St. Landry democrat., 1884-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A NOTORIOUS express robber, known
as 'sBfg Kslly,' has been captured near Co
!umbus, Ohio.
IN. the City Of New York there were
81, SCI deaths curing 1873, and 2s'ls2 births
In his confession, Palmer, the mulat.
to who with William Berner murdered
Kirk at CulnmiTsyille, o., says he and
Berner agreed to do the killing for pur-
poses Of robbery and the ono who struck
the first blow was have fifty dollars the
more money.
NEW Years Day was celebrated by
the Frisco Road by opening It's extension
/ line into st. Louis, Mo-.
In New York society has been or
| ganized for the preservation OF historical
documents rela ing to Revolutionary times.
On the 30th Jesuit missionary in
Vienna, Austria, who denounced she inn
mortality OF workingmen and Socialism
generally, was assailed with stones in the
pulpit.
TIE Military Committee of the House
Will report faYorably the Fitz John Porter
bill which passed the Senate at the last SEES
sion.
THE Spanish Minister Of War fayors
universal suffrage, except that soldiers
should 1sayer be allowed TO vote, for reasons
! Of discipline.
THE Patriarch of the Greek Church
insists upon resigning unless Turkey up
holds the privileges of the Church. The
Porte refuses TO accept his resignation.
a NOTABLE feature Of the French
Prime Minister Ferry's proposed Constitu-
tional revision is abolition OF the Office of
life Senator.
| SERIOUS rioting occurred between
Irish Kationalists and 0rangemen, at Dro-
more, County Down, Ireland, on the 1st.
Troops have been sent to preserve order.
TIE committee appointed to prepare
1 an improved plan for carrying mails By
rail, has sent its report TO Congress.
/ On the I'd the Bond trial closed at
Hiilsboro, Ill, resulting in the acqulttal Of
the accused Montgomery, Pettus and
/ Clement.
Trans were reported blocked by
snow on the "a in Eastern Canada.
A NUMBER of Cincinnati boot and shoe
firms have declared the Board Of Arbitra-
| ton, which for some time past has been
settling difficulties between employers and
employees, a failure.
THE floodin the Chic River had close
| " approached the danger line on the q.
In France . revolutionary uprising is
apprehended in the Southern provinces.
DURING the past year the railway.
foreclosures covered eighteen roads with
1,354 miles Of track.
THREE of the Southern Pacific train
robbers are IN custody One has confessed.
THERE is an accumulation of evil
demo, 10 show that old man Grifishs; Of
Salem, o., was shot by his own son and the
body robbed.
CT the 1st the National debt less cash
in Treasury was VI ,4as, o41 10 The actual
reduction for December was 81 7744a3 1887.
FoR the third time VIM. McHugh.
the Cincinnati wife-murderer, has been
convicted Of murder in the first degree.
sUIThas been brought by man whose
eye was put out by aelnder falling from
the Manhattan Elevated Railway for $$sJj0,-
700 damages.
an election will be held in Massachu-
setts on Tile 18th tor Congressman, to- till
the vacaaaa caused by the resignation Of
Governor Robinson.
/ THEHalrt Of Appeals Of St. Lou's,
Mo-, (plecllnes to in.ertere5 To save Kate
Douglas from hanging. The Judgment in
F-laB case Of Conrad Rose, however, is re-
versed and q new trial ordered.
On the I'd the Sullivan combination
became elnbroiled n Tree fight at Denver,
Col Sullivan was run ont of a hotel by the
proprietor, who Hourished revolver One
policeman was knocked out and all Ties slug
gers were finally jailed.
In his report the Secretary Of the
the American Iron and Steel Association
says shrinkage for the year in prices was
four dollars on No. anthracite pig-iron,
three dollars on gray forge pig-iron and
| Ave dollars on steel rails. 1T is thought the
| bottom has been reached.