orme Wilson, whe is
to marry Miss Astor, will give the bride =
marriage present of 500, 600 year.
| One hundred lawyers are engaged in the
suit involving the distribution of the prop
erty of the late Mr.. Burr OF New York.
| The decorations ana furniture Of the new
Lu Lu Temple, erectedby the members of
the Mystic Shrine, in Philadelphia, ecst
over S7oeo.
Mr. Blaine received election returns III
his own house by private wire which he
has had In use since the beginning Of the
campaign.
A disappointed lover at Uniop, N. H..
| aged Is years, chained himself to a brush
heap which he then set on fire, burning
himself to death.
foreign capitalist who visited the Louis
Vile Exposition was so impressed with the
resources Of Kentucky that he invested
300 ,ooo id the State.
| William Jones, the man who shot into
the prison van conveying Gniteau from
the court to ffle jail, has been acquitted OF
assault with intent 10 Kill.
John T. E. Hagen, d youth who saved
eight boys from drowning in the Schuyikin
river, last year, and who was sent to school
by admiring Philadelphians, has out
stripped all of his fellow students.
The friends of Mrs. DR.. Pavy, the widow
of the dead Arctic explorer, IN st. Louis,
are urging her appointment as chief Of
the woInar's department Of the Worlds
Exposition from Missouri.
l. 4 OREIGN.
France has accord sed England 8 offer as
mediator IN the Chinese i1nbrogIio.
The Russian police believe Degaief, the
assassin of Col. sudekin, ii Ia America.
Unser Fritz, Crown Prince Of Germany,
has become Regent OF Brunswick.
The total number of visitors at the Health
| Exposition in London was 4, ,I67,681.
Prof. Huxley will be present at the APP
preaching nuptials of his daughter In Lon
don.
The Russian chief of police forbade the
ball in honor of Sir Moses Montefore's cen
tenary.
A gentleman named Hammond won
$4,000 at the last Cesarewitch race meet
ing in England.
A thousand students have been expelled
from the university at KieT and drafted
into penftentiary regiments.
Unser Fritz's eldest son will succeed to
the Regency when his father becomes En-
peror of Germany.
Sixteen people were killed and twelve
seriously injured at a recent panic in the
Star theatre, Glasgow, Scotland.
a continuation of the great Chinese wall
| from 5han-hai Kwarl to the Taku forts,
distance of 200 miles, has been undertaken.
Sir Moses Montefore has has been pros
tr;,ted BY the exertions consequent upon
celebrating his centennial birthday.
So far frern having 3l1 grandchildren, as
stated. Sir Moses Montedore, in fifty years
of married life, has had no children st all.
| A crowd of boys playing at lassoing at
Hamilton, Ont, dragged one Of their num-
| Der along the ground for some distance,
| inficting injuries which resulted IN DEATH
| wAK NOTES. ~ s@sss
! Gen. Gordon is still IN possession Of
! Khaftoum.
| Two steam launches have been wrecked
| in the cataracts of the Nile.
| Gen. Gordon recently repulsed an attack
| by FL Mahdi's troops ON Amdermon. e
| The Chinese feet anchored in the river
| Yang Isl has been ordered to Eormosa.
| The English war office denies the report
/ that Kaartoam has fallen and Gen. Gordon
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is prisoner.
! A large force of rebels is at Berber ana
| have possession of the wells Oh the caravan
route between De5beh aud Khartoum.
The Empress of China has offered one
| half her jewels for the defense OF hes en :
pire. against the French invasion. 4
| The French man-of-War Triomphaflte
has sailed from Saigon, Cochin China, tor
KsIung to join Admiral Conrbet's feet.
The blocking of Woosung river, on which
Shanghai stands, and masasng OF troars IN
the vicinity OF Shanghai and Pekin stlll
i continue.
The Khsdivo has given Gen. Nolseiy an
! official mandate conferring upon him fun
| power in the sondan, in place of Gen. Cor
don.
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A Flew Use for Sugar.
/ The 5Iarls LGsse k-eprsss. 9 appointment Efs-
Qlish ieurnal, says. The extraordinary tss-
pression IN the price of sugar has again
brought to the front the desirabiIity OF its
use for cattle feeding. In this country siss
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