St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-16
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has resigned.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was presented
with an Illuminated address on his de-
parture from the post of American Min
lister to England.
The Queen has sent letter of thanks
to the Canadian voyageurs for their SER
vices in Egypt; also a request that they
do not visit Windsor Castle, as she is in
formed there is smallpox among them.
DAVIS, who eloped from Flint City,
Mich, with young girl, and was caught
in st. Louis, has been released. His wife
and the girl both refused to appear as witt
nesses.
TREASURER JORDAN says the treasury
count is practically over, and everything
found most satisfactory. Three silver
dollars which escaped from broken
package in the silver vault have been
found, SO the only discrepancy is cents,
missing from s. package of pennies in
the cash room.
On the 9th General Grant did no work
by dictation, but wrote. The General
tipped the scales at AT pounds, gain Of
one pound in week. He publishes let
ter claiming credit for all the work per-
formed on his book.
On the 7th Minister Kelley sailed: for
Austria.
MAPLEsoN and his opera company have
gone back to England.
On the 18th the bust of Coleridge was
unveiled at Westminster Abbey. The or
alton was made by Minister Lowell.
PRoF. R. B. ANDERSON, new Minister to
Denmark, sailed for his post on the 7th.
JOHN DAVID FITZGERALD is to be Lord
Chancellor of Ireland.
The resignation of Surveyor General
Stephenson, of Nebraska and Iowa, is an
uounced.
SIe PETER LUMsDEN's summons home
does not cancel his appointment.
A REWARD of one thousand dollars has
been offered for the arrest of Abe Buzz
card, the Welch Mountain murderer.
REGISTER OF THE TREASURY BRUCE has
placed his resignation in the hands of Sec
tary Manning.
RETURNS indicate the election of Weaver,
Republican, to succeed the late j. Henry
Shaw in the Illinois Legislature. ~
The somewhat notorious Lady Ions
dale, daughter of Lord Ripon, and Earl de
Grey were quietly married in London on
the 7th.
GENERAL WoLsELEY thinks the conduct
of his soldiers worthy of praise, and told
them so at a recent review.
O'DoNovAN Rosa thinks the acquittal
of Dick Short is triumph Of Justice and
a vindication Of true Americanism.
PoRTozAE and Cocobalo, Lieutenants of
the Colombian rebel, Preston, and who
were the leaders in the burning of Colon,
have been executed after trial by court
martial.
SEXTON, Home Rule member of the Brit
ish Parliament from County Sligo, Ire
land, has placed on the notice paper of the
House of Commons a question as to
whether the English Government has in
terfered with the appointments of MIR.
Kelley, United States Minister to Austria.
1T is stated by the London Morning Post
that Earl Dutferin has resigned as Vice
roy of India in consequence of the disas-
trous effect.upon British prestige in India
of Mr.. Gladstone's weak and timorous
policy.
@. v. N. LoTHRoP, OF Michigan, has
been appointed Minister to Russia.
J. E. w. THOMPSON, Of New York, was
on the 9Th as Minister to Hayti.
MINISTER McLANE arrived in Paris on
Ehe 8th.
ENGLISH Government officials decl are
that Earl Dufferin has not resigned.
No CALLERS except Cabinet Ministers
win be received by the President on Sat-
urday's hereafter.
BIsMARcK's birthday presents have been
placed on public exhibition in Berlin.
BOYD WINCHESTER, of Kentucky, has
been selected for Minister to Switzerland.
SIN STAFFORD NoRTHeorE has given
noticed in the British Parliament Of a mo-
tion for vote of censure on the Govern
ment.
CAPTAIN CoUcH is endeavoring to re-
organize his Oklahoma boom at Caldwell,
Ezas.
THE Mahdi has met with fresh reverses
at the hands Of the insurgents, and is in
quite bad way, if reports from Dongola
are reliable.
Gross frauds are said to have been dis
Severed in the Thirty fourth Representa-
i've District in Illinois, which viii be
looked into before Mr.. Shaw's successor is
seated.
PRINCESS BEATRICE is to be married
soon to Prince H enry of Battenberg. The
British House of Commons has been in
formed that she expects the usual mar
.iage dowry.
AN unknown person attempted to assas-
Iinate Deputy United States Marshal At.
rinson at Charleston, w, Va, on the sth.
The shot was fired through window Of
lis Office.
A. p. SwNEFoRD, of Marquette, Mich,
,ditor and proprietor Of the Mining Jour
val, has been appointed by the President
Governor of Alaska.
TIE publis hers of General Gordon's di-
ries have refused $50, 600 for the copy
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