St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-13

were killed and vast amount of property
| destroyed.
FIVE Cinnamon are in custody in st.
! Louis, Mo-, for the murder of Lou john
son. The police are resorting to the drag
net process to secure the real culprit.
]. M. REYNOLDS met horrible fate at
the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, Mo-, on the
morning Of the I'd. He fell or threw HIM
self from the third story to the ground
floor in the rotunda, and was instantly
killed. He was sixty years old, and for
merly First Auditor Of the United States
Treasury.
A VILLAGE in Northern Hungary con-
tanning 400 houses was recently destroyed
by an incendiary fire, and 1000 persons
were rendered destitute. The enraged
populace discovered the culprit, and roast
ed him to death over q bonfire.
THE Prime Minister of Madagascar is
said to have been strangled by the war
party.
DR.. 10y, who killed his brother-in-law
Coroner, he deciding that the killing was
in self defense. The Police Court took
similar action.
j. J. CALVERT, with wife and child in
Chicago, has been living at New York
hotel with another woman. Paying his
bills with worthless checks caused his ar
rest and exposed him.
Gnu PoCH, the Cninaman who murdered
Louis johnson, at st. Louis, Mo-, was
captured at Murphysboro, ILL.,, on the 3D..
He acknowledges the crime, but says it
was committed in self defense.
The North Buffalo planning mill with
lumber, shingles, etc, to the amount Of
$50, 900, were destroyed by fire at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the 4th.
ON the 4th three persons were killed
outright and two more fatally injured by
runaway at Erie, Pa.
TIE jury found T. ]. Cluverius guilty of
the murder of Fannie L. Madison, his cou-
sin, at Richmond, Va.
On the 4th several sticks of giant pow
der were found concealed about the pri-
vate car of Superintendent Cummins, of
the Texas Pacific Road, at Marshall, Tex.
FIRE destroyed Nudge & ZOOS large
shoe factory at Danvers Center, Mass,
and three stores, together with $4,000
worth of stock, on the morning of the 4th.
The loss is $4,000; fully insured. Two
hundred hands are thrown out of work at
Mudge's.
ON the 4th the opera-ho house at Plainwell,
Mich, was burned, with Clements dry
goods store, P:ainwell Leader newspaper
property, household goods and scenery,
making total loss of $40, 600; insurance,
$4,000.
JOE CLARKE, colored, was hanged at
Bolivar Station, Tenn, on the 9th.
AT Gudgell's Station, Ind, on the 9th.
John Butcher killed James II. Winnis, and
W hen pursued, killed himself.
BENJAMIN HALPIN, of New York, tried
to kill his wife, or mistress, on the 9Th, but
failed. He then committed suicide.
A PART of the stone coping Of the Court
house at Augusta, Ca, fell, killing col
ored man named Harris.
SERGEANT JAMES CAMPBELL, of the
Third Artillery, stationed at Washington
barracks, attempted suicide on the 9TH by
shoot ng.
MEMORIAL HALL, Paramount Park, Phil
adelphia, was slightly damaged by fire on
the 9Th. It contained valuable art collec-
tions.
AT Cincinnati, O., on the 9Th, Inspector
of Police James Dunn and Chief of Detec-
tives Charles Wappenstein were arrested
on charges of blackmaiL
REWARDS have been offered for the ar
rest and conviction of the parties who att
tempted to blow up the speci car of
Superintendent Warder Cumming at Mar
shall, Tex.
IT seems now that first reports of the
Cashmere earthquake were not SO greatly
exaggerated after all. Many hundreds of
people were killed. The telegraph lines
are Frustrated and news is hard to get.
THE Grand Jury at Montreal, Can, have
retu ned true bills on twenty two indict-
ments for forgery and utterinc forged LETT
tiers against Hall and Fox. The forgeries
were upon the Bank of Scotland
AN explosion of gas occurred at Isabella
furnace, Barneston, Pa, on the 9th. VIM.
Butler, an emp1oye, was killed and several
others were injured. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
RAYMOND ScHoRocH, the alleged dishon-
est Post-ofice clerk, who fed from Hams
pooh, Bohemia, with moneys belonging to
the Austrian Government, has been held
for extradition by United States Com
missioner Shields at New York.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ORDERS have been issued to the Guards
to remain at Alexandria, Egypt, for the
present.
The Illinois Legislature agreed upon
June 26th for final adjournment.
THE British Parliament reassembled on
the 18th.
On the 4th the motion in the French
Chamber of Deputies to impeach Ferry's
Ministry was voted down.
THE Nova Scotians are agitatfng for
reciprocity treaty with the United States.
AT plenary sitting on the 4th, the Suez
Canal Conference considered a draft of