St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-02
0RTMEs AND CASUALTIES.


GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
On the goth the trial of VIM. Dickerson'
foreman of the jury on what was known
as the first Star-route trial, indicted tor
corruptly endeavoring TO influence jurors,
was begun in the Criminal Court at Wash
ington, D. c.
A TORNADO at Denison, Tex, on the 2lst,
unroofed a number of houses and COM
pletely demolished several more.
AN insane young man named Barclay
Johnson killed his mother and sister near
| Greenwich, Conn, on the 2lst, and then
committed suicide The family is a prom
| inent one
Two Pennsylvania miners went into
| prize ring on the 21st to settle difficulty,
| but before the second round was COM
| menced the fight became general one
among the 300 spectators.
AT Szegedin, Hungary, the magnificent
new theater was destroyed by fire on the
| 22d.
ON the 22d officers captured twelve of
the Welch Mountain band of robbers IN
Pennsylvania.
ANOTHER terrible volcanic eruption oc-
Cured recently in the east end OF the
Island of Java. The destruction of life and
property was very great.
| ON the 22d VIM. II. Knife, colored
waiter Of Philadelphia, was killed on the
street of that city by a colored woman
named Carrie Coulter.
BARCLAY JOHNSON, of Greenwich,
Conn, who killed his mother and sister
and himself, left very queer document
| describing his motives. He was evidently
| Iunatic.
ON the 22d the United States Marshal at
New York arrested Ernest Pernert on COM
plant Of the German Consul. tits alleged
that on the night of the 9th of June, 1885
he set fire to the house of one Hansen, in
the city of Berlin, Germany.
IT is reported that Indians have burned
all the buildings at Frog Lake, Northwest
Territory, and then shot ten white men.
THE Oregan mill at New Harmony, Ind,
was burned on the 23d. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
I On the 22d an explosion occurred in the
basement of the Admiralty building in
London, which was damaged consider
ably, and one person was seriously in-
jured.
AT an early hour the morning Of the
23d, the Louisvillei & Nashville Railroa d
shops at Louisville, KY, were report ed
burning.
CHAs. A. BUDDENsIEK, the Wild
builder of New York, has, it is an
nounced, jumped his bail of $4,000 and is
en- route to Canada.
AMONG the effects alleged to belong to
Preller, who was murdered in st. Louis,
a leather Matchbox has been found with
the name of "Hugh NJ Brooks" marked
thereon. A ticket to Frisco was sold to
one Hugh NJ. Brooks. The question now
is whether this is not the supposed Max
i. well.
dad, Col, on the oath.
ON the oath the mail steamer John Mil
Ter was stranded on sand bar near picks
+ burg, Miss.
POLICEMAN N. G. EVANS, of New Or
leans, is charged with having murdered
his wife and man named Casper Wen
ger, whom he found together in the bed
chamber.
On the oath Nea1y Smith, fifteen year
old, was arrested for breaking into tn
Post office at Calvert, Tex, and stealth
small change and stamps. He also ha
other plunder amounting to several hun
! dred dollars.
On the 24th the Post-off1ce Departmer
received information that Postal Cler
q Wells, who ran away with the registere
mail between New Orleans and Port Fad
La, was at Ell Paso, Tex, on the 22d. 1t
supposed that he crossed the river to Mex
! leo, and thereby ESCAPED his pursuers.
+ HISCELLANEOUa.
: ADyICEs received at Vienna from 81
= Petersburg political circles is to the effec
that England must acknowledge the com
: plete neutrality of Afghanistan and th
9 extinction of English influence in tn
Ameer's country, or there will be war.
= A POWERFUL combination of New Yol
and Chicago capital, is said to have bee
bulling and bearing English conso
through a London speculator to enab
y successful speculation in this country.
INSTRUCTIONS have been sent to Il
French Embassador at Berlin to prote
:. against General Won Moitke's recent 81
, cursions in different passes Of the Frene
frontier in the Rievera.
TWENTY railroads, Ewith total capt.
= stock of $275, ,2s9, 600, have been placed
the hands of receivers since January Is
THE Comptroller Of the currency b
:. authorized the First National Bank of En-
!. mettsburg, Ia, to begin business with
b capital of $50, 600.
The attorney Of the Southern Paci
. Railroad Company in Washington h
"a been directed to take an appeal from t
! decision Of the Commissioner Of the &c
~ eral Land Office, throwing open to settl
! ment lands claimed by the company
mart of its land grant,