St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-04-04
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

GENERAL. GRANT was much better onthe
18th and went out driving.
Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York, has been
appointed and confirmed as Minister to
Turkey.
CHAs. FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., was re-
elected President of the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company.
ON The 18th, on the second ballot for
United States Senator in the Illinois Leg
stature, Logan received 100 votes None
but Republicans voted.
MAYOR O'CoNNoR of Dublin says that
the flag will be hoisted when the Prince
of Wales arrives, and that thousands of
stalwart hands will be ready to guard it
if necessary.
On the Goth the Interior Department. was
closed out OF respect to the memory OF
the late Jacob Thomson, of Kentucky,
Secretary of the Interior under President
Buchanan.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN CASEY YOUNG, OF
Tennessee, is in Washington, suffering
from paralysis of his right arm and leg.
He says that he has felt the paralytic
symptoms in his system for long time.
JAY GOULD declined reelection as di-
rector Of the Union Pacific Railway.
IT is remarked upon as notable coinci-
dence that three of the new appointees,
viz: First Comptroller Durham, Indian
Commissioner Atkins and Land Commits
sioner Sparks, all served together on the
House Committee on Appropriations.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL thinks that Mr..
Phelps, his successor as the American
representative at the court of St James, IS
an es.imable and cultured gentleman, and
he regards the selection wise one.
GENERAL GRANT passed quiet day on
the 26th. and did not complain Of pain.
GENERAL GRANTS testimony in the case
of James D. Fish in connection with the
Marine Bank failure, was taken before a
notary.
QUEEN VICTORIA as called out the reg
ular aud militia reserves for permanent
service.
PREMIER FERRY states that France will
send further achievements to Tonquln
Immediately.
THE remains of the late DR.. Carl Luede-
king, Of st. Louis, Mo-, were incinerated
at the Lancaster (Pa.) creamatorium on
the 7th.
PAT RELL1HAN, Of New York, was SEN
fenced to two months imprisonment for
libeIling Pat Ford. Both are Irish news
paper men.
GLADSTONE announces England's pro-
test against the action of France in de-
claring rice contraband of war.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being made
at Kingston, Ireland, for the reception OF
the Prince and Princess of Wales
THE Metropolitan Base Bali Club Of
New York has released Kesfe and Easter
brook, two Of their strongest players.
CHAs w. DURANT, an aged millionaire
OF New York, is of unsound mind, and his
children are at law about who shall take
charge of him.
Hon. JOHN G.. THOMPSON, Of Ohio, whc
has been dangerously i'll at Washington
D. c., for some days, is gradually improv-
ing.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and the member!
of his Cabinet ara making great reputa
tions Of being powerful listeners. The
ofice-seekers do all the talking.
On the Goth 3. e. Bryant, Of Maids on
Wis, the new Assistant Attorney General
of the Post-ofice Department, was in con
sultation with Mr.. Freeman, the incum.
bent OF the office, in regard to the law bus
mess of the department.. He will qualify
April 1st
SECRETARY MANNING has accepted the
offer of Mrs. Fannie Airline Mclaughlin t,
pay S, 400 in compromise of the suit fol
smuggling pending against her IN Chi
cago.
SECRETARY MANNING has prepared g
circular letter to collectors Of customs re-
questing information as to the practical
biIity of reducing the expense Of collecting
the revenue from customs by curtailine
the present force of clerks and other EN-
ployes.
GENERAL NEGRIER now has 10000 me
at Dong Dang.
CONGRESSMAN ELDR1DGE was feporte
on the 9th as seriously ill at his home
Adrian, Mich.
MISS VAN ZAEDT, in view of the recen
disturbance, declines to sing any more j
Paris.
GENERAL CRAMPS deposition in the Fis
trial was read in court on the 9th. TIL
result of the giving of it on the patien
was noticeable in the Generals condition
on that day.
MRS. MARY A. LEONARD has been ad
mitted to practice in the Federal Courts 0
Oregon She was denied practice in th
State courts.
MISS BECKY JONES, the stubborn wit
ness was released from the Ludlow Stree
y afl, New York. on the 9th.
CUNNINGHAM and Burton, the alIege
L.ondon'dy namiters, were formally con
mitted for trial on the 9th, on the charg
of treason and felony,
]. S. HYATT, Of Newark, N. T., one |
the inventors Of celluloid, died in FIorid
on the 9th.
LORD DuFFER1N, Viceroy Of India,
..a,,nrhad u, have q rrived at Rawal Pind