St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

in his barn the night of the 18th. Mr..
Wright was one of the lending botanists
of the country. He was employed by the
Government in an expedition to Texas
and Arizona, and had also explored Cuba
for the Spanish Government.
MRS. MARK PATTIsoN, Sir Charles Dilke's
betrothed, publicly announces that she
will stand by him.
A JUDGMENT was entered in the Su-
preme Court of New York on the 18th
against the insolvent firm of Grant &
Ward for $31, 3SS in favor of elmer E.
Whitaker.
MISS HELEN Hunt JACKSON, the we'll
known authoress, died in San Francisco,
Cal, the evening of the 18th, of cancer IN
the stomach.
The total amount received for the Grant
Monument fund in New York up to the
evening of the 18th was $50. 6i9.
KAISER WILLIAM arrived at Potsdam
on the 18th in good health. He was en-
Enthusiastically received.
AT Marseilles cholera has received
fresh impetus, owing to the extreme heat.
JAY GOULD started on the 18th for
two weeks cruise on the New England
and Nova Scotia coast in the yacht At
lanta.
On the 18th Postmaster G eneral Villas
left Washington for the West TO take a
vacation of three or four weeks
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND has de-
cided that pension agents are not entitled
to fee for paying pension attorneys their
dues The law passed last winter fixing
the compensation of pension agents re-
peals the laws previously in force, which
allowed them fee of thirty cents in each
case.
On the 18th the golden wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Langworthy was cele
brated at Dubuque, la. Mr.. and Mrs.
Langworthy were the first couple Joined
in wedIock in Dubuque, and they have re-
sided there ever since.
A REUNION Of ex-soldiers and sailors
began at Caldwell, O., ON the 18th, with
large attendance. Ex-Governor Noyes.
Hon. Joseph B. Foraker and others were
expected
TIE Duke Of Richmond has been APP
pointed Secretary of State for Ireland.
On the 18th the body of Lieutenant
Edward Wallace Reiney, q. s. N, who
has been missing since February 18th,
was found floating in the North River at
New York. The body was terribly decom-
posed, and as it was lifted from the wa
ter the head fell off.
GENERAL EDGERToS, formerly of st.
Louis, is one of committee of three ap-
pointed to inspect thu New York Post
Office.
COMMODORE OSCAR C. BADGER, recently
relieved from the command of the Boston
Navy Yard, has been placed on theretired
list.
On the 18th the appointments OF fore
men Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard were
made pubic Seven Democrats were in
stalled and three Republicans were reap
pointed.
The presses will begin work on General,
Grants book in few weeks.
SPECULATION is still rife at Washington
as TO who was the subject OF the Presi-
dents recent famous letter.
REPREs NATIVE Barry, of Michigan,
has been arrested at East Saginaw on
charge OF melting a conspiracy.
SIR JOHN KIRK. British Consul General
in Zanzibar, is accused by the German
press of intriguing against Germany.
THE appointment of c. r. Judd, as
special agent of Sthe Labor Bureau has
been revoked on account of his unfortu-
nate weakness for horse flesh.
The schedules of the assets and liabili-
ties of John Roach have been fled. They
show the liabilities of MIR. Roach to be
50, 90, S77.71. The nominal assets are stated
to be 81, Jos. 02s.07, and the actual assets
$4,432, 478.23.
IT is rumored that the Emperor and
Empress of Russia, after the meeting at
Kremsier, will go to Yminden TO visit the
Duke OF Cumberland, and it is likely they
will meet the Princess OF Wales there.
UNITED STATES CONSUL MASON, at Mar
settles, in cablegram to the Secretary of
State, ON the 18th, said the cholera in that
place was Asiatic and very fatal, the
deaths numbering forty daily. The dis
ease was spreading TO the interior.
DR. CYRUs EDISON seized 1000 pounds of
decayed fish and six tons of bad fruit in
the Hebrew market about Hester and Lud-
low streets, New York, on the 14th. The
stuff was dumped at an offai dock
CARrwRIaHT, McCuRDY &c Co, propri-
tors OF the largest Youngstown TO- ROLL
ing mills. signed the scale on the 14sh,
preparatory to st art on the 10Th.
TIE FROM OlGion party OF maSsachu-
: sets will place State ticket In the field
the coming election. and viii hold It's
State convention at Worcester September
10th. Elk Governor st. JohnAof Kansas,
will be present and address. the conven-
ton.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS has received by
speciaI message from Rome, the papai
bulls. announcing the elevation to the Dig
nitv of monsignor of the Very Rev. Ed
ward A. McColgau, Vicar General Of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. This is the
Z - s;ru,n that the title Of monsignor has