St. Landry democrat., 1885-11-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

BOT, and in the Connecticut Legislator
there is Republican majority of twelve
GENERAL FITzHUGH LEES majority il
Virginia is figured out at $4,000, and th
Legislature is heavily Democratic.
CHARLES T. DAVIS, of the District 0
Columbia, has resigned his special agenc,
of the Labor Bureau, having completed
his Investigations in Great Britain.
On his return to the White House, th
President received large number of tele
grams from prominent Democratic politi
clans in all parts of the country, but prin
cipaIy in New York, congratuIatine
him on the result of the election in New
York as an unmistakable Endorsement Of
his policy.
TIE President has appointed Alfred P
Edgerton, of Fort Wayne, Ind, Civil
Service Commissioner in place of Dormar
B. Eaton, resigned, and VIM. I. Trenholm
of Charleston, s. c., in the place of John
u. Gregory, resigned.
THE plurality for Robinson (RepubIican)
for Governor Of Massachusetts, is about
1900. The Democrats gain fifteen mem
bers of the House and seven in the Senate.
THE Democratic majority in Maryland
Is placed at 10000, with the Legislature
overwhelmingly Democratic.
In Pennsylvania Quay (Republican), for
State Treasurer, received a plurality OF
about 5000.
The Japanese Minister gave q banquet
on the night of the 4th at Wizards, Wash.
fngton, D. c., to the Diplomatic Corps in
honor of the birthday of the Mikado of
1nnQn WyunnfNTz 3.
attendance.
GENERAL HANCOCK has notified the New
York Park Commissioners that the Govern
ment will at once proceed to erect COM
Portable winter barracks for the soldiers
ON guard at General Grants tomb.
MISS EMMA ABBOTT has added 'sThe
Mikado" to her operatic repertoire, and
the critics in describing her impersonation
OF the leading female role unanimously
agree that she is just 0Y um- Yum"
Mr.. DoRMAN B. EATON has been reap
pointed temporarily to position on the
National Civil Service Commission.
THE Duke of Edinburgh is to be appoint
ed commander of the Mediterranean squad
ron.
STATE SENATOR ERNST, of Indiana, re-
signed to accept the Postmastership at
Sullivan, that State.
NJ. De RENDE, Papal Nuncio at Paris,
has been recalled to Rome and will proba-
bly, be made Cardinal.
WESLEY BURCHARD, cashier of the
FARMERS National Bank at Grass Lake,
Mich, is defaulter to the amount of $751;
600.
Mr.. PAREELL protests against the selec
tion of Mr.. Phillip Callan as the National
lst candidate for Louth.
PRINCE ALExANDER's name has been
stricken from the Russian army list.
RIGHT Rev. DAVID ANDERSON, formerly
Bishop of Rupert's Land, and later Chan
'ellor of st. Pauls Cathedral, London, is
lead. He was seventy zone years of age.
JUDGE RoNLEAU, of Battleford, N. w. T.,
las tried forty six Indian prisoners; six
cen of these were discharged, twenty mine |
we're sent to the Penitentiary for periods
angling between twenty and two years, |
md eleven were sentenced to hang Noyem-
,er 9th,
The meeting of the Cabinet on the 9TH |
vas attended by all the members, except
'ecretaries Manning and Whitney. Ar
angements were made for special confer
noes between the President and the indi-
1dual members of his Cabinet in regard
0 the treatment of topics to be considered
4 the Presidents message to Congress.
On the 9th Mrs. Walkup was acquitted
the murder Of her husband at Emporia,
ras.
Ex-JUDGE ALBERT CARDozo died at New
rOrk on the 9Th.
GENERAL De CoURcEY telegraphs from
onquin that cholera kills six men daily.
PRINCE ALEXANDER is concentrating
eet to make an attack on Belgrade.
JUDGE EBoN NEWTON, the Oldest member
the Ohio bar, died on the 9th.
The Grant monumental fund at New
ork now amounts to $94, 600.
WHAT is believed to be a Pan-Slavist
,nspiracy for the overthrow Of Prince
Iexander Of Bulgaria has been discov-
ed.
COLONEL SWITzLER is to make an official
sit to South Carolina and Georgia to
lther statistics.
PHILIP CALLAN, in letter, protests
;ainst Mr.. Parnell's treatment of him,
Id asks his old constituents to support
m.
reports are current concerning
r. G1adstone's health, the threatened I
of which is depressing the Lib !
ais.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH is rapidly gaining
'ength, and the Improvement in his mem t
condition continues.
". DE FREYcINET, French Minister of
reign Affairs, expresses sympathy with 6
D Bulgarians, but says he cannot support /
sm.
n is stated that the Canadian Minister p
Justice has recommended to the Coun-
that Riel should not be hung, but \
ould be incarcerated in a lunatic asy- d
q. r.
JE the 7th meeting of citizens was held a
the Mayors Office in Philadelphia, Pa, G