St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-08
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War, has asked to be relieved. He has
held his present position for the past five
years. It is understood that the vacancy
TO be made by Colonel Barr's departure
will not be filled.
Mr.. BEDFORD MAcKEY, United States
Consul at Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil, ar
rived in Washington on the 18th on q
leave OF absence. Mr.. Mackeylis the Con-
sui who some weeks since had shooting
ARRAY with Brazilian editor, the latter
having published scurrilous attacks upon
him and his mother.
THE Post-ofices are all ordered to be
closed between the hours of and p. m.
on the day of General Grants funeral.
The French dramatist, Sardou, is conn
ing over to sac US.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS health is reported
greatly improved.
CARLoTrA PATTI is about to publish
book of personal "reminiscences of IAN
Artists Tour Around the World"
THE Khedive has issued decree in
which he says =, 100000 of the new Egyp-
tian loan viii be expended in irrigation
works.
ON the 10Th Viscount Errington, M. p,
created sensation in London by de-
nouncing the Government for trucking
to the ParnelIite blackguards."
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has forwarded
subscription of $3.50 to the fund for re-
building Music Hall at Buffalo, N. Y,
which was destroyed by fire in March
last.
T. K. MILLS, reported drowned at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, on the Goth, was re-
suscitated.
BRowN, BoNNELL & Co., of Cleveland,
O., have signed the wages scale of the
Amalgamated Association.
A. w. COLEMAN, a wealthy citizen of
Avoca, Ia, is in jail at Council Bluffs for
killing man.
THE Mahdi, just tefore death, enjoined
his followers to keep up the fight against
the Christians.
AT Rome il. is given out that the Arch
bishop of Bait more win be made Cardi-
nal in September.
VERY REv. PATRICK REILLY, Vicar
General of the Roman Catholic Church at
Wilmington, DEL, died on the Goth.
THE Virginia Democrats nominated GEM
eral Fitz Hugh Lee for Governor, Jas. E..
Massey for Lieutenant Governor, and r.
e. Ayers for Attorney General.
AT banquet In London to the Minis
tiers, on the 30th, Lord Salisbury said the
foreign oIicy Of Mr.. Gladstone would bs
carried out.
SENATOR MALONE has issue circular
to the ousted Virginia Postmasters, con-
tanning a series of questions to be an
swered by them, which he will use as a
basis for fight in the Senate.
Mrs. GRANT desired that in case Union
officers like Generals Sherman and Sheri-
dan were selected as pail lead
ing Confederate officer like General john
ston or General Buckner be also included
in the list. The President has appointed
both the gentlemen named.
A MONUMENT to the memory of Rebecca
Nourse, who was hanged for witchcraft
July 19th, 1852, was dedicated at her old
home in Danvers, Mass, on the 30th.
THE committee of the Union Of Aneri-
can Hebrew Congregations has voted that
services in memory Of Sir Moses Monte
fore shall be held in all cities of the coun-
try on some day to be decided upon.
IT is reported that since Eel Mahdis
death his followers have been continually
fighting among themselves.
SECRETARY BAYARD has received a dis
patch from the United States Consul at
Marseilles. saying that the recent report
of an outbreak of cholera in France is un.
founded. In one small village there has
been few cases of cholerine, which is
not epidemic.
DR.. JOHN O'KANE MURRAY, of Phila :
delphia, Pa, died at the Leland Hotel,
Chicago, on the 30th, of consumption. DIR.
Murray was en- route to Colorado Springs
for his health. He was q Catholic writer
of some note, being known chiefly through
his History OF the Catholic Church in the
United Statesn and q 'sHistory of English
Literature"
REV. JEREMIAH O'SULLIvAN not Father
Byrne, is the new Bishop Of Mobile.
Prince BISMARCK and Count Kalnoky
perors at Gastein.
THE Governor Of Connecticut :has pros
claimed August 9Th, the day OF General
Grants funeral, a legal holiday in that
State.
CHARLES 1. SKINNER, of Baltim ore, Nd,
has been disbarred from practice as an az
torney before the Interior Department for
extorting Illegal fees.
OsMAN DIGNA is reported to have ben
killed in the Kassala battle. The Mandps
followers are everywhere demoraiized.
JACOB Ear, arrested in Chicago on
charge of drunkenness, died in his cell on
the 3lst. A post norton examination
showed that the man was not drunk and
that death was caused by chronic inflam-
nation of the brain.
CayoHRT. FHED GRANT has issued n ana
cial invitation to members of his fathers
Cabinet TO attend the funeral
SECRETARY BAYARD received from
Lima ON the evening Of the S1th tele-
orarn announcing the death of Lieutenant