St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-04-18
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at West Point, does mot believe that his
father is dead.
Mrs. SUsANNAH, the celebrated Cana
dian authoress, died at Toronto on the 6th' |
A LARGE number OF "mediums" and
eIairyoyants were arrested in Baltimore,
Md, on the 9Th, and fined, among them
Grace Cortland, the witch OF WaA
Street.n She had no money and went to
Jail
NJ FLoUoUEr was elected President OF
the French Chamber of Deputies on the
Sch.
ON the Sth the Prince and Princess OF
Wales arrived at Dublin. The nag hoa6ed
from the Mansion House. There was 9
Iaro, demonstration and the citizens
committee presented an address OF wei"
come.
GENERAL GRANT passed quiet after
moon and evening on the 8th, and his con-
dition was not materially changed on the
morning of the 9th.
WHILE driving along in official state IN
the procession on the sth in honor OF the
Prince of Wales, the Lord Mayor OF Dublin
was Kissed.
ATToRNEY-GRNHRAL GARLAND is re-
ported to have concluded that General
Iawton is eligible TO be appointed Minister
10 Russia.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by Sui
liyan and Ryan to fight at Butte City,
Mont, June 18th, with small gloves, Ior
the championship belt.
THE National Soldiers Home for dis
abIed volunteer soldiers has sued Benz. r.
Butler for $4,000, alleged to be due the
Home.
RICHARD GRANT WHITE, who has been
confined to his home in New York for four
months, died on the 9Th. His disease was
gastritis. Mr.. White was nearly nifty
three years of age. He was born in New
York May I'D, 1922, and for twenty live
years has been q conspicuou figure In lit
erary ci, cles.
GENERAL GRANTS condition on the 9th
was slightly improved.
Mr.. GLADSTONE considers the Russian
attack on the Afghan outpost on the
Kushk River an unjustiiable one, and has
demanded an explanation.
The anniversary of Lees surrender was
celebral ed by ex-Union soldiers at Cleve-
land, o., on the oh.
A CHRISTIAN convention, under the aus
pices OF Moody and Sankey, opened at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th.
A MONTREAL detective offers to deliver
the body of Rie1, the rebel, to the Govern
ment, dead or alive, for $4,000.
SECRETARY WHITNEY received tele-
cram on the 9th which states that General
Barros is certainly dead.
THE Prince and Princess of Wales gave
a leyee at Dublin Castle on the 9th-the
largest since the Queen visited Ireland II
1S49.
THE Queen of England telegraphed or
the 9th from AK. les Bains to know the
condition Of General Grant, and expressed
her sympathy.
A MANIFESTO to the people Of ireland
has been issued declaring that there is ne
reason why the Prince of Wales should be
recognized except by land owners.
A LUNAT1c attacked Prince Rudolph
Crown Prince of Austria, in Brussels OF
the 9th. No harm was done.
MILE. N vADA, the prime donna, COM
PEELED Mapleson to plank down 81, 600 pei
night before she would sing in Chicago
It was her original contract, which Ma
pIeson was endeavoring to scale down t.
$500.
THE Mahdi has been severely defeated
at Ell Obeid. He will not attack Dongol
until after the feast of Ramadan, tire
months hence.
sa ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN Demo
cratic Postmasters were commissioned o.
the 9th to fill vacancies.
IT is related that although Senate
Payne, of Ohio, has fled some thirty od'
applications for consulships, he has no
vet secured an appointment in the consu
lar service.
on the 10th the Prince of Wales receive
many representative bodies at Dublin, an
the Prince and Princess attended stat
bail at the Castle in the evening.
GENERAL. GRANT rested better on th
10th, and there was no apparent change
his condition.
In conversation with senor Romero Of
the 10th, General Grant said that he fe
anxious about the financial future of b
family.
The family Of the late General Barrie
are said to have left Guatemala for So
Francisco.
GENERAL BARR1os' successor is Geners
Manuel Lizandro BariIlos, President I
Guatemala.
Hon. RoBT. B. VANCE, of North Car'
lima, has been appointed Assistant Con
missioner of Patents.
QUEEN VICTORIA decided on the 10th
return to England Immediately, in vie
of the crisis in the relations between Ru
sia and England.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury was te
dered a reception by the bankers Of A
bany on the 10th, but he declined wi
thanks.
MRS. II. C. Barrow, wife Of we
known Connections traveller, died from {
fects or opium at Dallas, Tex, on the 1oi
al PROCLAMATION has iteen issued
r.r.n,.aI {. "a lnnI llrc ing the rebels in