St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-13
M1sCELLANEous.

On the 28th quite stir was caused in
Chicago railway circles over the receipt of
a letter from Commissioner Fink to the
joint agent of the freight pool, authorizing
a reduction in certain rates.
AT Vienna the panic in the sugar trade
continues. Another large house failed on
the 2sth, with liabilities amounting to
$500, 900.
Hog cholera is said to have broken out
in portions of Pennsylvania.
A NUMBER of NiRilists have been arrest
ed within the past few days at Odessa,
Russia.
Four deaths from cholera were reported
at Marseilles and two at Toulon on the
2Sth.
ON the Goth Berry Johnson, colored
wife murderer, was hanged at Shreve-
port, La, and William Williams, alias
French, was hanged at Franklin, La.
FRENCH residents of Shanghai are be-
coming alarmed and are leaving the city.
THE divers who examined the wrecked
steamer Tallapoosa could find no bodies.
They found an awful big hole, though.
ANOTHER Vienna sugar firm has failed
with liabilities upwards of 100000.
AS the result of inadequate appropria-
ton for their support the Piegan Indians
of Montana, 1000 in number, are dying
from starvation at the rate of one per
day.
THE protracted drought in Virginia
has been ended by copious rains, and a
good tobacco crop is now assured.
In Spain the clergy have started a DEM
onstration in every church in the coun-
try in favor of the temporal power of the
Pope.
THE commander Of the French forces in
Tonquin telegraphed that the Chinese were
preparing to invade Tonquin, but he was
ready for them.
THE prize drill at the Louisville EXPOSE
ton resulted: Tredway Reserves, of st.
Louis. first prize, $4,000; Montgomery
(Ala.) Grays, second, $1,000; indianapolis
Light Infantry, third, $780,
BRADsTREEr's shows the movement Of
| merchandise for the week ended the 29th
| lighter than the previous week, generally
speaking, although at ST. Louis and other
Western cities fair volume Of business
was reported. Failures 1869, as compared
with 20S the previous week.
| On the ooh the Treasury Department
purchased 100000 ounces of silver for de-
livery at the New Orleans, Philadelphia
and San Francisco minis.
| AN unknown sailor, who was found an
| conscious on the street, in New York, on
| the 9th, died in the hospital on the 10Th of
| yellow fever.
IT is said that consignment of rags is
| on board the Austrian bark Sansome from
Genoa, bound for Philadelphia. The
health authorities are Investigating, and
the vessel will probably be quarantined.
For the twenty -four hours ended at 9p
] m. the 29tb the Bulletin of cholera cases in
Italy shows 118 fresh cases and twenty
six deaths. ttOf these La Spezia had thirty
new,cases ash ten deaths: Massa, eigh.
teen kew case iand eleven deaths; Wolfe
.guesao had reported eighteen deaths to
date.
A WADY HALFA dispatch Of the oct
says the 2,O( j 1aborers collected to assist
the steamer!t,oFthe Gordon relief expedi'
ton through he gtaracts Of the Nile are
reported to b in Carving condition.
The question Ssgaroyisionc for the men is
becoming Increasingly serious, as the
Igcountry only supplies a small amount Of
forage.
ON the 30bh the Fall River (Mass.) mills
all shut down for week. :
"A. LARGE. number of members havt
withdrawn from the Baltimore Coffee Elk
change.
DURING the week ended the 30th there
were eighteen deaths at Havana from
J yellow fever.