St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

An MhSSachuseOGS Une most eXpenGEFer resi-
dence in the United States. The house and
gronnds>win cost 100000.
On the 8th the Illinois Legislature trans
acted NO business except to organize. The
I oSenate was organized by the Republicans
Z according to the caucus plans. In the
House Mr.. Haines was elected temporary
bSpeaker, and other temporary officers were
chosen.
81 ,yON the8th the National Committee, of the
Prohibition party met at New York.
J Resolutions were passed compimenting
St. john and denouncing the attacks on
. his, life and character by the opposition
party, and especially the charges made by
i Clarkson, the Iowa member of the National
Il Republican Committee.
4 1ON the Sth both branches of the Mis-
souri, Legislature organized according to
Il the Democratic caucus plans of the pre-
ttvious night. In the evening joint cau-
j, Gus of the Democratic Senators ana Rep
/ resentatives was held and the name of
i Hon. George g. Vest was the only ono
| presented for United States Senator. The
I.ehoice was therefore unanimous.
/ MRS. MYRA CLARK GAINES, of New Or
leans, died on the night of the 9th.
/ .RoBERTsW. WRIGHT, the journalist and
author, died at Cleveland, o., on the 9th,
inlhis sixty ninth year.
JOHN MCBRIDE, of Massilon, was elected
President of the Ohio Coal Miners Assoc
citation.
PRINCES EDWARD and George, SONS of
/ the. Prince oof Wales are writing an ae-
count of their voyage around the world
! IN aletter to the Conservatives the Mar
! qnis oof Salisbury condemns the British
Government for its vacillating foreign and
colonial policy.
SENATOR JONES was nominated by the
Republican caucus at Carson City, New,
to succeed himself in theiUnited States
Senate.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is said to be suffering
fr0mtcatarrh, lumbago and insomnia, but
there is "a fair prospect of speedy re-
coKery of his health.
A DISPATCH from General Wolseley on
the eth stated that he would march for
KhaEtonm. January Gath. He advises the
Government to dispatch 1900 picked
troops to- Suakim.
! The Board;appointed to investigate the
| condnot, of a. number of naval cadets who
! visited Washington during the holidays,
have recommended the dismissal from the
Navy of Cadet George B. Tenant, of
Michigan, who, while intoxicated, acct
dentally discharged revolver, the bullet
| wounding Frederick Fl. Sparkling, an ex-
cadet.
CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER HAzEN, in an in
view regarding the alleged carelessness of
Lieutenant darlington, said: stBefore a
court-martial i can show that Lieutenant
Darlington disobeyed orders, which, if
| obeyed, would have brought the Greedy
party back to US safe and sound.O
On the 9th King Alfonso and his Minis
tiers started for the scene of the earthquake
in AndaIusia. The Queen and other mem
bers of the royal family who babe good
bye to the King at the railway depot,
We're much agitated by apprehension of
possible mishaps The Queen wept pro-
fusely.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JOHN MAXWELL, who poisoned his three
children recently near Springfield, o.,
hanged himself in Jail with a towel
ON the 9Th Jacob Michaels, Ia prominent
church member at Hardenburg, Ind, hav-
ing been discovered in forging an order by
which he got 500, shot himself dead in the
presence of the constable sent to arrest
him.
ONE church, a convent and fifty houses
were destroyed by an earthquake at
Motril, Spain, on the 7th.
ON the Sth Stowerings & Flemine's Iron
Works at Cleveland, O. were damaged by
fire..
Two brothers whose mother was re-
Gently murdered, made a desperate at
tempt to take the life of Paris editor, on
the Ssh, whose paper had attacked the
memory of their mother. They were over
powered by the newspaper men, and one
of the assailants dangerously wounded.
WHILE skating, four boys broke through
the ice at Pottsville, Pa, on the 9th, and
were drowned.
FIRE destroyed large tobacco storage
warehouse at Durham, N. c., on the 9th.
Oh the 9th Thomas F. Phelan, of Kansas
City, No., was stabbed in O'Donovan
RosGe's Office in New York by Richard
Short, and the latter was afterward shot
in theleg by Phelan when supposed to be |
in dying condition. The trouble grew
out Of Fenian matters. When asked If he |
wanteasa priest, Phelan said-he did not, as |
he was 10 Bob IngersolI follower.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DURTNs Fast year 1855 new enterpris es
were started in the Southern States, with
an aggregate capital of $105, 269 900, dtvid-
ed among fenrteen States. The heaviest
investme ats were in Kentucky, Alabama
and Virginia.
The tension of relations between the
English and Ger man governments is said
to be lesseniag- In his speech ct the re-
opening of the l6eichstag on the 18Th, Bis
marck expressed friendship for England